Betsy Braddock

This article is about the comic-book superhero. For the politician, seeBessie Braddock.

Elizabeth"Betsy"Braddockis asuperheroappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics,commonly in association withCaptain Britainand theX-Men.Created by writerChris Claremontand artistHerb Trimpein 1976, she first appeared in theMarvel UKseriesCaptain Britain.

Betsy Braddock
The various incarnations of Betsy Braddock on the cover ofHellions(vol. 1) #13 (September 2021). Art byRussell Dauterman.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain(vol. 1) #8 (December 1976) As Captain Britain: Captain Britain(vol. 2) #2 (January 1986) As the Psylocke: New Mutants Annual#2 (October 1986)
Created by	Chris Claremont(writer) Herb Trimpe(artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock
Species	Human mutant/Otherworlder hybrid
Team affiliations	Captain Britain Corps Excalibur Exiles The Hand Horseman of Apocalypse S.T.R.I.K.E. X-Club X-Force X-Men
Partnerships	Brian Braddock(twin brother) Jamie Braddock(brother) Kwannon(counterpart) Rachel Summers(girlfriend)
Notable aliases	Captain Britain,Psylocke,Lady Briton, Lady Mandarin
Abilities	Telekinesis Telepathy Precognition Expertmartial artist Ability to construct weapons made ofpsychic energy,usually in the form of a blade

Betsy Braddock was asupporting characterin the adventures of her twin brother,Brian Braddock,as the original Captain Britain, before temporarily becoming the superheroineCaptain Britainherself and later joining the X-Men in 1986 asPsylocke,a codename coined by the villainsMojoandSpiral.Presented as aprecognitivein the pages ofCaptain Britainand then as atelepath,she was later established to be amutant,developingtelekinesisas well as martial arts skills, the latter of which derived from abody swapwith the Japanese mutant ninjaKwannonlasting nearly 30 years of publication history. She and Kwannon were returned to their original bodies ina 2018 story,after which, Betsy took up the mantle of Captain Britain, while Kwannon adopted the Psylocke identity.

Many alternative versions of the character have also appeared in several comics series of MarvelMultiverse,as well asin various other mediaand merchandise, notably in numerous video games. The body-swapped iteration of the character was portrayed byMeiling Melançonin the 2006 filmX-Men: The Last Standand byOlivia Munnin the 2016 filmX-Men: Apocalypse.

Publication history

Origins

Betsy Braddock becomes the new Captain Britain inCaptain Britain,(vol. 2) #13. Art byAlan Davis.

Created by writerChris Claremont,Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock first appeared inCaptain Britain#8 (December 1976), withCaptain Britain#10 (December 1976) as her first cover appearance, published by theMarvel Comics' British imprintMarvel UK.The original spelling of the character's name was "Elizabeth", though relettering of the UK versions for American reprints would occasionally misspell it as "Elisabeth".This led to spelling inconsistencies throughout future publications. The inconsistency was resolved by Claremont 32 years later in 2008 in the seriesNew Exiles,which reasserted the particular spelling of her name as "Elizabeth".In theCaptain Britainseries, Claremont introduced her as a supporting character, the sister ofBrian Braddock,the eponymous Captain Britain, and established her career as acharter pilot.He also established that she had psychic abilities, the full extent of which were unknown, though no explanation is given for these powers. In Marvel UK'sSuperSpider-Manand Captain Britain#243 (October 1977), Betsy Braddock is presented as a professionalmodel.

In Marvel UK'sDaredevils#3 (March 1983),Alan Mooreestablished that the character has begun to work for the fictional governmental organizationS.T.R.I.K.E.,who are making use of her psychic abilities. Her lover Tom Lennox is also a S.T.R.I.K.E operative and is later murdered. The story also presents the character as having dyed her hair purple after being blonde; this hair color has subsequently become the dominant presentation of the character.The next major change for the character came in the 1986 relaunchedCaptain Britainseries, where Betsy Braddock stands in for her brother as Captain Britain, and is rendered blind by the supervillainSlaymaster.

X-Men

Cover ofPsylocke#1 (2010), her first self-titled issue. Art byDavid Finch.

