Anton Petrov was a minor character from the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., appearing in the episodes "The Inside Man" and "Parting Shot". He was a Russian politician who sought to achieve peace with Inhumans by building what he called a "sanctuary state" for them where they could live freely. However, his plan was being back by Gideon Malick, who sought to build an Inhuman army for HYDRA to conquer the world with.
History[]
The Inside Man[]
Petrov was among several delegates from different nations attending the Symposium on Alien Contagion in Taipei, Taiwan. During the discussion on how to deal with the Inhumans, Petrov proposed building a specialized sanctuary-state in Russia where the Inhumans could live in peace. However, the symposium was interrupted by Gideon Malick, who told the delegates that attending scientist Dr. Sean Lundwall was actually Phil Coulson and that he was the leader of the terrorist organization HYDRA. Malick stated that Coulson and HYDRA sought to exterminate all Inhumans and soon a confrontation took place. Later on, Petrov met with Malick on his private plane, unaware that Lance Hunter and Bobbi Morse had stowed away.
Parting Shot[]
Back in Russia, Petrov introduced Malick to the members of the Russian government who supported the idea of sanctuary for the Inhumans. He told Malick that Prime Minister Dimitri Olshenko was against the proposal and that the Inhuman General Androvich had killed Olshenko's attaché Yuri Krupin when he arrived to try to stop Petrov's plans. Petrov asked for Malick's advice about what to do next and Malick replied that they should kill the Prime Minister with the help of Androvich.
When Prime Minister Olshenko arrived where Petrov and Malick had pitched their idea to him, it had come to Olshenko's attention that Petrov was planning to overthrow him. Before that plan could happen, S.H.I.E.L.D. intervened in the meeting. While Lance Hunter ran with Olsheko, Petrov tried to shoot the Prime Minister, only to get shot by Hunter.