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* ScienceHerosBabeAssistant: Janet started out as not much more than a source of fanservice and a {{Sidekick}} to Dr. Hank Pym, genius inventor, before decades of CharacterDevelopment got hold of her. She frequently served as DamselInDistress and target for Hank's InsufferableGenius tendencies.
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* StalkerWithACrush: David "Whirlwind" Cannon developed a romantic obsession with her way back in ''Marvel Feature #6'', and has held the torch all the way through her supposed death and return. Any time Whirlwind shows up in a book, ''usually'' some attention is drawn to it, either by having other villains chastise him for his Wasp obsession or comment on how much it creeps them out, and whenever he gets a girlfriend, they usually mention how uncomfortable they are about him wanting them to dress like her.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Janet van Dyne
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Winsome Wasp, Giant-Woman
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #44 (March, 1963)
The socialite daughter of a wealthy scientist, when her father was killed by an alien attack, Janet turned to his colleague Hank Pym, aka Ant Man. After revealing his secret identity to her, Hank gave her access to the same [[SizeShifter size-changing]] Pym Particles that he used, plus genetic augmentation for insect wings that would allow her to fly once she shrank small enough. Over time the size-changing would become an innate power (and, like with Ant-Man, began retaining her strength despite how small she gets, resulting in proportionate super-strength; at an inch in height, she's capable of bending steel), plus she developed the ability to fire bio-electric "stings" from her hands.
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* ActionFashionista: Probably has the largest wardrobe in comic book history. Justified, as she actually ''is'' TheFashionista. See portrayals of and information about each costume [[http://www.wondrouswasp.altervista.org/w64-72.htm here]].
* ArchEnemy: In as far as her own solo adventures get focus, Whirlwind takes this role - being a villain who is obsessed with her and who most commonly faces her specifically. In true Marvel fashion, the two have something of a complicated relationship in that she'll put up with his presence if she has to, or even get jokey towards him, but the second he starts getting creepy, it's time for a "New Jersey beatdown."
* BadassAdorable: DependingOnTheWriter, but Jan can kick ass and her quirky personality makes her adorable as she does so.
* BalefulPolymorph: For a very brief period in the late 1990s, Jan was stuck in a mutated insect-woman form.
* BattleCouple: With Hank Pym, and later with Havok.
* TheBeastmaster: Rarely used, can communicate with and control insects via tiny implants she received when she first became a hero.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Janet really wanted to be the second Mrs. Pym, and in a moment of extreme selfishness took advantage of his unstable mental state to finally get hitched. The marriage failed, due in no small part to her methods.
* BioAugmentation: The origin of her wings; they were added to her by Hank Pym when she volunteered for his experimentation.
* BrainUploading: The KillerRobot Ultron tried to upload Janet's mind into Jocasta, his newly-built female companion. Though the Avengers intervene before the procedure is complete, Jocasta retains enough of Janet's brain engrams to turn against her creator.
* CasualKink: Comicbook/UncannyAvengers establishes that Janet and Hank used to visit the Hellfire Club "to spice things up".
* TheChessmaster: A very downplayed example, but she has learned a ''lot'' over her history about how important connections can be, and has learned multiple languages to use them more effectively.
--> "My superpower is I get things done."
* TheChick: Her early role in the Avengers. She develops into TheHeart, throwing herself at heroism with an enthusiasm that rubs off on those around her.
* CuteBruiser: Jan is so very, very, very much this, especially on ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes''.
* DeathByOriginStory: The death of her father at the hands of the creature from Kosmos is what inspired Janet to contact Hank Pym, resulting in her transformation into the Wasp. Jan herself supposedly died during the early days of Hank Pym as Ant-Man in the Film/AntMan1 film.
* DeathIsCheap: Comicbook/TheMightyThor gave Jan a MercyKill during ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion''. Years later, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Avengers learned that Jan did not really die, but got transported to the Microverse.
* {{Depending On The Artist}}[[DependingOnTheWriter /Writer]]: A number of aspects of her character have varied depending on who's drawing and writing her:
** Her competence, maturity, and intelligence varies depending on how much the writer likes her.
** Her hair varies from being reasonably long, short and springy, to even boyishly cut.
** Her abilities also vary; usually she has to shrink to fly and use her hand blasts, but some writers let her fly and blast at full size.
