Ant-Man | |||||||||||||||||||
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Real Name | Henry Pym | ||||||||||||||||||
Alternate Identity | Hank Ant-Man | ||||||||||||||||||
Powers and Abilities | Changes Size via Pym Particles | ||||||||||||||||||
Team Affiliations | Avengers | ||||||||||||||||||
Family and Friends | Janet Pym (Wife) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Henry "Hank" Pym, also known as Ant-Man, is the leader of the Avengers.
Biography[]
At some point, Henry met and married Janet Pym, who became the superhero Wasp. He discovered what he called Pym Particles that allowed him to increase and decrease his size.
He eventually joined the Avengers and led the team, following in the footsteps of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and others.
He created the robot Ultron, who turned against his creator and tried to take over the planet. Ant-Man led the Avengers in stopping Ultron along with the Masters of Evil, Zodiac, Kang, the Circus of Crime, and other supervillains.
Background[]
Ant-Man was voiced by Rod Wilson.
Henry Pym has rarely led any version of the Avengers. The West Coast Avengers, upon which The Avengers: United They Stand is primarily based, was led by Hawkeye.
In the Comics[]
He is one of the founding members of the Avengers along with Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Wasp.
He has also gone under the names Giant Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and Wasp.
Other people to go under the name Ant-Man are Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady, who have only appeared in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
He became mentally unbalanced and beat his wife. They then got a divorce.
He has had a romantic relationship with Tigra.
External Links[]
- Marvel
- Wikipedia
- Henry Pym (Earth-730784) at Marvel Database
- Henry Pym (Earth-616) at Marvel Database