This article is about Darren Cross in the Ant-Man film. For his appearance in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, see M.O.D.O.K..
- “My name is Darren, and I am not a dick!”
- ―Darren Cross to Kang the Conqueror[src]
Darren Cross (also known as Yellowjacket and M.O.D.O.K.) is the CEO of Cross Technological Enterprises, and the main antagonist in the 2015 Marvel Studios film Ant-Man. He is portrayed by Corey Stoll.
Darren Cross was created by David Michelinie and John Byrne. Yellowjacket was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. M.O.D.O.K. was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Size Reduction: Using the original Ant-Man Suit and Pym Particle formula as a template, Cross developed a weaponized version that allows him to reduce approximately to the size of an ant. He also still maintains his regular-sized strength and durability when shrinking.
- Enhanced Superhuman Strength: The Yellowjacket suit increases Cross' physical strength to superhuman levels while shrunk.
- Energy-Pulse Stingers: The Yellowjacket suit is equipped with two tentacle-like 'stingers' on the back which can fire intense energy blasts.
- Flight: Unlike the original Ant-Man Suit, the Yellowjacket suit is capable of flight.
Appearances[]
Marvel Cinematic Universe[]
Ant-Man[]
Darren Cross graduated from MIT as valedictorian at the age of twenty. He was hired directly from MIT by Hank Pym, and for a time worked as his assistant. However, he became obsessed with learning the secrets of Pym's Ant-Man Suit, and his size-reducing Pym Particle technology. At some point, he forced Pym from his company, Pym Technologies, and took over as CEO, renaming it Cross Technologies.
Cross sought out the guest who questioned him in the Pym Technologies bathroom, where he presented himself as friendly and understanding, handing over a paper towel for the man to wash his hands. However when the man continued to question Cross' work, Cross shot him with a gun containing the unstable Pym Particles, causing his body to shirk and collapse into itself, leaving a tiny bloody mess on the floor. Cross wiped away the mess and flushed it down the toilet.
Viewing the presentation to have been a success, Cross invited Hope van Dyne out to dinner with him to celebrate. There they toasted to Cross' impressive success with finally completing his experiments and van Dyne told him he deserved all his success.
In the film, Darren shows Hank his new project: a weaponized version of the Ant-Man Suit codenamed the Yellowjacket. Which he wants to spread around the world to revolutionize the future of warfare. However, he has yet to replicate the Ant-Man's Pym Particle technology into the prototype so that it's safe for human use. Hank, horrified at the danger the new suit poses, chooses prisoner Scott Lang to become the new Ant-Man and steal the Yellowjacket from Darren before it is unveiled to the world.
Eventually, Darren finally duplicates the Pym Particle technology, albeit an imperfect version, into the Yellowjacket and invites Pym to the unveiling ceremony. When Ant-Man breaks into Cross Technologies and attempts to steal the suit, he is instead captured by Darren, who reveals he knew about their plan and intends to sell both the Yellowjacket and Ant-Man suits to HYDRA. He then betrays Hank and shoots him near the neck; but Hank survives. When Ant-Man breaks out of the trap, Darren attempts to escape in a helicopter with the Yellowjacket; but Ant-Man follows him as Cross Technologies and it's research is destroyed by bombs planted by Ant-Man earlier.
With no alternative, Darren dons the Yellowjacket suit and fights Ant-Man before they crash into a house and Ant-Man is arrested by Paxton. Enraged at Scott for losing his company and driven insane by the imperfect shrinking formula, Darren arrives at Scott's home and attempts to kill his daughter, but is stopped by Ant-Man and Paxton. Darren prepares to kill both Paxton and Scott's daughter, but Ant-Man defeats him by shrinking to subatomic size and sabotaging the wiring in the Yellowjacket suit, causing Darren to shrink uncontrollably.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania[]
Eleven years since his last fight with Scott Lang, Darren Cross has been stuck in the quantum realm after believing he died. Scott, Cassie Lang, Hope Van Dyne, Janet Van Dyne and Hank Pym find Darren now in the form of M.O.D.O.K. after being horrifically deformed. Cross informs the Lang-Pym family that Kang the Conqueror found him when he fell in and Cross agreed to work for Kang as he was able to "cure" him. Cross is ordered by Kang to kill Scott and his family, but eventually redeems himself when he realises what Kang is really like. Cross betrays Kang and agrees to help his former enemy, but is eventually killed. Reformed, Cross dies surrounded by Scott and his family, believing he is dying as an Avenger. Cross passes away as the family mourn their former enemy, before returning to Earth.
Trivia[]
- The comic book version of Darren Cross initially didn't have a costumed identity, though he is the brother of the supervillain Crossfire (William Cross), who appears instead of him in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Following the film adaptation, Cross would be revived in the comics by the villain Egghead and fitted with the Yellowjacket armor similar to the one from the film.
- For Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Darren Cross is amalgamated with George Tarleton, who becomes the supervillain M.O.D.O.K.
- As M.O.D.O.K. Darren displayed similarities to Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. Both of them turn into robotic assassins after receiving mechanical enhancements and die saving the protagonists from their evil masters (Darth Sidious and Kang the Conqueror, respectively).
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