- "Dignitaries, ladies and gentlemen, less than 48 hours ago, brave men and women lost their lives at this very spot I'm standing now, and I think we owe it to them to discuss something all too often elusive: the truth."
- ―Christian Ward[src]
The United Nations Headquarters is a complex in New York City that serves as the official headquarters of the United Nations.
History[]
Attack on the United Nations[]
Brigadier General Glenn Talbot of the United States Air Force was invited to the United Nations Headquarters in order to give a speech about the threat to global security that S.H.I.E.L.D. still posed.
Glenn Talbot giving a speech on S.H.I.E.L.D.
Talbot described S.H.I.E.L.D.'s first public appearance, during the Chitauri invasion of New York City that he personally witnessed. Talbot denounced the organization, saying that S.H.I.E.L.D. abused the public trust as it gathered super-powered individuals, garnered extraterrestrial weapons and technology and built facilities all over the world, acting without regular supervision.
Italian representative Adamo Dioli protested Talbot's words, asking for proof on his allegations against S.H.I.E.L.D. While Dioli was speaking, a group of mercenaries led by Marcus Scarlotti, and disguised as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, burst into the room and Scarlotti himself threw a Splinter Bomb to Dioli, which instantly killed him disintegrated his body.
Marcus Scarlotti attacks the United Nations
As the other delegates fled in terror, security guards tried to stop Scarlotti and his mercenaries, but he easily killed them too. Talbot witnessed how the mercenaries attacked the security guards while staying behind and prompting the delegates to escape from the room.
Talbot went on to help a woman who had fallen to the ground, an opportunity that Scarlotti seized to taunt him saying that S.H.I.E.L.D. was done hiding, and attacking him with a Splinter Bomb. Talbot was able to escape, but he broke his arm while doing so.[2]
Senator Ward's Confession[]
Christian Ward commenting on Grant Ward
Almost two days after the attack at the United Nations Headquarters, Massachusetts Senator Christian Ward came to the same spot in order to make a speech as part of the deal he struck with S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Phil Coulson.
Ward began his speech with words of respect to the men and women who died in the attack, intending to reveal the truth behind the attack. Senator Ward acknowledged the difference between S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA, explaining their existence as two separate organizations, the first dedicated to law enforcement, and the other towards world domination, despite the public had been lead to believe they were one and the same.
Senator Ward went on to reveal that his own brother, Grant Ward, was a traitor and operative of HYDRA, and promised to personally bring his own brother to justice and make sure he would be punished for his crimes. Ward ended his speech warning the world about the threat that HYDRA still posed.[2]
Alternate Universes[]
Destroyed[]
In an alternate universe, Hulk destroyed the United Nations' headquarters while in New York City.[3]
Loki’s Conquest[]
The Headquarters being taken over by Loki
In an alternate 2010, Loki took to the podium of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City in the wake of his brother's death. He made it clear that Earth would be under his rule from now on.[4]
References[]
- ↑ La gran película de Los Cuatro Fantásticos se rodará (y ya dentro de poco) en el Calatrava de Oviedo: será la sede de la ONU y esto es todo lo que se sabe
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 2.06: A Fractured House
- ↑ The Incredible Hulk
- ↑ What If...?: 1.03: What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?
