Wendell Vaughn

Wendell Vaughn first appeared on panel in 1978 as a graduate of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy. Although he was deemed capable and looked upon in a favourable light by higher-ranking members of S.H.I.E.L.D., he failed in the organisation as a field operative because he lacked the killer instinct required to work for them.

However, as a researcher for S.H.I.E.L.D., he found himself collecting data from scientists studying the Quantum Bands when the facility he was in was attacked by A.I.M. and became a hero in his own right on that day.

After already having witnessed a test pilot die trying too hard to use the Quantum Bands, Vaughn opted to put them on anyway in an attempt to fend off A.I.M. It worked, as he decided to just “go with the flow” – his lack of conviction, which had previously proved his undoing, worked for him in this case.

He became Quasar – a cosmic hero and protector of the universe. Introducing Vaughn to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this way could potentially connect the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series to movies like Guardians of the Galaxy – and that would be very exciting.