Post by N.P.C. on Oct 19, 2010 11:50:20 GMT -5
Born and raised in the area of New York City known as Hell's Kitchen around 1920, Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a World War II veteran, having led the famous Howling Commandos, a highly trained first-strike squad, as a sergeant in the United States Army's G-2, or Intelligence, Section. After he was injured by a grenade during the Second World War, he began annual injections of the Infinity Formula, which greatly slowed his aging. This grenade was also the cause of the eye injury that eventually cost him the vision in his left eye. Fury began covering the eye with a cosmetic black eye-patch, which became one of his trademarks, after he lost its vision.
While still in the CIA, he recruited Richard Parker and Mary Parker to rescue Agent Ten. Fury also became the superhero liaison for the superhero family called the Fantastic Four. He was then recruited by Anthony Stark, who is secretly the Invincible Iron Man, to be the next director of SHIELD, an international anti-espionage agency under the aegis of the UN. Under his command, SHIELD became the primary organization in dealings with superhuman activities and forged an alliance with the superhero team known as the Avengers. At one time, Fury had to disband SHIELD because it was being manipulated by free-thinking Life Model Decoys (LMDs), android duplicates of him intended to take his place in situations where he risked assassination. (LMDs were not supposed to possess more than a rudimentary intelligence that enabled them to follow commands.)
But after he manipulated the heroes during the Secret War and its consequent memory erasure, he was forced into hiding. Even more enigmatic than before, he has earned the distrust of his former allies. Yet he continues to be one of the most important figures in the Marvel Universe, pulling strings from behind the scenes and keeping in touch only with those whom he trusts most--or whose obedience he feels can be used to his advantage.
While still in the CIA, he recruited Richard Parker and Mary Parker to rescue Agent Ten. Fury also became the superhero liaison for the superhero family called the Fantastic Four. He was then recruited by Anthony Stark, who is secretly the Invincible Iron Man, to be the next director of SHIELD, an international anti-espionage agency under the aegis of the UN. Under his command, SHIELD became the primary organization in dealings with superhuman activities and forged an alliance with the superhero team known as the Avengers. At one time, Fury had to disband SHIELD because it was being manipulated by free-thinking Life Model Decoys (LMDs), android duplicates of him intended to take his place in situations where he risked assassination. (LMDs were not supposed to possess more than a rudimentary intelligence that enabled them to follow commands.)
But after he manipulated the heroes during the Secret War and its consequent memory erasure, he was forced into hiding. Even more enigmatic than before, he has earned the distrust of his former allies. Yet he continues to be one of the most important figures in the Marvel Universe, pulling strings from behind the scenes and keeping in touch only with those whom he trusts most--or whose obedience he feels can be used to his advantage.