- "I don't eat meat."
"Why not?"
"It disagrees with me."
"How about cyanide? Does that give you the rumbly tummy, too?" - ―Arnim Zola and Chester Phillips[src]
A Cyanide Pill is a little capsule containing the poisonous substance cyanide designed to quickly end one's own life.
History[]
World War II[]
- "Every HYDRA agent that we've tried to take alive has crunched a little pill before we can stop him."
- ―Chester Phillips[src]
Heinz Kruger dying by the use of the Cyanide Pill
During World War II, cyanide pills were common between spies. As such, after killing Abraham Erskine, HYDRA agent Heinz Kruger tried to flee using the Fieser Dorsch. Steve Rogers pursued him and successfully avoided Kruger's escape, but before he could be questioned, Kruger swallowed a cyanide pill concealed inside a fake tooth, dying shortly after menacing Rogers about being the first of many HYDRA operatives.
Chester Phillips noted in his interrogation of Arnim Zola that Zola was the only HYDRA agent that the Strategic Scientific Reserve captured alive because he didn't take a cyanide pill.[1]
Capture of Richard Lumley[]
- "Cyanide? What did you think we were gonna do to you?"
- ―Phil Coulson to Richard Lumley[src]
Phil Coulson and Melinda May were trying to track down Richard Lumley in Mexico, and interrogate him about Linda Avery. Lumley tried to consume one of these pills concealed in his watch before he was captured, fearing Coulson and May wanted to torture him, as he was shown to be very relieved when they identified themselves as agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[2]
Capture of Sunil Bakshi[]
Bobbi Morse tries to save Sunil Bakshi after he tries to kill himself
- "Cyanide! We checked him!"
"Capsule embedded in his cheekbone!" - ―Lance Hunter and Bobbi Morse[src]
When S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Bobbi Morse attempted to interrogate HYDRA operative Sunil Bakshi about his superior officer, Daniel Whitehall, Bakshi, demonstrating his loyalty to HYDRA, attempted to commit suicide with a cyanide pill embedded in his cheekbone. However, S.H.I.E.L.D. was able to stop his suicide attempt.[3]
Destruction of HYDRA[]
General Fischer of the United States Air Force, who was a secret HYDRA agent, was arrested by Glenn Talbot. Preferring to die than being in custody and interrogated, Fischer took a cyanide pill, resulting in Talbot's men rushing Fischer towards medical attention.[4]
Capabilities[]
- "Cyanide. You get a painless death, and nobody gets the satisfaction of watching you hang."
- ―Roger Dooley to Ernst Mueller[src]
To be added
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Alternate Versions[]
| Origin | Status | Creators | Owners | Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers Assassinated Universe | Active | - | - | - |
| Avengers Initiative Acceptee Tony Stark Universe | Active | - | Heinz Kruger † | Heinz Kruger † |
Appearances[]
In chronological order:
Captain America: The First Avenger
- Agent Carter | Episode 1.04: The Blitzkrieg Button (mentioned)
- What If...? | Episode 1.03: What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes? (mentioned; alternate universe)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Episode 1.12: Seeds
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Episode 2.08: The Things We Bury
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Episode 5.15: Rise and Shine (flashback)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Episode 1.06: Just Jen (mentioned)
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