Nicholas Fury (Earth-1356)

"Everything I say to you, is the God's truth. Everything!! You're a soldier!! If I tell you red is green, red is green. That's the game we're playing here, hillbilly, and if you can't handle that, get your ass back behind the 7-11 counter where you belong."

- - Nick Fury to Captain America

General Nicholas "Nick" Fury was a former officer of the United States Army and a veteran spy for the CIA during the Cold War. During the Cold War, Fury lost his right eye for the Winter Soldier in an ambush. He quickly rose up through CIA's ranks, until he was given the rank of Director by the former head of the organization, Alexander Pierce, effectively becoming the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. For years he led the organization, spearheading the Avengers, Project Insight, among others.