- "In this universe, Janet van Dyne contracted a quantum virus that corrupted her brain."
- âThe Watcher[src]
The Quantum Virus is an encephalopathic virus that originated from the Quantum Realm, capable of turning its host into a zombie.
History[]
Origin[]
The Quantum Virus originated from the Quantum Realm. In one reality, during her thirty years of isolation in the Quantum Realm, Janet van Dyne contracted the virus, which corrupted her brain.
In 2018, Hank Pym traveled to the Quantum Realm to rescue van Dyne, but found that the virus had transformed her into a zombie. She promptly attacked her husband, infecting him with the virus, too. The two later returned to Earth and attacked and infected Scott Lang, though Hope van Dyne was able to escape.[1]
Zombie Apocalypse[]
The virus spread rapidly across the United States of America, prompting the Avengers to arrive at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to try and prevent its advance. However, Captain America was immediately bitten and attacked by Pym, and the rest of the Avengers fell to the zombie outbreak (except T'Challa). With Earth's Mightiest Heroes defeated, the rest of the world soon succumbed to the virus as well.[1]
Capabilities[]
The Quantum Virus is a powerful virus, being able to transmit rapidly. It primarily spreads through saliva, meaning if those infected can bite through flesh, the virus can spread easily. Even extraterrestrials are not immune to the virus, as Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, and Thanos became infected.
The Quantum Virus infects the body, overloading the brain, destroying several important areas, causing the patient to regress to an almost purely instinctual and irrational state, in addition to a gigantic need for human flesh. Despite the damage the virus does to the mind, the zombies produced from the virus can still retain knowledge and skills which they had prior to being infected, in addition to being able to maintain some limited degree of consciousness and lucidity if fed frequently. Many of the Earth infected heroes were completely capable of using their skills such as fighting, using advanced technology, and using magic, some like Zombie Wanda Maximoff were able to partially regain their consciousness, having true bonds with others and being able to briefly reason. However, ants are immune to it as they devoured zombie flesh without being turned into zombies.[1]
Trivia[]
- In the comics, the Hunger or the Hunger Gospel was a zombie virus which took over two alternate Earths similar to the main Marvel Universe, infecting almost all superheroes and villains in the world until devouring all living beings. Both these Earths would continue to infect each other in an eternal timeloop.
- A Hela Variant was shown able to control the zombies created by the virus, meaning they are dead enough to be susceptible to necromancy.