InNew Mutants Annual#2 (1986), Claremont integrated Betsy Braddock into theX-Menfranchise. The story sees her abducted to theMojoverse,where she is subjected to brainwashing, fitted withbioniceyes, and referred to as "the Psylocke" for the first time.After being rescued by theNew Mutants,she takes up residence at their mutant-training academy, run byMagnetoat the time in the absence of ProfessorCharles Xavier.After aiding the team unofficially, Braddock proves herself by distracting the attentions of the murderous supervillainSabretooth.Afterward, Braddock is formally invited to join the X-Men and officially adopts the codename "Psylocke", becoming an enduring fixture of the team over the next three decades.

Initially written as a pure non-mutant telepath with few fighting skills,Betsy later adopts body armor.InThe Uncanny X-Men#251 (November 1989), the X-Men flee from the cybernetic terrorists, theReavers,through theSiege Perilous,an extra-dimensional teleportation device. The now-amnesiac Betsy is taken in by theHand,who brainwash and physically alter her to take on an East Asian appearance so that she can blend in inHong Kong.Braddock now believes herself to be "Lady Mandarin", the Hand's supreme assassin. After she is rescued by the X-Men'sWolverineand overcomes her brainwashing, the character retains the combat skills granted through the Hand's modification techniquesas well as the ability to manifest her total focused telepathy in the form of a "psychic knife".

With the launch of the second volume ofX-Men(later rebrandedX-Men: Legacy) in 1991, the team splits, with Betsy joining the team led byCyclops.InJim Lee-written issues, the character becomes flirtatious with Cyclops, eventually attempting to seduce him.At this point,Kwannon,a new character with the physical appearance of Betsy prior to the Hand's manipulation, claims to be the original Betsy Braddock, accusing the Japanese-featured Betsy of being an impostor. After Jim Lee and six other creators left Marvel Comics to foundImage Comics,new scriptwriterFabian Niciezaestablished that Kwannon is the impostor and that Braddock's flirtations with Cyclops were part of a genetic and mental splicing in which the Kwannon impostor was first created, abody swaphaving occurred.

In 1994, writerScott Lobdellset up a relationship between Betsy Braddock and her teammateArchangel.The character is severely injured by a crazed Sabretooth in the Lobdell-writtenThe Uncanny X-Men#328. Her life is saved by the use of a mystic artifact known as the Crimson Dawn, the aftereffects of which granted Betsy the ability to teleport in and out of shadows. Lobdell also temporarily took her out of the X-Men roster this issue.Braddock returns to the team inX-Men(vol. 2) #77–78, where she uses her Crimson Dawn-enhanced telepathy to trap theShadow Kingin the astral plane. Any use of her telepathy would result in his release, so she forgoes the use of her telepathic ability.Some time later she would develop telekinesis for the first time instead.Betsy's relationship with Archangel ends in the Claremont writtenX-Men(vol. 2) #109, where the character embarks upon a relationship with new Indian X-Men recruit Neal Shaara, also known asThunderbird.

In the Claremont-writtenX-Treme X-Men#2 (2001), the character dies, hercomic book deathlasting until 2005'sThe Uncanny X-Men#455; Claremont also wrote this issue, later stating he had always intended to revive her.Briefly, the character was depicted inExiles,a spin-off comic-book series in the X-Men franchise, set in analternate universe.With the cancellation ofNew Exiles,Betsy Braddock starred in her first solo book, theX-Men: Sword of The Braddocksone-shot.Afterwards, the character was brought back to the mainMarvel Universein early 2009 within the pages ofThe Uncanny X-Men.

In addition to appearing in many X-related team titles over the decades, Psylocke (both Betsy Braddock and Kwannon) have appeared in several limited series. In the year of 1997, the characters appeared in the 4-issue team-up seriesPsylocke and Archangel: Crimson Dawn.Beginning in November 2009, Betsy Braddock was featured inX-Men: Psylockea self-titled four issue miniseries written byChristopher Yostand drawn byHarvey Tolibao;Matsu'o Tsurayabaand Wolverine are central characters in the story.

