Patriot

"I try to live by a simple rule: a team that trusts is a team that triumphs."

- Jeffrey Mace

Jeffrey Mace is an Inhuman and the Director of the espionage and law-enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D.. He is the successor of Phil Coulson and was named director of S.H.I.E.L.D. after the organization was to be legitimized again.

Surviving Vienna
"And of course, our next guest needs little introduction. He is a patriot, a public servant known all over the world. He put his life on the line to save others during the U.N. bombing in Vienna."

- George Stephanopoulos

Considered a hero by both the public and the American government, Jeffrey Mace was invited to attend at a ceremony in Vienna, Austria following the signing of the Sokovia Accords.

As King T'Chaka of Wakanda opened the proceedings with the keynote address, a bomb detonated and decimated the building, resulting in the deaths of King T'Chaka and twelve other people. Immediately following the explosion, Mace helped free several survivors who were trapped under rubble.

Appointment
"You said we needed a new face, and now that Steve Rogers went AWOL, you wanted a hero." "I said the new director should be a powered person the public could trust, and they came up with you." "And now you're stuck with me."

- Jeffrey Mace and Phil Coulson

With S.H.I.E.L.D. having been legitimized following the Destruction of HYDRA and the ratification of the Accords, the organization needed a new director to be the public face since the world believed Phil Coulson was dead.

Coulson met with President Matthew Ellis and requested that his successor be someone with superpowers who the general public could consider trustworthy. Since Steve Rogers was currently on the run, Mace was selected as he had undergone Terrigenesis during the Inhuman Outbreak and was now an Inhuman.

First Orders
"You were pulled off Daisy's case." "The Director thinks she slipped through our fingers too many times." "The Director thinks you let her."

- Melinda May and Phil Coulson

Director Mace sent Agents Alphonso Mackenzie and Phil Coulson to capture the resigned agent Daisy Johnson now known as the vigilante Quake whose activities as a vigilante put her into conflict with her old friends in S.H.I.E.L.D.

During the first months in his new role, Mace also appointed Jemma Simmons as Special Advisor to the Director in Science and Technology, being one of her most trusted advisors. Also, as part of his moves to separate Coulson's former inner circle, Mace assigned Agent Melinda May the task of creating, training and leading a specialist strike team. After Quake ran from Coulson once again, Mace pulled him and Mackenzie from the pursuit, convinced that Coulson was letting Quake escape. Later, when Mace learned that Coulson and Mackenzie continued to chase Quake, he asked to speak with Coulson once he returns to the Playground.

Meeting with Coulson
"Look, I get you're disappointed there was a mission to find Agent Johnson without your authorization, but we had intel that suggested..." "Phil, it's okay. She was your friend. Loyalty's a good thing."

- Phil Coulson and Jeffrey Mace

Phil Coulson and Melinda May were called to meet Mace following Coulson's own unauthorized attempt to retrieve Daisy Johnson. Surprisingly, however, Mace was not upset like the two had expected him to be. Instead he praised Coulson for his actions stating that loyalty was a good thing, also saying he was impressed in his team's trust. Mace went on to say that Johnson was a problem at the moment, because of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s upcoming re-legitimization, and needing the public's trust. He then gave Coulson the assignment of giving a tour of the Playground to a group of government representatives from Congress.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Tour
"Look, you're the expert on all things S.H.I.E.L.D., not me. And we both know why I have this job. But what I don't have is the anonymous, unlimited funding you seemed to have before. To build billion-dollar airplanes? No. Our budget hinges on the U.N. and the Sokovia Accords and on impressing the House Appropriations Committee. I can't do that myself."

- Jeffrey Mace to Phil Coulson

In desperate need for increased funding, Mace and Phil Coulson led a group of government representatives through the Playground with Mace relying on Coulson to give a more historical backstory to the tour. Melinda May, who had been exposed to the touch of a "Ghost", went to Chen who was experiencing the same terrifying illusions. Upon questioning, the man began to bash his head on the window of a containment room creating a horror show. When Mace offered to take the group to the Containment Rooms, Coulson stated it might not be a good idea. Jemma Simmons informed him that there was "blood everywhere" and the group was instead taken to the Hanger. May, continuing to grow further distraught from her visions, began to get aggressive. She tore through lockers and attacked her strike team in fear. Eventually Mace got involved and he used his Inhuman powers to apprehend her. Coulson stated that it was a shame he couldn't put his powers on tour. Following a quick photo op, Mace sent the representative's on their way saying that what they had seen was confidential. Mace then told Coulson he was taking care of May, further questioning Coulson by asking if he was the Director he wanted, as he wanted a powered person people could trust.

