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+ | | Affiliation = {{M|Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)|S.H.I.E.L.D.}} (director), {{m|Secret Avengers (S.H.I.E.L.D.) (Earth-616)|Secret Avengers}}; formerly {{m|Avengers}}. |
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| PlaceOfBirth = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |
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| Creators = Brian Michael Bendis; David Finch |
| Creators = Brian Michael Bendis; David Finch |
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| First = New Avengers #4 |
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⚫ | | HistoryText = Born in [[Chicago]],{{r|Secret War #5}} she lost her mother the day of her birth when temperatures hit 44 degrees below 0 while her mom was still in the hospital. Because of this, her father never forgave her, which made Maria a cold hearted person. Hill had a brief stint in Madripoor that got her noticed by various heads of state and governments around the world.{{r|Invincible Iron Man Vol 1 8}} |
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After the scandalous affair of the Secret War and its disastrous effect on [[New York City]], S.H.I.E.L.D. director [[Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)|Nick Fury]] went into hiding. Maria Hill, viewed by the leaders of several nations as being both an efficient agent and, more importantly in their eyes, not directly loyal to Fury or any of his personal cadre, was appointed interim Executive Director. Hill's role had apparently not been announced to the public as yet; a [[Life-Model Decoy]] of Fury was regularly used in public to maintain an illusion of normalcy within the Directorate's ranks. Hill was expected to be loyal to United States interests before those of the United Nations, which S.H.I.E.L.D. was supposed to serve before any other country. |
After the scandalous affair of the Secret War and its disastrous effect on [[New York City]], S.H.I.E.L.D. director [[Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)|Nick Fury]] went into hiding. Maria Hill, viewed by the leaders of several nations as being both an efficient agent and, more importantly in their eyes, not directly loyal to Fury or any of his personal cadre, was appointed interim Executive Director. Hill's role had apparently not been announced to the public as yet; a [[Life-Model Decoy]] of Fury was regularly used in public to maintain an illusion of normalcy within the Directorate's ranks. Hill was expected to be loyal to United States interests before those of the United Nations, which S.H.I.E.L.D. was supposed to serve before any other country. |
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Following Captain America's refusal, Hill summoned a battalion of soldiers armed with tranquilizers. Left with no other choice, Captain America fought his way out of the Helicarrier, becoming a fugitive. As S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, Hill was one of the leading enforcers of the Superhuman Registration Act, a task she carried out with relish and absolute ruthlessness. She blackmailed [[Simon Williams (Earth-616)|Wonder Man]] into actively supporting S.H.I.E.L.D.'s crusade to hunt down the super-heroes opposed to the Registration Act. She sent [[Kree]] supersoldier [[Noh-Varr (Earth-200080)|Noh-Varr]], already brainwashed, to capture the [[Runaways (Earth-616)|Runaways]] and directed the murderous [[Thunderbolts (Earth-616)|Thunderbolts]] to capture [[Peter Parker (Earth-616)|Spider-Man]] after he went rogue. |
Following Captain America's refusal, Hill summoned a battalion of soldiers armed with tranquilizers. Left with no other choice, Captain America fought his way out of the Helicarrier, becoming a fugitive. As S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, Hill was one of the leading enforcers of the Superhuman Registration Act, a task she carried out with relish and absolute ruthlessness. She blackmailed [[Simon Williams (Earth-616)|Wonder Man]] into actively supporting S.H.I.E.L.D.'s crusade to hunt down the super-heroes opposed to the Registration Act. She sent [[Kree]] supersoldier [[Noh-Varr (Earth-200080)|Noh-Varr]], already brainwashed, to capture the [[Runaways (Earth-616)|Runaways]] and directed the murderous [[Thunderbolts (Earth-616)|Thunderbolts]] to capture [[Peter Parker (Earth-616)|Spider-Man]] after he went rogue. |
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After foiling an attack on [[Stark Tower]], Maria Hill admitted to Tony Stark (with the film A Few Good Men in mind; she had tried to make this exact speech a few weeks prior to this following their skirmish with Magneto) that she didn't want her job as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and thought she shouldn't have been offered it in the first place. She suggested that the only other person besides Nick Fury who should lead the organization was Stark himself. |