Captain Britain

At the 2019San Diego Comic-Con,Editor-in-ChiefC.B. Cebulskiand writerJonathan Hickmanrevealed that, following the franchise-wide relaunchHouse of X/Powers of X,Betsy Braddock would become the newCaptain Britain,with Brian adopting the new title of Captain Avalon andKwannontaking over the Psylocke moniker. Cebulski compared Betsy's adoption of the Captain Britain mantle toCarol Danvers's transition toCaptain Marvel,indicating that this new status quo would be permanent.As part of theDawn of X,a new volume ofExcaliburwritten byTini Howardwas launched, with Braddock leading a new lineup of the titular team consisting of herself,Gambit,Rogue,Jubilee,RictorandApocalypse.Braddock was included a central character in theX of Swordscrossover by Howard and Hickman.Following the completion of Howard'sExcaliburrun, Braddock was featured in theKnights of Xminiseries andCaptain Britain: Betsy Braddock,with Betsy and her long-time friendRachel Summersconfessing their romantic feelings for each other, with their kiss shown in asplash page.

Fictional character biography

See also:Kwannon (character)

Background

Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock was born in England and was raised in the small town ofMaldon, Essex.Betsy was Sir James Braddock's second child, born minutes before her twin brotherBrian.The twins and their elder brotherJamie,who was nearly a decade older, had a very privileged life. By the time she entered college, Betsy had become a charter pilot.After she and Jamie were taken hostage by theRed Skull's agents and freed by Captain America and Captain Britain, Betsy learned the latter was her brother Brian.At this time Betsy began to developprecognitive powers.She dyed her hair purple and took up modeling. At the age of twenty-one, her psychic powers fully manifested, which grew to include telepathy.Agent Matthew recruited Betsy intoS.T.R.I.K.E.'s Psi Division, and she became fellow psi Tom Lennox's lover.As she had inherited membership to theHellfire Clubfrom her father, Betsy was sent to infiltrate it, but was warned off byTessafor her own protection.She also met future boyfriendWarren Worthingtonfor the first time during one of the Hellfire Club parties.

When the crime lord Vixen hiredSlaymasterto eliminate the Psi-Division, only Betsy, Tom Lennox, and their friend Alison Double were left when Brian defeated him.When reality warped due to James Jaspers' powers, Tom sacrificed himself to give the Braddocks time to escape from a group of superhero hunters. Betsy was in Tom's mind when he died; feeling his death, she was left traumatized.Following the repair of the reality warp, an evil version of Captain Britain from another universe named Kaptain Briton switched places with Brian. The double tried to rape Betsy. In self-defense, she telepathically killed him.The same night, the twins were informed of their father'sOtherworldorigins, and a new intelligence agency calledR.C.X.asked them to billet Warpies, children transformed by Jasper's warp, at the Manor, which led to an argument between Betsy and Brian.

As Captain Britain

When Brian went overseas, Matthew (now codenamed Gabriel) convinced Betsy to become the new Captain Britain, wearing Kaptain Briton's modified costume. Working with Captain UK, the duo became public sensations. After several months, crime Boss Vixen lured Betsy into a showdown with Slaymaster. During the battle, Betsy called Vixen a "hag", which angered her. Vixen instructed Slaymaster that she wanted Betsy's eyes, so he brutally beat Betsy, then gouged her eyes out. Brian flew to her rescue and killed Slaymaster as Vixen escaped.Betsy refused R.C.X.'s offer of cybernetic eyes, preferring to rely on her psychic abilities to "see". She and Gabriel went to former S.T.R.I.K.E. Psi co-agent Alison Double's Switzerland chateau for Betsy to recuperate.

As Psylocke

Betsy was kidnapped from the Alps by Mojo, brainwashed, given cybernetic eyes, and, as "Psylocke", became the star of his new show "Wildways". Brian and theNew Mutantsrescued her, after which Betsy moved to the X-Men's mansion to recover, exactly whereRoma,Guardian of theOmniverse,needed her to be.When theMaraudersattacked theMorlocks,the X-Mansion was used as a temporary infirmary for injured survivorsof the massacre.Knowing that the X-Men were away inNew York,the Marauder Sabretooth invaded the mansion. Betsy used herself as bait to lead him away from the injured until the X-Men arrived to help her. While Sabretooth and Wolverine fought, Betsy used her telepathy to gather information about the Marauders and their leader, Mr. Sinister, from Sabretooth's mind.Wolverine, though initially reluctant to involve outsiders in the X-Men's affairs, was impressed by her bravery and nominated her to join the team.

