Superhero Origins: Archangel

He’s not quite as angelic anymore. Join www.WatchMojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origin of Archangel. Click here to subscribe: kzbin.info or visit our channel page here: www.youtube.com/watchmojo Also, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :)
Check us out at www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, watchmojo and www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo.
If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :)
Want a WatchMojo cup, mug, t-shirts, pen, sticker and even a water bottle? Get them all when you order your MojoBox gift set here: watchmojo.com/store/
WatchMojo is a leading producer of reference online video content, covering the People, Places and Trends you care about.
We update DAILY with 2-3 Top 10 lists, Origins, Biographies, Versus clips on movies, video games, music, pop culture and more!

[@amartyaroy3754]

Now Warren has full control over his archangel persona which is absolutely badass

[@tehjboney3291]

Angel is pretty cool as Archangel but he seems better as an anti hero than a hero like in the original X Men and X Factor comics

[@csx3180]

"You took something from me father" no one noticed that was gaara's voice actor?

[@anthonymann4049]

Yeah liam o'brien

[@EndlessMalice]

GAARAAAAA

[@Mudkip971]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed.

[@hangwangbangsia3751]

CS X applause** good job😂

[@Navue-cn2tx]

Yasuo

[@SkitterComic]

Archangel is one of my all time favorite superheroes.

[@liamwajsfelner2024]

Redbull gives you wings. But not steel wings

[@isaacdenley1922]

This power is it red bull No it is something beyond

[@tehjboney3291]

I would take an interest in Red Bull and then use technology to layering my wings metal

[@HereJune]

its funny because in the apocalypse movie he was literally drinking stuff possibly being red bull

[@Marvel-Overlord-Fan]

Maybe Archangel had too much

[@sulibreaks]

That Thumbnail was drawn by one of my favourite comic book artists when I was growing up. All hail "JOE MAD"!!!!

[@LoreOfTheWorlds615]

sulibreezy Bruhhhh Its really him

[@johno1544]

Love Apocalypse's voice in the 90s X-men cartoon.

[@WatchMojo]

Did you know that all of the newest WatchMojo clips are available for subtitling and captioning? Once English language captions have been added then videos become open to subtitling for over 160 languages! So if you want to make WatchMojo content available to your fellow country people then get started by clicking the settings button on the video and selecting "add subtitles/CC" under the subtitles/CC menu. If you need help getting started, email us at watch [at] watchmojo.com and Check out other videos available for subtitling here: kzbin.info/aero/PLmZTDWJGfRq04Igqy81cxkIHd9Pa_tL8V

[@WatchMojo]

Be sure to follow WatchMojo on your favorite social network for sneak peeks at upcoming videos, special exclusive messages from Dan and Rebecca​​​ and and inside look into WatchMojo HQ! www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, instagram.com/watchmojo and www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo

[@MoCa1979Jr]

You guys forgot his secondary mutation. Healing blood, which gives him rapid self-healing as well as rapidly healing others of a compatible blood type. I hope Archangel is done right in the new MCU movie AoA. And I hope him & Besty have a relationship in the movie.

[@Downfordew2]

Blackton Obvious! I

[@MonkeyboyGWW]

"Stop, there's been enough destruction! STOP!?!" *joins in*

[@Mudkip971]

4:22 I keep hearing Gaara from Naruto

[@jeramyroberts8054]

Archangel is one of my favorites!!

[@notbadsince97]

So Archangel (in Wolverine and the X-Men) is played by the same voice actor as Dr. Tenma in Monster....so watching this series 

[@2010xerxes]

Illya Lypyak And also the voice of War in Darksiders (1). Haha :D

[@notbadsince97]

2010xerxes even more reasons to watch :D

[@TheTymaster5]

It's really nice to see that people haven't forgotten about darksiders, you sir have made my day.

[@2010xerxes]

TheTymaster5 You're welcome? haha. Best Hack and Slash games out there. For me, God of War goes second to Darksiders.

[@2010xerxes]

Grandpoobah2397 OMG!!! OFCOURSE, How the fuck did I forget HIM!? Thanks!

[@parrishharris3008]

Angel is one of my FAVORITE X- men characters and I was very happy when he got his archangel upgrade.

[@UziNineMillomeetah]

One of the best X-Men!

