Ant-Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Scott Edward Harris Lang, also known as Ant-Man, is one of the main protagonists of the .
He is portrayed by (who also played Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers in his first role, and Gary Grooberson in Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its 2024 sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and also voiced Mr. Prince in The Little Prince and Mondo Gecko in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem), as Jackson Dunn, Lee Moore, and Bazlo and Loen LeClair played the character at different ages in Avengers: Endgame.
==Personality==
Scott Lang is an affable rogue with tongue-in-check 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 they 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 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 Iron Man 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 as when Christine Everheart 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 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 grudge against him. After Stark sacrificed himself to defeat Thanos, Lang attended 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 and Abilities==
===Powers===
Ant-Man Suit
*Size Manipulation: Using technology developed by Hank Pym, Lang is able to shrink the size of an ant, or grow to the size of a house. 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 inhuman effort and exertion, and therefore, momentarily give Lang enhanced strength while in regular size.
:* Superhuman Strength: In miniature size, Lang possesses superhuman strength due to his increased density, enabling him to take out multiple opponents of normal human size. In giant size, he also possesses superhuman strength.
:*Insect Manipulation: Lang, through the use of radio and electric waves and signals accessed with the suit's helmet, can communicate with organisms the size of insects, especially ants, allowing him a rudimentary form of control over these insects.
===Abilities===
*Expert Thief: Lang was skilled in theft, specializing in breaking into homes and other places to steal. He is also skilled with utilizing chemistry when opening locked safes and bypassing security systems.
*Expert Engineer: Lang was an electrical engineer, having earned a Master's Degree in the subject. His knowledge was useful when he was able to tinker a way out of the Quantum Realm using tech pieces provided by Hank Pym.
*Expert Acrobat: Lang is capable of acrobatic 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.
*Computer Programmer: Lang created the security systems for Vistacorp Headquarters and corrected a program that was stealing money from its customers. Christine Everhart referred to Lang as a "cyber-criminal".
*Expert Tactician: As an expert thief, 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 New Avengers Facility, when he is discovered by Falcon, and when Darren Cross triples security on the Pym Technologies building. He, alongside Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym, worked together on creating the heist mission to stop Darren Cross and steal the Yellowjacket Suit.
*Expert Martial Artist: Lang had poor fighting skills as he avoided confrontations during his heists. Hope van Dyne trained him and he slowly became a skilled fighter. His skills combined with the Ant-Man Suit allowed him to defeat armed security personnel and even keep up with Falcon.
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Robert Lang - Father
*Ruth Lang - Mother
*Maggie Lang - Ex-wife
*Cassie Lang - Daughter
===Allies===
*Luis - Best Friend and Former Fellow Inmate
*Peachy - Former Fellow Inmate
*Dave
*Kurt
*Jim Paxton - Former Rival
*Hank Pym - Mentor
*Hope van Dyne/Wasp - Trainer, Partner, and Love Interest
*Ants
**Ant-thony † - Steed
**Ulysses S. Gr-ant - Steed
**Ant-tonio Banderas † - Steed
*Avengers - Former Teammates
**Sam Wilson/Falcon - Former Enemy and Recruiter
**Steve Rogers/Captain America - Idol
**Clint Barton/Hawkeye
**Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch †
**Tony Stark/Iron Man † - Former Temporary Enemy
**Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow † - Former Temporary Enemy
**War Machine - Former Temporary Enemy
**Vision † - Former Temporary Enemy
**Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Former Temporary Enemy
**Bruce Banner/Hulk
**Thor
**Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
*Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
*Golden Tribe
**T'Challa/Black Panther † - Former Temporary Enemy
**Shuri/Black Panther II
*Janet van Dyne
*Ava Starr/Ghost - Former Enemy
*Bill Foster - Former Enemy
*FBI
**Jimmy Woo
*Pepper Potts/Rescue
*Guardians of the Galaxy
**89P13/Rocket Raccoon - Former Teammate
**Nebula - Former Teammate
**Peter Quill/Star-Lord
**Drax the Destroyer
**Groot
**Mantis
*Dora Milaje
**Okoye - Former Teammate
*Masters of the Mystic Arts
**Dr. Stephen Strange
**Wong
*Jabari Tribe
**M'Baku
*Brunnhilde/Valkyrie
*Korg
*Miek
*Gamora (2014 timeline)
*Ravagers
**Kraglin Obfonteri
*Howard the Duck
===Enemies=== 
*Vistacorp
**Geoffy Zorick
*Yellowjacket † - Attempted Killer and Victim
*Mitchell Carson
*Sonny Burch
*Loki (2012 timeline)
*Thanos †
*Black Order (2014 timeline)
**Ebony Maw †
**Proxima Midnight †
**Cull Obsidian †
**Corvus Glaive †
**Nebula † (2014 timeline)
*Outriders (2014 timeline) †
*Chitauri (2014 timeline) †
**Leviathans (2014 timeline) †
**Chitauri Gorillas (2014 timeline) 
*Sakaarans (2014 timeline)
*Kang the Conqueror † - Attempted Killer and Victim
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*Scott Lang was one of the characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have taken over the mantle of a former superhero, the second was Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel.
*Ant-Man becomes Demoted to Extra in Captain America: Civil War, appearing after an hour and twenty-seven minutes. He has a major role in Endgame, after having escaped from the Quantum Realm.
*During Civil War, Scott was originally going to be on Team Iron Man like in the comics. However, this was changed due to Scott's immense respect for Captain America and Hank Pym's influence in distrusting Stark after the Ultron Offensive.
*Scott is also the only Marvel superhero who can grow big and small, despite that’s it actually his powers but the suit that gives him the power to do so.
*He is the first character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to take over a heroes' mantle, followed by Robbie Reyes in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hope van Dyne in Ant Man & The Wasp, and Sam Wilson in Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
*Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Simon Pegg and Ewan McGregor were all in the running for the role before Paul Rudd was cast.
*Ant-Man is the only MCU superhero not to be defeated by Thanos during Infinity War and the ending of Ant-Man and the Wasp, due to being stuck in the Quantum Realm, which felt little like 5 hours during the 5 years that passed, and he got the idea of how to reverse Thanos’ actions and save everyone.
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