Warren Worthington III was born into a family of wealth and privilege, but was driven to a life of secrecy instead when he began sprouting white wings from his shoulders. Managing to move through his fear of persecution, he went on to become a founding member of the X-Men and has battled many an evil with the use of his mutant gifts.
Betrayed by someone he trusted, the hero Angel was left wingless and broken. Seeking any hope of healing himself Warren found himself under the manipulations of the supervillain known as Apocalypse. Brainwashed and augmented through both technological and genetic means, he was given a new set of razor-sharp metallic wings and a more sinister personality. Now known as Archangel, the once kind Angel serves as one of Apocalypse’s chosen Horsemen.