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* When Angel was introduced as a member of the [[X-Men]], it was alongside the very flightless Cyclops and Beast, while Iceman's ice slides didn't offer the same level of maneuverability and Jean Grey couldn't levitate herself very far. But as the roster has expanded with characters who have flight as a side effect of their powers - Storm, Magneto, Rogue (after absorbing the right abilities), Mystique, Cannonball, Apocalypse, and so on - being stuck with huge feathered wings as a mutation must be annoying.
** In fairness, Angel has gained (and lost) a lot of powers over the years, such as vision on par with a hawk's, being ''physically'' capable of flight i.e. being both lighter and stronger than normal humans, [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|and recently universal donor blood with mild regenerative properties]]. And even when his power of flight was more exclusive, he always made it look like a lot of ''fun'', like every childhood daydream you've had but better.
* To balance the ubiquity of flight among superheroes, some writers remember that while characters like Angel, [[Spider-Man|the Vulture]] or [[The Falcon (Comic Book)|The Falcon]] are mainly flyers, that means they're ''very'' good at it. One issue of ''[[Thunderbolts]]'' had Angel flying rings around the entire team with ease.
* In the ''[[W.I.T.C.H.|WITCH]]'' comic book, only Hay Lin, the air guardian, could fly. However, all of them could in the cartoon. This was compensated for in the second season when Hay Lin was the only to gain invisibility (which all of guardians could do in the comics).
* All of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]; all members are issued a "flight ring" (assuming they can't already fly, and those might still carry one for emergencies).