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!!Characters (Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket)

[[folder:Hank Pym]]
!!Ant-Man I (Hank Pym)
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym
!!! '''Known Aliases:''' Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, Wasp, Scientist Supreme, Ultron
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) [[note]]As Hank Pym[[/note]] / ''Tales to Astonish'' #35 (September 1962) [[note]]As Ant-Man[[/note]] / ''Tales to Astonish'' #49 (November 1963) [[note]]As Giant-Man[[/note]] / ''The Avengers'' #28 (May 1966) [[note]]As Goliath[[/note]] / ''The Avengers'' #59 (December 1968) [[note]]As Yellowjacket[[/note]] / ''Secret Invasion: Requiem'' #1 (February 2009) [[note]]As Wasp[[/note]] / ''Avengers: Rage of Ultron'' #1 (April 2015) [[note]]As Ultron[[/note]]

Hank Pym is a scientific genius, a founding member of the Avengers, the creator of Pym Particles and of Ultron, and a modern-day superhero who suffers from a Bipolar disorder. He has acted under many memorable identities such as Ant-Man, Giant Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and the Wasp. He is also the Earth's Scientist Supreme, as decreed by Eternity.

* TenMinuteRetirement: Pym has retired several times over the years, sometimes taking Janet with him, but it never stuck.
* AbsentMindedProfessor: Has occasionally shown these tendencies, especially early in he and Janet's relationship.
* ActionDad: As revealed in ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel'', he has a daughter with his deceased first wife, ComicBook/NadiaPym.
* AgentScully: Sometimes, he insists that magic isn't real and that there are no gods.
* AntiHeroSubstitute: As Yellowjacket.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Hank Pym is a confessed atheist. He dismisses [[PhysicalGods "gods"]] like [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] and [[ComicBook/IncredibleHercules Hercules]] as extra-dimensional heroes. But he either knows of or has met [[CosmicEntity Eternity]], [[AnthropomorphicPersonification the living spirit of the universe]] and is still an atheist.
* ArchEnemy : Originally it was rival scientist Egghead, but then became Ultron.
* ArchnemesisDad: To Ultron.
* BadassBookworm: He's much more "Bookworm" than most other scientists in the Marvel Universe.
* BattleCouple: With Janet, and later with Tigra.
* TheBeastmaster: Thanks to his helmet, he can control insects.
* BigShutUp: When he hit Janet in ''Avengers #213''.
* BitchSlap: During a moment when he was NotHimself, Hank [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten infamously]] slapped his wife Janet Van Dyne like this.
* BreakoutCharacter:
** Hank's first appearance in ''Tales to Astonish #27'' was a seven page story where as a scientist, he just tests his shrinking experiments on himself and runs afoul of some ants. "The Man in the Ant Hill" was intended as a one-off story, but positive response led to bringing him back almost a year later as a superhero.
** Scott Lang would follow suit and prove to be even more popular than Hank, due to being a more down-to-earth TheEveryman as opposed to a bitter scientist like Hank was. He soon comes to be regarded as ''the'' Ant-Man.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: On his better days, Hank can still be a little... quirky, but a genius scientist nonetheless.
* ButtMonkey:
** Has become kind of a RunningGag both in and out of the comics, though it's technically not really deserved considering it stemmed from maybe two bad judgment calls on Pym's part at the most.
** At one point, Hank got abducted and replaced by Skrulls. Due to their method of infiltration, the Skrulls replacing him (yes, plural, there's a reason) inherit Hank's mental issues, and their superiors refuse to listen to them and their warnings that the Skrulls aren't going to win simply because they look like Hank Pym.
* CatapultToGlory: Only capable of shrinking early in his career, Hank used a catapult to launch himself around town.
* ControlFreak: Has some of these tendencies, wanting to control the actions of those around him, the world and most of his scientific advancements are in an effort to take more control over things he previously couldn't. It gets worse during his breakdowns.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Hank Pym built the KillerRobot Ultron, which became one of the Avengers' most dangerous enemies.
* DeaderThanDead: Presumably as of ''Infinity Countdown #5'' [[spoiler:Hank's soul was removed from [[FusionDance Pymtron's body]] by the Soul Stone. And then his soul ended up getting devoured by a beast within the Soul Stone]]. This gets pushed even further in ''[[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark: Iron Man #19]]'' wherein [[spoiler:Tony shuts down any possibility that Hank is still somewhere in there in the FusionDance he's had with Ultron. Tony confirms that Ultron had been faking Hank's presence the entire time]].
* DelayedDiagnosis: Hank Pym showed signs of some mental illness for years before it was finally revealed that he was bipolar.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: While Ultron turning out to be murderously misanthropic wasn't Hank's intention, he ''did'' think it was apparently a good idea to build the tin-can with the ability to fire off energy blasts.
* DisappearedDad: To Nadia, though in fairness he never even knew his wife had been pregnant in the first place.
* DomesticAbuse: Hank, who developed the persona Yellowjacket during a mental breakdown, marries Janet but their initially-happy marriage quickly deteriorates and culminates in Hank slapping Janet hard enough to bruise her face. For this, he is booted off of The Avengers, he and Janet are divorced, and their superhero partnership is broken.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnStrength: Occasionally, when in his Giant Man form, Hank might forget he's much stronger, at one point cracking the Avengers' meeting table just making a dramatic exclamation. Seeing this, Hawkeye asks that he ''not'' slap the archer on the back any time soon.
* 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/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' 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.
* EnemyWithout: ''"Rage of Ultron"'' establishes that Ultron turned out like it did because Hank used an engram of his brain as a base and Ultron inherited all of his suppressed misanthropy.
* EngineeredHeroism: As Yellowjacket in ''Avengers'' #212, Pym unleashed a giant robot called Salvation I that only ''he'' could stop in an attempt to appear heroic in front of his fellow Avengers. When the actual incident happened, [[EpicFail he failed]], nearly got killed, and had to be saved by Janet.
* FatalFlaw: Hank's feelings of inadequacy, and later discovered he was bipolar, which caused seemingly every problem in his life outside of ComicBook/{{Ultron}}. Among other things, this led to him:
** Becoming Giant-Man after comparing himself to people like ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/TheMightyThor, and the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk. This gave him an increase in strength but made him clumsier and a much bigger target, as well as causing serious health risks if he grew beyond his limit.
** [[InsecureLoveInterest Not proposing to Janet when both of them were clearly interested in each other]], since he figured she'd be more interested in celebrities and millionaires as opposed to a scientist. This led to him developing a split personality and becoming Yellowjacket for the first time.
** Causing the breakdown of his marriage, as Jan's success and money coupled with his failures in science (most notably, Ultron) led to him becoming more bitter and angry towards her.
** Becoming desperate to prove himself as a meaningful member of the Avengers, which led to him attacking a super-villain after the conflict was resolved and being kicked out of the Avengers, as well as [[EngineeredHeroism creating Salvation-1]] to attack the Avengers so he could stop it.
** Very nearly outright committing suicide early during his run in the Avengers' [[ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers 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.
* {{Flight}}: Hank uses artificial wings to fly as part of his Yellowjacket and Wasp personas.
* ForScience: The ultimate motivation for most of what he does.
* FreudianExcuse: His feelings of inadequacy and desire to prove himself come from his FantasyForbiddingFather, who was a scientist that stifled his [[MrImagination fanciful imagination]] as a child to work on "something practical" in direct conflict with his grandmother who was a fantasy author and encouraged him to follow his dreams. This only got worse when her influence was removed by her death, leading him to be lead by his father to take a dull job in science that would continue to stifle his whims.
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:Hank and Ultron fuse into one being during ''Rage of Ultron''. At first, Ultron's mind is dominant over Pym's, but Starfox forces the more human side to wake up. However, all later appearances have Ultron in the driver's seat]].
* GeniusBruiser: Is a scientist who studies biology, robotics, and minerals. As Giant-Man he gains super strength.
* HappilyMarried: He and his first wife, Dr. Maria Trovaya, were happy together until her death. His relationship with Janet had happy moments but was not as fulfilling.
* HollywoodAtheist: Hank denounces Thor and Hercules as divine at most times but in his darker moods dismisses faith in anything through a perspective of rationalism.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Pym took to riding Korr, his flying ant companion, after Janet's flying power made the catapult superfluous.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: When he was Giant-Man and Janet, Wasp.
* IHaveManyNames: His superhero identities include Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket and Wasp. He even went as Dr Henry Pym for a while. After Rage of Ultron, he becomes [[spoiler:Ultron]].
* InstantAIJustAddWater: Hank is uncannily good at programming AI; Even with a brain engram starter, Ultron is both self-evolving and propagating, making AIs of its own. Heck, the deactivation subroutine time travel events led him to install into it kept developing once their task was completed into six fully sentient AIs of their own whose conflict motivated its own miniseries to resolve.
* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for every sin committed by Ultron. He also tends to be extremely hard on himself, even for things out of his control, as a symptom of his general self-hatred.
