Eric O'Grady - the Irredeemable Ant-Man
Eric O’Grady was a low-level SHIELD agent who stole the Ant-Man suit from a lab and tested its functions while working for SHIELD. After misadventures, he joined the Initiative and teams like Norman Osborn’s Thunderbolts and the Secret Avengers as the third Ant-Man, before being killed saving a child from the Descendants. Black Ant is a Life Model Decoy of Eric O’Grady created by the Descendants after his death, who joined the Secret Avengers as a double agent, was destroyed, rebuilt by the Mad Thinker, and later joined supervillain groups often with Taskmaster.
Physicals - Strength (Small)
- Shatters a piece of concrete multiple times his size (source) (^CS)
- Beats up a mugger (source) (^IA1)
- Accidentally punches a hole in a man’s neck (source) (^IA3)
- Punches out an inhabitant of the Mindscape (source) (^AW2)
- Lifts Beast (source) (^SA2)
- Flips a couch (source) (^IA4)
- Throws a tracking device larger than himself at a nearby building hard enough to smash it (source) (^IA6)
- Decapitates a training robot (source) (^IA12)
- Knocks out a man (source) (^SA1)
Physicals - Strength (Normal Sized)
- Punches out Descendant Adaptoids (source) (^SA23)
- Knocks out Hank Pym (source) (^IA1)
- Knocks over a SHIELD agent and jumps through a window (source) (^IA5)
Physicals - Strength (Giant)
- Hits Stature with a bus (source) (^TI8)
- Tackles giant Stature (source) (^TB142)
- Kicks the doors off of an aircraft (source) (^SA7)
- Takes out some ninjas (source) (^SA7)
- Smashes a vampire (source) (^TF3)
Physicals - Durability (Small)
- Gets flicked by the Hulk (source) (^IH614)
- Walks away from the Helicarrier crashing no worse for the wear (source) (^IA2)
- Gets clipped by Wonder Man sent flying hard enough to smash concrete and metal (source) (^IA7)
- Gets tackled by Mitch Carson wearing an Ant-Man Suit into a vent, tearing it out of the wall (source) (^IA6)
- Takes a hit from Mitch Carson (source) (^IA5)
- Jumps down from the top of a building unharmed (source) (^CS)
- Gets swatted by Justice (source) (^AA5)
- Hanging onto Hulk when he tackles Iron Man, heavily damaging the suit (source) (^IA10)
- Survives going through Luke Cage’s digestive system (source) (^TB137)
- Gets shocked by Iron Man’s armor (source) (^AA5)
Physicals - Durability (Normal Sized)
- The suit allows taking several repulsor blasts from Iron Man (source) (^IA11)
- Gets hit in the head with one of Hawkeye’s explosive arrows (source) (^SA23)
- Gets sent flying by Mister Hyde hard enough to shatter concrete rubble (source) (^IA8)
- Gets hit by ape Speedball bouncing around (source) (^MA)
- Ape Speedball knocked Prodigy through a concrete wall (source) (^MA)
- Takes a punch from Dragon Man (source) (^IA9)
- Dragon Man was weakened from a previous fight (source) (^IA9)
- Ok after the van he’s in gets hit by a rocket launcher (source) (^DP9)
- Takes a kick from Taskmaster (source) (^TI9)
- Takes a punch from Pym as the Wasp (source) (^AW2)
- Gets his head slammed into the ground by a Descendant Adaptoid (source) (^SA23)
- Gets attacked by miniature versions of the Secret Avengers (source) (^SA22)
- A bullet bounces off the suit (source) (^IA7)
Physicals - Durability (Giant)
- Takes a punch from giant Skrull Yellowjacket (source) (^TI8)
- Gets kicked by giant Stature (source) (^TB142)
- Gets cut by a ninja and continues to fight (source) (^SA7)
