Deke Shaw

"I'm kind of trying to do the whole hero thing man! Is that your pep talk? You guys get killed, who saves the world then? I told my parents not to believe in this roach-crap fairy tale, and they went and they died for it anyway. And I'm probably next in line. But there is no way in hell that I'm gonna let some blue Kreeper destroy that machine before I get to see whether or not that damn thing was worth any of this."

- Deke Shaw

Deke Shaw is a scavenger who lived in the Lighthouse, in the year 2091. Growing up, Shaw's mother was murdered and his father sent down to the remains of Earth. He hosted a clandestine Framework program. When the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents of the past came to save the future, he reluctantly agreed to aid Phil Coulson and his team, while both seeking a profit and keeping their actions from harming the safety of the place, choosing to sell Daisy Johnson over to Kasius for a profit.

Having accepted that what Coulson and the rest of the team were saying was the truth, Shaw agreed to help them get back to their own time, learning that a rogue part of the True Believers, led by his former friend Samuel Voss had killed his father to keep this from happening.

During the final stand against the Kree, Shaw put his life on the line by overloading Enoch's battery to power the machine that would open the White Monolith portal, to secure safe passage back to the present timeline for his S.H.I.E.L.D. colleagues. However, Shaw was miraculously hit by a shard from the White Monolith, sending him back to the present time as well, where he began working with S.H.I.E.L.D. to avert the events that would lead to the Destruction of Earth. In the process, he learned that Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons were his maternal grandparents.

Losing his Family
"I was 9 okay? When my mother got dragged away and murdered. Kasius got rid of all the elders, all the smart people, and she was one of them. And after she was gone, my dad took up the cause. He carried the torch for her. And as I got older, I begged him not to. I said that they were gonna get him, too, and I was right. He got sent to the roaches, just like the rest of them."

- Deke Shaw telling Phil Coulson about his parents' deaths

Shaw was born and raised in the Lighthouse, one of the last humans to be born through regular gestation before Kasius sterilized the entire population and regulated childbirth. Shaw's mother would tell him about her mother and father and how her father was the best man she knew. Shaw would come to know Fitz and Simmons as Nana and Bobo. Every year on his birthday, Shaw's mother would find a fresh orange for him.

At age 9, Shaw witnessed the arrest and murder of his mother, who was eliminated by the Kree Watch because she was considered a potential threat to the community, due to her intelligence. He grew up with his father, Owen Shaw, whom he tried to stop from continuing his mother's work. Eventually, Owen was arrested too and sent to the surface of Earth, where Shaw assumed he was killed by the roaches.

At some point, Shaw became friends with Tess, who was aware of Shaw loosing his parents.

Recreating the Framework
"I had to rebuild the software from scratch because Kasius had the historical archives erased. But I was able to get my hands on the servers. I gathered bits of data here and there, and the rest is guesswork."

- Deke Shaw telling Daisy Johnson about his Framework program

At some point, Shaw had found the remains of the old Framework system designed by Holden Radcliffe and Leo Fitz. Shaw would then create a small version of the Framework, where residents of the Lighthouse would come and get away from the horrors of the Kree. The Kree were pleased with the idea, as it kept the residents compliant.

Encounter with Melinda May
"I was not prepared for that, I got to admit. You pack a big punch for such a small package. I got to read the fine print next time. I hate wasting the charge on that thing. Honestly, I wasn't trying to hurt you, but you had a lead pipe at the ready, and I can't ri... Okay. I guess we'll stick with the first impression."

- Deke Shaw talking to Melinda May

Having been hired by his acquaintance, Virgil, to supply Metrics to a group of people, Shaw came through a cracked window of the Lighthouse, with his helmet on. He used his Gravity Puck to adjust the gravity, so he wouldn't get sucked out into space. He proceeded to find Virgil.

Upon finding some bodies who were killed by the Vrellnexians, Shaw dragged them to storage space to remove their metrics. Shaw removed his helmet, and proceeded to cut out the metrics with a pocket knife. Sensing he wasn't alone, Shaw pretended to leave. After Shaw "left", the other occupant, who was Melinda May, came out from hiding. Shaw then pinned her to the wall and told her he's been looking for her. Assuming Shaw to be hostile, May attacked him. Because of her injury, Shaw had the upper hand. After a quick skirmish, Shaw used his Gravity Puck to pin her against the wall. He tried to talk to May afterwards, but she proceeded to kick him in the face. Having enough, Shaw muffled May as she started to threaten him.

Shaw proceeded to tie May up. He then activated a flare and threw it in the hallway to keep the roaches away. Seeing that May didn't have her Metric, Shaw used his knife to cut through her wrist and insert a metric as she muffled in pain.

Uniting with the Team
"Buddy! Just go with it. I've been looking everywhere for you guys. Man, what a mess back there, huh? These poor suckers. Virgil you know, from R&R? He was trying to scam these guys out of some tokens. This one came running to me begging for help, the poor thing. When I get my hands on that no-good louse, he's gonna have some explaining to do. So where is Virgil, anyway?" "He's dead."

- Deke Shaw and Phil Coulson

Sometime after the Kree Soldiers captured Phil Coulson, Daisy Johnson, and Jemma Simmons, Shaw and Melinda May came to their rescue. Shaw managed to talk the Kree guards into believing that Virgil stole their Metrics. Coulson then revealed that Virgil was dead. As the team talked, Shaw had brief stare down with the Kree soldier. Shaw then offered if he let's them go, he would give him a couple of hours in the Framework.

Once in the clear, Shaw asked the team if the roaches got Virgil, to which Coulson confirmed. Shaw would tell them that Virgil was an acquaintance and that he hired him to help the team swap Metrics out. Seeing that the team didn't have the money Virgil owed him, Shaw planned on leaving, but Johnson stopped him. Telling him that they need his help rescuing Alphonso Mackenzie and Yo-Yo Rodriguez from the Kree. Shaw started to become confused as Coulson refered to the Trawler as a spacecraft. Shaw planned on leaving them again, but Coulson stopped him by asking for his name. After Shaw revealed it to be Deke, they heard the screams of Rodriguez. So May cunningly pinned him against the wall with his Gravity Puck. Simmons then demanded the location of the Trawler. Shaw told her it was on Level 9. So May left with Simmons to the Trawler, while Johnson left Shaw with Coulson to question him, while she went in search of Mackenzie and Rodriguez.