[@simmy0019]

+UziNineMillomeetah I agreee

[@megalon73]

Angel = No Archangel + YES.

[@lexidelgado3908]

They are all great

[@dialdan]

You are so right

[@andrewcabral963]

Yeah I love angel if I had his wings and healing factor and martial art skills I would call myself Icarus and I would wear his red and white costume but instead of a halo on my chest it would be an I.

[@WatchMojo]

WatchMojo will be launching a game show soon, get a leg up on the competition by visiting the WatchMojo Trivia section watchmojo.com/trivia/ in the meantime... check out this episode of Inside WM goo.gl/V5hSZW for details. Coming soon... 2015.

[@Kike2000gg]

Can you make top ten most popular apps for iPhone ?

[@Mr21Daytime]

WatchMojo.com The 90s x-men cartoon is the best cartoon made about superheroes. No cartoon based on comic book superheroes compares to it, in my opinion. Imagine that the cartoon lasted for 5 years for a total of 75 or 78 episodes. The artwork, the stories and plot, the continuity, the voice acting, and the animation was just way high on the charts. That cartoon met those 5 criteria. I did not like the teenage version of the x-men that had all of the members, except for wolverine, as teenagers. It was bland and I think boring. The other x-men cartoon, Wolverine and the X-men, was just soooo soft, which made it corny I think. I don't think there are any cartoons based on superheroes today that even come near the 1992 x-men cartoon. It was a very mature cartoon. What does not work, in my opinion, is when they make superhero cartoons (obviously based on a well-known superhero) soft or situated for children. I think I have always seen comic books and comic book characters as being adult-themed and very mature. The Bronze Age, I think started this because when you read the comic books from the 70s and 80s, but especially the 80s, the story lines are very mature, including the artwork (especially the x-men storylines in my opinions). The bronze age was the best age for comics, in my opinion. Some will probably say that we are still in the bronze age.

[@HamanKarn567]

WatchMojo.com Why not do a top ten gi joe and top ten cobra characters?

[@changvasejarik62]

WatchMojo.com please do a superhero origins on deadman.

[@arnoldmatthewmagadia4506]

Please do a superhero origin : Darwin

[@NarniaJGC]

I am Groot

[@raffiadhitama5212]

I am dolan

[@SpiderMan-io5kb]

I am Groot I'm Spider Man.

[@exceedcharge1]

Im boring

[@simmy0019]

I am Groot No shit Sherlock

[@Nx57ytre]

I am Groot Groot am I

[@CasterShellz]

The 90s cartoon introduced me to X-Men and the Apocalypse storyline involving Archangel, the Phoenix saga, & the characters Psylocke, Bishop, Cable & Forge were great. Archangel was easily one of the most memorable characters from the 90s cartoon series.

[@falconfang26]

I hope we get to see more of Angel in the movies!

[@nickp2271]

Archangel is said to be in X-men: Apocalypse.

[@seijuroakashi6232]

Nick p and he was useless

[@freddiemercuryhaslosthissh7695]

@@seijuroakashi6232 boi Ben hardy is fire and he is dad. His job in the film was great for the small (should be big) role

[@grungefreak10]

Boy, I must be a real jerk for saying this, but I never gave a damn about the old Worthington. I didn't find him the least bit interesting until he was so badly corrupted.

[@hanegawamidori4081]

I know it can feel a little bit mean, but Original Angel never really had much going for him. I'm kind of shocked that so many people really seem to not know about or actually dislike Archangel, and while dealing with a superpowered dark side may be a tired plot point these days, it was pretty novel at the time and added an extra dimension to a character who otherwise had zero dimensions. (And this is from someone who still does like Warren a bit even when he's not Archangel!) Sometimes I wonder if so many people keep wanting OG Warren just because they want the OG Five X-Men to keep being a thing. I feel like whenever the OG 5 get put back together, people are happy for a while, but then it just turns into everyone enjoying Scott, Jean, and Bobby, and once in a while they remember Hank exists, and then Warren they don't give a fuck about, but if you dare break up the set, then people get mad.

[@HotBoii91]

Steel wings > some lovey dovey wings

[@wolflord9422]

Archangel is my favorite Sayian from Krypton. I've got all his Justice League action figures, and read all of his DarkHorse comics paper backs. Why they didn't bring up how he killed off Valdomort for the One Ring to rule them all, I'll never know smh.

