Marvel Comics/Wasp

**Wasp** (Janet van Dyne) is a fashion designer and socialite who is a well known superheroine. In order to avenge the death of her father at the hands of an extradimensional creature, she was infused with Pym Particles and was biologically altered by Dr. Hank Pym, secretly the adventurer known as Ant-Man.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Size Manipulation:** Due to long-term exposure to Pym Particles, the Wasp can reduce herself in size to the dimensions of the insect from which she takes her name, roughly 0.5 inch in height. She usually chooses not to retain her standard density while at this reduced mass, but she can choose to do so at will. The "lost" mass is shunted to a pocket dimension for later retrieval. Additionally, her strength is boosted while she is at reduced sizes to the point where she can bend a one-inch diameter steel bar almost in half. Her size allows her to be easily unnoticed in most cases, allowing her to become stealthy. In addition to being able to shrink, Wasp can grow significantly in size. The growth process requires the rapid acquisition of bodily mass, presumably from an extra-dimensional source.

* **Enhanced Strength/Durability:** This extra-dimensional mass fortifies all of her cellular tissues, including her bones and muscles, making it possible to support her increased weight and giving her superhuman strength and durability.

**Wing Manifestation:** Due to small implanted insect wings, Wasp can fly at incredibly fast speeds. These are functional when she reduces herself in height and can remain so until reaching a height that is nearly a foot shorter than her normal height.

* **Enhanced Reflexes/Agility:** Her flight speed can also allow her to gain a form of superhuman reflexes and agility, being able to easily evade targets and attacks.
* **Flight**

**Electricity Blasts:** Wasp can generate powerful bioelectric blasts from her hands that have been shown to be capable of cutting through high density structures. These are able to cause extreme pain to superhumanly strong and highly durable beings, as well as pierce skin.

**Insect Manipulation:** Through the use of her retractable antennae, Wasp can communicate with and control certain higher order insects. She rarely utilizes this ability, however.

### Abilities

* **Fashion Design:** Wasp is a very talented fashion designer. During her early days as the Wasp, she would frequently make new costumes for herself and wear different ones for almost every new mission. Over the years, her talent earned her great acclaim in the fashion world. Her talents also extend to designing costumes for other superheroes, especially her Avengers teammates, including Firestar and Justice. She possesses enough costumes of her own to fill an entire closet or two.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Wasp has adapted a special type of hand-to-hand combat that was created by her ex-husband that takes advantage of her insect-size against a much larger form and physique enabling her to strike pressure points before the opponent even realizes what is happening. She is also trained in multiple forms of martial arts and unarmed combat fields by Captain America.
* **Writing:** Wasp wrote a script, *The Coming of The Avengers*, which detailed her early adventures with Ant-Man and the formation of the original Avengers. Her screenplay impressed representatives from the Titan Talent Agency, and they set up a meeting between her and Dino Domani, one of the most successful producers in Hollywood.
* **Leadership:** While serving as chairman of the Avengers, Wasp proved herself to be a gifted and charismatic leader. She is also an astute diplomat and an avid student of public relations.
* **Multilingualism:** Wasp can speak fluent English, Spanish, Hungarian, French, and Italian. She has also taught herself to speak the language of the Microverse.

## Equipment

**Wasp Suit:** At first, Wasp needed the her suit to release the Pym Particles that allow her to shrink, but due to repeated exposure, she is now able to produce the particles herself. During her early days as the Wasp, she would constantly make new costumes for herself and wear different ones for almost every new mission. Even today, she changes costumes more frequently than other superheroes.