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Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, his first appearance was in Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962) as Dr. Henry Pym; however, he first appeared in costume as Ant-Man in Tales to Astonish #35 (September 1962).
Ant-Man is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name: Scott Lang and Hank Pym. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 12th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
With Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll. Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world.
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- Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Peyton Reed
- 2015-07-17
- Overview
- Biography
- Personality
- Powers and Abilities
- Equipment
- Facilities
- Relationships
- Trivia
―Scott Lang
Scott Edward Harris Lang is a former convicted thief who was struggling to pay child support to his estranged wife for visitation rights to his daughter, Cassie Lang. With the promise of money, he was convinced by Hank Pym to take on the mantle of Ant-Man, a superhero with an advanced suit designed to shrink its wearer to a tiny size while increasing one's toughness, agility, and physical strength. Trained under Pym and his daughter Hope van Dyne, Ant-Man was to help foil Pym's former protege Darren Cross, who was intending to sell his Yellowjacket Suit design and his copy of the Pym Particles formula to HYDRA and the Ten Rings. However, their plan was discovered by Cross, culminating in a final fight between Yellowjacket and Ant-Man. To defeat him, Ant-Man shrunk small enough to enter Yellowjacket's suit and destroy it, sending Ant-Man to the Quantum Realm, but he was able to escape. Ant-Man's heroism helped restore his relationship with Cassie and his ex-wife, as well as find a new romantic one with van Dyne. Lang soon learned that the Avengers were seeking for his help.
Against Pym and van Dyne's wishes, Ant-Man joined Captain America's side during the Avengers Civil War, having been recommended by the Falcon following their previous encounter. Ant-Man fought against Iron Man and his allies, allowing Captain America and Winter Soldier to escape. Ant-Man and several of his new allies were then arrested and imprisoned in the Raft by Thaddeus Ross. When Captain America arrived to free them, Ant-Man escaped, but later made a deal with the FBI to be put under house arrest so that he could still spend time with his family.
Three days before Lang could finish his sentence, he had a strange vision of Janet van Dyne, who had remained trapped inside the Quantum Realm, and with whom Lang became psychically entangled with while he was there. This resulted in Lang being kidnapped by Pym and Hope van Dyne, who had built a Quantum Tunnel machine and intended to use it and Ant-Man to rescue Janet. These plans went awry when Ant-Man and Wasp were confronted by both Ghost and Sonny Burch, who wanted to steal the Quantum Tunnel machine for their own reasons. Ant-Man, Wasp, and Pym eventually succeeded in rescuing Janet from the Quantum Realm, and Ant-Man was able to return home to finish his house arrest, narrowly avoiding an extended prison sentence.
However, during a trip to the Quantum Realm to gather quantum particles for Ghost, Ant-Man became trapped as Pym's entire family was turned to dust by Thanos. Ant-Man was unable to escape until 2023, where he regrouped with the Avengers and suggested that they use the Quantum Realm as a means of time travel to the past. Ant-Man then officially joined the Avengers and participated in the Time Heist, where they successfully managed to acquire the six Infinity Stones from alternate pasts and used the Stones to resurrect the victims of Thanos' Snap. However, an alternate Thanos had managed to follow the Avengers through time, and Ant-Man fought in the resulting Battle of Earth. Thanos and his army were eventually destroyed, after which Lang celebrated the victory with van Dyne and Cassie, and attended Tony Stark's funeral.
Now famous to the public, Lang returned to the Quantum Realm when he and the rest of his family were accidentally pulled through a portal created by Cassie. Separated from the rest of the group, Lang and Cassie encountered the Freedom Fighters, and accidentally led M.O.D.O.K., who revealed himself to be Cross, to their location. M.O.D.O.K captured the pair and brought them back to Axia to face Kang the Conqueror. Kang threatened to kill Cassie if Lang did not retrieve the Multiversal Engine Core, so Lang was forced to comply. However, Kang was ultimately killed once the group inspired a full-on revolution by the people living under Kang's tyranny, but not without massive casualties, including Cross. Lang returned to his daily life, but started to become increasingly paranoid about a warning given to him by Kang about a coming threat that only he could stop, leading Lang to question if killing him was the right decision.
