Shrinking a soldier down to insect size while letting him retain the strength of a normal-sized body—one could imagine how advanced this technology was, or rather, how much more magical than magic it was. Even the Shrink spell in DND reduced the damage dealt by its target along with its size.
During World War II in this world, there had once been rumors of such soldiers.
At the time, optical imaging and recognition technology had not been advanced enough for ordinary soldiers to reliably detect this secret weapon, which stood roughly 0.5 inches tall.
Relying on their "size advantage," these "Thumb Soldiers" could easily infiltrate enemy secret bases and enter the wiring of various large weapons and facilities to sabotage them. One could imagine how revolutionary this technology was for infiltration.
Yet Harry had always wondered: if it was so damn incredible, why hadn't Hank Pym simply found a way to infiltrate Axis headquarters and shoot Red Skull and Little Mustache while they slept...
Of course, there could have been plenty of reasons. For example, the Allies' intelligence network might have been utter garbage, completely incapable of predicting their movements, even though Little Mustache frequently made public appearances to give speeches.
In the Future Research Lab of Cross Technology Company, a declassified video leaked after S.H.I.E.L.D.'s dissolution was playing on the screen.
The German soldiers in the footage appeared to be fighting an invisible enemy. Within moments, they had all collapsed, tanks exploded for no reason, and military bases were mysteriously crippled.
After processing the footage with modern AI technology, they were able to enlarge the image and see that the culprit behind it all was a "Thumb Warrior."
"...An 'Ant-Man.' That was what they used to call you, right, Hank?" The speaker looked at Hank Pym with a comical