* TheMasochismTango: His relationship with Janet was this long before they got divorced. Janet was far younger than Hank and was a ReplacementGoldfish who resembled his first wife, Dr. Maria Trovaya. Personality wise, Janet was an extroverted socialite interested in fashion and invested in being a public superhero. She was often playful and flirty with her fellow male team-mates and insensitive to Hank. Hank was introverted and insecure, preferred staying in the laboratory and rarely communicated openly to her. This in part led to his breakdown as a "bad-boy" Yellowjacket. Janet consented to marry him in this state knowing that he was normally too shy to do it despite both of them wanting to. While Janet believed she was helping Hank, he would backbite and hurt her emotionally during their marriage until the incident when he slapped her led her to call it quits.
* MayDecemberRomance: His relationship and subsequent marriage to Janet. At nineteen, Jan was an adult but closer to Rick Jones' age rather than Hank and the other original Avengers’ ages.
* 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. The Wasp defeated it and Hank was kicked out of the Avengers.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His reaction to Ultron's decision that humans need to be purged.
* NeverLiveItDown[=/=]OnceDoneNeverForgotten:
** He provides the picture for the comics page, slapping his wife Janet/The Wasp. To this day, Hank is still 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 only once while he was in the midst of a mental breakdown. 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, or that all his relationships are like that, when his first marriage was perfectly happy.
** Invoked in ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire'' when it's used by Tony as a reason why the Avengers don't feel so much like a family unit anymore. Tony saying that is a BerserkButton to Hank, who goes a tirade on how he's accomplished so much and yet judged by one moment when Tony Stark, Steve Rogers and slews of others have made far worse and more destructive mistakes yet are EasilyForgiven.
* 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. Eternity lampshades this in-universe, pointing out that Reed Richards uses science to facilitate his main goal (exploration), as does Tony Stark (futurism/engineering). It's Pym who explores and expands science simply because that's what he, as a scientist, is driven to do.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In-universe, it was established via retcon that Hank first came up with the Giant-Man identity because he felt his shrinking abilities were useless when compared to the raw power the other Avengers brought to the table. This becomes a MythologyGag of sorts in ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures: The Avengers'' when Janet, here as Giant-Girl, thought the shrinking powers were incredibly lame and when she accidentally discovered she could grow with them, she decides to stick with that.
* PassingTheTorch: Pym usually gets a chip on his shoulder when someone adopts one of his identities, but he ultimately decided to become Giant-Man fulltime to give Scott Lang the Ant-Man mantle.
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* ProfessorGuineaPig: in his origin story, he tested his Pym Particles on himself.
* QuestionableConsent: Hank Pym married Janet during an emotional breakdown where he claimed the identity of Yellowjacket, a supervillain who claimed to kill "Hank". Janet knew all along that Yellowjacket was Hank, and that Hank in his normal state was too insecure to pop the question, but she married him while he was in this altered state. While Hank was happy to be married to her when he snapped back, later writers, such as Kurt Busiek, have him and Janet discuss how messed up it was for her to marry him in that situation.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Hank's initial attraction to second wife Janet was because she bore a strong resemblance to his first wife Maria. Years later, Hank reflects that his attempt to have Janet take the role of Maria in his life was probably the cause for their relationship not working out.
* RoboticSpouse: Hank's relationship with Jocasta, the robot bearing some of the memories of his ex-wife. And who was created by Ultron, essentially making her his granddaughter.
* SanitySlippage: The stress from the amount of work he had on himself, his crushing self-doubt mixed with the disrespect of his teammates, and Janet's emotional abuse of him ultimately lead him down a disastrous spiral which has defined his superhero career since. It was ultimately revealed that these moments were caused by an undiagnosed case of bipolar disorder.
* ScienceHero: For a short time, he has ditched the costume, code name, and powers altogether and fought crime in a lab coat and civvies (or, more famously during his stint with the West Coast Avengers, a red jumpsuit) with nothing but his tool-belt full of super-tech. Recent plot developments have brought back the scientific acumen in full force. He's even got a fully functional pocket dimension lab on him at all times.
* ScienceHerosBabeAssistant: Janet [=VanDyne=] used to be nothing more than a source of fanservice and a {{Sidekick}} to Dr. Hank Pym, genius inventor, before decades of CharacterDevelopment got hold of her. She frequently served as DamselInDistress and target for Hank's InsufferableGenius tendencies (and once his punches).
* SecondSuperIdentity: Hank Pym has a habit of juggling multiple superhero personae. Some attribute this to his insanity.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: The instability of the Pym Particles trapped Hank at various sizes over the years.
* TheSmartGuy: Plays this role in the original Avengers line-up, and a lot of traditional team builds.
* SpearCounterpart: As Wasp after [[spoiler:she was killed in the ''Secret Invasion'']].
* StrawNihilist: In his worst depressive episodes Hank doesn't believe in the value and meaning of anything and becomes callously pragmatic.
* TangledFamilyTree: Legacy-wise he technically has 4 "grandchildren": Cassie Lang (by being Scott Lang's daughter and inspired by his heroism), Victor Mancha (built from Ultron Tech and human DNA) and both versions of the Vision (as the original was built by his "son" Ultron, and the second was a back-up copy of the original's programming). Mind you before [[spoiler:their deaths in ''Avengers: The Children's Crusade'']] Cassie and the second Vision dated, making them something of KissingCousins.
** Also, if Ultron is his "son", Jocasta, his "robotic wife", can be considered both a robot clone of Janet and both Pym's niece, as Ultron created her, with some of Janet's memories, to satisfy his budding Oedipal Complex.
*** Jossed in-universe: Jocasta doesn't consider Henry Pym to be her grandfather, but, having created one of the first and the most powerful AI running rampant in the Marvel Universe, and being Ultron her creator, she staunchly and vocally believes that Henry Pym has to be regarded as the "God of Robots", and thus, when they dated, she claimed that her experience was more akin "Kissing God".
* WeddingSmashers: The Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime attack during Hank's wedding to Janet, prompting a return of Pym's Giant Man persona.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Hank has held two positions on sentient robots. In ''Avengers A.I.'', he fully believes in civil rights for artificial intelligences while later on in ''"Rage of Ultron"'', he's so bitter over Ultron that he callously executes a group of A.I. terrorists who were simply fighting for their rights.
* WhatTheHellHero: Pym has gotten this more than a few times, but probably the biggest came when Pym led the Mighty Avengers. It turned out a member of their team, the ComicBook/ScarletWitch, had in fact been Loki in disguise as part of one of his trademark evil schemes. Pym's response was to ask the God of Evil to join the Avengers for real. Every person in the room, including Loki himself, reacted this way, and his Avengers team actually broke up for a time on the grounds that Pym was either too crazy or too stupid to lead them.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Before it was finally established that he was bipolar, his moments of insanity were explained away as being due to Pym Particles altering his brain chemistry, a detail carried over into the MCU adaptation. No one else ever having such a problem is probably why he was made bipolar via retcon.
** In an oft-forgotten part of the reviled ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'', the story that tried to say Iron Man was a ManchurianAgent for Kang, it attempted to retcon the cause of Hank's mental issues, saying that Tony's was Kang's ''second'' choice and Hank was Kang's first, the various issues Hank suffered were really the result of this attempt at brainwashing Hank. However, much like retconning that it was really Immortus manipulating Tony and only since the events of ''ComicBook/OperationGalacticStorm'', ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' also revealed that Immortus lied and really did nothing of the sort to Hank.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: At the climax of ''Avengers #229'' (written by Creator/RogerStern) where he confronts Egghead:
--> '''Hank''': I did a pretty good job of screwing up my life recently. You just about finished the job for me! You used me, egghead...and you tried to make me a criminal! But you couldn't, you see. I've come to terms with myself in the past month. I know who I am, and who I'm not! I'm not Ant-Man anymore, I'm not Giant-Man...or Goliath...or Yellow-Jacket! I am Henry Pym! And it was Henry Pym who beat the Masters of Evil!
* WorldsSmartestMan: Hank Pym is sometimes labelled the smartest man depending on the media. However, he's usually overshadowed by other scientific minds and remains reclusive. Generally accepted these days is that he's ''one of'' the smartest men in the world, probably top ten, just not ''the'' smartest.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Hank and Janet continued to work together as Avengers even when she started dating other men. It was awkward for both.
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Infinity Countdown'', Pymtron touches the Soul Stone, dragging part of Hank into the Soul World. He refuses to accept he's stuck there, and finagles a way back to the real world, apparently succeeding... [[spoiler:Nope, he hasn't. A demon in the Soul World is messing with his head. Then it eats him]].
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[[folder:Scott Lang]]
!!Ant-Man II (Scott Lang)
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Scott Edward Harris Lang
%%!!! '''Known Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' As Scott Lang: ''The Avengers'' #181 (March 1979); As Ant-Man: ''Marvel Premiere'' #47 (April 1979)