Coulson released Shaw from the wall and continued to question him about what the Kree want with Humaniity. Shaw became confused of Coulson's question of why the Kree built the Lighthouse, and told him humans did and that it was built over 90 years ago. Shaw slowly became aware that Coulson and his team aren't from here and recollects the prophecy of people from the past coming to save Humanity. Upon realizing this, he asked Coulson the year in which he was abducted. This made him realize that Virgil's stories were indeed sane and the people from the past had arrived.

Disposing Bodies
"We got to come up with a system, 'cause I'm not doing this every time we take out a Kree!" "The system is, "No more dead Kree"! We're two past maximum!"

- Deke Shaw and Alphonso Mackenzie

Shaw and Phil Coulson reunited with Melinda May and Jemma Simmons, after they realized they were also in the future after seeing the destroyed Earth. Coulson asked Shaw if Virgil Shaw anything about his plan, which Shaw said he was still trying to come to grips with the idea of time travel. Coulson continued to question Shaw about his knowledge of the White Monolith, but Shaw denied any knowledge of it. Realizing that at the moment, they had to blend in, the three turned to Shaw, who offered three Metrics. At first May refused, but Shaw argued that this was the only way to blend in. Realizing Shaw was right, Coulson took the metrics. Shaw then led the three away.

Tess, Shaw's friend, and colleague arrived and demanded to know if Shaw used the Trawler without Virgil. She was, however, met with the horrible news that Virgil was killed by the Vrellnexians. Tess started to get into an argument with Shaw, before he calms her down and tells her that the people he's with are the people from the prophecy that Virgil talked about. At first Tess was hesitant to believe it, until Coulson gave her evidence by showing her a nickle that was still like brand new. When Tess found out that Alphonso Mackenzie and Yo-Yo Rodriguez were in the hands of the Kree, she tried to convince Shaw to go help them. At first, Shaw denied, and tried to leave. But Tess stopped him by offering to double what Virgil was going to pay him. Shaw agreed and told Tess to get Coulson, May, and Simmons to blend in while he went to help the others.

When Shaw arrived at the room where Mackenzie and Rodriguez were held captive, he saw them with the help of Daisy Johnson having killed the guards. An upset Shaw yelled at the trio, as the Kree would retaliate and kill a horde of humans in revenge. Shaw then searched for a way to cover up the mess. When Mackenzie suggested taking the Kree to where the other bodies were so the roaches could dine on them, Shaw argued that they can't be seen in the elevator with two dead Kree. Mackenzie then suggested they put them on top of the elevator, to which Shaw agreed too.

On the way up to Level 3, Mackenzie made note that Shaw didn't mention the elevator had a sky lite and that the Krees bodies could be seen. Shaw asked what a sky lite was, and the three just ignored his question.

Shaw helped them drag the guards to where the roaches were and told them not to kill anymore Kree. After the four dragged the bodies into the room where the roaches were, Johnson's first name, "Daisy", was revealed to Shaw, after Rodriguez told her to close the door. When Shaw showed a sign of affection towards Johnson, she denied it and the four went to regroup up with the others.

Revelations


"You see, I'm the one person who actually pieced their history together. You want to know what kind of force could crack a planet in half? It was you."

- Deke Shaw to Daisy Johnson

When Shaw, Daisy Johnson, Alphonso Mackenzie, and Yo-Yo Rodriguez met up with Phil Coulson, Melinda May, and Tess, they learned that Jemma Simmons was taken up to Kasius. Shaw pulled Tess away from the others and asked what happened. Tess told him that a servant was injured and Simmons saved him. While Tess admired what Simmons did, Shaw considered it dangerous. Tess started talking about how Virgil might have been right, but Shaw denied it, saying that anyone who believed were dead. Tess acknowledged the deaths of Shaw's mother and father, but tried to assure him that maybe they didn't die in vain. But Shaw still refused to accept it and told Tess to get them to blend in and left.

Johnson grew suspicious of Shaw and tailed him, unaware Shaw knew she was following him, into a cabin where she found him and others asleep. When she approached him, a device on the ceiling put her to sleep and into a prototype Framework.

In the Framework, Johnson found Shaw in a bar arguing with the bartender, Rick, about the newspapers Shaw wanted were thrown out. Shaw told Rick to find the papers and revealed to Johnson that he knew she was there. He offered her a beer, but she denied. She sat next to Shaw and asked where she was. Shaw told her that she's in his recreated version of the Framework that he cobbled together from what remained of the old software. Shaw then told her that he uses the Framework as an escape for people. When Johnson compared the Lighthouse to a prison, Shaw was disgusted, and told her that prison would be nicer then the Lighthouse.

The two got into an argument of rescuing Simmons from Kasius. When Johnson threatened to tell the Kree about Shaw's little business, he revealed they already knew and approved of it. As Shaw was giving the people something other then endless working. Johnson believed the Kree were okay with Shaw's business because it kept the people compliant. The two started speaking over each other about fighting back, before Shaw yelled at her that she has not idea what fighting back would do to the remaining humans.

Shaw then noticed a news report of Johnson as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and paused it. Shaw revealed to Johnson that he was the only one who pieced the history together. That it was "Quake", who cracked the Earth apart. Shaw then showed Johnson a virtual screen of the Earth "quaked" apart, much to her horror.

Betraying Daisy Johnson


"Sorry, sweetheart. I'm just playing the long game."

- Deke Shaw to Daisy Johnson

After learning the truth and coming out of the Framework, Shaw and Johnson went to meet up with Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Alphonso Mackenzie, and Yo-Yo Rodriguez where they planned to, only to find them nowhere to be found. While Shaw figured they finally took his advice in blending in, Johnson believed something went wrong. Shaw believed Johnson was defecting because of what Shaw told her about her role in the Earth's destruction, but Johnson argued that she wasn't nearly as powerful as it would take to crack the Earth apart. Shaw countered with the Multiverse theory, and that there were multiple universes. But before Shaw could continue, Johnson slapped him in the face. Before the two could continue their discussion, Shaw noticed something wrong with "The Shoe Guy". He went over to see what happened, and he was informed that there was a Renewal and there was vacancies at Grill's salvage. Shaw relayed this information to Johnson, who decided to act on it. After Johnson left, Shaw begged her not to do anything stupid.

