10 Mutants We Need To See In X-Men: Apocalypse

3. Angel

Warren Worthington III is another founding member of the X-Men, created by Stan Lee and Jack kirby and first appearing in X-Men #1. Warren developed wings and hollow bones that enabled him to fly and earned him the name Angel. Warren was born into a very wealthy family, a fortune which he frequently used to bankroll his and the X-Men's expensive lifestyle. Warren has had an interesting career as a hero, even spending time as a member of the Champions alongside his buddy Iceman. However, it was his time as a member of X-Factor that would forever alter the character. During his time with X-Factor, Warren was severely injured and his wings had to be amputated. Unable to cope with the loss of his wings, Warren turned to another source to help him, and that source was Apocalypse. Apocalypse turned Warren into the Horseman known as Death, complete with pale blue skin, razor-sharp techno-organic wings, and a reworked personality that forever changed Warren. Even after he broke free of Apocalypse's control and became known as Archangel, he was never quite the same. The legacy of Apocalypse would forever haunt Warren, who eventually ascended as the new Apocalypse before being killed by the next mutant on our list. He was reborn, but as a blank slate with no connections to his former self.

While Angel played a small role in X-Men: The Last Stand played by Ben Foster, it was hardly the Angel we were hoping for. A recast role that would reinforce his position as an original X-Men (along with Beast and the recast Cyclops) would give a solid base to the X-Men before Apocalypse molds his Archangel and we finally get to see the visual beauty of those techno-organic wings on the big screen. X-Men: Apocalypse is giving the fans a chance to see some of these heroes as they are corrupted by Apocalypse, and Warren would need to be there to lead them as Death, Horseman of Apocalypse and eventual successor to the role.