Scott Lang was the second man to take up the mantle of Ant-Man. He has been a member of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four.
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* ActionDad: He has a daughter, Cassie Lang.
* AdultFear: He became a burglar first, Ant-Man later to properly care for his IllGirl Cassie. He spent his life protecting and caring for her. Then Cassie followed in his footsteps becoming a teenaged heroine. She died, brutally killed in front of him. Scott was devastated.
* AmicableExes: Averted, like how. Scott's ex-wife really doesn't think very highly of him, even successfully taking him to court of custody of Cassie.
* BrilliantButLazy: According to {{Word of God}} Scott Lang excels at electrical engineering as well as some other fields but never quite applies himself.
* ButtMonkey: After coming back from the dead, or more specifically after his time in ''FF'', Scott becomes a barely functional doofus who endangers everyone around him through his own thoughtlessness and stupidity.
* CostumeCopycat: Scott stole the Ant-Man suit from Hank Pym's house, using it to break into CTE to confront Darren Cross as "Ant-Man".
* DatingCatwoman: He had a fling (and slept) with Janice Lincoln, the Lady Beetle. Lampshaded:
-->''(thoughts, as Janice is about to kiss him) "One rule that can never be broken no matter what--and no matter how many times [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony]] [[ReallyGetsAround Stark]] may tell you otherwise--if you want to be an Avenger, [[TemptingFate you do]] '''[[TemptingFate not]]''' [[TemptingFate sleep with the super-villans]]." (GilliganCut to him and Janice in bed [[SexyDiscretionShot the next morning]])''
* DeathIsCheap: He was killed at the beginning of ''Avengers: Disassembled'', and brought back during ''Avengers: Children's Crusade'', by his daughter and some time-travel shenanigans.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Jack of Hearts, during his time on the Avengers. The two never got along, bickering at the drop of a hat over everything. And then Jack died in the process of saving Scott's daughter.
* HurtingHero: Scott is one after Cassie's death.
* IllGirl: Cassie Lang. At least when she was a child.
* InsistentTerminology: During Geoff John's Avengers run, Scott keeps repeating that he's not ''really'' an Avenger, he's just helping them. No-one listens. Eventually, a judge asks him just how often the Avengers have a problem they need help with.
* LoserProtagonist: In Nick Spencer's run.
* JustifiedCriminal: Scott turned to burglary as a last resort after his daughter is diagnosed with a congenital heart condition. His ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' incarnation provides the page image for HealthCareMotivation.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gives one to Dr. Doom in Matt Fraction's ComicBook/{{FF}} run after Dr. Doom killed his daughter.
* PapaWolf: Go after Cassie and Scott will make you regret it.
* PartTimeHero: Scott only donned the Ant-Man costume for brief periods early in his career, preferring to raise his daughter and, later, run his own electronics store.
* ProfanityPolice: In the 2020 miniseries, Ant-Man (Scott Lang) and Stinger (his daughter Cassie) are stopping a drug operation by AIM. Stinger attacks them with SymbolSwearing, and Scott objects "Whoa! Language!"
* RememberTheNewGuy: In ''Avengers'' Vol 3 #62, Scott Lang's ex-wife Peggy Rae appears when she obtains a court ruling limiting Scott's time with Cassie to supervised visits for one month. She has a strained relationship with Scott both because of his past as a criminal and his career as a superhero, feeling it's too dangerous for their daughter. This despite the fact that in Scott's first appearances his wife, and Cassie's mother, never appeared or was mentioned, with it being implied that Scott was raising Cassie alone. And with him having custody of Cassie with no problems.
* {{Retcon}}: In Scott Lang's first appearance, his daughter Cassie suffered from a congenital heart defect. To save her life, Scott stole Hank Pym's Ant-Man equipment and Pym Particles, which he used to rescue Doctor Sondheim, the only doctor able to cure Cassie's condition, from Cross Technological Enterprises. Scott's wife, and Cassie's mother, never appeared or was mentioned, with it being implied that Scott was raising Cassie alone. In fact, when Scott was in prison, his sister Ruth Lang and her boyfriend Carl were the ones that took care of Cassie, and have since disappeared. Then in ''Avengers'' Vol 3 #62, Scott's ex-wife Peggy Rae appears when she obtains a court ruling limiting Scott's time with Cassie to supervised visits for one month. Despite the fact that before that issue, Cassie was under his custody with no problems.
* ReformedCriminal: Scott is a former thief.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Lang dated Jessica Jones for months but she ended up with ComicBook/{{Luke Cage|HeroForHire}}.
* UnknownRival: During his most recent series, he says that after multiple fights, he considers Taskmaster to be his arch-enemy. Taskmaster barely remembers fighting him, and only attacked Scott because he was in town anyways.
** Taskmaster only remembers people through the physical abilities he can copy. Scott not being a martial artist and his powers not being immitable means Taskmaster has no reason to memorise Scott.
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[[folder:Eric O'Grady]]
!!Ant-Man III (Eric O'Grady)
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Eric O'Grady
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Slaying Mantis, Derek Sullivan, G.I. Ant-Man
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Irredeemable Ant-Man'' #1 (December 2006)

