Agents of SHIELD ended its 7-year run back in the summer as Marvel TV's longest-running series officially concluded which became an end of an era for the MCU. While the beloved agents could possibly show up again in the shared universe, only time will tell. One of the greatest aspects of the Marvel drama was the number of original characters they created that became huge fan-favorites. Many of them have now even become fully-fledged Marvel characters, making them part of the canon forever and always.
However, Agents of SHIELD oddly enough only introduced a handful of actually SHIELD characters from the comics during its 7-year run. With so many of them not really being a target for the big screen, it's a wonder why the TV series never choose to include more characters that were actually part of the spy organization. These are 10 characters from the SHIELD mythology that Agents of SHIELD never ended up introducing.
10 Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Given SHIELD's long history in the Marvel Comics, there are characters that go all the way back to the 1960s. One of them is Valentina Allegra de Fontaine who was part of the Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD comic series. Her character includes having a romantic past with Nick which became a relationship that lasted for a good while.
Despite Fury not having a large role in the show, the Marvel drama could have definitely included more characters from his history to help flesh out the organization.
9 Sarah Garza
The show became the first chapter in the MCU to ever introduce the Inhumans in live-action which was a major arc in the second and third seasons. While they introduced a number of them from the comics, many of them were mostly original characters.
Someone they could have introduced is Sarah Garza, a computer specialist for the organization, and was also an Inhuman with the power to generate plasma. Having another Inhuman who could hack would certainly have been someone for Daisy Johnson to bond with.
8 Sin-Eater
With Agents of SHIELD, there were multiple times where agents ended up turning on the organization and became villains themselves. In the comics, that is also the case and that's where a Spider-Man villain comes into play.
Stanley Carter a.k.a. Sin-Eater was originally a SHIELD agent that went rogue after an experiment gave him super-physicality. Even if the Spider-Man connections would have needed to have been cut, it could have still been a fun arc for the TV show.
7 Jessica Drew
Another Spider-Man character who also has a history with SHIELD is Jessica Drew a.k.a. Spider-Woman. While Jessica has been affiliated with multiple Marvel teams, she has also been an agent for the iconic spy organization.
Even if they couldn't have included the Spider-Woman part of her character, it does seem like they could have legally used Jessica without causing trouble with Sony Pictures. Had she been introduced, Jessica could have eventually gone on after the show to become the iconic hero in the films.
6 Monica Chang
One of the best elements of the Marvel drama was its inclusion of diverse characters, both from the comics and original creations. Another SHIELD agent that they didn't use was Monica Chang who, in the mythology, runs SHIELD's Artificial Intelligence division.
In the Ultimate universe, she actually ended up marrying Fury and has even operated as a Black Widow. Imagine if she was Fury's ex-wife in the MCU while also being another person to carry the Black Widow title. That'd have been a great addition to the series.
5 Kate Neville
Another member who was a character in the Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD comic series was Kate Neville who was one of the first people Nick recruited. While little about the MCU version of Fury is known, Kate would have been a perfect character to introduce from his past.
Given that she played a part in creating the new SHIELD in the comics, Kate would have been perfect to introduce in season 2 when Coulson was rebuilding the organization as the new director.
4 Clay Quartermain
Another high-ranking member that never got a chance to take part in the TV show was Clay Quartermain. Most readers may know him best for his involvement with the Hulkbusters operation by the U.S. Military when they were attempting to capture Hulk.
A reimagined version of Clay had him be the boss of SHIELD's Paranormal Containment Unit (or better known as Nick Fury's Howling Commandos.) While he has a convoluted history, the TV creators could have found a solid way to retool him to fit within the MCU
3 G.W. Bridge
Another old-school agent that could have been a terrific fit for the series is G.W. Bridge, a long-time member of the Marvel organization. Given that he is a powerful mercenary, G.W. could have easily been connected to someone like Lance Hunter.
He could have even been Lance's replacement after he and Bobbi Morse left the series in the third season.
2 Nick Fury Jr.
It's still weird how a series based on something that was created by Nick Fury barely included any characters related to him in any way. Since Samuel L. Jackson wasn't someone they could have on a regular basis, they should have introduced his son Nick Fury Jr.
It'd have been a great way to begin incorporating more of Fury's personal mythology into the MCU and to have at least a Fury present on Agents of SHIELD would have been fun.
1 Abigail Brand
While Agents of SHIELD couldn't use mutants at the time as they started back in 2013 while Fox still had the X-Men rights, there were still ways they could have incorporated Abigail Brand. In the comics, Abigail is a mutant who is the director of S.W.O.R.D. that focuses on aliens, something the TV show did explore in the later seasons.
Even in the last season, the series could have theoretically used Abigal and S.W.O.R.D. as Disney's acquisition of Fox was complete at that point. But luckily, WandaVision looks to be the show that will get to introduce S.W.O.R.D. Perhaps Abigail isn't far behind from joining the MCU too.
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