Early LifeRelease from San QuentinBecoming Ant-ManSought by the AvengersUnder House ArrestReturning to Ant-Man―Scott Lang to Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, and Hope van Dyne
Scott Lang is an affable rogue with tongue-in-cheek humor. Despite his criminal activity, Lang is a man of honor, good morals, and justice, though to the point of being stubborn, with it being his sense of honor that had led him to his break-in at Vistacorp, where Lang avenged all the people the corrupt corporation wronged. Lang's desire to right wrongs was often the motivation for his illegal activities, yet his love for his daughter, Cassie, also made him determined to go straight upon his release from San Quentin State Prison. Lang only went back to criminal activities when his criminal record ostracized him and gave him no other choice in supporting his daughter. Lang will "do the wrong thing for the right reason", which is why he joined Captain America's team during the Avengers Civil War, seeing Rogers' point of view on the Sokovia Accords far more just and honorable than Tony Stark's.
Lang also had the drive to prove himself worthy, as he felt he didn't deserve the admiration of his daughter Cassie. In fact, Lang was initially unwilling to take up the mantle of Ant-Man from Hank Pym due to his own fears of having used the suit. But upon a chat with the former hero, Lang realized he had a chance to become the hero that his daughter already thought he was.
Despite being a thief, Lang is a big fan of the Avengers, admiring their heroism deeply. Although he shared the same dislike of Tony Stark as his mentor, Lang was quick to request they ask the Avengers for help to deal with Darren Cross. Rather than trying to fight Falcon, a member of the Avengers, immediately, Lang tried to reason with him, attempting to no avail to appeal to the Avenger's desire to protect the world, and apologized for having to fight and harm him. He is a particular fan of Captain America, calling it an honor to meet him and was awestruck towards Rogers, shaking his hand for too long and babbled before Rogers brought him back to reality. Lang's respect for Rogers was so great that he allowed him and Bucky Barnes to escape by creating a distraction which he implied could have killed him, and knowing that even if he survived he would've been captured. In addition, although Black Widow was his enemy during the conflict, Lang showed reluctance and regret that he would have to fight her.
Lang also had a considerable dislike towards Tony Stark and the latter's attitude. This was highlighted when he was interviewed on WHiH World News, as when Christine Everhart said he that he was "no Tony Stark", Lang was relieved at the news, genuinely desiring to be nothing like Stark. This was highlighted once again during the Avengers Civil War. Prior to the Clash of the Avengers, he reacted with alarm and distrust to Stark's name. Lang also takes great pleasure in mocking Stark and battling against him; whilst shrunken down during the Civil War, he started disabling Stark's Mark XLVI Armor from the inside and implied he didn't have a conscience despite the fact that not saying anything may have allowed Lang to do more damage without being detected. When he was later imprisoned in the Raft, he again mocked Stark to his face saying that Pym was right not to trust Stark's family. The fact that Stark asked him who he is was a severe blow to Lang's ego. However, after Lang escaped the Quantum Realm by sheer happenstance five years after the Snap, he sought out Stark's help in reversing it and worked with him as his partner during the Time Heist, appearing to let go of his dislike towards him. After Stark sacrificed himself to defeat Thanos, Lang recognized him as a hero and knelt down along with the other heroes out of respect, later attending his funeral with a somber look.
Since being put under house arrest after escaping the Raft, Lang had time to prioritize what was important in his life. He respected Hank Pym enough to hide the Ant-Man Suit instead of destroying it; he also refused to attempt contacting them as by using the Pym Particles in the Avengers Civil War, it put him on the Most Wanted list. Lang learned Up Close Magic and set up imaginary heists and getaways throughout his apartment as entertainment for his daughter. He also used his former thief skills to set up X-Con Security Consultants with Luis and the rest of his buddies, now creating security systems instead of bypassing them. Lang retained a romantic interest in Hope, a woman who he respected for both her intelligence and fighting skills; as Lang put it, if he was going to have a partner, there was no one else he would want but Hope (professionally and romantically).
