Nick Fury

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Nick Fury (尼克弗瑞)
Alias(es)	Director Fury
Gender	Male
Affiliation	S.H.I.E.L.D.; later a cooperating partner of Hero Alliance International
Occupation/Role	Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Level 10 agent 21 94
First Appearance	Chapter 21

Background / History

Nick Fury leads S.H.I.E.L.D., formerly the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. He first confronts Professor X's group after Magneto and Mystique are subdued, ordering the X-Men to submit to an investigation into the presidential attack. Fury considers mutant leaders potential threats requiring supervision, even when their involvement in the attack remains unproven. 21 22

Prepared for Professor X's telepathy, Fury deploys a Brainwave Disruptor and attempts to compel mutant registration. Professor X rejects the demand, and the resulting clash ends only after Hawking rescues Magneto and Mystique from S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. 22 27

Following negotiations, Fury accepts a three-way restraint arrangement with Professor X and Magneto: S.H.I.E.L.D. abandons mutant registration and surveillance, Professor X provides X-Men support when needed, and Magneto halts terrorist activity. 36

Fury later discovers that Hydra has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. Rather than rely on personnel who may be compromised, he recruits Hawking to protect him during a planned Hydra assassination attempt. Hawking's Hero Alliance team saves Fury from Hydra agents, allowing Fury to begin the next phase of his purge. 89 90 91 94

After the Apocalypse Event and the Security Council's attempt to place Hawking under government oversight, Fury secretly warns Hawking of the Council's plan. The two form a five-year arrangement: Hawking supplies intelligence on X-Men locations, while Fury shields Hawking and his company from government interference. 115 116

Appearance

Nick Fury is a bald Black man with a single visible eye, an eyepatch, and a preference for black leather outerwear. 21 89

• Bald head and eyepatch. 21
• Usually appears in a black leather coat. 89
• Operates from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Triskelion headquarters. 32

Personality

Fury is pragmatic, guarded, and intensely control-oriented. He initially views mutants, including Professor X, Magneto, and Hawking, as dangerous variables that should be monitored or neutralized with preparation. His priority is not mutant extermination, but ensuring that their growth remains under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s supervision. 22 45

He favors leverage, intelligence gathering, and contingency planning over trust. He monitors Hawking, infiltrates the Brotherhood of Mutants, develops counters to mutant abilities, and uses the Ability User Tournament to assess dangerous superpowered individuals and test Hawking's potential weaknesses. 45 203 204

Fury can revise his approach when confronted with overwhelming evidence. Hydra's infiltration, Hawking's growing strength, and the Sentinel crisis ultimately convince him that opposing Hawking is untenable; he instead commits S.H.I.E.L.D. to cooperation. 175 220 229

Abilities & Skills

Elite Agent Combat

Fury is a Level 10 S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with strong fieldcraft and survival instincts. 91 94

• Held out while surrounded by more than one hundred elite Hydra agents. 91
• Disabled more than a dozen Hydra agents while attempting to escape an ambush. 91
• Carries a sidearm and remains alert to unexpected infiltration, drawing his weapon when Hawking appears outside his office window. 173

Intelligence and Counterintelligence

Fury coordinates surveillance, infiltrations, interrogations, and threat assessments on a global scale.

• Used satellite surveillance to track Professor X's group approaching the Triskelion. 32
• Maintained intelligence sources within Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants. 45
• Detected signs of Hydra's infiltration within S.H.I.E.L.D. and devised a trap to expose its operatives. 90
• Identified the Sentinel Robots as Hydra's secret anti-mutant weapon after interrogating captured agents. 204

Strategic Negotiation

Fury treats powerful individuals and organizations as actors whose interests must be balanced rather than simply defeated.

