The Ant-Man family
Hank Pym
Ant-Man
Alive
- Appearances
- 3
The source lists Janet van Dyne on the same ledger row, so they share this status note.
Along the chronological spine
Where the guide talks about them (12)
1987 — Hank Pym, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s original Ant-Man, and his wife Janet van Dyne, the Wasp, work covert missions. On one, Janet shrinks past the subatomic limit to disarm a Soviet missile and vanishes into the Quantum Realm. Pym believes her dead, quits S.H.I.E.L.D., and raises their daughter Hope alone and badly.
Scott Lang, a burglar fresh out of prison, is recruited by Hank Pym to steal a shrinking suit before Pym's protégé Darren Cross can weaponise the technology. Lang succeeds, goes subatomic to sabotage Cross, and — critically — returns from the Quantum Realm, which Pym had believed impossible. That single fact is the seed of Endgame's entire solution.
Thanos snaps his fingers. Half of all life in the universe disintegrates. Among the dead: Bucky, Wanda, T'Challa, Groot, Drax, Mantis, Quill, Strange, Sam Wilson, Peter Parker, Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, Hope van Dyne, Nick Fury, Maria Hill.
Concurrent with Infinity War, and tonally oblivious to it, which is the joke. Hank Pym and Hope rescue Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm after thirty years.
[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania](/title/ant-man-quantumania/) (FILM, 2023) — The Lang and Pym families are pulled into the Quantum Realm, revealed to contain an entire hidden civilisation. Kang the Conqueror is imprisoned there; Janet helped him rebuild his ship decades ago before learning what he was. They defeat him. Cassie Lang becomes a hero in her own right and is confirmed for Doomsday.
| Character | First appeared in | Route to Valentina |
|---|---|---|
| Yelena Belova | Black Widow (FILM, 2021) | Recruited in the post-credits, pointed at Barton |
| John Walker | Falcon and the Winter Soldier (SERIES) | Approached right after he's stripped of the shield |
| Ghost / Ava Starr | Ant-Man and the Wasp (FILM, 2018) | Not shown; recruited offscreen |
| Taskmaster / Antonia | Black Widow (FILM) | Not shown |
| Alexei Shostakov | Black Widow (FILM) | Not a recruit — Yelena's fake father, freed from prison |
| Bucky Barnes | The First Avenger (FILM, 2011) | Not a recruit — investigating her as a congressman |
| Bob Reynolds / Sentry | Thunderbolts* (FILM, 2025) | Her test subject, not her employee |
| Character | Premiered | Appeared in | Status now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelena Belova | Black Widow (2021) | Black Widow, Hawkeye, Thunderbolts, Brand New Day | Alive — leads the New Avengers from the Watchtower. D |
| Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian | Black Widow (2021) | Black Widow, Thunderbolts | Alive. D |
| Melina Vostokoff | Black Widow (2021) | Black Widow | Alive, not seen since |
| John Walker / U.S. Agent | FATWS (2021) | FATWS, Thunderbolts | Alive. D |
| Ava Starr / Ghost | Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) | Ant-Man 2, Thunderbolts | Alive, stabilised but not cured. D |
| Bob Reynolds / Sentry | Thunderbolts* (2025) | Thunderbolts | Alive, with the Void contained rather than gone. D |
| Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster | Black Widow (2021) | Black Widow, Thunderbolts | Dead — killed early in Thunderbolts*. Not in Doomsday |
| Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | FATWS (2021) | FATWS, Black Widow (post-credits), Thunderbolts, Brave New World | Alive — CIA Director, nominally in charge and actually controlled by the team |
| Character | Premiered | Appeared in | Status now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Ant-Man (2015) | Ant-Man 1–3, Civil War, Endgame | Alive. D |
| Hope van Dyne / Wasp | Ant-Man (2015) | Ant-Man 1–3, Endgame | Alive |
| Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne | Ant-Man (2015) | Ant-Man 1–3 | Alive |
| Cassie Lang | Ant-Man (2015, as a child) | Ant-Man 1–3 | Alive — a hero in her own right. D |
Tier 5 — not required FILMS: Iron Man 1–3 · Thor 1–3 · First Avenger · Guardians 1–3 · Ant-Man 1–2 · Captain Marvel · Eternals SERIES: Ms. Marvel · She-Hulk · Secret Invasion · Echo · Ironheart · Moon Knight · Wonder Man
Phase Two (2013–2015): Iron Man 3 · Thor: The Dark World · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · Guardians of the Galaxy · Avengers: Age of Ultron · Ant-Man
Phase Three (2016–2019): Civil War · Doctor Strange · Guardians Vol. 2 · Spider-Man: Homecoming · Thor: Ragnarok · Black Panther · Infinity War · Ant-Man and the Wasp · Captain Marvel · Endgame · Far From Home