* DomesticAbuse: Her relationship with Hank ventured into this, in a [[NeverLiveItDown particularly infamous manner]]. Unlike most examples in fiction they worked through it and were eventually able to get to a healthy, stable relationship, and despite being the victim Janet has often accepted some of the blame for not minding Hank's mental state as well as she could to prevent things going the way they did. A lot of attention tends to be disproportionately drawn to the instance where Hank slapped Janet, which in itself was ambiguous as to if it was intentional, which has lead to real-life discussions on if the relationship was ''really'' abusive, and to some extent argued that Janet was the also at fault as she took advantage of his mental state by pushing him into marriage during a time where he was having a psychotic break, [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/03NrlRaNJNbLoccl0l5TS5Tx4kmS7EVIM_ZPIAQ-W2RPz2hn_omF8adjEbWY0vkMpD2chQC349eV=s1600 with everyone including himself]] believing he was another person entirely as the Yellow Jacket persona. On top of this ranting about Hank's focus on science and her wealth [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/MWN-QfHUgDD9O1bluFExXysPQSrqPUt-wr8oK_omCfuMT7qu6ynOqLXaIoGbLzhwKzg8JGrC7N_V=s1600 stood in the way of HER happiness and their relationship]], one she pushed to even begin. Though there's a case it is a back and for as before this, Hank spent the majority of their relationship talking down to her and being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her (ValuesDissonance was in play, given this was the 60s).
* FashionDesigner: Her constant CostumeEvolution is justified by her make up new outfits all the time.
* TheFashionista: Janet is a fashion designer in her free time.
* FauxActionGirl: DependingOnTheWriter, some people just don't know how to write a competent Jan.
* GoodStepmother: Janet is a kind and supportive step-mother for Nadia Pym. They're fond of each other, so much so Nadia eventually decides to officially take Janet's last name rather than Hank's, due to not really knowing much about Hank.
* HeadTurningBeauty: The original pin-up girl of the Marvel Universe. One of her earliest appearances has her drooled over by the residents of a veterans' hospital.
* TheHost: Janet was the host of two TV shows in the Marvel Universe: "America's Next Superstar" & "America's Newest Superhero".
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Exaggerated in the years that she was still The Wasp, but Hank was Giant Man. Most of her other relationships tend to be this too, since even at normal height she's usually dwarfed by everyone.
* ImprovisedClothes: On the occasion that her clothing has failed to change size with her, either because she forgot it hadn't been treated, or the chemical process that was supposed to cause the change had somehow been disrupted.
* InstantCostumeChange: Depending on the writer and artist, Jan's costumes and clothes can work like this, as there's no way she could simply hide the costumes under the outfits without someone noticing (i.e. a full bodysuit under a short sleeveless dress.)
** Generally explained - on the rare occasions that it ''is'' explained - as to do with her shrinking powers, although the explanations are never long on specifics.
* JerkassBall: Occasionally she'll grab this in order to make her butt heads with someone or do something to cause trouble.
* {{Joisey}}: Averted. She was born and raised in Creskill, but years and years of finishing school left her with a no detectable accent. She's perfectly willing to go full New Jersey on a villain's ass, though, especially if that villain is Whirlwind.
* JumpedAtTheCall: She was much more excited at the prospects of forming a team than the others, and was even the one who coined the name "The Avengers".
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: While she'd rather have a second to switch to a costume if possible, she will not hesitate to throw a hell of a right hook in her wedding dress or chuck a table in a short skirt if necessary.
* TheLeader: Janet's been leader of the Avengers three times in total, for ''very'' long stretches of time. Her tenures combined, she's actually the second-longest serving leader, only behind ''Captain America'' himself.
* MamaBear: Alternate BadFuture timelines notwithstanding, she has absolutely no desire for biological children. Adoption, as is the case with Nadia, is not off the table, however, and she will move mountains for anyone she takes under her wing.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: For Hank. Eventually becomes a deconstruction of the trope, considering how that relationship ends up.
* MissingMom: While her father suffered DeathByOriginStory, nothing was known about her mother for decades, as was common in comics at the time. It was eventually revealed in ComicBook/AvengersAcademy that her mother was in a car crash when Janet was very young, and spent years essentially braindead before finally succumbing. Her fate and the fate of Jan's father are the root of most of her issues with becoming a parent, as she's very aware of the danger in her life and wouldn't want to leave a child in the same position she was in when she was little.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Under most artists, she has a very nice bust.
* MsFanservice: Not nearly as much anymore, but her most common role in the original line-up; her role as a fashion designer was used to justify as many bikini, clothes changing and skimpy outfit scenes as possible. She also tends to change size in civilian clothes more than her husband, which leaves her naked since the clothes don't change with her.
* MySuitIsAlsoSuper: Janet's various outfits can shrink and grow with her thanks to the Pym Particles.
* NonIdleRich: Her fashion empire is such that she could live comfortably without lifting a finger. Instead she's personally involved in designing new lines, funding new projects, and social/political networking on top of her heroing.
