Lincoln Campbell

"Who are you?" "Sorry, I thought...I'm Lincoln, your transitioner."

- Skye and Lincoln Campbell

Doctor Lincoln Campbell is a charismatic Inhuman working in Afterlife as a transitioner. He helped Skye understand the true extent of her transformation. Originally siding with Jiaying during the War against the Inhumans, he began to doubt her intentions seeing her kill innocent agents, and after learning the truth from Skye, helped S.H.I.E.L.D. defeat Jiaying.

Early Life
"I'm from Cincinnati, trying to finish med school, brought here when I'm needed."

- Lincoln Campbell

Lincoln Campbell grew up in Cincinnati and attended medical school; however, he had to leave school, which led to a downfall in his life and living roughly, until he was discovered by Gordon and Jiaying.

Selection
Lincoln Campbell was taken to Afterlife as a young man when it was learned he was an Inhuman. After a few years he was selected to undergo Terrigenesis, where he gained the ability of electricity manipulation. Campbell greatly suffered after his transformation, at one point almost burning all of Afterlife down. But his mentor was able to teach him to control his powers.

Meeting Skye
"Imagine a thousand years of evolution taking place instantaneously. That's what happened to you after the mist. These treatments, we're helping your body adjust properly to the change. Transitioning you quickly and painlessly; I hope. We usually like to start the process right after the mist but..."

- Lincoln Campbell to Skye

When Gordon brought a new Inhuman named Skye to Afterlife, Campbell was selected to be her transitioner. When she awoke, he introduced himself and gave her a tour of Afterlife, at one point demonstrating his powers by levitating her off the ground, telling her of his experiences just after going through Terrigenesis and how he felt like his body was burning due to the amount of electricity surging through him but over years of training, he had learned to control his powers. He explained to her the history of the Inhumans and the rules of Afterlife, but had been ordered by the elders not to tell her that her enemy Raina was also living at Afterlife. However, while they were having dinner, Campbell let it slip and Skye demanded to know why he had lied about Raina's presence. As Skye began to lose her temper, the entire room began to shake, showing him that Skye had the power to create earthquakes; she told him not to stand in her way as she did not yet have control of her powers. Campbell followed Skye when she found and confronted Raina. Before Skye could kill Raina by vibrating her skull, they were interrupted by Jiaying, who said she would be Skye's mentor.

Learning Raina's Power
"It's not a dream."

- Lincoln Campbell

Campbell walked into Raina's room, where Gordon was trying to console her. He tried to offer his own comfort, but was rebuffed by Gordon. After Gordon left, Campbell listened as Raina described detailed dreams of Skye and her family. Later, Campbell saw Skye, Jiaying, and Calvin Zabo eating dinner together, with all the details mentioned by Raina. In this moment Campbell realized that Raina had the ability to see the future.

New Friendship
"Can you warm up food with your powers? Because that would be awesome." "I have never tried; but I did warm up a small pool once." "Any five-year-old can warm up a pool."

- Skye and Lincoln Campbell

While Skye and Campbell were playing a game of checkers, Campbell noted that Skye seemed very distracted. She explained that she was still thinking about her dinner with her father Calvin Zabo; Campbell tried to cheer her up by saying that dinner with his own parents could be stressful. She explained that she did not feel the dinner was stressful; although she did not want to see Zabo, she was shocked to have found that he was nice and pleasant to her. Skye asked if Campbell knew that Jiaying was sending Zabo away to never return, which she knew was a bad idea as Zabo would likely hurt someone when upset; Campbell suggested that she speak to Jiaying.

Protecting Skye
"Whoever you are, you don't want to do this. I'm a friend of Skye's." "Sure. And I'm the Hulk."

