Agents Of SHIELD Gives Quake A New Costume

Daisy “Quake” Johnson may have gone rogue between seasons of Agents of SHIELD, but she’s returned to the fold in the series’ latest episode, “Lockup.”

Well, at least temporarily. Quake made it clear that she’s only sticking around the Zephyr One long enough to keep her promise to Phil Coulson to track down the route of SHIELD’s ghost problem.

Even so, Quake’s old SHIELD family was happy to see her back and action. They even presented Quake a new costume and an upgraded set of gauntlets to help balance out the negative effects of her powers.

The new gauntlets are a bit sleeker than Quake’s previous model. Rather than a large, heavy looking fixture over Quake’s hand, the new gauntlets have separated plating that allows them to fit more snugly to the contours of Quake’s hand, wrist, and forearm.

The new costume isn’t a huge departure from Quake’s previous uniform. The most notable addition to Quake’s outfit is yellow piping that complements and highlights the otherwise black, tactical, and pragmatic.

Quake’s costume upgrade brings to mind something Agents of SHIELD costume designer Ann Foley said during an interview with ComicBook.com prior to the Season 4 premiere. “What we’re trying to do, it’s more about staying grounded within the framework of what’s happening in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” Foley told us. “I’ve always said that I wanted what we’re doing to sort of tie in with what’s happening on the feature side. Quake, I think, could easily be part of the Avengers or even Agent May for that matter. Their costumes stay in line with what’s happening over in the MCU.”

Quake’s costume upgrade is similar to the upgrade that Black Widow got between Marvel’s The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Black Widow went from a relatively simple tactical suit to something that was still quite befitting of a super spy, but that also featured some bluish lighting on the fringes that emphasized her status as not just a super spy, but a superhero.

Agents of SHIELD airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.