


In the ensuing conflict, both S.H.I.E.L.D. A new threat soon arose, the Inhumans led by Jiaying. He eventually made a deal with Gonzales, and they worked together against HYDRA, finally reunifying the two factions into one organization with Coulson as its rightful director. Accompanied by only a few loyal friends, Coulson started a battle to reclaim S.H.I.E.L.D. However, he became a fugitive when another faction of S.H.I.E.L.D., led by Robert Gonzales, attacked and occupied his base. He made some contacts with the United States Air Force via Glenn Talbot. in many battles against HYDRA, crippling that terrorist organization. After the battle, Nick Fury appointed him the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., ordering him to rebuild the organization from the ground up.Īs director, Coulson led the new S.H.I.E.L.D. He then led the charge in the final battle against John Garrett, in which Garrett was ultimately defeated. and the betrayal of Grant Ward, he led his team against the forces of HYDRA. During the HYDRA Uprising, despite the dissolution of S.H.I.E.L.D. While on this team, Coulson discovered the truth about the events after his death. to lead a new team to investigate the cases S.H.I.E.L.D. To preserve his sanity after his resurrection, all memories of these events were removed from his mind.Ĭoulson returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. On Fury's orders, Coulson was brought to the Guest House, a secret facility where he was brought back to life using treatments developed by Project T.A.H.I.T.I., which Coulson had formerly presided over. His death gave the Avengers the push they needed to band together and stop the Chitauri invasion. operative in the investigation into Stark Industries.ĭuring the Attack on the Helicarrier, Coulson was killed by Loki. Coulson later ran ground interference, surveillance and tactical operations in Puente Antiguo, New Mexico as part of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation surrounding an incident with Thor and the Destroyer. He served as the primary operative in the Avengers Initiative following a Skrull Invasion of Earth in the 1990s, that led to the surfacing of Captain Marvel. He was Nick Fury's right-hand man for many important missions and his liaison to the Avengers. "Phil" Coulson was a highly decorated agent and, for a period of time, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. To serve when everything else fails, to be humanity's last line of defense, to be the shield." ―Phil Coulson
