

agent introduced in the MCU, and was portrayed by Clark Gregg, who was offered a three-picture deal. Phil Coulson was created by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway for Iron Man, the first film in the MCU. Gregg on the character's expansion in Thor And I was just very lucky that they chose to expand that character and chose to put him more into the universe of it. A new character called Sarge is also introduced, looking just like Coulson, and DNA tests confirming the same DNA, too.Īgent Coulson was one of the guys who wasn't really in the comic books, and he a very kind of small role in Iron Man. hologram in the sixth season, which Mack uses for emotional support running S.H.I.E.L.D. and live the remainder of his life in Tahiti with Melinda May with whom he developed a romantic relationship. After the team's many failed attempts to save him, Coulson ultimately chooses to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. After their return, it is revealed that being Ghost Rider burned through the Kree DNA that healed Coulson's fatal injury, leaving him to die slowly. He and his teammates are later abducted and sent to the future to prevent the extinction of humanity. Coulson allows himself to briefly become a Ghost Rider to defeat the artificial intelligence Aida. is re-legitimized, with the still officially dead Coulson replaced as director by Jeffrey Mace. Following the signing of the Sokovia Accords, S.H.I.E.L.D. He gets revenge by crushing Ward's chest with his prosthetic hand. Ĭoulson later becomes romantically involved with Rosalind Price, the leader of an anti-Inhuman government taskforce called the Advanced Threat Containment Unit, until her death at the hands of Grant Ward, a Hydra agent who formerly worked with Coulson.

Together, they defeat a faction of Inhumans, with Coulson losing a hand in the process. agents led by Robert Gonzalez who distrust secrets and the superhuman attempting to take over the fledgling organization, but Coulson convinces them to let him stay on as Director after helping save hundreds of civilians. Ĭoulson's involvement with alien materials leads to a faction of S.H.I.E.L.D. and tasks him with rebuilding the agency "the right way". Fury makes Coulson the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. During this time, Hydra is revealed to have infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., leading to the latter's demise. Coulson puts together a team of agents, and they travel the world dealing with strange new cases. Following Coulson's death, Fury resurrected him using T.A.H.I.T.I., despite the risks, and had Coulson's memories of the project replaced so that he could move on with a healthy life. However, test patients developed psychosis and hypergraphia, so Coulson had the project shut down. agent in charge of Project T.A.H.I.T.I., which was meant to bring a potential dead Avenger back to life using a drug derived from an ancient Kree corpse. In Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson is revealed to be the S.H.I.E.L.D. Further information: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
