- "A lot of stuff gets stolen from Howard Stark. Cars, bombs, death rays."
"Actually, the death ray's accounted for. It's in Nevada, I believe." - ―Jack Thompson and Edwin Jarvis[src]
Nevada is a state located on the western region of the United States.
History[]
Area 51[]
Project Helius[]
- "Groom Lake, Nevada. Home of Area 51."
- ―Phil Coulson[src]
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Kree-Skrull War[]
In the 1980s, S.H.I.E.L.D., NASA, and the United States Air Force cooperated in a project with the goal of studying the Tesseract, led by the Kree scientist Mar-Vell working under the disguise of 'Wendy Lawson'. The project's site was the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility, located in the Mojave Desert. There, Lawson developed a Light-Speed Engine, a device that could help Skrulls escape the Kree, ending the Kree-Skrull War. The facility also stored the documents relating to the project. Mar-Vell obtained a pet named Goose while there.
Vers and Nick Fury at the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility
In 1995, Starforce member Vers was stranded on Planet C-53. She allied with Nick Fury, who agreed to help her find information about the Light-Speed Engine and took her to the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility, where they uncovered information about Vers' past on Earth. However, Fury informed S.H.I.E.L.D of their whereabouts, unaware that they had been infiltrated by Skrulls. After he learned of his mistake, he went rogue with Vers, and they both fled the facility in a Quadjet, and were joined by Goose.[1]
Tony Stark's Apogee Award[]
Tony Stark was awarded an Apogee Award, traveling to Las Vegas in order to accept it in a ceremony presented by his friend James Rhodes at Caesars Palace. The ceremony presented Stark's earliest successes and latest advances in military armament. However, when Stark did not appear to receive the award, Obadiah Stane accepted it on his behalf. Stark was gambling at the casino as the award was being presented, and Rhodes gave him the award near the gaming table. Stark got rid of the award by giving it to one of the entertainers of the casino dressed as a Roman. Stark was confronted by Christine Everhart, who asked about his reputation as an arms dealer. Stark flirted with her and managed to convince her to sleep with him at his mansion in California.[2]
Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.[]
Beginning of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.[]
The World Security Council decided to restart a project dedicated to the analysis of, and to eventually weaponize, the Tesseract, inside the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility in the Mojave Desert.[3]
Both S.H.I.E.L.D. and NASA provided scientific expertise to the project, and due to the highly sensitive nature of the research, S.H.I.E.L.D. also provided its security force.[4]
Recruitment of Erik Selvig[]
Erik Selvig has a meeting with Nick Fury
Erik Selvig, having impressed S.H.I.E.L.D. with his discoveries following Thor's arrival on Earth and the reveal of other inhabited planets that could be reached by opening stable Wormholes, was called to the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility by Director Nick Fury.[3]
Fury wanted Selvig to examine and study the Tesseract, describing it as an object belonging both to history and mythology, and a source of unlimited power. Loki, having survived his fall into Yggdrasil, became aware of the Tesseract's location on Earth, and started manipulating Selvig's decisions in order to eventually gain access to it.[5]
Erik Selvig's First Tests[]
Erik Selvig received a call from Jane Foster, who wanted to consult him about data she collected to reproduce the same Wormhole that was used by Thor to come to Earth. Both Foster and Darcy Lewis noticed that something was happening to Selvig, but he dismissed them telling that he simply was not sleeping well, as the Tesseract was experiencing energy fluxes.[6]
Assignment of Clint Barton[]
Director Nick Fury assigned and personally took agent Clint Barton to the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility, with orders of both guarding the Tesseract as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most important possession, and investigating Erik Selvig's strange behavior.
Upon arriving, Selvig informed Fury of some advances made thanks to the new element discovered by Tony Stark, that allowed the scientists working in the project to create several power surges, hoping to stabilize the direct current and maintain a safe level of input and output energy over time.
Fury introduced Barton as one of his best men, and departed to take a plane to the Arctic. Selvig, under Loki's influence, asked Barton if he was one of the men deployed to New Mexico a year before, as Loki noticed him then and remembered his face.[3]
Destruction of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.[]
Nick Fury and Maria Hill arrived to the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility in order to check a spontaneous activation of the Tesseract, that forced to apply a protocol to evacuate the facility. Agent Phil Coulson, already stationed at the facility, was ordered to improve the evacuation time.
Hill noted that the evacuation may be futile, as if the Tesseract couldn't be controlled, may there couldn't be a minimum safe distance, while Fury ordered the evacuation of the technology pertaining to the project only known as Phase 2.
