Phil Coulson
| Agent Phil Coulson | |
|---|---|
 Portrayed by Clark Gregg | |
| Known Aliases: | |
| Affiliations: | SHIELD |
| Socked By: | Non-designated modsock. |
| Introduction: | |
Second hand man to Nick Fury, Phil Coulson is an integral part of SHIELD.
Details
Name: Phil Coulson
Aliases:
Occupation: Agent of SHIELD
First appearance:
Family: Robert and Julie Coulson (both deceased)
Biography
The son of Robert and Julie Coulson, Phil Coulson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 8, 1964. Coulson grew up being a huge fan of Captain America, acquiring a vintage Captain America Card Collection over the course of two years. Coulson lost his father at a very young age, and his mother is now deceased as well. After high school, he was recruited right away to the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, eventually becoming a special agent and was taught by his supervising officer Nick Fury.
Coulson later went on to become Fury's trusted right-hand man.
Following M-Day, Coulson found himself reassessing his perspective on mutants, in particular, several agents who were known to carry the X-gene. In his typical quiet fashion, Coulson made arrangements for Clinton Barton to remain at the Xavier Institute, in return for assistance when needed. Clint utilised the resources Phil offered, meeting with him to hand over a group of fish people he found himself having to deal with.
As Coulson's relationships with the mansion grew, he began to become the unofficial liaison between them and SHIELD. When a small team of Avengers and SHIELD agents were attacked and captured by AIM, Coulson got help from the X-Men to rescue them. Likewise, with the Avengers unavailable, it was the X-Men he turned to in order to try and stop a Brotherhood attack on a small facility, although that mission ended far less successfully.
Powers/Abilities
Coulson is a baseline human, but highly trained in hand-to-hand combat, marksmanship and explosives. He is also a consummate "people person", able to set others at ease with his manner, which stands him in good standing both on missions and as part of his day-to-day operations with others.
Plots
2015
2021
X-Men Mission: Agents of SHIELD
Meta
Phil Coulson first appeared as a SHIELD agent during Phase 1 in several non-plot scenes with Nick Fury starting in 2012.
PB: Clark Gregg
Socked by: Non-designated modsock.
