Luther Banks

"We'll find them." "Just find out who's running them, I'll handle the rest." "Anyone in particular I should be looking at?" "I have a few names."

- Luther Banks and Rosalind Price

Luther Banks was an agent of the Advanced Threat Containment Unit in charge of hunting down and capturing Inhumans deemed to be a threat to the public and the right-hand man of Rosalind Price.

Early Life
"This guy is bad news. Got discharged from the Marines."

- Daisy Johnson

Luther Banks began his career in the United States Marines until he was discharged with cause. In the aftermath of the Battle of New York, Banks worked for an elite anti-alien task force. Banks and Rosalind Price, at that time using an alias, infiltrated NASA and joined the Project Distant Star Return with Gideon Malick.

Hunting Inhumans
"We had him pinned down but the target escaped." "He didn't escape; he was extracted."

- Luther Banks and Rosalind Price

Banks was charged by Rosalind Price of the Advanced Threat Containment Unit to lead their team of soldiers in tracking down and capturing any Inhumans who appeared as a danger to the citizens. One of these incidents involved Joey Gutierrez, a man who gained the ability of melting metal. Banks led his team to capture Gutierrez, who begged for assistance as he claimed to have no idea what was happening to him, but when he accidentally used his powers to melt the team's guns, Banks deemed him too dangerous and gave the kill-order. However, Gutierrez was able to cause a car to explode and ran away in the chaos. Before they could enact this order, Gutierrez was extracted by a S.H.I.E.L.D. team led by Daisy Johnson. As Banks pushed the citizens back and began to clean up the area, Rosalind Price arrived in her car for a mission update. Banks reported the incident to Price and assured her that they were continuing to secure the area; however, she told him that it was unacceptable that Gutierrez had escaped and they had gotten so much media coverage during the mission. She then ordered him to continue securing the area. Back at their headquarters, Banks and Price discussed his failure to capture Gutierrez. As they talked about how many Inhumans were appearing across the country, Banks and Price looked at the room filled with the bodies of the Inhumans they had found; many of whom had been found dead and with a hole blasted in the center of their chests. Price made it clear that she was not happy that one of the subjects had gotten away and insisted that Banks find him as quickly as possible.

Ambush on a Train
When Rosalind Price became aware that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s leader Phil Coulson was hunting her, she set up a trap to capture him on a train. When Coulson and Lance Hunter tried to speak to Price, Banks and a team from the Advanced Threat Containment Unit held him at gunpoint and handcuffed them to seats. Price and Coulson questioned one another and soon became aware that nether one of them were responsible for the brutal murders of Inhumans. When Price left to answer her phone, Coulson tricked Banks and used his prosthetic hand to attack and disarm him; Hunter then sent in a rescue pod and the pair escaped as the train was ripped apart, leaving Banks and his team lying in the rubble. Following the call Price received on the train, Banks and his team accompanied Price to a nearby hospital where a mysterious attacker had killed several guards, using the same deadly energy beam they had been investigating, and wreaked havoc across the hospital, ripping holes through the walls and floors and terrifying the patents and doctors. Banks spoke to Doctor Tina Adams, who reported that her co-worker Lincoln Campbell was one of the Inhumans and had battled the attacker within the hospital alongside another woman with devastating powers.

Hunting Lincoln Campbell
"We have a location on Lincoln Campbell. He's holding up in an apartment outside of Chicago." "You know what you need to do."

- Luther Banks and Rosalind Price

Having learned of his location, Luther Banks led a team to capture Lincoln Campbell, who had gone of the run since the battle at the hospital. As Banks and his team began to catch up with Campbell, they chased him down in a wooded area and Banks gave the order to use lethal force if needed. When Campbell ran into open ground it seemed he was caught; however, Campbell used his powers on a nearby power line and caused sparks to rain down, separating him and the ATCU. Banks was forced to call Rosalind Price and tell her that Campbell had escaped. Banks met with Price in her car where they discussed Campbell's abilities and how he was able to escape, commenting on how they had alerted the public to the manhunt. As they were talking, a call from the White House came in, but when Price answered it, it turned out to be Phil Coulson who was attempting to get a meeting with Price. As she spoke to Coulson, Banks got a call giving him Campbell's location. Upon confirming with Price, Banks was ordered to hunt him down and bring him in.

Showdown with S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Do you really think you can stop me? Do you have any idea what I can do?" "Yeh, that's why I have three snipers outside ready to engage. What's the range on these powers of yours, how good are they?"

- Daisy Johnson and Luther Banks

Taking a full team of ATCU agents, Banks charged into the apartment block where Lincoln Campbell was hiding out. They broke into the flat where he was reported to be hiding and found John Donnelly, the man who had called them, lying dead due to a heart attack. Banks' men searched the apartment and quickly found that Campbell was missing. Due to an agreement made between Rosalind Price and Phil Coulson, Banks joined forces with a reluctant Alphonso Mackenzie to bring Campbell into the Advanced Threat Containment Unit's custody, finding him speaking with Daisy Johnson, who was furious at the change in plan. When Banks ordered his men to take him into custody, Campbell responded by setting off an electric shockwave on the ground which sent Banks and his men flying backwards. Campbell then escaped out the door before Banks and his men could recover and chase him down. With Campbell gone, Banks revealed their back-up plan was to take Johnson into custody instead. Banks found himself in a stand-off against Johnson and Mackenzie, with Johnson threatening to use her powers against him and Mackenzie aiming a gun to his head and ordering him to stand down. Banks informed them that he had put snipers outside as protection in case they attacked. Before a firefight could start, Banks received a call from Rosalind Price who had worked out a new deal with Phil Coulson to combine their agencies. Banks ordered his men to regroup and they departed.

