Full Eclipse Protocol

"Ever since he went dark, no one's heard from him. This is highest priority, Full Eclipse Protocol. No one else can know."

- Eric Koenig to Phil Coulson

The Full Eclipse Protocol was a top secret protocol designed by Nick Fury. Its purpose was to ensure Fury would be officially believed dead should he be attacked, with only a few people knowing of his survival.

History
"Those are Fury's direct orders. Only a select few people can know that he's alive. Maria Hill, Cap, a couple of others, and now you and me."

- Eric Koenig to Phil Coulson

Following an assassination attempt on him, Nick Fury faked his death using Tetrodotoxin B and was officially declared dead by doctors. Actually, Fury had only slowed down his heartbeat to the extreme so he would be diagnosed dead. Once he regained consciousness, Fury enacted the Full Eclipse Protocol: only a very small number of trustworthy people should be informed of Fury's survival.

Fury had Maria Hill transport him to the secret S.H.I.E.L.D. Dam Facility. Eric Koenig was also informed of Fury's survival, who in turn informed Phil Coulson once he arrived in the secret base of Providence. Later, Hill brought Captain America, Black Widow and Sam Wilson to the dam facility, where Fury revealed he was actually alive. Once he recovered, Fury joined the battle against HYDRA, revealing his survival to Alexander Pierce before killing him. He also saved Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons from drowning, much to Simmons' incredulity, and joined Coulson in the Battle at Cybertek, where HYDRA operative John Garrett was surprised to learn that Fury had survived.

Following S.H.I.E.L.D.'s success against HYDRA, Fury decided to maintain Full Eclipse Protocol active and went dark one more time, trusting Coulson to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. as its new Director.

List of People Involved
This is a list of all people having been informed of Nick Fury's survival one way or another, despite or in the framework of Full Eclipse Protocol.
 * Original Participants
 * Maria Hill
 * Eric Koenig †
 * Captain America
 * Sam Wilson
 * Black Widow
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Phil Coulson
 * Melinda May
 * Leo Fitz
 * Jemma Simmons
 * Daisy Johnson
 * Robert Gonzales †
 * Bobbi Morse
 * Deathlok
 * Sharon Carter
 * Cameron Klein
 * World Security Council
 * Rockwell †
 * Yen †
 * Singh †
 * Avengers
 * Iron Man
 * Thor
 * Vision
 * Bruce Banner
 * Hawkeye
 * Laura Barton
 * HYDRA
 * Alexander Pierce †
 * John Garrett †