History ComicBook / AntMan

* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'': Scott Lang is a default character, while Hank Pym is a supporting character on the Academy's faculty. During limited-time events, Pym, Cross, and Foster could be unlocked and recruited as Giant-Man, Yellowjacket, and Goliath, respectively.

O'Grady quickly made a name for himself as [[HateSink the most hated superhero in the Marvel Universe]], earning the ire of just about every respectable superhero (and villain) which he met. Despite this, O'Grady just rolled with the punches, and managed to land a spot on a number of super-teams, including the [[Comicbook/AvengersTheInitiative Initiative]], Cap's Comicbook/SecretAvengers, and the Comicbook/Thunderbolts.

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** "''Film/Avengers4''"

** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'': The movie is set to introduce Bill Foster, who inherited the Giant-Man/Goliath powerset from Pym in the comics (it's unknown if he'll actually use such powers in the film, but claims to have helped test them in the past).

* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'': An update timed with the movie introduces Ant-Man (Lang), Giant-Man (Pym), and Yellowjacket (Darren Cross) as playable characters (alongside Wasp); plus a Goliath alternate costume for Giant-Man.

* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'': Scott Lang is a default character, while Hank Pym is a supporting character on the Academy's faculty. During limited-time events, Pym and Cross could be unlocked and recruited as Giant-Man and Yellowjacket, respectively.
* ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperheroes2'': Hank Pym plays a minor role in the main story as Giant-Man/Goliath (using the former's name and the latter's costume). A bonus level features Pym as both Ant-Man and Yellowjacket, and the Scott Lang Ant-Man can also be unlocked. DLC based on ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' adds an additional level and characters related to Ant-Man.

** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''
** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp'': The movie is set to introduce Bill Foster, who inherited the Giant-Man/Goliath powerset from Pym in the comics (though it's unknown if he'll actually use such powers in the film).

Introduced as a low-level [[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent assigned to the [[AirborneAircraftCarrier Helicarrier]], Eric O'Grady was the kind of guy who'd lie, cheat, and steal his way through life. Fortune struck one day when O'Grady and his best friend, Chris [=McCarthy=], are put on guard duty outside Dr. Hank Pym's lab after {{Wolverine}}'s dead body is brought aboard. Brainwashed by HYDRA, Wolverine is revived and starts killing everyone in sight. Panicking, O'Grady knocks Dr. Pym unconscious when the alarms start blaring. Messing around with the prototype Ant-Man suit in Hank's lab, Chris becomes trapped at insect size, causing O'Grady to panic again as HYDRA launches a full-scale attack on the helicarrier. Lost in the Helicarrier, Chris returns to full size only to be shot in the head. Looking for a place to hide, O'Grady stumbles across Chris's dead body and steals the Ant-Man suit. The Helicarrier sustains heavy damage during the attack, eventually crash landing in Arkansas. Surviving the crash, O'Grady retains his job as S.H.I.E.L.D agent during the day while [[PowerPerversionPotential experimenting with the]] [[IdiotHoudini Ant-Man suit at night]].

O'Grady quickly made a name for himself as [[HateSink the most hated superhero in the Marvel Universe]], earning the ire of just about every respectable superhero (and villain) he met. Despite this, O'Grady just rolled with the punches, and managed to land a spot on a number of super-teams, including the [[Comicbook/AvengersTheInitiative Initiative]], Cap's Comicbook/SecretAvengers, and the Comicbook/Thunderbolts.

Prepared to return to prison for theft, Lang is shocked when Hank Pym allows him to keep the stolen Ant-Man equipment. Recognizing Lang's true nature, Pym's only condition was that Scott must use the Ant-Man persona to uphold the law. Relieved, Scott receives more good news from Dr. Sondheim: Cassie's heart condition was successfully cured. Scott spent the rest of UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks as an Iron Man supporting character, and spent UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks as a Fantastic Four supporting character. In the 21st Century he's been an Avenger, died and come back to life, returned to being a Fantastic Four supporting character, and (thanks to Nick Spencer and the Marvel Cinematic Universe) become the face of the Ant-Man brand.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As seen in the opening description, the very first Hank Pym story was a science fiction-horror story with no superheroics and wouldn't feel out of place in an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' or ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1963}}''. It wasn't until his second appearance where the concept was retooled into a superhero adventure story, with superhero comics undergoing a revival and the ComicBook/FantasticFour being a big enough hit from a year before that Marvel was ready to start branching out with other heroes and costumed adventurers.

O'Grady quickly made a name for himself as [[HateSink the most hated superhero in the Marvel Universe]], earning the ire of just about every respectable superhero (and villain) he met.