A Dangerous Blackout
"You're the best agent I have to deal with the Inhumans. If this blackout is legitimate and there are more to come, we could have a huge international problem on our hands. It's the call you'd make if you were in my shoes."

- Jeffrey Mace to Phil Coulson

Mace watched the screen, as an unidentified "Inhuman" said they will shut off more cities after Miami hour by hour if the Sokovia Accords are not shut down. Counseling with Leo Fitz and Alphonso Mackenzie, Mace sent the two and Phil Coulson to Miami to assist Yo-Yo Rodriguez there. Mace entered the lab where he told Coulson that Melinda May was being treated, when suddenly, Chen squirmed and died. Jemma Simmons said that it would happen to May as well, so Mace allowed her to take May to somewhere else to save her.

Mace called Coulson to inform him that more cities had gone dark, violence were spreading and President Matthew Ellis wanted results, but the call was interrupted due to another EMP in Miami. Mace received a call from Ellis again, who told him that he would send troops into the cities to kill many Inhumans as possible. Eventually, Coulson called Mace and said he had found a way to bring the light to the cities back.

Out of the Shadows
"So, let's set the record straight one more time. We're back, and we're here to protect you all of you, human and Inhuman alike. When others try to tear us apart, it only brings us together. We're all on the same team, because a team that trusts is a team that triumphs"

- Jeffrey Mace

Phil Coulson told Mace that the Watchdogs had caused the blackouts around the world, and that they were funded and equipped well. Mace said to Coulson that the Watchdogs succeeded in frighting the public. Coulson advised him to announce publicly the relegalization of S.H.I.E.L.D.. In the next day, Mace revealed during a press conference that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been reformed and it would serve Humans and Inhumans.

Debating with a Senator
TBA

Powers
"You are a monster." "I prefer the term "Inhuman"."

- Melinda May and Jeffrey Mace

Jeffrey Mace is an Inhuman who achieved his genetic potential after undergoing Terrigenesis, gaining superhuman powers.
 * Superhuman Strength: Jeffery Mace was strong enough to easily subdue Melinda May, lift her by the neck off the ground with one arm, and walk her over to a wall to knock her head against it and render her unconscious without visible effort.
 * Superhuman Durability: Mace was able to withstand Melinda May's attacks without even being moved. Once May resorted to hitting him with a barbell, he recoiled from the blow, but it caused no injury.

Allies

 * Matthew Ellis - Commander in Chief
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Phil Coulson - Subordinate and Predecessor
 * Leo Fitz - Subordinate
 * Jemma Simmons - Subordinate and Confidant
 * Alphonso Mackenzie - Subordinate
 * Davis - Subordinate
 * Yo-Yo Rodriguez - Subordinate
 * Nathanson - Subordinate
 * Cecilio - Subordinate
 * Burrows - Subordinate
 * Harlan - Subordinate
 * Anderson - Subordinate
 * May's Team - Subordinates
 * Melinda May
 * Piper
 * Prince

Enemies

 * Daisy Johnson/Quake
 * Watchdogs
 * Ellen Nadeer

Appearances
In chronological order:
 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Season Three
 * Ascension (mentioned)
 * Season Four
 * The Ghost (mentioned)
 * Meet the New Boss
 * Uprising
 * Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire (mentioned)
 * Lockup

Trivia

 * In the comics, Jeffrey Mace was a journalist from the Daily Bugle that fought under the costumed identity of Patriot in World War II alongside Bucky Barnes. He also became the third individual to hold the identity of Captain America, before retiring in 1949 and later dying of cancer. Jeffrey Mace was also the uncle-by-marriage of Thaddeus Ross.
 * Jeffery Mace is the only known individual to have publically announced that he is an Inhuman.