After foiling an attack on [[Stark Tower]], Maria Hill admitted to Tony Stark (with the film A Few Good Men in mind; she had tried to make this exact speech a few weeks prior to this following their skirmish with Magneto) that she didn't want her job as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and thought she shouldn't have been offered it in the first place. She suggested that the only other person besides Nick Fury who should lead the organization was Stark himself. |
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Later, Maria reunited with [[Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)|Nick Fury]] who had not been seen in many months. Fury suspected Hill of being a Skrull, but this was later shown to not be the case.{{r|Mighty Avengers #18}} |
Later, Maria reunited with [[Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)|Nick Fury]] who had not been seen in many months. Fury suspected Hill of being a Skrull, but this was later shown to not be the case.{{r|Mighty Avengers #18}} |
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− | Following the Secret Invasion, S.H.I.E.L.D. was decommissioned and Maria was let go. The organization was replaced with a new peacekeeping agency known as [[H.A.M.M.E.R. (Earth-616)|H.A.M.M.E.R.]]. The group's new director, [[Norman Osborn (Earth-616)|Norman Osborn]], knew that Maria was still colluding with Tony Stark after the latter deleted that Superhuman Registration Act database, and declared her a fugitive of justice.{{r|Invincible Iron Man #9}} |
+ | Following the Secret Invasion, S.H.I.E.L.D. was decommissioned and Maria was let go. The organization was replaced with a new peacekeeping agency known as [[H.A.M.M.E.R. (Earth-616)|H.A.M.M.E.R.]]. The group's new director, [[Norman Osborn (Earth-616)|Norman Osborn]], knew that Maria was still colluding with Tony Stark after the latter deleted that Superhuman Registration Act database, and declared her a fugitive of justice.{{r|Invincible Iron Man #9}} |
Maria was sent on a mission by Tony, having found the [[Basil Sandhurst (Earth-616)|Controller]] holed up in the basement of Futurepharm, hooked into a large machine holding many people in containers.{{r|Invincible Iron Man #11}} She herself fell victim and was placed under his control. She eventually fought off his control and freed his mind slaves and managed to acquire the hard drive Stark sent her for. She then made her way to New York, where she enlisted the aid of a reluctant [[Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)|Black Widow]] in delivering the drive to [[James Buchanan Barnes (Earth-616)|Captain America]]. Unfortunately, the trauma during her time as a thrall of the Controller made her paranoid and disturbed. |
Maria was sent on a mission by Tony, having found the [[Basil Sandhurst (Earth-616)|Controller]] holed up in the basement of Futurepharm, hooked into a large machine holding many people in containers.{{r|Invincible Iron Man #11}} She herself fell victim and was placed under his control. She eventually fought off his control and freed his mind slaves and managed to acquire the hard drive Stark sent her for. She then made her way to New York, where she enlisted the aid of a reluctant [[Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)|Black Widow]] in delivering the drive to [[James Buchanan Barnes (Earth-616)|Captain America]]. Unfortunately, the trauma during her time as a thrall of the Controller made her paranoid and disturbed. |
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While trying to deliver the drive, H.A.M.M.E.R., having intercepted an e-mail sent from Stark to Hill, captured them and locked them in Avengers Tower. Luckily, Pepper Potts, disguised as Madame Masque, rescued them. After managing to steal back the drive, Maria demanded to the H.A.M.M.E.R. agents waiting to shoot as to why they should take orders from a madman like Osborn, thus the agents let them leave. |
While trying to deliver the drive, H.A.M.M.E.R., having intercepted an e-mail sent from Stark to Hill, captured them and locked them in Avengers Tower. Luckily, Pepper Potts, disguised as Madame Masque, rescued them. After managing to steal back the drive, Maria demanded to the H.A.M.M.E.R. agents waiting to shoot as to why they should take orders from a madman like Osborn, thus the agents let them leave. |
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Maria was looking after an unconscious Tony Stark with [[Donald Blake (Earth-616)|Doctor Don Blake]] when all of a sudden an explosion happened nearby from the neighboring town of [[Broxton]], [[Oklahoma]] - this was Don Blake left to protect [[Asgard]]. Later on, when [[Thor Odinson (Earth-616)|Thor]] was beaten down by Osborn and his [[Dark Avengers (Earth-616)|Dark Avengers]], Hill showed up with a local named Jason to rescue him. She launched many bazooka rounds on Osborn and laid down cover fire for Jason to grab Thor. Later, she transmitted images and reports on Asgard to the President. She then went back to Stark to protect him when [[Thomas Shepherd (Earth-616)|Speed]] arrives with the [[Iron Man Armor MK III| Iron Man Armor]]. |
