Darren Cross

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Yellowjacket in Marauders v1 #9.

Darren Cross is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

Darren Cross

By his son’s side, he vowed to find a means of healing him and to make the Lang’s pay for their part in his injury. To that end, he had his agents capture Egghead where Cross offered him access to Hank Pym’s secret lab in the Ant-Man helmet along with its various secrets in exchange for his aid in finding a cure for Augustine. Egghead found an experimental battle armor that was being developed by Pym that used Pym Particles as a power source that could offer a solution. Darren Cross decided to equip himself and gain the power for himself. (Astonishing Ant-Man v1 #12) He along with Crossfire and Egghead were pillaging the laboratory when the Ant-Man costume was brought to court for the trial of Scott Lang. He was asked to demonstrate a break-in to Cross Tech when his helmet notified him of a break-in whereupon Darren Cross along with his compatriots attacked. They battled Lang’s allies who were effortlessly beaten by Darren due to his Yellowjacket armor. In the fighting, Cassandra Lang as Stinger learnt of the armors power source being Pym Particles and forcibly had Darren take medication that dampened the particles effects. This caused him to lose power in the suit and he was defeated. (Astonishing Ant-Man v1 #13) Despite his defeat, he remained free and later attended the secret meeting of the Universal Bank that consisted of the top richest people on the planet. They had gathered to question fellow member Dario Agger over his secret deal with the Dark Elf King Malekith the Accursed that allowed him to plunder the resources of the Ten Realms of Asgard. Rather than give him a part in his riches, Agger refused bringing him into conflict with the other members of the Universal Bank. (Mighty Thor v2 #8)

He came to ally with the anti-Mutant Homines Virendi organization where he was to serve as a spy with him being injected into the body of Pyro. Once inside. he reported his findings of Krakoa back to his employers. Ultimately, he was discovered with Emma Frost and the other telepaths placing an illusion in his mind to make him vacate Pyro's body with his memories removed of the encounter. (Marauders v1 #9)

Overview

Personality and attributes

Powers and abilities

He later came to steal one of Hank Pym’s battle suits that was made specifically or Pym Particle users. The particles acted as a power source making the wearer a quantum weapon without peer. (Astonishing Ant-Man v1 #12) With the Pym Particles in his system, it made Darren Cross a particularly powerful user for the Yellow Jacket suit’s abilities greatly enhanced. It also possessed a pair of energy weapons on stingers that protruded from the shoulders. (Astonishing Ant-Man v1 #13)

Due to his position in society, he came to be a member of the Universal Bank that consisted of the top richest and most influential people on the planet. (Mighty Thor v2 #8)

Notes

• Darren Cross was created by John Byrne and David Michelinie where he made his first appearance in Marvel Premiere v1 #47 (April, 1979).
• He later took on the identity of Yellowjacket in Astonishing Ant-Man v1 #12 (November, 2016).

In other media

Films

• In Ant-Man, Darren Cross appeared as the main antagonist in the 2015 live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where he was portrayed by actor Corey Stoll. He was once the assistant of Hank Pym and worked at his company of Pym Technologies. Cross became obsessed with learning the secrets of Pym's Ant-Man Suit, and his size-reducing Pym Particle technology, despite Pym's constant attempts to convince Cross that it was nothing more than an urban legend and should not be taken seriously. Over the years, Cross forced out Hank Pym from his own company and took over as CEO, renaming it Cross Technologies; the company under Cross' leadership became a rival of Stark Industries thanks to his guidance. Cross continued to obsess over Pym's previous experiments that had remained hidden from the world, focusing much of his energy into understanding the science behind the fabled Ant-Man Suit. Eventually, Cross' obsession paid off and he was able to make his own weaponized version of the Ant-Man Suit, which was called the Yellowjacket Suit. Cross organized a presentation with several potential investors for his Yellowjacket Suit, and also invited Hank Pym to witness his success. To his surprise, Pym showed up and was greeted by his estranged daughter, Hope van Dyne, who was now working for Cross. While giving his presentation, Cross showed off many pieces of footage believed to be of Ant-Man in the 1980s and used Pym as an example of his history with the project, which Pym continued to deny. Eventually, Cross showed his guests his Yellowjacket armor and explained its many benefits to the military with a slick presentation. He explained how he had been able to recreate the technology used by the Ant-Man and created a new form of Pym Particles which could shrink who or whatever came into contact with it while increasing their strength. However, a member of Pym Technologies, Frank, seemed less than impressed, noting it was only a suit which could also pose a threat if it were to fall into the hands of their enemies. Annoyed at having been questioned, Cross asked to see Frank in private later to discuss the Yellowjacket further. With the guests discussing the pitch, Cross spoke to Pym in private. When Pym finally confessed that he had developed the Pym Particles and the Ant-Man Suit in the 1980s, Pym warned Cross not to pursue this project any further as he believed that the technology was far too dangerous when put into the wrong hands. Cross refused to listen to reason and vowed to complete his work, telling Pym that they could have built the Yellowjacket as partners, but Pym had ruined any chance of repairing their partnership. As Cross walked away from Pym, he was approached by Mitchell Carson, an old enemy of Pym's who was now working for HYDRA. Carson offered a deal to Cross in which HYDRA would purchase the Yellowjacket Suit for twenty percent of his asking price in exchange for a fast payment in cash. Blinded by his greed and pride, Cross accepted the offer and began to put things in place to sell his weapons to the ultimate terrorist organization. However, before he could sell the technology, Cross knew he had to perfect it.

Video games

• In Marvel: Contest of Champions, the Darren Cross Yellowjacket appeared as a playable character in the mobile video game.
• In Marvel: Future Fight, the Darren Cross Yellowjacket appeared as a playable character in the mobile video game.

Appearances

• Marvel Premiere v1:
• Astonishing Ant-Man v1:
• Mighty Thor v2:
• Marauders v1:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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