Michael Coldsmith Briggs III
Background
Michael Coldsmith Briggs III is a Deputy Director of field personnel in the FIRM. His codename is Archangel and he has been with the FIRM since 1964. Michael was a womanizer when he was younger.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 1-2 Shadow of the Hawke played by Alex Cord
Archangel sets up an exhibition for Senator Dietz of Ariwolf. He tells Senator Dietz that Airwolf can exceed the speed of sound and Marella explains how Airwolf works to the Senator. Archangel tells the Senator that the FIRM wants to give control of Airwolf over to the Department of Defense in exchange for the development costs and the first five Airwolves off the production line. After Airwolf successfully passes its tests and after the Senator congratulates Dr. Moffet and crew, Moffet reminds the Senator about Project Proteus and then fires into the control tower, killing Senator Dietz and most of the tower crew. Archangel is injured and loses his left eye and is forced to use a cane. Three months later, Archangel, along with Gabrielle recruits Stringfellow Hawke to reclaim Airwolf. When Angela is killed in Tripoli, Archangel sends Gabrielle in her place. He is on a battleship with Marella and Captain Cameron during Hawke and Dominic's attempt to reclaim Airwolf, during which Airwolf disappears. He then goes to Hawke's cabin and recruits him to do missions for the FIRM. Before leaving, he asks Hawke if Gabrielle suffered before she was killed by Dr. Moffit.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 3 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n played by Alex Cord
Archangel and Marella go to Hawke's cabin to recruit him for a mission. They tell him that a military pilot has plans to give a top secret plane over to the Soviets. Archangel shows up at the base that Hawke was sent to and tells him they figured out that Nhi Truong has been trying to get her son into the United States and she is married to Maj. Sam Roper and they believe Roper is the pilot who was going to give the Soviets the plane. Hawke then makes a deal with Archangel, he will give Airwolf to the FIRM if he can try and save the boy, Ho Minh Truong. After Hawke manages to save Ho Minh Truong, Archangel congratulates him.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 4 Bite of the Jackal played by Alex Cord
Archangel and Laura Archer are riding in a limousine with Mitchell Bruck on their way to drop him off at the airport. They play a phone call Mitchell had that they recorded and track it to Van Nuys Airport where Dominic has a hangar. They then go to Hawke's cabin and tell him that Mitchell might have downed Dominic's helicopter to catch Hawke in a trap while trying to rescue him. Hawke invites Archangel to fly with him in Airwolf and Archangel agrees to help rescue Dominic. They come across the crash site of Dominic's helicopter, but must retreat when their rotor blade is hit by a rocket. They land on a farm and as they are using an anvil to repair the rotor blade, they are confronted by Joachim Santos, Miriam Santos and other villagers who accuse them of scaring their livestock with Airwolf. Archangel pays Joachim and he and Miriam agree to help them. While Hawke and Joachim are repairing the blade, Archangel and Joachim crack jokes with each other. After they finish, Archangel and Hawke leave in Airwolf. They return to Dominic's crash site and attack the forces there. Airwolf is hit with a leech missile which starts to release a gas and Archangel is forced to use his cane to push it out of the side of Airwolf. They then fly away after Hawke blows up Mitchell's helicopter and they see Dominic in the sky. They return to Hawke's cabin and Archangel and Laura bring Phoebe Danner's father to her.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 5 Proof Through the Night played by Alex Cord
Archangel and Marella go to Hawke's cabin to recruit him to rescue an agent in the Soviet Union working for the FIRM. He hands Hawke a file of Vladimir Rostoff and when Hawke notices Vladimir has a family that may also need to be rescued, Archangel suggests he go on the mission without armament to save weight. On their way back to FIRM headquarters, Marella asks Archangel if he thinks it is a trap, but Archangel doesn't know. Marella briefs Archangel that there is a surge of KGB chatter in the Ural Mountains area that Hawke was heading to. She then tells him that he has not rendezvoused with the refueling plane. Marella eventually tells Archangel that the mission was a success and they both celebrate. They go to Hawke's cabin and have a meal with Hawke, Dominic, Vladimir and his family Natalya and Tanya Rostoff.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 6 One Way Express played by Alex Cord
