How did Janet van Dyne get infected?

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Hank Pym
Pym was the creator of the deadly android, Ultron. He was also able to modify his Pym Particles to allow him to grow in size to become Giant-Man, and later Goliath. After a nervous breakdown he changed identities to Yellowjacket, and then later to the Wasp to honor his deceased ex-wife.
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used the Quantum Vehicle and ventured into the Quantum Realm to rescue Janet van Dyne. When he arrived, he discovered that van Dyne had contracted a quantum virus that overloaded her brain limbic system, turning her into a zombie. She attacked and infected Pym.
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How did Janet van Dyne become the Wasp?

Portrayed by. Janet van Dyne is the wife of Hank Pym and the mother of Hope van Dyne. She operated under the codename Wasp in S.H.I.E.L.D. until she sacrificed herself to disarm a Soviet ICBM bound for the United States in 1987, saving millions of lives but also becoming lost to the Quantum Realm.
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How did the Wasp get infected?

Seconds later, van Dyne enlarged herself and exploded Carter, with her expressing her disgust afterwards. However, Burce Banner then told van Dyne that she was in trouble, in which van Dyne noticed that she had received a cut from Carter, and was thus infected.
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Is Janet van Dyne a mutant?

Janet Van Dyne is a mutant whose mutation granted her a number of behaviors and insect-like traits. As a side-effect of this mutation, Janet had some insect-like behavior, such as the propensity to lay eggs and eat insects.
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Why is it Hope van Dyne and not Pym?

Ant-Man and the Wasp chose to go with Hope van Dyne as the Wasp not because of the comics so much as because it worked for the larger story being told. Then there's the matter of her name. In the comics that feature the Red Queen, Hope has the last name Pym. In the movie, Hope is Hope van Dyne — her mother's last name.
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Is hope the Wasp?

Hope van Dyne, known as the Wasp, is a character and superheroine from Marvel Comics and Marvel Cinematic Universe. She first appears in the 2015 film, Ant-Man as the tritagonist, and later returns in the 2018 sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp as the eponymous deuteragonist.
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Can the Wasp get big?

Van Dyne can shrink to microscopic size, as well as grow large as a building, though she rarely utilizes the latter power.
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Can the Wasp go Giant?

20 She Can Become A Giant

This is the origin of Ant-Man's other superhero persona, Giant-Man. As powerful as this makes him, Ant-Man is not the only one to have mastered this ability. Although, she does not use it as often, Wasp also develops the power to grow into a giant.
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Is the blob a cannibal?

Ultimate. In the Ultimate universe Blob is still an obese mutant and a villain but has developed a disturbing trait not seen in the mainstream version, namely the practice of cannibalism.
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Can Cordyceps infect humans?

Luckily, we don't need to worry about this sort of thing happening to us. Cordyceps can't infect humans, as our bodies are better than insects at attacking pathogens. So you can rest easy, knowing you won't turn into a zombie from these things.
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Can fungi create zombies?

In the wild, insects, worms, virus, and fungi turn animals into hyper-specialized zombies. Which ones can take over humans? Zombies are real, and nature is teeming with them. Fungi take over the brains of ants, wasps paralyze cockroaches—a practice called zombification.
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Do zombies exist in the animal kingdom?

To celebrate the premiere of "World War Z," here's a top-ten list of zombies from the animal kingdom, finishing up with a particularly pernicious parasite that can pose a risk to humans: Zombie ants: There are special kinds of zombifying fungi that infect carpenter ants in Thailand and Brazil.
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How did Janet survive?

When Janet was lost in the Quantum Realm, she was only left with her suit and genius intellect. By the time Hank was finally able to reconnect with her, she had become a survivor in the Realm. She carried a cloak, the mouthpiece from her Wasp mask, and a staff made from her wings.
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Is the Wasp still alive?

"If we get to tell more stories, we have stories with her in them, yes." So there you have it: Janet is still alive, and there is an Easter egg in the film in which you can see her when Lang jumps into the Quantum Realm.
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How did Cassie Lang get her powers?

Origins. As a young child, Cassie suffered from a congenital heart defect. To save her life, her father, Scott Lang, stole Henry Pym's Ant-Man equipment and Pym Particles, which he uses to rescue Doctor Sondheim, the only doctor able to cure Cassie's condition, from Cross Technological Enterprises.
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How old is the Wasp?

Ultimate Marvel. The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Wasp is Janet Pym, a 26-year-old mutant and a member of the Ultimates. She holds two PhDs (one known to be in molecular biology) and is portrayed as being of Asian descent. She is moderately fluent in German.
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Was Hope van Dyne a shield agent?

Hope van Dyne was the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne. She became an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and was killed on a mission in Odessa.
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Why did Janet van Dyne age in the quantum realm?

When Janet returned from the Quantum Realm after 30 years, her physical appearance confirmed that she aged at what appears to be a normal rate. This would indicate that Janet experienced time move at the same rate as normal.
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Is there a queen wasp?

The queen wasp is much larger than the female workers and the males, called drones. She's the largest wasp in the colony, and her life's purpose is to lay eggs. Only female wasps, including queens, have stingers, which are used solely for self-defense. Bright colors warn others of their painful sting.
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Is wasp a girl or boy?

The vast majority of wasps are female. Male wasp's only function is to mate with queens. They have short life cycles and out of a colony of 5000 wasps, only a few hundred will be male.
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Who is Marvel White Wolf?

Character information

Hunter the White Wolf is a Marvel Comics character, featured in Avengers Assemble: Black Panther's Quest. He is the estranged, adopted brother of T'Challa. He is voiced by Scott Porter. Hunter the White Wolf was created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira.
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How old is Yelena Belova?

How old is Yelena Belova in 'Hawkeye'? According to Screen Rant, Yelena is in her mid-30s during Phase 4 of the MCU when her sister Natasha dies. Most sources agree that Hawkeye takes place during the end of 2024, so Yelena would specifically be around 34 or 35 at the time of the Disney Plus show.
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Does Cassie Lang have powers?

Powers and abilities

Cassie Lang has the ability to increase and decrease her size. She can become roughly 40 feet (12 m) tall and can shrink to the size of an ant. Her abilities seemed to be fueled by her emotions. She grows when she gets angry and shrinks when she feels guilty.
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How old is Cassie Lang?

in Avengers: Endgame, she is, 2023 - 2007 = 16 years old. Adding to that, 10 in Ant-Man and the Wasp, specifically said and it's before her birthday in 2018.
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