

His death gave the Avengers the push they needed to band together and stop the Chitauri invasion.

operative in the investigation into Stark Industries.ĭuring the Attack on the Helicarrier, Coulson was killed by Loki. Coulson later ran ground interference, surveillance and tactical operations in Puente Antiguo, New Mexico as part of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation surrounding an incident with Thor and the Destroyer.

He served as the primary operative in the Avengers Initiative following a Skrull Invasion of Earth in 1995 that led to the surfacing of Captain Marvel. Coulson was Nick Fury's right-hand man for many important missions and his liaison to the Avengers. "Phil" Coulson was a highly decorated agent and former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. To serve when everything else fails, to be humanity's last line of defense, to be the shield." ―Phil Coulson
