Daisy Johnson
Daisy Johnson is a female character that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Daisy Johnson was the illegitimate daughter of Calvin Zabo who was the supervillain known as Mister Hyde. Her mother was one of the Inhumans making her a member of that hidden race. (S.H.I.E.L.D v3 #7) At one point, it was believed that Daisy was the daughter of a prostitute named Kim Johnson who engaged in regular business with Zabo. After her birth, she was immediately given up for adoption and taken in by an adoptive family when she was seven months old where she was given the name Cory Sutter.
Secret Warriors
She was brought back into S.H.I.E.L.D. at the request of Captain America during the encounter with the Collective. (New Avengers v1 #18)
Whilst on mandatory retirement, she was approached by a disguised Nick Fury who sought to recruit her again. He was operating in the shadows and had discovered a hidden threat that was lurking in the world which was infiltrating various super-powered beings. To combat them, he decided to assemble a team of unknown enhanced individuals that were the children of people with superpowers to be his Caterpillars. With this knowledge, Daisy was dispatched in finding the various people and bringing them together. They were brought before Nick Fury at his safehouse where he began to prepare them for the coming threat. (Mighty Avengers v1 #13)
She later went to get Alexander Aaron where she sought to secretly take him to Fury Safe House 9 for further training. Once there, Nick Fury told the team to read more files on the various enemies in the world. Unknown to Daisy, she had been followed by Alexander's father namely Ares who broke into the safe house. However, there was no further fighting as the Olympian war god simply had a talk with Nick Fury and after learning that this was the path chosen by his son he decided to depart. Fury then had the Secret Warriors evacuate the safe house and told Johnson that in the future she should watch for anyone secretly following her. (Dark Avengers v1 #9)
During Fear Itself, she was deployed into the field by Fury to track down Sin who was believed to be hiding at an old castle in Sweden that belonged to the Red Skull. Commander Steve Rogers and his allies were there in the hope of capturing her but the intelligence was revealed to be part of an ambush. Quake arrived on the scene where she used her powers to collapse the castle in order to prevent the enemy from pursuing Rogers. (Avengers v4 #16) In the aftermath, she was asked by Captain America to investigate the breakout at the Raft that saw Norman Osborn being taken away by H.A.M.M.E.R. loyalists. Daisy then had a meeting with the Raft's warden John Walker along with other prison personnel who participated in Osborn's escape. She concluded that H.A.M.M.E.R. members were spread everywhere with many people channelling their anger in the belief that Osborn would bring about change. Johnson was later offered a spot on the Avengers by Captain America when he revealed the new membership of the team to the public. (Avengers v4 #19)
S.H.I.E.L.D.
She later assisted Bucky Barnes in his new role as the Man on the Wall after the loss of Nick Fury. (Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier v1 #1.)
During Hydra's takeover of the country, Phil Coulson was killed by the mercenary Deadpool who had been hired to eliminate traitors in S.H.I.E.L.D. Upon learning of this, Quake embarked on a mission to get revenge on Deadpool for killing the only person who believed in her. (Secret Warriors v2 #7)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Coulson gave Johnson the nickname Skye on the account that her head was constantly was in the skies. (S.H.I.E.L.D. v3 #7)
She found reading the files and information about the threats in the world to be fascinating material. (Dark Avengers v1 #9)
Powers and abilities
She was actually a member of the race of beings known as the Inhumans which was the origin of her abilities. (S.H.I.E.L.D v3 #7)
Notes
- Daisy Johnson was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Gabriele Dell'Otto where she made her first appearance in Secret War v1 #2 (July 2004).
- Originally, the character was a super-powered being who gained her abilities from her father's experiments until S.H.I.E.L.D. v3 (2015) revealed that Daisy was an Inhuman thus sharing her television counterparts backstory.
- The character was modelled after the look of actress Angelina Jolie in the film Hackers.
In other media
Television
- In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Daisy Johnson was Quake made an appearance in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Lacey Chabert.
- In Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., an adaptation of the character was created known as Skye who was portrayed by actor Chloe Bennet. It was revealed that her father was Dr. Calvin L. Johnson and mother was an immortal Inhuman known as Jiaying. Her birth name was Daisy Johnson but shortly after her birth her mother was captured by HYDRA General Werner Reinhardt who seemingly dissected Jiaying in order to length his own life. Separated from her father, the newborn Daisy was found by a S.H.I.E.L.D. team who spirited her away where they took her to America and left her in the care of Saint Agnes Orphanage. She grew up unaware of her heritage or past and eventually adopted the name Skye who wanted to find out more about her past.
Films
- In Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, Quake appeared in the animated film where she was voiced by actor Chloe Bennet.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Quake appeared as a Team-Up character in the MMORPG video game where she appeared in her Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. costume.
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Quake appeared as a playable character in the online Facebook game.
- In Marvel: Future Fight, Quake appeared as a playable character in the mobile video game where her Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. look was an alternate costume.
- In Marvel: Contest of Champions, Daisy Johnson was introduced as a playable character in the mobile phone game.
- In Marvel Strike Force, Quake appeared as a playable character in the mobile video game.
Appearances
- Secret War v1:
- New Avengers v1:
- Mighty Avengers v1:
- Secret Warriors v1:
- Dark Avengers v1:
- Avengers v4:
- Secret Avengers v2:
- Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier v1:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. v3:
- Secret Warriors v2:
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