- "We must be delicate with time."
- ―Sibyl[src]
Sibyl is the Predictor of the Chronicoms.
Biography
Designing the Chronicoms Missions
Helius
With the Chronicoms planning establish Chronyca-3 on Earth, Sibyl was the only Chronicom Predictor not to be turned into a Hunter, so that she could instruct them on how to properly ensure the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D.. She made sure that Chronicoms were set to self-destruct when compromised, rather than explode, to prevent the futuristic technology of Chronicoms from ensuring that S.H.I.E.L.D. would be formed.
Sibyl discussing Project Helius
When the Chronicoms time-traveled to the 1950s, Luke and Abel talked to Sibyl about the failure of their plan to kill Freddy Malick. They assured her that S.H.I.E.L.D. had not yet discovered their ship, and Abel challenged Sibyl's advice to self-destruct rather than detonate when compromised, and Sibyl defended her position. Luke told Sibyl that other Hunters had been sent to Area 51 in order to infiltrate the base, and asked for confirmation that causing Helius to explode was a viable plan, which Sibyl assured him it was.[3]
Next Phase
Sibyl listening to Luke's dissatisfaction
When Chronicom Hunters traveled to the 1970s, Sibyl saw that S.H.I.E.L.D. would find Wilfred Malick in his Estate.[4] Later, Sibyl was admiring every form of life, such as trees, leaves, shells and eroded shorelines with her prophetic abilities, and assured Luke that a new world would flourish under his feet. However, Luke was very angry about Malick's death and the destruction of Project Insight and asked if it was the world she imagined.
Sibyl instructs Luke to begin the next phase of their plan
Unimpressed by Sibyl's metaphors, Luke said that her path led to disaster. Sibyl disagreed with Luke, given the destruction of Project Insight led to reveal the location of S.H.I.E.L.D. and that Malick's son, Nathaniel, had kidnapped Daisy Johnson. She also recalled that Alphonso Mackenzie's parents would force them to go to the Lighthouse, so they were divided and rash. Luke then noticed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had started to bend with the tension and asked Sibyl if she wanted to destroy them, to which she replied "yes". Sibyl then told Luke to begin the next phase of their plan, waking all available Hunters, and that they must continue to adapt.[5]
Meeting with Phil Coulson
Sibyl looking at Phil Coulson
- "You said I was wrong about three things. What's the third?"
"Me. You see, I haven't feared death in a long time."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah. The fact is, dying... it's kind of my super power." - ―Sibyl and Phil Coulson Chronicom LMD[src]
Sibyl was approached by Phil Coulson, who questioned if it was a bad time. Having plugged himself into a Cerebral Fusion Machine, Coulson was confused about where he was.
Sibyl explains her powers to Phil Coulson
Sibyl explained to Coulson that he was in a virtual space, which was an advantage for a digital mind, and his body was was surrounded by Chronicom Hunters in a spaceship that was located underground, therefore unavailable for S.H.I.E.L.D.. While introducing herself, Sibyl mentioned her role as the Predictor for the Chronicoms and that she read the Time Stream. Coulson asked her if she predicted the future, but Sibyl replied that she predicted the past, as if it were written by only one future and gave him the example of a grown tree and what could have become together with the other trees.
Sibyl notes that Phil Coulson is not a human
Coulson sarcastically congratulated Sibyl for being a predictor and a poet, noticing that she was different from any other Chronicom she had known. Sibyl pointed out to him that he was also different from the others Chronicoms, but he replied that he was not one of them and that people kept making this mistake. She noticed that Coulson was not a person at all and asked him what he was, but he didn't say and noticed that she was answering every question. Sibyl said that she saw no reason not to answer the questions.
Sibyl continues to answer Phil Coulson
Answering more questions from Coulson, including the use of Alphonso Mackenzie's parents, Sibyl revealed that Daisy Johnson whad been kidnapped by Nathaniel Malick, who wanted to steal her powers, and calculated that Johnson would survive in 86% of cases. About the Chronicoms wanting to take over Earth, Sibyl answered it to ensure the survival of their species. Coulson noted that he too wanted the same as her, but for the survival of humans, and that they still had to argue, since they had a lot in common.
