Thomas Castle (Earth-5171)

"Sometimes, there is a happy ending, Batman. You remember that every time you look at those dead people because of war, hunger, poverty... and you remember that there are some people out there who won't ever have a happy ending, so stop trying, cause you will never...EVER, change this rotten world. The only way it can be cleansed is by being burnt, and from the ashes, reborn."

- - Hush Thomas Castle was a HYDRA sleeper agent inside S.H.I.E.L.D.'s as a commanding agent of the special unit of S.T.R.I.K.E. A master combatant, and trained to the apex in both bodey and mind, Castle was known for his eficiency and for always getting the job done, embarking on missions through the globe alongside his team to accomplish numerous objectives. When the HYDRA Uprising was revealed and set in motion, Castle led HYDRA against the S.H.I.E.L.D. loyalists, but after a fight with Batman he was nearly killed, being thrown by the dark knight in a glass-crushing machine, leaving his face heavily disfigured. Falling in madness and lusting for revenge, Castle took upon the name of Hush and started to aid Scarecrow into his bigger plans for world domination.