Maria was looking after an unconscious Tony Stark with [[Donald Blake (Earth-616)|Doctor Don Blake]] when all of a sudden an explosion happened nearby from the neighboring town of [[Broxton]], [[Oklahoma]] - this was Don Blake left to protect [[Asgard]]. Later on, when [[Thor Odinson (Earth-616)|Thor]] was beaten down by Osborn and his [[Dark Avengers (Earth-616)|Dark Avengers]], Hill showed up with a local named Jason to rescue him. She launched many bazooka rounds on Osborn and laid down cover fire for Jason to grab Thor. Later, she transmitted images and reports on Asgard to the President. She then went back to Stark to protect him when [[Thomas Shepherd (Earth-616)|Speed]] arrives with the [[Iron Man Armor MK III| Iron Man Armor]]. |
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===Heroic Age=== |
===Heroic Age=== |
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− | After Osborn's reign was over, Hill was put in charge of the Avengers. She was later replaced by [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America]] when the war against [[ |
+ | After Osborn's reign was over, Hill was put in charge of the Avengers.{{r|Avengers Vol 4 1}} She was later replaced by [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America]] when the war against [[Cul Borson (Earth-616)|the Serpent]] was over. |
===Return to S.H.I.E.L.D.=== |
===Return to S.H.I.E.L.D.=== |
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− | After the attack of the Serpent was over, Rogers decided to reactivate S.H.I.E.L.D., with Maria again in the charge of deputy director. After director [[Daisy Johnson (Earth-616)|Daisy Johnson]] broke the protocols by sending the [[Secret Avengers (S.H.I.E.L.D.) (Earth-616)|Secret Avengers]] to kill [[Advanced Idea Mechanics (Earth-616)|A.I.M.]] leader [[Andrew Forson (Earth-616)|Andrew Forson]], Quake was suspended |
+ | After the attack of the Serpent was over, Rogers decided to reactivate S.H.I.E.L.D., with Maria again in the charge of deputy director.{{r|Secret Avengers Vol 2 1}} After director [[Daisy Johnson (Earth-616)|Daisy Johnson]] broke the protocols by sending the [[Secret Avengers (S.H.I.E.L.D.) (Earth-616)|Secret Avengers]] to kill [[Advanced Idea Mechanics (Earth-616)|A.I.M.]] leader [[Andrew Forson (Earth-616)|Andrew Forson]], Quake was suspended indefinitely and Maria was put in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. once more.{{r|Secret Avengers Vol 2 5}} |
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− | | Notes = * [[Joe Quesada]]: "''Hill is such a strong personality, she's like a force of nature and quite frankly, while perhaps not immediately loved by all involved, she's certainly as strong and imposing a figure as Nick Fury. Right now I feel that people view her as the outsider but while I don't think she’s any harsher than Fury has ever been, what's different is that we |
+ | | Notes = * [[Joe Quesada]]: "''Hill is such a strong personality, she's like a force of nature and quite frankly, while perhaps not immediately loved by all involved, she's certainly as strong and imposing a figure as Nick Fury. Right now I feel that people view her as the outsider but while I don't think she’s any harsher than Fury has ever been, what's different is that we aren't quite clear about her motives''". |
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+ | * She was promoted to S.H.I.E.L.D. agent level nine while becoming S.H.I.E.L.D. director,{{r|Marvel Fact Files #7}} and had the Code clearance white at least six hour after the one-year-anniversary/retaliation of [[Lucia von Bardas (Earth-616)|Lucia von Bardas]] for the [[Secret War]].{{r|Secret War #5}} |
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+ | | Trivia = * According to {{c|Avengers A.I. Vol 1 6}}, Hill's favorite pizza is Vinnie's of Savannah, Georgia. |
+ | * She has a crush on [[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops (Scott Summers)]].{{r|Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 20}} |
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* www.wikipedia.org |
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Revision as of 01:01, 12 December 2014
History
Born in Chicago,[1] she lost her mother the day of her birth when temperatures hit 44 degrees below 0 while her mom was still in the hospital. Because of this, her father never forgave her, which made Maria a cold hearted person. Hill had a brief stint in Madripoor that got her noticed by various heads of state and governments around the world.[2]
After the scandalous affair of the Secret War and its disastrous effect on New York City, S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury went into hiding. Maria Hill, viewed by the leaders of several nations as being both an efficient agent and, more importantly in their eyes, not directly loyal to Fury or any of his personal cadre, was appointed interim Executive Director. Hill's role had apparently not been announced to the public as yet; a Life-Model Decoy of Fury was regularly used in public to maintain an illusion of normalcy within the Directorate's ranks. Hill was expected to be loyal to United States interests before those of the United Nations, which S.H.I.E.L.D. was supposed to serve before any other country.
