In X-Factor #8 (from Mark Russell, Bob Quinn, Jesus Aburtov and Joe Caramagna), Cyclops' X-Men go up against Angel's X-Factor thanks to a disagreement about their mentor, Charles Xavier. When Beast calls out the fact that X-Factor's celebrity-focused team are no match for Cyclops' mutant powerhouses, Angel proves him wrong by transforming into a brand-new Archangel form, complete with new powers.

The new Archangel keeps the character's former bladed wings and blue skin, but now with horrifying claws on his hands and feet. Archangel also wields a burning sword strong enough to down Juggernaut and can use his wings in a terrifying new way that makes Beast pay for his insult...

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Angel's New Powers Make Him a Juggernaut-Tier Threat

X-Factor Debuts a New Archangel, Turning an OG Hero into a Mutant Nightmare

Years ago, Angel was captured and experimented on by the mutant supremacist Apocalypse. Angel was transformed, gaining metal wings made up of poisoned blades, and gaining immense strength and durability as well as a psychotic need for violence. Angel has worked hard to suppress his Archangel form, but after a recent injury in the pages of X-Factor, he reveals that he underwent extra surgeries to bring back his predatory transformation.

Easily the deadliest part of Archangel's new form is his ability to roll into a deadly ball of spinning blades, arranging his deadly wings so that he becomes a human buzzsaw. Archangel uses this powers to chase a terrified Beast, who learns a hard lesson about underestimating his former classmate.

Warren Worthington III's Angel has long been the least popular of the original X-Men, with his powers paling in comparison compared to those of his closest allies - indeed, even Xavier had Warren fight using a custom bazooka for a while, knowing his mutant abilities as Angel weren't enough to win the day (but having a major need for his inherited fortune.) Sadly, the Archangel form has never been just about new powers - it's the darkest part of Angel's psyche brought to the surface, and is likely to tempt the founding X-Men hero further and further into darkness as X-Factor continues.

X-Factor #8 is available now from Marvel Comics.

X-Men

Movie(s)

X-Men (2000), X2, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Deadpool (2016), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

First Film

X-Men (2000)

TV Show(s)

X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), Wolverine and the X-Men (2008), Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Marvel Anime: X-Men, Legion (2017), The Gifted (2017), X-Men '97 (2024)

Video Game(s)

X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom (1998), X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011), X-Men Legends (2005), X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003), X-Men (1993), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995), X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)

Character(s)

Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Phoenix, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Morph, Nightcrawler, Havok, Banshee, Colossus, Magneto, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Cable, X-23

Comic Release Date

213035,212968

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