Project Blizzard

Project Blizzard was an attempt by HYDRA to study Donnie Gill's powers.
==History==
===Recruiting Blizzard===
In 2013, Donnie Gill built a device which was meant to turn air moisture into ice. The device killed Seth Dormer, but Gill managed to turn the device off while stopping the storm. However, he also got struck by lightning.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 1.12: Seeds The lightning gave Gill the ability to freeze things, and he worked to grow stronger while he was imprisoned in the Fridge. HYDRA eventually recruited Gill and brainwashed him to be an agent of HYDRA. However, he later escaped and fled.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 2.03: Making Friends and Influencing People
===Marrakech===
While on the run, Gill went to Marrakech, Morocco, where he met and became friendly with Elias, the owner of a local cafe. HYDRA approached Elias and told him that Gill was dangerous, and Elias told them that Gill would be at the shop. Gill went to the café and fixed a radio for Elias, who complimented his skills. Gill asked for a place to stay, and Elias described Marrakech as a place where people hide from their past. This made Gill realize that he had been sold out, so Gill killed Elias and the two HYDRA agents.
===Studying Gill's Powers===
While Gill was on the run, Daniel Whitehall, a head of HYDRA, had their home labs work on studying Gill's powers. Kenneth Turgeon was put in charge of the project, and he had Jemma Simmons, who was working in HYDRA undercover, study Gill's powers without telling her that Gill was the subject. While telling Turgeon about the strange amounts of nitrogen she discovered from the samples she was given, Simmons saw Turgeon's notes and learned Gill's identity. That night, she told S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Phil Coulson about Project Blizzard, prompting S.H.I.E.L.D. to begin preparing to stop it.
The next day, Whitehall discovered that while working for S.H.I.E.L.D. before it fell, Simmons had previously known Gill. Whitehall questioned Simmons about it, who said that she didn't tell HYDRA about their connection because she didn't know that Gill was the subject. 
===Battle on the Maribel del Mar===
While fleeing Marrakech, Gill ended up in Casablanca, where he froze the water surrounding the Maribel del Mar. HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D. both used this to find him, and mobilized to find Gill. Leading the task force, Sunil Bakshi asked Simmons to accompany them and exploit their connection in order to bring Gill back to HYDRA.
HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived in Casablanca and HYDRA sent Simmons to talk to Gill. Bakshi tried to talk Simmons through reactivating Gill's brainwashing, but failed to do so when Melinda May shot Lance Hunter in order to stop him from shooting Simmons. Simmons and Gill fled, where they found Bakshi, who reactivated Gill's brainwashing. Gill helped HYDRA escape, but Skye found and shot Gill, causing him to freeze his body as he sank into the ocean. Skye shot at Simmons and Bakshi, purposefully missing to maintain Simmons' cover, and they fled. Moroccan officials looked for Gill's body, but never found it.
Simmons' willingness to brainwash her friend caused HYDRA to start trusting her more, allowing her to move up in the ranks and gather further intelligence for S.H.I.E.L.D.
==References==
Category:Projects
Category:HYDRA Projects