After a slow start, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has grown into a very exciting television series worthy of being part of the same continuity as the big budget movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Season two of the show came to an end earlier this year and, on May the 7th, it was renewed for a third season that will premiere on September the 29th.

The show has followed Phil Coulson and his team of agents as they deal with unusual and super-powered threats around the world. They have survived the disintegration of the very organisation they work for and have reformed it with a new structure, with Coulson himself in charge of the whole thing.

S.H.I.E.L.D. were first introduced to the world of comic books way back in 1965, so there are a huge number of related characters who are yet to be adapted on the show. With that in mind, this article will look at five characters we want to see in season three.

Clay Quartermain

Clay Quartermain is a really cool character who was first seen on panel way back in 1967 – just two years after S.H.I.E.L.D. itself was first introduced.

He is a high-ranking agent in the espionage organisation who is expertly trained in espionage, firearms and hand-to-hand combat.

What makes him particularly interesting is that he has worked as part of both the American military’s Hulkbuster operation and, perhaps even more intriguingly, as the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Paranormal Containment Unit.

Not only could his introduction potentially lead to S.H.I.E.L.D. hunting the Hulk (or even the likes of related characters like the Abomination or Red Hulk, should either of those characters reappear/appear in the MCU), his paranormal connection could lead to the television series delving into the supernatural and/or mystical.

With Doctor Strange heading to the MCU in his own movie in 2016, a whole new realm of paranormal concepts and characters could enter the franchise. Clay Quartermain could be the man to investigate and combat it on the small screen.