Shaw met up with Johnson after she received a Kree datapad from Rodriguez. Knowing Johnson was going to try and rescue Jemma Simmons from Kasius, Shaw tried to talk her out of it, saying she needs to play the long game. He tells her that with time, he can get her to Kasius with an invitation, but she ignores his warnings. As she tries to leave, Shaw grabs her arm, telling her he was not going to allow her to destroy the world a second time. Johnson quaked Shaw off her. He exhaled and called Johnson "Quake, Destroyer of Worlds". Johnson angrily left, telling Shaw never to call her that again.

Feeling as though Johnson would cause more harm then good, Shaw went to Kasius and warned him of Johnson's arrival.

After suffering a few hiccups, Johnson entered the hallway to Kasius's chamber, only to become trapped between two glass walls. She was then exposed to gas that made her woozy. Moments later, Shaw appeared alongside Kasius, Sinara, and Kree soldiers. Johnson swore that she would kill Shaw, only for him to tell her that he was just playing the "long game" before she fell unconscious.

Aiding Kasius


"I want to thank you for bringing her to me. But Sinara is concerned about the prophecy that others from the past might have come." "Guess that means you are, too." "Prophecies are hard to decipher. Could be 2 people, could be 20." "Well, maybe the prophecy wouldn't be such a mystery if you didn't kill everyone that knew anything about it."

- Deke Shaw and Kasius about the prophecy

Once Shaw helped Kasius in the capture of Daisy Johnson, he waited for Basha to leave to ask for payment for delivery Johnson to him. Shaw was rewarded with a valuable coin. But Kasius became concerned that there were more S.H.I.E.L.D. agents from the past that arrived at The Lighthouse as the prophecy never clarified how many people would come. Shaw made a sly comment that the prophecy would be less confusing if Kasius hadn't killed everyone who knew about it. Kasius asked Shaw to help him find the rest, promising to compensate him if he succeeded. Not letting on of his knowledge of Phil Coulson and the others, Shaw agreed to do what he could.

When Shaw returned to processing to find the others, he was approached by Coulson and Melinda May. Coulson wondered where Johnson was. Shaw lied and told them that she was searching for Jemma Simmons. Believing him, Coulson asked for his help in breaking into Level 35 of the Lighthouse to find any Kree technology so they can investigate the surface. At first Shaw thought they were kidding, but realized they were serious. Feeling they were suicidal, Shaw didn't want anything to do with their mission until Coulson shared one of Virgil's messages from the surface. Recognizing the voice of his father, who he thought was long dead, Shaw agreed to help, much to the suspicion of May.

Taking the elevator down to level 36, Shaw used his Gravity Puck to get up to level 35 and hack the elevator's controls to get Coulson and May to the level. While waiting for Shaw, Coulson and May debated on whether or not to trust him.

Entering a Research and Development lab, Shaw kept Coulson from being spotted by a Kree doctor. After the doctor left, the trio looked for anything they could use. Finding a baby, Shaw revealed that people don't get pregnant anymore and that he was the last one to be born the old way. Shaw went on to explain that Kasius sterilized the population through the food and decided who gets to have kids. And that they started making children themselves to increase the possibility they would become Inhumans.

Interrupting their conversation, May realized that Shaw had turned in Johnson to Kasius after seeing she was processed long before Shaw said he last saw her, and thus, punched him hard in his face. Before Shaw could explain, they were intercepted by some of the Kree Watch. Shaw tried to talk them out of a fight, but Coulson attacked one of the guards with a chair. Though the trio managed to get the better of the guards, Shaw was stabbed in his abdomen. May told Coulson to help Shaw out and find out what he knew, while she faced off against Sinara.

Back at Shaw's cabin, Coulson patched Shaw up. After making sure Shaw was fine, he punched him for his betrayal. Coulson demanded Shaw to tell him where Johnson was. Shaw tried to defend his actions, saying if he hadn't done what he did, Kasius would've murdered countless lives in retribution. Coulson, however, didn't believe him and figured he wanted to turn over the people on the surface over to Kasius. At that point, Shaw accused Coulson of not knowing him. He then told Coulson how his mother was murdered by the Kree and his father sent to the surface. But was shocked to hear his voice on the radio. Coulson, not believing he can trust Shaw yet, demanded the payment he got for Johnson. Giving Coulson the Rhodium, Shaw asked if it bought him trust. Coulson tells him it buys him time and sealed him inside his cabin to prevent him from betraying others.

Making Amends
"This is the guy who sold me to Kasius." "Oh, kill him. He's a snake." "I'm gonna cut his throat open." "I'm a pragmatist! Alright. Just listen. Just listen. I told you I would lead you to your friend. There she is. And I stopped you from doing something drastic, that would've gotten a lot of people killed in the process."

- Daisy Johnson, Jemma Simmons, and Leo Fitz reuniting with Deke Shaw

After being locked in his cabin by Phil Coulson, Shaw cracked a window into space to escape. Loosing many of his personal valuables in the process. Entering the Lighthouse, Shaw followed the buzz of Daisy Johnson's escape from Kasius with Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz (who, in the meantime, had also come from the past to rescue the others).

Shaw, wearing his helmet, met up Johnson, Simmons and Fitz who were trying to escape from Maston-Dar, Faulnak's warrior who was sent after them. Johnson, unaware that was Shaw, attacked and pinned him to a wall. When Johnson recognized the voice, she removed his helmet and assumed Shaw was there to collect the bounty on them, but he told her he was there to save them. Not willing to trust Shaw, Johnson revealed to Simmons and Fitz, Shaw's role in her being enslaved to Kasius. When Simmons and Fitz threatened to kill Shaw for his actions, he tried to defend himself by telling Johnson that he led her to Simmons and stopped her from doing something reckless. Hearing Dar getting closer, Shaw urged them to follow him. Johnson questioned how they would know Shaw wasn't leading them into a trap, he simply tells her that they don't and leaves with them behind him.

Shaw accompanied the trio back to the Salvage yard where they reunited with the rest of the team. Initially, the others were displeased to see Shaw, but knew they didn't have time to argue about it. Realizing that the Inhuman Kasius was after, Flint left the group to avenge Tess's death, Coulson, Johnson, and Alphonso Mackenzie went after him while Shaw stayed behind with Simmons, Fitz, and Yo-Yo Rodriguez to secure the salvage yard.