Erik Selvig briefed Fury about the status of the Tesseract, and how they were not ready to handle what was coming. Agent Clint Barton informed him that none could have activated the Tesseract, and that Selvig was not suspicious of anything. However, Barton noticed that, as the Tesseract was a door to the other side of the universe, it could have been activated on the other side.
Loki arriving inside of the facility.
During the conversation, a portal was opened and Loki appeared, coming from a distant point in space. Fury asked him to drop his weapon, but Loki attacked without answering, killing many of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents securing the room. However, he decided to spare Barton's life, mind-controlling him to gain his assistance, and went to control other agents.
Fury tried to leave with the Tesseract, and while politely asking him not to leave, Loki introduced himself as denizen of Asgard, sent with what he defined as a glorious purpose. Selvig recognized Loki as Thor's brothers from the legends, and Fury tried to appease him claiming Humans had nothing against the people of Asgard. Loki gave a speech about his purpose of unifying the world under his rule and controlled Selvig.
Fury tried to stall Loki after realizing that the energy liberated by the Tesseract would collapse the room and probably the entire facility over them, but Barton warned Loki about the ruse. Barton shot Fury on Loki's orders and then left with Loki and the people under Loki's thrall.
As the group left the facility, they passed by Deputy Director Hill who questioned Barton about Loki's identity. After failing to receive a substantive answer and upon being warned by Fury, who survived Barton's shot, the group were enemies, Hill pursued Barton and Loki in a vehicle. She was attacked by Loki and trapped by the facility's collapse.
Loki escaping from the facility
Coulson informed Fury of the full evacuation of the facility, and Fury himself managed to board a helicopter before the ground collapsed. Meanwhile, Barton managed to escape Hill after she was trapped by debris falling from the tunnel as it collapsed, but his vehicle was pursued and attacked by Fury's helicopter. Loki shot at the helicopter and, although Fury was able to jump and survive its crash, he couldn't prevent Loki from finally escaping with the Tesseract.
Fury informed Hill and Coulson that the two priorities for S.H.I.E.L.D. would now be the rescue of the people trapped in the ruins of the facility, and the search of the Tesseract, as from that moment, they were at war.[4]
Asgardian Fugitive[]
Lorelei's Enthrallment[]
Jimmy Mackenzie and Lorelei stopped at Rosie's Desert Oasis while traveling out of the Mojave Desert. Mackenzie went to grab some supplies for their trip, and Lorelei was approached by Rooster and the Dogs of Hell. Rooster commented how a beautiful woman like Lorelei ended with a man like Mackenzie, guessing he should be rich. Lorelei casually revealed that she simply took him from his bride because she needed safe passage, and Rooster recommended her to stay there, as the area was a good place to stay unnoticed if she was in trouble.
Lorelei was shocked to see Rooster's Harley Davidson Softail, thinking it was a kind of beast, and Rooster offered to let her sit on his motorbike to feel its roar. Impressed, Lorelei asked Rooster his name, revealing that it was the alias his men gave to him. Seeing Rooster was the leader of a group of men, Lorelei enthralled Rooster to make his men serve her.
Mackenzie returned and tried to get Lorelei away from Rooster. He was hurt to see that Lorelei had replaced him even though he thought they would be together forever. Lorelei decided that his usefulness had ended, and killed Mackenzie throwing him against his car with a single blow.[7]
Arrival of Sif[]
- "You are of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"Yeah..."
"I am Lady Sif of Asgard. Your world is in grave danger." - ―Sif and Grant Ward[src]
S.H.I.E.L.D. detected massive energy readings in the sky above the portion of the Mojave Desert that covers the border between California and Nevada. Jemma Simmons recognized the readings as the same kind of readings that Erik Selvig and Jane Foster detected in New Mexico and London, and therefore they heralded the arrival of an Asgardian.
S.H.I.E.L.D. ordered Phil Coulson and his team to perform an evaluation and intake of the Asgardian, although Coulson was taking "personal time" to deal with the discovery of the alien corpse used to resurrect him following the Battle of New York; Melinda May acted as the de facto leader of the team during the mission.
May traveled to the Mojave Desert with Grant Ward, Leo Fitz and a large escort of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Fitz detected the source of the energy in the surrounding area, and that they were getting closer to it as their convoy traveled, but he was not 100% sure as they still did not fully understand Asgardian science. Ward seized the opportunity to question May about the reason Coulson suddenly changed his mind inside the Guest House about administering the GH.325 to Skye.
As Fitz detected a massive energy surge, the Bifrost Bridge transported Sif to the road right before the S.H.I.E.L.D. convoy. Fitz ran a facial recognition scanner, that compared her to the footage S.H.I.E.L.D. managed to take from the Battle of Puente Antiguo and determined she was one of Thor's allies.