* PowerPerversionPotential: More than just potential. Janet and Hank have used their powers to pleasure each other in ''creative'' ways.
* RichBitch: Janet's personality when she was first introduced. Hank Pym cited this as one of the reasons he was so hesitant to marry Janet in the first place. After CharacterDevelopment beginning in the 70's, she eventually TookALevelInKindness.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: A number of Janet's costumes have holes in the back for her wings, which are too tiny to see when she's at normal height.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: Most versions of The Wasp have this; Janet Van Dyne usually has a tiny superhero outfit to wear when she turns into the Wasp. If she doesn't? Well, then she has to fight starkers.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: Janet became trapped at insect size for a time after leaving the Avengers.
* ShesGotLegs: She tends to wears costumes or other outfits that show off her nice legs (particularly when she is featured in the comics that are drawn by Frank Cho).
* SidekickGraduationsStick: Janet was generally treated as Ant-Man's young, flighty sidekick/partner at the beginning of her career. As a member of the Avengers, the Wasp gained considerable experience working alongside Iron Man and Captain America, eventually becoming Chairman and, later, leader of the Avengers.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female member of the original Avengers.
* StalkerWithACrush: David "Whirlwind" Cannon developed a romantic obsession with her way back in ''Marvel Feature #6'', and has held the torch all the way through her supposed death and return. Any time Whirlwind shows up in a book, ''usually'' some attention is drawn to it, either by having other villains chastise him for his Wasp obsession or comment on how much it creeps them out, and whenever he gets a girlfriend, they usually mention how uncomfortable they are about him wanting them to dress like her.
** Even ComicBook/MarvelAdventures wasn't exempt. Erik Josten (Atlas in the 616-verse) was a coworker of Hank's who noticed her whenever she would come visit the lab and became infatuated enough that he was willing to make Hank disappear and fight the Avengers just to have her.
* TheStoryTeller: Many solo stories feature "the Wonderful Wasp" in ''Tales to Astonish'' showed her entertaining in various venues by performing as a raconteur. One of the stories had her using Hank to evaluate her story. She was really upset when she learned he wasn't listening.
* TheTease: She always flirts with every member of the team, especially the male ones. In general though, she's more like their little sister most of the time. In ''Tony Stark: Iron Man'', when her and Tony began dating again, she outright claims one of her main talents is being able to flirt ''and'' fight at the same time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Janet received a power-up in the early 1980s in a ''Marvel Team-Up'' plotline, due to Hank Pym refining her particular formula of Pym Particles, receiving more powerful "stings" and higher strength when she was shrunken down, and again in the early 2000s when she gained the ability to grow to giant size as well as shrink. She also spent much of the 1980s as the chairwoman of the Avengers, where she scored several impressive wins one right after the other. During this time, she also learnt that her powers advanced enough that she could bend ''steel'' while at Wasp size due to her strength being compressed, and at the cost of mobility could keep her wings at higher sizes, up-to 4 feet.
* TookALevelInKindness: Eventually grows into a better person from her original RichBitch persona, gladly funding ventures by both superheroes and civilians. (Notably, her Giant-Girl persona in ComicBook/MarvelAdventures was this from the very beginning.)
* UnfinishedBusiness: [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] and Amadeus Cho encounter Janet's soul in Erebus, stubbornly trying to win resurrection on one of the slot machines. This created a PlotHole when Bendis later established that Jan ''[[HesJustHiding had never really died in the first place]]''.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: The Wasp has hundreds of different costumes thanks to her career as a fashion designer. [[http://www.wondrouswasp.altervista.org/ind-eng.htm almost all the costumes she's made are listed here]].
* VagueAge: How old she's actually meant to be, even by superhero comics standards, varies. Sometimes she's written like a 20-something, usually when writers emphasise her ditzy side. However, other times, she's written to be in her 30s if not older, such as in ''Uncanny Avengers'', when Rogue -- who is definitely in her 20s in modern stories -- insults Jan regarding her supposed old age.
* WardrobeMalfunction: Frequent, given that her clothes need to be specially prepared to change size with her.
* WealthyPhilanthropist: She bankrolls an entire laboratory to help girls in STEM and is often called on to help with funding for superhero matters.
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: The Skrulls turn Janet into one of these during ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'', prompting Thor having to seemingly MercyKill her to save the planet.
* WeddingSmashers: Janet nearly died when the Ringmaster and the [[CircusOfFear Circus of Crime]] attacked during her wedding to Hank Pym.
