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Origins[]

The Ant Men, also known as the Microns, were the last survivors of the Microverse. Their world was destroyed by the Psycho-Man, who used his Emotocaster to drive the entire Microverse insane. Among the victims of the Psycho-Man's plot was Arcturus Rann, former leader of the group, who was killed by his wife Marionette. Marionette and the remaining members of the Microns would soon realize that they would not attack each other as long as they didn't look at each other.[1]

The Psycho-Man was only stopped by the Man-Thing, who was drawn to the Microverse by the fear emitted by its citizens. The Man-Thing consumed the Microverse, before dying in the process. The Ant Men managed to escape just as the Man-Thing arrived.[1]

Universe X[]

While Arcturus Rann was dead, his connection to the Enigma Force allowed him to remain in contact with Marionette from the Realm of the Dead. Upon his arrival in the realm, Rann bestowed his portion of the Enigma Force to Kree hero Mar-Vell. Mar-Vell orchestrated his rebirth in the land of the living, existing now as a binary being, both alive and dead.[1] [2]

Mar-Vell, aided by Rann, launched a crusade to destroy Death itself. The Ant Men aided him by keeping a watchful eye over Immortus, who was unwittingly being manipulated by Death's ally Mephisto. They also assisted Mar-Vell in retrieving the Emotocaster from the ruins of the Microverse.[1]

The Ant Men tried to warn Immortus that he was being manipulated, but he did not listen, eventually resulting in the reassembly of the Absorbing Man, a disaster so great that Mephisto hoped Immortus would attempt to travel back in time to prevent it, thus creating another alternate reality Mephisto could manipulate.[3]

Mephisto's schemes were foiled however, when he mistakenly referred to Immortus as Kang, causing him to realize that he had been manipulated.[3] Mar-Vell succeeded in his quest to kill Death, while the Absorbing Man was convinced to cease his rampage and sacrifice himself to save the planet from impending destruction. Realizing the error of his ways, Immortus, spurred on by the Ant Men, apologized to his former rival Reed Richards for his mistakes.[4]

The Ant Men would later attend the wedding of King Britain and Medusa.[5]

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