Ant-Man Suit

The **Ant-Man Suit** is a suit created by doctor Hank Pym to maximize the use of the Pym Particles while also protecting the wearer from the negative side-effects of using Pym Particles.

## History

### First Suit

#### Creation

After discovering a type of particle that could shorten the distance between an object's molecules, effectively reducing its size while maintaining its mass. Utilizing the newly discovered particles, Hank Pym developed a suit that could shrink a human being to the size of an ant, yet maintain his original strength and resilience. Pym also developed the EMP Communication Device, a device that allowed him to telepathically communicate with ants. Through concentration, he could manipulate and control ants into doing what he wished. He found it difficult to control bullet ants but eventually learned to control them. After discovering that the helmet doesn't protect the mouth, Hank created a new helmet.

## Sections

* **Helmet**: The helmet is made of thick metal, and it protects the skull and brain of the user. Hank Pym has stated that without the suit's kind of helmet, the chemical balance of the brain would be affected when shrinking. Pym emphasized the importance of wearing the helmet whenever activating the suit. A button on the side of the helmet retracts the mandible and front facial portion of the helmet to reveal the user's face.
* **EMP Communication Device**: In the region of the helmet where the user's ears are, an EMP Communication Device is held. It uses electromagnetic waves to stimulate the olfactory nerve center and pheromones of insect-sized organisms and requires concentration, as well as mental and emotional commitment and devotion to be used.
* **Gloves**: The gloves are outfitted with size-control buttons, the right one shrinks the user and the left one makes them grow larger, whether it be to their regular size or gigantic size. Using the touch screen on one of the bracers will recalibrate the suit's function to enlarge the size of the user to a gigantic scale instead of shrinking.
* **Belt**: The belt contains the regulator that controls the shrinking function. Manipulating this regulator is dangerous as it may shrink the user to a subatomic level and make it lose control of the suit.

## Capabilities

* **Size Manipulation**: The suit's user is able to reduce his scale and mass, thereby shrinking himself to approximately the size of an ant; by reducing the empty space between atoms until the reduction effect is reversed. The user strength and durability are enhanced during shrinking. It does so by enhancing the users' momentum and density and compressing force. During the Formation of The Avengers, the suit also demonstrated the capability of growing the user to giant sizes as well. The "Giant-Man" function visibly puts a large amount of strain on the user quickly, as therefore it needs to be manually activated via a touchscreen on the braces and can't be used for long time periods. The use of Pym Particles is hazardous for humans, as it may cause chemical imbalances in the brain, therefore Hank Pym designed the suit so the user can safely shrink down. However, the suit doesn't completely protect the wearer from the consequences of using Pym Particles, as Pym mentioned that using the shrinking function for so long damaged his body over the time despite the suit's safety measures.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: The process of size alteration generates great amounts of physical force and momentum, which is scaled beyond that of normal humans. Thus, it allows the user to perform feats of superhuman strength and exert extreme physical force, comparable to that of a bullet, as well as accelerated momentum in their regular size immediately after changing their size back to normal. A user could accumulate physical force generated while they are in small scale and by sizing up while exposed to these forces- such as those found when an object is falling from a significant height- it utilizes the increased density and momentum to enhance their strength immediately after changing back their size. One feat of this is shown when a user falls from a great height while in shrunken form and after returning to normal size during the fall, the user exerts the physical force and momentum obtained from falling, which in normal scale, translates into a feat of inhuman strength. When the wearer is small, energy is compressed, so a punch could have the force of a 200 lb. man behind a fist 1/100 inch wide. The user can exert force in their shrunken state that allows them to leap vast distances and great heights with ease. All physical action the user can perform exert an enhanced amount of kinetic energy that they can use.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: The user's durability is amplified almost to a state of near invulnerability while in a shrunken scale and is enough for them to fall from a great height and crash onto a surface, leaving a bullet-hole-like crater in the surface while the user is only stunned by the impact. When the wearer has increased his size into a giant-sized man, he naturally becomes far tougher and more durable than normal. However, this enormous amount of durability comes at the cost of his speed and balance, making his movements somewhat clumsy as a result.

* **Insect Communication**: The suit's user can communicate with ants, allowing him a rudimentary form of control over the insects. The suit possesses an EMP Communication Device inside the helmet that generates an electromagnetic wave that mimics the pheromones of ants. This allows the user to project their will into ants, influencing their actions and behavior. The user can manipulate entire colonies to work together, such as: 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. Even when not communicating with them, a pair of pheromone anklets built-in the suit keep the ants docile around the wearer.

## Appearances

In Order:

* Ant Man & the Wasp
* The Avengers

## Trivia

* Alcohol will short circuit the suit.
* The suit will stop working if in contact with an Arc Reactor.