[@MPT1983]

Are you serious? You need to do your research,hes from Cybertron.

[@brandonparamore8300]

He's actually from the green lantern planet mogo, he crashed landed there as a child when his parents got shot in a dark alley coming from a theater

[@yrvjutrtubxsyi]

His dad also had to turn him into a robot because he broke a nail in a football game. Can't believe he beat ninjak in a staring contest, he probably trained using his superspeed powers.

[@georgegonzalez3752]

+Wolf Lord You forgot that he was part of FaZe. He hit 420 no scopes, and reach prestige master lvl.1000 on B03 the first day.

[@brandonparamore8300]

Then he went on a search in a wasteland looking for his long lost dad and found his 7 Dragon balls instead And got Fairly God Parents that wished his dad back

[@uncleblunts5]

I'm a fan of apocalypse. Well, his design at least.

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

uncleblunts5 when I write Apocalypse for my x-men stories I want to get rid of the future armor and it him more Egypt like

[@analothor]

+uncleblunts5 everyone should be a fan of him , he has a vocabulary better than any Shakespearian actor

[@eddiesanchez1857]

I'm pretty sure we will see archangel in X-men apocalypse

[@flair541]

Just a suggestion for more origins: Brute Force and Heavy Metal.

[@Tuska68]

Nice to see you do good videos! I was geting tired of the top 10 door knobs in bond movies. you have been making lately.

[@Juxtavarious]

The scene they chose from the show where he becomes Arch Angel got rape-y real fast.

[@Veryfreshveryflourish24]

Juxtavarious Im not the only one who took apocalypse's whispering the wrong way

[@bruceleroy3466]

shhh shhhh shhhh...

[@Com3tcandi]

"You took something from me father-" Wait...Gaara...my sand boi?!

[@ODST_Parker]

Also, he kills Reapers on the side.

[@lunasmoon8]

Jonathan Parker ooohhh yeeessss

[@captainmartinwalker2848]

Garrus motherfucking Vakarian!

[@dawudyelton1392]

i had the x-factor first 2 years of issues...great stories, wish i had them now they're probably worth a pretty penny...

[@chriss1757]

Love Archangel. That storyline was in the middle of my X-affiliation. I thought the original X-Factor was one of the best comics out there.

[@richardcarlstedt3701]

Angel/Archangel could be my absolute favorite marvel character of all time

[@personaldove]

"Archangel became more dangerous than Angel ever was"How exactly was Angel dangerous?

[@hamedarshadi5686]

He could take a shit on u from anywhere u wouldn't want him angry with u

[@sayewhatjosh]

Archangel was my fav

[@mannysikario]

Angel, Nightcrawler and Luke Cage are my favorites.

[@KJ-lr3oq]

ArcAngel is beast as an Anti hero but he still one of my favorites

[@bruceleroy3466]

my favorite x-man hands down

[@waltmarveldisneycombine491]

Warren Worthington III aka Angel Otherwise Known as Archangel

[@One_LuvZ]

Been a fan since I was young

[@Arsaja]

Could you guys also write down the episode number when you do the cartoon interscenes? That would be much appreciated.

[@jeffc3659]

And then they ruined him in x men apocalypse

[@freddiemercuryhaslosthissh7695]

Boi Ben hardy is amazing dont say he ruined him cause he didnt

[@noelleobrien7525]

@@freddiemercuryhaslosthissh7695 I more think he was criminally underused. He has always been a key feature of the apocalypse arc, and he had a lot of wasted potential. Now, the scene where his wings are replaced to metallica is badass.

