Scott

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Background / History

Criminal Past and Release

Scott exposed Vista’s fraudulent treatment of its customers and was fired. In retaliation, he hacked the company’s security system, returned millions to the victims, published its banking records, and drove its Bentley into a swimming pool. Luis later recounted these exploits admiringly to Kurt and Dave 245.

Scott spent three years in prison, where he befriended Luis. Separation from his daughter was the hardest part of his sentence, and he resolved to find honest work upon release. Despite his engineering degree, he lost three jobs in two days, including his position at Baskin-Robbins after his background was discovered 243 245 259.

He initially rejected Luis’s proposal to rob a wealthy target. Instead, he attended Cassie’s birthday and gave her a homemade rabbit plushie, though he was subsequently escorted out of the house 245.

Becoming Ant-Man

Scott eventually returned to stealing because he missed Cassie. After taking a strange “motorcycle suit” from a retired man’s safe, he accidentally activated its shrinking function. His first miniature outing nearly ended in drowning, being crushed by a high heel, and being killed by a rat. He tried to return the suit but was arrested before reaching the door 254 255.

In custody, Scott met Arataki Itto, who comforted him and promised legal help. Before that help arrived, Pym’s ants delivered the suit and carried Scott away on Ant 247 255 256.

Pym recruited Scott to infiltrate the Pym Group, promising to help reunite him with Cassie. Hope and Pym trained him in size changes, fighting, and ant control. After repeated failures, Scott achieved a breakthrough by concentrating on Cassie’s smile in a photograph supplied by Itto 258 259 261 262.

Pym Building Operation

Before the mission, Scott secretly visited Cassie. She insisted that he was a good person and a superhero, and he promised never to lose his way again 267.

Scott entered the Pym Building through its drainage system with an ant colony. He helped disable equipment containing the Wasp Suit’s electronic data and passed the laser grid, but Klaus trapped him in a display case. Forewarned by Lin Ze, Scott remained calm until Yanfei shattered the case 269 270 271 272.

Scott fought the Hydra agents and Klaus, then pursued the escaping enemies. Klaus used a second Wasp Suit and eventually targeted Cassie, whom Itto was guarding. Scott joined the fight in her bedroom; an attempted Particle Disc attack accidentally shrank Ushi instead of hitting Klaus. Itto ultimately defeated Klaus, and Scott used flying ants to locate Ushi 273 274 276 277.

After Cassie was safe, Paxton reconciled with Scott and treated his disappearance from prison as a surveillance-system error. Lin Ze entrusted Scott with Klaus’s Wasp Suit to return to Pym 277.

Joining the Avengers

Lin Ze proposed Avengers membership with Pym’s approval, but Scott initially had to wait for the team’s decision. Sam later visited his home, formally invited him to join, and took him to Avengers headquarters after he said goodbye to Cassie 278 303.

Scott later accompanied Cassie, Nahida, Qiqi, and Sayu through a cardboard-box maze. He also recounted his Quantum Realm experiences to Tony, Banner, and Yinsen, although they found nothing useful for their research. During that discussion, he questioned whether their present actions could alter the future foretold by Mona 339 340.

Sacrifice and Revival

While fighting Harrow alongside Lin Ze and the Avengers, Scott captured him but remained within reach. Harrow grabbed Scott and sacrificed him before the others could intervene. Steven offered a possible rescue method with very low odds of success 372.

Scott’s death alarmed the Avengers beyond the immediate loss: Coulson feared that failing to save a recently recruited teammate would damage morale and cohesion 374.

After Anubis forced Ammit to release the souls she had consumed, Scott suddenly awoke in his coffin at the Avengers base. His scream startled Deadpool, Clint, and an agent. Healthy again, he thanked his rescuers and offered to cook for them and demonstrate ants performing somersaults 397 398.

Appearance

• Hair: Black 243.
• Build: Hope describes his normal-sized body as weighing ninety kilograms when explaining his suit’s concentrated striking power 259.
• Initial appearance: Wears medical tape on his temple when Luis collects him after his release 243.
• Hero equipment: Wears the Ant-Man Suit, initially mistaken for an old motorcycle suit, with a helmet whose faceplate opens to reveal his face 254 266.

Personality

Cassie is Scott’s strongest motivation. He wants to abandon crime to remain in her life, becomes distraught over their separation, and learns to focus his ant control through her photograph. Her faith in him reinforces his commitment to becoming a genuine hero 243 255 262 267.

Scott combines confidence in his talents with awkwardness under pressure. He assumes his engineering degree will make employment easy, underestimates Hope’s fighting ability, and becomes visibly nervous when meeting Sam. His excitement about joining the Avengers leads to rambling explanations and plans for an impressive entrance 243 259 278 303.