Hawke goes to Archangel and asks for his help in stopping Dominic from being able to perform a dangerous stunt. When Archangel finds out Phillip Maurice is involved, he tells Hawke that Phillip has been involved in numerous crimes, but has avoided being directly linked to them. He then asks Hawke to take the job as the stunt pilot to catch Phillip as revenge for Phillip turning over Archangel's agent Sonya who disappeared in East Berlin. Hawke shows Archangel the script which describes the stunt and Archangel tells him he thinks Phillip has a mole in the FIRM. Archangel and Hawke meet with Meryl who gives them details of the movie she learned from Simon Sayes. After Hawke captures Phillip and Vinnie, he contacts Archangel to have them arrested.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 7 Echoes from the Past played by Alex Cord
Archangel is at the location where Domninic's helicopter Hawke was using was found. He asks Charlene if they found any fingerprints and she tells him they are searching now. Dominic arrives and Archangel tells him the helicopter was found completely undamaged and calls Dominic into a building. Marella tells Dominic a group of East German spies were spotted arriving in the United States, and Archangel tells Dominic he thinks Hawke's disappearance is connected. He then asks Dominic to tell him where Airwolf is hidden, but Dominic refuses. When Hawke is rescued, Archangel asks him details on what happened. Hawke introduces him to Susan Hill and when Archangel asks her if she knows where Airwolf is hidden, she tells him she doesn't know, kind of.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 8 Fight Like a Dove played by Alex Cord
Archangel and Marella go to Hawke's cabin and tell him about Harry "Dove" Lebow and advise him not to help Sarah Lebow. He then admits to Hawke that he has dealings with Helmut Kruger. Archangel and Marella realize Hawke has decided to help Sarah and Marella asks Archangel to warn Hawke. He calls Hawke and tries again to get him to not help Sarah, but Hawke hangs up on him. Archangel flies to Paraguay to Kruger's Estate and tells him Airwolf's scanning frequency. Hawke in Airwolf arrives and then flies off. Archangel and Kruger argue about Airwolf and Kruger threatens to shoot Archangel. Archangel tells him he will talk with Hawke and then takes a jeep out into the country. He meets up with Hawke who then has to fly away after a pair of F-4 Phantoms show up. After destroying the Phantoms, Hawke lands and Archangel tells him, Dominic and Sarah that he sold the Thor weapon system to Kruger so his buyers wouldn't buy from the Russians. He explains how the Thor system has a self destruct system within them, but he doesn't have the device with him. They go to raid Kruger's Estate, but as Archangel parks and tells Sarah to get out, she demands the keys to the jeep. Archangel refuses to give them to her and she shoots him in the earlobe. He then gives her the keys. Back at Hawke's cabin, Hawke, Dominic and Marella ask Archangel how he was shot and Sarah lies and says a sniper shot at them.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 9 Mad Over Miami played by Alex Cord
Archangel and Marella tell Hawke that Dominic called a distress signal while returning from Florida. Later, Hawke calls Archangel from Sanchez's telephone. Archangel and Marella fly to Sanchez's camp and he tells Hawke that he was training Sanchez and his men to fight communists in Central America. Hawke threatens to tell the newspapers that the FIRM is funding criminals if Archangel doesn't give him three million dollars and he agrees to give Hawke the money. Archangel and Marella meet Hawke at a bar and hand the money over to Dominic and Stella Rivera. After Dominic and Stella return with the prisoners from Cuba, Archangel makes an offer to work with Ivan Rivera.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 10 And They Are Us played by Alex Cord
