Global InformationHope van Dyne information
| Hope van Dyne | |
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| Marvel Cinematic Universe character | |
 Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne / Wasp in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) | |
| First appearance | Ant-Man (2015) |
| Based on | Hope Pym by
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| Full name | Hope van Dyne (née Pym) |
| Alias | Wasp |
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| Weapon | Wasp suit |
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| Significant other | Scott Lang |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
Hope van Dyne (née Pym) is a fictional character portrayed primarily by Evangeline Lilly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, loosely based on the Marvel Comics character Hope Pym. Portrayed as the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, she was a senior board member of her father's company, Pym Technologies, and later inherits the superhero identity of Wasp from her mother, using a suit containing shrinking technology to shrink to the size of an insect and also fly with insect-themed wings. Her appearances in the MCU have received media attention, with praise often given to her authentic, relatable portrayal as superheroine.
After rekindling her relationship with her father, Van Dyne works with him to bring back her mother who was previously trapped in the Quantum Realm and defeat various supervillains including Yellowjacket and Ghost. After doing so, Van Dyne and her parents fall victim to the Blip. When the three are restored to life, Van Dyne joins the Avengers in a battle against an alternate version of Thanos. Afterwards, she buys back her father's company heading the Pym van Dyne Foundation and continues her relationship with Scott Lang becoming a step-mother to his daughter, Cassie Lang. She is later trapped in the Quantum Realm alongside her family and works with them to defeat Kang the Conqueror.
She first appeared in the 2015 film Ant-Man and later in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). Madeleine McGraw portrays a younger version of Van Dyne. Alternate versions of Van Dyne appear in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021–present), also voiced by Lilly and McGraw. Van Dyne is noted for being the first superheroine to be a titular character in a MCU film, preceding Captain Marvel, Black Widow, and Black Panther and inspiring the creation of comic superheroine Nadia van Dyne.