After stealing prototype Ant-Man armor from SHIELD, Eric O'Grady became the Irredeemable Ant-Man; the world's most unlikable superhero. After spending some time as a member of the Initiative and later the Thunderbolts, Steve Rogers personally chose him for his steam of Avengers giving him a chance to redeem himself.
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* AchillesHeel: Eric's Achilles tendons become vulnerable when he's in giant form.
* TheAdjectivalSuperhero: The ''Irredeemable'' Ant-Man.
* TheAtoner: The reason why he joined the Secret Avengers. That, and [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] decided to give him a second chance.
* ClearMyName: Subverted. [[spoiler:O'Grady did indeed steal the Ant-Man suit and evade SHIELD while on the run. But in order to get back into their good graces after he was found, he passes most of the blame for the serious stuff onto Mitch Carson (who was revealed to actually be a serial killer and about to brutally kill O'Grady anyway when SHIELD caught up to where Carson was holding him) and sold out Black Fox at the end of his series as well]].
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Although by ''Secret Avengers'' he is doing this less often.
* ComedicSociopathy: Eric is a very selfish man, and he uses his superpowers to get what he wants at the expense of others.
* DeathEqualsRedemption: Eric is ultimately killed while saving a young child from the Descendants. In his final moments, he notes that it was worth it, since after a lifetime of being an asshole, his last moments on Earth were spent finally doing the right thing.
* DirtyCoward: O'Grady has a tendency to shrink and hide in the face of danger. He also shoved his best friend out of the way when they were trying to flee some rampaging supervillains, which led to his friend's brains being blown out.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Less then a few issues into Remender's start on ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'', after being given a back story that didn't even fit his previous history well, he is killed off and replaced.
* EccentricMentor: Black Fox was this for O'Grady early on, aiding in crimes as well as playing video games in their down time. The relationship went south however after Black Fox stole his UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time he appears, he smashes Hank Pym (well, [[spoiler:a skrull replacing Hank Pym]]) in the face with a rifle, when he's supposed to be ''guarding'' him, because he was jumpy.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite his long list of disreputable traits and general awfulness, Eric was horrified by Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts, and was looking for any opportunity to get out.
* FakeUltimateHero: During the events of ''Secret Invasion'', he hides when the going gets tough, allowing him to gain some key intel on the Skrulls by accident. As a reward, he's assigned to the Thunderbolts by Norman Osborn, and spends his entire time there surrounded by amoral psychoes.
* FireForgedFriends: With ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} from his days in the [[ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative Avengers Initiative]].
* HandsomeLech: He's pretty perverse and not above using his status as a superhero to pick up women. Best way to describe him would be [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Barney Stinson with superpowers]].
* HowDoIShotWeb: Eric went through a trial-and-error stage after he stole the Ant-Man suit, burning Mitch Carson's face with his rocket boots and nearly killing an attempted rapist because he underestimated his own strength at insect size. He didn't even know the suit had size-changing abilities until he was sent to Camp Hammond.
* {{Jerkass}}: Just two examples:
** Having sex with Veronica, the girlfriend of his best friend Chris, who was dead, leading to her pregnancy and ultimately abandoning her.
** At Camp Hammond, Eric provoked Stature when he slandered the name of her father and his predecessor, Scott Lang, blaming him for Eric's own voyeurism.
* JetPack: The G.I. Ant-Man suit [[{{Flight}} flies]] using a set of rocket boots. They can also be used as a [[WeaponizedExhaust weapon]] in the right circumstances.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: While never out-and-out villainous, O'Grady was on both the Shadow Initiative and Osborn's second ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} team. Never mind playing DisappearedDad to his kid. With his death finally karma has caught him.
* KillAndReplace: Eric ends up being killed by the Descendants and replaced by a Life Model Decoy.
* MarshmallowHell: O'Grady snuck into the cockpit of Air Force One hidden in Black Widow II's cleavage.
* OddFriendship: Struck up one with Taskmaster during their time at Camp Hammond, starting when they both decide to sit out KIA's rampage and watch ''Chuck'' on Eric's [=iPod=].
* ThePeepingTom: A complete pervert, Eric used the Ant-Man's shrinking powers to spy on ComicBook/MsMarvel (when Carol was in the role) while she was in the shower.
* PoweredArmor: O'Grady's stolen Ant-Man suit. Later, Hank Pym would add the power to grow to the suit, renaming it the G.I. Ant-Man suit.
* RealityEnsues: During ''World War Hulk'', Eric - an otherwise ordinary human in powered armor - gets between Hulk and Iron Man's fight. He's badly injured.
* ShoutOut: To ‘’Franchise/{{Batman}}’’ When Eric was hiding inside Ms. Marvel's purse he mentioned all the cool stuff she must have at her lair like a dinosaur or a giant penny.
* SpiderLimbs: The G.I. Ant-Man suit has two retractable limbs used for balance and [[WallCrawl wall crawling]].
* StickyFingers: Eric has no compunctions about simply taking whatever he wants.
* StealthPun: His original suit's official name is "G.I.ANT-MAN" which could be read as General Infantry Ant-man or Giant Man, could also be considered FunWithAcronyms on [[spoiler:Skrull]] Hank Pym's part.
* TagalongKid: His role in the Secret Avengers seems to be this, though he tries hard to prove himself.
-->'''War Machine''': Let's go, kid.
-->'''Ant-Man''': I got a codename, you know?
-->'''War Machine''': Not to me. Not until you live up to it.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: A man of very few morals and willingness to lie, cheat, steal and manipulate in order to get ahead in life, O'Grady immediately steals the Ant Man armor for his own selfish plans, which include using his status as a "super-hero" to stalk women and facilitate his thievery.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bill Foster]]
!!Giant-Man II (Bill Foster)
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[[caption-width-right:300:As Giant-Man]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:As Goliath]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:As Black Goliath]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' William "Bill" Foster
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Goliath, Black Goliath, Giant-Man, Rockwell Dodsworth
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' #32 (Sept. 1966) [[note]]As Bill Foster[[/note]]; ''Luke Cage, Power Man'' #24 (April 1975) [[note]]As Black Goliath[[/note]]; ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #55 (September 1979) [[note]]As Giant-Man[[/note]]; ''The Thing'' #1 (January 2006) [[note]]As Goliath[[/note]]

Brilliant and tough, Goliath fought evil using a variation of the Pym Particles. He was killed during the Civil War by Ragnarok, a clone of Thor. He was succeeded by his nephew, Tom Foster.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: To Hank Pym, being African-American to Hank's Caucasian.
* BackForTheDead: After several years away, he reappeared in issue 3 of ''Civil War''. Guess what happens in issue 4.
* ColorCharacter: Sometimes known as ''Black'' Goliath. Because... y'know... he's black.
* IHaveManyNames: His superhero identities include Black Goliath, Giant-Man and Goliath.
* KilledOffForReal: Gets a hole blown through his chest by Ragnarok, partway through ComicBook/CivilWar. As of 2019, he hasn't gotten better from it.
%%* ScienceHero
* SizeShifter: Following from Hank Pym, Bill took the identity of Giant-Man, allowing him to grow to the size of a large building.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Raz Malhotra]]
!!Giant-Man III (Raz Malhotra)
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Raz Malhotra
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Ant-Man Annual'' #1 (September 2015) [[note]]As Raz Malhotra[[/note]]; ''Ultimates'' Vol 2 #3 (March 2016) [[note]]As Giant-Man[[/note]]

A technician expert in A.I. who received the Giant-Man suit.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: He's Indian-american and gay, taking the identity of previously heterosexual users.
* BadassBeard: Has a goatee and a thin mustache.
* TheBigGuy: His role with the new Agents of Atlas.
* TheCallPutMeOnHold: During an appearance in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates2015'', he asks the team if he can help, but is politely told that until he's punched a Cthulhu, there's not much call for him.
* OfficialCouple: He begins a romance with Isaac Ikeda, the Protector of Pan.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Inverted. Raz's suit is mostly red with black linings but he's a hero.
* ShipTease: With Isaac Ikeda, the Protector of Pan city. The become an OfficialCouple.
* StraightGay: Raz is gay but not stereotypically so.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Clint Barton]]
!!Goliath III (Clint Barton)
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Clinton "Clint" Barton
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Goliath, Golden Archer, Ronin
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' #57 (September 1964) [[note]]As Hawkeye[[/note]]; ''Avengers'' #63 (April 1969) [[note]]As Goliath[[/note]]; ''Captain America'' #179 (November 1974) [[note]]As Golden Archer[[/note]]; ''New Avengers'' #27 (April 2007) [[note]] As Ronin[[/note]]

See ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} for more info.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Erik Josten]]
!!Goliath IV (Erik Josten)
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[[caption-width-right:281:Atlas]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Erik Josten
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Power Man, Smuggler, Goliath, Atlas
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' #21 (October 1965) [[note]]As Power Man[[/note]]; ''Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #49 (December 1980) [[note]]As Smuggler[[/note]]; ''Iron Man Annual'' #7 (October 1984) [[note]]As Goliath[[/note]]; ''The Incredible Hulk'' #449 (January 1997) [[note]]As Atlas[[/note]]

See Characters/ThunderboltsFoundingMembers for more info.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tom Foster]]
!!Goliath V (Tom Foster)
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Thomas "Tom" Foster
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Black Goliath, Black Buck, Big Brother, Big Black
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Black Panther'' Vol 4 #23 (February 2007) [[note]]Unnamed[[/note]]; ''Incredible Hulk'' Vol 2 #107 (August, 2007) [[note]]Named[[/note]]; ''World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control'' #1 (March 2008) [[note]]As Black Goliath[[/note]]; ''World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control'' #2 (April 2008) [[note]]As Goliath[[/note]]

Tom Foster is the nephew of Bill Foster a.k.a. Black Goliath. After his uncle died, Tom took on the identity of the hero known as Goliath.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: His immediate predecessor as Goliath was the caucasian Erik Josten.
* AfroAsskicker: Has an afro and he's a powerful size-shifter.
* HeelFaceTurn: While originally a member of the Revengers, he saw the error of his ways and is now a hero, although not officially part of any team.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears glasses and he's an MIT graduate.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He looks very similar to his uncle.
* YouKilledMyFather: Holds a massive grudge against Tony Stark, holding him responsible for Ragnarok killing his uncle. And he's got a point.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rita [=DeMara=]]]
!!Yellowjacket II (Rita [=DeMara=])
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Rita [=DeMara=]
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' #264 (February 1986)

