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Name:
Scott Lang, AKA Ant-Man

Alignment:
Chaotic Good

Affiliation:
The Justice League of America

History:
After Scott Lang realized that he couldn't support his family through his repair work, he decided to use his skills to turn towards burglary, stealing just enough to get by. It wasn't long before Scott was apprehended and sentenced to spend the next years of his life behind bars. During this time, his wife Peggy divorced him, so when Scott got out four years later on early parole, he found that he had nowhere to go.

Wanting to continue to providing for his family, especially his daughter Cassie, Scott managed to get a job at a Wayne Enterprises branch as part of their ex-offenders employment scheme. Life gradually started to get better, that was until Cassie got sick, having been diagnosed as having a serious congenital heart condition. Desperate to help his daughter, Scott sought the aid of surgeon Dr. Erica Sondheim. However Scott soon discovered that she was mysteriously being held by Cross Technological Enterprises against her will. 

Breaking into the home of Dr Henry Pym, the infamous Ant-Man, Scott stole the man's old Ant-Man suit, which he used in order to break into Cross Enterprises. Here he discovered that Dr. Sondheim was being held captive by the company's founder Darren Cross, who sought to use her to heal his own heart condition. During the struggle that unfolded, the villainous Darren Cross passed away after his heart gave way, allowing Scott to escape with Sondheim whom managed to save his daughter's life.

Scott was intent on returning the suit, however before he could Hank Pym informed Scott that he had watched Scott during his confrontation with Cross. Pym felt that Scott had what it took to take on the mantle of the Ant-Man full time, an offer Scott graciously agreed.

Having moved to New York, Scott fought as Ant-Man for around a year before he was approached by the Legendary Lex Luthor into joining his Justice League. Eager to make Cassie proud, he accepted.


Supporting Cast:
Superhero Associates & Wards
Hank Pym - Creator of the Pym Particle and the Ant-Man suit, Hank gave Scott his blessing to become the Ant-Man.

Lex Luthor - The benefactor of the Justice League, Scott finds the guy to be quite friendly and the two have a good working relationship. Requires approval from Lex player

Captain America - The leader of the Justice League, Scott grew up listening to stories of the war hero. 
Requires approval from Cap player 

Thor - The actually Asgardian god Thor, as well as a fellow member of the Justice League.
Requires approval from Thor player

Black Widow - A fellow member of the Justice League. A hot Russian redhead, what's not to like?
Requires approval from Hexaflexagon

Superman - Unlike many members of the Justice League, Scott actually holds an appreciation for the big man in blue, although that might have something to do with the fact that Scott know's the man could absolutely destroy him if they came to blows.
Requires approval from Morden Man
Allies and Friends
Raz Malhotra - Raz works at Lexcorp as a computer technician, although his area of expertise is actually artificial intelligence. Scott often approaches the guy for tech support whenever the rest or the League aren't around. Due to this, they soon became good friends.

Luis Peña - Scott former cellmate from his time behinds bars, Luis now serves as Scott's link to the criminal underground. Despite Luis' criminal ways and the fact that he keeps trying to convince Scott to turn back to crime, the two still remain friends. 

Cassie Lang - Scott's daughter and the most important thing in his life right now. Scott shares custody of her with his ex-wife, Peggy.
 
The Ants - There are approximately over ten thousand trillion ants on the planet at any given moment, and all of them are under Scott's control. He tries to be "friends" with his employees, giving them names and treating them with care. 
Enemies and Rivals
Peggy Rae - The ex-wife. Enough said.

The Atom - More of a friendly rivalry, Scott believes that his Ant-Man suit surpasses that of the Atom suit, leading to the two shrinkers to constantly argue.

Darren Cross - Former CEO and founder of Cross Technological Enterprises, Darren Cross was the first villain Scott faced. Believed to be dead after his heart gave out during his confrontation with him. 

Taskmaster - Due to having fought against the guy on more than one occasion, Scott sees the man as one of his arch-nemeses. Taskmaster would disagree.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:
Scott doesn't really differ much from his comic iteration. Here however he worked briefly for Wayne Enterprises (I assumed that such a company would have ex-offender employment schemes or something). I'm basing the majority of how I play Scott on his current comic run, in that he's trying to care for his daughter, despite his ex-wife's protests, as well as the fact that I'd like to portray Scott as the "funny guy" i fell in love with.


Post References:
#1 - America Chavez meets the Hulk
#2 - The Knitter knits something and thinks about knitting
#3 - Harper Row prepares herself for a nightly patrol
#4 - Iceman gets a pep talk from Professor X and does something amazing.
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