May ordered the agents to stand down and approached Sif together with Ward. Sif quickly asked if they were members of S.H.I.E.L.D., something that surprised Ward, and Sif proceeded to introduce herself and ask them for assistance in finding the Asgardian criminal Lorelei.[7]
Building an Empire[]
Using Rosie's Desert Oasis as a base of operations, Lorelei ordered the Dogs of Hell to steal from nearby towns searching for gold; although the bikers did not literally fulfill her orders and stole money, jewels, weapons and everything they considered useful.
Lorelei was not pleased when Rooster offered her the money he stole, calling it simply "paper", until he explained its value. Lorelei asked her about the identity of Benjamin Franklin, who was depicted in the bills, mistaking him for an "ugly woman", and Rooster wrongly explained that he was one of the Presidents of the United States and ruled the whole country. Lorelei asked if women were able to rule, and though technically possible, Rooster told her she would be the first.
Rosie, owner of the bar and Rooster's wife, appeared wanting to know why he was ignoring her calls, as she had been worried about him the whole day. Rooster explained that he simply turned off his phone because its sound bothered Lorelei. Jealous, seeing Lorelei using her clothes, and angered as his husband told her she was nobody next to Lorelei, Rosie ordered everyone to exit her bar. Lorelei, tired of the quarrel told Rooster to silence her, and Rooster simply killed his wife strangling her with his own hands.[7]
S.H.I.E.L.D. Assault[]
Sif and S.H.I.E.L.D.
- "Your ladyship, can you give us a little cover? A very literal interpretation. Thank you."
"All clear."
"Men, stay outside. Let Sif take Lorelei." - ―Phil Coulson and Grant Ward[src]
S.H.I.E.L.D. traced the Dogs of Hell to the Rosie's Desert Oasis, and ordered Phil Coulson to lead an assault team, with the assistance of Sif, to apprehend Lorelei. They also requested the support of the local authorities, but members of the Nevada Highway Patrol were enthralled by Lorelei.
Coulson, Grant Ward and Melinda May arrived at the bar with Sif, who was surprised to see that Lorelei did not choose a castle or a palace as her base of operations as she used, though Ward informed her that she probably chose it for the men at her disposal. A Sheriff of the Nevada Highway Patrol started a firefight against the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to protect Lorelei, and the agents used the recently created I.C.E.R.s to retaliate without damaging the enthralled men.
Lorelei was bothered by the noise of the gunshots, and Rooster informed her that law agents have arrived. Lorelei reminded he swore to fight for her, though Rooster was concerned by the amount of firepower that S.H.I.E.L.D. brought, and even a female warrior with a sword, that Lorelei instantly recognized as Sif.
Coulson asked Sif, who could withstand the gunshots, to provide them with cover, and she did it literally, moving a huge RV with a single kick to cover the agents, who then managed to knock the enthralled men down with their weapons. Coulson then ordered his men to stay outside and let Sif apprehend Lorelei, and told Ward to surround the building and guard the back exit.
Sif went inside the bar and confronted Lorelei, but she ordered his men to kill her while she escaped. Sif easily defeated the bikers, although the Asgardian Collar meant to stop Lorelei's enthrallment was damaged by a gunshot.
Ward was ambushed by Rooster, and easily knocked him down, but she was confronted by Lorelei herself. Ward ordered her to surrender, but she tried to enthrall him. Ward resisted her first attempt and asked for backup, but she managed to touch him and fully enthrall him, leaving together with the area and traveling to Las Vegas.[7]
Caesars Palace[]
- "Take me somewhere grand, deserving of a ruler, a queen."
- ―Lorelei to Grant Ward[src]
Lorelei, an Asgardian fugitive intending to conquer Earth, demanded to her last thrall, Agent Grant Ward, to be taken to somewhere deserving of a queen, so he took her to Las Vegas in order to show her a more scenic location than Death Valley.
While there, the two checked into Caesars Palace, a place that pleased Lorelei, and made her praise of Ward's skills, especially compared to the men she enthralled in the Mojave Desert. Despite being enthralled, Ward knew that he was dispensable for Lorelei, but he did not care about it.
Lorelei wanted Ward as the leader of the army she demanded him to present to her, giving him a gift in return. Ward and Lorelei spent the night together, and they shared their former experiences, with Ward confiding in Lorelei about his feelings for Melinda May and Skye, while she remembered her 600 years imprisoned in the Asgardian Dungeons and admiring the beauty she was seeing on Earth, despite thinking at first that it was a desolate planet while wandering the desert.
Together, Lorelei and Ward planned how to take the planet, as Lorelei was concerned that Sif was hunting her. Ward suggested eliminating her as a threat, but Lorelei warned him not to underestimate Sif, as the graves of Asgard were filled with men who did that. However, as Ward perfectly knew the people she was working with, he felt himself capable of doing so.