* WillfullyWeak: Janet is fully aware of the power and durability that come with growing to giant size, but she prefers to fight at insect size. She'll only break out the big guns when the shit really hits the fan.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Happened quite often given the "on again, off again " nature of her relationship with Hank Pym. Also with Tony Stark, who remained one of her closest friends after they briefly dated.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Nadia Van Dyne [[note]]Legally changed from solely Nadia.[[/note]]
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Baby Wasp, Nadia Pym, Wicked Wasp
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Free Comic Book Day''' Vol 2016 Civil War #II (May, 2016)
The daughter of Hank Pym and his first wife, Maria Trovaya. Maria was abducted and supposedly killed by Russian foreign agents before he met Janet. However, unknown to Pym, Maria had given birth to a daughter, Nadia, who was taken and raised in the Russian "Red Room" program that had produced the ComicBook/BlackWidow, being raised as an orphan. When it became apparent that she inherited her father's knack for inventing, Nadia was placed in the Red Room's science division, where she reverse-engineered his famous [[AppliedPhlebotinum Pym Particles]]. Upon escaping from the Red Room, she turned up at Pym's door in the hopes of a father-daughter reunion but was disheartened to learn he'd very recently sacrificed his life to stop ComicBook/{{Ultron}}. Deciding to assume her father's legacy, Nadia then created her own Wasp suit and sought out the Avengers, hoping to earn their approval.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Her name is "Nadia", the Russian word for "hope", instead of the English one--though Creator/MarkWaid said this wasn't intentional.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Red Queen, her [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] counterpart, was a villain.
* AdaptationalNationality: Her inspirations were both natural-born Americans. Nadia is Hungarian on her mother's side and was born and "raised" in Russia.
* AgeLift: Nadia is younger than either Red Queen, her [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] counterpart, or Hope van Dyne, her [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] counterpart. Then again, [=MC2=] is set in an alternate future, while MCU!Hope undergoes AgeLift (older than her [=MC2=] counterpart) since her father in MCU is also older than his Earth-616 counterpart.
* BilingualBonus: "Nadia" is the Russian form of "Hope," which is the name of her counterparts in both the [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] and Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse continuities.
* CanonImmigrant: Nadia is basically the 616-version of [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 the Red Queen]] and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Hope van Dyne]].
* CloudCuckooLander: Nadia can often seem off in her own world at times. Justified by being a FishOutOfWater.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was raised in the Red Room, the same one that produced the Black Widow. Fortunately, she got an easier time than Nat, since the minute her handlers noticed her smarts, they put her in a lab.
* DarkIsNotEvil: While Nadia's Wasp suit carries a black and dark red palette, she's easily one of the cheeriest characters in the Marvel Universe yet.
* DeathByOriginStory: Her poor Hungarian mother's abduction and murder by the Russians was used to kickstart both her and her father's superhero career.
* DitzyGenius: Nadia might be a genius like her father, but she can be a little air-headed at times.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Not only were Nadia and Riri Williams both seen in #1 of ''ComicBook/Champions2016'', Nadia actually appeared in every issue from #11 onwards except for #12. #11 was a Secret Empire tie-in, #13-#15 featured the Avengers, she was on that team at the time, and #16-#18 had her and Vision dealing with Viv Vision. After that was resolved at the end of #18, she joined the team.
* MeaningfulName: Nadia means "hope" and she is very much a optimist.
* MadScientist / PerfectionIsAddictive: Nadia inherited her father's severe Bipolar Disorder, and when it goes out of control, she becomes this, convinced she can and ''has to'' fix every perceived problem in the universe (including the medical "flaws" of her friends, which they are hugely offended by when they find her notes).
* MentalHealthRecoveryArc: After a period of mania where Nadia isolates herself and drives away most of her friends (see above trope), Priya finally makes Nadia understand something is ''wrong'' and gets her to go to Janet for help. Having seen this all before from the years that Hank went untreated, Janet immediately finds Nadia medical care. In recent comics, Nadia still has some trouble, but is doing considerably better thanks to therapy and medication.
* MythologyGag: Nadia's Wasp suit is obviously inspired by her [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] counterpart [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/b/bd/Hope_Pym_(Earth-982)_0001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121001062719 Red Queen]]. There are also nods towards Janet's classic Wasp costume and the Wasp costume seen in ''Film/AntMan1''.
* OrphansOrdeal: Finding a surrogate family was one of Nadia's major motivations in becoming the new Wasp.
* PerkyGoth: Nadia prefers dark clothing and makeup, but her personality doesn't reflect that at all.
* ThePollyanna: How she comes across, in spite of her upbringing.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Despite being based on the Red Queen from ''ComicBook/MarvelComics2'' and Hope van Dyne from the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', Maria Trovaya, Hank's first wife, is her biological mother with Janet as a surrogate one.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Nadia Pym appears in ''All New All Different Avengers''' crossover with ''Civil War II'', she watches a news report about the event which causes her to start angrily asking why the hell heroes are fighting each other instead of talking things out.
