ANGEL III

Real Name: 
Warren Kenneth Worthington III
Universe/Timeline: 
Marvel Universe
Status: 
Active
Additional Status Info: 
X-Factor
Category: 
Mutant
Alias: 
Angel III, Death III, Avenging Angel, Angel of Death, Dark Angel.
Nationality: 
American
First Appearance: 
X-Men (1st series) #1
Powers & Abilities: 
enhanced strength, speed, agility, endurance, reflexes, eyesight, feathered wings allowing flight, able to transform into Archangel form with blue skin and razor-sharp, techno-organic wings that can fire neuro-paralyzing flechette darts
Affiliation: 
Champions, Defenders, Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, Hellfire Club, Mutantes sans Frontieres, Renegades, Secret Defenders, Unknown Champions, X-Factor, X-Force III, X-Force IV, X-Men, X-Men Students, X-Terminators, Worthington Industries, Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, New Tian, Horsemen of Salvation, X-Corporation (Krakoa), X-Factor VI
Notes: 

Angel I and II were 1940's crime-fighters. Death I is the embodiment of death. Death II belonged to a set of Horsemen that battled the Fantastic Four. Angel became Death in X-Factor (1st series) #19, Archangel in Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #243, and acted as the Avenging Angel only in flashbacks and in X-Men (1st series) #60.

Angel's wings were amputated in X-Factor (1st series) #14-15, leading to his apparent suicide. He was exposed to a Celestial Deathseed by Apocalypse to become one of his Horsemen in #19, gaining techno-organic wings and fully debuting as the Angel of Death in #24. His techno-organic wings spontaneously reverted back to feathered wings in Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #338, and he became Caucasian again in #411, a secondary mutation that was classified in #420.

Angel began transforming into Archangel at will following X-Force (3rd series) #4-6, which ultimately led to his Ascension as the new Apocalypse following Uncanny X-Force (1st series) #11. Archangel was reincarnated by the Lifeseed in a fugue state in #18, answering only to Angel. This amnesiac version of Warren existed until Uncanny X-Men (4th series) #10, where he merged with an Archangel clone of himself, restoring his Angel/Archangel dichotomy and his memories as Warren.

Alternate Versions: 
ARCHANGEL (Exiles), ANGEL (AoA), ANGEL (Ultimate), SHADOW ANGEL and ANGEL (O5).
Check our in-depth Character entry: 
ARCHANGEL
Last Updated: 
16th September 2024 by Monolith