Returning with Flint, Coulson told the group that they would escape via the Trawler. When Shaw asked where they were escaping to, Coulson bitterly told him the Earth's surface. Saying the Kree wouldn't follow them, and that Shaw doesn't have to come either. Shaw assured Coulson that he's sticking with them to the end, but before they could get into an argument, Flint used his Earth Manipulation powers to get them to stop and figure out what they were going to do.

Blockading both entrances with rocks, the group assumed that would hold of Dar and Sinara while they figured out an escape plan. Unfortunately, Dar used a machine gun to break holes in the wall to come through. Shaw figured out an escape plan by using his Gravity Puck as an elevator to the Trawler dock. Shaw intended to go first to show how to use it and then pass the Puck down to the person, but Coulson and Johnson didn't trust him not to run off and leave them to their deaths. Johnson declared Shaw would be last.

After they all made it to the Trawler dock, Coulson questioned if Shaw was ready to the pilot it. Shaw was bewildered who he was talking to as he wasn't a pilot. Johnson became annoyed, but Shaw argued that he never said he could pilot it and got in. While Coulson, Johnson, Simmons, and Fitz joined him, Mackenzie, Rodriguez, and Flint stayed behind to help the people of the Lighthouse.

Getting ready to take off, Shaw became confused at Coulson mentioning his flying car and stared at Simmons and Fitz for an explanation, to which they had none. Shaw got buckled in with the hope of possibly finding his father Shaw became furious, as they started to crash land on the surface, referring to them as stupid.

Learning the Truth About his Father
"I thought you'd be dead." "Yeah, I guess Voss didn't want anymore of my family's blood on his hands." "You're dad. Deke, i'm s, i'm so sorry."

- Daisy Johnson offering her condolences to Deke Shaw about his father's death

After crash-landing the Trawler on the surface of the Earth, Shaw and the others were rescued and brought to the defunct Zephyr One aircraft, which served as the headquarters for the True Believers, a faction led by Robin Hinton and Owen Shaw's best friend, Samuel Voss. Voss welcomed Shaw with warm greetings and also stated that his father, Owen, was at a transmission tower and would be back soon.

While Daisy Johnson was heading the medical facility on the Zephyr, she spotted Shaw fooling around with a giant claw. The two got into a conversation about their respected fathers, with Johnson assuring Shaw that his father would want to make amends with him just her father wanted to with her.

Shaw was present in the medical facility with Johnson, Jemma Simmons, and Leo Fitz, as the two scientists tried to find ways to remove Johnson's Inhuman Control Device without potentially paralyzing her. When Phil Coulson and Melinda May found a piece of the White Monolith that brought them to the future, Shaw recalled it belonging to his mother. Thus, it was one of his father's most prized possessions. When he questioned Voss, Voss revealed that he had killed Shaw's father, as he posed a threat to him and the other humans. Before Shaw could react, he was knocked unconscious and locked in a cabin by Voss.

Shaw was later set free by Johnson who too encountered Voss and the other Believers who tried to kill her. After finding out that Voss murdered Shaw's father, Johnson gave him her condolences. She then revealed to him that Voss killed Hinton. Shaw and Johnson rejoined the rest of the team as May revealed that Hinton told that Flint was the key to them returning to the present.

Choosing a Side
"Finally starting to get the hang of this whole good guy thing." "Yeah, just in time for the sky to fall and kill us all. "Perfect timing Deke". What makes you say that?." "Voss. You let him live." "Doesn't mean i'm good. Maybe i'm just spineless." "Killing is never the better option." "If it can prevent more pain, maybe. I'm sure you've done it. My dad could be very violent, but, only when he needed to be. You learn that in the Lighthouse. A life spent, a life earned." "Never a life saved." "That's my point. Shouldn't I be able to pull the trigger if I think that person could do more harm?" "I don't think Voss is a threat to anyone but me." "Right. No you're right."

- Daisy Johnson and Deke Shaw talking about his decision not to kill Samuel Voss

As the team contemplates what they will make of the approaching gravity storm, Shaw was chosen to deal with Samuel Voss by Phil Coulson. Although intending to shoot Voss, Shaw was conflicted after Voss explained the scuffle between himself and Owen Shaw. Owen, after coming at Voss with a knife, was killed in the struggle. Voss told Shaw to see their current situation from his perspective. He said he needed to hand over Daisy Johnson to Kasius before she returned to the past and destroyed the world. Shaw was unable to shoot Voss and returned to the others.

Later, while Shaw and Johnson were helping the others get ready to leave, they discussed Shaw’s inability to shoot Voss. Shaw thought to let Voss live made him spineless, while Johnson believed that sparing a life was always the better option. Shaw argued that killing a dangerous person was best while Johnson explained that Voss was only a threat to her.

When it was time to leave, Shaw went to get Voss. Shaw stood back as he heard his conversation with Coulson about doing what is needed to do. Shaw then came out of the shadows and took Voss. When they were out of Coulson's earshot, Voss asked if he was waiting to get Johnson alone to kill her. Shaw denied Voss's question, claiming the only person he would kill was Voss himself. Voss didn't believe Shaw, claiming unlike the others, he'll do what's right. Shaw then pushed Voss out before telling Coulson he was going to stay.

As the team struggled to get Zephyr One in the air and return to The Lighthouse, Johnson went to fix the anchors. Shaw followed after her, conflicted. Shaw managed to stay in the shadows when Sinara showed up and a fight broke out between her and Johnson. Shaw’s loyalties were up in the air before he made the decision to save Johnson, cementing himself alongside team S.H.I.E.L.D. After Johnson killed Sinara, she nodded to Shaw in appreciation for his help. Which he returned. With the anchors fixed, Shaw and the team took off towards The Lighthouse.

On the way to the Lighthouse, Shaw reluctantly broke the White Monolith shard in half, at the insistence of Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz, as it was necessary for the plan.

S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Kasius
"You two get that thing to Flint. We'll worry about survivors." "And then kill Kasius." "Get them to safety." "And then we kill Kasius? When does that happen? Because, some of us aren't getting out of here on a magic rock." "We won't leave until humanity is in charge of it's future."

