Hank Pym

"Superheroes, what a Goddamn joke!"

- Henry Pym

Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is a biophysicist who develops the Ant-Man technology.

"Experiences" with S.H.I.E.L.D.
When Jane Foster's equipment was stolen, Henry Pym was mentioned by Erik Selvig as the friend that he was going to email that had had previous "experience" with S.H.I.E.L.D.

Relationships

 * Hope van Dyne - Daughter

Trivia

 * In the comics, Hank Pym was one of the founding members of the Avengers along with his wife, the Wasp.
 * Hank Pym was mentioned in Thor, yet his name was cut from the film.
 * Hank Pym's identity as Yellowjacket from the comics will be instead used by Darren Cross as the supervillian's name for the film.

Behind the Scenes

 * Nathan Fillion was in the running to play Pym before it was decided the character would not appear in The Avengers and never auditioned.