Nadia van Dyne

Nadia van Dyne
Nadia van Dyne as depicted in The Unstoppable Wasp #1 (March 2017). Art by Elizabeth Torque.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearance
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In-story information
Alter egoNadezhda "Nadia" van Dyne
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsAvengers
All-New, All-Different Avengers
Champions
G.I.R.L.
PartnershipsWasp (Janet van Dyne)
Ant-Man (Scott Lang)
Notable aliasesThe Wasp
Nadia Pym
Abilities
  • Flight via bio-synthetic wings
  • Bio-electric energy blasts
  • Size manipulation
  • Expert gymnast and acrobat
  • Expert martial artist
  • Genius intellect

Nadezhda "Nadia" van Dyne (née Pym) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mark Waid and Alan Davis, the character first appeared in Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II (July 2016), and was loosely based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe character Hope van Dyne, played by Evangeline Lilly. Nadia has notably been depicted as one of Marvel's rare asexual heroes. She is also diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

The daughter of Hank and Maria Pym, Nadia was raised as an assassin of the Red Room before escaping with the use of her father's Pym Particles and becoming the Unstoppable Wasp. Like her predecessor and stepmother, Janet van Dyne, Nadia is depicted as having the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters, fly by means of insectoid wings, and fire bioelectric energy blasts, while like her biological father she has bipolar disorder. She is a founding member of G.I.R.L. as well as a longtime leader of the organization.