Sibyl saying that Chronicoms are more valuable than humans
With Coulson asking what was the difference between a Chronicom and a human, Sibyl replied that it was the time that differentiated them: human beings have a limited amount of life and therefore fear death and that act irrationally to avoid themselves and to others the existence of this form, but the Chronicom cannot die, since time has no consequences on them. Sibyl then asked Coulson which category he belongs to. She also said that with their intact planet they would have existed for many centuries even when humans were dead and that when the humans themselves understood it they had to surrender or they would not have time.
Sibyl listenting to Phil Coulson
Sibyl then accepted that Coulson told her about three things that she was wrong. The LMD explained that the difference between a Chronicom and a human was also in the sacrifice; Humans sacrifice themselves to save loved ones, or their country or nation or planet itself, and although time is limited, as Sibyl rightly said, sacrifice has a huge high price to pay and Chronicoms must not only be machines with data, but they must also have a heart, pain, blood, sweat and tears, all things that make a human worthy of being a human and another perspective of them is that they don't give up never.
Sibyl, moments before Phil Coulson destroys the Chronicoms' time ship
Sibyl noticed that he had neglected the third thing he had to say and asked Coulson what it was and he replied that it was himself, because Coulson had not feared death for a long time. Sibyl replied if it was so, to which he answered yes and replied, above all, that dying had become, in the end, a sort of superpower for him, before transferring back his consciousness of his android body and destroying the Chronicom ship, sacrificing himself in the process.[5]
Retrieving the Time Stream
Building Robots
Sibyl sends a photo of herself to Russell Feldman
- "You sound like an actual woman."
"As I have always been and will be once more." - ―Russell Feldman and Sibyl[src]
Sibyl managed to survive the destruction of the Chronicom ship due to her source code being uploaded onto a hard drive. In 1982, Chip Womack brought his broken PC to Russell Feldman at Feldman Electronics. Once the hard drive was activated, a sheet covered in unknown letters came out of the printer. Sibyl displayed messages on the computer, asking Feldman if he was willing to help her. She then printed a picture of herself to Feldman.
Sibyl receives flowers from Russell Feldman
With Feldman agreeing to help her, Sibyl sent blueprints and instructions to him. Sibyl was confident that they would make a "perfect pair". Over the following months, Feldman developed attraction towards Sibyl. When Feldman completed work on a voice synthesizer for Sibyl, she thanked him for returning her voice to her. Feldman was amazed that Sibyl looked like an actual woman. Sibyl's consciousness was finally transferred to a robotic body built by Feldman. He then presented Sibyl with red flowers to "match her red robotic eyes". Sibyl took the roses thanked him.
Sibyl building her robots
Sibyl instructed Feldman to purchase ammunition and weapons at Big Ern's Ammo Emporium. Meanwhile, Sibyl secretly started building robots. When Feldman returned, he saw Sibyl making the robots and questioned her about it. Sibyl replied that she needed to expand her capabilities. Feldman, who was feeling betrayed, expressed his feelings and emotions for her. Sibyl explained that he had served a purpose and that he knew too much about her plans. She then brutally killed Feldman using one of her robots.[1]
Attack on the Lighthouse
Sibyl invading the Lighthouse
- "During my last encounter with S.H.I.E.L.D., you Agent Coulson managed to catch me by surprise."
- ―Sibyl to the Deke Squad[src]
With her new army of Sibyl-Bots to replace the destroyed Chronicom Hunters, Sibyl infiltrated the Lighthouse in order to retrieve the Time Stream, murdering Cricket. Cricket's terrified girlfriend, Tawni, fled to warn the Deke Squad before being murdered in front of them.
Sibyl is confronted by the Deke Squad
The robot was destroyed by Alphonso Mackenzie and Roxy Glass, who warned Deke Shaw and the rest of the team that there were still more robots invading the Lighthouse. As the robots continued attacking the base, Sibyl searched for the remains of the Chronicom ship to find the Time Stream. When the Deke Squad, including Tommy and Ronnie Chang, met another robot in the corridor, they destroyed it with a barrage of weapons, ending with backing the bot onto dynamite, and then detonating it. Immediately, Sibyl approached the team in the corridor.
Sibyl attacking the Deke Squad
Sibyl said Phil Coulson caught her off guard during her last confrontation with S.H.I.E.L.D., and she was ready to stop them. She fired shots at the team, hitting Olga Pachinko. During the fight, Sibyl's robotic body was destroyed by the Deke Squad. However, Sibyl's efforts were not in vain as one of the robots reclaimed the Time Stream and escaped the Lighthouse.[1]
Working with Nathaniel Malick
Sibyl delivers the Time Stream to Nathaniel Malick
- "You now have the one tool necessary to control your world's future."