- Phil Coulson and Deke Shaw discussing killing Kasius

Shaw and the rest arrived at the Lighthouse using the Containment Module and by using the Zephyr One as a decoy. While Enoch stayed back on the Zephyr, the team split up with Shaw, Phil Coulson, Melinda May, and Daisy Johnson heading to rescue the Inhumans, while Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz went to meet up with Alphonso Mackenzie, Yo-Yo Rodriguez, and Flint.

Shaw, Coulson, May, and Johnson were able to ambush and rescue the Inhumans from the Kree, with Shaw complimenting the use of guns to May. The group then headed to the Trawler docks, where Shaw was reunited with Tess. Shaw was unable to think of the words to say to Tess as he was told that she was dead. Tess told Shaw it was good to see him, and he went to help the others get ready for the Trawler.

As the team headed to the Rendezvous point in order to trigger the White Monolith, Enoch called for help on the Zephyr as he was tracked down by the Kree. After Shaw complained that meeting SHIELD would kill him, he decided to leave to help Enoch, much to the surprise of the others. Johnson volunteered to help but Shaw denied her assistance. The two got into an argument before Shaw convinced her to stay when he told her that the world needed the good person that she is.

Destruction of the Lighthouse
"You know, your parents would be proud of you." "I'll find out soon enough. But we're about to give 'em a hell of a show."

- Phil Coulson and Deke Shaw talking before they head back to the past

Once back on the Zephyr, Shaw rescued Enoch from a Kree soldier but accidentally damaged the system which would be responsible for the opening of the Portal back to the past. Enoch, who decided to use himself as a power source to the cyclotron, warned that he would explode when his battery completely discharged and the explosion could destroy several levels of the Lighthouse and also vaporize Shaw into sub-atomic levels. Nevertheless, Shaw decided to stay beside Enoch and manually overloaded Enoch's battery right as the White Monolith liquidized.

Although Enoch himself was destroyed in the explosion, a shard of the Monolith struck Shaw, sending him into the past as well, instead of killing him.

Embracing Earth's Customs
"All right, I got some of it right. Barkeep! I'd like to try a beer, a real one, please."

- Deke Shaw to Mike

Shaw was transported onto a street in River's End, New York. Upon materializing, he was confused as to where he was, but he quickly noticed that he was in a past timeframe of Earth. In his first encounter with a tree, a woman passed him who believed he was under the influence of drugs. Shaw became mesmerized with the customs of Earth and was about to eat an ice cream cone out of a trash can when he saw a nearby bar.

Entering the bar, he commented on how similar the bar was as to his replica in the Framework. Shaw pulled up to the main bar and greeted Mike the bartender with joy. Although Shaw did not like the taste of beer, Mike then treated Shaw to a bottle of, to Shaw's delight. Shaw then began drinking heavy amounts of alcohol, and enjoyed a cheeseburger with onion rings, all the while playing darts and watching television.

Now heavily intoxicated, Shaw set to leave the bar, but Mike reminded him that he had to pay for all the drinks he had consumed. When Shaw attempted to pay off the drinks with his Metric, Mike reminded him that only credit cards and cash were allowed. Shaw, realizing he was in an awkward predicament attempted to run, but due to being drunk, he quickly tripped over a pool table. When Shaw told Mike that he was from the future, he called the local police, and had Shaw arrested, believing he was delusional.

Legal Trouble
"I thought you'd be, like, emotionally distraught or something." "Emotionally distraught? This is awesome!"

- Daisy Johnson and Deke Shaw

Shaw was locked in a cell at the River's End Police Station where he kept talking about his discoveries on Earth to Chief Wellins. He then saw Daisy Johnson, posing as Shaw's social worker Sinara Smith, which Shaw snorted at. She claimed that Shaw had escaped during one of his walks. Being asked by Wellins, Shaw's issues, Johnson listed many, much to Shaw's annoyance.

Johnson had Shaw released from custody and scoffed him for his behavior, subtly mocking him by reminding him of their first encounter. As they were about to exit the police station, Officer Kennedy told them they had some documents to sign. While Kennedy looked for the papers, Shaw explained to Johnson that he had been transported to Earth after activating the White Monolith and assured her that he had not told the police anything about S.H.I.E.L.D.. He went on to tell Johnson that he loved life here and that he didn't miss his horrible life in the future.

After Johnson signed the last paper, she and Shaw went back to the Lighthouse, where Shaw complimented the "fancy stuff". Noah then introduced himself and informed Shaw that he believed having released him was a mistake. The discussion was interrupted when the rest of the S.H.I.E.L.D team returned after fighting against Ruby.

Shaw joined the rest of the team in the Zephyr One, subtly waving at Phil Coulson and Melinda May as they grieved about Yo-Yo Rodriguez having lost her arms.

The Lighthouse of the Past
"I just got to a world that's got ice cream and the sun and orange-scented stuff. So, no. No, no, no. And in case any of you forgot, I already did the heroic sacrifice thing to get you all here. So I'm done." "I'm not asking you to sacrifice yourself. I just want to borrow your belt buckle."

- Deke Shaw and Leo Fitz

Shaw helped Daisy Johnson gather medical supplies for Yo-Yo Rodriguez. While going through the Lighthouse's supplies, Shaw recalled about his mother offering her an orange for his birthday. He asked Johnson if she used to have something similar, only to be told that Johnson had grown up in an orphanage. Shaw apologized and told that he thought they were sharing a moment, but Johnson bluntly answered that they were not.

Right after that, Shaw and Johnson were attacked by a Kree warrior who wounded Shaw in the arm and nearly killed them with his Kree Battle Axe. As the Kree was on the verge of taking down Shaw, Johnson shot him in the head, which caused the Kree to vanish in the air.

They reported the event to their S.H.I.E.L.D.'s colleagues and Leo Fitz explained that when the Kree Orb had exploded and destroyed the Monoliths, it created a tear through space-time which materially generated their greatest fears, the Kree warrior having been created from Johnson's mind. Shaw's fear manifested in the form of a luxurious forest in another subterranean level of the Lighthouse, as this was an extremely overwhelming experience to him.

Fitz explained that he had a plan for closing the rift, but it involved the sacrifice of one of them. When he mentioned Shaw's name, Shaw believed that Fitz wanted him to sacrifice, but Shaw refused, stating that he had already done so to ensure their return. Actually, Fitz only needed Shaw's Gravity Puck for his plan, which Shaw agreed to hand over. In the end, Phil Coulson decided to be the one to give his life.

