Grant Ward

Agent Grant Douglas Ward was a HYDRA mole within  S.H.I.E.L.D. Ward was ultimately and solely loyal to John Garrett, to whom he dedicated much of his adult life. Ward was totally loyal to Garrett and was fundamentally reliant on Garrett for orders, finding it difficult to make significant decisions on his own.

Background
Grant Ward was born on January 7, 1983. When he was younger, Grant's older brother used to beat him up for the tiniest reasons. His older brother also forced Grant to beat up his younger brother for him. Grant's parents were also abusive. This is what spurred Grant into learning how to defend himself. After being sent to a military school far from home, he escaped from the facility, stole a car, drove several hundred miles back home and tried to burn it down with his older brother still inside. After being caught and sent to juvie, he was approached by Garrett, who had heard of his remarkable results at the military school and offered him a choice between being tried and probably spending the rest of his life in jail or joining him. Ward took his offer and was broken out of juvie by armed men working for Garrett. Afterwards, Garrett trained him to be an operative. As part of the training, he dropped him off in the remote wilderness with nothing but the clothes he was wearing and his own dog, Buddy. Ward spent years living in the woods with Buddy, living off supplies stolen from campers, even after Garrett returned. As a final step before letting him into his agent training, Garrett ordered him to put down Buddy and left him alone to do it. At first, Ward fired a shot in the air and sent Buddy running, planning to let him go, though the next flashback shows him aiming at him through a sniper scope, suggesting that he did kill him after all.

"Pilot"
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"0-8-4"
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"The Asset"
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"Eye-Spy"
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"Girl In The Flower Dress"
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"FZZT"
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"The Hub"
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"The Well"
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"Repairs"
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"The Bridge"
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"The Magical Place"
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"Seeds"
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"T.R.A.C.K.S."
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"T.A.H.I.T.I."
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"Yes Men"
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"End of the Beginning"
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"Turn, Turn, Turn"
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"Providence"
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"The Only Light in the Darkness"
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"Nothing Personal"
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"Ragtag"
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"Beginning of the End"
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"Seeds"
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"T.R.A.C.K.S."
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"T.A.H.I.T.I."
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"Yes Men"
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"End of the Beginning"
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"Turn, Turn, Turn"
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"Providence"
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"The Only Light in the Darkness
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"Nothing Personal"
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"Ragtag"
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"Beginning of the End"
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"Shadows"
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"Making Friends and Influencing People"
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"A Hen in the Wolf House"
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"A Fractured House"
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"The Writing on the Wall"
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"The Things We Bury"
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"...Ye Who Enter Here"
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"What They Become"
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Character traits
A gruff, asocial manly man in his early thirties who is great at his job but not so great at getting along with his co-workers. Ward appeared to have a strong moral foundation and is not without his charm. Ward was actually an extremely skilled pathological liar and spy, and a merciless killer, who joined Coulson's team to gain information about Coulson's recovery for John Garrett and HYDRA.

Abilities

 * Expert Hand-to-Hand Combat: Ward has shown himself to be a very skilled fighter, having top combat scores.
 * Multilingual: Ward speaks six different languages which include English, French, Russian, Italian and Spanish.
 * Expert Spy: Grant has the best espionage scores after Natalia Romanoff.
 * Expert Marksman: Ward has extensive training with a variety of small arms, and is an accurate shooter with most of them.
 * Skilled Seducer/Manipulator: He is skilled in the field of seduction and manipulation, such as allowing things to get intimate with Agent May because she was a threat to him. The only reason he became Skye's S.O was to understand the way she works, and how he fooled the team into trusting him by saving Jemma Simmons.

Relationships

 * Nick Fury - Superior turned enemy.
 * Phil Coulson - Superior turned enemy.
 * Skye - Teammate and love interest turned enemy.
 * Jemma Simmons - Teammate turned enemy.
 * Leo Fitz - Teammate turned enemy.
 * Melinda May - Teammate and former lover turned enemy.
 * John Garrett - Mentor, former partner, and HYDRA superior.
 * Daniel Whitehall - Ally.
 * Skye's Father - Ally.
 * Sunil Bakshi - Ally turned enemy.
 * Antoine Triplett - Ally turned enemy.
 * Raina - Enemy turned ally.
 * Ian Quinn - Enemy turned ally.
 * Christian Ward - Older brother, enemy, and murderer.
 * Mike Peterson/Deathlok - Ally turned enemy.
 * Eric Koenig - Ally turned enemy.
 * Billy Koenig - Enemy.

Appearances/Actors

 * Marvel Cinematic Universe (1 TV Series)


 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Brett Dalton
 * "Pilot" - (First appearance)
 * "0-8-4"
 * "The Asset"
 * "Eye-Spy"
 * "Girl In The Flower Dress"
 * "FZZT"
 * "The Hub"
 * "The Well"
 * "Repairs"
 * "The Bridge"
 * "The Magical Place"
 * "Seeds"
 * "T.R.A.C.K.S."
 * "T.A.H.I.T.I."
 * "Yes Men"
 * "End of the Beginning"
 * "Turn, Turn, Turn"
 * "Providence"
 * "The Only Light in the Darkness"
 * "Nothing Personal"
 * "Ragtag"
 * "Beginning of the End"
 * "Shadows"
 * "Heavy is the Head" (Mentioned only)
 * "Making Friends and Influencing People"
 * "Face My Enemy (Mentioned only)
 * "A Hen in the Wolf House"
 * "A Fractured House"
 * "The Writing on the Wall"
 * "The Things We Bury"
 * "...Ye Who Enter Here"
 * "What They Become"


 * Marvel Cinematic Universe (1 comics)


 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Chase

Behind the scenes
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Trivia

 * Brett Dalton has portrayed Ward in almost every single episode of the series, excluding Heavy is the Head and Face My Enemy despite him being part of the main cast.