Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: What Is Skye’s New Project?

Tonight’s season finale of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ended with Coulson prepping Skye for a new project, recruiting and leading a team of super powered people operating in anonymity.

The concept sounds quite similar to that of the Secret Warriors comic Marvel published from 2009-11. The comic saw Daisy Johnson, under the supervision of Nick Fury, travelling the world to recruit “Caterpillars,” young people with power and potential, to join Fury’s new team. The team would get a trial run battling Skrulls as part of the Secret Invasion storyline before moving on to their true purpose, waging a shadow war against the terrorist organizations Hydra and Leviathan, as well as the corrupt organization that supplanted S.H.I.E.L.D., Norman Osborn’s H.A.M.M.E.R.

Things always change in adaptation from comics to screen, and there’s no telling how much direct inspiration Marvel Studios will take from the series, or how many individual characters they’re looking to bring to live action. That said, we thought we’d give you a rundown on the team’s most prominent members.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.fans have already met Daisy Johnson, a.k.a. Quake, who goes by Skye in the TV series. Her mentor in the comics was Nick Fury, but Director Phil Coulson is filling that roll in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.The other members are:

Slingshot

The all too appropriately named Yo-Yo Rodriguez is the daughter of the minor Marvel Comics villain known as Griffin, an agent of the Secret Empire and member of the Masters of Evil who has enhanced physical traits, the ability to fly, and a telepathic connection to birds.

Yo-Yo, who ends of taking the codename Slingshot, has a form of super-speed that allows her to move superhumanly fast and then instantly return to the point she started from.

Stonewall

Jerry Sledge is the son of the Absorbing Man, Carl “Crusher” Creel. Jerry was conceived before Creel got his powers, and Jerry’s own powers manifested after coming into contact with his father.

Jerry takes the codename Stonewall, and displays superhuman traits similar to his father’s. He has enhanced strength and endurance, and can absorb the properties of elements he comes into contact with.

Creel was seen early in Season 2 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., so introducing Stonewall would be an interesting way of picking up that plot thread. Creel also lost to “Battling” Jack Murdock, Matt Murdock’s father, on the night Jack was murdered. This could provide an opportunity to tie Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.and Daredevil together.

Manifold

In the comics, Eden Fesi is a mutant with powers similar to his mentor’s, Gateway. He has the ability to create portals by folding reality so that two points meet. This becomes a prime mode of transportation for the Secret Warriors.

If included in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Manifold, as Eden begins being called when he eventually joins the Avengers, will likely have his origin changed to be an Inhuman rather than a mutant, to avoid rights issues with Fox.

Phobos

Alexander Aaron is the son of Ares, the god of war. It’s Daisy who reveals to Aaron that this makes him Phobos, the god of fear. After learning this, Phobos obtains the power to instill great fear in other, and a limited form of precognition. Also, as the son of the god of war, he shows some potential with an axe.

If included, it will be interesting to see how Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.handles Phobos, since the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t really dealt with any pantheons outside of the Asgardians thus far.

Druid

Sebastian Druid is the son of Doctor Druid, a character from Marvel Comics who begins his career as a minor mystical villain before spending time as a member of the Defenders and the Avengers. At first, Sebastian believes his powers are a manifestation of a natural gift for the mystic arts that he inherited from his father. In truth, they are the chemical result of monstrous DNA he inherited from his mother.

Sebastian’s powers include the ability to levitate, teleport, create force fields and energy projectiles.

Hellfire

J.T. James is the grandson of Carter Slade, the heroic gunfighter of Marvels’ Old West era. He gets his code name from his ability to manipulate hellfire, which he most often does by infusing a chain he wields as a weapon.

Hellfire never really takes to Fury the way the other team members do, but remains a part of the group because of his feelings for Daisy.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will return to ABC in the fall.

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