* WideEyedIdealist: Nadia is perhaps a bit too optimistic for her own good.
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!!The Wasp
[[folder:Janet van Dyne]]
!!The Wasp
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Janet van Dyne
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Winsome Wasp, Giant-Woman
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales to Astonish'' #44 (March, 1963)
The socialite daughter of a wealthy scientist, when her father was killed by an alien attack, Janet turned to his colleague Hank Pym, aka Ant Man. After revealing his secret identity to her, Hank gave her access to the same [[SizeShifter size-changing]] Pym Particles that he used, plus genetic augmentation for insect wings that would allow her to fly once she shrank small enough. Over time the size-changing would become an innate power (and, like with Ant-Man, began retaining her strength despite how small she gets, resulting in proportionate super-strength; at an inch in height, she's capable of bending steel), plus she developed the ability to fire bio-electric "stings" from her hands.
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* ActionFashionista: Probably has the largest wardrobe in comic book history. Justified, as she actually ''is'' TheFashionista. See portrayals of and information about each costume [[http://www.wondrouswasp.altervista.org/w64-72.htm here]].
* ArchEnemy: In as far as her own solo adventures get focus, Whirlwind takes this role - being a villain who is obsessed with her and who most commonly faces her specifically. In true Marvel fashion, the two have something of a complicated relationship in that she'll put up with his presence if she has to, or even get jokey towards him, but the second he starts getting creepy, it's time for a "New Jersey beatdown."
* BadassAdorable: DependingOnTheWriter, but Jan can kick ass and her quirky personality makes her adorable as she does so.
* BalefulPolymorph: For a very brief period in the late 1990s, Jan was stuck in a mutated insect-woman form.
* BattleCouple: With Hank Pym, and later with Havok.
* TheBeastmaster: Rarely used, can communicate with and control insects via tiny implants she received when she first became a hero.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Janet really wanted to be the second Mrs. Pym, and in a moment of extreme selfishness took advantage of his unstable mental state to finally get hitched. The marriage failed, due in no small part to her methods.
* BioAugmentation: The origin of her wings; they were added to her by Hank Pym when she volunteered for his experimentation.
* BrainUploading: The KillerRobot Ultron tried to upload Janet's mind into Jocasta, his newly-built female companion. Though the Avengers intervene before the procedure is complete, Jocasta retains enough of Janet's brain engrams to turn against her creator.
* CasualKink: Comicbook/UncannyAvengers establishes that Janet and Hank used to visit the Hellfire Club "to spice things up".
* TheChessmaster: A very downplayed example, but she has learned a ''lot'' over her history about how important connections can be, and has learned multiple languages to use them more effectively.
--> "My superpower is I get things done."
* TheChick: Her early role in the Avengers. She develops into TheHeart, throwing herself at heroism with an enthusiasm that rubs off on those around her.
* CuteBruiser: Jan is so very, very, very much this, especially on ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes''.
* DeathByOriginStory: The death of her father at the hands of the creature from Kosmos is what inspired Janet to contact Hank Pym, resulting in her transformation into the Wasp. Jan herself supposedly died during the early days of Hank Pym as Ant-Man in the Film/AntMan1 film.
* DeathIsCheap: Comicbook/TheMightyThor gave Jan a MercyKill during ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion''. Years later, after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', the Avengers learned that Jan did not really die, but got transported to the Microverse.
* {{Depending On The Artist}}[[DependingOnTheWriter /Writer]]: A number of aspects of her character have varied depending on who's drawing and writing her:
** Her competence, maturity, and intelligence varies depending on how much the writer likes her.
** Her hair varies from being reasonably long, short and springy, to even boyishly cut.
** Her abilities also vary; usually she has to shrink to fly and use her hand blasts, but some writers let her fly and blast at full size.
* DomesticAbuse: Her relationship with Hank ventured into this, in a [[NeverLiveItDown particularly infamous manner]]. Unlike most examples in fiction they worked through it and were eventually able to get to a healthy, stable relationship, and despite being the victim Janet has often accepted some of the blame for not minding Hank's mental state as well as she could to prevent things going the way they did. A lot of attention tends to be disproportionately drawn to the instance where Hank slapped Janet, which in itself was ambiguous as to if it was intentional, which has lead to real-life discussions on if the relationship was ''really'' abusive, and to some extent argued that Janet was the also at fault as she took advantage of his mental state by pushing him into marriage during a time where he was having a psychotic break, [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/03NrlRaNJNbLoccl0l5TS5Tx4kmS7EVIM_ZPIAQ-W2RPz2hn_omF8adjEbWY0vkMpD2chQC349eV=s1600 with everyone including himself]] believing he was another person entirely as the Yellow Jacket persona. On top of this ranting about Hank's focus on science and her wealth [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/MWN-QfHUgDD9O1bluFExXysPQSrqPUt-wr8oK_omCfuMT7qu6ynOqLXaIoGbLzhwKzg8JGrC7N_V=s1600 stood in the way of HER happiness and their relationship]], one she pushed to even begin. Though there's a case it is a back and for as before this, Hank spent the majority of their relationship talking down to her and being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her (ValuesDissonance was in play, given this was the 60s).
