Despite being called Angel, Warren's ability to heal does not come from any divine source. It remains to be seen if Angel's blood skews closer to avian than human, but one thing his can do is heal. This allows him to hide his wings when he wants to, but more importantly, gives him the capacity to be able to ride air currents with ease as his natural wings adjust for minute changes without snapping like twigs under the constant fluctuations. The skeletal structure of his wings is also incredibly flexible. His wings actually possess super strength, allowing him to carry a bit more than three and a third times his own body weight - that's up to 500 pounds! When Angel flaps, he must do so with a mighty force to provide enough lift for his body plus the equivalent weight of five porcelain toilets. To start with, Angel has more in common with a pigeon than he does with his heavenly namesake, because he has hollow bones which drop his body weight below that of a man of his height and build. The next burning question is: How does a creature as non-aerodynamic as a full grown six foot tall, 150 pound man actually fly? His eyes can withstand a whole lot, and his wings have gone through drastic changes. We have established that Angel can fly, and that doing so won't completely debilitate one of the five major senses. All of which would render your average human blind, but it is becoming plain to see that if Warren Worthington III is anything, he's certainly not average. They can hold up against high speed wind and decreased air pressure, and seem to be able to block out particles as well as withstand harsh rays of unfiltered sunshine. Much like a bird, Warren's eyes can withstand some truly uncanny circumstances. With his ability to fly as high above sea level as the peak of Mount Everest, his body allows for some more avian adaptations than just his wings. On top of this, how does all that high speed air pressure not simply liquify his eyeballs? His costumes have featured masks and other decorative adornments around his eyes, but where is this guy's PPE? Angel's aerial abilities are quite impressive as he can fly under his own power for up to half a day, but the air is riddled with all sorts of particulate matter, and tiniest mote of dust in an eye can render even the most powerful heroes useless. With all that flying around, one would think that Angel would own an extensive collection of goggles, glasses and visors to keep those peepers protected. These metallic wings are bladed and offer him the ability to cut through just about anything and shoot projectile feather-blades with devastating accuracy. ![]() As Archangel, his wings take on much more offensive capability than his natural ones. Against his wishes, his wings were amputated from his body and replaced with metallic monstrosities by Apocalypse, transforming Angel into Archangel, the Horseman of Death. Later in his life those very wings were destroyed by a Marauder, Harpoon, leaving Angel's body beaten, broken and suffering from gangrene. As a fire raged through his dorm, Warren raided the school's drama costumes to make himself appear as a heavenly savior so as to hide his wings from those who fear and hated mutants. The best option to make his weird, new body acceptable was to impersonate a celestial being.Įvery now and then angels do fall, and Warren is no different. He started with beautiful, feathered white wings, which emerged during his adolescence and helped him earn his superhero moniker. Warren's wings have undergone some drastic changes throughout the decades. No discussion of Angel's body could be complete without mentioning his wings.
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