Rita [=DeMara=] became Yellowjacket after stealing the identity from the former Avenger, Hank Pym. She was a member of the Masters of Evil and the Femizons but ultimately joined the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy in their quest to keep the universe safe.
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* ActionGirl: Is female and is a badass in her own right.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: She took Henry Pym's former Yellowjacket identity.
* AnimalThemeNaming: She's named after a species of wasp, a recurring theme for Ant-Man and his related identities & partners.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: All of Yellowjacket's powers derive from her costume.
* ColorCharacter: ''Yellow''jacket.
* DatingCatwoman: Yellowjacket had a flirtatious, possibly romantic, relationship with the Black Knight.
* {{Flight}}: Her original costume (which was a straight modification of Pym's) included cybernetic wings that let her do this. When she revamped it in the Guardians' time, it was modified to allow her to fly without wings.
* HeelFaceTurn: She was part of the Masters of Evil, though she ultimately turned on them, and was even named an honorary Avenger after helping out during the Evolutionary War. She did pass through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor a couple of times, though, before she turned face for good and eventually joined the Guardians of the Galaxy and time-traveled to the 31st century where she became a hero.
* KilledOffForReal: In ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'', having gotten homesick for her own time, she came back to the modern era, found out along the way that something bad was about to happen to the Avengers, and was promptly killed by ComicBook/IronMan.
** BackFromTheDead: Came back briefly during the ComicBook/ChaosWar when she was part of the BackupFromOtherworld.
* LegacyCharacter: [=DeMara=] stole one of Hank Pym's old costumes to become a villainous version of Yellowjacket.
* SizeShifter: Inherited from the original Yellowjacket identity, she uses Pym Particles to manipulate her size and the size of others.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She was [[BackFromTheDead resurrected]] during the ComicBook/ChaosWar, and was one of the few returned Avengers to survive the event, but hasn't been seen since.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Darren Cross]]
!!Yellowjacket III (Darren Cross)
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Darren Agonistes Cross
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Darren Cross
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Premiere'' #47 (April 1979) [[note]]As Darren Cross[[/note]]; ''The Astonishing Ant-Man'' #12 (September 2016) [[note]]As Yellowjacket[[/note]]

The ex-CEO of Cross Technological Enterprises and the first enemy of Scott Lang in his role as the second Ant-Man.
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* BackFromTheDead: After being dead for decades, he was brought back to life by his son Augustine Cross.
* LegacyCharacter: He's the third person to don the Yellowjacket identity.
* RetCanon: Being brought back and taking the Yellowjacket identity references his role during the ''Ant-Man'' movie, in which Cross was the main antagonist.
* PoweredArmor: Being based on his MCU incarnation, his Yellowjacket suit is bulkier and is better armed.
[[/folder]]

!!Enemies

[[folder:Beasts of Berlin]]
!!Beasts of Berlin
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #60 (October, 1964)

Communist scientists developed a ray that could increase the intelligence of animals and allow them to be trained for combat. The ray was used on gorillas creating The Beasts of Berlin.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Gorillas temporarily given human intelligence and used as guards by Communists.
* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: The ray that gave them their intelligence only lasted temporarily, and the scientists didn't know how it worked, just that it did. So Hank smashed it, turning the Beasts back into regular gorillas.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Colossus]]
!!Colossus
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #58 (August, 1964)

Colossus is a 30 feet tall scout of the Vegan race (no, not ''that'' kind of Vegan) who has fought Giant Man and The Wasp. After his defeat, he advised his superiors to cross Earth off their list of planets to conquer.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: He's around thirty feet tall, a problem for Hank at the time, given his limit was fifteen feet, and thirty was seriously pushing into the danger zone.
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Hank managed to sucker him by shrinking out of sight. Thinking he'd vanished into thin air, the Colossus fled Earth and told the other Vegans to stay away.
* YouAreNumberSix: Agent [=7M=] of the Vegans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comrade X]]
!!Comrade X
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #36 (October, 1962)

One of Ant-Man and the Wasp's early enemies, a cold war spy from the Soviet block.
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* LetXBeTheUnknown: What the X is for, not for anything to do with the X-Men, or the X-gene.
* MasterOfDisguise
* SamusIsAGirl: Comrade X, the great master of disguise, turns out to be a woman.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Egghead]]
!!Egghead
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Elihas Starr
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Carl Stricker, Tarantula
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #38 (December 1962)

Egghead is a loathsome scientist who quickly became a nemesis to Hank Pym.
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* ArchEnemy: Back in the day for Hank Pym, long before far greater threats debuted.
* BadassNormal: He posses no superpowers, but knows some hand to hand and is a evil genius.
* BaldOfEvil: He wouldn't have the codename of Egghead without an oval-shaped bald head.
* EvilGenius: A scientific genius in many fields, including Biology, Nuclear Physics, Robotics, and Electronics. He was also a gifted engineer.
* EvilUncle: His niece Patricia "Trish" Starr did not share any of his devious plans. Trish aided Henry Pym on more than one occasion, infuriating her uncle.
* GadgeteerGenius: He invented many things including: insect control devices, laser satellites, mind control devices robots, teleportation devices. He also uses an egg which explodes, wrapping its victim in a nigh-unbreakable material, an egg which electrocutes its victim, an egg which bursts into a bolo, ensnaring its victim. He's also utilized wrist blasters in the past.
* MadScientist: If the last couple of tropes weren't enough, but his origin story is composed of this.
* SpeaksInShoutOuts: He does a lot of these.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:El Toro]]
!!El Toro
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Antonio Rojo
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #54 (April, 1964)

El Toro is Cuba's first super agent. He has fought Hank Pym and the Westcoast Avengers.
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* TookALevelInBadass: One of the vanishingly few enemies of Hank's ''Tales'' days to reappear later, he'd show up to fight Quicksilver at one point, now with slightly stronger horns.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Having gotten into power via communist-backed chichanery, he proceeded to turn Santo Rico into a police state, until Hank and Janet investigated for the American government and uncovered proof of his deeds.
* UseYourHead: He's got a helmet with bull-horns, which he uses to head butt enemies.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hidden Man]]
!!Hidden Man
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Supramor
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Supreme One
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #67 (May, 1965)

Supramor was an alien from an unknown race who planned to concquer Earth.
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* AliensAreBastards: He's an alien who showed up on Earth to drain people's intelligence and then conquer the world.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Supramor's people aren't as awful as he is. Once Hank defeated him, they actually arrested him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Madame Macabre]]
!!Madame Macabre
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #66 (April, 1965)

Madam Macabre is a mysterious female with the ability to manipulate the size of certain objects fashioned by her lackey Gogo.
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* FemmeFatale
* SizeShifter: Different from Hank's, in that she can't work it on living matter such as herself, but only on specialized plastic objects.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite swearing vengeance on Ant-Man and the Wasp, she hasn't been seen to this day.
* YellowPeril: An Asian supervillain.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Magician]]
!!Magician

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Lee Guardineer
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #56 (June, 1964)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Macrothrax]]
!!Macrothrax

%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Ant-Man'' (Vol. 2) #2 (February, 2020)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Beetle]]
!!Beetle

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Janice Lincoln
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:'''

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Augustine Cross]]
!!Augustine Cross

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Augustine Cross
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' #145 (April, 1981)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Second-Story Sammy]]
!!Second-Story Sammy

!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #62 (December, 1964)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wrecker]]
!!Wrecker

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Frank Smith
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #63 (January, 1965)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Crossfire]]
!!Crossfire

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' William Cross
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Two-In-One'' #52 (June, 1979)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Plantman]]
!!Plantman

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Paul
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Astonishing Ant-Man'' #7 (April, 2016)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pilai]]
!!Pilai

!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Creature from Kosmos, the loathsome thing
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #44 (June, 1963)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Doctor Nemesis]]
!!Doctor Nemesis

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Michael Stockton
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Feature'' #4 (July, 1972) [[note]]As Michael Stockton[[/note]; ''Marvel Feature'' #9 (May, 1973) [[note]]As Doctor Nemesis[[/note]]

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Para-Man]]
!!Para-Man

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Ree-Zee
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Feature'' #7 (January, 1973)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Black Knight]]
!!Black Knight

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Nathan Garrett
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #52 (February, 1964)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Living Eraser]]
!!Living Eraser

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Cutza
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #49 (November, 1963)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Supremacy]]
!!Supremacy

!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Supremor
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #49 (November, 1963)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Porcupine]]
!!Porcupine

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Alexander Gentry
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #48 (October, 1963)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hijacker]]
!!Hijacker

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Howard Mitchell
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #40 (February, 1963)

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Scarlet Beetle]]
!!Scarlet Beetle
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Crimson Cowl, Ultimate Ultron, Great Ultron, Ultron Pym, Ultron Prime, Hank Pym
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #39 (January, 1963)

The Scarlet Beetle was a mutated insect that gained consciousness, free-thinking and the ability to command other insects to do his bidding.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ultron]]
!!Ultron
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Ultron
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Crimson Cowl, Ultimate Ultron, Great Ultron, Ultron Pym, Ultron Prime, Hank Pym
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers #55'' (August 1968)

