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'''Alexander Goodwin Pierce''' is a [[Fictional character|fictional]] [[comic book]] character in the [[Marvel Universe]] from [[Marvel Comics]].
'''Alexander Goodwin Pierce''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], usually as a supporting character in stories featuring the espionage agency [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] as an agent.

A re-imagining of the character was portrayed by [[Robert Redford]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] films ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'' (2014) and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019).


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
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The character, created by [[Bob Harras]] and [[Paul Neary]], first appeared in ''Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.'' #3 (August 1988).
The character, created by [[Bob Harras]] and [[Paul Neary]], first appeared in ''[[Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' #3 (August 1988).


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
Alexander Goodwin Pierce was born in [[Long Island, New York]]. He majors at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy in civilian surveillance, and serves in the Accounting Department before becoming a [[sleeper agent]] working in decoding dispatches from [[HYDRA]].{{issue|date=December 2011}} When S.H.I.E.L.D. is taken over by the [[Deltites]], [[Nick Fury]] recruits Pierce to help him defeat [[Viper (Madame Hydra)#Madame Hydra VI|Madame Hydra]] and the Deltites and take back the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization.{{issue|date=December 2011}}
Alexander Pierce was born on [[Long Island, New York]], and majored at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy in civilian surveillance, and serves in the [[Philadelphia]] Accounting Department before becoming a [[sleeper agent]] working in decoding dispatches from [[Hydra (Marvel Comics)|HYDRA]].<ref>''Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.'' #3</ref> After escaping death in an ambush at HYDRA's [[Hong Kong]] base, Pierce accompanied [[Nick Fury]] to the Himalayas, along with their prisoner [[Madame Hydra]]. Unable to withstand the bitter cold, they were seized by robotic duplicates called "Deltites" and brought to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s orbiting satellite. Aided by Madame Hydra, Pierce and a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents escaped and took part in the battle that led to the Deltites' destruction.<ref>''Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.'' #6</ref>


Following the subsequent disbanding of S.H.I.E.L.D., Pierce served as caretaker of the S.H.I.E.L.D. skyscraper that once served as its headquarters. He was then contacted for help by Nick Fury aid him and his allies in vanquishing the Death's Head Squad. He has since joined the new version of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury has organized.<ref>''Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.'' Vol. 3 #2</ref>
Pierce subsequently serves as the sometimes personal aide and bodyguard to Fury.{{issue|date=December 2011}}


Pierce later appears as the [[Secret Warriors (Team White)|Secret Warriors]]' leader following [[Secret War (comics)|Secret War]]. Pierce was given command of Team Black, consisting of the most dangerous and unruly recruits on the Caterpillar list of young super-humans. The team was ordered to gather intelligence on Hydra. Pierce brought his team in for a joint attack with the [[Howling Commandos]] on Hell's Heaven, stronghold deep within China. The mission was successful, but after Pierce pulled Team Black out, additional Hydra forces attacked and wiped out the Commandos. Pierce and his team survived and was all folded into a new United Nations sanctioned S.H.I.E.L.D. created by Fury and run by [[Daisy Johnson|Daisy Johnson/Quake]].<ref>''[[Secret Warriors (2009 series)|Secret Warriors]]'' #11</ref>
He later appears as the leader of one of Nick Fury's secret independent teams, the [[Secret Warriors]].<ref>''Secret Warriors'' #11</ref>


==Other media==
==Other versions==
===Mutant X===
In the ''[[Mutant X (comics)|Mutant X]]'' reality, Alexander Pierce along other S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents fought [[Havok (comics)|Havok]] and The Six ([[X-Men]]) atop the [[Statue of Liberty]] where S.H.I.E.L.D. planned to release the [[Legacy Virus]] to kill all super-human life.<ref>''Mutant X'' #1</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
===Television===
Alexander Goodwin Pierce appeared in the 1998 live-action [[television film]] ''[[Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (film)|Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'', portrayed by [[Neil Roberts (actor)|Neil Roberts]].
Alexander Pierce appears in ''[[Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (film)|Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'', portrayed by [[Neil Roberts (actor)|Neil Roberts]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} This version is a British recruit assigned to the [[Nick Fury|eponymous character]] following their exile from [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] under Jack Pincer.


