Warren Worthington
Notorious playboy and well-known son of the wealthy Worthington family, the high-flying Angel leads a secret life as a mutant.. and an X-Man.
| Warren Worthington | |
|---|---|
 Portrayed by Justin Hartley | |
| Codename: | Angel |
| Affiliations: | X-Men |
| Birthdate: | January 19, 1981 |
| Journal: | x_highflying |
| Player: | Nat |
Contents
Details
Character Journal: x_highflying
Real Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III
Codename: Angel
Aliases:
First Appearance: November 27, 2003
Date of Birth: January 19, 1981
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Citizenship: US
Relatives: Worthington Family - Father: Warren K. Worthington Jnr.; mother: Kathryn Worthington; uncle: Betram Worthington.
Education: B.A. (Business) from ESU, J.D. from UCLA.
Relationship Status: In a relationship with Vanessa Carlysle; formerly involved with Piotr Rasputin and Jay Guthrie.
Occupation: Business man, formely an attorney.
Team Affiliation: X-Men
Biography
Childhood
The only son of Warren Worthington Junior and his socialite wife Kathryn, Warren grew up with all the privileges and drawbacks that comes from being the son of a very busy and very wealthy businessman. A series of nannies and staff raised him until he was sent to a boarding school, and as a result he was somewhat independent from a young age.
It was while he was at boarding school that his wings began to grow in. At first it started off as odd twinges in his back and weird muscle spasms, moving on to strange lumps in his back until the wing buds finally erupted from underneath his skin. It was a painful - and somewhat bloody - time, and there were quite a few trips to the doctor and a swap to a private room as things got worse. Warren withdrew from the student body during this time, scared by what was happening and fretting about being a freak.
Once the wings had fully grown in, however, things were easier to deal with. He could fly now, and after a few aborted attempts to launch himself off the ground, he finally settled into the use of his new wings after launching himself off a roof and working it out instinctively. It wasn't long before he started to want to do more than just the few surreptitious flights he had been taking late at night, and the opportunity was handed to him when the school dorm was on fire. He rescued several of his classmates, and buoyed by his success, took to the skies of New York in a mask and costume to fight crime. It was after this that he was contacted by Professor Charles Xavier, and offered a place at his new school along with Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Hank McCoy and Ororo Munroe. He accepted, and the lack of attention from his parents meant switching schools did not prove much of a challenge.
Living At The X-Mansion
Warren struggled to settle into the school at first - a child of privilege, his background clashed with those of his fellow students and it took him awhile to adjust. But his natural wit and charm soon helped him fit in, and he soon settled in fine. After graduating from ESU with a major in Business (ty Dad), he returned to the mansion to teach, taking up a position teaching literature and serving with the X-Men. It was then that his relationship with Piotr Rasputin began - they'd been roommates and close friends for awhile, but it finally bloomed into a romantic relationship after Piotr finally understood that homosexuality wasn't a bad thing. It was a slightly rocky start, but soon settled into a passionate and solid relationship that endured long separations and Piotr's difficulties with his sister than culminated in him disowning her after her time in Limbo.
During Piotr's absence while undergoing security training, Warren developed and renewed close friendship with other mansion residents - he developed a close friendship with Amanda Sefton despite their differences and her sometimes antagonistic relationship with Piotr, as well as renewing an old friendship with childhood friend Jake Gavin. He also maintained friendships with Paige Guthrie and Shinobi Shaw, and attempted to be a go-between his lover and his sister, to no avail. His dislike of Logan continued, and he developed a dislike for Jean-Paul Beaubier when he arrived at the school and replaced Warren as the flight instructor.
Warren decided to further his education and began attending law school in California. He briefly returned to New York and to the team for a time, but it rapidly became apparent that the mansion was no longer the place for him. When the West Coast Annex was established in April 2006, he and Piotr left with Alison Blaire and Haroun al-Rashid to staff it.
Life In California
In California, Warren completed his education and sat the bar exam, and thanks to his family connections, landed a job working for one of California's leading law firms. He quickly developed a reputation for being passionate about pro-bono work, particularly if it involved representing a mutant.
It was also in California that cracks started to show in his relationship with Piotr. While there was no question that either man felt deeply for the other, Warren's increasing work load and distance started to take it's toll, and what had once survived long absences from both of them, it began to suffer when the absences continued despite them sharing living space. It did not help with Alison's departure for Muir Island after Day Zero and they both had more work to do at the annex.
