Gideon Malick (Powers Boothe)

Gideon Malick was one of the leaders of HYDRA. Originally one of HYDRA's infiltrators in the World Security Council where he advised Nick Fury during the Battle of New York, he broke ties with that organization after it became defunct, becoming an advisor of President Matthew Ellis. From there he orchestrated the formation of the Advanced Threat Containment Unit and manipulated the agency into collecting the newly transformed Inhumans to build an army for HYDRA's ancient leader to command. In the aftermath of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker's defeat, Malick joined forces with Grant Ward so they could destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. and finish Project Distant Star Return to accomplish HYDRA's oldest goal. Despite Ward's death on Maveth, Malick's plans were fulfilled when Hive possessed Ward's corpse and returned to Earth. Three months later, Malick and Hive started a campaign to change the world in HYDRA's image, but the HYDRA leader soon realized the extent to which his idol had misled him, as he lost influence within HYDRA and saw his own family and ultimately himself destroyed by Hive.