Alexander Pierce (Earth-6531)

"What if ISIS or the Ten Rings marched into Mumbai tomorrow, and you knew they were going to drag your daughter into a soccer stadium to decapitate her, and you could stop it with a flick of the switch... wouldn't you? Wouldn't you all? To build a better world sometimes means tearing the old one down."

- - Alexander Pierce to the World Security Council

Alexander Pierce was one of HYDRA's most important member and its top undercover operative inside the United States Government, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the World Security Council. He was the commander of all HYDRA forces within the CIA, seeking the to create a world of terror so the organization's vision of world perfection through security and fear at all costs came to fruition. In order to do so, he spearheaded Project Insight, with the approval of the United States Congress and the World Security Council, giving HYDRA maximum control over the world by killing all their enemies. His plans were interrupted by Captain America, Black Widow, Falcon, Sharon Carter, Nick Fury and Maria Hill during the HYDRA Uprising, where he was killed by Fury.

Biography
Born to a father who served in the 101st Airborne Division through World War II, Alexander Pierce's worldview was heavily influenced by his father's actions.