Re: Angel, the worst original character concept ever?
Falcon started out with a grappling hook, not wings. The wings came later on. And now, he uses grappling stars on thin lines to snare his opponents or other useful junk. So that's way more power than Angel! You gotta keep reading people!
Wait, you're right, there's absolutely no difference, except you can take Falc's powers away more easily.
Falcon may be as interesting as Angel, but he's not nearly as accomplished. You are right when you call him 'Cap's Sidekick' since that is about as far as he's gotten. Angel is an integral and fouding member of the number one source for whining and angst in the MU, and has spawned a winged clone. All Falcon got was a trained pigeon and one lousy miniseries.