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Angel (born Warren Worthington III) was a mutant who had the ability to fly with large, white wings.
Biography
Cutting Off his Wings
Angel as a child.
Warren Worthington III was seen trying to cut his wings off in order to hide his mutation. His father found out he was a mutant by entering the bathroom. As a young man in his early twenties, his rich industrialist father was motivated by his son's mutation to create a "cure" for mutants. The plan was that Warren was going to be the first test subject of this "cure".
Mutant Cure
When it was time to get the "cure" Warren suddenly had second thoughts, broke out of his restraints, and bailed out of a nearby window, despite his father's protests. He would later briefly seek sanctuary at the X-Mansion.
Angel saves his father, during the battle at Alcatraz
When Alcatraz Island was attacked by the Brotherhood of Mutants, Warren's father was captured by Psylocke, Arclight and Quill. They threw him off the roof, but Warren arrived in time to save him. He was later seen flying over the Golden Gate Bridge as it was getting fixed; he then flew over a park and waved to a little boy who was watching him fly.
Murdered by Sentinels
In 2011, mutants banded together to protest the “mutant cure” arms race led by Trask Industries, Yashida Corporation, and other multinational pharmaceutical companies. The Occupy Wall Street Movement marched from the X-Mansion to Zuccotti Park. Sentinels attacked the peaceful mutant demonstration. Angel was one of the mutants involved in the march and was killed during the chaos.
Personality
Warren was shameful and uncomfortable of his mutation as a child, feeling pressured by his father's expectation to "cure" his "sickness". However, soon after joining the X-Men, he regained his morale and finally accepted his mutant nature, ultimately using his mutant gift to save his father from the Omegas, during the Battle of Alcatraz.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Feather Wings: Angel possesses the superhuman ability to fly by means of his natural wings, which span 16 feet from wingtip to wingtip. 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 flies by flapping his wings, as a bird does.
- Flight: Angel's normal cruising speed averages around 70 miles per hour (112 kph), though he is capable of diving swoops that reach up to 180 miles per hour (290 kph). He can fly at 150 miles per hour (240 kph) without the help of a tail wind for up to half an hour at a time before tiring to an appreciable degree. Though he generally flies beneath the height of the clouds ([6,500 feet)(1981 meters)he can reach a height of 10,000 feet (3000 meters) with little effort. With severe strain he can attain the highest recorded altitude of a bird in flight (African geese at 29,000 feet (8840 meters) above sea level), but he could only remain that high for several minutes.
- Aerial Adaptation: 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.
- Enhanced Strength: Due to his body's natural mutation, Angel possesses greater physical strength than an ordinary human.
Relationships
Family
- Warren Worthington II - Father
Allies
- Jean Grey † - Former Enemy
- Kavita Rao † - Former Ally
- X-Men - Former Teammates and Friends
Enemies
- Brotherhood of Mutants - Enemies
- Sentinels - Enemies and Killers
Trivia
- In a deleted scene, Angel comes back to Alcatraz after saving his father and joins the other X-Men in the fight by taking and dropping members of the Brotherhood from the sky. However, he is knocked out after Magneto throws a car at him.
- Although Angel appears in the promotional posters wearing the X-Men uniform, he never wears one during the movie.
- Jed Bernard and Nick Stahl were considered for the role of Warren Worthington III/Angel. Mike Vogel was originally cast, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Poseidon, and finally Ben Foster took the role.
- Ben Foster is actually scared of heights.
- Angel's wings were initially too heavy for Ben Foster, and were remade from foam.
- Angel was originally supposed to appear in X2: X-Men United as a prisoner of William Stryker. In the early script of the movie, he was transformed into Archangel during an experiment of the Weapon X program.
- Angel has been portrayed by two different actors with the first name Ben.
- He is featured heavily in all the promotional material for X-Men: The Last Stand, as part of the whole "the original X-Men team in the comics finally together in film".
Behind the Scenes
- Christopher Gordon was a stunt double for Ben Foster in the role of Angel.
References
External links
Angel on Marvel Database- Angel on Wikipedia
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