What was Nick Fury's job before joining Shield?

Nicholas Joseph Fury was born in Huntsville, Alabama on July 4, 1950. He joined the United States Army after graduating from high school, eventually becoming a Colonel. He later left the army to join the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served as a spy during the Cold War.
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What is Nick Fury's backstory?

Director Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is an American spy, the former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the founder of the Avengers. Fury began his career of serving his nation within the United States Army, rising to the rank of Colonel before becoming a CIA operative during the Cold War.
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What was Nick Fury doing in space?

Foundation. Following the Blip, Nick Fury was relocated to a space station far away from Earth to build the most complex aerospace defense system in the history of mankind.
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Who was Nick Fury's first recruit?

In the beginning, Fury couldn't find anyone suitable as his plan to find Captain America seemed to be fruitless. Then he recruited Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson). In 2008, after Tony Stark decided to tell everyone his secret identity, Fury added him to the team.
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What was Fury working on?

Spider-Man: Far From Home revealed that its Nick Fury was actually Talos in disguise, and that the real Nick Fury was working on a mysterious space station.
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Where was Nick Fury before Secret Invasion?

The former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. who has been working with the Skrulls in space for years before returning to Earth. Fury has been away from Earth so long in part because he is worn out and uncertain of his place in the world following the events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Can Skrulls drink alcohol?

New Skrullos. Creating a new home for the Skrulls with New Skrullos, the Skrull Council decided that they should only drink and eat foods of the Skrull people. This included various Skrull produce along with Skrull wine. Skrull wine was offered by G'iah to Beto when he first arrived at New Skrullos.
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Who was the first Avenger to join SHIELD?

Hawkeye-First to be recruited by Nick Fury to work for SHIELD(founded in the 50s), and later the Avengers; Based on Renner being 50, I'll assume Hawkeye was around 20-30, when he joined SHIELD, possibly in the late 90s, after the Capt. Marvel stuff.
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Is Thor a Skrull?

He was eventually revealed to be the Skrull by Reed Richards' Invention, and subsequently killed.
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How did Fury lose his eye?

As explained in ULTIMATE X-MEN (2001) #11, Ultimate Fury was transporting Weapon X through Kuwait when their convoy was ambushed. He lost his left eye in the explosion but was ultimately saved by the man who would become Wolverine. And, he's worn the eyepatch ever since!
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Does Shield still exist in the MCU?

After he is defeated, S.H.I.E.L.D. is once again disbanded. S.H.I.E.L.D. has remained out of action since its disbandment, though individual members have been active. Its assets were divided among various U.S. government agencies such as a War Machine armor given to the Air Force and later stolen by Nick Fury Jr.
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Has Nick Fury always been a Skrull?

Nick Fury Was Impersonated by a Skrull Long Before 'Secret Invasion'
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Why is Nick Fury special?

It is eventually revealed that he takes a special medication called the Infinity Formula that halted his aging and allows him to be active despite being nearly a century old, later leading to him becoming The Unseen, herald of Uatu the Watcher, and forming a new team of Exiles.
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Why is Nick Fury immortal?

Infinity Formula: Nick Fury's aging had been slowed greatly by the Infinity Formula, a serum created by Dr. Berthold Sternberg. Fury was first inoculated with the serum in the 1940's. Fury took the serum annually for many years.
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Why did Nick Fury fake his death?

Fury went to his old friend on the Council, Alexander Pierce, to delay the Insight launch while he investigated the info gained by the Black Widow. But when Pierce, secretly a Hydra leader, ordered Fury killed, the S.H.I.E.L.D. director gave Captain America the data and then faked his own death to go deep undercover.
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Who betrayed Nick Fury?

The Attack on Nick Fury was an assassination attempt on S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury in Washington, D.C. It was orchestrated by HYDRA, on orders from Alexander Pierce after Fury began investigating Project Insight following the hijacking of the Lemurian Star.
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Which Avenger was a Skrull?

After teasing for three episodes, Secret Invasion has revealed Don Cheadle's Rhodey is a Skrull, delivering on Marvel Comics' impostor Avengers idea with huge ramifications.
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What color is Skrull blood?

Secret Invasion on X: "As a last resort, remember — Skrulls bleed green.
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Do Skrulls have a weakness?

They can replicate an appearance and vocal patterns perfectly - but the Skrulls are not without their weaknesses. Thus, Captain America can effectively prevent the Skrulls from shapeshifting by preventing them from ingesting enough calories - an odd weakness, but an effective one nonetheless.
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Who is the first lady avenger?

Wasp. Janet Van Dyne is Wasp; founding Avenger and first woman to become one of Earth's Mightiest. Not to mention…the brain behind the Avengers name! One of the team's longest standing members, Wasp has served as both leader and co-leader to her own Avengers squads.
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Which avenger can't get drunk?

Captain America knows a thing or two about his body preventing him from getting drunk. The Super-Soldier Serum and his unique metabolism mean that Steve Rogers can't get drunk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the comics.
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Can Bucky get drunk?

Even Bucky's variant serum should allow him to age normally (unless he gets frozen again). A side effect of the Super-Soldier Serum that the Winter Soldier shares with Captain America is that neither can get drunk.
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Who is Raava the Skrulls?

A rogue Skrull pirate, Raava struck back against the Skrull Empire following the deaths of her off-spring, Skragg and Raavaka. In the wake of her carnage, she was sentenced to a lifetime at a secret deep-space torture prison.
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