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Stature

 

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Cassandra Eleanore Lang

Aliases
Cassie, Giant Girl, Ant-Girl

Identity
Secret

Occupation
Adventurer, student

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Known Relatives
Scott Lang (Ant-Man, father, deceased), Peggy Rae Burdick (mother), Blake Burdick (stepfather), Ruth and Carl (aunt and uncle)

Group Affiliation
Avengers; formerly Young Avengers, Secret Avengers

Education
Currently attending high school

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Blonde

Powers
Cassandra has the ability to grow or shrink her body, similar to the previous Ant-Men

Weapons
None

Paraphernalia
Her costume is loosely based on her father's Ant-Man costume, except without the insect controlling helmet

First Appearance
(as Cassie Lang) Marvel Premiere #47, (as Stature) Young Avengers #6 (2005)

Significant Issues
Young Avengers #2 (first demonstrated size-changing abilities), Mighty Avengers #21 (joined Avengers)

As a young girl, Cassie's father, Scott Lang, adopted the guise of Ant-Man to help save her life. After her mother divorced her father, she grew up idolizing her father's adventures with the Avengers.

When her mother and stepfather grew uneasy about Scott's life as an Avenger, she filed, and won, full custody of Cassie, and unsuccessfully tried to shield her from superheroes. Cassie continued to visit her father until the his death.

Afterwards, Cassie retreated to herself, shunning her mother and stepfather's attempts to reach out to her. Secretly the superhero life continued to call to her, and the disaffected Cassie toyed with the idea leaving her home and joining the Los Angeles-based rogue team of young heroes known as the Runaways. After seeing a story on TV about the Young Avengers, she sought them out, becoming a full member.

More recently, Cassie, along with her fellow Young Avengers joined Captain America's resistance to the Superhero Registration Act. She, and the other Young Avengers, also attempted a mission to recruit the Runaways to the Anti-registration cause, battling the U.S. Government and a rogue Kree warrior in the process. However the strain of the Super-hero Civil War has taken its toll on the young heroine and she has recently split with Captain America's resistance -- and her own teammates.
 
 
 
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