* FashionDesigner: Her constant CostumeEvolution is justified by her make up new outfits all the time.
* TheFashionista: Janet is a fashion designer in her free time.
* FauxActionGirl: DependingOnTheWriter, some people just don't know how to write a competent Jan.
* GoodStepmother: Janet is a kind and supportive step-mother for Nadia Pym. They're fond of each other, so much so Nadia eventually decides to officially take Janet's last name rather than Hank's, due to not really knowing much about Hank.
* HeadTurningBeauty: The original pin-up girl of the Marvel Universe. One of her earliest appearances has her drooled over by the residents of a veterans' hospital.
* TheHost: Janet was the host of two TV shows in the Marvel Universe: "America's Next Superstar" & "America's Newest Superhero".
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Exaggerated in the years that she was still The Wasp, but Hank was Giant Man. Most of her other relationships tend to be this too, since even at normal height she's usually dwarfed by everyone.
* ImprovisedClothes: On the occasion that her clothing has failed to change size with her, either because she forgot it hadn't been treated, or the chemical process that was supposed to cause the change had somehow been disrupted.
* InstantCostumeChange: Depending on the writer and artist, Jan's costumes and clothes can work like this, as there's no way she could simply hide the costumes under the outfits without someone noticing (i.e. a full bodysuit under a short sleeveless dress.)
** Generally explained - on the rare occasions that it ''is'' explained - as to do with her shrinking powers, although the explanations are never long on specifics.
* JerkassBall: Occasionally she'll grab this in order to make her butt heads with someone or do something to cause trouble.
* {{Joisey}}: Averted. She was born and raised in Creskill, but years and years of finishing school left her with a no detectable accent. She's perfectly willing to go full New Jersey on a villain's ass, though, especially if that villain is Whirlwind.
* JumpedAtTheCall: She was much more excited at the prospects of forming a team than the others, and was even the one who coined the name "The Avengers".
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: While she'd rather have a second to switch to a costume if possible, she will not hesitate to throw a hell of a right hook in her wedding dress or chuck a table in a short skirt if necessary.
* TheLeader: Janet's been leader of the Avengers three times in total, for ''very'' long stretches of time. Her tenures combined, she's actually the second-longest serving leader, only behind ''Captain America'' himself.
* MamaBear: Alternate BadFuture timelines notwithstanding, she has absolutely no desire for biological children. Adoption, as is the case with Nadia, is not off the table, however, and she will move mountains for anyone she takes under her wing.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: For Hank. Eventually becomes a deconstruction of the trope, considering how that relationship ends up.
* MissingMom: While her father suffered DeathByOriginStory, nothing was known about her mother for decades, as was common in comics at the time. It was eventually revealed in ComicBook/AvengersAcademy that her mother was in a car crash when Janet was very young, and spent years essentially braindead before finally succumbing. Her fate and the fate of Jan's father are the root of most of her issues with becoming a parent, as she's very aware of the danger in her life and wouldn't want to leave a child in the same position she was in when she was little.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Under most artists, she has a very nice bust.
* MsFanservice: Not nearly as much anymore, but her most common role in the original line-up; her role as a fashion designer was used to justify as many bikini, clothes changing and skimpy outfit scenes as possible. She also tends to change size in civilian clothes more than her husband, which leaves her naked since the clothes don't change with her.
* MySuitIsAlsoSuper: Janet's various outfits can shrink and grow with her thanks to the Pym Particles.
* NonIdleRich: Her fashion empire is such that she could live comfortably without lifting a finger. Instead she's personally involved in designing new lines, funding new projects, and social/political networking on top of her heroing.
* PowerPerversionPotential: More than just potential. Janet and Hank have used their powers to pleasure each other in ''creative'' ways.
* RichBitch: Janet's personality when she was first introduced. Hank Pym cited this as one of the reasons he was so hesitant to marry Janet in the first place. After CharacterDevelopment beginning in the 70's, she eventually TookALevelInKindness.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: A number of Janet's costumes have holes in the back for her wings, which are too tiny to see when she's at normal height.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: Most versions of The Wasp have this; Janet Van Dyne usually has a tiny superhero outfit to wear when she turns into the Wasp. If she doesn't? Well, then she has to fight starkers.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: Janet became trapped at insect size for a time after leaving the Avengers.