Gathering a Team
"I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty freaked out when I punched the coordinates into the phone and it led me into the middle of a grassy field. And it's like, "Can the Quinjet get here a little bit quicker, please?", you know? But I managed to grave the critters."

- Deke Shaw

With Phil Coulson being forced to reveal the consequences of his deal with the Ghost Rider, which endangered his life, Shaw was tasked to gather former S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who were on the run since the agency had been delegitimized. Before leaving, Shaw offered Coulson his condolences.

Shaw went to the outside passage of River's End and spotted military in the area. Nevertheless, Shaw carried on his mission and called the backup required by Coulson.

Shaw also went to a pawn shop and collected several objects, including wedding rings and a wedding gown. He then waited for the backup to show up, who turned out to be Deathlok, Davis, and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Shaw took them to the Lighthouse, enabling Coulson to fight his visions and successfully block the space-time rift thanks to Deathlok.

The threat being momentarily averted, Shaw joined Leo Fitz and Coulson in the elevator, accompanying the former to his wedding with Jemma Simmons. Fitz told them that they had one man to thank for avoiding catastrophe, Shaw took the compliment for himself and bragged a little about it while Fitz actually referred to Deathlok. Shaw also informed them that he could not find and had replaced it with.

Shaw attended Fitz's and Simmons' wedding in the Lighthouse's forest. During the celebration, he exchanged some comments with Deathlok and casually noticed that the ring he had reclaimed for Simmons looked exactly like the one his own mother had, which came from his grandmother. Shaw was unaware that Fitz and Simmons were his actual grandparents, hence the resemblance between the two rings.

Suspecting the Truth
"Deke, are you coming or is it just another play day?" "Yeah, after you, Grandpa."

- Leo Fitz and Deke Shaw

Shaw was called by Phil Coulson to the control room to discuss how to permanently seal the rift as he had knowledge about Gravitonium. He volunteered to go with Coulson and others on the mission but he was ordered to stay back with Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons which was looked down by the former. This upset Shaw also and he started to brag about how he survived in the future just with his skills much to everyone's chagrin.

After Shaw found a baseball and mitten, he tried to convince Fitz to play catch with him. After making a joke about Fitz having some alone time with Simmons, Fitz broke and told Shaw they would play fetch. Before they could start playing, the scanners started reporting that more Fear Dimension illusions were appearing.

Shaw was in the control room with Fitz and Simmons when they were tracking the ship Principia in the ocean on their computer. Shaw was so fascinated with all the water in the ocean that he started to ask all sorts of questions about oceans which greatly annoyed Fitz and he snapped at Shaw. In response, Shaw blamed the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent for the Destruction of Earth and angrily left.

In a storage room, he was approached by an illusion of his mother. Shaw tried to attack it but she remained caring towards him, expressing joy about him making friends and teasing him about his crush on Daisy Johnson, although Shaw denied it.

The illusion then repeated a quote that her mother used to always say to her. After the illusion tried to convince Shaw to leave S.H.I.E.L.D., he was horrified when she was murdered by an illusion of a Kree Warrior who attacked Shaw. Shaw managed to destroy it before being found by Simmons, who comforted him and apologized to him on behalf of Fitz. After Shaw ranted about his time in the future, he realized that the Principia might have gone up in the sky due to the thunderstorm charging Gravitonium. He explains his theory to Fitz and Simmons who agreed with him.

Shaw was present near the communications when Coulson, Johnson and Alphonso Mackenzie were on the ship which was correctly found in the sky. They told only a small chunk of Gravitonium was available which was holding the ship in the sky. Shaw advised them to place it in a plastic box without touching it and to get out before the original gravity came into motion.

Later, Shaw came to the medical room to inform Simmons and Yo-Yo Rodriguez that the team had returned successfully their mission. Upon hearing Simmons telling Rodriguez the very quote his mother used to tell him and the shard of the White Monolith in her hand that belonged to his mother in the future, he realized that Fitz and Simmons were his grandparents but kept it to himself.

While Shaw and the others waited for Coulson and his team, Fitz noticed Shaw staring at him strangely and asked what was wrong. Still in shock, Shaw denied anything was wrong. After the team returned, and Coulson handed Fitz the Gravitonium, Fitz invited Shaw to help him with the Gravitonium. Shaw agreed, but quietly referred to him as "Grandpa".

Revealing the Truth
"My mom used to tell me about her parents all the time. She always spoke about her dad with so much love and admiration on her face. Said that he was the best man she ever knew. So I know that you can help Fitz. And I know that you two are gonna be okay. Because "the steps you take don't need to be big"..." "They just need to take you in the right direction". You're our grandson?"

- Deke Shaw and Jemma Simmons

When Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons struggled to find answers about how to permanently close the Fear Dimension, Fitz asked Shaw for assistance in understanding his Gravity Puck, but Shaw would be in his own world staring at his grandparents. After Fitz slammed his fist on the table, Shaw came to and told them that he didn't understand what's inside the puck, while still staring at Simmons. When Fitz and Simmons were about to leave the control station to figure out the problem, Shaw begged them to be careful, while trying to cover up his concern for them by saying they need their brains. After the left, Shaw asked Daisy Johnson if they'll be alright, stating he's become invested in their relationship. Shaw was then interrupted by the alert that they had found Hale thanks to Intel provided by Piper.

Shaw later found Fitz working on a disabled Sleeper Mech and informed him that they got Hale. Shaw then offered to help Fitz, before being knocked unconscious by Fitz after the latter suffered a mental break and became his Framework persona "The Doctor".

Though he made it back to consciousness, Shaw was held at gunpoint by a Sleeper Mech which had been reprogrammed by Fitz. Shaw then watched in horror with Simmons, as Fitz pulled out Johnson's Inhuman Control Device. After successfully reviving Johnson's powers and closing the Fear Dimension rift, Fitz willingly surrendered.

Shaw decided to comfort a distraught Simmons. He told her that Fitz would eventually be fine because his mother always spoke highly of her parents, especially her father. This made Simmons realize that Shaw was none other than her grandson before throwing up.

Simmons would later reveal the truth about Shaw being their grandson to Fitz in his cell, much to the latter's shock.

Bonding with Grandparents
"I don't see it. None of you looks like me." "Well, I don't know what to tell you, Grandpappy. I guess your daughter found a real man." "Of all people. Why couldn't it be Flint? I liked Flint."