- Deathlok and Lincoln Campbell

Campbell was assigned to watch over Skye on her trip to Milwaukee with Calvin Zabo. He stayed close to the pair as they walked along, and when Zabo took Skye to his old clinic, Campbell followed. Upon entering the building, he made a noise, alerting Zabo and Skye to his presence. Campbell showed himself, and told Zabo there was no need to worry. However, Zabo, in a fit of rage from learning he was not to stay at Afterlife, threw Campbell into a wall, where he lay stunned. HYDRA agents led by Sunil Bakshi entered the building, and Zabo turned his attention from Campbell to them, telling Campbell to get Skye away, which he tried to do before returning to the fight. Campbell encountered Deathlok, whom he tried to take down with his powers; however, due to his cybernetic enhancements, Deathlok was able to resist the electricity. When Deathlok tried to convince Campbell that he was a friend of Skye's, Campbell scoffed at him and continued to fight him. Their fight was interrupted by HYDRA agents, who incapacitated both of them.

Held Hostage by HYDRA
"You got all that hardware. Use one of those weapons and get us out of here." "Right. Because I didn't think of that." "At least your sarcasm still works."

- Lincoln Campbell and Deathlok

Campbell awoke inside a cell in a HYDRA research base, when he regained his senses. Deathlok spoke to him through the wall, introducing himself as Agent Mike Peterson of S.H.I.E.L.D. Campbell suggested Peterson should use one of his weapons to help them escape, but Peterson assured him that HYDRA had disabled his weapons, leaving them helpless. Campbell explained that Gordon would not come to their rescue as HYDRA was tracking him, in the hopes he would lead them to Afterlife. Seeing they were more or less helpless, Campbell introduced himself. Shortly afterward, the pair were gassed and knocked out for experimentation. After being taken away by the HYDRA scientist Doctor List, Campbell was forced to endure terrible torture during HYDRA's experiments to try and understand his powers. HYDRA cut him open in an attempt to remove his organs to examine his DNA, causing his heart to stop. While Campbell died, the base was attacked by Phil Coulson and a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, including Skye. After killing many HYDRA agents, Skye located Campbell and used his own electricity powers to restart his heart, saving his life. She took Campbell from the base along with Peterson before the base was destroyed.

Saved by S.H.I.E.L.D.
"The only thing that's kept us safe all these years is that we were a secret. Now S.H.I.E.L.D. knows we exist and they won't stop until they find Afterlife."

- Lincoln Campbell to Skye

Campbell was taken to the Playground where his injuries were treated, but he remained in a coma for a few days. When he awoke, he found Skye waiting by his bedside, who calmed him down. When Campbell realized he was at S.H.I.E.L.D., he began to panic, knowing that being there put his people at risk as it destroyed the secrecy of their existence, thinking that S.H.I.E.L.D. would not stop until they found Afterlife. He was later questioned by Jemma Simmons and placed onto the Index so S.H.I.E.L.D. had a record of him and his powers. As Campbell and Skye prepared to leave the Playground, he spoke to Phil Coulson and compared S.H.I.E.L.D.'s methods to HYDRA's; Coulson insisted that he could trust them. They left and were soon collected by Gordon and returned to Afterlife. When they arrived, they were greeted by Jiaying, who asked Campbell what had happened; instead of going into detail about his ordeal, Campbell answered simply, but insisted that he was alright. When Jiaying learned that Campbell had been rescued from HYDRA by S.H.I.E.L.D., she sent him to the healing room to be checked on while she spoke to Skye about the recent events.

War
When Jiaying was shot twice in the shoulder, Campbell ran to her aid along with several other Inhumans. Jiaying claimed that Robert Gonzales had tried to kill her during their peace negotiations. She ordered Gordon to deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. while she sent Campbell to get the other innocent Inhumans to safety. Campbell did as he was ordered and evacuated Afterlife. Once people were safe, Campbell returned to Jiaying's side just as a S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet fired down upon them. They were just able to avoid the explosion and Skye denied all knowledge of the attack. Campbell took Jiaying to the healing room, where her wounds were treated. Skye asked if Jiaying's powers helped take away the pain, and he revealed to her that her powers helped her heal but the pain remained. When Skye offered to give her blood to help, Campbell aggressively told her that she and S.H.I.E.L.D. had done enough, telling her that he blamed her involvement in S.H.I.E.L.D. for the attack on their home. Jiaying calmed the situation and told Campbell that Skye felt as betrayed as they all did; when Skye attempted to defend S.H.I.E.L.D., Jiaying sent them away, claiming she needed rest in order to heal.