[@el-kiote]

@@freddiemercuryhaslosthissh7695 he was awful. We dont discuss anything about last stand, it never existed

[@ellnats]

it wasnt that bad

[@tehjboney3291]

X Men Apocalypse was a terrible movie they nerfed a lot of characters in that movie along with other Fox Marvel movies where they don’t get any detail right like the height of Wolverine and Cable or the character and powers of Apocalypse the Celestial Ship allows for the transformation of some of the mutants to be augmented into becoming his Horsemen Of Apocalypse not him being able to increase their powers to new levels of strength that was never specified or shown in the comics the only mutant that was able to do that was Fabian Cortez and X Men First Class was a terrible movie because everyone knows Professor Xavier first team consisted of Cyclops,Angel,Marvel Girl,Iceman,and Beast,the second team consisted of Storm,Wolverine,Nightcrawler,Colossus, Thunderbird,Sunfire,and Banshee the later teams being split between X Men Gold and Blue teams but before that the original members of the X Men went on to form of X Factor which was a mutant hunting force but secretly served as a training ground for mutants to learn about their powers and be able to cope in society with them and was funded by Warren Worthington III the X Men 90’s team would feature in its ranks four new members Rogue,Gambit,Psylocke,and Jubilee replacing Banshee,Thunderbird,Colossus,and Sunfire

[@matthewsadlier647]

Do Wolfsbane next, please!!

[@jessiejimenez4542]

The concept art for his wings in X-Men: Apocalypse look badass...

[@ldiod4374]

Wait...so you guys can do origins of characters alternate identities too, even when you already did on origin on their previous identity? Then why haven't you guys done a Nightwing origin yet?

[@angelitatraviesa5]

I was really hoping that in the only two movies Angel has appeared, they would give him the relevance it deserved but for some reason Fox doesn't want to. I liked Ben's performance as Angel in Apocalypse but unfortunately they hint you he dies since he hasn't appeared or mentioned again :( Only in Deadpool, thank you Ryan for that lol

[@CoopMy]

can we get a Rahne Sinclair video!?! that be great!

[@nigelchasworth8851]

Didn't angle grow his wings back once?

[@scrubingtoniii2629]

You might be right angle

[@exceedcharge1]

"Mournin' angle"

[@shawnthescribe]

Just call me Angel of the mornin

[@truudev]

***** look, acute baby

[@willduncan8462]

Nigel Chasworth meh ii like pit and dark pit more

[@ForemostCrab7]

4:29 Thank you! ive been trying to remember wtf the name of that game was! i remember having it and loving it, but i could never reget it since i didnt remember its name D: so much appreciated! :D

[@markmondia6064]

Dear mojo you should do origin of morph from the x-men

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, _MORPH!_

[@davidherring3333]

If you saw the 2 part pilot of the 90's X-Men series, then you've seen Morph's complete origin. He was created specifically for the animated series to illicit the emotion of a team member dying in action because the producers of the show were prohibited from killing and name X or Marvel characters.

[@alexamaya672]

like psylock, no marketing footage from x men Apocalypse

[@TheTravelerww]

tecno-organic sounds like some weird kind of music

[@GreasyBadger2]

One of Archangel's annoyance Blending in with the crowd,Getting a back massage, being around people who are allergic to feathers, and going on dates

[@superpowermegadigimonminif902]

Welcome to Watchmojo.com Today we will explore the Comic Book Origins of Warren Worthington III aka Angel Otherwise Known as ArchAngel

[@brotasiumgaming7368]

Can you do a superhero origins on Wolfsbane? Im a big werewolf fan haha

[@LN.2233]

*So is watchmojo ever gonna do origin stories for anime, manga, video game and cartoon characters*? These mediums have many characters with complex or extensive backstories.

[@evilworld11]

That would be nice to see that

[@megalon73]

Archangel is more badass then Angel since he had an extended Storyline with Apocalypse.

[@Legion20999]

they should do an episode over David 'Legion" Hallar

[@HanginWitLucid]

Angel is amazing, I always thought he was great. I am a fan but Im a Deadpool fan till death...Wade Wilson all day lol

[@starfishsicko]

Watch out Angel! Ice Man's behind you!

[@TreClaire]

I loooooooooooooooove what Wolverine and the X-men did with the archangel story. I mean, yeah it was way different but it worked SOOO WELL!

[@yodacub22]

Why don't you make a playlist of all the superhero bio you have made

[@verilyheld]

The first version of Angel was based on Leslie Charteris, creator of The Saint.

[@CAM8689]

they took alot of the scenes from the episode obsession one of my favorites.....

[@pspirou]

please!! what'S the music's title???

