Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III Codename: Archangel Nicknames: Ren Age: 24 Place of Residence: New York, New York Marital Status: Single Children: None Occupation: Chairman of the board and principal stockholder of Worthington Industries/Teacher

Physical Description

Height: 6'
Weight: 150
Hair: Blond-Shoulder length and wavy
Eyes: Blue
Distinguishing Features: 16 foot wings

Hobbies: His work, traveling, women

Powers

Mutant Power: Warren Worthington is a mutant who can fly by means of natural wings, which span 16 feet from tip to tip. Also of note is his ability to touch people and kill them instantly.

Extents (ability): 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.

His ability to touch people and kill them was genetically altered by Apocolypse upon making him his Angel of Death. Warren still has the ability even after being changed back.

History

General History: While attending a prestigious East Coast boarding school, Warren Worthington sprouted wings from his shoulder blades. Initially alarmed by his mutant gift, Warren soon grew to relish the freedom of flight. Still, he strapped the wings tightly to his back to avoid suspicion -- and by extension, discrimination. Warren was forced into action, however, 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 onlookers.

Despite the obvious risks -- exposure, loss of standing, even death -- Warren would not be grounded. Shortly after saving his classmates, he took to the skies of New York City as a costumed crime fighter. Warren's nocturnal activities drew the attention of Professor X, who invited him to become a founding member of the X-Men. Warren accepted Xavier's offer.

Warren initially hid the secret of his double life with a mask, but later revealed his identity to the public. Besides serving as an example to other mutants, he naively hoped to dazzle humanity with the photogenic face of evolution. Tolerated only because of his family's vast wealth and impeccable standing, Warren quickly learned he would only be embraced for who and what he truly is if Xavier's dream for peaceful coexistence between man and mutant becomes reality. As such, he has fought for his mentor's vision in various capacities since his teens. But Warren was not always Xavier's prize pupil. For a time, he made more headlines for his social escapades and celebrity conquests than as the poster boy for human-mutant relations.

Warren's carefree world came crashing down after dark forces conspired to clip his wings. When a squad of superhuman assassins descended on the Morlocks, New York City's subterranean mutants, the X-Men intervened. During the clash, one of the mercenaries impaled Warren's wings. The wounds became infected, and doctors were forced to amputate the crippled appendages.

Deeply depressed, Warren attempted to commit suicide. Just before the explosion of his small aircraft, however, he was teleported to safety by Apocalypse. The mutant warlord offered to return Warren's ability to fly, but for a lofty price. Warren could regain what he had lost only by becoming Apocalypse’s acolyte: the Fourth Horseman, Death. Warren was desperate and confused, and he surrendered himself to Apocalypse completely. Born on razor-sharp wings of steel, the fallen hero fought his former teammates under his new master's thrall. Mentally unbalanced, Warren came to his senses only when tricked into believing he had killed his old friend Iceman.

Having reconciled his short-lived servitude to Apocalypse, Warren finally molted the warlord's metallic wings to reveal his natural feathers underneath. Recovered from his brush with evil, Archangel again soars the skies alongside the X-Men. No longer a happy-go-lucky youth, Warren fully understands the price that must be paid for lasting peace between man and mutant.

Special Notes: Warren has twice made it to the alter, once with Betsy Braddock and once with Illyana Rasputan, but chickened out before the I do's. He has also since learned how to retract his huge wings into his body so they are hidden.