Hijacking and Retaking of the Iliad
Campbell joined a team of Inhumans led by Gordon onto the Iliad to attack the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on board. Campbell made his way through the ship, using his powers to kill and stun any agents he came across, working alongside the self-multiplying Alisha to take over the ship and capture the crew within minutes. Campbell stood alongside Gordon and Alisha in the ship's control room as Jiaying was welcomed on board the ship to overlook the hostages. Jiaying took out the Terrigen Crystals she had made which were deadly to humans, when Campbell asked what they would do now, Jiaying told him that now they must begin their plan. When an emergency beacon was sent out from the ship, warning Phil Coulson that the Iliad had been taken over, Campbell ran to the control room to warn Jiaying. He told her that it could not be shut down without the correct code, Jiaying turned to Agents Anne Weaver and Oliver and ordered them to give her the code and expand the beacon, warning all other S.H.I.E.L.D. bases of what was happening. Campbell questioned why she wanted she and she explained that she wanted to show S.H.I.E.L.D. their power. When Oliver refused, Jiaying killed him and several other agents with Terrigen Crystals while Campbell watched in horror. Considering what he had witnessed, Campbell went to the Iliad's cargo hold and stared at the Monolith. He was visited by Gordon, who explained that while the Monolith was beautiful, in the wrong hands it was a dangerous weapon. They went on to discuss how dangerous they were, Gordon saying that they always had been and now S.H.I.E.L.D. knew it. Campbell expressed his displeasure at witnessing Jiaying murdering the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, but Gordon insisted that that was necessary to protect their people. Gordon went on to remind Campbell of his life before meeting the Inhumans and what Jiaying had done for him, convincing him to stand with them.

Choosing a Side
"We're not bad, just misled."

- Lincoln Campbell to Melinda May

Campbell found Skye in one of the rooms, attempting to shut down the emergency beacon; he confronted her and attacked her with his powers, stunning her. Skye begged him to listen to her as she claimed he had the information all wrong, and that Jiaying had murdered Robert Gonzales and staged the entire attack on the Inhumans as a way of tricking them into following her into a war. Skye explained that Jiaying had murdered Raina after she had had a vision of Jiaying's plan. Campbell believed her, but just as he told her where the Terrigen Crystals were being kept, he was knocked out by Alphonso Mackenzie. When Campbell awoke, he joined forces with Melinda May and together they saved Skye from being beaten to death by Alisha. Campbell also removed Skye's gauntlets, which were stopping her from using her powers. While Skye went to stop Jiaying, Campbell and May stayed behind to continue fighting Alisha and her clones. After a prolonged fight, Campbell was able to knock out the original Alisha, causing all of the clones to collapse. Due to Campbell's assistance, Skye and S.H.I.E.L.D. were able to stop Jiaying's plans, leading to the deaths of Jiaying and Gordon.

Doctor Campbell
"Look I get that you're trying to build a life here." "Yes, a normal life so stay out of it. Please."

- Daisy Johnson and Lincoln Campbell

Campbell decided to shun his past life and wanted nothing to do with the Inhumans, viewing them as a curse. He started working at a hospital. When S.H.I.E.L.D. asked him about the Monolith, he told them all he knew, that it was dangerous, Campbell then asked Daisy Johnson to leave him alone so he could continue to build his life back as a normal man, forgetting his life as an Inhuman and ignoring his powers.

Lash Attacks
One day, while doing his rounds, Campbell found Daisy Johnson and Alphonso Mackenzie in a recovery room waiting for him; they explained that they wanted him to be the transitioner to a newly-powered individual, as she deemed him to be the most qualified person to take control of the situation. Campbell declined, noting that he felt everything he knew about Inhumans to be a lie due to Jiaying's betrayal and he felt that their history should die. As he attempted to walk away from them mid-conversation Mackenzie stopped him, telling Campbell that he was going to allow Johnson to speak and that he did not fear Campbell's powers. As tension grew high between the two, the lights of the hospital began to flicker; Daisy Johnson told Campbell to calm down, but Campbell insisted that he was not causing the problem. The three of them ran to the front desk to investigate, when they arrived they saw a monstrous man use an energy beam to attack a security guard, demanding to know where the Inhuman was, when the guard could not answer, the monster killed him by blasting a hole into his chest. The beast then turned to see Campbell, Johnson and Mackenzie and seemed to immediately recognise them as Inhumans, turning his attention to them to attack.

