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maria hill. ( marvel cinematic ) ( april 4, 1982 ) appearances the avengers ( may 2012 ) agents of shield 1.01 ( 2013 ) captain america: the winter soldier ( april 2014 ) agents of shield 1.20 ( april 2014 ) agents of shield 2.19 ( may 2015 ) the avengers: age of ultron ( may 2015 ) marine service - joined the usmc in 2000 ( age 18 ) - likely served in afghanistan - served a maximum of two tours ( four years ) - honorable discharge in 2004/2005 / hired by s.h.i.e.l.d. service medals ( honorable discharge, bronze star, purple heart combat action, good conduct, armed forces expeditionary afghanistan campaign, global war on terror, navy and marine corps overseas service ) shield - recruited 2004/2005 - high level agent in 2007 - wrote melinda may's transfer approval - former deputy director ( since 25 feb 2010? ) - clearance level 9 - instrumental in the fall of shield and shield's civil war stark industries comic information Maria’s favorite food is spaghetti with red sauce She also cares enough about pizza to have a favorite pizza parlor in the entire U.S. (Vinnie’s of Savannah, Georgia) However, she is not fond of dishes that are chicken-fried Plays, or at one point played, video games Was expelled from high school (or possibly middle school) Had a pet fish but it died Can swim in handcuffs Cuts her own hair Was in the Marines before SHIELD If you care, the canonical Answer to that one debate fandom is always having is that she was already with SHIELD when she was stationed in Madripoor (we don’t know where she was or what she did as a Marine) Has had the same car since she was nineteen years old Cheapskate. (Her Georgetown apartment is on the third floor of her walkup because it was fifty bucks cheaper. Fifty bucks’ difference, Hill? Does SHIELD really pay you that badly? Actually, if we go by Isaiah the Lawyer’s complaints about Natasha’s pay, it probably does) Or maybe she was just saving for eighteen months to afford her nINE HUNDRED DOLLAR headphones. Damn gurl Hates reporters The only people she hates more than reporters are politicians She sleeps with a gun under her pillow (specifically, this is from EMH, so it’s her sci-fi laser pistol The only items lying around her office aside from desk clutter/office materials are a coffeemaker and a couple of submachine guns Out of uniform, she tends to wear practical attire; lots of jeans and boots Admires Nick Fury (but ain’t NEVER gonna admit it) Likes jetpacks, well-laid plans, and rose-tone nail polish Not afraid of you history