S.H.I.E.L.D

The Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, better known as S.H.I.E.L.D., is a secret multinational military/espionage peacekeeping organization. The leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. is Nick Fury. They keep the peace and order on Earth.

Origin
S.H.I.E.L.D. was formed by Nick Fury, in the period after World War II. However, he figured the U.S. government wouldn't want a group like that, so he disbanded it. Later, though, after a terrorist attack, he noticed that a group like S.H.I.E.L.D. Could really have helped and prevented the disaster. So he reformed it. Meanwhile, the United Nations had already taken S.H.I.E.L.D. and restarted it, made it big. Fury immediately joined and rose to the top. The Nations had reformed it in response to a HYDRA attack, and once Fury was leading it, it flourished.

History
The organization possess the most advanced weapons like the Hulkbusters, Mandroids, and the Helicarrier. Most of all weapons are from Stark Industries, being modifed or reversed engineered after Tony Stark refuses to sell more advanced weapons and technology to them.

In an Omega-level emergency, all Hulkbusters, United States Military, possibly MRD and other independent military units are all under direct control and command of the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. to contain and meet an expected or unexpected threats from supervillains, and alien invaders, etc.

Often they assisted the Avengers on numerous missions. The only problem is that the Avengers and other heroes are working independently on their own, not working for them.

They are almost getting hostile to the Avengers under Maria Hill ever since Fury disappeared with no trace. Maria Hill had stated that S.H.I.E.L.D. will go after all superheroes including the Avengers if they don't want to join them to Tony Stark in his office.

S.H.I.E.L.D. captures supervillians who got gamma radiation. They claimed that they try to help them of their condition but it is clear that they only want to change them into weapons according to Bruce Banner.

Leaders

 * Nick Fury
 * Maria Hill (acting leader)

Captains

 * Maria Hill
 * Clay Quartermain
 * Dum Dum Dugan
 * Gabriel Jones
 * Sharon Carter aka Agent 13