- Leo Fitz and Deke Shaw

Later Shaw visited Leo Fitz in his cell and they discussed about him being their grandson. Fitz revealed that he had a hard time digesting the fact that Shaw was his grandson as there was lack of anything common between them and he liked Flint better. Shaw instead told Fitz that he respected him for the removal of the Inhuman Control Device from Daisy Johnson as it resembled his tactics he used to survive in the future. He then informed him that they were preparing for a mission to find Phil Coulson and expressed his opinion about Johnson being rude since she began leading the operations to which Fitz agreed.

As Shaw left Fitz's cell, he was approached by Jemma Simmons and she enquired about their life in the future. Shaw claimed he didn't know much as all of their names were changed for their safety, claiming he only knew her and Fitz as "Nana" and "Bobo". Shaw then claimed Simmons reminded him a lot of his mother and offered to tell Simmons about her, which she denied, expressing her happiness that they live long enough to conceive their daughter. Shaw then told Simmons he had to meet up with Johnson to find Coulson, telling her the same thing he told Fitz, of Johnson being rude, which Simmons agreed.

Finding Coulson
"Sorry I'm late. I was just just getting all my gear together, but I'm ready to go. Geared up. Mission-ready. I'll just go ahead and go to the command center." "Was he late?" "I have no idea."

- Deke Shaw, Melinda May and Daisy Johnson

Later he joined Daisy Johnson and Melinda May on the Zephyr One for their mission to find Phil Coulson and he apologized for being late much to their confusion. He listened as they were planning to bring Robin Hinton aboard. As Hinton arrived, she was completely traumatized as she saw her death in future. Shaw became frustrated about relying on Hinton's drawings again. Johnson told him it was hard to witness all of the timelines together to which Shaw thanked her for understanding him. Johnson made it clear she was referring to Hinton.

He later witnessed Hinton as she recovered after being comforted by May and made another drawing of Coulson and Glenn Talbot bring present on a snowy mountain.

After searching for hours, Shaw became convinced that what Hinton drew could've been in a month or a year. This resulted in a heated argument with May, before Johnson broke it up and recommended they land the Zephyr and let Coulson find them.

Near Death Experience


"Is Daisy here? She's so pretty." "What now?" "I want to put my mouth on her mouth and move it around a lot. But I don't want to do that unless she wants to, too, 'cause that's what makes it nice. But I don't think she wants that, 'cause she does not like me one bit." "I mean, she's she's not my type, but I I get it."

- Deke Shaw, Alphonso Mackenzie and Piper after Shaw's surgery

After a while of searching for Phil Coulson and Glenn Talbot, they came across them fighting Hale's daughter Ruby. Shaw was ordered by Daisy Johnson to provide cover for Melinda May, Coulson, and Talbot to Zephyr One while Johnson fought off Ruby. He disobeyed this order and hung back to help Johnson, attempting to fire on Ruby in their scuffle. Shaw revealed himself after Johnson took Ruby down, but he was immediately shot in the right shoulder by Hale, who had just arrived. Johnson helped him back to the Zephyr. Johnson and Coulson proceeded to administer medical treatment until the team made it back to the Lighthouse, but Jemma Simmons had since left with Leo Fitz and Yo-Yo Rodriguez.

On their way back to the Lighthouse, Johnson proceeded to lash out at Shaw for disobeying her order to assist the others. An argument ensued between the two, with Shaw insulting Johnson’s leadership abilities and how she's constantly threatened to kill him. Their squabble was cut short, however, as Shaw began coughing blood. The team quickly prepped Shaw for medical attention. With Simmons gone, Piper took the lead on initiating Shaw’s treatment, with Alphonso Mackenzie as her backup. The pair performed a tricky surgery with some complications, but Shaw pulled through.

After surgery, (and under the influence of drugs) Shaw woke up and started babbling nonsensically. He confessed his feelings for Johnson and how he wanted to kiss her (but only with her consent). He also acknowledged her disliking of him. Having enough, Mackenzie asked Piper if pumping Shaw with more drugs would hurt him, which she answered no and Mackenzie put him under just as Johnson entered. Mackenzie and Piper elected not to inform Johnson about what Shaw just said, much to Johnson's confusion.

Recovery
"You need me to back you up? Or?" "You literally just got shot. Why are you out of bed?" "I've handled worse." "Um, no. You stay here and help Mack." "Alright, yeah. If that's how you want to play it."

- Daisy Johnson and Deke Shaw

Shaw was back on his feet soon after surgery, wearing a sling for his right arm. He was eager to assist Daisy Johnson in any way possible. Alphonso Mackenzie, having listened to Shaw’s rambling about Johnson after surgery, wasn’t pleased when Johnson commanded Shaw work with him on upgrading Zephyr One for space flight. Mackenzie, Phil Coulson, and Shaw went to work while Johnson and Melinda May infiltrated Hale’s base.

During the work on the upgrades for Zephyr One, Mackenzie noted Shaw’s obvious attraction to Johnson and told him what he said after surgery. Shaw tried to lie about his feelings but eventually confessed his affections. He proceeds to ask for advice from Mackenzie and Coulson, but they both admitted to their own relationship struggles as of late. Shaw then explained the act of leaving a lemon on someone’s bunk, and it’s sign of affection in the future. He asked if that custom is still around today. Mackenzie and Coulson encouraged Shaw to leave a lemon on Johnson’s bunk, despite knowing how this would appear.

Later, Shaw, Coulson, and Mackenzie were in the control room where they got an update from Johnson and Melinda May. They reported they had Hale and what happened to Carl Creel when he touched the Gravitonium. They also revealed the fate of Ian Quinn, and that the Gravitonium consumed his mind, to which Shaw had a hard time believing. When Coulson said they had to help Creel, Johnson said they had to focus on stopping Ruby from powering herself with the Gravitonium. After May revealed that Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz were her prisoners, Shaw showed concerned for their safety. Shaw expressed concern over Johnson’s wellbeing as well, when she intended to go after Ruby to save Simmons and Fitz. Ignoring Shaw's worries, she ordered him, Coulson, and Mackenzie to go through Robin Hinton's drawings and see if there was anything that could help them. After Johnson hung up, Shaw made a comment on the difficulty of women, much to Mackenzie's annoyance.

