Jasper Sitwell is a
fictional
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character, an
espionage
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agent appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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.
The character was portrayed by
Maximiliano Hernández
Maximiliano Hernández (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Agent Jasper Sitwell in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and FBI Agent Chris Amador in the first season of ''The Americans''.
Early life
A nati ...
in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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.
Publication history
Created by writer-editor
Stan Lee
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and artist and co-plotter
Jack Kirby
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, he
first appeared
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in ''
Strange Tales
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'' #144 (May 1966).
Jasper Sitwell appears as an agent of the fictional espionage agency
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ''Strange Tales'' #135 (August 1965), it often deals ...
, beginning in the feature "
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." in Marvel Comics' ''
Strange Tales
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'' #144 (
cover-date
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d May 1966) and continuing into the subsequent ''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' comic-book series in 1968. He became the S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison to
defense industry
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contractor
Tony Stark
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beginning in the "Iron Man" feature in ''
Tales of Suspense
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'' #93 (September 1967), and continuing into that subsequent series as well. He was seldom featured from the early 1970s until the 1988 miniseries ''
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
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'', and then again in the 1996–1997 series ''Iron Man'' (vol. 2). Sitwell afterward appeared in a three-issue arc of the
superhero
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-team series ''
The Avengers
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'' in 2000, and in ''
Punisher War Journal'' (vol. 2) #1 (January 2007).
Fictional character biography
Jasper Sitwell graduated at the top of his class at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, with particularly high marks in airborne jump school and underwater maneuvers. When first introduced to S.H.I.E.L.D. Executive Director
Nick Fury
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, the new agent's eager-beaver attitude meets initially with mock (and occasionally real) frustration from Fury and second-in-command
Dum Dum Dugan, but Sitwell soon proves himself and earns his fellow agents' respect — albeit tinged with occasional humor aimed at his youthfulness and idealistic naïveté. Mentored by Fury himself and occasionally appointed interim director when Fury is on solo missions in the field, Sitwell later is assigned to
Stark Industries
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as liaison between S.H.I.E.L.D. and that defense-industry contractor, which designs and manufactures much of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ordnance and equipment. There he confronts costumed
assassins
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and
terrorists such as
Grey Gargoyle
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The Grey Gargoyle first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #107 (Aug. 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and J ...
,
Spymaster
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*List of American spies
*List of British spies
* List of German spies
*List of fictional spymasters
This is ...
(who shoots him and puts Sitwell in a
coma
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for a time), and
A.I.M., and even romances
Whitney Frost
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, a one-time Stark paramour. Sitwell is eventually reassigned back to S.H.I.E.L.D., but continues to play a role in the affairs of Tony Stark from time to time. When
Obadiah Stane
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takes over what was by then named Stark International, Fury sends Sitwell on an ultimately failed attempt to retrieve the
Iron Man armors.
Sitwell, like most of the S.H.I.E.L.D. leadership at the time, is seemingly killed by a self-aware, renegade "Deltan" variety of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s
artificial human "
Life Model Decoys", and replaced by one such LMD, which was then installed as executive director. The real Sitwell later turns up alive after having been
brainwash
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ed by a faction of the terrorist organization
HYDRA
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* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
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Astronomy
* Hydra (constel ...
, placed in
suspended animation, released as part of a plot against Fury, and eventually
deprogrammed. He has since become S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top interrogator, often paired with fellow agent
Jimmy Woo. He has also worked closely with
G. W. Bridge
George Washington "G. W." Bridge is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a former mercenary and high-ranking agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Publication history
G.W. Bridge first appeared in ''X-Force' ...
, mainly in an attempt to neutralize the threat of the
Punisher.
Sitwell was one of the many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who refused to join
Norman Osborn's
H.A.M.M.E.R.
H.A.M.M.E.R. is a fictional espionage and law enforcement agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The organisation is led by Norman Osborn and was formed in ''Secret Invasion'' #8 to replace S.H.I.E.L.D. The organisat ...
organization in the wake of the
Skrull Secret Invasion. He would join with Dum Dum Dugan to form a
mercenary paramilitary group that would engage H.A.M.M.E.R., HYDRA and its associate "Leviathan" program, alongside Nick Fury's
Secret Warriors
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** Secret Warriors (Team White)
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.
['']Secret Warriors
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** Secret Warriors (Team White)
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'' #17 (2010). Marvel Comics. One of these many skirmishes sees Jasper lose his friends
Eric Koenig and
Gabriel Jones.
He also works with Nick Fury in regards to the underground activities of
Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.
