Goliath
Goliath is a superhero under the American Marvel Comics. There are five generations. The first generation Goliath is Ant-Man- Henry Jonathan Pym (Hank Pym), best known as Bill Foster.
Chinese name: Goliath
Foreign name: Goliath
Alias: Giant-Man, Black Goliath
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: American
Birthplace: United States
Occupation: Superhero
Representative works: "Ant-Man" series, "Avengers" series
Main achievement: Joining the Avengers
Team: Avengers
Main ability: Physical Giantization
First generation: Henry Jonathan Pym
Second generation: Clinton Francis Patton
Third generation: Bill Foster
The fourth generation: Eric Josten
The fifth generation: Tom Foster
Character introduction
The first generation
Henry "Hank" Pym discovered a micro-shaped atom that can shrink the body to the size of an ant and then return to the size of a normal human. He named the atom Pymparticles after himself ). After becoming smaller, Pym's strength increased. Afterwards, he studied ants vigorously and made an electronic helmet that could communicate with ants, becoming Ant-Man who could shrink and control ants freely.
After the scientist Dr. Dyne was killed by an alien villain, his daughter Janet van Dyne (Janet van Dyne) approached Hank, hoping to use Pym particles to avenge her father. Hank told Janet his identity and gave her Pym particles to become the Wasp. Afterwards, the two worked together to arrest the alien villain, and the two became heroic partners and lovers. Later, Hank proposed the concept of forming a team of heroes, and Janet came up with the team name Avengers.
Afterwards, Ant-Man and the Wasp joined Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk to resist the threat of the evil god Loki. At the suggestion of the Wasp, the five formed the most powerful group of heroes on earth. Avengers.
After joining the team, he found that his strength could not keep up with Thor, Captain America and others, so Hank decided to study using Pymparticles to enlarge his body and become a Giant-Man. Improper Mu particles caused him to be locked for a long time in a size between a giant giant and an ordinary size - 10 feet tall (approximately 3.05 meters). He finally recovered, during which he used Goliath (Goliath). ) name.
The second generation
The second generation Goliath is Clinton Francis Barton (Clinton Francis Barton), also known as Hawkeye.
In the most difficult period of the Avengers, there were only three people: Clint, Goliath (Hank Pym), and the Wasp. Black Widow has become a U.S. Sky Shield agent. Clint still has an old love for her, but she said that she has never loved Clint; Clint's bow was broken in a battle, and just as Black Widow was killed by a giant The monster kidnapped him, so Clint found a giant potion of Pym (now the Yellow Jacket), turned himself into a giant, and began to use the code name "Goliath". After rescuing the Black Widow, he used this The identity was active for a long time.
Three generations
The third generation of Goliath was originally named Bill Foster. He lived in the slums of the Watts district of Los Angeles since he was a child, relying on his intelligence and good-hearted people to With help, he was able to leave the slum.
After joining the army, he joined the California Technical Institute, where he also met Claire Temple. The two fell in love and got married, but his career success was in exchange for The marriage failed and the two eventually ended in divorce.
Hank Pym (Hank Pym) had an accident due to an experiment, and his body was fixed at a height of 10 feet (3.05 meters) and could not be restored. Tony Stark (Iron Man) recommended Bill Foster Going to assist Hank Pym in finding a cure, Foster successfully helped Dr. Pym return to his original state and perfectly replicated his transformation ability. Later, with the encouragement of Dr. Pym, Foster eventually became a superhero.
Bill Foster sided with Captain America in Civil War (CIVILWAR), that is, the Anti-Registration faction. During the battle between the two sides, he was killed by the clone Thor. His death changed the pattern of Marvel's civil war and directly led to the escalation of conflicts between the two sides.
Experience:
Bill was born in the Watts area of ??Los Angeles, which is a famous black gathering place in the United States and is quite poor. Bill studied hard since he was a child and finally escaped from the slums and lived a different life. He became a Ph.D., first joined a research institution in California, and later joined the army to serve the country. After retiring, he entered Stark Industries for research work, and also performed outstandingly.
Later, something went wrong with the experiment of Hank Pym, the first generation of Ant-Man, who was solidified at a height of ten feet and could not shrink. So Iron Man Tony asked his outstanding scientists to Bill joins Pym's lab to help Pym research a solution. As Pym's assistant, Bill came into contact with his transformation formula and successfully improved the formula to restore Pym to his original state. At the same time, Bill was also ready to embark on the path of a hero after creating the perfect transformation formula.
