The Wasp
Real name: Maria Trovaya Pym
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Researcher, adventurer
Group membership: The Avengers
Affiliations: The Avengers [Captain America (Steve Rogers), Iron Man (Tony Stark), the Hulk (Betty Ross), Ant-Man (Hank Pym), Giant Girl (Janet Van Dyne), Rick Jones)], Lee Kearns
Enemies: Egghead (Elihas Starr), Black Knight (Nathan Garrett), Hijacker (Howard Mitchell), the Magician (Lee Guardineer), Comrade Madame X (Nina Tsiolkovsky), Time Master (Elias Weems), the Human Top/Whirlwind (David Cannon), the Living Eraser, the Porcupine (Alex Gentry), Colossus, the Beasts of Berlin, the Android, the Wrecker (Smith)
Known Relatives: Dr. Janos Trovaya (father, deceased), Hank Pym (husband)
Aliases: "Winsome Wasp"
Base of Operations: Center City, CA and New York City, NY
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish#1
Powers/Abilities: Maria Pym has a genius level IQ. Using Pym particles enables her to shrink or enlarge, she has wings built into her suit giving her flight when shrunk and can reach max speeds of 40 mph. Her wasp's sting can generate several hundred volts. She is also trained in Judo and wrestling.
Height: 5'6
Weight: 115 lbs.
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
History: Born in Hungary, Maria and her father fled to the United States after the death of her mother. In college she met Hank Pym and they were soon married. On their honeymoon Maria's father was murdered by agents of HYDRA for the secret behind the Pym particles.
From there, after Hank had become the Ant-Man, Maria dubbed herself the Wasp. Maria and Hank fought weird science and mad scientists before joining the Avengers. While her husband struggled to balance his life as a scientist and a hero, Maria jumped into the life of a superheroine with both feet.
When Janet Van Dyne became the hero Giant Girl, Maria oversaw her training. Hank and Maria would later retire from the Avengers briefly before a West Coast expansion of the team. When Hank fully retired from the hero game, Maria stayed on as the Wasp and mentored the next generation of heroes.
Comments: Created by me, based on characters and concepts created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby
So, what with Hank Pym being reimagined, what if Maria Pym didn't die? I didn't just want to retread Janet Van Dyne's stories with a different name.
The Wasp has no known connections to:
The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne, 616 counterpart) Tales to Astonish I#44 (June 1963)
Maria Trovaya Pym (616 counterpart) Tales to Astonish I#44 (June 1963)
Any shape changing scientist or Avengers member