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Ant - Man & the Waspintroduces a new character into S.H.I.E.L.D. traditional knowledge - but how does Ghost ’s story connect to Marvel’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ? As any Marvel viewer know , " it ’s all connected , " or at least it ’s speculate to be . The television shows be in the same shared cinematic macrocosm as the films themselves , although in practice the human relationship tends to be rather one - way of life - themovies affect the telecasting show , not the other room round .
The story of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra has been explore in detail in the ABC TV seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , which launch in 2013 , and introduced witness to the governance ’s robust story , sophisticated applied science , stock operating procedures , and sometimes explain what find between pic . But that introduces a lot of possible trouble when Marvel Studios choose to insert a character into S.H.I.E.L.D. ’s history , because that could very well contradictAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Fans of the serial are in particular implicated over next year’sCaptain Marvel , which chartsan early dangerous undertaking of Clark Gregg ’s Agent Coulson , and could easily do massive continuity headaches .
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Fortunately , in the case of Ghost , the character ’s backstory is really deepened by a littleAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.knowledge . Marvel Studios has kept everything just vague enough to allow viewers to put the spell together . Let ’s explore Ghost ’s story , and show how she fit with everything we know of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Ghost’s Origin Story Clashes With SHIELD
As we saw in a flashback tantrum , the youngAva Starrwas exposed to a wave of quantum Department of Energy when her father ’s experiment went catastrophically wrong . It ’s difficult to immobilise a precise date on this event , but it ’s likely sometime around 1998 - the young Ghost is played by an eight - twelvemonth - sure-enough actress , RaeLynn Bratten , while the present - day Ghost is played by 28 - class - old Hannah John - Kamen . Regardless of the precise dating of these events , the exposure to quantum vigor rendered Ava impalpable . She was taken to a shelter , and it was there that Ava was near by Bill Foster .
According toAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , the organisation kept a database of all powered people and objects , lie with asthe Gifted Index . When a powered individual is situate , a S.H.I.E.L.D. factor is sent to conduct what ’s known as an " Index Asset Evaluation and Intake Report . " It seems likelyBill Fosterwas really the agentive role sent to conduct that assessment . He ’d be a logical choice ; not only is he already connected to S.H.I.E.L.D. , but he ’s also one of the few the great unwashed in the creation who could possibly realise what it means to be exposed to forcefulness from the Quantum Realm .
As bring out in the Season 1 episodeGirl in the Flower Dress , once an assessment is double-dyed , S.H.I.E.L.D. often assign a case worker to keep tabs on a Gifted individual . It ’s reasonable to usurp that Foster was assigned to Ava , and that much of his enquiry - admit his construction of the initial quantum chamber - was really patronize by , and even fund by , S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Ghost Becomes an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has never been loth to deploy Gifted individuals in the field ; the firstAnt - Manfilm establish that , bring out that S.H.I.E.L.D. worked with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne during the Cold War era . So it ’s no surprise that S.H.I.E.L.D. approached Ava with an fling once they deemed her old enough . They would stay on to taste to heal her " term , " if she agree to operate for them .
Dipping into lore fromAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , it looks as though Ghost was trained as a Combat and Espionage Specialist . This kind of Specialist is typically something of a " lone wolf " sherlock , working without bread and butter or computer backup ; classic example let in Black Widow and Grant Ward . If that ’s the subject , it ’s likely only a handful of senior S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives even get it on of her macrocosm - and Fury may have take to cut back that knowledge due to his own agenda . Nick Fury is n’t a man who believe easy , and Ghost could be a utilitarian asset for identify traitors within S.H.I.E.L.D. , or learning secrets that would give Fury leverage over his master in the World Security Council . There ’s no denotative evidence to support that idea , but it ’s the most plausible scenario and certainly fit with Fury ’s character .
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Where Was Ghost During Phases 1 and 2?
But if Fury had his own Gifted operative all along , why was n’t she involved in the Avengers Initiative ? The round-eyed fact is that Ghost probably fail the psychological assessment . We bang fromIron Man 2that Fury conducted thrifty appraisal of all potential Avengers , and psychological issue initially rule Tony Stark out . Any judgement on Ghost would have describe that her powers were causing her increasing pain , and that she was becoming bitter and withdrawn , beginning to believe S.H.I.E.L.D. was only using her - and had no intention of curing her . This seems to have caused Ghost to become increasingly vehement and unstable , and as a solution Fury would have push aside her from the Avengers Initiative .
It ’s also possible that Fury did n’t want the World Security Council to get it on about Ghost . As prove by theMarvel One - ShotThe Consultant , the Security Council had their own theme for the Avengers Initiative , even in brief pushing for Emil Blonsky to be part of the team . If Fury had kept Ghost ’s existence secret to use her powers to substantiate his own agendum then he ’d be keen to keep her name out of the Initiative .
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Moving on toCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , it look as though Foster and Ghost were sideline during the Hydra uprising . It seems probable high - spirit level Hydra sherlock would have need Ghost out of the way ; she ’d have been a real menace to Project Insight , and even the Hydra Helicarriers may not have been able to kill her . So they likely sent Ghost on a mission out of the way , maybe with Foster as her coach . Meanwhile , when Fury learned there were double-dealer within S.H.I.E.L.D. he probably decided he did n’t trust Ghost , whose red run may have hinted at her being a Hydra factor . That explain why we did n’t hear about Ghost inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier .
Did Phil Coulson Reach Out to Ghost?
As viewers ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.know , Fury assigned Coulson with the project of rebuilding S.H.I.E.L.D. in the aftermath of the Hydra uprising . He yield him a unique gadget known as " Fury ’s Black Box , " aVibraniumdatacube that contained almost all of Fury ’s greatest secrets . Assuming Coulson did n’t already cognise about Ghost , it ’s safe to assume the Black Box told him all about her .
DuringAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Season 2 , one of Coulson ’s top priorities was to recruit talented individual before Hydra got to them . He possibly taste to track down spook by approaching Bill Foster . It ’s in reality quite leisurely to insert that into the time of year 2 timeline ; Coulson pass much of the first half - time of year traveling , and he even lied about his motion to Agent May . In fact , Coulson was so good at betray his team thathe was even able to hide a Helicarrierfrom them . So it really would n’t be hard for him to have read the time to pay a visit to Bill Foster , as well .
There ’s no elbow room Foster would have signed up to Coulson ’s S.H.I.E.L.D .. Where Coulson was centre on rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. and waging warfare on Hydra , Foster was only interested in bring around Ghost of her " condition . " honestly , Foster may have been hoping to bury all about S.H.I.E.L.D. for a while ; the organization was thoroughly disgrace , and its remnant were being hunt down as illegal terrorists . If Coulson did n’t pass on out to Foster until after Episode 6 , ' A Fractured House , ' then it ’s possible Foster would n’t even know whether to trust this new S.H.I.E.L.D. anyway . Hydra successfully framed them for an onrush on the United Nations .
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Ant - Man & the Waspis by design undefined when it fare to Ghost ’s backstory , celebrate date and precise details as sparse and generalized as possible . But , with a little knowledge of the broad Marvel Cinematic Universe , it ’s really possible to act out how Ghost ’s story probably developed throughout the history of the MCU . Marvel Studios and Marvel Television do n’t always complement , but in this case , they synergize quite in effect .
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