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See the Comicbook/{{Ultron}} page for more info.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Voice]]
!!The Voice
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jason Cragg
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' The Voice of Doom, The Voice of Truth, the Man with the Voice of Doom
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #42 (April, 1963)

Jason Cragg acquired his abilities when he accidentally breathed ionized atoms and gained the power to make anyone do anything he commanded. He would eventually become a member of the Skeleton Crew.
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* BeardOfEvil: A full beard and mustache.
* CompellingVoice: Cragg was able to use his voice to make anyone who heard him believe anything he said. He was even able to make someone freeze on the spot just by ordering them to.
* FatBastard: Heavy set and a mind-controlling ass.
* GreenAndMean: Wore a green suit and he wanted to become the most powerful person in the world.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Introduced as an enemy of Hank Pym/Ant-Man, his association with the Skeleton crew brought him into conflict with Captain America.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Whirlwind]]
!!Whirlwind
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' David Cannon
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Human Top, Charles Matthews
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #50 (December, 1963) [[note]]As Human Top[[/note]]; ''Avengers'' #46 (November, 1967) [[note]]As Whirlwind[[/note]]

Whirlwind has the mutant ability to spin his body rapidly, giving himself a whirlwind effect. He uses his power for his own gains.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He's Marvel's equivalent to The Top, an enemy of Franchise/TheFlash who had a similar {{Jobber}} reputation among the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica before he showed them how dangerous he truly is.
* AtrociousAlias: Formerly known as "The Human Top."
* BizarreHumanBiology: It's stated his body fluids have viscosity comparable to motor oil to [[RequiredSecondaryPowers withstand the rigors of his powers.]]
* BlowYouAway: He's a mutant who has the ability to rotate his body around its lengthwise axis at superhuman speeds. He can spin as fast as 400 revolutions per minute, and still speak, hear, and see his environment while spinning. Virtually nothing can touch him; most people and objects are repelled by the centrifugal force if they try to impede his motion. He can fly, make force fields, partial whirlwinds, climb surfaces, make wind jet streams, and create tornados.
* DeadlyDisc: His gauntlets employ two 10 inch diameter saw blades mounted on metal bracelets and driven by two DC servomotors each. Activated by switches on the palm, the twin blades spin at approximately 1600 revolutions per minute. Their hardened tool steel composition enables them to saw through virtually any substance softer than steel. When employed while Whirlwind spins, they are extremely deadly weapons. Whirlwind also employs shurikens (throwing stars) which he can propel at high velocities. He sometimes replaces them with other weapons that compliment his powers such as arm-blades.
-->'''Tinkerer:''' I think you will find a razor sharp blade a far more effective surface to strike with than your fist. I'm sure your enemies will, too.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: He's as fast as Quicksilver, survived numerous battles with Iron Man [[note]]He is one of ''very'' few early Iron Man foes who has survived into the current day without getting killed and replaced via LegacyCharacter[[/note]], and yet he's considered a joke. To say that this annoys him would be putting it mildly.
-->'''Whirlwind:''' Sure, I've been made a chump a number of times, but what guy in my profession hasn't?
-->'''Tinkerer:''' In what manner do you engage your opponents, Whirlwind?
-->'''Whirlwind:''' Huh? Well, I spin like a top and batter them with my fists.
-->'''Tinkerer:''' Well, there's your problem. An awful lot of crime fighters these days know how to stand up to an awful lot of punching.
* EntitledToHaveYou: His attitude towards Wasp. She disagrees.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: He has SuperSpeed in the form of spinning quickly.
* {{Flight}}: He has the ability to fly like a helicopter for 10 minutes reaching a speed of 120 miles per hour.
* GreenAndMean: His costume is green and he's a dangerous criminal.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Agrees to work for the Mandarin in exchange for some upgrades. But when he discovers that said upgrades have an ExplosiveLeash, he joins Iron Man in an EnemyMine.
* {{Mutant}}: He's a mutant with the ability to make tornadoes.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: He dresses in green and he's one of the oldest foes of the Wasp.
* SuperSpeed: He can travel fifty miles per hour for 30 minutes without tiring out respectively.
* VillainTeamUp: A frequent member of the Masters of Evil, and also joined the Mandarin's collective in Matt Fraction's ''Iron Man'' run.
* VillainousCrush: On Wasp.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ultron]]
!!Ultron
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ultron_2858.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Ultron
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Crimson Cowl, Ultimate Ultron, Great Ultron, Ultron Pym, Ultron Prime, Hank Pym
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers #55'' (August 1968)

See the Comicbook/{{Ultron}} page for more info.

[[folder:The Voice]]
!!The Voice
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1320324_picture_1.png]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jason Cragg
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' The Voice of Doom, The Voice of Truth, the Man with the Voice of Doom
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #42 (April, 1963)

Jason Cragg acquired his abilities when he accidentally breathed ionized atoms and gained the power to make anyone do anything he commanded. He would eventually become a member of the Skeleton Crew.

* BeardOfEvil: A full beard and mustache.
* CompellingVoice: Cragg was able to use his voice to make anyone who heard him believe anything he said. He was even able to make someone freeze on the spot just by ordering them to.
* FatBastard: Heavy set and a mind-controlling ass.
* GreenAndMean: Wore a green suit and he wanted to become the most powerful person in the world.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Introduced as an enemy of Hank Pym/Ant-Man, his association with the Skeleton crew brought him into conflict with Captain America.

[[folder:Whirlwind]]
!!Whirlwind
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whirlwind.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' David Cannon
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Human Top, Charles Matthews
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #50 (December, 1963) [[note]]As Human Top[[/note]]; ''Avengers'' #46 (November, 1967) [[note]]As Whirlwind[[/note]]

Whirlwind has the mutant ability to spin his body rapidly, giving himself a whirlwind effect. He uses his power for his own gains.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He's Marvel's equivalent to The Top, an enemy of Franchise/TheFlash who had a similar {{Jobber}} reputation among the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica before he showed them how dangerous he truly is.
* AtrociousAlias: Formerly known as "The Human Top."
* BizarreHumanBiology: It's stated his body fluids have viscosity comparable to motor oil to [[RequiredSecondaryPowers withstand the rigors of his powers.]]
* BlowYouAway: He's a mutant who has the ability to rotate his body around its lengthwise axis at superhuman speeds. He can spin as fast as 400 revolutions per minute, and still speak, hear, and see his environment while spinning. Virtually nothing can touch him; most people and objects are repelled by the centrifugal force if they try to impede his motion. He can fly, make force fields, partial whirlwinds, climb surfaces, make wind jet streams, and create tornados.
* DeadlyDisc: His gauntlets employ two 10 inch diameter saw blades mounted on metal bracelets and driven by two DC servomotors each. Activated by switches on the palm, the twin blades spin at approximately 1600 revolutions per minute. Their hardened tool steel composition enables them to saw through virtually any substance softer than steel. When employed while Whirlwind spins, they are extremely deadly weapons. Whirlwind also employs shurikens (throwing stars) which he can propel at high velocities. He sometimes replaces them with other weapons that compliment his powers such as arm-blades.
-->'''Tinkerer:''' I think you will find a razor sharp blade a far more effective surface to strike with than your fist. I'm sure your enemies will, too.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: He's as fast as Quicksilver, survived numerous battles with Iron Man [[note]]He is one of ''very'' few early Iron Man foes who has survived into the current day without getting killed and replaced via LegacyCharacter[[/note]], and yet he's considered a joke. To say that this annoys him would be putting it mildly.
-->'''Whirlwind:''' Sure, I've been made a chump a number of times, but what guy in my profession hasn't?
-->'''Tinkerer:''' In what manner do you engage your opponents, Whirlwind?
-->'''Whirlwind:''' Huh? Well, I spin like a top and batter them with my fists.
-->'''Tinkerer:''' Well, there's your problem. An awful lot of crime fighters these days know how to stand up to an awful lot of punching.
* EntitledToHaveYou: His attitude towards Wasp. She disagrees.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: He has SuperSpeed in the form of spinning quickly.
* {{Flight}}: He has the ability to fly like a helicopter for 10 minutes reaching a speed of 120 miles per hour.
* GreenAndMean: His costume is green and he's a dangerous criminal.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Agrees to work for the Mandarin in exchange for some upgrades. But when he discovers that said upgrades have an ExplosiveLeash, he joins Iron Man in an EnemyMine.
* {{Mutant}}: He's a mutant with the ability to make tornadoes.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: He dresses in green and he's one of the oldest foes of the Wasp.
* SuperSpeed: He can travel fifty miles per hour for 30 minutes without tiring out respectively.
* VillainTeamUp: A frequent member of the Masters of Evil, and also joined the Mandarin's collective in Matt Fraction's ''Iron Man'' run.
* VillainousCrush: On Wasp.

