Codename:
Archangel
Real name: Warren
Kenneth Worthington III
Height: 6'
Weight: 150 lbs
Place of Birth: Centerport,
Long Island, New York
Relatives: Warren
Jr. (father, deceased), Kathryn (mother, deceased), Warren Sr. (grandfather,
deceased), Burt (uncle)
Past: He possesses
large wings with a sixteen foot wingspan from wing tip to wing tip, resembling
those of a bird. Due to Apocalypse's genetic engineering, Archangel has
blue skin, and formerly his wings were composed of a hard, sharp organic
material that resembles the "organic steel" of the mutant Colossus.
He is a mutant who can fly
by means of his natural wings. Fully feathered like a bird's, the wings
have a very flexible skeletal structure, enabling him to press them to
the back of his torso and legs with only the slightest bulge visible under
his clothing. Angel's entire anatomy is naturally adapted to flying. His
bones are hollow like a bird's, making him weigh far less than usual for
a man of his build. His body is virtually devoid of fat and possesses greater
proportionate muscle mass than an ordinary human does. His eyes are specially
adapted to withstand high-speed winds which would hurt the average human
eye. He possesses a special membrane in his respiratory system enabling
him to extract oxygen from the air at high velocities or altitudes. Angel
flies by flapping his wings, as a bird does. Though he generally flies
below the height of clouds (6,500 feet), Angel can reach a height of 10,000
feet with little effort. With severe strain he can reach the highest recorded
altitude of a bird in flight (African geese at 29,000 feet above sea level),
but he can only remain that high for several minutes. He can fly nonstop
under his own power for a maximum of approximately twelve hours.
Angel is a founding member
of both the X-Men and X-Factor. During the Mutant Massacre, Angel was ambushed
by the Marauders, and his wings were impaled by Harpoon. Although his wings
might have been salvageable, Warren was betrayed by his friend Cameron
Hodge, who had them amputated. Angel was so distraught that he attempted
to commit suicide by crashing his jet. At the last moment, however, Angel
was approached by Apocalypse, who offered him his wings back in exchange
for service. Angel agreed, and was transformed into Death, Apocalypse's
fourth and strongest Horseman. After a pitched battle with his old X-Factor
teammates, Warren broke free of Apocalypse's control, and returned to X-Factor
as Archangel. During this phase he had razor-sharp techno-organic wings
which could be folded into various configurations, and whose feathers could
be thrown. The feathers were coated with a paralyzing nerve toxin. Angel
has always had extremely keen eyesight, comparable to that of a hawk, as
well as a unique physiology with hollow bones and an enhanced musculature
that allows him to fly. Much later, during his escape from the X-Mansion,
Sabretooth viciously slashed the metal wings, and Warren was out of commission
for a while. Some time later, Warren went into some wracking convulsions,
and suddenly, his original feathered wings returned, as if they broke out
of the metal wings. What impact this will have on his life as a hero is
unknown, as is his status vis a vis Apocalypse, who may have engineered
this from the beginning. Warren has retained the blue skin from the Archangel
transformation. Angel basically left the X-Men after his wings returned,
in order to convalesce. However, he returned to save the Mannites from
Death III at Phoenix's request. After that mission ended, he returned home,
but when he was attacked in his own home by a doppelganger who turned out
to be a Skrull, he and his girlfriend Psylocke rejoined to X-Men to hunt
down Death III, whom it turns out was really Wolverine. During the fight
with Logan, Angel became more and more ruthless, until he was overcome
by a transformation that left him with glowing wings and hair as well as
psionic abilities. He used these abilities to track down War I, who had
once again become a parapalegic. Meanwhile, he fought off Logan, who had
broken his brainwashing but was still very angry. Warren explained that
he had become the embodiment of hope, and then used all of his psionic
power to heal War I. The extra power that Apocalypse had allowed him to
have then dissipated.
Present: Warren is
now splitting his time between running the business empire he inherited
and part-timing with the X-Men teams.