Things finally came to a head after Scott and Jean's arrival at the Annex. The cracks in their relationship could no longer be waved away under the scrutiny from people who had known them for so long, and they eventually decided that it would be best if they split. Warren seized on a plea from his mother to return to New York to spend time with his father as an excuse to flee California, deciding that putting a continent between him and Piotr would help him come to terms with the end of their relationship. No matter what state it had been in by the end, they had still been together for six years, and it was a lot to process. So Warren left his life in California and moved back to New York, moving back into the family home and starting to learn the family business.
The Return
His return to the mansion meant the resumption of old friendships and the establishment of new ones - particularly with the other winged inhabitant of the mansion, Jay Guthrie. What started out as a fun flirtation quickly turned into something more serious, Warren pursuing the younger man until he finally caved, despite his reservations. But Warren didn't entirely understand the extent of Jay's psychological damage, until one night Jay ended up attacking him after a particularly bad nightmare. Warren was injured, but not too badly, but it was decided that Jay would go to Muir for intensive therapy.
Warren then threw himself into work, focusing on learning more about the family business and being a full member of the X-Men again. He was present in India for the team's involvement in halting the invasion of Pakistan, and unfortunately (for him) witnessed Logan killing more people than he personally wanted to see.
When Piotr also returned to the mansion in September, Warren was both surprised and shocked. The reunion did not go particularly well, Warren angry that Piotr hadn't given him a head's up about his return - nor had he, apparently, paid attention when Warren had told him about leaving California.
He also grew close to the Attilani princess Crystal Amaquelin, the two easily relating thanks to their privileged backgrounds. Warren was the X-Man to give her the good news about her graduation to the team, and Warren accompanied her to her birthday party in Attilan in early 2011, which sent the rumor miller a-buzzing. Warren's 30th birthday, which he'd initially intended on being quiet about, saw dinners with Amanda, Crystal and Jean-Phillipe Colbert, along with drinks with Jean and later with Piotr in joint commemoration of their birthdays.
Renaissance
Frustrated by working for his father, Warren began to look elsewhere for something to do with himself, an idle thought about investing in District X leading to him putting aside his differences with Jean-Paul to enlist the other man's help in working out what he wanted to do. It also coincided with Jean talking to him about the struggling Angels Clinic, which Warren has decided to help fund.
February 2011 has also seen an explosion in Warren's... social life, flirtations with Wade Wilson and Vanessa Carlysle both quickly escalating to something more.
Physical Characteristics
Height: 6'
Weight: 136 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Other Features: People find the white-feathered wings quite distinguishing. His wing span is approximately 16ft, though usually hidden underneath his clothing and strapped down by a leather harness.
Powers
Warren's primary mutation is his large white feathered wings, and the rest of the changes to his physiology are designed to accommodate this. The wings are extremely strong and highly flexible - he is able to carry one other person when he flies, providing they are not too heavy, and is capable of folding the wings down tight against his back and hiding them underneath a harness. The muscles in his back and upper body have developed to allow him to operate his wings. His physiology has adapted somewhat to resemble a bird's - Warren has hollow bones and no body fat, his system instead metabolizing calories more efficiently than a human's. His eyesight is also especially sharp, and his skin and eyes are tougher than usual to withstand the high altitudes at which Warren is capable of flying, and his lungs have adapted to allow him to breath at these altitudes. His strength, speed, agility, endurance, reflexes, eyesight and hearing are all at the peak of human capacity, with his wings being strong enough to break bones or bat someone against a wall. Warren usually restricts his flying to below cloud level, but he is capable of reaching altitudes equivalent to the height above sea level of Mount Everest. At the most, Warren is capable of flying non-stop for half a day before he needs to rest.
Equipment
When needing/wanting to hide his mutant status, Warren has a custom-designed harness with which he straps his wings to his body.
Trivia
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Meta
Player: Nat
E-mail: 150px
AIM: dazzlingsongbird
Player Icon Base: Justin Hartley
Meta Trivia
Warren was introduced by Keri, then taken over by Angie, and then by Toby who failed to return the x_angel journal. x_highflying was created to avoid the loss of game information, and Warren has since been picked up by Nat in November 2009.
Warren's current wiki pic was made by the ever amazing Mackinzie.
