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Glenn Howerton could have made Hank Pym so popular.

I feel like few actors are able to so perfectly sell an inferiority complex and the silent rage and annoyed moments that go along with it like hes been able to in It's Always Sunny in Phillidelphia. I could picture him getting so annoyed at Tony Stark in the MCU having moments where he keeps reminding people how it was his idea or his tech that actually saved that day when hes past over for the glory, or having Tony make some snide comment and it clearly irritates him as he tries to act unbothered. Taking Hank Pym's issues and turning them into something entertaining and funny as he eventually crashes out unable to enjoy all of his own success because of petty things. If only marvel decided to have fun with and tweak Hank to fit the MCU mass appeal setting instead of pushing him to the side lines.

They could have done a movie where Scott steals the Ant-Man suit after Hank moves onto a Giant Man persona and then let's him keep the suit after they work together to stop some villian, and then later on getting really annoyed at people calling him the old Ant-Man instead of Giant-Man insisting that they arent that different in age while also telling people that it was his suit and tech that saved the day and he is really the hero when the glory goes go Scott lol.

u/Miserable-Oven-2221 — 5 days ago
▲ 43 r/antman

Working on some little AU for the lil fellows

For months i've been attempting to somehow "redeem" Hank and Janet, so i went on my way to make it work 'better'. (Obviously some specific traits still remain in characters).

Here's somewhat VERY short summaries for the main characters:

• Dr. Henry J. Pym: the smartest student in Grayburn college & one of the smartest people alive, Hank has Vernon Van Dyne's most trustworthy assistant in the scientific field, and the Pym Particles gave Hank a chance to show the world that in the right hands & mind, anything can be possible. After the assassination of his mentor, though, Hank went on his way to continue part of the legacy alongside Janet Van Dyne, and the friendly pair quickly became the iconic Ant-man & Wasp duo.

• Janet Van Dyne: As Vernon van dyne's beloved daughter, Janet could be considered a spoiled girl, but she was a fan of mutual support to her surroundings, and made sure to share her ideas with the world through fashion. Being a pretty successful student in Grayburn college, she was always noticed by the 'rats' of the school, such as her "friend" Hope (in this AU, the Red Queen is entirely separate from the Pym family tree, and Hope isn't the daughter of Hank & Janet at all). After her father's assassination, Janet went on to become the Wasp through the mutual support of Hank, one of her closest friends, and the two have become the iconic heroic duo.

• Darren Cross: Hank's friend since highschool, Darren has always been a pest, in a way. He always seemed to try and chime his way into Hank's experiments, attempt to gain credit and steal some of the ideas, all while masking himself as a trustworthy friend. His plans would be ruined though as soon as Hank crossed paths with Janet. After some years, Darren would come across an enhanced & stolen Yellowjacket suit, and take on the evil alter ego 'Yellowjacket-III', wishing revenge on his old friend.

• Ultron: The manifestation of Hank's insecurities & dark thoughts, a very personal rogue to him and his legacy. During his existence, Ultron would constantly alter himself, seeking perfection after different failures, the same way Hank did with his experiments & projects. Eventually, he'd become the Pyms' true villain, making sure they would join his crusade of metal & despair, feeling the 'pain' he had felt by being rejected so soon in the past.

-- There's a lot more backstories, but overrall, the intent of the AU is to simply make it less stereotypical like back in the day, actually stick to a more ""friendly"" version of the story, so essentially, Hank & Janet are around the same age, the Yellowjacket persona has a different origin, without any random chemical mixture messing up Hank's brain (somehow) or any sort of heavy abuse, and etc.

-- Some of the more notable villains within the AU will mostly be Eric'O'Grady (who starts off as a hitman rather than a rogue SHIELD agent, and has always been going by the alias of Black Ant, because of how smart yet 'small'/hard he was to find, and eventually turning said alias into a whole villain alter ego), Atlas, Red Queen, Professor Egghead, Ultron and The Living Eraser.

-- The AU includes the Avengers, X-men & Fantastic Four, but they are a lesser focus. All i can say, though, is that in this AU Hank & Reed are good friends and have actually shared the same highschool, making their friendly bond come from also childhood.

-- A lot of focus on the rogue gallery for Ant-man since Marvel seems to forget about it often.

Nonetheless, all of this is still a big WIP.

(All doodles by me, and the icon).

u/AkusFinest887 — 4 days ago
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That time the legendary artist Darwyn Cooke, drew a short Ant-Man story

From Marvel Double-Shot #3, it features a fun Scott story.

u/DeadDGuy21 — 6 days ago
▲ 12 r/antman+1 crossposts

Ant Man as a Vanguard

Hey guys, I’m a player trying to Lord all of the tanks in the game. So far, I have Strange, Cap, and Mag. I’m working on Thing currently, and while I was playing him, it got me thinking about other characters I’d like to see added into the game. So I thought I’d start with Ant Man.

ANT MAN- So first of all, Ant Man is my favorite marvel character of all time, and if he got added I would play no one else for the rest of this games life. I’d like them to add Hank Pym as opposed to Scott because of Hanks connection to the Avengers and other Marvel characters.

MAIN DAMAGE- His main damage form would be his size shifting discs, or “Pym Discs”. They would be a projectile weapon, that deal burst damage similar to Stranges main damage.

ABILITY 1(JACK JUMPING)- So obviously it’s Ant Man, size manipulation should play some factor. A cool idea would be him shrinking down to about the size of Jeffs fin when he’s underground, and being able to travel faster. He would also have increased jump height. This can be paired with another ability where he can regrow quickly and uppercut in front of him.

ABILITY 2(OPPORTUNIST COVER)- So I’m kind of inspired by the scene from Ant Man and the Wasp when Wasp sends out a Hello Kitty Pez Dispenser and grows it to throw it at a motorcyclist. I was thinking how he could send out toy cars or other things and then grow them super big, to act as cover with around 400-700 health depending on the object. Only 2 of these could exist at one time, when he tries to activate another one, an existing one is immediately shrunk and transported back to him.

ABILITY 3(SWARM)- I haven’t seen many people utilize the ants in Ant Man character concepts, so I thought I’d create an ability around them. They could have a “swarm” ability, where he can command the ants to swarm an enemy or an area similar to Things ground slam. They would deal a small but consistent amount of damage over 5 seconds.

ULTIMATE(GIANT MAN SLAM)- Ant Man grows big, and stomps around, causing damage ticks over time and knocking enemies into the air depending on how close they are to the starting point of the ultimate. The ability would last 5-6 seconds.

TEAM UP(FLIGHT OF THE ANT MAN)- Team up with Wasp where both of them shrink, and Wasp can fly Ant Man around. The team up would have a 30 second cooldown.

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u/JACKALL_HYDE — 8 days ago