• Negotiated the original restraint agreement between S.H.I.E.L.D., Professor X, and Magneto. 35 36
• Offered Hawking government support in exchange for protection during the Hydra assassination attempt. 89
• Exchanged S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Fifty Times Gravity Room technology for Hawking's assistance against Hydra. 174 175
• Agreed to trade Gravity Chamber improvements for additional pairs of Hawking's Portkeys. 206 207

Equipment and Resources

• Brainwave Disruptor — A neck-mounted device modified from Kree technology; it provides resistance to Professor X's telepathy and a degree of psychic intrusion capability. 22
• Modified black van — Fury uses a specially modified vehicle during the Hydra trap operation and for private meetings with Hawking. 89 90
• Kree communicator — Kept as an emergency means of contacting Captain Marvel during the Hydra ambush. 91
• Mutant-suppression research — S.H.I.E.L.D. develops temporary mutant ability inhibitors and explores suppressors, collars, handcuffs, and a possible ability-nullifying antidote. 45 63 84
• Portkeys — Fury acquires magical spatial-transfer devices from Hawking, initially receiving a pair of enchanted wineglasses. 206
• S.W.O.R.D. support — S.H.I.E.L.D. supports the Sentient Weapon Observation and Response Department, which focuses on extraterrestrial threats. 45

Relationships

• Hawking — Began as a dangerous mutant target, became an uneasy ally during the Hydra crisis, and later a partner Fury openly chooses not to oppose. 26 89 116 229
• Professor X — Initially clashed over mutant registration and custody; later negotiated a mutual-restraint agreement and cooperated during larger crises. 22 36 99
• Magneto — Fury considers Magneto a long-term threat due to his ideology and recruitment of powerful mutants. 45
• Maria Hill — Trusted subordinate who delivers intelligence, coordinates surveillance, and carries out Fury's operational orders. 32 45 175
• Captain Marvel — A major S.H.I.E.L.D. combat asset whom Fury relies upon against threats such as Magneto and Hawking. 21 45
• Black Marvel — Fury's wife and a powerful S.H.I.E.L.D. operative; she questions his plans to investigate Hawking through the tournament. 203 204
• Alexander Pierce — Former S.H.I.E.L.D. director and Hydra leader who orders Fury's assassination after learning Fury is investigating Hydra. 37 88
• Hydra — The covert enemy embedded within S.H.I.E.L.D.; Fury devotes major resources to exposing and destroying its remaining bases and agents. 90 229

Story Role / Major Arcs

X-Men Confrontation

Fury leads S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intervention against Professor X, Magneto, and the X-Men after the presidential attack. He orders their arrest, deploys anti-telepathy measures, and presses for mutant registration before accepting a negotiated restraint agreement. 21 22 27 36

Mutant Countermeasures

While cooperating publicly with the X-Men, Fury monitors mutant activity, develops ability-suppressing technology, and considers Hawking S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most unpredictable mutant concern. 45 84

Hydra Purge

Fury discovers Hydra's infiltration and relies on Hawking's Hero Alliance to survive Hydra's assassination attempt. The operation confirms both Fury's field capability and the growing strength of Hawking's organization. 89 90 91 93

Security Council Conflict

When the Security Council orders Hawking to submit to oversight, Fury opposes the plan and privately reveals it to Hawking. He then forms a five-year pact that protects Hero Alliance International from government obstruction. 113 115 116

Technology and Tournament Deals

Fury trades Gravity Chamber technology for Hawking's assistance against Hydra and later obtains Portkeys through an escalating technology-for-transport arrangement. He also enters S.H.I.E.L.D. agents into Hawking's Ability User Tournament to gather intelligence, showcase S.H.I.E.L.D.'s strength, and probe Hawking's limits. 174 206 207 204

Acceptance of Cooperation

After witnessing Hawking's power during the Sentinel incident, Fury abandons plans to oppose him. He accepts Hawking's Hydra intelligence, coordinates joint attacks on hidden Hydra bases, and agrees to deliver captured Hydra scientists for gravity-technology research. 220 229

Cosmic Threat Response

Fury remains a key intelligence contact when extraterrestrial dangers emerge, including the Silver Surfer and the Planet Devourer crisis. Hawking continues to retain S.H.I.E.L.D. because Fury's organization is useful for handling Earth’s broader political and operational problems. 308 310 324

Notable Quotes

“From now on, S.H.I.E.L.D. will never be your enemy!” 229

“Our biggest enemies are those aliens whose civilizations are far more advanced than ours.” 45