"Well, lucky me. Aren't you just full of neat tricks, digital lady." - ―Sibyl and Nathaniel Malick[src]
Later, Sibyl's consciousness was plugged to a TV owned by Nathaniel Malick. She proposed an alliance with Malick to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D.. The surviving Sibyl-Bot finally delivered the Time Stream to Malick, who questioned Sibyl about the device.
Sibyl forms an alliance with Nathaniel Malick
Sibyl promised Malick the ability to control the world's future. Malick was impressed with the Chronicom technology, while Sibyl told him the she was confident their partnership would work.[1] Using the knowledge gained from Sibyl's Time Stream, Malick was able to find out about many different versions of the future, such as Kora's future. Sibyl then directed Malick and his team to Afterlife, an Inhuman settlement. Before attacking the sanctuary and capturing Inhumans to steal their powers, Malick conviced Kora to join him and Sibyl.[6]
Sibyl was again uploaded to the virtual space accessed by the Time Stream where she was able to meet with individuals recruited by Malick. She told Kora everything about her sister Daisy Johnson. When John Garrett was recruited by Malick, he also used the Time Stream to meet Sibyl. She showed Garrett his future in the original timeline, including the moment where he was vaporized by Phil Coulson with the Peruvian 0-8-4. For Garrett's amusement, Sibyl also showed him the moment when Loki stabbed Coulson with the Scepter.[7]
Personality
Sibyl, like other Chronicoms, is cold and calculating. Being the final Chronicom Predictor left, she is shown to be trusted by the Chronicom Hunters. She is cautious, taking every step to make sure that the Chronicoms manipulate time the way they want without unintended consequences.
Sibyl's interactions are not limited to the Chronicoms, and she will answer questions and talk with anyone who connects to the system enabling to interact with her. As such, she was willing to answer Phil Coulson's questions, despite noting that he was not a person, but an android. During this exchange, Sibyl explained that the Chronicom race will exist even after humans are dead, and thus that they shoud have priority over them for the control of Earth, dismissing their attempts to avoid death as futile. However, Sibyl could display open-mindedness to a certain extent, showing interest when Coulson explained that she was wrong about some aspects of humans and himself about death.
Being a Chronicom, Sibyl barely displays any form of emotion, although she seemed quite surprised when she figured out that Coulson would sacrifice himself to destroy the Chronicom time-ship. As such, she had no remorse manipulating others, such as Russell Feldman, keeping him alive as long as he served a purpose before ruthlessly eliminating him once he became a liability to her. Her Sibyl-Bots were sent into the Lighthouse on a "seek-and-destroy" mode, leading to the brutal deaths of Cricket and Tawni, as she was relentless in her pursuit of the time stream which would enable her to complete her task.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Chronicom Physiology: As a Chronicom, Sibyl is a synthetic being and possesses powers above those of an average human.
- Enhanced Intelligence: Sibyl is programmed with advanced intelligence beyond that of an average human, to the extent that she can predict the result of various changes in the timeline, and inform the Chronicom Hunters of what to do in order to gain the desired result, and how to avoid undesired results.
- Longevity: Sibyl is immune to aging and disease and can extend its life for over thousands of years.
- Precognition: Using the Time Stream, Sibyl is able to predict the future and various different versions of it. She used this ability to guide Luke and the Hunters in their mission to take down S.H.I.E.L.D. in the past.
- Optic Blasts: When Sibyl was using a robotic body, she was capable to shoot a red energy blast from her eyes.
Abilities
- "I've calculated every possible outcome."
- ―Sibyl[src]
- Predictor: As a Predictor, Sibyl is able to use her advanced intelligence to predict how changes in the timeline will affect history, and inform the Chronicom Hunters of how to affect desired to changes and avoid undesired ones.
Equipment
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- Time Stream: To be added
- Sibyl-Bots: To be added
Relationships
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Appearances
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Trivia
- Sibyl is the first Chronicom to appear who is not named after a Biblical figure. Instead, Sibyls were Ancient Greek oracles.
Behind the Scenes
- Crystal Michelle was a stunt double for Tamara Taylor in the role of Sibyl.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.07: The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.11: Brand New Day
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.03: Alien Commies from the Future!
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.05: A Trout in the Milk
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.06: Adapt or Die
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.08: After, Before
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.10: Stolen