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Ernest Hazard Koenig[1] was the owner of the The Krazy Kanoe in New York City in 1931.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Helping Freddy Malick[]
Ernest Koenig ran a speakeasy, The Krazy Kanoe, during Prohibition. Koenig saw Freddy Malick living on the streets, so he offered Mallick a job. He allowed him to work in his speakeasy and live there at a discounted rate.[1]
Legitimate Illegitimate Business[]
Governor's Campaign Party[]
Koenig was asked to cater a campaign party being held by New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt. In order to ensure his own safety, he offered a bribe to New York City Police Department Captain William Dole. He had Jimmy Bottles deliver the alcohol to the police officers at Cut Rate Drugs, but Bottles never returned, having been killed.
The next day, the speakeasy was visited by Alphonso Mackenzie and a Life-Model Decoy of Phil Coulson, who beat all of his men, before Koenig finally revealed himself and began talking to them. He told them about the campaign party, and then left to scold Freddy Malick for being clumsy with a bottle.[1]
Protecting Viola[]
Koenig's employees worked at the campaign party, while Koenig himself waited at his bar. Phil Coulson later returned with Daisy Johnson and a bleeding Viola, needing to use the bar to treat her. Koenig at first did not want to talk with Johnson around, but Coulson pushed the issue, saying that their doctor, Jemma Simmons, was on the way.[1]
Once Simmons walked in, Koenig made a rude misoginist comment. She then brought everyone into a room to operate. Suddenly, the police walked in. Koenig tried to play it cool, drinking a shot to give off the effect of his business. He then tried to steer the police away from his office. However, the police knocked down the door, unknowing of the extra wall leading to the room where the team was.
Koenig then fixed up a flaming drink, asking the officers to take it. Another officer then ran in, saying they had a lead. The officer then ran out as Koenig applauded them for their work. Once the team came back out of the room, Koenig overheard the team's conversations about Red Skull and HYDRA. Koenig claimed it was all fake and impossible. Viola then said to find Freddy Malick, they should go to hell. Koenig perked up, saying she was talking about Hell's Harbor. When the agents wanted more information, Koenig said that he would tell them on the way.
Koenig was brought onto the group's vehicle with a blindfold on. When it was taken off, he was met with with a futuristic, technological ship. Koenig was blown away, but also scared, saying it was like a rocket ship. Coulson explained that they were from the future and had to stop Malick from getting killed as he was a part of a villainous organization. Koenig refused to believe that Malick was capable of that. He then looked amazed at Enoch's robotic substructure.[2]
Ambush at Hell's Harbor[]
The group charged out to stop, but also save Freddy Malick. They did a drive-by shooting on the Martians as Koenig yelled. Alphonso Mackenzie ordered Koenig and Enoch to find Malick, who had ran off. Koenig found Malick in an alley and told him not to kill himself, as that what it looked like he was doing. Koenig then put down the gun to try to talk malick down. However, Malick shot Koenig in the chest and walked away, saying he knew nothing. When Enoch met him, Koenig voiced his annoyance that he was shot. Enoch then got radioed, saying that the ship was jumping. Koenig told him to go.[2]
Working with Enoch[]
Koenig returned to the The Krazy Kanoe to find Enoch there as he missed the jump, getting stranded. Enoch then showed Koenig his drink, the barraculada. Koenig drank it and loved the concoction, hiring Enoch on the spot. However, on two conditions, get news about S.H.I.E.L.D. and news about Chronicoms. Enoch agreed and the two worked at the speekeasy for years.[2]
Personality[]
Ernest Koenig was a tough man, who was not afraid to yell to get his way. He had bias towards certain groups, as he referred to Alphonso Mackenzie as Phil Coulson's shadow, refused to allow shop talk around Daisy Johnson and called Jemma Simmons "Dame" and "Bird" while she displayed her intelligence.
He was a patient man, as he continued to allow Freddy Malick to work for him despite many mistakes he had made. Koenig also proved himself to be morally rational, protesting to the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that they could not hold Malick accountable for something that he, or his descendants, have yet to do. He has also exhibited the onset of similar nerdy quirks that shall be displayed by his grandchildren, such as fascination with artificial lifeforms like Chronicoms, and was rather pleased when he learned from Enoch that his legacy will be passed down and on to later generations of the Koenig bloodline following his own.
Abilities[]
- Expert Businessman: Koenig ran his own speakeasy known as The Krazy Kanoe which he used as a bar in the time of prohibition. This required secretive ways to get in including the spoken password of "swordfish". He also did not want the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents there as he worried about his business. When prohibition endeed, Koenig turned it into mostly a hang out bar for S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
- Tactician: Koenig was very cautious. He went by an alibi and made sure to bribe NYPD police officers through a proxy, rather than do any of it with his own name attached. He even felt the need to bribe police officers even when catering an event held by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the governor of New York, just to be extra safe.
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
- M1928A1 Thompson: Koenig was given one of these weapons from the arsenal inside Zephyr One to battle the Chronicom Hunters that had ambushed Freddy Malick on Hell's Harbor, opening fire on them as they arrived on a car, and taking it to locate Malick afterwards.
Facilities[]
- The Krazy Kanoe: Koenig ran an illegal bar in the 1930s, using it as his base of operations.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Allies[]
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Enemies[]
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Behind the Scenes[]
- Patton Oswalt improvised the "Enoch, this looks like the start of a marvelous friendship" line at the end of Know Your Onions.[3]