Uneasy Alliance
"Any signs of life inside?" "All quiet, perimeters locked up." "Once the threat's contained, our holding facility is prepped to take him."

- Phil Coulson, Luther Banks and Rosalind Price

As the alliance between the ATCU and S.H.I.E.L.D. went underway, Banks joined the ATCU team in removing the bodies of Shane and Lori Henson, a happily married pair of Inhumans who had been murdered by Lash. During the resulting investigation, Banks was contacted by Daisy Johnson about a virus S.H.I.E.L.D. had found on the computer of the two murdered Inhumans; Banks informed her that they had not seen the virus before and could not give any information about it. They later joined forces outside the home of the hacker responsible for sending the virus, Dwight Frye. When S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived, Rosalind Price ordered Banks to behave and they discussed securing the perimeter before taking Frye into the custody of the ATCU. Banks joined Johnson and a team entering Frye's home where Johnson soon captured him; however, Frye appeared to have an allergic reaction to Johnson's Inhuman powers. Due to Banks' recommendation, Phil Coulson ordered Johnson to leave so Frye could be questioned by Coulson and Price. When Coulson and Price completed their questioning of Frye, who revealed he worked for Lash, providing him with the locations of Inhumans so he could kill them, Banks took Frye to their van to be taken back to the ATCU's base for lock up. Price made a deal with Coulson and agreed to allow Daisy Johnson and Alphonso Mackenzie to ride in the van with Frye so they could overlook their facility, but Price ordered Banks to head there first to secure it and hide their classified information from S.H.I.E.L.D. On their way to the base, however, the van was attacked by Lash and the agents on board were injured while Frye was murdered.

Suspected Inhuman
Daisy Johnson came up with a theory that Lash was one of the ATCU. Alphonso Mackenzie suspected it was Banks and the two, along with Lance Hunter, tailed him. Hunter took a chance and shot Banks unconscious outside, wearing a bandana to avoid recognition. The three took a sample of Banks' blood and had it tested by Jemma Simmons, who reported that Banks was fully human and that Johnson's theory was incorrect. The trio inspected Banks' wallet and, when his phone received a text message, learned that he was en route to Gaithersburg, Maryland, the location of Endotex Labs. The three then placed Banks back in his car, still unconscious. Having been proven not to have Inhuman DNA in his blood, Banks was cleared of suspicion. He later joined Rosalind Price and Phil Coulson's S.H.I.E.L.D. team in the transport of Andrew Garner, who had been discovered to be the real Lash and was being moved in a Containment Module. Banks stood beside Price and she and Coulson discussed what was to be done with Garner overheard a conversation where it was agreed that Price would be allowed to visit and explore Coulson's base where they could discuss the ATCU's ongoing mission to find a cure.

Operation Spotlight
"Come with me, I'll get you out of here. If you're worried you can't trust me, worry on the move."

- Luther Banks

Banks entered Endotex Labs with Giyera and learned that there had been a security breach in the computer network. When he and Steve Wilson walked over to where the computer technician was working, Banks learned that the technician was Lance Hunter undercover. Banks chased Hunter through the facility, but the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent entered a passageway that locked behind him and blocking Banks from catching up, making him furious. While Banks tried to locate Hunter, he received a call from Rosalind Price telling him to assist the agents in evacuating the ATCU facility as she had learned that the ATCU was being secretly run by HYDRA. Eventually Banks caught up to Hunter and Bobbi Morse after they had defeated Giyera and several other guards. Banks told the two of them to follow him, regardless of whether or not they trusted him and he escorted them to their rendezvous with a Quinjet piloted by Melinda May and Lincoln Campbell.

Ambushed
"I realise this has gotta be hard on you." "I just wanna get the guy who took Roz out."

- Alphonso Mackenzie and Luther Banks

As Banks and Rosalind Price discussed her new relationship with Phil Coulson, he called her foolish. When Price was assassinated shortly afterwards, Banks went to the Playground where Alphonso Mackenzie introduced him to Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons; Banks said that he would do whatever it took to avenge the death of Price. He told them of how he and Price had infiltrated NASA and had become a part of the project Distant Star, funded by Gideon Malick, while Fitz and Simmons told him the origin of HYDRA.

Banks, Fitz, Simmons and a S.H.I.E.L.D. unit decided to search Endotex Labs for anything they could find on Project Distant Star Return which could relate to Malick. However, as they went through the facility, Banks found he was unable to let go of his gun as Giyera took control of it, forcing Banks to eliminate the S.H.I.E.L.D. unit while Fitz and Simmons watched in horror. As Banks tried to explain he was not responsible, Giyera turned the gun around and delivered the final shot to Banks' head, killing him instantly.

Allies

 * NASA - Former Employers
 * Advanced Threat Containment Unit
 * Rosalind Price † - Superior
 * Steve Wilson
 * S.H.I.E.L.D. - Situational Allies
 * Phil Coulson
 * Lance Hunter
 * Daisy Johnson - Former Target
 * Bobbi Morse
 * Alphonso Mackenzie
 * Leo Fitz
 * Jemma Simmons
 * Lincoln Campbell - Situational Ally

Enemies

 * Inhumans
 * Joey Gutierrez - Former Target
 * Dwight Frye †
 * Giyera - Killer

Appearances
In chronological order:
 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Season Three
 * Laws of Nature
 * A Wanted (Inhu)man
 * Devils You Know
 * Among Us Hide...
 * Many Heads, One Tale
 * Closure