Archangel and Marella give Hawke and Dominic a slideshow presentation on Limbawe. Hawke stops them before they can finish and tells them he is not interested in helping them. Archangel then comments that he knows Hawke won't say no and Marella shows Hawke a slide of Colonel Vidor, who was shot down at the same time that Saint John was. When Hawke and Dominic return after accomplishing the mission, Archangel tells Hawke that Vidor lied and didn't know where Saint John is.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 11 Mind of the Machine played by Alex Cord
Hawke gets out of the flight simulator and complains to Dr. Robert Winchester that the controls are loose and he wont be returning for another simulation. Winchester then tells Archangel that he needs both Airwolf and Hawke for the second phase of his experiment to succeed. Back at Hawke's cabin, Archangel and Marella try to convince Hawke to return to the simulation. Archangel tells him that with his help they can train other pilots against Hawke in his prime in the simulation. After a security breach, Archangel tells Winchester and Diana Norris that he is shutting down their program and putting them under house arrest. Later, Hawke and Dominic land Airwolf next to Archangel and Marella's limo and they ask them if they recognize anyone from the photos they show them. Hawke and Dominic then identify Alexi Provov as one of the men they shot at during the security breach and Archangel and Marella tell them Alexi's background. During another security breach, Archangel and Marella drive their limo to the lab and find Winchester shot. He tells them Diana and Alexi stole some tapes with Airwolf's specifications on them and Archangel calls Hawke and asks him for help. Winchester then tells Archangel to tell Hawke to stop using Airwolf's computer and Archangel calls Hawke and tells him.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 1 Episode 12 To Snare a Wolf played by Alex Cord
Archangel, radios Hawke and asks him to meet him. Hawke and Dominic land and meet up with Archangel and Marella. Archangel tells Hawke that D.G. Bogard is coming after him and Airwolf. Hawke mentions how others have tried to get Airwolf, but Marella tells him Bogard is both organized and well financed. Archangel then hands Hawke a file with gaps where the satellite Bogard will use to try and find Airwolf wont scan and Marella tells them Archangel is going to be busy answering questions from a Senate Subcommittee. Later and back at Hawke's cabin, Archangel tries to hire Antonia Donatelli, but Dominic tells him Antonia is coming to work for him as his top stunt pilot.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 2 Episode 3 Moffett's Ghost played by Alex Cord
Archangel and Marella are monitoring the radar when they see what appears to be missiles heading towards the United States, and then they disappear. At Hawke's cabin, Marella mentions to Hawke and Dominic if Dr. Burton didn't have to work in secret, he would have won numerous Peace Prizes. Archangel tells Hawke he has to make sure he picks up Dr. Burton, or it would be a propaganda nightmare. Archangel asks him if has had any problems with Airwolf and then tells Hawke, while Marella was monitoring the NORAD map she saw several stray targets. General Gilson stops by Archangel's office and asks him if he is testing a stealth aircraft in NORAD's northern quadrant. Archangel denies testing any aircraft, and General Gilson threatens to shoot any test vehicle out of the sky. Hawke and Dominic show Archangel and Marella, Moffet's video and Archangel tells them Airwolf should be grounded. Marella tells Hawke that the FIRM will try to pick up Dr. Burton, but Hawke refuses. As Hawke and Dominic are leaving, Archangel tells them the computer they requested is outside on a ramp. When Dr. Hanson puts in the floppy disk Marella gave Hawke, a video starts and Archangel tells Dr. Hanson that if she can't fix Airwolf with certainty then she must use a hidden detonation charge to disable Airwolf. At 8000 feet Airwolf levels out and Moffet gives one last message and causes what appear to be Russian bombers to show on NORAD's radar. Archangel calls General Gilson and tells him to disregard the radar notifications and that he is indeed testing a stealth vehicle. Hawke and Dr. Hanson contact Archangel and Marella and tell them the logic bomb has been purged from Airwolf.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 2 Episode 6 Sins of the Past played by Alex Cord
