On the surface, yes, the character referred to as "Pigeon Wings" in Deadpool 2 doesn't look to be the most important X-Man out there. He does boast something of a reputation in the comics though, which is why he was included in both X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Apocalypse.
The first appearance, where the character was played by Ben Foster, fell victim to the already mediocre nature of the film itself, with Warren Worthington being given pretty much nothing to do other than argue with his father and fly around sporadically in certain sequences. His costume - keeping in with the then superhero movie trend of not liking costumes - amounted to little more than a pair of jeans.
Apocalypse should have - at least in theory - been the perfect vehicle to reintroduce the character to audiences. His history with the Ancient Egyptian has always made for an interesting story (or several) in most X-Books, with Angel transforming into the metallic Archangel when he decides to become one of Apocalypse's horsemen.
If you were looking to see a thorough exploration of Angel's descent into villainy in the film however, you'd be out of luck. Warren does little more than Brood and fight Nightcrawler, and his transformation into Archangel lacks any of the horror it did in the source-material either.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