Powers
―Hope van Dyne to Scott Lang •Ant-Man Suit Capabilities: In need of a new Ant-Man for his heist, Hank Pym tricked Lang into breaking into Pym's house and stealing the Ant-Man Suit. After some practicing, Lang became very good with the technology and used it to complete the heist. He then kept the suit. •Size Manipulation: Using technology developed by Hank Pym, Lang is able to reduce himself to approximately the size of an ant, though he can also grow his body to gigantic sizes. He still maintains his regular-sized strength and resilience when shrinking; while in reduced scale, this translates to granting him inhuman effort and exertion capabilities. Also, obtaining momentum and kinetic energy in small scale and exerting it immediately while returning to or right after returning to normal size can result in a feat of superhuman effort and exertion, and therefore, momentarily give Lang enhanced strength while in regular size, enough to send a man flying while attacking and enlarging himself at the same time. The process of altering size compresses force and energy, manifesting as brief shockwaves of vibration around the target that charge the target with momentum. Initially, Lang could not maintain his giant transformtion for extended periods time, as it causes some heavy stress on his body and if done long enough he can even faint. However, Lang seemed to be getting used to it the more times he does it, and instead of fainting he only gets very exhausted; by the time of Battle of Earth, Lang remained most of the conflict in giant form without fainting, exhausting, or showing any major drawback. •Superhuman Strength: While wearing the Ant-Man Suit in its miniature form, Lang possesses superhuman strength due to his increased density, effort, and exertion, enabling him to take out multiple opponents of normal human size while shrunk. He can also use the physical force and momentum attained from changing size to simulate superhuman strength directly after returning to normal size. This strength also extends to legs, allowing him to jump, spring, and leap across with great force. This allows him to move through the air like a bullet to strike and impact opponents and incapacitate them instantly or move halfway across a room in a single bound. However, exerting too much force into impacts and physical attacks can accidentally kill an opponent, due to the force of attacks being comparable to that of a bullet. The process of altering size compresses force and energy, manifesting as brief shockwaves of vibration around Lang that charge the target with enough momentum that can briefly enhance the target's strength while enlarging or immediately after enlarging. In his enlarged form, Lang's strength enables him to crush huge vehicles, tear a passenger plane apart, punch a Leviathan into the ground, crush Cull Obsidian by stomping him into the ground, killing him. •Superhuman Durability: While wearing the Ant-Man Suit in its miniature form, Lang's increased density also affords him superhuman durability, retaining the resilience of a human of regular size. This notably allows him to withstand impacts that would easily stun or even kill a normal human, enough to him to fall from great heights and crash onto a surface with the force of a bullet, leaving a bullet hole like a crater in the surface while he remains unharmed. When he has increased his size into a giant-sized man, he naturally becomes far tougher and more durable than normal. This is due to his increased density and muscle mass, and it was enough to withstand missiles from War Machine. However, this enormous amount of durability comes at the cost of his speed and balance, making his movements somewhat clumsy as a result. •Insect Manipulation: Lang, through the use of the EMP Communication Device within the suit's helmet and the earpieces given to him by Hank Pym, can affect the pheromones of insect-sized organisms and stimulate their olfactory nerve centers, allowing him a rudimentary form of control over ants. He can direct their actions and behavior at will to cause them to work together, such as by forming themselves into bridges or walkways, allowing themselves to be used as mounts, or attacking a target, usually in swarms as a distraction for the user.