As the beast turned to attack them, Campbell defended himself by blasting energy at him; Johnson, with her vibrational powers, and Mackenzie, with his sidearm, acted as backup, causing the man to retreat by ripping a hole through a wall. The trio went looking for him through the hospital. Suddenly the man appeared and eliminated Mackenzie from the fight. Campbell and Johnson both used their powers against their foe, but it was having little effect, as he continued to walk forward. Johnson then destroyed the floor beneath the man; he dropped through it and escaped.

Although the threat of the monster seemed to be over, Campbell witnessed Tina Adams calling for the authorities to report what she had seen of the monster and Campbell's own abilities, which she was clearly frightened her. Seeing that his life as a human doctor was over, Johnson told Campbell to accompany her to the Playground where he would be safe and could help the other Inhumans, but Campbell refused, running off on his own. When Rosalind Price arrived with her team from the Advanced Threat Containment Unit, Adams showed her a picture of Campbell from his employee file.

Personality
Campbell is shown to be a kind and charismatic individual. Upon meeting Skye, he was friendly to her and open about his struggles in controlling his powers and help her accept her new life as an Inhuman. He tries to help however he can, such as suggesting he can help Raina, despite not having such a drastic change to Terrigenesis like she did. He is also perceptive, being the first to notice Raina's precognitive powers. He has shown to be protective of those close to him, as he shadowed Skye in order to keep Cal in check and he will fight if attacked, such as Deathlok at the time. Being captured by HYDRA, realizing Deathlok was not the enemy, he suggested to him to work together in order to escape. Waking up in S.H.I.E.L.D. after being rescued, he was very wary of them, now that they knew of the Inhumans existence. In the beginning of the War against the Inhumans, Lincoln was misled to believe that S.H.I.E.L.D. attacked them and help the Inhumans secure the Iliad. Upon seeing Jiaying's willingness to murder unarmed agents, Lincoln began to doubt his leader's intentions and ultimately upon learning from Skye that Jiaying had started the war, Lincoln believed her, knowing that what she was doing was wrong. Upon teaming with May and despite his willingness to fight, he stopped her from killing Alisha, instead he stunned her, believing that Inhumans weren't evil, just misled by Jiaying.

Powers
"It took a while to get it controlled. When I first got here, I almost burned the place down, literally. But now, sky's the limit. No pun intended, I guess."

- Lincoln Campbell to Skye

Lincoln is an Inhuman who achieved his genetic potential after undergoing Terrigenesis and gained superhuman powers.
 * Electromagnetism Manipulation: Campbell's powers enable him to manipulate the electrical charge in molecules for a variety of effects, such as accelerating the heat in objects and levitation by repelling a person from the ground. In battle situations, he can shoot blasts of electromagnetic energy, capable of stunning or killing humans.

Abilities
"He's smarter than he looks."

- Gordon to Skye


 * Expert Physician: Campbell has practical knowledge of acupuncture which he uses to help ease an Inhuman's transition after Terrigenesis. He also volunteered to analyze the gauntlets given to Skye by Jemma Simmons. Campbell used medical terms to describe to Skye why she would feel weak for a few days after the acupuncture.
 * Expert Martial Artist: Campbell is skilled in the field of martial arts, able to defeat several of Alisha's duplications that retained her expertise in unarmed combat.

Allies

 * Afterlife Inhumans - Former Allies
 * Raina †
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Phil Coulson
 * Daisy Johnson - Friend
 * Jemma Simmons
 * Melinda May
 * Alphonso Mackenzie
 * Mike Peterson/Deathlok
 * Tina Adams - Former Co-Worker

Enemies

 * HYDRA
 * List †
 * Sunil Bakshi †
 * Calvin Zabo
 * Jiaying † - Savior turned Enemy
 * Gordon † - Ally turned Enemy
 * Alisha - Ally turned Enemy
 * Lash