In the MCU, Ant-Man is a single father who’d give his life for his daughter’s happiness.
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the human element often makes certain superheroes and even certain supervillains far more compelling and memorable. It’s one thing to have superpowers and save the entire world, but when a hero like Ant-Man has relatable and personal stakes to fight for, any MCU movie is taken to the next level.
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Scott Lang/Ant-Man is one of a few superhero parents in the MCU, and his quest to protect his daughter Cassie has been his primary motive from the very start. Sometimes, Ant-Man stumbles and fails, but he won’t ever stop fighting to keep Cassie safe and happy at all costs. Scott Lang has proven with his actions and words that he is the MCU’s Best Dad.
CBR VIDEO OF THE DAYClose10Scott Lang Invited Himself To Cassie’s Birthday Party
In 2015’s Ant-Man movie, Scott Lang was finally released from prison, and his good friend Luis picked him up. One of the first things Scott did was visit his home to reunite with his young daughter Cassie Lang, who was in the middle of her birthday party.
Cassie eagerly welcomed back her father, while Maggie and Jim gave Scott a chilly reception. Scott was the odd man out at that party and was asked to leave soon, but at least Scott cared enough to visit for Cassie’s sake despite everyone being hostile toward him.
9Scott Lang Made A Plan To Properly See Cassie Again
Scott Lang got the message: he was not yet welcome back in Maggie’s or Cassie’s life as a recently released ex-con. Scott was still determined to be a part of Cassie’s life but knew better than to keep sneaking around, so he simply asked his ex-wife for a plan of action.
Even if the odds were against him, Scott was smart to form a solid, practical plan to regain Maggie’s trust and earn a place in Cassie’s life. Scott even did some math on pencil and paper to figure out his finances, though he was far from being financially stable.
8Scott Lang Was inspired By Cassie’s Voice
Ant-Man defeated his first MCU villain, Darren Cross, but he had to go sub-atomic, despite Hank Pym’s warnings. Ant-Man shrank down into the quantum realm, a terrifying and alien place that no one could ever escape. Ant-Man resigned himself to his fate, then heard his daughter’s voice.
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Ant-Man’s love for his young daughter was so strong he could hear Cassie’s voice and found it inspiring. So, Ant-Man made resourceful use of his remaining equipment and expanded back to proper size, all so he could see Cassie again.
7Ant-Man Played With Cassie At Home
In the MCU’s third phase, Scott Lang was under house arrest in his San Francisco home. He felt bored and frustrated, but at least he could spend quality time with Cassie, which Maggie and Jim approved of. So, with Luis’ aid, Scott created a fun heist simulator to entertain Cassie.
Scott used all kinds of things, from a series of cardboard boxes and colorful yarn, to create an Ant-Man-inspired heist scenario that Cassie found highly entertaining. MCU fans loved seeing Scott playfully recreating his very real Ant-Man adventures so Cassie could see what it’s like.
6Ant-Man Longed To Return Home For Cassie’s Sake
In Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ant-Man was reluctant to even go on any adventures, despite how proficient he had become as an Avenger by then. Scott Lang was close to his house arrest’s end, and if he ran off to be a superhero, he might get caught and sent to prison again.
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As a caring father, Ant-Man dreaded arrest and imprisonment not just because it would be highly unpleasant, but because that would separate him from Cassie again. In several scenes of that movie, Ant-Man is desperate to get home and make sure he doesn’t lose his carefully rebuilt life with Cassie.
5Ant-Man Formed A New Family With Cassie, Maggie, & Jim
By the end of Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott Lang’s house arrest had ended, and the villains were vanquished. That movie’s ending had strong themes of families coming together, with the brilliant Janet van Dyne returning from the quantum realm to be with her daughter and husband.
Meanwhile, Scott Lang was finally, and fully, welcomed back to the Lang household. He and his ex-wife Maggie got along as friends, and Scott had befriended Jim Paxton. Most of all, this meant Scott could be a real father at all times for Cassie, which was all he ever wanted.
4Ant-Man Bailed Cassie Out Of Jail
When the MCU’s fifth phase launched, Cassie Lang was in her late teens, and she had become a reckless activist. Cassie meant well for others, including defending homeless Blip victims, but she got carried away and shrank a police cruiser, landing her in jail.
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Scott and Cassie had come full circle, with Cassie being behind bars and Scott shaking his head in disapproval. Still, Scott didn’t hesitate to get Cassie out of there, and he would never leave Cassie in jail for even an extra moment to harshly teach her a lesson; he’d rather use words for that.
3Ant-Man Urged Cassie To Walk A Different Path
Scott Lang dutifully picked up his daughter from jail without hesitation, and during the drive home, Scott stepped up as a true father. He wisely warned Cassie not to follow in his footsteps as a rogue who operated outside the law, though Cassie didn’t really listen.
The apple hadn’t fallen far from the tree, and over time, Scott got used to that. His daughter was becoming the costumed hero Stinger, and she did well as the new size-changing hero. Still, Scott was wise to urge Cassie to consider a different, less risky lifestyle and not just mimic her troubled father.
2Ant-Man Caved To Kang’s Demands For Cassie’s Sake
In 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Scott’s and Hank’s families ended up in the bizarre quantum realm, an otherwordly adventure that soon became a deadly race for survival. At one point, Ant-Man and Cassie were Kang the conqueror’s prisoners, and Kang pressured them into helping him.
Kang demanded Ant-Man’s aid, and to gain leverage, Kang began torturing Cassie with his telekinetic powers. Ant-Man defied Kang initially, but as a father, he was horrified to see his daughter in pain. So, Ant-Man gave in and agreed to help after all.
1Ant-Man Made Sure Cassie Returned Home First
After a climactic battle, Ant-Man and his allies were ready to escape the quantum realm and return home, and they opened up a portal to do just that. Notably, Ant-Man made sure that Cassie went through first, and just in time, too. Kang intervened, and Ant-Man remained in the quantum realm to fight his enemy once again.
Any parent would make sure their child is safe before they protect themselves, and Ant-Man lived up to that standard. Fortunately, Ant-Man got a second chance to return home when his lover Hope returned to help him defeat Kang and open another portal to escape the quantum realm at last.