===Film===
===Film===
[[Robert Redford]] portrays [[Alexander Pierce (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Alexander Pierce]] in films set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. This version is the secretary of the [[World Security Council]], [[Nick Fury (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Nick Fury]]'s close friend, director of a [[Hydra (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hydra]] cell within [[S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|S.H.I.E.L.D.]], and the [[Bucky Barnes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Winter Soldier]]'s handler (a role originally filled by [[Aleksander Lukin]]).
In the 2014 [[Marvel Studios]] film ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'', Alexander Pierce serves as the main antagonist, and is played by actor [[Robert Redford]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 8, 2013 |title=‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ filming begins |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/20435/captain_america_the_winter_soldier_begins_filming/ |publisher=Marvel |accessdate=April 8, 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6FjPfma3D |archivedate=April 8, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
* Pierce is introduced in ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|date=April 8, 2013 |title='Captain America: The Winter Soldier' filming begins |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/20435/captain_america_the_winter_soldier_begins_filming/ |publisher=Marvel |access-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410211853/http://marvel.com/news/story/20435/captain_america_the_winter_soldier_begins_filming/ |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He masterminds Project Insight ostensibly to recognize and apprehend criminals and terrorists using [[Helicarrier]]s, but in actuality plans to kill citizens whom [[Arnim Zola (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Arnim Zola]] recognizes as a threat to Hydra to force the world into submission. When Pierce learns of Fury's investigation into Project Insight's confidential files, he dispatches the Winter Soldier to eliminate Fury and [[Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Steve Rogers]]. However, he is foiled by Rogers, [[Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Natasha Romanoff]], [[Sam Wilson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Sam Wilson]], Fury, and S.H.I.E.L.D. loyalists before Fury kills him.
The leader of the [[HYDRA]] cell operating within S.H.I.E.L.D., he masterminds 'Project Insight', the development of three new Helicarriers intended to carry out a mass assassination of all citizens recognised as a threat to HYDRA by an algorithm developed by [[Arnim Zola]], in order to allow HYDRA to force the nation into submission. When [[Nick Fury]] becomes suspicious of Project Insight, which has been disguised as an effort to recognise and apprehend criminals and terrorists prior to their misdeeds, Pierce commands the [[Winter Soldier (comics)|Winter Soldier]] to eliminate him, as well as [[Captain America]] and the [[Black Widow (comics)|Black Widow]]. At the film's climax, Project Insight's Helicarriers are destroyed by Captain America and the [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]], and Pierce is killed by Fury while attempting to make his escape.
* An alternate timeline version of Pierce makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/avengers-endgame-cast-every-character-return/|title=Every Character In Avengers: Endgame|first1=Cooper|last1=Hood|work=Screen Rant|date=April 27, 2019|access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://en.marveldatabase.com/Alexander_Pierce_%28Earth-616%29 Alexander Goodwin Pierce] at Marvel Wiki
* [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Pierce_%28Earth-616%29 Alexander Goodwin Pierce] at Marvel Wiki
*[http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0381019/ Pierce at the Internet Movie Database]


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Alexander Goodwin Pierce
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceNick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 (August 1988)
Created byBob Harras (writer)
Paul Neary (artist)
In-story information
Team affiliationsS.H.I.E.L.D.
Secret Warriors
Notable aliasesAnthony Duranti

Alexander Goodwin Pierce is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in stories featuring the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. as an agent.

A re-imagining of the character was portrayed by Robert Redford in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Publication history

[edit]

The character, created by Bob Harras and Paul Neary, first appeared in Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 (August 1988).

Fictional character biography

[edit]

Alexander Pierce was born on Long Island, New York, and majored at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy in civilian surveillance, and serves in the Philadelphia Accounting Department before becoming a sleeper agent working in decoding dispatches from HYDRA.[1] After escaping death in an ambush at HYDRA's Hong Kong base, Pierce accompanied Nick Fury to the Himalayas, along with their prisoner Madame Hydra. Unable to withstand the bitter cold, they were seized by robotic duplicates called "Deltites" and brought to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s orbiting satellite. Aided by Madame Hydra, Pierce and a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents escaped and took part in the battle that led to the Deltites' destruction.[2]

Following the subsequent disbanding of S.H.I.E.L.D., Pierce served as caretaker of the S.H.I.E.L.D. skyscraper that once served as its headquarters. He was then contacted for help by Nick Fury aid him and his allies in vanquishing the Death's Head Squad. He has since joined the new version of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury has organized.[3]

Pierce later appears as the Secret Warriors' leader following Secret War. Pierce was given command of Team Black, consisting of the most dangerous and unruly recruits on the Caterpillar list of young super-humans. The team was ordered to gather intelligence on Hydra. Pierce brought his team in for a joint attack with the Howling Commandos on Hell's Heaven, stronghold deep within China. The mission was successful, but after Pierce pulled Team Black out, additional Hydra forces attacked and wiped out the Commandos. Pierce and his team survived and was all folded into a new United Nations sanctioned S.H.I.E.L.D. created by Fury and run by Daisy Johnson/Quake.[4]

Other versions

[edit]

Mutant X

[edit]

In the Mutant X reality, Alexander Pierce along other S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents fought Havok and The Six (X-Men) atop the Statue of Liberty where S.H.I.E.L.D. planned to release the Legacy Virus to kill all super-human life.[5]

In other media

[edit]

Television

[edit]

Alexander Pierce appears in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Neil Roberts.[citation needed] This version is a British recruit assigned to the eponymous character following their exile from S.H.I.E.L.D. under Jack Pincer.

Film

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Robert Redford portrays Alexander Pierce in films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This version is the secretary of the World Security Council, Nick Fury's close friend, director of a Hydra cell within S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Winter Soldier's handler (a role originally filled by Aleksander Lukin).

  • Pierce is introduced in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).[6] He masterminds Project Insight ostensibly to recognize and apprehend criminals and terrorists using Helicarriers, but in actuality plans to kill citizens whom Arnim Zola recognizes as a threat to Hydra to force the world into submission. When Pierce learns of Fury's investigation into Project Insight's confidential files, he dispatches the Winter Soldier to eliminate Fury and Steve Rogers. However, he is foiled by Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Sam Wilson, Fury, and S.H.I.E.L.D. loyalists before Fury kills him.
  • An alternate timeline version of Pierce makes a cameo appearance in Avengers: Endgame (2019).[7]

References

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  1. ^ Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
  2. ^ Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #6
  3. ^ Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 3 #2
  4. ^ Secret Warriors #11
  5. ^ Mutant X #1
  6. ^ "'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' filming begins". Marvel. April 8, 2013. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Hood, Cooper (April 27, 2019). "Every Character In Avengers: Endgame". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
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