Abilities
―Hank Pym to Scott Lang •Master Thief: Lang was highly trained in theft, specializing in breaking into homes or facilities and other places to steal, even some of the most advanced facilities in the world like Vistacorp Headquarters, Avengers Compound and Pym Technologies Headquarters. He has shown to break into Vistacorp Headquarters, Geoff Zorick's Mansion, Pym Residence, Avengers Compound, Pym Technologies Headquarters, University of California, Berkeley, Brookemont Elementary School and Ghost's Hideout. He is also highly skilled in utilizing chemistry when opening locked safes and bypassing security systems. ―Ant-Man and Wasp •Expert Martial Artist: Initially, Lang had limited fighting skills as he avoided confrontations during his heists. Hope van Dyne trained him and he slowly became a highly skilled fighter. His fighting style includes Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Judo and kickboxing. His skills, combined with the Ant-Man Suit, and shrinking powers, allowed him to defeat armed security personnel and keep with both Falcon and Black Widow in his respective duels with them, despite her being a supremely skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist. Two years later, Scott retained his training and used it in a fight against Ghost at the Oui in conjunction with van Dyne, and the latter even commended his form when he caught her fist and kicked her to the floor. During his battle with Kang, he was easily outmatched due to the latter being a superior fighter. However, Lang trades and counters a few blows to deliver some long enough to keep him away from escaping the quantum realm and getting close to the Multiversal Engine Core to plant his Pym Particle discs before aided by Wasp which allowed him to throw one strike that subdues the conquer. ―Hank Pym to Scott Lang •Expert Acrobat: Lang is adept in acrobatics, parkour and free running maneuvers, leaping across steep divides and climbing difficult structures. He does not just perform these stunts in his shrunken state, but also when breaking into houses while in the process of thievery. ―Hank Pym to Scott Lang •Gifted Intellect: Lang possesses above average intelligence, as he was able to figure out how to use the highly complex Ant-Man Suit and gain a master's degree in electrical engineering, along with bypassing the security of Hank Pym's home. ―Hank Pym to Hope van Dyne •Expert Tactician: Lang has a keen mind for formulating elaborate plans and schemes, and is especially notable for being able to modify those plans to adapt to unforeseen circumstances at short notice - sometimes within seconds. Examples include when he discovers the fingerprint scanner in Hank Pym's home, when he discovers that the warehouse he is breaking into is actually now the Avengers Compound, when he is discovered by Falcon, and when Darren Cross tripled security on the Pym Technologies building, in all of these situations he was able to improvise and solve these problems quickly and effectively. He, alongside Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym, worked together on creating the heist mission to stop Darren Cross and steal the Yellowjacket Suit. He later orchestrated the breakout of Hope and Hank from police captivity. Lang has quite a good understanding of chemistry. He poured water in the locking mechanism of Pym's 1910 Carbondale safe and froze it with nitrogen, knowing it would expand but the steel would not. ―Scott Lang to Luis •Expert Engineer: Lang was an electrical engineer, having earned a master's degree in the subject. He was formerly employed by Vistacorp as one of the chief engineers. ―Luis and Dave •Master Hacker: As one of the chief engineers of Vistacorp, an international cybersecurity and data storage conglomerate, Lang possessed a large amount computer programming and hacking skills. Lang was able to create and improve the security systems for Vistacorp Headquarters and easily corrected and fixed a program that made the company overcharge customers in their transactions. Lang was even able to hack the systems of Vistacorp Headquarters, stealing nearly four million dollars and paying back the money to Vistacorp's customers, even Hank Pym was impressed by his skill in hacking as Vistacorp Headquarters has one of the most advanced security systems in the world.
