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{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| image = Sharon Carter (Marvel Comics character).png
| caption =
| alt =
| character_name = Agent 13
| real_name = Sharon Carter
| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut = ''[[Tales of Suspense]]'' #75
| creators = [[Stan Lee]]<br>[[Jack Kirby]]<br>[[Dick Ayers]]
| alliances = [[Daughters of Liberty]]<br/>[[Secret Avengers]]<br/>[[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]<br/>[[
| aliases =
| partners = [[Captain America]]
| powers =
*Expert markswoman and mistress of various other weapons
* Skilled athlete and martial artist▼
▲* Highly trained in espionage, weaponry, and computers
*
|species=[[Human]]}}
'''Sharon Carter''' (also known as '''Agent 13''') is a
[[Emily VanCamp]] portrays
▲[[Emily VanCamp]] portrays the character in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] films ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'' (2014) and ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' (2016) and returned to play the role in the [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]'' (2021), depicted as the [[supervillain]] '''Power Broker''', and voices an alternate version in the animated series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' (2021).
==Publication history==
==Fictional character biography==
Sharon was born in [[Richmond, Virginia]], the daughter of two wealthy [[Virginia]]ns, Harrison and Amanda Carter. She grew up with the stories of her aunt ([[Peggy Carter|Margaret "Peggy" Carter]]) who was a [[freedom fighter]] with the [[French Resistance]] during [[World War II]].
Inspired by her aunt's adventures, Sharon joins the international security agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and is assigned the code name Agent 13.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=115}}</ref> By this time, Steve Rogers, the patriotic hero known as [[Captain America]], had been revived from suspended animation, and during one of Sharon's earliest missions, he comes to her aid when she is under attack by a mercenary known as [[Batroc the Leaper]]. The two of them cross paths often, teaming up on missions against [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]], [[Hydra (Marvel Comics)|HYDRA]], [[Red Skull]], and many others.{{
Sharon and Rogers eventually fall in love, and she becomes one of the first to know his secret identity. The dangerous nature of Sharon's work strains their relationship, and Rogers wants Sharon to give up her life as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.<ref>{{cite book |title=Heroes of film, comics and American culture|last=Detora|first=Lisa|year= 2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3827-3|page=113}}</ref>
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While working as a S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison with the [[New York Police Department]], Sharon investigates and infiltrates a white supremacist terrorist organization known as the [[National Force]]. During one of the National Force's battles with street criminals in [[Harlem]], the [[United States National Guard|National Guard]] is sent in. Under the effects of a mind-altering gas, Sharon apparently activates a self-destruct device in her National Force uniform and dies. Rogers is shown the event on videotape.<ref name="captainamerica237">''Captain America'' #237 (Sept. 1979). Marvel Comics.</ref>
It is later revealed that Sharon's death was faked so she could go on a top secret mission for S.H.I.E.L.D. The mission did not go well, and [[Nick Fury]], S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Executive Director, believed her to have been killed in action; Captain America was not informed of the true circumstances of her "death".{{
===Return===
Sharon is not dead, but has been left behind in enemy territory, a captive of the dictator Tap-Kwai. Escaping, she spends several years working as a mercenary, until she encounters a group of Neo-Nazi extremists known as the Kubecult. Learning that they plan to use the [[Cosmic Cube]] to return [[Adolf Hitler]] to life, Sharon joins forces with the villainous [[Red Skull]] to stop them, but they also need Captain America.{{
At this point, Rogers is suffering health problems: the Super-Soldier serum that gave him his abilities is breaking down, and he has fallen into a coma. The Red Skull is currently occupying a cloned body of Rogers himself, and a transfusion of the Skull's blood, which contains an uncontaminated Super-Soldier formula, restores and revives Rogers. Rogers is shocked to find Sharon alive.