During one of the Winter Soldier's missions, a brainwashed
Black Widow is brought into custody at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. She had been influenced by old Russian brainwashing technology so it seemed she had broken free of one brainwashing attempt and had returned to her old self. This was actually a ruse by rogue Russian elements in order to strike at Nick Fury. Black Widow tried to kill Nick Fury but Sitwell got on the trajectory of the shot and was killed instead of Fury. His sacrifice gave Fury the opportunity to save himself.
[''Winter Soldier'' #9-10 (2012). Marvel Comics.]
He returned as a
zombie
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through unknown ways and was held in Area 13 by a S.H.I.E.L.D. division called
S.T.A.K.E.
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Publication history
S.T.A.K.E. first appeared in ''S.H.I.E.L.D.'' Vol. 3 #9 and ...
Sitwell joined the
Life Model Decoy of Dum Dum Dugan and Agent
Martin Reyna Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
to fight
Teen Abomination
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Publication history
Teen Abomination first appeared in ''Superior ...
. After the defeat of Teen Abomination, Jasper was brought back to his cell. On the way back to his cell, he crossed Dugan and recognized him.
As part of the ''
All-New, All-Different Marvel'' event, Jasper Sitwell's zombie form appears as a member of S.T.A.K.E.'s
Howling Commandos.
Jasper Sitwell's zombie form was seen with the Howling Commandos at the time when they help
Old Man Logan
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rescue
Jubilee from
Dracula
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.
Powers and abilities
Jasper Sitwell has S.H.I.E.L.D. training in espionage, firearms, and hand-to-hand combat.
Other versions
The
Ultimate Marvel version of Jasper Sitwell is a
government
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operative. In ''
Ultimate Fallout
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'', he informs
Nick Fury
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that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s budget will be decreasing by 30 percent.
In other media
Television
Jasper Sitwell appears in ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', voiced by
Tom Kane.
Film
Jasper Sitwell's zombie form appears in ''
Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell'', voiced by Mike Vaughn.
This version is a member of the
Howling Commandos.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Jasper Sitwell appears in media set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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, portrayed by
Maximiliano Hernández
Maximiliano Hernández (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Agent Jasper Sitwell in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and FBI Agent Chris Amador in the first season of ''The Americans''.
Early life
A nati ...
. This version is a bald Hispanic
Hydra
Hydra generally refers to:
* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Hydra (constel ...
sleeper agent who works undercover as a
S.H.I.E.L.D.
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agent.
* Sitwell is introduced in the film ''
Thor
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'' (2011),
wherein S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers
Mjolnir, establishes a base around it, and confiscates
Jane Foster
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and
Erik Selvig
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's research on the wormhole that brought it to Earth. They would also have encounters with
Thor
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and the
Destroyer
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larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
as well.
* Sitwell appears in the
Marvel One-Shot
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short film ''
The Consultant'' (2011). He meets with fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agent
Phil Coulson
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to discuss the issue of the
World Security Council
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wanting
Emil Blonsky
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to be a part of the
Avengers Initiative
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. They send the eponymous "Consultant",
Tony Stark, to annoy General
Thaddeus Ross into never releasing Blonsky from his custody.
* Sitwell makes a brief appearance in the film ''
The Avengers
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'' (2012).
* Sitwell appears in the Marvel One-Shot ''
Item 47
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'' (2012).
He is assigned to track down two civilians using a
Chitauri
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gun to rob banks. After he eventually captures them however, he decides to induct them into S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Sitwell appears in the television series ''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', with Adam Faison portraying a younger version in a flashback. While he makes minor appearances in
season one Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguat ...
, the
season five
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episode "Rise and Shine" reveals he once attended a Hydra academy in his youth.
* In the film ''
Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014), Sitwell's affiliation with Hydra is revealed. Upon discovering this,
Steve Rogers,
Natasha Romanoff
Black Widow (Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova; Russian: Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романова) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotte ...
, and
Sam Wilson capture and interrogate him, however in the course of the story he is killed by the
Winter Soldier.
* An alternate timeline version of Sitwell appears in the film ''
Avengers: Endgame'' (2019).
Video games
* Jasper Sitwell appears in ''
Marvel: Avengers Alliance''.
* Jasper Sitwell appears in ''
Lego Marvel's Avengers
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'', voiced by
Keith Silverstein.
* Jasper Sitwell's zombie form appears in ''
Marvel Avengers Academy
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'', voiced by Jesse Adam.
See also
*
List of S.H.I.E.L.D. members
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a Marvel Comics fictional advanced counterterrorism and intelligence agency charged with investigating and neutralizing paranormal and superhuman threats for global security. It was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ''St ...
References
External links
The Grand Comics DatabaseThe Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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