Speaking to the final episode of season five, which sees Coulson retires to live out his last days on Tahiti, Gregg said, "My understanding is that Phil Coulson is no longer alive. He's been brought back, he's been really clear that he didn't want supernatural measures used again. I always felt like he thought almost like he wasn't supposed to be here... I don't think there is a real buy back for the fact that this deal he made with the Ghost Rider is killing his body." Gregg also noted he was talking with the series showrunners about appearing in some form in the sixth season, as there had been some interest in including him. Sarge (portrayed by Clark Gregg) is a man who looks like Phil Coulson; even having the same D.N.A. He leads a group of mercenaries consisting of Jaco, Pax, and Snowflake to Earth on a mission involving targeting people possessed by alien parasites. Then they raided Deke Shaw's tech company to target Deke himself, which ends with Sarge and Snowflake making off with May while Jaco and Pax are apprehended. After being forced to kill another parasite-infected person, May learns that Sarge is a long-lived alien who has been leading his group in hunting the parasites called Shrikes, which have been decimating worlds on behalf of their creator, and that Sarge intends to stop them once and for all. May overpowers Sarge and Snowflake, commandeers their vehicle, and drives back to the Lighthouse. While he and his group are in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, Sarge reveals that the Shrikes' creator, Izel, has destroyed his planet and his family; leading him onto his path of revenge. Following his failed attempt to blow up the Shrike tower and take on Izel's ship, Sarge is detained by S.H.I.E.L.D. May appears in his cell and shoots him while possessed by Izel. After recovering and healing, Sarge broke free from his restraints and confronts Izel where the Gravitonium generator holding the powers of the Di'Allas is. Sarge is left confused when Izel claims that he is from a non-corporeal world like her and that the "family" is Coulson's memories of his team. Sarge then remembers that his real name is Pachakutiq and how he is merely possessing a clone body of Coulson which was created by the powers of the Di'Allas and sent hundred years into the past on his and Izel's home planet.