Over the course of the mission to topple the cult he learns that her years out in the cold have made her grimmer and more ruthless, and the two of them do not renew their relationship when Sharon rejoins S.H.I.E.L.D.{{
Soon afterwards, Sharon assists Captain America in several cases where [[patriotic]] Americans go on violent rampages under the influence of a supernatural entity named [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]], who has found a way to influence this dimension through the '[[American dream]].' Sharon and Cap battle many patriotic people, including a temporarily insane U.S. Agent, and ultimately Sharon has to face down a Captain America under the influence of Nightmare.<ref>These events took place in ''Captain America'' vol. 3 #9 and #12 (1998), reprinted in the hardcover "Captain America: American Nightmare".</ref>
===21st century===
In the absence of Nick Fury, Sharon serves a brief term as Executive Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. She returns to field work, reporting directly to the new Executive Director, [[Maria Hill]], as a liaison officer specifically assigned to support and report on Captain America's activities. While investigating the whereabouts of Jack Monroe, she is abducted by the [[Bucky Barnes#Winter Soldier|Winter Soldier]] and used as bait to lure Captain America into a trap set by General [[Aleksander Lukin]]. She and Captain America later resume their relationship while on a field mission investigating the activities of the Winter Soldier.{{
During the "[[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]]" storyline, Sharon is initially a supporter of the [[Registration Acts (comics)|Superhuman Registration Act]], but she is averse to actually aiding in the capture of her lover, Captain America, who is the leader of the "Secret Avengers" opposed to the Act. At the same time, she is an unknowing pawn of the [[Red Skull]] and his associate [[Doctor Faustus (comics)|Doctor Faustus]]. She later comes into contact with [[Nick Fury]]'s underground organization, even as she is reassigned to the S.H.I.E.L.D. task force charged with locating Fury. She switches her allegiance to Captain America, citing the death of [[Bill Foster (comics)|Goliath]] as the primary reason; it is unclear how much of this is the result of Faustus's influence.{{
In a follow-up, a sniper shoots Steve Rogers in the shoulder while he walks up the steps to the Federal Court. In the ensuing crowd chaos, Rogers is shot three times in the abdomen with a pistol, and later appears to die of his wounds. It is later revealed that the plan was orchestrated by the Red Skull; the sniper was [[Crossbones (
Sharon is still under the influence of Doctor Faustus, who uses her to disable Black Widow and Falcon before she joins the Red Skull's organization as a minion. She is apparently pregnant with Rogers's child, but she loses the baby during a fight with the Red Skull's daughter, [[Sin (Marvel Comics)|Sin]], during one of several attempts to escape. Later, Sharon says that she, not Sin, stabbed her womb and caused the miscarriage, to keep the Red Skull from getting his hands on anything of hers. Doctor Faustus makes her forget ever being pregnant, and he also gives her the tools to escape. Sharon frees herself, killing [[Aleksander Lukin]] in the process (and narrowly missing killing the Red Skull himself), before being found by [[Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Black Widow]] and the Falcon. Iron Man and Falcon decide to tell her about her pregnancy at a later date, after sufficient recovery time.<ref>''Captain America'' vol. 3 #41-42. Marvel Comics.</ref> As a result, Sharon decided to leave S.H.I.E.L.D.<ref>''Captain America'' vol. 3 #43. Marvel Comics.</ref>
Sharon Carter is featured in the storyline ''[[Captain America: Reborn]],'' where she learns that she killed Captain America and plans to figure out a way to revive him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/reborn |title=Marvel Presents Captain America Reborn! |publisher=Marvel.com |access-date=January 10, 2011}}</ref> Unfortunately, Norman Osborn also plans to revive Captain America, so that he can complete the Red Skull's plan to transfer his consciousness into Steve's body and have him lead the Avengers to increase his popularity. He frames Sharon as an accomplice in Rogers' murder and threatens to kill the second Captain America if she doesn't turn herself in, which she does.<ref>''Captain America: Reborn'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> She is brought to Latveria, where she is attached to a machine to bring Rogers back, but with the Red Skull controlling his body. Mr. Fantastic determines that Sharon has chronal tracers in her blood meant to pull Steve to her.<ref>''Captain America: Reborn'' #3-4. Marvel Comics.</ref> She surrenders to Norman Osborn
Sharon was a member of an Avengers team, and the [[Secret Avengers]], in [[Ed Brubaker]]'s series of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|author=Phegley, Kiel|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25808 |title=C2E2: Cup O' Joe |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=April 17, 2010}}</ref>
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When Sharon Carter and S.H.I.E.L.D. arrest Tomoe and her Biohack Ninjas, she meets [[Ironheart (character)|Riri Williams]] who helped [[Pepper Potts]] defeat them.<ref>''Invincible Iron Man'' vol. 3 #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
During the "[[Secret Empire (
Sharon Carter later forms the [[Daughters of Liberty (comics)|Daughters of Liberty]], who work to clear Captain America's name after he is framed for the death of [[Thunderbolt Ross]].<ref>''Captain America'' vol. 9 #8. Marvel Comics.</ref>
==Powers and abilities==
Sharon is a highly trained martial artist and extremely adept at various fighting techniques.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=February 13, 2021 |title=Falcon And The Winter Soldier: 10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Sharon Carter |url=https://screenrant.com/falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-mcu-sharon-carter-agent-of-shield-comic-book-details-facts-storylines-emily-vancamp/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> She is highly trained in espionage, weapons, firearms and computers. After being brainwashed by Doctor Faustus into shooting Captain America, she spent some time training herself to resist similar brainwashing attempts in future, to the extent that she tricked Faustus into thinking he had brainwashed her again and attacked him while his guard was down.
