Reddit user and founder of the delightful subreddit
r/MaydayMemes, '
maydaymemer' recently brought it to my attention that
Cassie Lang aka
Stinger is a playable character in the
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 video game.
Stinger was released as part of the '
Ant-Man and The Wasp Character and Level Pack' DLC on the
3rd of
July 2018 which added various
Ant-Man related characters from both the original comics and the
Marvel Cinematic Universe films. In addition to
Stinger, these including
Ant-Man (
Scott Lang),
Wasp (
Hope van Dyne and
Ghost as they appeared in the
Ant-Man and The Wasp movie,
Egghead,
Crossfire,
Giant-Man (
Raz Malhotra) from the comics, and for some reason
The Human Fly.
Before anyone points it out, I did notice that that the
Stinger costume depicted shares the same silver doodad's
on the shoulder pads as the
Cassie Lang of the
Main Marvel Universe. While it's definitely likely this was no coincidence, I think given that the
MC2 costume and identity predates and even inspired the
MMU version it's fair to count this as an adaption. It's at least more clear cut then
other examples.
It seems
Stinger doesn't have any unique voice lines and I can find no voice actor credited, which is a shame, though not unsurprising for a bonus character. The more curious detail is the omission of any other
MC2 characters in the game, considering the plot revolves around alternate universes and future and past timelines interacting. Other popular realities such as
2099 and
Future Imperfect are represented along with more recent additions such as the character
Spider-Gwen. But I wouldn't like to speculate about the reasons...
Luckily, good ol'
maydaymemer has
an answer to the lack of
MC2 representation in the game, too:
Until we get a proper
MC2 game, I remain
frogoat