[[folder:Beasts from Berlin]]

!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #60

!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #58

A scout of the Vegan race (no, not ''that'' kind of Vegan) who Hank and Janet dealt with.

!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #36

One of Ant-Man and the Wasp's early enemies, from the Soviet block.

* LetXMarkTheUnknown: What the X is for, not for anything to do with the X-Men, or the X-gene.

!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #54

!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #67

!!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #66

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!!The Voice (Jason Cragg)

!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #50 (Dec. 1963)

* AtrociousAlias: Formerly known as "The Human Top"

* DeadlyDisc: His gauntlets employ two 10 inch diameter saw blades mounted on metal bracelets and driven by two DC servomotors each. Activated by switches on the palm, the twin blades spin at approximately 1600 revolutions per minute. Their hardened tool steel composition enables them to saw through virtually any substance softer than steel. When employed while Whirlwind spins, they are extremely deadly weapons. Whirlwind also employs shuriken's (throwing stars) which he can propel at high velocities. He sometimes replaces them with other weapons that compliment his powers such as arm-blades.

After stealing prototype Ant-Man armor from SHIELD, Eric O'Grady became the Irredeemable Ant-Man; the world's most unlikable superhero. After spending some time as a member of the Initiative and later the Thunderbolts, Steve Rogers personally chose him for his team of Avengers giving him a chance to redeem himself.

* DeaderThanDead: Presumably as of ''Infinity Countdown #5'' [[spoiler: Hank's soul was removed from [[FusionDance Pymtron's body]] by the Soul Stone. And then his soul ended up getting devoured by a beast within the Soul Stone.]] This gets pushed even further in ''[[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark: Iron Man #19]]'' wherein [[spoiler: Tony shuts down any possibility that Hank is still somewhere in there in the FusionDance he's had with Ultron. Tony confirms that Ultron had been faking Hank's presence the entire time.]]

* FusionDance: [[spoiler:Hank and Ultron fuse into one being during ''Rage of Ultron''. At first, Ultron's mind is dominant over Pym's, but Starfox forces the more human side to wake up. However, all later appearances have Ultron in the driver's seat.]]

* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Infinity Countdown'', Pymtron touches the Soul Stone, dragging part of Hank into the Soul World. He refuses to accept he's stuck there, and finagles a way back to the real world, apparently succeeding... [[spoiler:Nope, he hasn't. A demon in the Soul World is messing with his head. Then it eats him.]]

!!! '''Known Aliases:'''

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gives one to Dr. Doom in Matt Fraction's {{ComicBook/FF}} run after Dr. Doom killed his daughter.

!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Slaying Mantis, Derek Sullivan, G.I. Ant-Man,

* ClearMyName: Subverted [[spoiler:O'Grady did indeed steal the Ant-Man suit and evade SHIELD while on the run. But in order to get back into their good graces after he was found, he passes most of the blame for the serious stuff onto Mitch Carson (who was revealed to actually be a serial killer and about to brutally kill O'Grady anyway when SHIELD caught up to where Carson was holding him) and sold out Black Fox at the end of his series as well.]]

!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''

* ShoutOut: To ‘’Franchise/Batman’’ When Eric was hiding inside Ms Marvel's purse he mentioned all the cool stuff she must have at her lair like a dinosaur or a giant penny

* AscendedExtra / BreakoutCharacter:
** Hank's first appearance in ''Tales to Astonish #27'' was a seven page story where as a scientist, he just tests his shrinking experiments on himself and runs afoul of some ants. "The Man in the Ant Hill" was intended as a one-off story, but positive response led to bringing him back almost a year later as a superhero.
** Scott Lang would follow suit and prove to be even more popular than Hank, due to being a more down-to-earth TheEveryman as opposed to a bitter scientist like Hank was. He soon comes to be regarded as ''the'' Ant-Man.

* ShipTease: With Isaac Ikeda, the Protector of Pan city.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' redesigned Pym after the likeness of Matthew Mc Conaughey.

* EngineeredHeroism: As Yellowjacket in Avengers #212, Pym unleashed a giant robot called Salvation I that only ''he'' could stop in an attempt to appear heroic in front of his fellow Avengers. When the actual incident happened, [[EpicFail he failed]], nearly got killed, and had to be saved by Janet.

* RoboticSpouse: Hank's relationship with Jocasta, the robot bearing some of the memories of his ex-wife.

* ScienceHerosBabeAssistant: Janet [=VanDyne=] used to be nothing more than a source of fanservice and a {{Sidekick}} to Dr. Hank Pym, genuius inventor, before decades of CharacterDevelopment got hold of her. She frequently served as DamselInDistress and target for Hank's InsufferableGenius tendencies (and once his punches).

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Hank has held two positions on sentient robots. In ''"Avengers A.I."'', he fully believes in civil rights for artificial intelligences while later on in ''"Rage of Ultron"'', he's so bitter over Ultron that he callously executes a group of A.I. terrorists who were simply fighting for their rights.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Before it was finally established that he was bipolar, his moments of insanity were explained away as being due to Pym Particles altering his brain chemistry, a detail carried over into the MCU adaptation. No one else ever having such a problem is probably why he was made bipolar via retcon.\\\
In an oft-forgotten part of the reviled ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'', the story that tried to say Iron Man was a ManchurianAgent for Kang, it attempted to retcon the cause of Hank's mental issues, saying that Tony's was Kang's ''second'' choice and Hank was Kang's first, the various issues Hank suffered were really the result of this attempt at brainwashing Hank. However, much like retconning that it was really Immortus manipulating Tony and only since the events of ''ComicBook/OperationGalacticStorm'', ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' also revealed that Immortus lied and really did nothing of the sort to Hank.

* WorldsSmartestMan: Hank Pym is sometimes labelled the smartest man depending on the media. However, he's usually overshadowed by other scientific minds and remains reclusive.

* ComicBookDeath: He was killed at the beginning of ''Avengers: Disassembled'', and brought back during ''Avengers: Children's Crusade'', by his daughter and some time-travel shenanigans.
** Happens also with Cassie; in the [[CrisisCrossover AXIS Storyline]], the [[HeelFaceTurn morally inverted]] Doctor Doom uses a condensed portion of Scarlet Witch's reality warping powers to [[TheAtoner correct one]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone of his sins]], then Cassie [[OpenTheDoorAndSeeAllThePeople appears in front of Scott's doorstep]].

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Eric O'Grady

* DirtyCoward: O'Grady has a tendency to shrink and hide in the face of danger.

* HowDoIShotWeb: Eric went through a trial-and-error stage after he stole the Ant-Man suit, burning Mitch Carson's face with his rocket boots and nearly killing an attempted rapist because he underestimated his own strength at insect size.

** Having sex with Veronica, the girlfriend of his best friend Chris that was dead, leading to her pregnancy and ultimately abandoning her.

* RetCanon: Being brought back and taking the Yellowjacket identity references his role during the ''Ant-Man'' movie, on which Cross was the main antagonist.

[[folder:Egghead]]
!!Egghead
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/egghead_9.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Elihas Starr
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Carl Stricker, Tarantula
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #38 (December 1962)

Egghead is a loathsome scientist who quickly became a nemesis to Hank Pym.
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* ArchEnemy: Back in the day for Hank Pym, long before far greater threats debuted.
* BadassNormal: He posses no superpowers, but knows some hand to hand and is a evil genius.
* BaldOfEvil: He wouldn't have the codename of Egghead without an oval-shaped bald head.
* EvilGenius: A scientific genius in many fields, including Biology, Nuclear Physics, Robotics, and Electronics. He was also a gifted engineer.
* EvilUncle: His niece Patricia "Trish" Starr did not share any of his devious plans. Trish aided Henry Pym on more than one occasion, infuriating her uncle.
* GadgeteerGenius: He invented many things including: insect control devices, laser satellites, mind control devices robots, teleportation devices. He also uses an egg which explodes, wrapping its victim in a nigh-unbreakable material, an egg which electrocutes its victim, an egg which bursts into a bolo, ensnaring its victim. He's also utilized wrist blasters in the past.
* MadScientist: If the last couple of tropes weren't enough, but his origin story is composed of this.
* SpeaksInShoutOuts: He does a lot of these.

