Yellowjacket

"You tried to hide your suit from me? Now, it's gonna blow up in your face and destroy everyone you care about."

- Darren Cross

Darren Cross, also known as Yellowjacket, was the CEO of Cross Technologies.

Assistant
"My assistant, he became obsessed with re-creating my formula."

- Henry Pym

Darren Cross graduated from MIT as valedictorian at the age of twenty. He was hired directly from MIT by Hank Pym, and for a time worked as his assistant. However, he became obsessed with learning the secrets of Pym's Ant-Man Suit, and his size-reducing Pym Particle technology. At some point, he forced Pym from his company, Pym Technologies, and took over as CEO, renaming it Cross Technologies.

Leader
"I'm the future of war!"

- Darren Cross

Cross Technologies became a rival of Stark Industries under the guidance of Darren Cross. Cross made his own weaponized version of the Ant-Man Suit, created by Henry Pym, called the Yellowjacket Suit. Proceeding this, Pym hired Scott Lang to recover his own hidden suit and steal the Yellowjacket Suit from Cross.

Wireless Interview
"Pym tech has yet to roll out a single new product during your time as CEO." "Is there a question?"

- James Rondell and Darren Cross

Cross gave an interview with WIRED Insider discussing his work at Pym Technologies. Cross assured his interviewer James Rondell that Pym tech was working hard with their old designs while developing a new design which would be astonishing. When Cross was asked about Hank Pym and his involvement in the company and whether or not he was pushed out of his company, he claimed he and Pym were close friends before cutting the interview short.

Powers
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?"

- Scott Lang


 * Size Reduction: Using the original Ant-Man suit and pym particle formula as a start up point, Cross developed a new suit which allows him to reduce approximately to the size of an ant. He also still maintains his regular sized strength and durability when shrinking.
 * Flight: The suit has the power of flight.
 * Energy Pulse Stinger: The suit has four tentacle-like 'stingers' on the back which can fire intense energy blasts.
 * Enhanced Strength: The suit grants the wearer superhuman strength whilst shrunk.

Abilities
"Well, they don't draft the stupid kids first."

- Darren Cross


 * Genius Level Intellect: Darren Cross graduated from MIT at only twenty years old and was impressive enough to be recruited by genius Henry Pym to work for him.
 * Master Scientist: Cross was recruited by Henry Pym to work at his company, Pym Technologies as his personal assistant and one of the lead scientists. Over time, he became obsessed with replicating Pym's Ant-Man Suit, and managed to create his own version, the Yellowjacket Suit.
 * Expert Businessman: Cross was able to oust Pym from Pym Technologies and become its leader. Though the company had not presented a product in some time, Cross assured, in an interview, that its shareholders were satisfied.

Family

 * William Cross - Cousin

Allies

 * Cross Technologies
 * James Rondell - Interviewer
 * HYDRA - Allies
 * Mitchell Carson - Business Partner

Enemies

 * Scott Lang/Ant-Man
 * Henry Pym - Mentor turned Enemy
 * Hope van Dyne - Assistant turned Enemy
 * Stark Industries - Business Rivals

Trivia

 * Darren Cross, in the comics wass a technology industrialist whose heart was failing, so he murdered homeless people and took their hearts to keep himself alive. Scott Lang fought Cross when he kidnapped Specialist Erica Sondheim, the only person who could cure Lang's daughter, Cassie. When Lang and Cross fought, Cross died of a massive coronary.