How can a character use wings on combat?

[NotaNuffian]

Archangel in X-Men? Dude's gpt metal wings which I assumed to be organic metal, ie it heals and grows, if not the metal feathers he throw will end up with him having a bald wing soon.

Though to be fair, that shit doesn't bend like a proper wing and I always assume it to either have vertebres or even just tentacle-like muscles instead of bone structure of conventional wings.

Also, metal with sharp edges plus high speed = good cutting tool

 

[Zakuro]

Carefully.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Doing feints. Maybe the one fighting the MC can only read the movements of a "regular body" and not the wings movements. MC going into a swing and the other guy blocks only for the MC, with a flap of his wings, changes his direction for a stab.

 

[BearlyAlive]

motion cancel, aerial supremacy, more stuff to block/attack with

 

[SirDogeTheFirst]

f=1/2mv^2 Faster you attack, the more powerful it will land considering mass doesn't change. Make your character's wings durable, and sharp, so it can attack in short but fast dashes towards its target and use its wings to either slash or thrust.

 

[NotaNuffian]

At this point you might as well have talons at the tips of the wings. Not to stab people with, but rather as extra appendages for grappling or for rules of cool, grab a couple of mini uzis sideways.

 

[Sabruness]

Depending on their resilience, structure and regeneration, there are a number of options:

• If they are strong enough to take hits, the wings can be used as a shield
• Feathers from a hard material could be sharp enough to cut and be used as blades
• A fast regeneration of the feathers or specialized feathers not needed for flight could be used as projectiles, especially if they are made from some hard material

this. you need to determine the details of the wings as they will govern how the wings can be used