Ant-Man (Hank Pym)
Real Name: Henry Pym
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #27 (Jan, 1962)
First Appearance as Ant-Man: Tales to Astonish #35 (Sep, 1962)
Creators: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby
Capsule: Hank Pym is a brilliant scientist who developed the Pym Particles, a substance that allows size-changing. He used gas cylinders containing the particles and other paraphernalia he developed to become the superhero Ant-Man.
Pym is a founding member of the Avengers and one of its more important members. His long career has been plagued by physical and psychological problems, though. Pym abandoned the Ant-Man identity soon after the Avengers founding to become Giant-Man. He has had many different identities since then, sometimes even returning to being Ant-Man.
Ant-Man, PL 11
Str 14 (+2), Dex 16 (+3), Con 14 (+2), Int 26 (+8), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 12 (+1)
Skills: Bluff 4 (+5), Climb 6 (+8), Computers 10 (+18), Craft (chemical) 12 (+20), Craft (electronic) 10 (+18), Craft (mechanical) 10 (+18), Diplomacy 5 (+6), Disable Device 10 (+18), Handle Animal 7 (+8), Investigate 4 (+12), Knowledge (life sciences) 12 (+20), Knowledge (physical sciences) 12 (+20), Knowledge (technology) 12 (+20), Notice 4 (+6), Pilot 4 (+7), Profession (scientist) 12 (+14), Ride 6 (+9), Search 0 (+8), Sense Motive 3 (+5), Stealth 0 (+3/+23)
Feats: Benefit (Avengers Membership), Defensive Roll 2, Evasion, Improved Initiative, Inventor, Master Plan, Sneak Attack 2, Teamwork 2
Powers:
- Device 12 (Shrinking Gas Cylinders, Hard to Lose, Shrinking 20 [Extras: Attack, Continuous Duration, Normal Strength, Power Feats: Growth Strike, Microverse])
- Device 7 (Cybernetic Helmet, Hard to Lose, Animal Control 8 [Extra: Area (Burst), Flaw: Limited to Insects, Power Feat: Mental Link], Communication 7 [Radio, 200 miles], Comprehend 2 [Animals, Flaw: Limited to Insects], Immunity 5 [Respiratory Gases], Sensory Shield 2 [auditory], Super-Senses 3 [extended vision, infravision, radio])
Combat: Attack +5 (+17 shrunk), Grapple +7 (-13 shrunk), Damage +2 (unarmed), +5 (sneak attack), Defense +6 (+18 shrunk), Knockback -2 (+3 shrunk), Initiative +7
Saves: Toughness +4 (+2 flat-footed), Fortitude +5, Reflex +6, Will +6
Abilities 36 + Skills 36 (143 ranks) + Feats 11 + Powers 76 + Combat 22 + Saves 11 = Total 192
Complications: Enemies (Egghead, Ultron, Whirlwind), Obsession (Inferiority Complex, Identity Crisis)
Notes: This write-up is meant to represent Pym's capabilities when using the Ant-Man equipment. His other identities will have their own write-ups.
Pym theoretically could use the shrinking gas on other people and objects, but he seldom did so. The GM should allow him to do so as a Power Stunt.
During some periods of his career Pym had the power to change size without the use of the gas, but as Ant-Man he usually depended on the gas cylinders. He would stay indefinitely at ant size until he exposed himself to an antidote gas that brought him back to normal size. If he were to lose his equipment before changing back he would be trapped at ant size. This didn't occur often enough to merit a Flaw, but is a good source for Complications.
