10 Underused Agents Of SHIELD Characters We Hope Appear In The MCU

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Marvel Studios has the opportunity to reinvent many underused characters from Agents of SHIELD in the MCU proper. Between its 2013 premiere and 2020 finale, Marvel Television"s Agents of SHIELD introduced many brilliant characters into live-action, both those adapted from Marvel Comics and those created specifically for the ABC series. While characters such as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Daisy Johnson and FitzSimmons got plenty of attention, several others unfortunately fell under the radar, never getting the chance to show their full potential.
Agents of SHIELD"s seven seasons did their best to tie into the MCU"s official timeline, particularly in its early days, as it connected Marvel movies including The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron. This suggested that characters who debuted in Agents of SHIELD could have appeared on the big-screen, but this never occurred. Instead, Agents of SHIELD appears to have been de-canonized, which gives Marvel Studios the chance to reintroduce these characters into the MCU, perhaps with new backstories, relationships and abilities.
10 Joey Gutierrez Joey Gutierrez Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 3, Episode 1, "Laws Of Nature" Close Juan Pablo Raba first appeared as Joey Gutierrez in the opening moments of Agents of SHIELD season 3. He was revealed to be one of many new Inhumans who underwent Terrigenesis after consuming fish oil pills that were infused with Terrigen in season 2"s finale. Joey was an original character created for Agents of SHIELD, who briefly became a member of Daisy Johnson"s Secret Warriors, exhibiting the ability to melt metal. Joey was a very exciting character who expanded the mythology of Inhumans, but he left SHIELD shortly before the end of season 3.

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In real life, Juan Pablo Raba left Agents of SHIELD due to his commitments to Netflix crime drama Narcos. It was a shame that Joey Gutierrez was removed from Agents of SHIELD after being given very little action. It would be amazing to see Joey reinvented for the MCU proper, especially if Marvel Studios decides to develop the history of Inhumans in the MCU and perhaps even introduce the Secret Warriors, though perhaps with a more comic-accurate line-up. This could create the opportunity for Quake, Yo-Yo, Lincoln Campbell and more to also return to live-action.
9 Eric Koenig Eric Koenig Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 1, Episode 18, "Providence" Close Eric Koenig was the first Koenig family member portrayed by Patton Oswalt in Agents of SHIELD, with this iteration being seen to be the guardian of Nick Fury"s secret SHIELD base, Providence. Oswalt later played Eric"s brothers, Billy, Sam and Thurston, and appeared as his grandfather, Ernest "Hazard" Koenig during Agents of SHIELD season 7. Since Eric Koenig only survived for two episodes of Agents of SHIELD, his rich Marvel Comics history was completely altered, which gives Marvel Studios huge possibilities for potentially reinventing him for the MCU.
Patton Oswalt later returned to Marvel to voice Pip the Troll in the post-credits scene of 2021"s Eternals, though his future as either Pip the Troll or one of the Koenigs has not yet been confirmed.
In Marvel Comics, Eric Koenig, first seen in 1966"s Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #27, was an original member of the Howling Commandos during World War II. He was a gifted pilot who went on to help Nick Fury form SHIELD, and stayed loyal after Norman Osborn took over SHIELD, decommissioned it and replaced it with HAMMER during Dark Reign. There are huge aspects of Eric Koenig"s story that were omitted from Agents of SHIELD, though he was transformed into a hilarious and mysterious character, so it would be fantastic to see him return.
8 Isabelle Hartley Isabelle Hartley Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 2, Episode 1, "Shadows" Close Lucy Lawless has been widely regarded as wasted casting in Agents of SHIELD, as she debuted as SHIELD agent Isabelle Hartley in season 2"s premiere, but died in the same episode. She returned during flashbacks to SHIELD"s downfall at the hands of HYDRA and Captain America. She was loyal to Robert Gonzalez as the new leader of SHIELD, and was sent to infiltrate Phil Coulson"s faction, forming a team alongside Bobbi Morse, Mack, Hunter and Idaho. Hartley was seriously underutilized in Agents of SHIELD, though her death was significant.
Isabelle Hartley dies after touching a Diviner and getting into a car crash, kick-starting Agents of SHIELD"s Inhuman narrative that would span several seasons. Agents of SHIELD may have done as much with Isabelle as the series could, as she was adapted from a small-time SHIELD agent in Marvel Comics, Isabelle, the ex-girlfriend of Victoria Hand - who was relocated to Portland, Oregon, after complaining about Director Nick Fury. Marvel Comics" Isabelle was insignificant, but Marvel Studios could recreate Lucy Lawless" Isabelle Hartley to give her a much bigger role in the MCU proper.
7 Glenn Talbot Glenn Talbot Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 1, Episode 18, "Providence" Close Appearing in a total of 24 episodes of Agents of SHIELD, Adrian Pasdar"s Glenn Talbot was used cleverly to some extent, but could have been a much more central figure throughout Agents of SHIELD"s run. Talbot was also drastically different to his Marvel Comics counterpart. In the comics, Talbot forms a close bond to General Thaddeus Ross, helping him to track down and battle Bruce Banner"s Hulk over the years, and even forming a romantic connection to Ross" daughter, Betty Ross, who is played by Liv Tyler in the MCU.

