Hope Pym

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.^[1] Hope Pym is a supervillain known under the codename Red Queen.^[2][3]

Hope Pym
Hope Pym / Red Queen. Art by Ron Frenz.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	A-Next #7 (April 1999)
Created by	Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz
In-story information
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Revengers
Notable aliases	Red Queen
Abilities	Suit granting: Retractable claws on her gloves Flight via bio-synthetic wings Bio-electric energy blasts Skilled hand-to-hand combatant

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 successor of the Wasp in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). Lilly returned in the animated series What If...? (2021) as an alternate version.

Publication history

Hope Pym debuted in A-Next #7 (April 1999),^[4] created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz.^[5]

Fictional character biography

After the deaths of their parents, 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. Using their parents' fortune, the twins put together the supervillain Revengers team and gained access to the Avengers Mansion via their parents' security codes.^[6][7] When they ambushed A-Next, Hope set about to torture Cassandra 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.^[8]

The Red Queen was later seen using Silikong, a criminal that was mutated with a crystalized human, and his clones to get revenge on the A-Next, but her plans were thwarted by them and American Dream.^[9]

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 Cassandra Lang/Stinger execute her own father, Scott Lang/Ant-Man. Her plans were thwarted by Spider-Girl (now known as Spider-Woman), the New Warriors and Uncle Ben/Spider-Man of Earth-3145.^[10]

Powers and abilities

Hope Pym / Red Queen uses implanted bio-wings to fly. She has bio-electric blasters installed on the gloves on the back of her hands, and extendable claws built into her gloves. However, she apparently does not have the ability to alter her size.^[8]

Reception

Critical response

Deirdre Kaye of Scary Mommy called Hope Pym a "role model" and a "truly heroic" female character.^[11] Screen Rant included Hope Pym in their "10 Most Powerful Variants Of The Wasp In Marvel Comics" list.^[12]

In other media

Television

• Hope van Dyne / Wasp appears in the fourth season of Avengers Assemble, voiced by Kari Wahlgren.^[13][14][15] This version is a member of the All-New, All-Different Avengers.
• Hope van Dyne / Wasp appears in Ant-Man (2017), voiced by Melissa Rauch.^[16][17]
• Hope van Dyne / Wasp appears in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, voiced by Marlie Collins.^[18]

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Main article: Hope van Dyne

Evangeline Lilly portrays Hope van Dyne / Wasp in media set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe,^[19][20][21] with Madeleine McGraw portraying the character as a child in flashbacks depicted in Ant-Man and the Wasp.^[22] Hope appears in the live-action films Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Endgame, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Additionally, alternate timeline versions appear in the Disney+ animated series What If...?.^[23]

Video games

• Hope van Dyne / Wasp appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers via DLC.^[24]
• Hope van Dyne / Wasp appears as a playable character in Marvel: Contest of Champions, Marvel: Future Fight, Marvel Strike Force, Marvel Puzzle Quest and Marvel Avengers Academy.^[25]

Miscellaneous

Hope van Dyne / Wasp appears in the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland, with Evangeline Lilly reprising the role.^[26]

References

1. Bereta, Jesse (January 22, 2023). "The Most Terrible Things Marvel's Wasp Has Ever Done". Looper. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
2. Gramuglia, Anthony (April 12, 2020). "Avengers: How Ant-Man and Wasp's Daughter Broke Bad". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
3. Orange, B. Alan (July 28, 2014). "Marvel Confirms Evangeline Lilly as Hope Pym in Ant-Man". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
4. Young, Kai (March 1, 2023). "Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Sets Up A Dark Future For The Wasp". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
5. Mello, Nicole (April 20, 2021). "Every Main Hero In The MCU & Which Comic They Originated In". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
6. A-Next #7
7. Jung, Michael (August 23, 2020). "Marvel's Wasp Once Became a VILLAIN In The Comics". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
8. A-Next #12
9. American Dream #1-5
10. Spider-Island #3-5 (2015)
11. Kaye, Deirdre (November 16, 2020). "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic". Scary Mommy. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
12. Harn, Darby (September 14, 2021). "10 Most Powerful Variants Of The Wasp In Marvel Comics". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
13. "Voice Of Wasp / Hope Van Dyne – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
14. Couto, Anthony (July 23, 2016). . Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.
15. Eric Diaz (May 25, 2017). "MARVEL'S AVENGERS: SECRET WARS COMING TO DISNEY XD THIS SUMMER (EXCLUSIVE)". Nerdist.
16. "Voice Of Wasp / Hope Pym – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
17. . Marvel.com. October 8, 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017. 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).
18. "Voice Of Wasp / Hope Pym – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
19. Kit, Borys (February 5, 2014). "Evangeline Lilly in Talks to Join 'Ant-Man'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
20. Lussier, Germain (June 22, 2015). "65 Things We Learned on the Set of Marvel's 'Ant-Man'". Slash Film. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
21. Davis, Erik (July 7, 2015). "Interview: Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige on 'Ant-Man,' 'Doctor Strange' and More". Fandango.com. from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
22. Strom, Marc (October 8, 2015). "MARVEL STUDIOS PHASE 3 UPDATE". Marvel.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
23. "Voice Of Wasp / Hope Van Dyne – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
24. Gerding, Stephen (January 13, 2016). ""Ant-Man," "Captain America: Civil War" Characters Join "LEGO Marvel's Avengers"". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
25. Dinh, Christine (July 7, 2018). "This Week in Marvel Games: An 'Ant-Man and The Wasp'-inspired Marvel Games Event of Epic Proportions". Marvel.com.
26. "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! set to open on March 31, 2019". Hong Kong Disneyland. January 8, 2019.