Hope Pym
{{Short description|Fictional character from Marvel Comics}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox comics character
|image=File:Hope Pym by Ron Frenz.jpg
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|caption=Hope Pym / Red Queen.
Art by Ron Frenz.
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|species=Human
|publisher=Marvel Comics
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|alliances=Revengers
|aliases= Red Queen
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|powers=
- Suit granting:
- Retractable claws on her gloves
- Flight via bio-synthetic wings
- Bio-electric energy blasts
- Skilled hand-to-hand combatant
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Hope Pym is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, the character first appeared in A-Next #7 (April 1999). She is the daughter of superheroes Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne in the MC2 universe.{{Cite web |last=Bereta |first=Jesse |date=January 22, 2023 |title=The Most Terrible Things Marvel's Wasp Has Ever Done |url=https://www.looper.com/1175170/the-most-terrible-things-marvels-wasp-has-ever-done/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Looper |language=en-US}} Hope Pym is a supervillain known under the codename Red Queen.{{Cite web |last=Gramuglia |first=Anthony |date=April 12, 2020 |title=Avengers: How Ant-Man and Wasp's Daughter Broke Bad |url=https://www.cbr.com/hope-pym-origin-story/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Orange |first=B. Alan |date=July 28, 2014 |title=Marvel Confirms Evangeline Lilly as Hope Pym in Ant-Man |url=https://movieweb.com/marvel-confirms-evangeline-lilly-as-hope-pym-in-ant-man/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}
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 Wasp in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). Alternate versions of the character returned in the animated series What If...? (2021).
Publication history
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Hope Pym debuted in A-Next #7 (April 1999),{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Kai |date=March 1, 2023 |title=Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Sets Up A Dark Future For The Wasp |url=https://screenrant.com/ant-man-quantumania-wasp-villain-setup/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz.{{Cite web |last=Mello |first=Nicole |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Every Main Hero In The MCU & Which Comic They Originated In |url=https://www.cbr.com/mcu-main-heroes-comic-debuts/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en}}
Fictional character biography
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 after their parents' deaths. Using their parents' fortune, the twins put together the supervillain Revengers team and gained access to the Avengers Mansion via their parents' security codes.A-Next #7{{Cite web |last=Jung |first=Michael |date=2020-08-23 |title=Marvel's Wasp Once Became a VILLAIN In The Comics |url=https://screenrant.com/antman-wasp-hope-villain-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}} When they ambushed A-Next, Hope set about to torture Cassie 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.A-Next #12
The Red Queen was later seen using Silikong, a criminal that was mutated with a crystallized human, and his clones to get revenge on the A-Next, but her plans were thwarted by them and American Dream.American Dream #1-5
Sometime after the Spider-Verse event, the Red Queen teamed up with Entralla to take control of A-Next using hypnosis and planned to make Stinger execute Ant-Man. Her plans were thwarted by Mayday Parker (now known as Spider-Woman), the New Warriors, and Spider-Man of Earth-3145.Spider-Island #3-5 (2015)
Powers and abilities
Reception
= Critical response =
Deirdre Kaye of Scary Mommy called Hope Pym a "role model" and a "truly heroic" female character.{{Cite web |last=Kaye |first=Deirdre |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic |url=https://www.scarymommy.com/marvel-female-characters |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=Scary Mommy |language=en}} Screen Rant included Hope Pym in their "10 Most Powerful Variants Of The Wasp In Marvel Comics" list.{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2021-09-14 |title=10 Most Powerful Variants Of The Wasp In Marvel Comics |url=https://screenrant.com/the-wasp-most-powerful-variants-in-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}}
In other media
{{See also|Hope van Dyne#In other media}}
=Television=
- Hope Pym as the Wasp appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Kari Wahlgren.{{cite web |title=Voice Of Wasp / Hope Van Dyne – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Avengers-Assemble/Wasp-Hope-Van-Dyne/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}{{cite web |last=Couto |first=Anthony |date=July 23, 2016 |title=SDCC: MARVEL ANNOUNCES ANIMATED "SECRET WARS," SKOTTIE YOUNG-STYLE "ROCKET & GROOT" |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sdcc-marvel-announces-animated-secret-wars-skottie-young-style-rocket-groot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809232938/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sdcc-marvel-announces-animated-secret-wars-skottie-young-style-rocket-groot |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |website=Comic Book Resources}}{{cite web |author=Eric Diaz |date=May 25, 2017 |title=MARVEL'S AVENGERS: SECRET WARS COMING TO DISNEY XD THIS SUMMER (EXCLUSIVE) |url=http://nerdist.com/marvels-avengers-secret-wars-coming-to-disney-xd-this-summer-exclusive/ |website=Nerdist |publisher=}} This version is a member of the All-New, All-Different Avengers.
- Hope Pym as the Wasp appears in Ant-Man (2017), voiced by Melissa Rauch.{{cite web |date=October 8, 2016 |title=NYCC 2016: NEW 'MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN' ANIMATED SERIES ANNOUNCED |url=https://news.marvel.com/tv/26833/nycc_2016_new_marvels_spider-man_animated_series_announced/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915211959/https://news.marvel.com/tv/26833/nycc_2016_new_marvels_spider-man_animated_series_announced/ |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |access-date=June 10, 2017 |website=Marvel.com |publisher= |quote=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).}}
- Hope Pym as the Wasp appears in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, voiced by Marlie Collins.
=Marvel Cinematic Universe=
{{main|Hope van Dyne}}
Evangeline Lilly portrays a reimagined version of the character, Hope van Dyne / Wasp, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise,{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=February 5, 2014 |title=Evangeline Lilly in Talks to Join 'Ant-Man' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/evangeline-lilly-talks-join-ant-673718 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526230118/https://www.webcitation.org/6NAjyeSR4?url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/evangeline-lilly-joining-ant-man-673718 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |date=June 22, 2015 |title=65 Things We Learned on the Set of Marvel's 'Ant-Man' |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/ant-man-set-visit/4/ |access-date=June 12, 2018 |website=Slash Film}}{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Erik |date=July 7, 2015 |title=Interview: Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige on 'Ant-Man,' 'Doctor Strange' and More |url=http://www.fandango.com/movie-news/interview-marvel-studios-president-kevin-feige-on-ant-man-doctor-strange-and-more-749486 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716204823/http://www.fandango.com/movie-news/interview-marvel-studios-president-kevin-feige-on-ant-man-doctor-strange-and-more-749486 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |access-date=July 17, 2015 |website=Fandango.com |publisher=}} with Madeleine McGraw portraying the character as a child in flashbacks.{{cite web |last=Strom |first=Marc |date=October 8, 2015 |title=MARVEL STUDIOS PHASE 3 UPDATE |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/25244/marvel_studios_phase_3_update |access-date=June 12, 2018 |website=Marvel.com}} Van Dyne has appeared in the live-action films Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). Additionally, alternate versions of the character appear in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021–2024) voiced by both Lilly and McGraw.{{cite web |title=Voice Of Wasp / Hope Van Dyne – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Marvels-What-If/Wasp-Hope-Van-Dyne/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
References
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Category:Characters created by Ron Frenz
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