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"Particle Physics. Industrial Espionage. Wheeling and Dealing."

—Yellowjacket

Yellowjacket, civilian name Darren Cross, was first introduced as a villain working for Crimson Dynamo. He could later be recruited for a limited time to Avengers Academy after his defeat during the Armor Wars Event. His Recruitment Quest was Get Yellowjacket! His mission board quests can be found here.

Requirements

Armor Wars Event

Level 6 to start the event

  • 60 Yellow Jackets
  • 13 Armor
  • 9 Unstable Molecules
  • 6 Briefcases
  • 5,000 Iron Scraps

Pet Avengers Event

  • 2 Red Ornaments
  • 5 Blue Ornaments
  • 24 Yellow Jackets
  • 10 Unstable Molecules
  • 6,000 Gift Cards

Upgrades

Each time Yellowjacket is upgraded, he gives +10% on Mission Board Quests.

Rank Title Cost Mission
2 5 Helmets, 15 Armor, 5,000 Iron Scraps Sting Like a Yellowjacket, pt. 3
3 Vespula squamosa 8 Helmets, 20 Armor, 7,500 Iron Scraps Here's the Deal, pt. 2
4 11 Helmets, 25 Armor, 10,000 Iron Scraps Grand Theft Cross, Pt. 1
5 Codename: Yellowjacket 15 Helmets, 30 Armor, 12,500 Iron Scraps Grand Theft Cross, Pt. 3
  • Post event:
Rank Title Cost
2 25 Armor Plates
3 Vespula squamosa 35 Armor Plates
4 45 Armor Plates
5 Codename: Yellowjacket 55 Armor Plates

Appearance

Facial Appearance

Darren has fair skin, brown hair, and brown eyes.

Yellowjacket's Rank 1 outfit is a black suit with open jacket, over a yellow shirt, with a yellow pocket square. He also wears yellow sunglasses and his Yellowjacket armor pack.

Yellowjacket's Rank 3 outfit is long-sleeved body armor with yellow highlights on the chest and his wrists, black utility trousers, black and gold boots, a black helmet with yellow visor, and his Yellowjacket armor pack.

Yellowjacket's Rank 5 outfit is his armor from the "Ant-Man" movie.

Story

Character Relationships

Kang

Kang promised Yellowjacket tech and weapons to persuade him to participate in the Armor Wars.

Vuture

Yellowjacket bought technology and supplies from Vulture in order to defeat Iron Man and take Cross Technologies to the next level.

Soundbites

Yellowjacket is voiced by Kamran Nikhad.

  • "Bees?"
  • "Cross my heart."
  • "Do I look like a monster?"
  • "Don't cross me!"
  • "Don't touch the prototype."
  • "Dress for success."
  • "Gotta go."
  • "I'm busy."
  • "I'm gonna disintegrate you!"
  • "It's just business."
  • "Like the suit?"
  • "Nothing personal."
  • "Wake up, suit up, show up."
  • "You catch more flies with honey."

Actions

Icon Name Time Location Rank Notes
Action Try Industrial Espionage
Try Industrial Espionage 4h Stark Tower (holo display) 1
Mar action dances at lounge large v2@4x
Make Connections 2h Club A (dance floor) 1
Action Start the Party
Start The Party 4h Club A 1
Mar action make a scene large v2@4x Close the Deal 30m Club A 3
Mar action search for clues v3@4x
Consider Consequences 1h Avengers Dorm (right chair) 4
Do Biochemistry 3
Mar action hidden shield large v2@4x
Follow the Money 4h S.H.I.E.L.D. H.Q. (inside) 4
Action Have a Picnic
Have a Picnic 4h Avengers Park (right bench) 2
Lower Heart Rate 5
Mar action lab get physical
Play with Particles Pym's Lab (tesla coil) 2
Mar action talk to Jarvis large v2@4x
Revise Business Model 4h Stark Tower (J.A.R.V.I.S.) 2
Mar action night out v3@4x
Take it Back 5h The Quinjet Hangar (Quinjet) 5

Trivia

  • Vespula squamosa is the southern yellowjacket's species name. 
  • One of Yellowjacket's soundbites, "Do I look like a monster?", is a reference to the Ant-Man movie, where Darren asks Cassie the same question.

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