The third Ant-Man, Eric O'Grady was created by Robert Kirkman and Phil Hester. He first appeared in 'The Irredeemable Ant-Man #1'' (September, 2006). Introduced as a low-level [[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent assigned to the [[AirborneAircraftCarrier Helicarrier]], Eric O'Grady was the kind of guy who'd lie, cheat, and steal his way through life. Fortune struck one day when O'Grady and his best friend, Chris [=McCarthy=], are put on guard duty outside Dr. Hank Pym's lab after {{Wolverine}}'s dead body is brought aboard. Brainwashed by HYDRA, Wolverine is revived and starts killing everyone in sight. Panicking, O'Grady knocks Dr. Pym unconscious when the alarms start blaring. Messing around with the prototype Ant-Man suit in Hank's lab, Chris becomes trapped at insect size, causing O'Grady to panic again as HYDRA launches a full-scale attack on the helicarrier. Lost in the Helicarrier, Chris returns to full size only to be shot in the head. Looking for a place to hide, O'Grady stumbles across Chris's dead body and steals the Ant-Man suit. The Helicarrier sustains heavy damage during the attack, eventually crash landing in Arkansas. Surviving the crash, O'Grady retains his job as S.H.I.E.L.D agent during the day while experimenting with the Ant-Man suit at night.

'''Scott Lang'''

'''Eric O'Grady'''

'''Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym'''

Ant-Man is the codename of three characters in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse: Hank Pym, Scott Lang, and Eric O'Grady.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As seen in the opening description, the very first Hank Pym story was a science fiction-horror story with no superheroics and wouldn't feel out of place in an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' or ''Series/TheOuterLimits''. It wasn't until his second appearance where the concept was retooled into a superhero adventure story, with superhero comics undergoing a revival and the ComicBook/FantasticFour being a big enough hit from a year before that Marvel was ready to start branching out with other heroes and costumed adventurers.

* ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperheroes2'': Hank Pym plays a minor role in the main story as Giant-Man/Goliath (using the former's name and the latter's costume). A bonus level features Pym as both Ant-Man and Yellowjacket, and the Scott Lang Ant-Man can also be unlocked. DLC based on ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' adds an additional level and characters related to Ant-Man.

* OmniDisciplinaryScientist: While starting out as "merely" a brilliant biochemist, Hank's story arc eventually led to him becoming an innovator in numerous fields, including particle and quantum physics ("Pym Particles"), electronics/robotics/programming (Ultron) and of course, entomology. [[CosmicEntity Eternity]] (later revealed [[UnreliableNarrator by Loki]] to actually be Loki in disguise) told Hank he was Earth's "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yandroth#Yandroth Scientist Supreme]]" because his prowess with wide-spread scientific disciplines allow him abilities akin to magic, a claim that tends to lose some credibility given the fact that Reed "I Can Make [[RealityWarper Cosmic Cubes]] For The Lulz" Richards exists.

Hank Pym appears as a central character in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', voiced by Creator/WallyWingert (who previously voiced the character in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance2''). In the series, Hank uses multiple costumed personas, including Ant-Man, Giant-Man, and [[spoiler: Yellowjacket]].

Prepared to return to prison for theft, Lang is shocked when Hank Pym allows him to keep the stolen Ant-Man equipment. Recognizing Lang's true nature, Pym's only condition was that Scott must use the Ant-Man persona to uphold the law. Relieved, Scott receives more good news from Dr. Sondheim: Cassie's heart condition was successfully cured. Scott spent the rest of UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks as an Iron Man supporting character, and spent TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks as a Fantastic Four supporting character. In the 21st Century he's been an Avenger, died and come back to life, returned to being a Fantastic Four supporting character, and (thanks to Nick Spencer and the Marvel Cinematic Universe) become the face of the Ant-Man brand.

* DistaffCounterpart: As Wasp after [[spoiler:she was killed in the ''Secret Invasion'']].

Prepared to return to prison for theft, Lang is shocked when Hank Pym allows him to keep the stolen Ant-Man equipment. Recognizing Lang's true nature, Pym's only condition was that Scott must use the Ant-Man persona to uphold the law. Relieved, Scott receives more good news from Dr. Sondheim: Cassie's heart condition was successfully cured. Scott spent the rest of TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks as an Iron Man supporting character, and spent TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks as a Fantastic Four supporting character. In the 21st Century he's been an Avenger, died and come back to life, returned to being a Fantastic Four supporting character, and (thanks to Nick Spencer and the Marvel Cinematic Universe) become the face of the Ant-Man brand.

* BipolarDisorder: Suffers from this, and cycles between states on a relatively short time scale of days and has put a lot of effort and computer power into trying to predict his manic and depressive phases.

* DistaffCounterpart: As Wasp after she was killed in the ''Secret Invasion''.

** Very nearly outright committingsuicide early during his run in the Avengers' West Coast title while alone in their headquarters, when his body would no longer take the strain of changing size and he felt that without actual superpowers he'd just be TheLoad. Occasional guest heroine Firebird showed up just in time to talk him out of it.

* MonsterProtectionRacket: At his lowest point, he built one of his lesser-known robots (Salvation-1) to stage a fight and make himself look good. He ultimately failed. - Wasp defeated it and Hank was kicked out of the Avengers.

* NeverLiveItDown: He provides the picture for the comics page, slapping his wife Janet/The Wasp. To this day, Hank is still(falsely) accused of being a "wifebeater" and people that don't read comics frequently claim that he's a repeat offender. In actuality, he hit Janet once (in what was supposed to be an accident) while he was in the midst of a mental breakdown largely caused by Jan's emotional abuse. The way people both in-universe and out talk about the incident, you'd think he'd been beating her since the day they met.