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While Marvel Comics" Glenn Talbot has been directly connected to the Hulk"s storylines since his debut in 1964"s Tales to Astonish #61, this was not the case in Agents of SHIELD. The Marvel Television series adapted Glenn Talbot into the villain Graviton, empowered and driven insane by absorbed gravitonium. Talbot sought more power to be able to protect the Earth from Thanos, but he threatened the world in the process, leading to him being killed by Quake. There is a lot more Marvel Studios could do with Glenn Talbot, so it would be great to see him return.
6 Hive Hive Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 3, Episode 5, "4,722 Hours" Close The Inhuman Hive, in the body of Grant Ward, was the primary villain of Agents of SHIELD season 3, as he returned from his exile on Maveth to take control of the world"s Inhuman population and transform all humans into controlled Inhumans. Hive was rewritten in Agents of SHIELD as the source of the HYDRA origin myth, while in Marvel Comics, Hive was an experiment created to physically embody HYDRA"s ideals. Hive"s live-action history might have made more sense than him being genetically-engineered parasites, but he didn"t stick around long enough to be developed fully.
Marvel Television"s handling of Inhumans was divisive, and its failures may have led to Marvel Studios ignoring and avoiding them in the MCU, that is until Black Bolt appeared on Earth-838 in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Hive is a very interesting villain both in Marvel Comics and in Agents of SHIELD, and given HYDRA"s lengthy absence from the MCU, it would be great to see Hive return to reintroduce the organization into live-action. If Agents of SHIELD"s reinvention of Hive is retained, the villain being seen in the MCU could also develop the mythology of Inhumans, who were first officially seen in the MCU with Black Bolt"s debut in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Hopefully, Hive can have more personality and charisma in his possible future MCU appearances, however.
5 John Garrett John Garrett Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 1, Episode 14, "T.A.H.I.T.I." Close Throughout his career in Marvel Comics, ever since his debut in 1986"s Elektra: Assassin #2, John Garrett has been depicted as a morally-gray SHIELD agent, though he has always been loyal to SHIELD. In Agents of SHIELD, however, Bill Paxton"s John Garrett was a HYDRA soldier who had been working within SHIELD for decades, and was Grant Ward"s mentor who tasked him with joining Phil Coulson"s team. Over the years, Marvel Comics" Garrett was transformed into a human cyborg, and a similar story unfolded when he briefly became a version of Agents of SHIELD"s Deathlok.
The late Bill Paxton was nothing short of an acting legend, so it was unfortunate that he was given such a small role in Agents of SHIELD. He has left big shoes for any possible future actor playing John Garrett, but it would be great to see this character reintroduced to live-action. Garrett played a role in Marvel Comics" Dark Reign, Civil War and Standoff storylines, so he could be more central to the MCU"s narrative than he was in Agents of SHIELD. This could even turn him into his true cyborg self, which would be incredible to see.
4 Carl Creel Carl Creel Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 2, Episode 1, "Shadows" Close Carl Creel was one of the clearest cases of Marvel Television trying to make connections between its otherwise disconnected TV shows. Brian Patrick Wade"s Carl Creel played a huge role in Agents of SHIELD as the Absorbing Man, but was also the Carl "Crusher" Creel who fought Battlin" Jack, Matt Murdock"s father, in Netflix"s Daredevil series. Creel was never seen in person in Daredevil, but since the Netflix series has recently been confirmed to be canon to the MCU, this version of Creel could easily be brought back in the MCU"s future.
Carl Creel was one of Baron Strucker"s experiments in Agents of SHIELD. Strucker also experimented on Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, enhancing them into Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.
Agents of SHIELD"s Carl Creel was the subject of one of Baron Strucker"s experiments, giving him his absorption abilities. While Wade did a great job of playing Creel over nine episodes, reinventing the character for the MCU proper, perhaps even as early as 2025"s Daredevil: Born Again, should more of Matt Murdock"s history be explored, would be a fantastic choice. He formed a romantic relationship with Titania in Marvel Comics, who was played by Jameela Jamil in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, so the stage may already be set for his official return.
3 Jiaying Jiaying Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 2, Episode 16, "Afterlife" Close Jiaying is an incredible character created for Agents of SHIELD, though she would later go on to have a very different counterpart introduced to Marvel Comics. As an Inhuman, Jiaying had the ability to absorb the life energy of others, so her followers willingly sacrificing themselves for her kept her young for decades. This allowed her to establish and lead Afterlife, a secret community in which she supported and trained new Inhumans through the Terrigenesis process, and where her daughter, Daisy Johnson, eventually ended up.

