The Ant-Man identity originated with Dr. Henry 'Hank' Pym, who first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962) and assumed the Ant-Man identity soon thereafter. Scott Lang became the second notable bearer after stealing the Ant-Man suit to save his daughter Cassandra 'Cassie' Lang from a heart condition. Lang reformed from his life of crime and continued operating as Ant-Man in comics and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, later affiliating with teams such as the Avengers and appearing across films, commercials, animated shorts, and theme-park attractions. In comics continuity he was killed during the Avengers Disassembled storyline and later returned in the 2011 miniseries The Children's Crusade.
Scott Lang is an ordinary human male who wears the Ant-Man costume when operating as that persona. The Ant-Man apparatus ascribed to the mantle includes a specialized helmet—used to coordinate with ants—and technology that enables reduction of the wearer's size. Historically the size-changing means associated with Ant-Man progressed from an inhaled shrinking gas to size-changing pills and later to the use of 'Pym Particles.' Visual specifics beyond the helmet-and-suit motif are treated in source media art and film adaptations.
Ant-Men, including Scott Lang's Ant-Man, possess the capacity to shrink to the size of an ant and typically to control or coordinate ants via a helmet or similar device. The size-change capability in Ant-Man's published history was effected first by shrinking gas, then by pills, and later by Pym Particles; the helmet is the narrative/technological means for interacting with ants. Scott Lang used these technologies to commit acts of theft (notably stealing the suit to save his daughter), to reform and fight crime, and to operate alongside other heroes and teams in Marvel stories.
Weaknesses
- conditionDependence on suit and size-changing technology
- otherStandard physical vulnerability of a human when not using the Ant-Man apparatus
Wards
- otherSecure or control the Ant-Man suit/technology
Annona
Annona is a botanical genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the family Annonaceae, known for edible syncarp fruits (custard-apple, soursop, cherimoya, pawpaw) and for containing neurotoxic acetogenins in some species. The supplied sources document Annona as a plant genus and do not support treatment of Annona as a mythological or supernatural being.
Annowre (Elergia)
Annowre (also rendered Anouwre; Elergia in Italian La Tavola Ritonda) is a malignant enchantress in medieval Arthurian romance who attempts to seduce and bewitch King Arthur, typically through an enchanted ring and an entrapping tower or castle; she is ultimately overthrown and beheaded, her head displayed as proof of victory.
Anog Ite
In Lakota mythology, Anog Ite is a complex entity associated with emotional pain and chaos. She is punished for attempting to disrupt balance. (Note: 1. Power tier should be revised based on the entity's abilities described in the source material (Primordial=cosmic, Ancient=deity-level, Greater=powerful regional, Lesser=local spirit, Minor Spirit=w)
Anput
Anput (jnpwt) is an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with funerary rites, mummification, and protection of the dead. She is attested in the Pyramid Texts and in Egyptian onomastics as the feminine counterpart/consort of Anubis and as a local goddess of the seventeenth nome of Upper Egypt.
Anqa (ʿanqāʾ)
A singular, marvelous female bird of pre-Islamic and medieval Arab cosmography, the Anqa is described in medieval sources as a remote, extremely long‑lived composite bird associated with wisdom, liminal places (the setting sun, Mount Qaf), and ambivalent moral meanings that range from perfection to calamity.
Anshar
Anshar is a Mesopotamian primordial deity whose name (Cuneiform AN.ŠÁR) literally means "whole sky" or "the whole heaven." He functions as an abstract ancestral figure in theogonic genealogies (not actively worshiped as a regular cult deity) and appears in literary contexts—most notably the Enūma Eliš—and in god lists where he legitimizes later supreme gods.
Antaboga
Antaboga is a primordial serpent deity in Javanese and Sundanese traditional beliefs, later incorporated into Balinese Hinduism. Portrayed as an original creative being, Antaboga meditates and brings forth the world turtle Bedawang and other divine figures; its image appears widely in Javanese and Balinese ritual ornament and iconography.
Antaeus
Antaeus (Greek: Ἀνταῖος; Berber: Anti) is a mythic giant of Greek and Berber narrative worlds, son of Poseidon and Gaia, whose invulnerability derives from direct contact with the earth. Found in accounts placing him in the interior of Libya or in local North African memory, he challenges travelers to wrestling matches and is defeated by Heracles when lifted off the ground and crushed.
Antaios / Antaeus (tradition)
Antaios (Greek Antaeus; Berber Anti) is a polyvalent name attested as (a) a mythic Berber/Greek figure famed for his wrestling encounter and defeat by Heracles, (b) a Hellenized rendering of an obscure archaic Egyptian deity called Antiwy/Antwey often depicted as paired falcons in early iconography, and (c) a modern German cultural magazine and publisher imprint; the provided sources treat these as distinct referents that share a common name rather than a single coherent supernatural being.
Anteater (tradition)
In the provided sources, 'Anteater' refers to the real-world mammals of the suborder Vermilingua and to modern cultural/technical items named after that animal (games, software, student media). There is no documentation in these materials of an anteater as a supernatural entity within a traditional cosmology.
Antenor
Antenor is a Trojan elder and counsellor in the epic tradition of the Trojan War. Portrayed in Homeric passages and later literature as a prudent diplomat and host, he advocates negotiation (notably advising the return of Helen) and participates in Trojan public councils and hospitable rites.
Antero Vipunen
A giant in Finnish mythology with valuable spells and knowledge, possibly associated with underworldly powers. (Note: * Power tier should be Ancient (deity-level) due to possessing "very valuable spells and knowledge", which suggests immense magical power but not necessarily cosmic-level. * Appearance should clarify )
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