Hope Pym

Hope Pym is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne in the MC2 universe, she is the supervillain Red Queen.

Hope Pym
Hope Pym
Art by Ron Frenz
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceA-Next #7 (April 1999)
Created byTom DeFalco
Ron Frenz
In-story information
Team affiliationsRevengers
Notable aliasesWasp, Red Queen
Abilities
  • Size manipulation
  • Flight via wasp wings
  • Bio-electric energy blasts and extendable claws on her gloves
  • Skilled hand-to-hand combatant

Evangeline Lilly portrays a different version of the character, Hope van Dyne, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man (2015) and appears as the successor of the Wasp in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Publication history

The character was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz and first appeared in A-Next #7 (April 1999).

Fictional character biography

After the deaths of their parents, Hope Pym and her twin brother Big Man (Henry Pym, Jr.) became outraged when people began referring to A-Next as the "next generation" of Avengers. Using their parents' fortune, the twins put together the supervillain Revengers team and gained access to the Avengers Mansion via their parents' security codes.[1] When they ambushed A-Next, Hope set about to torture Cassandra Lang, feeling that she's the Avengers' rightful heir. Hope was finally stopped when Henry Jr. prevented her from initiating the mansion's self-destruct sequence, which would have killed both A-Next and the Revengers.[2]

Powers and abilities

As the Red Queen, Hope Pym uses implanted bio-wings to fly. Also, she has bio-electric blasters installed on the gloves on the back of her hands, and extendable claws built into her gloves. However, she apparently does not have the ability to alter her size.[2]

In other media

Film
  • Evangeline Lilly portrays Hope van Dyne / Wasp in media set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe,[3][4][5] with Madeleine McGraw portraying the character as a child in flashbacks depicted in Ant-Man and the Wasp.[6]
    • Hope first appeared in the 2015 film Ant-Man. She is the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, who worked for S.H.I.E.L.D. as Ant-Man and the Wasp respectively. When Hope was seven, Janet seemingly perished in the Quantum Realm while on a mission, which resulted in Hank distancing himself from his daughter and straining their relationship. Hope eventually gained a position on the board of her father's company, Pym Technologies, and voted him out. Sometime later, the company's new head, Darren Cross, revealed he was making significant progress in recreating Hank's Pym Particles. Concerned about the technology's potential military applications, Hope reluctantly allies herself with her father to stop him, with the idea she would use his Ant-Man suit, only for Hank for to bring in former thief Scott Lang to take on his mantle instead. While she was initially resentful of Scott, she gradually warms up to him and eventually enters a relationship with him before making amends with her father. After they defeat Cross, Hank presents Hope an advanced prototype Wasp suit that he and Janet had been working on and suggests that they finish it together.
    • Hope next appears in the 2018 sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, in which she has adopted the Wasp identity. As a result of Scott violating the Sokovia Accords during the events of Captain America: Civil War, she and Hank have been on the run for two years all while attempting to create a bridge to the Quantum Realm to rescue Janet after discovering Scott became quantumly entangled with her following his fight with Cross. Throughout the mission, Hope and Scott grow closer despite what he did and work together to fight off enemies like Sonny Burch and Ghost. In the film's mid-credits scene, Hope, Hank, and Janet are disintegrated as a result of Thanos's actions in Avengers: Infinity War.
    • Hope returns in Avengers: Endgame,[7] having been resurrected five years later by Bruce Banner when he used the Infinity Stones to undo Thanos' actions. She later joins the Avengers in their final battle against Thanos, attends Tony Stark's funeral, and reunites with Scott and his daughter Cassie.

Television

Video games

Theme Parks

Hope van Dyne / Wasp appears in the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland, with Evangeline Lilly reprising her role from the films.[13]

References
  1. A-Next #7
  2. A-Next #12
  3. Kit, Borys (February 5, 2014). "Evangeline Lilly in Talks to Join 'Ant-Man'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  4. Lussier, Germain (June 22, 2015). "65 Things We Learned on the Set of Marvel's 'Ant-Man'". Slash Film. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. Davis, Erik (July 7, 2015). "Interview: Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige on 'Ant-Man,' 'Doctor Strange' and More". Fandango.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  6. Strom, Marc (October 8, 2015). "MARVEL STUDIOS PHASE 3 UPDATE". Marvel.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. Avila, Mike. "Watch: Evangeline Lilly on introducing the Wasp, when she'll join The Avengers". Syfy. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  8. "SDCC: MARVEL ANNOUNCES ANIMATED "SECRET WARS," SKOTTIE YOUNG-STYLE "ROCKET & GROOT"". July 23, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.
  9. Eric Diaz (May 25, 2017). "MARVEL'S AVENGERS: SECRET WARS COMING TO DISNEY XD THIS SUMMER (EXCLUSIVE)". Nerdist.
  10. "NYCC 2016: NEW 'MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN' ANIMATED SERIES ANNOUNCED". Marvel. October 8, 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017. Ant-Man will be voiced by Josh Keaton (Voltron: Legendary Defender, Transformers Prime) and the Wasp will be voiced by Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory).
  11. Gerding, Stephen (January 13, 2016). ""Ant-Man," "Captain America: Civil War" Characters Join "LEGO Marvel's Avengers"". Comicbook.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  12. "This Week in Marvel Games: An 'Ant-Man and The Wasp'-inspired Marvel Games Event of Epic Proportions". Marvel.com.
  13. "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! set to open on March 31, 2019". Hong Kong Disneyland. 8 January 2019.
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