. a . ▁Professor ▁X ▁( X - Men ) ▁– ▁founder , ▁ment or , ▁and ▁som etime ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁X - Men ▁Dr . ▁Henry ▁" H ank " ▁P ym ▁bio chem ist , ▁disco vers ▁an ▁unusual ▁set ▁of ▁sub atomic ▁particles ▁he ▁labels ▁" P ym ▁particles ". ▁Ent ra pping ▁these ▁within ▁two ▁separate ▁ser ums , ▁he ▁creates ▁a ▁size - alter ing ▁formula ▁and ▁a ▁revers al ▁formula , ▁testing ▁them ▁on ▁himself . ▁Be comes ▁original ▁Ant - Man . ▁ ▁Mad ▁scient ists ▁ ▁Curt ▁Con n ors ▁– ▁college ▁professor ▁who ▁created ▁a ▁formula ▁to ▁reg row ▁his ▁missing ▁arm ; ▁turning ▁himself ▁into ▁" The ▁L izard " ▁ ▁Dr . ▁C yrus ▁M ald or / The ▁Sc arab ▁( Capt ain ▁America ) ▁ ▁Otto ▁Gun ther ▁Oct av ius , ▁a . k . a . ▁Doctor ▁Oct opus ▁( Sp ider - Man ▁ 2 ▁and ▁Marvel ▁Comics ) ▁– ▁n arc iss istic ▁robot ic ist ▁and ▁nuclear ▁phys ic ist ▁who ▁was ▁f used ▁to ▁his ▁four ▁mechanical ▁tent acles ; ▁has ▁a ▁vend etta ▁against ▁Spider - Man ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Arn im ▁Z ola ▁( Capt ain ▁America ▁films ▁and ▁Marvel ▁Comics ) ▁– ▁former ▁Naz i ▁scient ist ▁who ▁escaped ▁death ▁by ▁transfer ring ▁his ▁conscious ness ▁into ▁a ▁mechanical ▁body ; ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁H Y D RA ▁terror ist ▁organization ▁