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Jiaying was killed while trying to incite war between the Inhumans and SHIELD, but a character such as this - the leader of a hidden Inhuman community - would be incredible to bring into the MCU proper. Reintroducing Jiaying would be a great way to debut Inhumans in the MCU"s main timeline in a way that makes sense, given the fact that Afterlife would have been hidden, similarly to Wakanda. Jiaying"s debut in the MCU could fill in some gaps in the MCU"s history, expand the mythos of Inhumans, and open the door for many exciting characters to appear.
2 Lance Hunter Lance Hunter Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 2, Episode 1, "Shadows" Close In Marvel Comics, Lancelot "Lance" Hunter is the Director of STRIKE, the British equivalent to SHIELD. Marvel Studios made STRIKE a faction within SHIELD, mainly comprising secret HYDRA agents, but Nick Blood"s Lance Hunter was still depicted as British in Agents of SHIELD. In recent years, there has been an unusual focus on stories set in the United Kingdom in the MCU, and even more British heroes have been speculated to debut soon, so it would be amazing to see Lance Hunter reinvented as a key figure in the lives of British superheroes.
Most notably, Captain Britain has recently been teased to be joining the MCU, perhaps as a member of MI:13, an agency associated with Lance Hunter in Marvel Comics. It would be great for Lance Hunter to be depicted more faithfully than his iteration in Agents of SHIELD, who was a mercenary who was loosely attached to SHIELD via his ex-come-rekindled-wife Bobbi Morse, a dedicated SHIELD agent. Morse and Hunter were supposed to have an Agents of SHIELD spinoff series, Marvel"s Most Wanted, which never materialized, so they deserve to return.
1 Bobbi Morse’s Mockingbird Bobbi Morse Debuted In Agents Of SHIELD Season 2, Episode 5, "A Hen In The Wolf House" Close To that end, it would also be wonderful to see Bobbi Morse return to live-action. Adrianne Palicki did a fantastic job at portraying Mockingbird in Agents of SHIELD, and the character has since been teased to have been reinvented for Clint Barton"s wife, Linda Cardellini"s Laura Barton. In Marvel Comics, Bobbi Morse is Clint Barton"s ex-wife and the eventual love interest of Ka-Zar, the guardian of the Savage Land. Reintroducing Bobbi Morse to the MCU could create the opportunity for this exciting new location to also debut.

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Appearing in 30 total episodes, Bobbi Morse was a core cast member of Agents of SHIELD in seasons 2 and 3. However, she still got very little attention in the series, with little of her backstory being explored, and her personality and characterization being more-or-less one-note throughout, which was disappointing. Mockingbird deserves more focus in the MCU, whether that be Laura Barton"s version of the iconic SHIELD agent or someone new adopting the moniker.

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*Availability in US Cast Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Clark Gregg , Elizabeth Henstridge , Iain De Caestecker , Henry Simmons Release Date September 24, 2013 Seasons 7 Network ABC Showrunner Jed Whedon Upcoming MCU Movies