[[folder:Ultron]]
!!Ultron
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ultron_2858.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Ultron
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Crimson Cowl, Ultron-5, Ultron-6, Ultron-7, Ultron-8, Ultron-9, Ultron-10, Ultron-11, Ultron-12, Ultron-13, Ultron-14, Ultron-15, Ultron-16, Ultron-17, Ultron-18, Ultimate Ultron, Ultron Pym, Ultron Prime, Hank Pym
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers #55'' (August 1968)
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See the Comicbook/{{Ultron}} page for more info.
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[[folder:The Voice]]
!!The Voice (Jason Cragg)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1320324_picture_1.png]]
Jason Cragg acquired his abilities when he accidentally breathed ionized atoms and gained the power to make anyone do anything he commanded. He would eventually become a member of the Skeleton Crew.
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* BeardOfEvil: A full beard and mustache.
* CompellingVoice: Cragg was able to use his voice to make anyone who heard him believe anything he said. He was even able to make someone freeze on the spot just by ordering them to.
* FatBastard: Heavy set and a mind-controlling ass.
* GreenAndMean: Wore a green suit and he wanted to become the most powerful person in the world.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: Introduced as an enemy of Hank Pym/Ant-Man, his association with the Skeleton crew brought him into conflict with Captain America.

[[folder:Whirlwind]]
!!Whirlwind
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whirlwind.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' David Cannon
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Human Top, Charles Matthews
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #50 (Dec. 1963)

Whirlwind has the mutant ability to spin his body rapidly, giving himself a whirlwind effect. He uses his power for his own gains.
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* AtrociousAlias: Formerly known as "The Human Top"
* BizarreHumanBiology: It's stated his body fluids have viscosity comparable to motor oil to [[RequiredSecondaryPowers withstand the rigors of his powers.]]
* BlowYouAway: He's a mutant who has the ability to rotate his body around its lengthwise axis at superhuman speeds. He can spin as fast as 400 revolutions per minute, and still speak, hear, and see his environment while spinning. Virtually nothing can touch him; most people and objects are repelled by the centrifugal force if they try to impede his motion. He can fly, make force fields, partial whirlwinds, climb surfaces, make wind jet streams, and create tornados.
* DeadlyDisc: His gauntlets employ two 10 inch diameter saw blades mounted on metal bracelets and driven by two DC servomotors each. Activated by switches on the palm, the twin blades spin at approximately 1600 revolutions per minute. Their hardened tool steel composition enables them to saw through virtually any substance softer than steel. When employed while Whirlwind spins, they are extremely deadly weapons. Whirlwind also employs shuriken's (throwing stars) which he can propel at high velocities. He sometimes replaces them with other weapons that compliment his powers such as arm-blades.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: He has SuperSpeed in the form of spinning quickly.
* {{Flight}}: He has the ability to fly like a helicopter for 10 minutes reaching a speed of 120 miles per hour.
* GreenAndMean: His costume is green and he's a dangerous criminal.
* {{Mutant}}: He's a mutant with the ability to make tornadoes.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: He dresses in green and he's one of the oldest foes of the Wasp.
* SuperSpeed: He can travel fifty miles per hour for 30 minutes without tiring out respectively.
* VillainousCrush: On Wasp.

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7533969_img_8451.jpg]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Atlas]]

See Characters/{{Thunderbolts}} for more info.

In an oft-forgetten part of the reviled ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'', the story that tried to say Iron Man was a ManchurianAgent for Kang, it attempted to retcon the cause of Hank's mental issues, saying that Tony's was Kang's ''second'' choice and Hank was Kang's first, the various issues Hank suffered were really the result of this attempt at brainwashing Hank. However, much like retconning that it was really Immortus manipulating Tony and only since the events of ''ComicBook/OperationGalacticStorm'', ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' also revealed that Immortus lied and really did nothing of the sort to Hank.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/82174_142326_goliath.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:As Giant-Man]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4301993_2006_11_29_143627_giant_man_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:As Goliath]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1122508_bg6.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:As Black Goliath]]

* AffirmativeActionLegacy: To Hank Pym

* KilledOffForReal: Gets a hole blown through his chest by Ragnarok, partway through ComicBook/CivilWar. As of 2018, he hasn't gotten better from it.

* KilledOffForReal: Gets a hole blown through his chest by Ragnarok, partway through ''Civil War''. As of 2018, he hasn't gotten better from it.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She was [[BackFromTheDead resurrected]] during the Chaos War, and was one of the few returned Avengers to survive the event, but hasn't been seen since.

* {{Flight}}: Has wings that allow her to fly.
* HeelFaceTurn: Formerly a member of the Masters of Evil, Yellowjacket eventually joined the Guardians of the Galaxy and travelled to 31st century where she became a hero.

* SizeShifter: Yellowjacket used Pym particles to allow her to shrink.

* ActionGirl: Is female and is a BadAss in her own right.

* ActionGirl

* BackFromTheDead
* AnimalThemeNaming

* KilledOffForReal

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She was resurrected during the Chaos War, and was one of the few returned Avengers to survive the event, but hasn't been seen since.

See Characters/{{Thunderbolts}} for more info.

Rita DeMara became Yellowjacket after stealing the identity from the former Avenger, Hank Pym. She was a member of the Masters of Evil and the Femizons but ultimately joined the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy in their quest to keep the universe safe.

[[/folder]]

See the ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} page.

See Characters/{{Thunderbolts}} page for more info.

* ColorCharacter

* {{Flight}}

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Darren Cross
!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: He has SuperSpeed in the form of spinning quickly.

* WorldsSmartestMan: Hank Pym is sometimes labelled the smartest man depending on the media. However, he's usually overshadowed by other scientific minds and remains reclusive.

[[folder:Clinton "Clint" Barton]]
!!Goliath III (Clinton "Clint" Barton)

All characters tropes should go on '''the Marvel Cinematic Universe [[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse character pages]]'''. The characters from ''Film/AntMan1'' are listed below with the character page they are currently on.
!!Characters in ''Ant-Man''
* '''[[Characters/MCUAntMan Scott Lang / Ant-Man]]'''.
** Ant-thony.
* [[Characters/MCUCompaniesPymTechnologies Pym Technologies]]: '''Hope van Dyne''', '''Dr. Hank Pym / Ant-Man I''', Janet van Dyne, Frank.
* [[Characters/MCUNewAvengers New Avengers]]: Sam Wilson / The Falcon.
* [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies]]: '''Luis''', Kurt, Dave.
* [[Characters/MCUCompaniesStarkIndustries Stark Industries]]: Howard Stark.
* [[Characters/MCUOtherSupervillains Other Supervillains]]: '''Dr. Darren Cross / Yellowjacket'''.
* [[Characters/{{MCUSHIELD}} S.H.I.E.L.D.]]
** [[Characters/MCUPeggyCarter Margaret "Peggy" Carter]]
* [[Characters/{{MCUHYDRA}} HYDRA]]
** [[Characters/MCUHYDRALeadership Leadership]]: Mitchell Carson.
* [[Characters/MCUTenRings Ten Rings]]: Hydra Buyer.
* [[Characters/MCUCriminalsTerrorists Criminals & Terrorists]]: Peachy.
* [[Characters/MCUCitizens Citizens]]: James "Jim" Paxton, Gale, Dale, Margaret "Maggie" Lang, Cassandra "Cassie" Lang.
* [[Characters/MCUOthers Others]]: Stan Lee.
* [[Characters/MCUCaptainAmerica Steve Rogers / Captain America]]
* [[Characters/MCUBuckyBarnes Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier]]
%%Characters with more than 5 minutes of screentime are highlighted.
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All characters tropes should go on '''the Marvel Cinematic Universe [[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse character pages]]'''. The characters from ''Film/AntMan'' are listed below with the character page they are currently on.

* [[Characters/MCUOthers Others]]: Stan Lee, Ant-thony.

* [[Characters/MCUOther Supervillains]]: '''Dr. Darren Cross / Yellowjacket'''.

* [[Characters/MCUSHIELD S.H.I.E.L.D.]]

* [[Characters/MCUHYDRA HYDRA]]

* [[Characters/MCUCriminalsTerrorists Criminals and Terrorists]]: '''Dr. Darren Cross / Yellowjacket'''.
* [[Characters/MCUPeggyCarter Margaret "Peggy" Carter]]
* [[Characters/MCUHYDRALeadership Leadership]]: Mitchell Carson.