* ShesGotLegs: She tends to wears costumes or other outfits that show off her nice legs (particularly when she is featured in the comics that are drawn by Frank Cho).
* SidekickGraduationsStick: Janet was generally treated as Ant-Man's young, flighty sidekick/partner at the beginning of her career. As a member of the Avengers, the Wasp gained considerable experience working alongside Iron Man and Captain America, eventually becoming Chairman and, later, leader of the Avengers.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female member of the original Avengers.
* StalkerWithACrush: David "Whirlwind" Cannon developed a romantic obsession with her way back in ''Marvel Feature #6'', and has held the torch all the way through her supposed death and return. Any time Whirlwind shows up in a book, ''usually'' some attention is drawn to it, either by having other villains chastise him for his Wasp obsession or comment on how much it creeps them out, and whenever he gets a girlfriend, they usually mention how uncomfortable they are about him wanting them to dress like her.
** Even ComicBook/MarvelAdventures wasn't exempt. Erik Josten (Atlas in the 616-verse) was a coworker of Hank's who noticed her whenever she would come visit the lab and became infatuated enough that he was willing to make Hank disappear and fight the Avengers just to have her.
* TheStoryTeller: Many solo stories feature "the Wonderful Wasp" in ''Tales to Astonish'' showed her entertaining in various venues by performing as a raconteur. One of the stories had her using Hank to evaluate her story. She was really upset when she learned he wasn't listening.
* TheTease: She always flirts with every member of the team, especially the male ones. In general though, she's more like their little sister most of the time. In ''Tony Stark: Iron Man'', when her and Tony began dating again, she outright claims one of her main talents is being able to flirt ''and'' fight at the same time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Janet received a power-up in the early 1980s in a ''Marvel Team-Up'' plotline, due to Hank Pym refining her particular formula of Pym Particles, receiving more powerful "stings" and higher strength when she was shrunken down, and again in the early 2000s when she gained the ability to grow to giant size as well as shrink. She also spent much of the 1980s as the chairwoman of the Avengers, where she scored several impressive wins one right after the other. During this time, she also learnt that her powers advanced enough that she could bend ''steel'' while at Wasp size due to her strength being compressed, and at the cost of mobility could keep her wings at higher sizes, up-to 4 feet.
* TookALevelInKindness: Eventually grows into a better person from her original RichBitch persona, gladly funding ventures by both superheroes and civilians. (Notably, her Giant-Girl persona in ComicBook/MarvelAdventures was this from the very beginning.)
* UnfinishedBusiness: [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] and Amadeus Cho encounter Janet's soul in Erebus, stubbornly trying to win resurrection on one of the slot machines. This created a PlotHole when Bendis later established that Jan ''[[HesJustHiding had never really died in the first place]]''.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: The Wasp has hundreds of different costumes thanks to her career as a fashion designer. [[http://www.wondrouswasp.altervista.org/ind-eng.htm almost all the costumes she's made are listed here]].
* VagueAge: How old she's actually meant to be, even by superhero comics standards, varies. Sometimes she's written like a 20-something, usually when writers emphasise her ditzy side. However, other times, she's written to be in her 30s if not older, such as in ''Uncanny Avengers'', when Rogue -- who is definitely in her 20s in modern stories -- insults Jan regarding her supposed old age.
* WardrobeMalfunction: Frequent, given that her clothes need to be specially prepared to change size with her.
* WealthyPhilanthropist: She bankrolls an entire laboratory to help girls in STEM and is often called on to help with funding for superhero matters.
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: The Skrulls turn Janet into one of these during ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'', prompting Thor having to seemingly MercyKill her to save the planet.
* WeddingSmashers: Janet nearly died when the Ringmaster and the [[CircusOfFear Circus of Crime]] attacked during her wedding to Hank Pym.
* WillfullyWeak: Janet is fully aware of the power and durability that come with growing to giant size, but she prefers to fight at insect size. She'll only break out the big guns when the shit really hits the fan.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Happened quite often given the "on again, off again " nature of her relationship with Hank Pym. Also with Tony Stark, who remained one of her closest friends after they briefly dated.
