The Destruction of the Museum of Natural History was a successful operation by Sarge's Squad to ensure that Sarge arrived on Earth safely.
Background[]
Unaware of his true identity,[3][4] Sarge came to believe that Izel and her Shrike had killed his family and destroyed his home. Deciding to kill her, he assembled a squad consisting of people who had also crossed paths with Izel and her Shrike in the past.[5][6] Unbeknownst to them, the Shrike were looking for the Di'Allas across the galaxy. The parasites eventually made their way to Earth.[4][7]
Sarge's squad followed the Shrike to Earth, with Jaco and Tinker arriving first, although the latter died when he could not make it out of the portal on time. As soon as Jaco arrived, he searched for the place where Sarge was supposed to come through and discovered that the Museum of Natural History stood there. Jaco waited for his teammates, Pax and Snowflake, to arrive and informed them about the situation, where Pax suggested they blow up the museum to secure Sarge's arrival. The three mercenaries then traveled to the location.[2]
Destruction[]
- "This is gonna take a minute. And I'm ninety percent that a band of natives just pulled up with an axe to grind. Do you want to buy us some more time, Snowflake?"
"With pleasure." - ―Pax and Snowflake[src]
Pax, Jaco and Snowflake arrived at the Museum of Natural History. As they were unpacking explosives, several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents showed up. Pax asked Snowflake to stall them for a while, and she proceeded to make a scar on her head with her knife. Snowflake rushed out of the museum, pretending that her child was kidnapped warning the people around not to enter the building. Fox took her to safety, only for her to smile at him and tell him that he would become a butterfly. She then took cover, as the bombs detonated, completely destroying the museum.
A thick smoke remained long after the explosion, inside which a portal opened. Sarge drove his truck at high speed through the portal and crashed into several S.H.I.E.L.D. SUVs. As Snowflake was making her escape, Fox grabbed her and put handcuffs on her. Sarge got out of the truck and approached Fox, telling him to let Snowflake go. However, Fox mistook him for Phil Coulson and hesitated. Sarge then shot him and he and Snowflake got in the truck and drove away.[2]
Aftermath[]
- "Fox told me he wanted to join S.H.I.E.L.D. because we protect people from their worst nightmares. Or at least we try. We can't bring him back, but we can save other lives, fix something else, and that's what we're gonna do."
- ―Alphonso Mackenzie to S.H.I.E.L.D. agents[src]
Fox's death at the hands of someone who looked exactly like Phil Coulson was a heavy blow to everyone who was a part of Alphonso Mackenzie's S.H.I.E.L.D., since Coulson was an inspiration to them all. Mackenzie took the time to address Fox's death to motivate the other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to keep trying their best to save people from this new threat.[8]
The destruction of the museum was the start of a massive conflict between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Izel and Sarge which led to several casualties.[8][5][7][3][6][9]
Melinda May discusses "Coulson" with Alphonso Mackenzie
Melinda May took Sarge's capture as a personal duty since he carried the face of the man she loved and did not stand the idea of someone committing crimes looking like him.[8] However, May's feelings often clouded her judgement when it came to Sarge as proven in the Battle at the Temple of the Forgotten where May was stabbed by Sarge in a moment of weakness.[9]
References[]
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 5.22: The End
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.01: Missing Pieces
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.10: Leap
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.11: From the Ashes
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.04: Code Yellow
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.12: The Sign
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.08: Collision Course Part One
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.02: Window of Opportunity
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.13: New Life