Chao Yen

: "A breach like this raises serious questions.""Like how the hell did a French pirate manage to hijack a covert S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel in broad daylight?"
: ―Chao Yen and Douglas Rockwell[src]
Chao Yen (严超), was a member of the World Security Council and one of the prime overseers of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operations. During the launch of Project Insight, Yen was killed by Alexander Pierce after HYDRA's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D. was revealed.
== Biography ==
=== World Security Council ===
==== Dealing with Alexander Pierce ====
Following the Battle of New York, Chao Yen and the rest of the council coordinated with Alexander Pierce to develop a stronger role for S.H.I.E.L.D..
==== Project Insight ====
Yen, along with the rest of the council was called to the Triskelion by Pierce to witness the launch of Project Insight. When Pierce was exposed by Captain America as a part of HYDRA's infiltration within S.H.I.E.L.D., STRIKE, which was composed of HYDRA members, held the Council hostage, until Black Widow who had been disguised as Councilwoman Pamela Hawley took the HYDRA operatives out.
Yen took one of the unconscious STRIKE members guns and held it at Pierce to keep him at bay. He stood by as Nick Fury arrived and as Black Widow released all S.H.I.E.L.D. files to the public. Unnoticed by the others, Pierce moved to his phone pressed a button and the security badges on the council members' chests exploded, killing them.
== Equipment ==
=== Weapons ===
* Handgun: Yen took a handgun from a member of STRIKE and aimed it at Alexander Pierce until he was killed.
=== Other Equipment ===
* Explosive Security Badges: Yen was given a security badge as he entered the Triskelion, which he began wearing. However, when he tried to stop Project Insight, Alexander Pierce revealed that the badges were explosive by killing Yen and the rest of the World Security Council.
== Facilities ==
* Triskelion: Yen was brought to the Triskelion along with the rest of the World Security Council to watch the launch of Project Insight. However, Steve Rogers revealed that HYDRA had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., so Yen stood up to Pierce. However, Pierce killed Yen and the rest of the council.
== Relationships ==
=== Allies ===
* World Security Council
** Douglas Rockwell †
** Jakuna Singh †
** Pamela Hawley
* S.H.I.E.L.D.
** Nick Fury
** Natasha Romanova/Black Widow †	
=== Enemies ===
* HYDRA
** Alexander Pierce † - Former Ally and Killer
** STRIKE
*** Jack Rollins
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Chao Yen was a communist scientist who was in charge of the brainwashing of Black Widow, when she had deserted the communist service.
== Behind the Scenes ==
* John Dannug was a stand-in for Chin Han in the role of Councilman Yen.
== References ==
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# ↑ Marvel Studios' The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline
# ↑ Jump up to:2.0 2.1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
== External Links ==
* Chao Yen on Marvel Database