Index

"The Index?" "It's a list S.H.I.E.L.D. keeps of people and objects with powers." "Wait. What? How many are there?"

- Skye and Jemma Simmons

The Index is a short list of people and objects with super-powers kept by S.H.I.E.L.D.

When a person with a power or ability is discovered, a team is sent out to file an "Index Asset Evaluation and Intake" report. It is followed by a full psychological evaluation and threat assessment.

People on The Index are often assigned a case-worker and generally advised to keep their abilities private.

Some individuals on the Index are deemed too dangerous and are killed, and referred to as being "crossed off".

Listed Individuals
"Sir, these people are on the Index, but they are not exactly gifted." "They were considered highly dangerous, larger part of the Index functions as more of a watch-list."

- Bobbi Morse and Phil Coulson

Originally, all individuals listed on the Index had varying sources and applications of their abilities and all were referred to as "gifted". However, Jemma Simmons later proposed that a minimum of two listing categories be created as she believed that the term "gifted" was both too specific and too general to describe listed abilities.

Enhanced Individuals
Enhanced is a term given to Index individuals who possess man-made abilities generally resulting from experimentation.
 * Michael Peterson
 * Carl Creel
 * Calvin Zabo
 * David Angar
 * Karla Faye Gideon
 * Francis Noche

Gifted Individuals
Gifted is a term given to Index individuals who naturally possess superhuman abilities.
 * Raina (Inhuman)
 * Skye (Inhuman)
 * Chan Ho Yin (Unknown origin) † Scorch1.png

Other Individuals
There are individuals placed on the Index due to their highly dangerous nature and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s concerns. These individuals possess no superhuman abilities and fall under a "watch-list" category.
 * John Bruno
 * Wendell Levi

Former Candidates
The following individuals were removed or rejected from the Index generally for the reason that their claims and/or S.H.I.E.L.D.'s suspicions to them possessing special abilities turned out to be false.
 * Hannah Hutchins
 * Elijah Fordham
 * Thomas Nash †
 * Noriko Sato