Other Equipment
―Hank Pym •Ant-Man Suit: The suit can manipulate its wearer's size while simultaneously enhance both the wearer's density and strength. He originally wore Hank Pym's suit before wearing a new one for the Clash of the Avengers and later wore a third suit when he partnered with the Wasp and joined the Avengers. Lang acquired a fourth suit during his newfound popularity, presumably nanotechnology as it can be contained in a small disc which rapidly expands on his chest. •EMP Communication Device: Within the suit's helmet and in the form of earpieces developed by Hank Pym, allowing for the control of ants. •Pym Particle Discs: About the size of a coin and shaped like a triskelion-styled shuriken, the disks are filled with specified forms of Pym Particles. Targets impacted by Red Disks shrinks to the size of an insect. Targets impacted by Blue Disks enlarges to a bigger size. •Ankle Monitor: In the aftermath of the Clash of the Avengers, Lang was charged for using Hank Pym's technology which were against the Sokovia Accords and was sentenced to serve two years under house arrest while ordered by the FBI to wear a tracker for monitoring his daily routines and positions. •Quantum Realm Exploration Suit: Lang wore this suit when he and the Avengers were performing a test to see if Time Travel through the Quantum Realm is possible. •Advanced Tech Suit: This suit was designed in order to time travel through the Quantum Realm safely. It is a white, red and black suit that materialize around the wearer's regular clothes, managing to be summoned when time travel is required again, and disappear when no longer in use. It has size-shifting adaptability down to subatomic levels and a wrist gadget that allows for displacement through time and space.
Vehicles
•Luis' Van: In 2015, Lang rode in the van with his friends, Luis, Dave, and Kurt Goreshter. In 2018, Lang used the van to house a smaller portable Quantum Tunnel. The van, however, was eventually destroyed by Thanos during the Battle of Earth.
•Vistacorp Headquarters: During his early career as an electrical engineer, he was a chief engineer for Vistacorp who was doing shady business with their customers and illegally fraud them with overcharge bills.
•Scott Lang's Apartment: Prior to his incarceration, Lang lived with his then-wife, Maggie, and daughter, Cassie, in this apartment.
•Geoff Zorick's Mansion: After Lang was fired from Vistacorp, he took revenge and broke into his former boss' mansion and began to steal some of the jewels kept in the mansion, with the intention of giving them to his wife. When he was about to leave, Lang takes Zorick's car and drove his car inside the garden, leaving the tracks of the vehicle all over the estate, until he lost control of the car and fell into the swimming pool.
•Baskin-Robbins: Once being released from prison, Lang briefly worked as a cashier at Baskin-Robbins until the manager learned of his criminal record and had him fired.
•Maggie Lang's House: Lang resided in the house along with his wife, Maggie, and his daughter, Cassie until the divorce. In 2015, Lang visited the house to see Cassie during her birthday, to wish her a good night, to rescue her from Yellowjacket, and was invited later for dinner. In 2018, Lang went to the house after his house arrest was over. In 2023, Lang went to the house to see if Cassie was alive and had an emotional reunion with her. Later, he and Cassie were joined by Hope van Dyne and watched celebratory fireworks.