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[[folder:Hank Pym]]
-> See Characters/AntManHeroes
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[[folder:Nadia van Dyne]]
!!Nadia van Dyne / The Wasp III
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Nadia Van Dyne [[note]]Legally changed from solely Nadia.[[/note]]
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Baby Wasp, Nadia Pym, Wicked Wasp
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Free Comic Book Day''' Vol 2016 Civil War #II (May, 2016)
The daughter of Hank Pym and his first wife, Maria Trovaya. Maria was abducted and supposedly killed by Russian foreign agents before he met Janet. However, unknown to Pym, Maria had given birth to a daughter, Nadia, who was taken and raised in the Russian "Red Room" program that had produced the ComicBook/BlackWidow, being raised as an orphan. When it became apparent that she inherited her father's knack for inventing, Nadia was placed in the Red Room's science division, where she reverse-engineered his famous [[AppliedPhlebotinum Pym Particles]]. Upon escaping from the Red Room, she turned up at Pym's door in the hopes of a father-daughter reunion but was disheartened to learn he'd very recently sacrificed his life to stop ComicBook/{{Ultron}}. Deciding to assume her father's legacy, Nadia then created her own Wasp suit and sought out the Avengers, hoping to earn their approval.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Her name is "Nadia", the Russian word for "hope", instead of the English one--though Creator/MarkWaid said this wasn't intentional.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Red Queen, her [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] counterpart, was a villain.
* AdaptationalNationality: Her inspirations were both natural-born Americans. Nadia is Hungarian on her mother's side and was born and "raised" in Russia.
* AgeLift: Nadia is younger than either Red Queen, her [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] counterpart, or Hope van Dyne, her [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] counterpart. Then again, [=MC2=] is set in an alternate future, while MCU!Hope undergoes AgeLift (older than her [=MC2=] counterpart) since her father in MCU is also older than his Earth-616 counterpart.
* BilingualBonus: "Nadia" is the Russian form of "Hope," which is the name of her counterparts in both the [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] and Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse continuities.
* CanonImmigrant: Nadia is basically the 616-version of [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 the Red Queen]] and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Hope van Dyne]].
* CloudCuckooLander: Nadia can often seem off in her own world at times. Justified by being a FishOutOfWater.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was raised in the Red Room, the same one that produced the Black Widow. Fortunately, she got an easier time than Nat, since the minute her handlers noticed her smarts, they put her in a lab.
* DarkIsNotEvil: While Nadia's Wasp suit carries a black and dark red palette, she's easily one of the cheeriest characters in the Marvel Universe yet.
* DeathByOriginStory: Her poor Hungarian mother's abduction and murder by the Russians was used to kickstart both her and her father's superhero career.
* DitzyGenius: Nadia might be a genius like her father, but she can be a little air-headed at times.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Not only were Nadia and Riri Williams both seen in #1 of ''ComicBook/Champions2016'', Nadia actually appeared in every issue from #11 onwards except for #12. #11 was a Secret Empire tie-in, #13-#15 featured the Avengers, she was on that team at the time, and #16-#18 had her and Vision dealing with Viv Vision. After that was resolved at the end of #18, she joined the team.
* MeaningfulName: Nadia means "hope" and she is very much a optimist.
* MadScientist / PerfectionIsAddictive: Nadia inherited her father's severe Bipolar Disorder, and when it goes out of control, she becomes this, convinced she can and ''has to'' fix every perceived problem in the universe (including the medical "flaws" of her friends, which they are hugely offended by when they find her notes).
* MentalHealthRecoveryArc: After a period of mania where Nadia isolates herself and drives away most of her friends (see above trope), Priya finally makes Nadia understand something is ''wrong'' and gets her to go to Janet for help. Having seen this all before from the years that Hank went untreated, Janet immediately finds Nadia medical care. In recent comics, Nadia still has some trouble, but is doing considerably better thanks to therapy and medication.
* MythologyGag: Nadia's Wasp suit is obviously inspired by her [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] counterpart [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/b/bd/Hope_Pym_(Earth-982)_0001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121001062719 Red Queen]]. There are also nods towards Janet's classic Wasp costume and the Wasp costume seen in ''Film/AntMan1''.
* OrphansOrdeal: Finding a surrogate family was one of Nadia's major motivations in becoming the new Wasp.
* PerkyGoth: Nadia prefers dark clothing and makeup, but her personality doesn't reflect that at all.
* ThePollyanna: How she comes across, in spite of her upbringing.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Despite being based on the Red Queen from ''ComicBook/MarvelComics2'' and Hope van Dyne from the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', Maria Trovaya, Hank's first wife, is her biological mother with Janet as a surrogate one.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Nadia Pym appears in ''All New All Different Avengers''' crossover with ''Civil War II'', she watches a news report about the event which causes her to start angrily asking why the hell heroes are fighting each other instead of talking things out.
* WideEyedIdealist: Nadia is perhaps a bit too optimistic for her own good.
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