- "Ever since he went dark, no one's heard from him. This is highest priority, Full Eclipse Protocol. No one else can know."
- ―Eric Koenig to Phil Coulson[src]
The Full Eclipse Protocol was a top secret protocol designed by Nick Fury. Its purpose was to ensure Fury would be officially believed dead should he be attacked, with only a few people knowing of his survival.
History[]
- "Those are Fury's direct orders. Only a select few people can know that he's alive. Maria Hill, Cap, a couple of others, and now you and me."
- ―Eric Koenig to Phil Coulson[src]
Nick Fury fakes his death
Following an assassination attempt on him, Nick Fury faked his death using Tetrodotoxin B and was officially declared dead by doctors. Actually, Fury had only slowed down his heartbeat to the extreme so he would be diagnosed dead. Once he regained consciousness, Fury enacted the Full Eclipse Protocol: only a very small number of trustworthy people should be informed of Fury's survival.
Fury had Maria Hill transport him to the secret S.H.I.E.L.D. Dam Facility.[1] Eric Koenig was also informed of Fury's survival, who in turn informed Phil Coulson once he arrived in the secret base of Providence.[2]
Nick Fury reveals his survival to Captain America, Black Widow and Falcon
Later, Hill brought Captain America, Black Widow and Sam Wilson to the dam facility, where Fury revealed he was actually alive. Once he recovered, Fury joined the battle against Hydra, revealing his survival to Alexander Pierce before killing him.[1] He also saved Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons from drowning, much to Simmons' incredulity, and joined Coulson in the Battle at Cybertek, where Hydra operative John Garrett was surprised to learn that Fury had survived.
Following S.H.I.E.L.D.'s success against Hydra, Fury decided to maintain Full Eclipse Protocol active and went dark one more time, trusting Coulson to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. as its new Director.[3]
However, by 2024, ten years after his "death," Fury was no longer pretending to be dead, sending the Skrull Talos to impersonate him on Earth and have meetings with Europol. Additionally, the public was also aware of his continued survival, including Peter Parker, Ned Leeds, Quentin Beck and his crew[4] as well as P. Cleary of the United States Department of Damage Control.[5]
List of People Involved[]
This is a list of all people who have been made aware of Nick Fury's survival prior to 2024, regardless of whether they were intended members of Full Eclipse Protocol or not.
- Original Participants
- Hydra
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- World Security Council
- Avengers
- Laura Barton
- Nick Fury's Crew