Nicholas[1] J.[1] "Nick" Fury is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is played by Samuel L. Jackson.
Fury was the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., a secret spy/peacekeeping organisation. In Iron Man, he started the Avengers Initiative, which brought together the team of Avengers in The Avengers. Their main adversaries were Hydra, and in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it was revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by agents of Hydra, which caused the organisation to be disgraced and shut down, along with the public believing that Director Fury had died. He took to the shadows, secretly supporting the Avengers, as depicted in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Physical and personality traits[]
Biography[]
Early life[]
Nicholas Joseph[1] Fury was born in the mid-20th century and was believed to had died in 2014.[1] He had a grandfather, whom he called Granddad, who worked elevators. At the beginning of his job, his grandfather lived in a pleasant neigbourhood carrying a bag of stuffed one dollar bills, before the streets got tougher, which resulted in him also carrying a .22. Magnum, as he liked people, but he didn't trust them.[1] Fury also held the rank of colonel.[1] Since losing his right eye, he found it hard to trust people.[1]
Recruiting Iron Man[]
After Tony Stark had revealed to the world he was Iron Man, after the fight against Obadiah Stane, Fury came to his home, proposing him to join the Avenger Initiative.[2]
What If Fury Recruited Captain Carter[]
Appearances[]
- Iron Man (2008, post-credits cameo)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008, mentioned)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- 102. "0-8-4" (2013)
- 122. "Beginning of the End" (2014)
- 310. "Maveth" (2015, mentioned)
- 501. "Orientation Part One" (2017, mentioned)
- 601. "Missing Pieces" (2019, mentioned)
- 613. "New Life" (2019, mentioned)
- 701. "The New Deal" (2020, mentioned)
- 705. "A Trout in the Milk" (2020, mentioned)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018, mid-credits cameo)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019, non-speaking cameo)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019, post-credits cameo)
- WandaVision
- 107. "Breaking the Fourth Wall" (2021, archival audio from Captain Marvel)
- 109. "The Series Finale" (2021, mentioned)
- What If...?
- 101. "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (2021)
- 103. "What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?" (2021)
- 107. "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" (2021)
- 109. "What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?" (2021)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021, mentioned)
- Secret Invasion
- 101. "Resurrection" (2023)
- 102. "Promises" (2023)
- 103. "Betrayed" (2023)
- 104. "Beloved" (2023)
- 105. "Harvest" (2023)
- 106. "Home" (2023)
Total appearances: 22.
- Original live-action: 11.
- Archival voice: 1.
- Cartoon: 4.
In popular culture[]
Saturday Night Live[]
On the December 11, 2012 episode, there is a sketch based on Chitauri invasion of New York. Maria Hill (played by Vanessa Bayer) informs Fury (played by Jay Pharoah) that the Chitauri have come through the portal, which Loki opened up with the Tesseract, but this only confuses Fury, who responds with "In English, woman!" Fury announces it's time to assemble the Avengers, which includes a super soldier, a monster, a god, and an archer, who uses regular arrows, which doesn't seem to impress Hill at all.