Nadia Pym

Background

### 1992 - 2004: Nadia Pym

Nadia Pym is the daughter of Hank Pym & his second wife, Janet van Dyne. She is the second daughter of Hank but Janet's first. Things were changing in the Pym household at the time of Nadia's birth. Her parents had recently reconciled earlier that year after nearly a two year seperation. Her older sister Hope went off to college & had an extremely tense relationship with their father. It was so bad that Hope legally changed her name to Hope van Dyne, naming herself after her stepmother.

When Nadia started to read, she showed great aptitude for science. Because of her parents' own skills, they encouraged her to emphasize her studies more. Her father eventually presented Nadia with a Pym Particle sample to see what she could learn on her own. She began her study of Pym Particles & learned a way to use them. After studying the Pym Particles enough to master their size-changing properties, Nadia presented her findings to her proud parents.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology:**  Because of the Pym Particles in her parents' bloodstreams, Nadia could naturally reduce herself in size, usually down to a few inches, at which size she is not easy to notice, though she has no issue shrinking further.
	+ ***Size Reduction*:** Nadia can reduce herself in size, usually down to Nadia a few inches, at which size she is not easy to notice, though she has no issue shrinking further.
	+ ***Size Addition*:** In addition to being able to shrink, she can grow in size as well. Though she seldom enlarges herself, she has exhibited unique combat skills based upon this power, such as throwing her helmet & increasing its mass prior to impact.
	+ ***Wasp's Sting*:** She can generate powerful bio-electric blasts from her hands.
* **Acrobatics:** Nadia is an accomplished athlete, gymnast, acrobat & aerialist capable of numerous complex maneuvers & feats.
* **Martial Arts:** Nadia is trained in some forms of hand to hand combat, most notably Krav Maga.
* **Genius Level Intellect:** She has a great aptitude for science. Since a young age, her parents have encouraged her to emphasize more on her studies.
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** She can speak fluent English, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese & Mandarin Chinese.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** She is a very effective strategist & tactician, capable of devising a plan to easily overpower multiple assailants with minimal effort.
* **Stature Suit:** Using pieces of old her mother's suits & materials laying around her father's laboratory, Nadia crafted her own costume. She installed a pair of bio-synthetic wings on the suit's back to allow her to fly like Wasp, though her, they can also function at her normal height.

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness**: Nadia suffers from a an officially diagnosed case of Bipolar Disorder. These are signified by Manic episodes of incredible highs followed by near-or-at suicidal lows.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Might:** 3 - Average / Basic to 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Quickness:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Projection:** 4 - High / Trained to 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Tactics:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Battle:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **TOTAL:** 72 - Power Level 2 / Low Threat (Average); 98 - Power Level 2 / Low Threat (Increased Size)

## Trivia

* Nadia exhibited a massive distrust towards Spiderman upon meeting him.Hhe jokingly suggested that it was because spiders & wasps were just natural enemies. But Nadia likes Miles Morales & prefers him among the two. She also calls Miles "Spideman Two," much to his dismay.

## Notes

* The original character of Nadia Pym belongs to the Marvel Universe. Nadia Pym & Hope van Dyne are technically the same character in the comics, with the names being interchanged for different realities. Nadia also means Hope in Russian.