The character of Hope Van Dyne has always been an important character both in Ant-Man 1 and Ant-Man 2, so that in Ant-Man 3 she remains the central character who accompanied Scott Lang. There are quite a few other sides to Hope Van Dyne that Marvel fans who haven't followed the comics might not know about, and there are some surprising facts about her as well.

Well, this time, the Dunia Games team will discuss facts about Hope Van Dyne that you may not have known before. Let's see more.

1. The One Who Was The Wasp

Of course, many fans already know that Hope Van Dyne is a superhero known as The Wasp, be it from the comics or from the MCU. But before Hope became The Wasp, it was her mother, Janet Van Dyne, who first became The Wasp, as well as the stories shared by the MCU. However, in the comic version, The Wasp tends to be more famous for Janet, while the MCU is Hope.

2. Since Childhood, She Only Lived Alone with Her Father

Be it in the comics or in the movies, Hope Van Dyne has lost her mother due to a mission or incident. In the comic version Janet's mother Hope has disappeared from the world because she is permanently shrunk, then in the MCU Janet enters and is trapped in the Quantum Realm for several years. So from this incident, Hope, who was still a child, was forced to live and grow up with her father, Hank Pym.

3. Once Sent to a Boarding School

Losing his wife on a mission, made Hank Pym very sad, which made him tell his daughter that her mother died because she was killed not because of a sacrifice. After that incident, Hank and Hope had a less romantic father-daughter relationship, where Hank was too focused on his work. So that he is obsessed with his job that makes Hank decide to send Hope to a boarding school.

4. Her Last Name is Different from the Comic Version

Hope Van Dyne is indeed the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, but Hope's last name, Van Dyne is her last name in the MCU version. Hope Van Dyne's real name in the comic version is Hope, but in the comics Hope uses the last name of her father "Pym". However, even though the last name is different, from the story the two versions are still the same and slightly different.

5. Having a Twin, Henry Pym

In the comics, Hope Van Dyne, better known as Hope Pym, is the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne. But in the comics, Hope turns out to have a twin who was also The Wasp, the twin she has is a man named Henry Pym. Henry Pym is arguably Hope's older brother, but Henry Pym will also later become a figure known as Big Man.

6. Was a Villain because of the Avengers

In one story, her father and mother, who had been members of the Avengers, had died due to an incident. But unfortunately, the death of both of them was even humiliated by the Avengers, because they embarrassed the memories of her father and mother. Well, not accepting the treatment of the Avengers, made Hope decide to use everything to turn her into Ion Man.

7. Dislike Cassandra Lang

Cassandra Lang, also known as Cassie, is the daughter of Scott Lang as Ant-Man. In the comics, Cassandra is the chosen one as the heir of Ant-Man's power, so that makes Hope jealous and dislikes her. When Hope's parents die, Hope intends to kill Cassandra, it is because she feels that Cassie is a mockery that leads to her dead parents.

8. The Mastermind Who Formed the Revengers

Deciding to become a villain, she makes an alliance with her twin, Henry Pym to destroy the Avengers, due to revenge against the Avengers related to the deaths of her parents. But Hope didn't just act like that, she decided step by step to destroy the Avengers, which led her to form a group called Revengers.

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9. Ever Betrayed By Her Own Brother

The efforts made by Hope and her brother, Henry Pym, made them manage to infiltrate the Avengers Mansion. There, they managed to catch Tony Stark, Clint Barton, Edwin Jarvis, and also Scott Lang. Then Hope, who wants to start torturing Cassandra Lang and plans to kill the Avengers because she believes she can lead a better team, makes Henry turn against her instead. As a result, the mansion was destroyed, making the Avengers and Revengers also involved in it.

10. Better Known As The Red Queen

In the MCU version, Hope Van Dyne is The Wasp, of course it's the same as in the comics. But in the comic The Wasp is more inclined to his mother, Janet Van Dyne. Well, that's because Hope is well known as the Red Queen. Namely a superhero who uses the same suit as The Wasp. But sadly, she doesn't seem to have the ability to change her body size.

11. Always Feels That She Is Better Than Scott

In the MCU version, Hank doesn't want to take risks for his daughter who wants to use his technology, it's because Hank doesn't want to repeat the same thing that happened to his wife. Scott Lang is the man Hank chose to use his technology as Ant-Man, but it makes Hope feel better than Scott. Not only that, Hope, who is also The Wasp still thinks that she is better than Scott.

12. The Relationship Between Hope and Her Father is Getting Better When They Worked Together

Hope's relationship with her father, Hank Pym has turned into a strange relationship between father and daughter. This of course stems from Hope's feelings of losing her mother, plus Hank who is also depressed about it and lets Hope live in the dormitory. But since they worked together on several things, including wanting to bring Janet back. Their relationship began to improve even closer to each other like father and daughter.

13. One of Marvel's Multi-Talent Women

Hope is a woman who grew up having a genius intelligence. Not only that, she is also good at science, and an expert in business. With his skills, it's no wonder Hope has a high rank or stable position on the board of Pym Technologies, the company her father created. As for martial arts, Hope has also been practicing martial arts since she was a child and has extensive training in wrestling, attacking, as well as defending.

14. Ever Died in the Series "What If…?"

In the series What If..? Hope has been told to die. Well, although it's not known why she died, Nick Fury said that Hope Van Dyne died outside Odessa, Ukraine. Now from Nick Fury's statement, there is a possibility that she was killed by the Winter Soldier, because in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Odessa, Ukraine is also mentioned by Black Widow which indicates the existence of a Winter Soldier.

15. Evangeline Lilly, the MCU version of Hope, Once Objected to the Covid-19 Vaccine

MCU's Hope and The Wasp, Evangeline Lilly, once posted a photo from a rally, in which she included the sentence "she doesn't believe someone should be forced to inject their body with anything against their will" which means vaccines Covid-19. But after being criticized, she apologized for what she had said, but it is still not clear whether it was a requirement for shooting the film "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" or not.

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