Physicals - Speed/Agility (Small)
- Dodges a close range bullet by shrinking (source) (^TB131)
- Pulls Beast out of the way of Shadow Council soldier’s gunfire (source) (^SA2)
- Dodges Spider-Woman’s venom blast (source) (^SW6)
- Dodges Taskmaster’s attempts to grab him while flying (source) (^TB130)
- Flies out of a facility before it can explode (source) (^SA4)
Physicals - Speed/Agility (Normal Sized)
- Flies his girlfriend out of the way of a man launched by Dragon Man (source) (^IA9)
- Avoids getting stomped on by Stature (source) (^TI8)
- Dodges a punch from ape Speedball (source) (^MA)
Physicals - Skill/Misc
- Fights dirty (source) (^IA7)
- Shrinks down and resizes inside a vampire’s body, blowing him to pieces (source) (^TI24)
- Tries to use the internal attack tactic on Luke Cage but fails due to his durability (source) (^TB137)
- Destroys a vampire’s head by growing after being eaten (source) (^TF3)
- Attacks Grizzly’s eardrum (source) (^TB143)
- Knocks out Sharon Carter by attacking her eardrum (source) (^OU2)
- Grabs a pirate’s uvula to throw off his aim (source) (^MK10)
- Attacks Hulk’s ear canal (source) (^IH614)
- Attempts to attack Hulk from inside, though he isn’t strong enough to hurt him (source) (^IA10)
- Beats up some AIM goons (source) (^AW2)
- Manipulates a crooked pawn shop owner out of his money (source) (^IA8)
- Says he got stealth training from the best SHIELD has to offer (source) (^TI17)
- Places a gamma emitter on Doc Samson without being noticed (source) (^TB128)
- Pilots the Thunderstrike with Paladin (source) (^CA3)
Ant-Man Suit - Legs (Gadgets)
- The legs are magnetic (source) (^IA1)
- The legs have jets that allow him to fly and are hot enough to burn through a can (source) (^IA2)
- Burns Mitch’s face with leg jets (source) (^IA6)
- Blasts Taskmaster with leg jets (source) (^TB130)
- Blasts the inside of Roughhouse’s ear to knock him out with leg jets (source) (^TI24)
- Takes down Songbird with leg jets (source) (^TB135)
Ant-Man Suit - Legs (Power)
- Lifts a slab of rubble off of a girl, throwing it into the air for a moment (source) (^IA7)
- Knocks away Mitch with leg power (source) (^IA6)
- Knocks out Monica Rappaccini with leg power (source) (^AW2)
Ant-Man Suit - Pym Particles
- Hank Pym says that the suit can be used to shrink to microscopic size (source) (^IA1)
- Passes through a lock while microscopic (source) (^SA1)
- Shrinks down to open a lock from the inside (source) (^TB141)
- Hangs from a strand of Shang-Chi’s hair unseen (source) (^SA7)
- Grows to giant size (source) (^TI8)
- Makes a small bomb grow (source) (^TI17)
Ant-Man Suit - Ant Communication
- Can talk to ants (source) (^IA4)
- Commands ants to attack Mitch Carson (source) (^IA5)
- Rides an ant (source) (^AA5)
Ant-Man Suit - Wasp Sting
- When Eric was on the Secret Avengers the Wasp Sting was added to his suit (source) (^SA4)
- Activates suicide bomber’s vests with Wasp Sting (source) (^SA4)
- Takes down an AIM goon with Wasp Sting (source) (^AW2)
- Knocks out Anesthesia, a Sleepwalker, with Wasp Sting (source) (^AW3)
- Takes down an AIM Chemical Android with Wasp Sting (source) (^AW3)
- Zaps a Descendant Adaptoid with Wasp Sting (source) (^SA23)
Ant-Man Suit - Misc
- His mask prevents him from being affected by Skrull Spider-Woman’s pheromones (source) (^TI17)
- The mask doesn’t save him from bug spray (source) (^TB130)
- Projects images he took of the Skrull invasion plans (source) (^TI18)
