Henry Pym (Earth-81648)

Henry "Hank" Pym is a scientist at S.H.I.E.L.D, and head of the Super Soldier Division, which is dedicated to creating the next generation of soldiers, working alongside the Technological Advancement Department.

Early Life
Hank was raised in a small, run down house. He lived on food scraps for years, constantly being bullied because of it. He'd go home with new bruises every day, but was always too scared to tell anyone who was doing it. He always felt small compared to the others at school, and hid at the back of the classroom. His father died when he was 11, adding more stress onto the already massive accumulation.

Juvenile Detention Facility
After his father died, the bullies started making fun of him for that. That was the last straw, and Hank attacked one of them accidentally impaling him on a fence. He was arrested and taken to a Juvenile Detention Facility. Hank preferred to stay in his room, but was brought out for education. It was here, in isolation, that his intelligent side came out. He watched television, and drew all day. He spent seven years, before he was taken into S.H.I.E.L.D custody.

Released and Redemption
S.H.I.E.L.D hired Hank, having seen his test results throughout his sentence. Nick Fury had him put through various tests to decide what department he would be allocated. In between the tests, Hank went to homeless shelters and gave out food, helping others to try and redeem himself for what he did. He spent countless hours doing voluntary community service, never feeling like he'd redeemed himself. But after a long conversation with Fury, he was convinced that by working at S.H.I.E.L.D, he was doing the world a favour.

The Giant Inside
It was eventually decided that he would be a member of the Super Soldier Division, due to a number of drawings handed over by the Juvenile Detention Centre, depicting all sorts of soldiers. But the one that got him the job, was Giant Man, because he'd already partially figured out how to do it. Fury assigned him and a group of twenty scientists to work on it, and within a year, they had the subjects grow by a foot.