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Is this a matchup or a Mensa meeting? Two of our tournament's biggest brains meet in Round One, coming right out of the Marvel Conference's Superheroes 2 Bracket.
| [fimg=350]http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2013/08/ant_man_art_a_l.jpg[/fimg] | | [fimg=300]http://media.ignimgs.com/media/ign/imgs/minisites/topN/comic-book-heroes/40_ReedRichards.jpg[/fimg] | | Name: | Ant-Man (Pym) | Name: | Mr. Fantastic | | AKA: | Hank Pym, Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellow Jacket, Wasp II | AKA: | Reed Richards, Invincible Man, Reed Benjamin | | Creator(s): | Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby | Creator(s): | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby | | Place of Birth: | Nebraska | Place of Birth: | Central City, CA | | How He Came to Be: | Discovered a rare group of sub-atomic particles that, when applied to magnetism, had a shrinky-dink effect. He then invented a helmet that allowed him to communicate with ants. | How She Came to Be: | Because he's a genius, he was able to build a rocket to take himself and his friends into outer space. Because he's not such a genius, he failed to protect this rocket from cosmic rays, and when his rocket was bombarded by these rays, he and his friends were all changed at the cellular level. | | Base of Operations: | Avengers Compound, Los Angeles, CA; Avengers Mansion, New York, NY | Base of Operations: | Baxter Building, 42nd and Madison, New York, NY | | Teams: | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Secret Defenders, Defenders, Avengers Academy, Secret Avengers, Avengers A.I., Illuminati, Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Secret Defenders, Defenders, Avengers Academy, Secret Avengers, Avengers A.I., Illuminati | Teams: | Fantastic Four, mostly, but also Future Foundation, Avengers, Defenders, and Illuminati | | Signature Lines: | "I'll come right to the point. I received a cybernetic alarm from a frightened group of ants!" | Signature Lines: | "There's no problem that can't be solved!" | | Arch-Enemy: | Egghead | Arch-Enemy: | Doctor Doom | | Paramour(s): | Janet Van Dyne/The Wasp, Greer Nelson/Tigra whenever he's on the outs with Janet | Paramour | Susan Storm Richards | | Has Been Played By: | Michael Douglas, Garret Morris | Once Played By: | Alex Hyde-White, Ioan Gruffudd, Miles Teller | | Could Have Been Played By: | Johnny Weismuller | Could Have Been Played By: | Tom Hanks, Mitt Romney | | Song I Think Of: | "Ants Marching" | Song I Think Of: | "Bend Me, Shape Me" | | Powers: | Can grow from a tiny microscopic dude to a really big dude, depending on how he applies his technology. Up to 100 feet, I think. Somehow, someway maintains human strenth at tiny size. Has a helmet that allows him to telepathically/cybernetically communicate with ants and sort of command their asses. | Powers: | Reed is another damn genius. He's been known to read Stephen Hawking and correct him in the margins. His mutation gives him superhuman elasticity, malleability, shapey-shiftiness, and endurance. This rubberinees gives him near-immunity to most blunt, sharp, or electrical attacts. His body can absorb and contain explosions and slingshot projectiles back from whence they came. Also can mimic the features of others. I don't know why he should have this extra gift, but he's virtually immune to psychic powers. | | Weaknesses: | He's a bug. Bugs are vulnerable. And he doesn't have super-speed, so his power works best one-on-one. In a crowd, he's toast. | Weaknesses: | A man can only stretch himself so far. More importantly, he's got his blind spots. I mean, if he's a genius, how did he expose his friends to this random dose of radiation? And how come he can't counter the effects even if he wanted to. He's arrogant. He smokes a pipe like an arrogant hipster. He's got a big head like Greg Brady. His name should be "Hipster Greg Brady." |
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