- Tracks Gungnir with his visor after Paladin throws it (source) (^TB142)
- Hangs upside down off of a cable (source) (^SA4)
- Uses Stark Fusion Nukepuncher guns with adamantium bullets (source) (^IH614)
Black Ant - Physicals (Strength Small)
Black Ant - Physicals (Strength Normal Sized)
- Socks Agent Venom (source) (^SA36)
- Knocks out Rick Jones (source) (^SR16)
- Staggers Vulture (source) (^SM6)
Black Ant - Physicals (Strength Giant)
- Damages large structures in Pym-Ultron’s base while fighting giant Scott Lang (source) (^SE4)
Black Ant - Physicals (Durability Small)
- Unharmed by Hawkeye’s arrow that fries a swarm of ants (source) (^SA31)
- Trades blows with Scott Lang (source) (^SE4)
Black Ant - Physicals (Durability Normal Sized)
- Gets punched by Ironclad, which knocks him to the ground but seems to do no lasting damage (source) (^SA32)
- Gets blasted by Taskmaster possessed by The Abyss (source) (^SA32)
- Gets flung by Whiplash (source) (^SA32)
Black Ant - Physicals (Durability Giant)
- Damages large structures in Pym-Ultron’s base while fighting giant Scott Lang (source) (^SE4)
Black Ant - Physicals (Speed/Agility Small)
- Dodges Agent Venom’s attacks by shrinking (source) (^SA36)
- Dodges Black Cat’s attack (source) (^SM16.HU)
Black Ant - Physicals (Speed/Agility Normal Sized)
- Pulls away The Hood’s gun pressed against his head before he’s shot (source) (^IL3)
Black Ant - Physicals (Skill/Misc)
- With Taskmaster, captures nearly every animal-themed supervillain (source) (^SM18)
- According to Taskmaster, Black Ant frequently makes use of the exploding-from-within technique (source) (^AV10)
- Takes down the Owl (source) (^SM16)
- Black Cat says that it would be very hard to find Black Ant if he didn’t want to be found thanks to his SHIELD training (source) (^SM16.HU)
- Black Cat says she’d have a hard time fighting Black Ant on his own (source) (^SM16.HU)
Black Ant - Robot Gadgets (Pym Particles Self)
- Black Ant runs on unstable Pym Particles, allowing him to change his size (source) (^IL2)
- Shrinks down to subatomic size (source) (^IL4)
- Superior Octopus says that he can spin quarks (source) (^AV10)
- Shrinks down to fit in Taskmaster’s ear and cause him pain in his head (source) (^SA30)
- Grows while inside a doctor, splattering him (source) (^IL2)
- Grows small enough to ride on the back of an ant (source) (^SA31)
- Shrinks out of sight after being stabbed by Valkyrie (source) (^SA37)
- Grows giant (source) (^SE4)
- Grows to escape Spider-Man’s webbing (source) (^SM2)
- Grows behind Maria Hill, trapping her in a headlock (source) (^SR12)
Black Ant - Robot Gadgets (Pym Particles Others)
- Shrinks down an Asgardian armory (source) (^IL4)
- Shrinks down Agent Venom (source) (^SA31)
- Shrinks down Spider-Man (source) (^SM20)
- Sizes up a shrunken gun he keeps on him (source) (^SM14)
Black Ant - Robot Gadgets (Wasp Sting)
- Nearly burns the symbiote off of Agent Venom with Wasp Sting (source) (^SA36)
- Takes down Vengeance possessed by The Abyss with Wasp Sting (source) (^SA32)
- Leaves Max Fury (an LMD of Nick Fury) a charred husk with Wasp Sting (source) (^SA33)
- Knocks out Black Widow and kos Valkyrie by shooting her eardrum with Wasp Sting (source) (^SA35)
Black Ant - Robot Gadgets (Ant Communication)
- Directs a large swarm of ants into an airplane’s engine (source) (^SA31)
- Flies on an ant’s back (source) (^SM6)