At this time, Bill was married and divorced. In order to win back the love of his ex-wife, he pretended that the formula he found was incomplete and that he was stuck at a height of enlargement and could not recover, so he had to join a team. He went to the circus to make money while researching recovery methods. He also equipped himself with a costume, hoping to perform a scene of the birth of a hero in front of his ex-wife. However, Bill's ex-wife was already in love with Luke Cage (PowerMan) at this time, and she brought Luke Cage to the circus.
Seeing that his ex-wife already had a hero beside him, and asked this new boyfriend to help him, Bill was in a very bad mood, and eventually he had a disagreement with Luke Cage and started a fight. During the fight, the two discovered that the circus was actually a criminal base controlled by the villain Ringmaster, so they joined forces to prevent the Ringmaster from committing crimes. This was Bill's first heroic activity, and he began to perform heroic acts as Black Goliath.
While using the identity of Black Goliath, Bill faced villains such as Atom-Smasher and Stilt-Man, and joined the heroic organization Champions. , Denfenders, and Project Pegasus. He formed a deep friendship with The Thing, a member of the Fantastic Four.
During the research process of Project Pegasus, Bill was found to have cancer. It turned out that he had received excessive radiation during the battle with the Atom Smasher. At the suggestion of the Stone Man, Bill changed his name to Giant Man, and fought against the villain MODOK together with the Stone Man, Iceman of the X-Men, Captain America and other heroes, and captured the third time with the Stone Man and Spider-Man The second generation Atom Smasher (the first generation died after fighting Bill, the second generation is his brother).
After these battles, Bill's condition became more serious and he was about to die. Fortunately, a hero named Jessica Drew was able to exchange blood for him and help him cure the disease. . However, this also made the previous transformation formula invalid, and Bill lost his superpowers for a period of time.
Bill, who lost his superpowers, participated in the Evolutionary War incident as a technician. During the incident, Bill reused the serum formula to make himself larger. However, something went wrong this time and he could not shrink back to his original shape. , it took a long time to improve the formula and return to normal. After this incident, Marvel also completely abandoned Bill's cancer story and never mentioned it again.
After recovering, Bill gave up the title of Giant, and the identity was resumed by Hank Pym. The alien race Kosmosians attacked the earth. Although they were defeated by the heroes, they destroyed the energy system of Pym's series, causing all people with the ability to gigantize except Pym to lose their superpowers. Bill was among them, which made him Give up his identity as a hero and live an ordinary life. Because of his doctorate status, Bill joined the Centers for Disease Control (Centers for Disease Control) and still helped the Avengers in certain incidents.
Later, Bill regained the ability to become gigantic (how to obtain it, the comics are not very clear), and he joined the team of Luke Cage and others to form an organization of heroes who were all black. But the good times did not last long, and the story of the Civil War came next.
Everyone is familiar with the story of the Civil War. The anti-registration faction led by Captain America faced off against the registration faction heroes led by Iron Man. In the fourth issue of Civil War, Bill joins the fight as Goliath as a member of Captain America's Secret Avengers. During the melee between the two sides, Stark's cloned Thor fell from the sky, breaking the balance of the battle. In order to cover Captain America's retreat, Bill fought hard to clone Thor, and was eventually killed.
Bill's death caused great shock to both parties. Personnel from both sides attended Bill's funeral, and since he died in combat and could not be reduced, Bill was buried in full size. After his death, some people were dissatisfied with Stark's actions and left the Registration Faction, while others were afraid of copying Thor's power and chose to join the Registration Faction.
Bill's nephew Tom (Tom Foster) inherited Bill's mantle and abilities. He called himself Black Goliath and became a hero. Although Bill was not resurrected in subsequent comics, Tom was there. , the heroic legend of Black Goliath will not end.
Fourth Generation
The real name of the fourth generation Goliath is Erik Josten, which is Atlas.
The fifth generation of Goliath
The fifth generation of Goliath is Bill Foster’s nephew Tom Foster. He inherited Bill’s mantle and abilities and called himself Black Goliath. Black Goliath also became a hero. Although Bill was not resurrected in subsequent comics, with Tom here, Black Goliath's heroic legend will not end.
Abilities
Each Goliath's abilities come from Pymparticles invented by Hank Pym. Through the use of Pym particles, various attributes of Goliath's body have been improved to varying degrees.
Goliath can also gain extra mass and strength from another dimension, allowing him to transform into a giant and possess superhuman strength and endurance.
Related works
In the 2018 movie "Ant-Man and the Wasp", Laurence Fishburne played Bill Foster.