Gideon Malick

"This is out of line, Director. You’re dealing with forces you can’t control." "You ever been in a war, Councilman? In a firefight? Did you feel an over abundance of control?"

- Gideon Malick and Nick Fury

Gideon Malick is a former member of the World Security Council whose current loyalties remain a mystery.

World Security Council
Gideon Malick was a member of the World Security Council, the advisory body who supervised S.H.I.E.L.D. and Director Nick Fury in times of world threatening crisis.

War for Earth
"You let him take it and the war criminal, Loki, who should be answering for his crime." "Oh, I think he will be."

- Gideon Malick and Nick Fury

Nick Fury informed the council of an attack on S.H.I.E.L.D. from the Asgardian Prince Loki which had resulted in the Destruction of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., the loss of the Tesseract, and Agent Hawkeye becoming a mind-controlled slave to Loki. Fury informed them that although Loki's brother Thor was believed to not be hostile, they needed to bring together the Avengers to counter the attack, although Malick and Hawley expressed their reservations on the idea as they viewed the Avengers as a team of super-powered freaks, noting that they should move forward with Phase 2. Fury insisted that this war would be won by soldiers before he went to recruit Captain America. During the Battle of New York, Malick, along with the other council members, ordered Fury to drop a nuclear bomb on New York City to contain the Chitauri invasion. Fury argued against the command as he refused to bomb a civilian population while the Avengers continued to try to control the situation. Malick and the other members of the Council ordered the missile to be fired regardless, but Fury went so far as firing upon one of his jets on the Helicarrier. The command was followed by another pilot who deployed the missile; it was ultimately stopped by Iron Man. The battle was eventually won by the Avengers and Loki was taken into custody; Malick listened as Fury explained that Thor was taking Loki and the Tesseract back to Asgard to keep it from their reach. When Malick noted that that was not a decision he should have made, Fury assured him he had not made it, just had not argued when the God of Thunder did. Despite Malick's reservations, Fury informed them that he was no longer tracking the location of the Avengers as he had allowed them to disperse due to a promise he had made.

Allies

 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Nick Fury - Former Subordinate
 * Maria Hill - Former Subordinate
 * World Security Council
 * Hawley - Former Fellow Councilor

Enemies

 * Loki
 * Chitauri