Dave

For other uses, see Dave (disambiguation)

Dave is a friend of Scott Lang and Luis who works as Lang's getaway driver during heists.

Biography[]

Meeting Scott Lang[]

Pitching the Robbery[]

In 2015, Dave joined Kurt Goreshter at Luis' apartment when Scott Lang was welcomed back after serving three-year sentence in San Quentin State Prison for breaking into the VistaCorp Headquarters and returning the money they stole. Luis introduced Lang to Dave and Kurt and hinted to him that they wanted his help for their upcoming heist, but Lang insisted that he was not interested as he intended to go straight, getting an honest job.^[1]

Robbing Hank Pym[]

When Lang's attempt at getting a job at Baskin-Robbins resulted in him getting fired, he reluctantly agreed to assist the team in the heist. They had a meeting where they discussed the details of the plan to rob Hank Pym's home as Luis had received important information about the layout of the house, including the safe which potentially housed millions of dollars.

The heist went underway, and Dave sat in the driver's seat of their van with Luis and Kurt Goreshter while Lang broke into the Pym Residence and looked for the safe. Lang continued to update the team as he found and destroyed the safe, only to find what appeared to be a strange Motorcycle Suit inside. Disappointed, Lang made it back to the van with the suit and Dave drove them back to Luis' apartment.^[1]

Recruited by Hank Pym[]

A few days after their initial heist, Dave, Kurt Goreshter and Luis were invited back to the Pym Residence for coffee. There they learned that Lang had been working with Hank Pym and his daughter Hope van Dyne with the intention of breaking into Pym Technologies and stealing the weaponized Yellowjacket Suit from the insane CEO Darren Cross. Pym discussed their professionalism and chances of succeeding in their mission, with Dave and Pym arguing over who let who break into the mansion. Shortly after their coffee, Lang stepped back into the room wearing the Ant-Man Suit they had once stolen. Everyone was initially impressed by the look of the suit, and were then amazed when Lang demonstrated the suit's shrinking abilities.

The night before the heist, Dave and the rest of the team got together to finalize the details of the plan, which would have Dave once again working as the getaway driver for Lang was the mission was complete, although Hank Pym continued to question the likelihood of them succeeding.^[1]

Infiltration into Pym Technologies Headquarters[]

The plan went underway. While Luis posed as a security guard, Scott Lang snuck into Pym Technologies via the water line while Dave and Kurt Goreshter stayed in the van so Kurt could hack into the security systems with Dave prepared to drive them away. However, Dave spotted Hank Pym being stopped from entering by police officers Jim Paxton and Gale and went to help. Dave jumped into the police car and drove it away before crashing it into a tree, distracting Paxton and Gale long enough for Pym to go inside. He then ran back to the van and hopped inside.

While Dave and Kurt celebrated their distraction of the police, they accidentally pressed their van's "La Cucaracha" horn, which Paxton recognized. While they attempted to hide so Kurt could finish his hack, they were soon pulled from the van and were nearly handcuffed. They managed to escape when explosions and gunfire were heard which distracted the police, allowing Dave and Kurt to pick up Luis and escape.

When Dave heard that Lang was fighting Darren Cross at his ex-wife's house and his daughter was in danger, he drove Luis and Kurt to the location, intending to help as best they could. When they arrived, however, they discovered the house was surrounded by police; not wishing to be arrested, Dave drove the van backwards and made an awkward retreat.^[1]

X-Con Security Consultants[]

Assisting Scott Lang[]

In 2018, Dave began working at X-Con Security Consultants alongside Luis, Kurt Goreshter, and Scott Lang. One day, he, Kurt, and Luis assisted Hank Pym and Hope van Dyne when Lang brought them to the office.

That same evening, Dave witnessed Sonny Burch and his men arrive at their office. He, Luis, and Kurt were then tied up as Burch and Uzman interrogated Luis about Lang's location. Luis eventually revealed that Lang was in the Muir Woods, but much to everyone's surprise, Ghost appeared in front of them, having heard the entire conversation, spooking Dave and Kurt.

Afterwards, Dave, Kurt, and Luis were then freed and Luis informed Lang about giving away his location. The next day, Luis left to help Lang, leaving Dave and Kurt behind at the office. However, Dave and Kurt decided to join them later.^[2]

Chase for the Mobile Laboratory[]

Dave and Kurt arrived at Pier 39 to help Luis out and ended up tazing Sonny Burch's men, allowing the police to take them into custody. Later, Dave was seen on television with Kurt after having helped apprehend Burch.

Following the apprehension of Burch and his men, X-Con Security Consultants received public positive attention. Dave was present when Luis got the call from Mr. Karapetyan who offered them business cooperation. Dave, along with Lang, Luis, and Kurt then celebrated.^[2]

Personality[]

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Dave is a sarcastic, curious, and comically funny man. Hearing Scott Lang's description of burgling VistaCorp instead of robbing it due to not being violent, he calls him a pussy, and then he is shown very suspiciously sneaky in hijacking a license plate when planning to burgle Hank Pym Residents. Teaming with Hank and Hope, he states to everyone their own business in handling the heist due to breaking into their house but gets pointed out that Hank let him which he counters by quoting that he let him let them do it. Then, on the heist, Dave is a clever onlooker, as he notices the cops would be a problem to the operation and causes a distraction by riding their car away so that Hank could get in the building but shortly compromises his position as the policemen opens the back of the van and he bluffs in telling them a look alike person of him put them there.

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Abilities[]

• Thief: Dave helped Scott Lang break into the Pym Residence by communicating with him over the coms, along with Luis and Kurt Goreshter. He was trusted by Lang to the point where he was vouched for in front of Hank Pym to help him with the Infiltration into Pym Technologies Headquarters.

Equipment[]

Weapons[]

• X26 Taser: Dave and Kurt Goreshter used this tasers to ambush Anitolov and Uzman while they were holding Luis at gunpoint, knocking them out and allowing Luis to punch Sonny Burch in the face.

Facilities[]

• The Milgrom Hotel: Dave lived in the Milgrom Hotel with Luis, Kurt Goreshter, and Scott Lang, where they planned a heist together.
• Pym Residence: Dave was brought to Hank Pym's house, where he, Pym Luis, Kurt Goreshter, Scott Lang, and Hope van Dyne planned to steal the Yellowjacket Suit together.
• X-Con Security Consultants Office: Dave, Luis, and Kurt Goreshter set up an office for their company and chose desks for themselves. They were held hostage in the office by Sonny Burch and his crew.

Relationships[]

Allies[] X-Con Security Consultants - Close Friends and Colleagues Luis Kurt Goreshter Scott Lang/Ant-Man Hope van Dyne/Wasp Hank Pym Karapetyan - Customer Janet van Dyne Bill Foster Ava Starr/Ghost - Former Enemy San Francisco Police Department - Former Enemies Jim Paxton Gale Scott

Enemies[] Sonny Burch Sonny Burch's Crew Uzman Anitolov Knox

Behind the Scenes[]

• Isaac Hughes was a stunt double for T.I. in the role of Dave.
• Jejuan Smith and Dawayne Jordan were stand-ins for T.I. in the role of Dave.

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