The following morning, Skye found a lead on Ward and Lorelei's location, and Phil Coulson led an all-female S.W.A.T. team to raid the Caesars Palace suite they stayed, only to find they had already abandoned it.
Coulson told Melinda May that he knew that, despite she told him that her relationship with Ward would not be a problem, she would not tell him if it was. May did not answer, and contacted Leo Fitz at the Bus asking him to track Ward and Lorelei using the cameras in the town, not knowing that Ward and Lorelei had drawn them from the plane to prepare an ambush and take the plane for themselves.[7]
Steel Serpent's Sales[]
Henderson, Nevada, was the hometown of one of the Hand's clients that bought their Steel Serpent using the Rand Enterprises' resources.[8]
Failed Raid[]
In 2024, over a million people were reportedly planning to raid Area 51 in Nevada in a search for extraterrestrial life, but initial reports later said that only a few dozen showed up. J. Jonah Jameson from The Daily Bugle reported on it.[9]
Alternate Universes[]
Super Soldier Peggy Carter[]
Peggy Carter's Arrival[]
In an alternate 2012, Nick Fury and Clint Barton were working at the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility when a portal opened up and Captain Carter came through wielding her sword.[10]
Killmonger's War[]
Stark Liberator Drones[]
In an alternate 2008, Thaddeus Ross had his agents operate and supervise the Stark Liberator Drones at the Drone Command Center.[11]
Party Prince Thor[]
Thor's Party[]
Thor and Jane Foster partying in Las Vegas
In an alternate universe, Thor, Sif, and the Warriors Three used the Bifrost Bridge to land in Las Vegas. Thor then told the tourists there that he wasn't harmful and that he was there to party in which they joined in. Thor soon invited several extraterrestrial beings from throughout the galaxies there, such as additional Asgardians, Valkyrie, Skurge, Korg, Miek, and members of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Skrulls, Yondu Udonta and fellow Ravagers, the Grandmaster and his assistant Topaz, Howard the Duck, Ayesha and her chambermaid, and other Sakaaraans also came to join in the festivities. Additionally, Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis arrived in Las Vegas to make first contact with aliens, in which Foster fell in love with Thor there. Meanwhile, Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., arrived to stop the inter-galactic party but was knocked unconscious by Korg.[12]
Tony Stark's Gambling[]
In an alternate universe, Tony Stark was presented with the Apogee Award in Las Vegas, Nevada. The video presentation at the ceremony began by highlighting his father's accomplishments, then shifted to talk about Stark's. James Rhodes presented Stark with the award, but Stark was not there, resulting Obadiah Stane accepting the award in his place while Stark gambled and flirted with a woman. Rhodes confronted Stark as Stark offhandedly went to another game and played, losing three million dollars. Stark went to the bathroom, where Rhodes tried to convince Stark to do his upcoming weapons presentation in Nevada rather than Afghanistan. They were joined by Pepper Potts, who gave Stark the phone so he could briefly talk to the President.
Stark left the casino with Rhodes and Potts, where he was confronted by Christine Everhart. Everhart asked Stark his opinion on his nickname "The Merchant of Death." Stark at first answered flippantly, but realized she was serious and promised to stop making weapons when they were no longer necessary. Everhart continued to question Stark, who eventually convinced her to return to Malibu and sleep with him.[13]
Tony Stark's Apogee Award[]
In an alternate universe, James Rhodes presented the Apogee Award to Tony Stark in Las Vegas. However, Stark did not attend the ceremony as he was busy gambling. Obadiah Stane accepted the award on Stark's behalf, claiming that Stark was always working. Rhodes angrily approached Stark and scolded him for missing the ceremony, while Stark brushed off his concerns and lost three millions dollars. Stark went to the bathroom, where Pepper Potts arrived and gave him the phone with a phone call from the President. Stark eventually hung up and left the casino while Potts tried to get his attention. Christine Everhart confronted Stark and questioned him about his weapons dealing. Stark insisted that his company was necessary before walking away from Everhart.[14]
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Nevada translates into "Snowy" in Spanish.
References[]
- ↑ Captain Marvel
- ↑ Iron Man
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Avengers
- ↑ Thor
- ↑ Thor: The Dark World Prelude
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 1.15: Yes Men
- ↑ Iron Fist: 1.07: Felling Tree with Roots
- ↑ The Daily Bugle/Promotional Campaign
- ↑ What If...?: 1.01: What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?
- ↑ What If...?: 1.06: What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?
- ↑ What If...?: 1.07: What If... Thor Were an Only Child?
- ↑ Iron Man: Teen Novelization
- ↑ Iron Man: The Junior Novel
