Being close to Warlock also has risks. Doug starts having nightmares about being changed by the transmode virus and becoming something like Warlock himself. He's getting protect…

Being close to Warlock also has risks. Doug starts having nightmares about being changed by the transmode virus and becoming something like Warlock himself. He's getting protection from a friend whose biology can transform other living things. That's not something he can completely ignore. And when Warlock leaves with Sunspot during the Fallen Angels period, Doug feels that absence. In New Mutants #54, he worries about how exposed he is without him. He still puts himself in danger for the others. He protects Dani from gunfire in that issue, with his costume saving him from being killed. He isn't sitting there calculating whether somebody's worth the risk and deciding they aren't. But the risk is real. These stories keep showing a difference between wanting to stand with your friends and having a body that can survive what they're facing. Doug's brave. The problem is that bravery doesn't make him bulletproof, and his teammates can't always get to him in time.