[@ivangomez123]

Please the origins of the Hellfire club, professor Zoom, Atom, captain boomerang, trickster and Yellowjacket

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

Archangel is a badass mutant

[@superpowermegadigimonminif902]

He's Not Quite Angelic Anymore Welcome To WatchMojo.com And Today We'll Explore The Comic Book Origins of Warren Worthington III Aka Angel Otherwise Known as ArchAngel

[@burgerwolfbrown735]

when does he enter the mass effect games? that's a reference to garrus in 2nd the game because he becomes archangel

[@scene247]

One of my most favorite Marvel character

[@derrickhaggard7053]

Archangel I wonder if we'll see the horseman version of him in X-Men Apocalypse.

[@antwan1357]

Archangel and the grey hulk are like alternate version of the main thing but in Archangel's case it made him more interesting unless of course some how the grey matches the green hulk in strenghth somehow.

[@joseangelhernandez5274]

one of my favorite artist Walt Simonson's design on this character was so dope. I wish they would use his skull mask more often, I always liked it. archangel always been one of my favorites. the design for archangel in the new x-men apocalypse movie sucked imo, and how his wings turned metal was lazy I thought.

[@lil18thletterking77]

ANGEL got his wings chewed off by Sabre tooth...a ghastly demise

[@KJ-lr3oq]

Angel or archangel is one of my favorites superheroes of all time

[@87you87tube]

Did missiles just grew out of his wing?

[@MisterSinister47]

A highly underrated character.

[@Hunter24698]

whoa I don't remember seeing that episode in wolverine and the xman

[@NicoFireBlood]

Next one do Rahne Sinclair please.

[@Nickster891]

according to what i found it's no surprise really that arch angel has regrown his wings he like wolverine but to a different degree has a healing factor mutation as well as his wings (similar to how the claws are a secondary mutation but wolverine's power is healing)

[@VladTheLycan]

can't wait to see Xmen Apocalypse

[@ShaunicusPrime]

Archangel is my favorite X-Man. Thank you for this.

[@jpw5029]

Did he really need to nicely open the window then chuck it away?

[@M613M]

"AGGHH I'M SO MAD! Oh, let me just move this real quick. AAAAAAGHHH!!!"

[@powerofberzerker9487]

Next Top 10 should be Top 10 charges in TV/movie history!

[@Actionfigure_fit]

at 4:20 it sounds like Gaara from Naruto

[@zlnd7780]

I love Archangel, but I don't like the metal wings. It woulf have been cooler had he gotten black wings.

[@FakeFriendsForever]

Can't wait to see Ben Hardy portray Angel/Archangel. Pretty good Actor for his age, lot of charisma, definitely looks the Role Physically. A Younger Ben Foster.

[@Tropikyle]

Gaara and Archangel..Liam O'Brien thats pretty sick

[@moonabys]

where does 2:16 moment come from? wolverine and the x-men?

[@simmy0019]

+moonabys Yes

[@WolfAnge23]

Angel/Archangel is part of the reason I wanted to have wings

[@strangelee4400]

You have BIRD wings! You have hollow bones! You're a fucking BIRD! You're fired...BIRRD!

[@nicknguyen8788]

Love Archangel.

[@GreasyBadger2]

One of Archangel's Weakness Bullets,Knives,Infections,Cars,Planes,Iggy Rapping, and Almost anything that can kill a person

[@sageofdeath]

I maybe mistaken, but I heard gambit say: "L'ange du monde", which means the angel of the world, instead of "L'ange de la mort" as he should have said if he wanted to say the angel of death in french like he claimed. p.s. yes, I'm too damned nitpickitty.

[@MrRiddler6]

How was this different from the angel orgins

[@amiman10]

please do "The Ogre". The new villain from Gotham

[@JTA-mh4py]

Can you guys do Superboy? (Connor Kent)

[@anejr2556]

Who voiced archangel in the wolverine and the x man??I remember that voice but i yust cant remember who is it from or what he voiced.

[@Adhdprosperity]

Sounds like Gaara from Naruto

[@MrRADIANCE777]

Liam o'brian

[@anejr2556]

+Trey Logan o thanks. Now i remember from where it is. From what i know he voiced a captain in bleach and yasuo from league of legends.

[@kaguth]

Did anyone ever read "Archangel: Phantom Wings"? I always liked that one.

[@moonabys]

pls do psylock

[@ShinyTom]

Besides storm he is my favourite flying hero or villain.