He is patient with children, warns coworkers against letting young customers overeat, and encourages exploration during the cardboard maze outing. After his revival, his thanks are enthusiastic and sincere 243 244 339 398.

Abilities & Skills

Size Manipulation

Scott uses the Ant-Man Suit to shrink to roughly ant size and return to normal size 254 266.

• Uses miniature size to enter drains, ventilation ducts, and other confined routes 269.
• Shrinks during combat to evade gunfire 272.
• Must coordinate shrinking and growing precisely; early keyhole exercises repeatedly end with him crashing into the door 259.
• Damaging the suit’s Regulator can cause continued shrinking into a subatomic state and the Quantum Realm, where Pym warns that ordinary concepts of time and space cease to apply 259.

Ant Control

Pym’s controller emits electromagnetic waves, allowing its user to direct ants through focused mental commands. Scott initially struggles to communicate with them, then succeeds after concentrating on Cassie 261 262.

• Directs ants into a raft, ladder, and rope during the Pym Building infiltration 269.
• Positions ants carrying miniature heat emitters on equipment targeted for destruction 270.
• Rides flying ants for transportation and uses them to search for Ushi 256 274 277.
• Requires concentration; possession of the controller alone does not guarantee successful commands 261 262.

Combat

Hope teaches Scott how to control the force of his attacks. Shrinking concentrates his normal body’s strength into a much smaller striking surface, making excessive force potentially lethal 259.

• Uses elbows, kicks, punches, knee strikes, and grappling against Hydra agents and Klaus 272.
• Applies training reflexively while dodging Klaus’s gunfire 272.
• Fights Klaus at miniature scale and knocks him off a toy train with a punch 274 276.
• Remains vulnerable to stronger opponents and advanced weapons; Klaus’s aerial beam attacks force him into desperate evasive movement 276.

Engineering, Hacking, and Infiltration

Scott holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and previously penetrated Vista’s security system to recover stolen customer funds 243 245.

• Bypasses Pym’s security, convincing Pym that he is suitable for the operation against Klaus 258.
• Combines technical equipment, miniature movement, and ant support during the Pym Building mission 269 270 271.
• Has firsthand Quantum Realm experience, but his recollections do not provide the researchers with useful guidance 340.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ant-Man Suit — Pym’s size-changing suit, worn by Scott as the new Ant-Man; Pym approves its continued use when Lin Ze proposes Avengers membership 271 278.
• Ant Controller — Ear-mounted electromagnetic device used to direct ant colonies 261.
• Particle Discs — Devices supplied by Pym that shrink or enlarge targets. Scott accidentally uses a shrinking disc on Ushi during the fight with Klaus 276.
• Cassie’s Photograph — A birthday photograph that helps Scott focus during ant-control training; he keeps it after his breakthrough 262.

Relationships

• Cassie / Little Potato — Daughter and central motivation. She believes he is a superhero despite others calling him a criminal 243 262 267.
• Luis — Close friend from prison who provides lodging, proposes a robbery, and helps with the Pym Building operation 243 245 269.
• Kurt and Dave — Associates introduced by Luis; participate in preparations for the operation 245 266.
• Dr. Pym — Recruiter, suit provider, and mentor. Offers Scott a chance at redemption and approves his work with Lin Ze 258 259 278.
• Hope — Combat instructor and mission planner. Corrects Scott’s overconfidence and briefs the team on the Pym Building’s defenses 259 263 266.
• Lin Ze / Aether — Ally who supports his training, coordinates the infiltration, proposes Avengers membership, and helps rescue him from the Underworld 259 269 278 398.
• Arataki Itto — Friend who comforts him in custody, assists with ant training, and protects Cassie from Klaus 255 262 274 277.
• Cyno — Friend and combat ally. Pym is surprised they get along despite Scott’s dislike of police 260 273 274.
• Yanfei — Mission ally who frees him from Klaus’s display case and fights beside him 272.
• Paxton — Police officer and his ex-wife’s fiancé. Initially antagonistic toward Scott, but reconciles with him after Cassie’s rescue 254 277.
• Sam / Falcon — Formally recruits him into the Avengers; Scott openly identifies himself as a fan 303.
• Paimon — Frequent companion during his training who later pleads for Steven to save him, emphasizing his reform and Cassie’s need for her father 259 372.

Notable Quotes

“I mean it. I don’t want to go back inside. I’ve got a daughter to take care of.” 243

“I just wanted to see my daughter. Is that so wrong?” 255

Trivia

• Scott loses 128 consecutive ant-fighting rounds to Itto before finding a reliable way to concentrate 262.
• His childhood career essay named “an excellent milkman” as his ambition, a detail he blurts out while accepting Avengers membership 303.
• He finds Qiqi’s Coconut Milk Soybean Milk so unpleasant that he spits it out twice during the maze adventure 339.