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
Deirdre Kaye of ''[[Scary Mommy]]'' called Sharon Carter a "role model" and a "truly heroic" female character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaye |first=Deirdre |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic |url=https://www.scarymommy.com/marvel-female-characters |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=[[Scary Mommy]] |language=en}}</ref> Joe Anthony Myrick of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' called Sharon Carter a "popular ally to Captain America."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myrick |first=Joe Anthony |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Marvel's Sharon Carter Gets An Unreal New Costume Fans Won't Believe |url=https://screenrant.com/captain-america-sharon-carter-new-costume/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> Rob Clough of ''[[Looper (website)|Looper]]'' described Sharon Carter as one of Captain America's "central love interests," writing, "She's a scrappy, clever, and tough agent who never backs down from Cap, despite his status as a living legend. Of all the women that Steve has dated, Sharon is one of the few to truly understand him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clough |first=Rob |date=February 24, 2021 |title=The Untold Truth Of Marvel's Sharon Carter |url=https://www.looper.com/340907/the-untold-truth-of-marvels-sharon-carter/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Mark Waid]] asserted, "The reason she works so well with Cap is because she's a complete cynic and he's a complete idealist."<ref>{{cite news |last=Senreich |first=Matthew |date=August 1997 |title=The Wizard Q&A: Mark Waid & Ron Garney |pages=68–72 |work=[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] |issue=72}}</ref> Megan Nicole O'Brien of ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' ranked Sharon Carter 1st in their "Every Member Of The Daughters Of Liberty" list, saying, "Sharon Carter aka Agent 13 may not have superpowers, but this does not make her any less heroic,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Megan Nicole |date=September 26, 2020 |title=Every Member Of The Daughters Of Liberty, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-daughters-of-liberty-ranked/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> while David Harth ranked her 5th in their "10 Best Directors Of S.H.I.E.L.D." list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=July 10, 2022 |title=10 Best Directors Of S.H.I.E.L.D. |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-best-shield-directors/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>
==Other versions==
[[File:Ultimatesharoncarter.JPG|150px|right|Ultimate Sharon Carter|thumb]]▼
=== Earth X ===
In the alternate future of the ''[[Earth X]]'' miniseries, Sharon Carter has fallen victim to Hydra, a squid-based alien life form that absorbs minds and people to expand.<ref>''Earth X'' #1 (April 1999). Marvel Comics.</ref>▼
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Sharon Carter is introduced into the [[Marvel Mangaverse]] continuity as the supposed orchestrator of the destruction of almost the entire superhuman population in the Marvel Mangaverse. It turns out that she has been under mind control. She becomes the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. when [[Nick Fury]] supposedly dies.▼
=== Marvel Mangaverse ===
The [[Ultimate Marvel]] version of Sharon Carter is also an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., but is much closer to the environment of [[Spider-Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Spider-Man]]. She often appears as one of a pair of wise-cracking S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, the other one is [[Jimmy Woo]].<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #11-14. Marvel Comics.</ref> She can display humor at times, but mostly keeps her mouth shut in public. As seen in ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #46, she is a practicing [[Christians|Christian]] and has strong morals, which lead her to want S.H.I.E.L.D. to destroy individuals such as [[Doctor Octopus]] rather than 'lock them away for poking'.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #46. Marvel Comics.</ref> Carter and Woo survive the Super-Villains escape that occurs in ''[[Ultimate Six]].'' Carter is seen next in the [[Silver Sable#Ultimate Marvel|Silver Sable]] arc and Woo in the [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]] arc. Carter is later involved with the [[Clone Saga]] arc, telling the people evacuated from Peter Parker's neighborhood that all is well, and Agent Woo is later seen in the Death of a Goblin arc, letting [[Carol Danvers]] know about the Goblin's most recent murder. In a 2008 storyline, Carter is the acting head of S.H.I.E.L.D.. She asks the Fantastic Four to investigate a confusing situation at Project Pegasus.<ref>''[[Ultimate Origins]]'' #1-5 (Aug.-Dec. 2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>▼