•The Milgrom Hotel:
Family
•Grandfather •Maggie Lang - Ex-Wife and Friend •Cassie Lang/Stature - Daughter
Allies
•Bryan - Former Colleague •X-Con Security Consultants - Colleagues and Close Friends •Luis - Former Fellow Inmate and Best Friend •Dave •Kurt Goreshter •Peachy - Former Fellow Inmate •Villegas •Green •Lenny •Baskin-Robbins •Dale - Former Employer and Friend •Darby - Former Colleague •Hank Pym - Mentor, Friend and Predecessor •Hope van Dyne/Wasp - Trainer, Partner and Girlfriend •Ants •Ant-thony † - Steed •Ulysses S. Gr-ant - Steed •Ant-tonio Banderas † - Steed •Giant Pet Ant •Replacement Ant •San Francisco Police Department - Temporary Enemies •Jim Paxton - Former Rival and Friend •Gale •Avengers - Former Teammates and Friends •Steve Rogers/Captain America - Former Leader and Idol •Sam Wilson/Falcon - Temporary Enemy and Recruiter •Clint Barton/Hawkeye •Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch † •Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow † •Vision † - Temporary Enemy •Tony Stark/Iron Man † - Temporary Enemy •James Rhodes/War Machine - Temporary Enemy •Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Temporary Enemy •Bruce Banner/Hulk •Thor •Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel •Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier •Karapetyan - Customer •Ava Starr/Ghost - Former Enemy •Bill Foster - Temporary Enemy •Janet van Dyne - Friend •FBI - Temporary Enemies •Jimmy Woo - Friend •Burleigh •Pearson •Daniel Gooobler •Morgan Stark •Guardians of the Galaxy •Rocket Raccoon - Former Teammate •Nebula - Former Teammate •Peter Quill/Star-Lord •Drax the Destroyer •Groot •Mantis •Masters of the Mystic Arts •Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange •Wong •Golden Tribe •T'Challa/Black Panther † - Temporary Enemy •Shuri •Dora Milaje •Okoye •Jabari Tribe •M'Baku •Border Tribe •Wakandan Royal Guard •Asgardians •Brunnhilde/Valkyrie •Einherjar •Warsong •Korg •Miek •Ravagers •Kraglin Obfonteri •Howard the Duck •Gamora •Stark Industries •Pepper Potts/Rescue •Happy Hogan •Morgan Stark •Thaddeus Ross - Temporary Enemy •Nick Fury's Crew •Nick Fury •Maria Hill † •Kate Bishop/Hawkeye - Interviewee •Ruben •Freedom Fighters •Jentorra •Quaz •Veb •Xolum † •Derrick •Furry Face •Broccoli Man •Darren Cross/Yellowjacket/M.O.D.O.K. † - Former Attempted Killer and Former Attempted Victim
Enemies
•Vistacorp •Geoff Zorick - Former Employer •M. Allen ••Christine Everhart - Interviewer •HYDRA •Mitchell Carson •HYDRA Buyer † •Ten Rings •Stoltz † •Sonny Burch •Uzman •Anitolov •Avengers - Situational Enemies •Steve Rogers/Captain America •Bruce Banner/Hulk •Tony Stark/Iron Man •Thor •Clint Barton/Hawkeye •Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow •HYDRA •Alexander Pierce •Jasper Sitwell •Brock Rumlow •Jack Rollins •Loki •Nebula † •Thanos † •Black Order •Ebony Maw † •Cull Obsidian † - Victim •Proxima Midnight † •Corvus Glaive † •Chitauri •Leviathans •Chitauri Gorillas •Outriders •Sakaarans •Kang's Empire •Nathaniel Richards/Kang the Conqueror † - Former Captor, Attempted Killer and Victim •Quantumnauts
•In the comics, Scott Lang is the second individual to take up the Ant-Man mantle with the approval of Hank Pym, after he originally steals the Ant-Man Suit in order to take care of his daughter Cassandra's medical bills. He also had a relationship with Jessica Jones with Jessica's best friend Carol Danvers acting as their matchmaker.
•His Giant-Man persona doesn't exist in the Earth-616 (mainstream) continuity, but rather on Earth-1610, the Ultimates comics. Here, Lang never became Ant-Man, but inherits from Hank Pym the title of Giant-Man, a super-soldier working for S.H.I.E.L.D..
•Scott Lang is the first character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have taken over the mantle of a former superhero, followed by Robbie Reyes, Hope van Dyne and Sam Wilson.
•Ant-Man is one of the three heroes, to have defeated the main antagonist of their first standalone movie without any assistance, the other two being Hulk and Spider-Man.
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Jul 17, 2015 · Get to know Scott Lang, the con artist-turned-hero who has taken on the title of Ant-Man! Plus, re-discover Hank Pym; Original Ant-Man, founding Avenger, and brilliant scientist behind the Pym Particles.
- Peyton Reed
Ant-Man is a 2015 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. It is the twelfth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the sixth and final installment of Phase Two. The film was released on July 14, 2015 internationally and on July 17, 2015 in the United States...
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