Archangel asks Hawke and Dominic to spy on a Soviet base in the arctic. After Dominic is arrested for the murder of Lila Santini, Hawke goes to the FIRM headquarters and asks Archangel to give Dominic an alibi, but Archangel tells him he was ordered not to overtly help Dominic. He then offers to help inadvertently, but can't make any promises.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 2 Episode 7 Fallen Angel played by Alex Cord
In Magdenburg, East Germany, Archangel is standing outside leaning on a castle pillar. Dr. Karl Kruger walks up to him and invites him to eat breakfast with him. Archangel is surprised to see Kruger, as he thought he was dead. Archangel asks about Maria Von Furster and Kruger tells him Maria had nothing to do with his capture. Archangel asks Kruger what is the purpose of him still being alive as anything he knows pertaining to the FIRM would be obsolete. Kruger starts to ask Archangel to work with him when Archangel starts to laugh. Vladimir Kinskov walks into the area and asks what is so funny and then criticizes Kruger for Archangel's treatment. Later, Olga gets a vial of the drug Titum 1221 and Kruger tells her to give Archangel 50cc's more of the drug. Archangel starts to shake and when Olga pauses, Kruger orders her again to give Archangel 50. Olga and two other nurses get Archangel out of his torture tub and Maria and Hawke walk into the room and grab Archangel, who is happy to see Maria. Hawke and Maria help Archangel get in Airwolf, but Maria is shot by Kruger. Airwolf then flies off. At FIRM headquarters, Archangel and the others, including Marella walk into a meeting with the committee. Zeus welcomes him back and thanks Caitlin O'Shannessy, Dominic and Hawke for rescuing Archangel. He then says Marella will have to be suspended until a review board can determine if she is capable of following orders. Dominic argues with Zeus and Archangel demands his staff back. When Zeus refuses Archangel's demand, Archangel pulls out a gun and fires at Zeus. Archangel returns to the castle in Airwolf and Kruger runs back to the lab area and sees Archangel taking the Titum 1221 drug vials. Archangel then tells Kruger that Hawke figured out their plan and put blanks in his gun. Hawke starts to walk into the room with the drug notes and when Kruger points a gun at him, Archangel shoots and kills Kruger. Maria walks up and threatens to kill Archangel, and demands the notes and vials. Archangel puts his gun away and as Maria goes to shoot him anyway, Hawke shoots and kills her. Hawke and Archangel get into Airwolf and they fly away. They shoot down two MiG's and Archangel realizes that Maria was working with Kruger to set him up. Dominic wants to go get beer and bratwurst and when Caitlin suggests they can discuss their next mission, Dominic, Hawke and Archangel act like Airwolf doesn't exist.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 2 Episode 8 HX1 played by Alex Cord
Hawke and Dominic take Airwolf out to search for the HX1 on orders of Archangel. Hawke goes to the FIRM headquarters and tells Archangel he thinks the FIRM has HX1 and thinks Saint John is working with the FIRM. Archangel denies it and threatens to have whoever stole the HX1 shot out of the sky.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 2 Episode 10 Once a Hero played by Alex Cord
Hawke and Tommy Liu go into a bar, where Archangel is sitting at a table and Loo is standing next to him. Loo demands two thousand dollars and after Hawke pays him, Loo hands him an envelope with photographs, including one that appears to show Saint John. Archangel tells Hawke that the prison camp is run by a warlord in Laos. Hawke thanks Archangel and Tommy warns Hawke that Laos is heavily armed.
During the events of Airwolf: Season 2 Episode 12 Condemned played by Alex Cord
Archangel, gives Hawke a briefing on a viral outbreak in Afghanistan that escaped from a Soviet lab. He tells Hawke a sample was recovered and brought to a World War II bunker in the Aleutian Islands that was turned into a lab. He hands Hawke a tape player and tells him they haven't heard from the lab in 72 hours and the team of four that the FIRM sent haven't returned. Hawke tells Archangel that Dominic won't be back for a couple of weeks.