▲An alternative version of Sharon Carter
=== Ultimate Marvel ===
Sharon Carter and Steve Rogers have a daughter named Sharon Rogers. Created as part of Captain America's 75th anniversary, she is from an alternate timeline where she now serves as Captain America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.marvel.com/games/26348/marvel_games_celebrates_captain_americas_75th_anniverary/|url-status=dead|title=Marvel Games Celebrates Captain America's 75th Anniversary|website=News - Marvel.com|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904063720/https://news.marvel.com/games/26348/marvel_games_celebrates_captain_americas_75th_anniverary/|archive-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Slead |first1=Evan |title=Captain America: Peggy Carter wields the shield in new Marvel Game |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/27/captain-america-marvel-games-75th-anniversary/ |website=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 19, 2019 |date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>▼
▲[[File:Ultimatesharoncarter.JPG|150px|right|Ultimate Sharon Carter|thumb]]
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=== Marvel Future Fight ===
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==In other media==
===Television===
* Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears in ''[[The Marvel Super Heroes]]'', voiced by Vita Linder.<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Sharon Carter Voices (Captain America) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Captain-America/Sharon-Carter/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref>
* Sharon Carter appears in ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Rachel Davies]].<ref name="btva" />
===Film===
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===Marvel Cinematic Universe===
{{Main|Sharon Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}
Sharon Carter appears in media set in the [[
===Video games===
* The [[Ultimate Marvel]] incarnation of Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears in
* Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel:
* Sharon Carter
* Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Alan |title=Marvel Future Fight 2.1.5 patch notes in full |url=https://www.product-reviews.net/marvel-future-fight-2-1-5-patch-notes-in-full/ |website=Product Reviews.net |access-date=May 14, 2019 |date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> * Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel's Avengers]]'', voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]].
* Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Avengers Academy]]'', voiced by Linnea Sage.
* Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shea |first=Brian |date=January 20, 2023 |title=Every Character In Marvel Strike Force's Massive, Ever-Growing Roster |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/01/20/every-character-in-marvel-strike-forces-massive-ever-growing-roster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121001159/https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/01/20/every-character-in-marvel-strike-forces-massive-ever-growing-roster |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-27 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levandoski |first=Quinn |date=December 12, 2021 |title=Marvel Strike Force: 10 Best Skill Characters, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-strike-force-best-skill-characters-ranked/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Sharon Carter / Agent 13 appears in ''[[Marvel Snap]]''.
===Merchandise===
The MCU incarnation of Sharon Carter received a figure in [[Hasbro]]'s [[Marvel Legends]] line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Tyler |date=June 13, 2022 |title=Hasbro Gives A Closer Look at Marvel Legends Infinity Ultron BAF Wave |url=https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/hasbro-gives-a-closer-look-at-marvel-legends-infinity-ultron-baf-wave/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fallon |first=Sean |date=May 19, 2022 |title=New Marvel Legends Pre-Orders: Japanese Spider-Man, Retro Sentinel, Firelord and More |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/new-marvel-legends-pre-orders-japanese-spider-man-retro-sentinel-firelord-and-more/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Disney Newsdesk |first=Laughing Place |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Marvel Legends Japanese Spider-Man and New Retro Figures Arrive on Entertainment Earth |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/05/19/marvel-legends-retro-figures-japanese-spider-man-entertainment-earth/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=LaughingPlace.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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