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The
Archangel
 Real
name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III
Occupation: Chairman of the board and principal stockholder of Worthington
Industries, adventurer
Group affiliation: X-Men; formerly X-Factor, the Defenders and the
Champions of Los Angeles
Base of operations: Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Westchester
County, New York
First appearance: X-Men (Vol. 1) #1 (1963)
Height: 6'
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eye color: Completely black except for the white Iris of his eye
Hair color: Jet black
Powers: Warren Worthington is a mutant who can fly by means of natural
wings, which span 16 feet from tip to tip. Archangel's entire anatomy is
adapted for flight: His bones are hollow like a bird's, his body is
virtually devoid of fat, he possesses greater proportionate muscle
strength than a normal human, his eyes can withstand high-speed winds, and
a special membrane in his respiratory system allows him to extract oxygen
from the air at extreme velocities and altitudes.
In his current form his black mettalic wings are capable of acting as a
shield to ward off most physical attacks. His razor sharp wings can slice
through many things, and he can fire the feathers as a projectile weapon
when needed.
Weapons: Two retractable elbow-blades on each arm. He is also skilled in
any and all long range weapons.
History: While attending a prestigious East Coast boarding school, Warren
Worthington sprouted wings from his shoulder blades. At first easily
concealed, the abnormal appendages reached full size within months.
Initially alarmed, Warren soon grew to relish the freedom of flight. Still,
he strapped the wings tightly to his back to avoid suspicion. Warren was
forced into action when fire struck his dormitory. Donning a blond wig and
long nightshirt to conceal his identity, he delivered the students inside
from certain death -- appearing as an angel to eyewitnesses.
Despite the obvious risks -- exposure, loss of standing, even death --
Warren would not be grounded. Shortly after saving his classmates, he took
up life as a costumed crimefighter in New York City. The nocturnal
activities of this so-called "Avenging Angel" drew the attention of
Professor Charles Xavier -- the telepathic, telekinetic Mahatma Gandhi of
the mutant cause. Warren became a founding member of the Professor's
X-Men, a handful of troubled teenagers learning to control their strange
powers...and fighting to preserve Xavier's dream of peaceful coexistence
between humans and mutants.
Hated and feared by humanity, Warren and the X-Men honed their amazing
abilities while standing in defense of a world pushed to the brink of
genetic war by a handful of mutant terrorists. When the island-being known
as Krakoa took Angel and his teammates captive, Professor X assembled a
second squad of X-Men. These new recruits rescued Xavier's original
students, most of whom left the team soon after. Warren had inherited a
vast fortune after his parents died, and he used a portion of the estate
to fund a new team of costumed adventurers called the Champions of Los
Angeles. When that super-hero startup split, Warren
returned to the X-Men for a short time.
Later, he signed on with another team of superhuman adventurers, the
Defenders. But after several of his teammates seemingly perished in
battle, Warren reunited with the original X-Men to found X-Factor. The
latter team would seek out and aid other mutants under the pretense of
hunting down menaces to society. When the master geneticist known as Mr.
Sinister sicced his squad of superhuman assassins on New York's
subterranean mutants, X-Factor and the X-Men intervened. Together, the
heroes were able to help some of the Morlocks to safety, and a
considerable number managed to escape the Marauders on their own -- but
the majority perished. During the clash, the javelin-wielding villain
called Harpoon impaled Angel's wings. Thor -- Norse God of Thunder and
member of the Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes -- rescued Warren, but
his wings had been permanently crippled. When the wounds became infected,
doctors were forced to amputate.
Deeply depressed over the loss of his wings, Warren appeared to commit
suicide in a small aircraft. Though the world believed him to be dead
following a midair explosion, he had been teleported to safety by
Apocalypse. The mutant warlord offered to return Warren's ability to fly,
but for a lofty price. Desperate to once again soar the skies unfettered,
Warren agreed. Through genetic manipulation, he regained what he had lost
-- but in his new master's dark, metallic reflection. Embittered by recent
events, Warren became the Fourth Horseman of Apocalypse: Death. Born on
razor-sharp wings of steel, the fallen hero fought his former teammates.
However, he came to his senses when tricked into believing he had killed
his old friend Iceman. Warren struck off on his own, too ashamed to
reconnect with X-Factor. Eventually, he rejoined the team as the grim
Archangel. After returning to the X-Men, he underwent yet another
transformation: Warren shed his metallic wings to reveal his natural,
feathered appendages.
Warren was one of the first members of the resistance during Onslaughts
reign. He fought valiantly alongside the other great heroes of the time.
He faced his former teamates, and his darkest fears. He even developed a
relationship with Betsy Braddock (Psylocke)
After the fall of Onslaught Warren and Betsy drifted apart. Warren was
tired of all the fighting and decided to retire to Genosa. He figured the
world was in good hands with Victor Von Doom. Unbeknownst to him other
powers were gathering in the world. Weapon X, the former Canadian project
had reformed with the intent to capture and "Alter" mutants to serve some
dark Agenda. No one knows who the true figure head of Weapon X is but it
is obviouse they are preparing for something. Warren along with several
other mutants were taken to a hidden military base in Western America for
alteration, and "conditioning."
Once again his beautiful angellic wings were taken from him. Replaced once
again with the far more "efficient" mettalic wings. These wings however
were far stronger then before and they still had the Razor sharp feathers.
The alterations did not stop there. His eyes were operated on to give him
far keener eye sight. His mind was programmed to turn him into the perfect
sniper.
His strength was enhanced and he was rigourusly trained in hand to hand
combat. The weapon he was assigned were the elbow blades. Easily
concielable and unable to get in the way of his use of a rifle, or other
long range weapon.
His once blue skin is now a marble shade of white. Black tattoos on his
face mark him as a project of Weapon X. His once blondue flowing hair is
now short and black. He is dressed in dark medevil looking armor. He looks
like a fallen angel. He is no longer Warren Worthington III. He has been
given a number...a code name.
Weapon X
Code Name: Archangel
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