The Assess, React, Contain Armor was designed by Paul Matthews, Emma Stevens, and Carly Stevens for the use of S.H.I.E.L.D. and it's agents. The armor was the brainchild of Nick Fury's desire to make sure that his specialized agents had the protection that they needed in the field. He knew of all the existing S.H.I.E.L.D. technology, but he wanted something special and unique, something that enemies hadn't seen before and wouldn't be able to counter. While eventually they'd be able to, sufficient work would be done on following models by then. He reached out to Paul Matthews and asked him to work on something that would be able to fulfill this role. As such, Matthews got his team together and this was the design that they submitted for Fury's approval. It was Emma and Carly's input that en