"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Full name:
Brandon Pym
Alias/Codename:
Bee
Age:
18
Country of origin:
United States (New York, NY)
Basic Appearance:
Bee stands at 6’1 and weighs approximately 150 pounds. He has a model body. His body type is slender almost lanky, but athletic. However, he isn’t super athletic because more often than not people have said he was really skinny and he “needed to eat something.” His body is toned leading down to feminine-like curves and long flexible legs. His face has delicate and handsome features, but not too feminine. Bee’s lightly tanned Caucasian skin is flaw free with zero acne. He has hazel eyes which he thinks are too small, especially when he smiles. He likes to groom himself a lot especially his eye brows. He has a strong nose that he absolutely loathes, but oddly enough people love. He has a round chin that almost has a clef in it depending on how he moves his face and a strong Adam’s apple. His hair is brown (sometimes with blonde highlights) that he styles up in an almost Pompadour style.
Costume:
Skills:
Bee is a somewhat skilled hand-to-hand combatant thanks to his parents teaching him from an early age. Since he works out almost every day, his body is finely conditioned but nowhere near peak human. His reflexes are sharp and his flexibility is above average, however. Bee is bilingual like his mother and can speak both English and Spanish. Additionally like his mother, he is a skilled fashion designer and a signed model. He likes to make his own clothes and occasionally designs costumes for other heroes. Bee also has skills in hair and makeup from taking a few cosmetology classes. He has an above average I.Q. and can operate most technology with ease, as well as garnering incredible problem solving, leadership, and deduction skills.
Powers:
Bee Physiology – Bee’s physiological makeup and powers are similar to that of a bee. Unlike his parents, he was born with mutant abilities. Due to the Pym Particles combining with his parent’s DNA, those particles were passed down to their son in the form of the X-Gene.
- Size Reduction – Bee can reduce himself in size, down to the dimensions of the insect from which he takes his name, roughly 1/2 inch in height. Additionally, his strength is boosted while he is at reduced size, to the extent that he can bend a one-inch diameter steel bar.
- Flight – Bee can sprout a pair of veined, cellophane insect wings that allows him to fly at an unknown speed. Unlike his mother, he can sprout wings at his normal height as well as in a reduced size. He has great aerial maneuverability, even greater than some off the other winged mutants. He can, at the very least, have no motion and hover in place, except for the buzzing of his wings. Having wings, Bee’s inner physical makeup is similar to that of a flying insect. Thus, his body mass is lighter and is capable of withstanding the rigors of flight. Bee is also able to walk on walls and cling to ceilings like a flying insect but only when at a reduced size. When his wings are not in use, they become attached to his skin in the form of a tattoo similar to Angel Salvadore.
- Bee Sting – Bee can generate powerful, yellow bio-electric blasts from his hands that have been shown to be capable of blasting through high-density structures and is able to cause extreme pain to superhumanly strong and highly durable beings. Bee can control the intensity of his stings from being like a stun gun to completely blasting through concrete or steel. Initially, this ability was only tactile and worked like a tazor. It soon evolved to where he can discharge his bio-electricity as blasts.
- Bee Communication and Control – Through telepathy, Bee can communicate with and control all types of bees, Africanized bees being his favorite. Bee can also develop a hive mind with his bees which enables him to see through their eyes like a surveillance system. Although this was his initial power, he utilizes this ability the least presently.
- Healing Beehive – Bee’s body is, somewhat unconsciously, capable of generating beeswax around him like a beehive/cocoon that can heal bodily injuries. This healing is potent enough to heal his wings if they are damaged or torn off, and could heal injuries to his body. His beehive also prevents him from getting sick from any contaminant, it unconsciously covering him in a cocoon if his body even senses a cold coming on. His hive normally activates when he’s asleep or unconscious.(He gains this ability in the future)
Bee finds that it is easier to maneuver in his reduced size with his wings than at full size due to body weight differences. His bee stings are also not as powerful as his fathers with Ant-Man able to level fields. Bee cannot stay at a reduced size for too long without needing to return to normal size to regain energy. And even though Bee can fly at increased speeds, he can’t keep this up for too long without stopping to rest or needing to slow down. One aspect of his physiology is that he must consume honey daily or risk becoming extremely weak, fatigued, and sick. He normally drizzles honey in his tea and has a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios every morning that normally lasts him most of the day.
Brief bio:
Brandon Pym is the son of former Ant-Man Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne also known as the Wasp. Prior to Brandon being born, Hank and Janet had their ups and downs which led to numerous separations and finally ending in divorce. Hank and Janet were two of the founding members of the Avengers, the very team that would get in the way of their marriage. Hank had a tendency to do what he wanted and go against the Avengers which caused him to be kicked out briefly before being reinstated. Although divorced at the time, Hank and Janet felt vulnerable at a time and had a one night stand that ended up with Janet being pregnant with their son Brandon.
Brandon never had a close relationship with his father. This was primarily due to the fact Hank spent most of his time creating robotics and mentoring Scott Lang to be the new Ant-Man. Brandon felt abandoned and unwanted by his father because he felt he would rather teach a stranger, and a thief, to be a hero than his own son. This led to a closer relationship to his mother who he lived with and resembled greatly. Most if not all of his training and knowledge came from her and they developed an unbreakable bond. He even started mimicking some of her tastes such as designing and delving into the fashion world. When Brandon started acquiring his abilities, Janet was the only one there to help him get through it all while Hank was always too busy.
Fast forward to the present and Janet has enrolled her son into the Avengers Academy. Brandon was initially reluctant to join as his father would be teaching there. But now he knows this would be the perfect opportunity to show what his father missed out on and that he could have helped raise a intelligent, strong man.
(For official use only)
Initial observation report:
Has potential to follow in his parents footsteps to become an amazing Avenger. Has amazing leadership capabilities and could lead the team at one point in the future.
Training regimen/expertise:
Seeing that he has combat experience from his mother, it shouldn't be that much of an issue to give him more of an advanced regimen to further his abilities.
Potential outlook:
Great Potential. Can be seen as the next Wasp or Ant-Man if trained right.
Best case scenario:
Bee is best at infiltration, close quarter combat and espionage.
Worst case scenario:
It's shown that he has prior issues to his father Dr. Hank Pym. These emotional grudges that he holds could hinder him from becoming a great hero.