Hill quickly established new policies on super-powered heroes, as requested by the President of the United States and his peers in other national governments: to end S.H.I.E.L.D. support for the heroes. These policies were in full effect when Hill tried to prevent the Avengers from re-forming.
In the wake of events in the Savage Land that led to their reorganization, the Avengers suspected her of being complicit in various crimes, but lacked the evidence to prove her malfeasance. For her part, Hill had suspected the latest incarnation of the Avengers of harboring an illicit agenda in connection with, among other things, the House of M affair.
While her tough attitude had not made her very popular among the super-hero community, she earned Iron Man's respect when she ignored the president's orders to nuke an island the Avengers were on. Maria Hill was directly responsible for Captain America going underground to lead the opposition against the Superhuman Registration Act. Weeks before the act became law, Hill summoned Captain America to gain insight into the developments inside the super-hero community. When the Captain informed her that the registration issue was dividing heroes and setting them against each other, Hill attempted to force him into leading the Avengers in a preemptive measure to capture and detain heroes who would not consent to having their identities revealed. Since the act had not yet become law, the Captain dismissed her command as politically skewed, saying that heroes needed to "stay above" such affairs.
Following Captain America's refusal, Hill summoned a battalion of soldiers armed with tranquilizers. Left with no other choice, Captain America fought his way out of the Helicarrier, becoming a fugitive. As S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, Hill was one of the leading enforcers of the Superhuman Registration Act, a task she carried out with relish and absolute ruthlessness. She blackmailed Wonder Man into actively supporting S.H.I.E.L.D.'s crusade to hunt down the super-heroes opposed to the Registration Act. She sent Kree supersoldier Noh-Varr, already brainwashed, to capture the Runaways and directed the murderous Thunderbolts to capture Spider-Man after he went rogue.
After foiling an attack on Stark Tower, Maria Hill admitted to Tony Stark (with the film A Few Good Men in mind; she had tried to make this exact speech a few weeks prior to this following their skirmish with Magneto) that she didn't want her job as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and thought she shouldn't have been offered it in the first place. She suggested that the only other person besides Nick Fury who should lead the organization was Stark himself.
At the conclusion of the Civil War, the president of the United States appointed Tony Stark the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D., with Maria Hill as his acting deputy director. Stark seemed somewhat dismissive of her, offhandedly asking her to get him a cup of coffee. She did not look pleased.
When the alien Skrulls attacked the Earth as part of their long-term secret invasion, Maria Hill abandoned the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier after its systems had been infected by Skrull posing as the Avengers' butler, Edwin Jarvis.[3]
Later, Maria reunited with Nick Fury who had not been seen in many months. Fury suspected Hill of being a Skrull, but this was later shown to not be the case.[4]
Following the Secret Invasion, S.H.I.E.L.D. was decommissioned and Maria was let go. The organization was replaced with a new peacekeeping agency known as H.A.M.M.E.R.. The group's new director, Norman Osborn, knew that Maria was still colluding with Tony Stark after the latter deleted that Superhuman Registration Act database, and declared her a fugitive of justice.[5]
Maria was sent on a mission by Tony, having found the Controller holed up in the basement of Futurepharm, hooked into a large machine holding many people in containers.[6] She herself fell victim and was placed under his control. She eventually fought off his control and freed his mind slaves and managed to acquire the hard drive Stark sent her for. She then made her way to New York, where she enlisted the aid of a reluctant Black Widow in delivering the drive to Captain America. Unfortunately, the trauma during her time as a thrall of the Controller made her paranoid and disturbed.