As Coulson and Mackenzie argued over one of Hinton's drawings, Shaw came back with a lemon he planned on giving to Johnson. After noticing that the camera to Hinton's room was frozen, the trio went to investigate. They found Hinton's mother, Polly Hinton unconscious. Realizing that Glenn Talbot has been brainwashed by HYDRA, and had taken Hinton, Coulson and Mackenzie went to intercept Talbot, while Shaw volunteered to stay with Polly.

Attack on the Lighthouse
To be added

Personality
"He told us he was saving the world." "Imagine that."

- Chief Wellins and Daisy Johnson

Shaw is intelligent and useful, though he is initially considered untrustworthy. He did care for the people of the Lighthouse, as the risk that Daisy Johnson made to save Jemma Simmons could have resulted in mass murder by the Kree in retaliation. He is somewhat selfish, as his payment for Johnson was extremely difficult for him to give up. However, his desire to find his father on Earth drove him to help the team. His past could reflect his efforts to avoid ending up like his parents, though it is evident that he cared for them dearly.

At first, Shaw saw the S.H.I.E.L.D. team as a burden and was willing to sell them out to survive. However, after spending enough time with them, and seeing what his parents believed in, Shaw had come to think of them as friends.

Despite his intelligence, Shaw has been bumbling and incompetent (under the influence of alcohol), as he was unfamiliar with Earth's customs. This led to his arrest, as he mistook a Metric for currency. Nevertheless, he remained lucid enough and kept being loyal to the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and, knowing that they were being chased, did not disclose any information about them to the police.

Shaw has strong feelings for Johnson. He admires the good person that she is. Shaw also doesn't want anything to happen to her, refusing to leave her while she fought Ruby. After nearly dying, and under the influence of drugs, Shaw admitted to Alphonso Mackenzie and Piper that he wants to kiss Johnson and asked if he should shave his head to impress her. He later went to Phil Coulson and Mack for advice on how to express his feelings. He finally decided to give her a lemon, as that was how people from the future expressed their feelings.

After arriving in the past, Shaw immediately fell in love with life there, becoming “addicted” to, and being fascinated by everything the past had to offer. Because of his fascination for the customs and cultures on Earth, Shaw sometimes came off as immature and annoying. However, Shaw shows a disliking of any form of insect. This could remind him of the Vrellnexians in the future.

Abilities

 * Expert Engineer: Shaw displayed high enough technical skills to recreate the Framework in the future for people to use to get away from the horrors of the Kree, only using fragments of the equipment which had been abandoned years before. Thanks to his frequent use of his Gravity Puck, Shaw also acquired sufficient knowledge about Gravitonium, being able to assist S.H.I.E.L.D. in their quest for the element and advise them about how they ought to transport it.
 * Expert Combatant: Shaw was able to go toe-to-toe with an injured Melinda May. He was, however, no match for the well-trained Sinara. Shaw, however, held his own against a Fear Dimension illusion of a Kree and won.
 * Marksman: Shaw was able to successfully use a handgun and kill two Kree Watch members with it when rebelling against the Kree with his SHIELD allies despite no previous experience in handling a firearm.

Equipment
"Guns, man! It's like cheating! You shouldn't give these to anyone who isn't a really really good person!" "You think there be a law."

- Deke Shaw and Melinda May

Weapons

 * : When rebelling against the Kree with his S.H.I.E.L.D. allies, Shaw was given this handgun.

Former Equipment

 * Helmet: Shaw wore a helmet to protect himself from the vacuum of outer space. The helmet remained in the future when Shaw traveled to the past with his S.H.I.E.L.D. colleagues.
 * Gravity Puck: Shaw wears a device on his belt that allows him to manipulate gravity. He uses it to hover in midair, but also for offensive purposes like restraining someone by placing the device onto them and making them cling to a surface. However, the device can be easily used against him. In order to contain the Fear Dimension rift, Shaw gave up his Gravity Puck to Leo Fitz, so he can use the Gravitonium inside it to seal the rift.
 * Pocket Knife: Shaw used a pocket knife to cut out metrics from the corpses of Lighthouse residents and for close quarter combat.
 * Metric: Like any other human inhabitants of the Lighthouse, Shaw wears the Metric device which helps the Kree monitor his activities and movements. After he traveled to the past with his SHIELD allies, Shaw had his metric removed.

Family

 * Maternal Paternal Great-Great Grandmother
 * Alistair Fitz - Maternal Paternal Great Grandfather
 * Maternal Paternal Great Grandmother
 * Maternal Paternal Great Grandfather
 * Maternal Paternal Great Grandmother
 * Jemma Simmons - Maternal Grandmother
 * Leo Fitz - Maternal Grandfather
 * Owen Shaw † - Father
 * Mother †

Allies

 * True Believers
 * Virgil † - Associate
 * Robin Hinton
 * Tess - Friend
 * Framework
 * Rick † - Former Bartender
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Phil Coulson - Temporary Enemy turned Ally
 * Melinda May - Temporary Enemy turned Ally
 * Daisy Johnson/Quake - Temporary Enemy turned Ally, Friend, Savior and Love Interest
 * Alphonso Mackenzie - Temporary Enemy turned Ally and Savior
 * Yo-Yo Rodriguez - Temporary Enemy turned Ally
 * Mike Peterson/Deathlok
 * May's Team
 * Davis
 * Piper - Savior
 * Flint
 * Enoch † - Victim (with consent)
 * Noah †
 * Polly Hinton
 * United States Armed Forces
 * Glenn Talbot

Enemies

 * Kree Empire
 * Kasius †
 * Kree Watch
 * Sinara †
 * Maston-Dar †
 * Faulnak †
 * Vrellnexians
 * Basha
 * True Believers
 * Samuel Voss - Former Friend
 * Mike's Beer
 * Mike - Former Bartender
 * River's End Police Department
 * Wellins
 * Kennedy
 * Kree Warrior (Illusion) † - Attempted Killer and Victim
 * HYDRA
 * Hale - Attempted Killer
 * Ruby †
 * Candice Lee
 * Sleeper Mechs
 * Mother (Illusion) †

Behind the Scenes

 * G. Grant Jewett was a stunt double for Jeff Ward in the role of Deke Shaw.

Trivia

 * Deke's surname wasn't revealed as Shaw until the episode The Last Day.