Nicholas Fury (Earth-2326)

"We are not alone in this vast universe, and we are hopelessly... hilariously, outgunned. That's where you come in."

- Nick Fury

Nicholas J. Fury was the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. who went off the grid after discovering a Skrull within the organization. He then began recruiting superhumans into his covert group known as the Avengers in order to save the world.