Warren Worthington III was the mutant son of the wealthy Warren K Worthington Jr and his wife Kathryn, neither of whom were aware that their son had developed a pair of large feathered wings extending from his back enabling him to fly. He first began his superhero career as the Avenging Angel. He was recruited by Professor X and became a founding member of the X-Men, along with Cyclops, Jean Grey(Marvel Girl), Beast, and Iceman. Though Warren was initially attracted to Jean Grey (Marvel Girl), Warren dated Candy Southern during this time.
When the changeling posing as Xavier was killed by Grotesk, the X-Men were ordered to disband by the FBI. Returning to live with his parents, Warren continued to sneak out at night and secretly satisfy his need to fight crime and see Candy. While Warren was out on a date with Candy, his father was killed by men working for the villain Dazzler. Overcome with grief, Warren blamed his own absence for his father's murder. Candy was kidnapped by Dazzler's organization as well, and when Warren went to rescue her, the Dazzler removed Angel's mask and revealed his identity to both the Dazzler and Candy. Dazzler admitted to actually being Warren's own uncle, Burtram Worthington, having only used Worthington Industries for his campaign of diamond smuggling. Burtram was apparently then killed in the following battle from a great fall. The X-Men reformed, with Xavier returning not long after, explaining his situation of leaving before the Z'Noxx invasion.
It was later revealed that Warren's uncle Burtram Worthington had in fact survived the fall, and was intending on stealing away the Worthington family fortune. The X-Men with Candy were able to stop the Dazzler's plot, but not before Warren's mother Kathryn was poisoned by Burtram and died. Not long after, Warren and the other original X-Men left the fold following an encounter with the island-being Krakoa, leaving Cyclops and Xavier with a brand new team of X-Men.
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