Quake

"What's up Phil?" "I prefer you not call me Phil." "Ok, you're the boss AC."

- Skye and Phil Coulson

Skye was an ordinary girl until she realized that aliens, superheroes, and gods were real. Obsessed with the idea to reveal that truth to the world through her work with the Rising Tide group, she quickly appeared on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar, prompting Phil Coulson to recruit her into his team.

Early Life
"With great power comes... a ton of weird crap that you don't want to deal with."

- Skye to Michael Peterson

Skye lost her parents early in her childhood and grew up at the St. Agnes orphanage and in different foster homes who never kept her around for long, saying that she "wasn't a good fit". When she nine she stayed with a family, called The Brody's, that Skye particularly wanted to like her, but they soon sent her back to the orphanage.

Skye is a brilliant computer specialist, who was able to completely erase her original identity, allowing her to start fresh.

Eventually she ran away and at some point in her life joined the Rising Tide, a computer activist (Or as Skye would say, "hacktivist") group. Skye and the Rising Tide shared certain beliefs about the freedom and accessibility of information.

S.H.I.E.L.D.
"I'm not exactly a team player." "We're not exactly a team."

- Skye and Phil Coulson

While investigating the rumors of Centipede, Skye witnessed Michael Peterson's display of superpowers during an accident which would kill a normal human being. She advised him to run, because she believed that S.H.I.E.L.D. would try to make him disappear.

However, after the meeting with Peterson, she was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Phil Coulson and Grant Ward, who were seeking out Peterson for his own safety, and taken to the Bus for interrogation.

After helping S.H.I.E.L.D subdue Peterson and get him the help he needed, she accepted an invitation to join Coulson's team.

Whether Skye's ultimate loyalties truly lie with S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Rising Tide remains to be seen as she is still in contact with Rising Tide, and they are aware of her status within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Personality
She is a confident woman who is slightly obsessed with superhero culture and the shadow organizations that existed within it. She's edgy and can out-talk anyone with her unflappable nature.

Relationships

 * Phil Coulson - Team leader
 * Leo Fitz - Teammate
 * Jemma Simmons - Teammate
 * Melinda May - Teammate
 * Grant Ward - Teammate