Raised
in the East European nation of Carpassia by his mother Amber D'Alexis,
Mikel Fury believed for years that his father was Jake Fury. Mikel
trained under his mother to take
the place
of his
slain "father" and take revenge upon the man who murdered him, Nick
Fury. Armed with an imitation Zodiac Key (later alternately called
the Cosmic Key or the Scorpio Key), mother and son plotted to destroy
S.H.I.E.L.D. via the return
of
Scorpio and the Swift Sword operation. D'Alexis masterminded a plot
to supply equipment for terrorist
organizations that eventually attracted the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. and
its director. Nick Fury and Wolverine (who lost a friend in Swift
Sword) teamed up to
stop
D'Alexis.
Before she was
killed
by Wolverine,
D'Alexis
revealed to all the shocking truth; Nick Fury was in fact Mikel's
father.
Mikel, who took to the name Scorpio, found himself at S.H.I.E.L.D., training
as an agent with his father. Trying to undo the brainwashing his
mother had instilled in him, Fury drove his son hard through rigorous
training at S.H.I.E.L.D.
When civil war broke out in Carpassia,
Mikel stole the Cosmic Key from a S.H.I.E.L.D. installation and once again
adopted his Scorpio persona to help the democratic forces there.
Nick and Wolverine re teamed again to stop Scorpio from falling into
the hands of Hydra, who sought the Cosmic Key. Afterwards Mikel became
the leader of his nation and Fury allowed him to keep the Cosmic
Key.
Fury was not long for the political world however, tiring quickly after
a year of the political corruption. Scorpio uncovered an illegal
black market in candy bars run by his ministers of defense, trade
and state. This was the last straw for Scorpio and tendered his resignation
and left for the United States.
Returning to New York City, Scorpio rejoined S.H.I.E.L.D. with his father. Scorpio
was on hand to help defeat a plot to detonate a bomb in NYC, providing for a
rare occasion of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra working together. Later both helped put down
an arms dealer in Hell Kitchen.
When a brainwashed Punisher came gunning for Nick Fury, Scorpio spearheaded the
team to apprehend him. Castle targeted Scorpio at one point in his game to lure
Nick Fury out. While impersonating his father, Mikel seriously injured his eye
like his father (however it seemed to heal). Despite the best attempts by S.H.I.E.L.D.
and various New York heroes, Nick Fury was shot dead before all to see. Showcasing
the revenge-fueled anger from years before, Scorpio was driven to use S.H.I.E.L.D.
against orders in a vendetta against Frank Castle.
Upon taking command
of S.H.I.E.L.D., G.W. Bridge booted Mikel out of the agency.
Scorpio was not among those seen at Nick Fury's 'funeral'.
Fury clearly kept
in contact with his son over the years and brought him into his post-S.H.I.E.L.D. plans
involving his 'secret warriors' against Hydra and Leviathan.
Mikel joined his father and recruited and lead the Gray Caterpillar team gathering intelligence
on the mysterious Leviathan organization. Later he lost in life in the battle destroying a Hydra base commanded by Kraken.
The
1998 Iron Fist miniseries featured a new female Scorpio who arranged
to steal the Scorpio Key from a S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
The
Battle Scars miniseries showed Nick Fury using the Scorpio identity, to keep an eye on his other son, Marcus Johnson.
Check
out the Marvel Appendix's entry on Scorpio and the Cosmic/Scorpio
Key debate.
