Ant-Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

### Goals

To join the Avengers and collect all the Infinity Stones to resurrect those killed in Thanos' snap (succeeded)

### Family

Unnamed parents
Maggie Lang (ex-wife)
Cassie Lang (daughter; with Maggie Lang)
Unnamed grandfather

### Romances

Hope Van Dyne/Wasp (girlfriend)
Maggie Lang (ex-wife)

### Powers/Skills

**Ant-Man Suit:**
Size Reduction
Insect Communication
Control Size Addition
Superhuman Strength
Superhuman Durability

### Affiliations

Avengers (formerly; disbanded)
Hank Pym
Wasp

### Possessions

Ant-Man suit

**Scott Edward Harris Lang** is a major protagonist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is the titular main protagonist in the 2015 film *Ant-Man* and the 2018 sequel, *Ant-Man and the Wasp*, a supporting protagonist in *Captain America: Civil War*, a background protagonist in *Avengers: Infinity War* and one of the deuteragonists of *Avengers: Endgame* and one of the two protagonists of *Ant-Man and the Wasp*.

He is a former petty thief who became the second **Ant-Man** after he was hired by Hank Pym to help disrupt Darren Cross and chosen to be his successor to be reunited with his daughter. During his transition from thief to superhero, he grew romantic feelings for Hank's daughter and his mentor, Hope van Dyne until she broke up him when Scott went to Germany to help Captain America fight against the Sokovia Accords and stole the Ant-Man suit. However, he was reunited with the Pyms to rescue Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm and his relationship with Hope was rekindled as they fought and later help Ava Starr and her adoptive father Bill Foster. Unfortunately, Scott was the only survivor of the Ant-Man/Wasp team after the Pyms were destroyed by Thanos' snap due to being in the Quantum Realm for five years. He was one of the Avengers who teamed up to bring back everyone killed in Thanos' snap. The team was successful but at the cost of losing Black Widow and Iron Man. Scott later reunited with his family and the Pyms.

He was portrayed by Paul Rudd.

## Background

### Personality

He was very star-struck when he met Captain America and Scarlet Witch, as they were renouned superheroes from what he heard. Scott was very loyal and respectful towards them, even calling him "Cap" like the rest of Steve's friends. Especially during their first meeting, Lang said it was a great honor to meeting him. Ant-Man respected them enought o even making a distraction that allowed Bucky and Steve to escape. However, he was mistrustful of Tony Stark, even stating that his mentor Hank was right that he should never trust a Stark. However, his opinion changed of Stark, especially coming to him with Captain America to convince Tony in helping him.

Occasionally, Scott comitted a crime when he said he would stop for their daughter's sake, only he began stealing for his daughter's best interests. At first when he left prison and decided not to join Luis, Kurt, nor Dave in a life of crime, he wanted to change for his daughter. However, after not being able to see her, Scott joined to provide for her.

### Physical Appearance

Scott is a handsome man with brown hair and blue eyes. As Ant-Man, he wears a helmet shaped like an ant and where his eyes of the helmet are red.

### Powers and Abilities

#### **Ant-Man Suit abilities**

* **Size Manipulation:** Scott can manipulate his size with the Ant-Man suit. He can either shrink or enlarge. *Ant-Man and the Wasp* reveals if Scott enlarges too much, it can put stress on his body, causing him to faint.

## Relationships

### Hope Van Dyne

Hope and Scott first did not get along well, but she trained him into combat and both began developing romantic feelings for each other and entered a relationship. However, when the Avengers Civil War began, they broke things off and didn't talk to each other for another two years.

They team up in *Ant-Man and the Wasp* to stop a supervillain, Ghost, where during the mission, Hope and Scott began falling in love with each other all over again. When she was killed by Thanos, Scott thought they were playing a joke on him but got worried when they didn't answer back after a while.

### Cassie Lang

Scott loves his daughter very much, and he affectionately calls her "Peanut." Cassie looks up to her father and wishes to be a hero just like him, expressing that dream to her father's girlfriend, Hope.

## Trivia

* His signature colors are red and black.
* He succeeded Hank Pym as Ant-Man.