While trying to deliver the drive, H.A.M.M.E.R., having intercepted an e-mail sent from Stark to Hill, captured them and locked them in Avengers Tower. Luckily, Pepper Potts, disguised as Madame Masque, rescued them. After managing to steal back the drive, Maria demanded to the H.A.M.M.E.R. agents waiting to shoot as to why they should take orders from a madman like Osborn, thus the agents let them leave.
Siege
Maria was looking after an unconscious Tony Stark with Doctor Don Blake when all of a sudden an explosion happened nearby from the neighboring town of Broxton, Oklahoma - this was Don Blake left to protect Asgard. Later on, when Thor was beaten down by Osborn and his Dark Avengers, Hill showed up with a local named Jason to rescue him. She launched many bazooka rounds on Osborn and laid down cover fire for Jason to grab Thor. Later, she transmitted images and reports on Asgard to the President. She then went back to Stark to protect him when Speed arrives with the Iron Man Armor.
Heroic Age
After Osborn's reign was over, Hill was put in charge of the Avengers.[7] She was later replaced by Captain America when the war against the Serpent was over.
Return to S.H.I.E.L.D.
After the attack of the Serpent was over, Rogers decided to reactivate S.H.I.E.L.D., with Maria again in the charge of deputy director.[8] After director Daisy Johnson broke the protocols by sending the Secret Avengers to kill A.I.M. leader Andrew Forson, Quake was suspended indefinitely and Maria was put in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. once more.[9]Attributes
Powers
Abilities
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Notes
- Joe Quesada: "Hill is such a strong personality, she's like a force of nature and quite frankly, while perhaps not immediately loved by all involved, she's certainly as strong and imposing a figure as Nick Fury. Right now I feel that people view her as the outsider but while I don't think she’s any harsher than Fury has ever been, what's different is that we aren't quite clear about her motives".
- In New Avengers #4, Tony Stark addresses Hill as "Agent Hill," and she quickly corrects him, saying "Special Agent Hill and Acting Director of S.H.I.E.L.D."; the heads-up display identifies her as "Maria Hill, S.H.I.E.L.D. Deputy Director" and "Super Power Division Class 8."
- She was promoted to S.H.I.E.L.D. agent level nine while becoming S.H.I.E.L.D. director,[10] and had the Code clearance white at least six hour after the one-year-anniversary/retaliation of Lucia von Bardas for the Secret War.[1]
Trivia
- According to Avengers A.I. #6, Hill's favorite pizza is Vinnie's of Savannah, Georgia.
- She has a crush on Cyclops (Scott Summers).[11]
See Also
- 492 appearance(s) of Maria Hill (Earth-616)
- 11 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Maria Hill (Earth-616)
- 29 minor appearance(s) of Maria Hill (Earth-616)
- 77 mention(s) of Maria Hill (Earth-616)
- 7 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Maria Hill (Earth-616)
- 110 image(s) of Maria Hill (Earth-616)
- 34 quotation(s) by or about Maria Hill (Earth-616)
- 7 victim(s) killed by Maria Hill (Earth-616)
Links and References
- www.wikipedia.org
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Secret War #5
- ↑ Invincible Iron Man #8
- ↑ Secret Invasion #1
- ↑ Mighty Avengers #18
- ↑ Invincible Iron Man #9
- ↑ Invincible Iron Man #11
- ↑ Avengers (Vol. 4) #1
- ↑ Secret Avengers (Vol. 2) #1
- ↑ Secret Avengers (Vol. 2) #5
- ↑ Marvel Fact Files #7
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 3) #20
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #5
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 5
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