Angel Salvadore
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Angel Salvadore, often simply called Angel, is a fictional character created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver. She first appeared in New X-Men #118.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Angel Salvadore was fourteen years old when her mutant nature first manifested, and she was driven out of her home by her abusive step-father. The following morning, she awoke and discovered that cocoon had formed; she emerged after sprouting a pair of wings. She was then attacked by U-Men, humans who sought to harvest mutant body parts to graft onto themselves.
Angel was rescued by Wolverine, who took her to the Xavier Institute where she reluctantly enrolled as a student. After accepting a bet to kiss Beak,[1] her classmate in the Xavier Institute's "Special Class," Angel grew close to him, and they began to see each other romantically. Angel would later reveal to Beak that she was pregnant[2], and she laid pods on the ceiling of a shed on the school grounds. Her pods hatched[3] during an investigation of the murder of Emma Frost, during which Angel was implicated as the shooter. Shortly afterwards, Xorn, instructor of the Special Class, revealed himself to be the mutant terrorist Magneto, and Angel was convinced to serve as a member of his latest incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Under the leadership of Beak, Angel and other members of the Special Class rebelled against Magneto and helped guide the regrouping X-Men back to Magneto's stronghold, where he was defeated.
Later, Beak was unhinged from time[4] and joined the Exiles, ostensibly to prepare him for a future event during which several worlds will be threatened. As a result of this displacement, he was for a time unable to interact with beings from his home timeline, and his family believed him to have run away. Only by serving with the Exiles could he win them back.
As a result of the House of M event, Beak (who got back to his home reality thanks to the Exiles), his wife Angel and their children (except Tito) have lost their powers and unusual appearance, and are now finally able to live happily together again.[5]
[edit] Powers and abilities
As of M-Day, she possesses no superhuman powers. Formerly, she had a partially insectoid anatomy along the lines of the housefly that gave her corrosive spit and insectoid wings that allowed her to fly. To give birth, she laid eggs with a short gestation period.
[edit] Alternate Versions
[edit] House of M
In the House of M, Angel was a famous supermodel. She was possessed and nearly killed by Proteus.[6]
[edit] Bibliography
- Exiles #46, 48, 69-72
- Marvel Universe: The End #1, 5-6
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z 2006 #1
- X-Men vol. 2 #118-119, 123-125, 131, 135-138, 140-141, 146-150, 157