As an X-Man she metMephisto,Dr. Doom and the Fantastic Four,and theHorde.The X-Men later battledFreedom Forceand theAdversaryin Dallas, and, in a televised battle, sacrificed themselves to allowForgeto bind the Adversary; Roma secretly restored them to life, and gave Betsy theSiege Perilous,which they could use if they ever wanted to start new lives.The X-Men moved to the Reavers' Australian Outback base, from where they took on theBrood,Genoshan Magistrates,Mister Sinisterand theGoblin Queen,M Squad,Mr. Jipand theSerpent Society,Master MoldandNimrod,Nanny and Orphan-Maker,andZaladaneand theSavage Land Mutates.As they were about to depart theSavage Land,Betsy had a precognitive flash of the Reavers killing the team. To prevent this, she telepathically "convinces" them to abandon the Outback, and subsequently sends them through the Siege Perilous.

Lady Mandarin and body swap

Betsy in her "Lady Mandarin" armor and with the Crimson Dawn tattoo, on the cover ofNew Exiles#9: "Soul Awakening" (art by Alex Garner)

Betsy reappeared amnesiac on an island near China, where theHand,a ninja clan, found her.Matsu'o Tsurayaba,their leader, saw a chance to save his brain-dead lover,Kwannon.Spiralinformed Matsu'o that Betsy's telepathy could restore Kwannon, and Matsu'o accepted. Unknown to Matsu'o, however, Spiral actually placed the two women's minds into each other's bodies. She also merged their genetic structures, leaving both women with physical and mental traits of the other, and with each possessing half of Betsy's telepathic power.With some physical and mental conditioning, Betsy—inhabiting Kwannon's body—became the Hand's prime assassin, taking the name Lady Mandarin. She gained highly remarkable fighting skills and learned to focus her telepathic power into a "psychic knife". Lady Mandarin's first mission pitted her againstWolverine.Betsy's psychic knife attack revealed Wolverine's memories of who she used to be and allowed her to break free from the Hand's conditioning.

Betsy rejected her role as Lady Mandarin and escaped with Wolverine andJubilee,eventually going with them to the island nation ofGenosha,where the New Mutants had been kidnapped along with the X-Men's leader,Storm,byCameron Hodge.Following Hodge's defeat, the X-Men reunited and returned to New York.Betsy then joined the Blue Team led byCyclops,for whom she displayed an obvious attraction.WhenPhoenixfound out, the two women fought, but were interrupted by the arrival of Kwannon, now calling herselfRevanche,in Betsy's former body, claiming to be the real Betsy.Unable to discern which was truly Betsy, both stayed with the X-Men, maintaining an uneasy coexistence.Learning she had theLegacy Virus,Revanche had Matsu'o kill her, restoring Betsy's full personality and telepathic potential.Having become involved with her teammate Angel,the following months saw her fight thePhalanx,try to reach Jamie's comatose mind, battleLegionin Israel,and combatGene Nation.

Crimson Dawn

Betsy was gutted by Sabretooth which led Angel, Wolverine,Doctor Strangeand Gomurr the Ancient to retrieve a magical liquid from the Crimson Dawn dimension to heal her. This gave her the new ability to teleport through shadows, also marking her with a red tattoo over her left eye.Her personality took on a cold edge, which created distance between her and Warren.Kuragari, Proctor of the Crimson Dawn, tried to claim Betsy as his bride, but was thwarted with Gomurr and Angel's aid, freeing Betsy of the Dawn's influence. Betsy retained the abilities associated with it. Soon after these events, the couple retired from active duty with the X-Men.

Subsequently, she aided Storm against theShadow King,who tricked Betsy into initiating a psychic shockwave that disabled all other telepaths, leaving him unchallenged on theastral plane.Her own astral form was destroyed, but her exposure to the Crimson Dawn gave her a new shadow form with temporarily enhanced powers, which she used to trap the Shadow King's core. To keep him trapped she was forced to constantly focus her telepathy on him, effectively rendering herself powerless.

Revolution and X-Treme

Jean Grey's attempt to help Betsy deal with the Shadow King somehow swapped their powers, leaving Betsytelekinetic.With her new abilities Betsy foughtBelasco,the Neo,the Goth,the Crimson Pirates,the Twisted Sisters,and thePrime Sentinels,then aided her brother freeing Otherworld from Mastermind's Warpie army.After ending her relationship with Archangel, Betsy joined Storm's X-Treme X-Men team in the search forDestiny's diaries.

InValencia,Betsy died in combat with the man known asVargaswhile protectingRogueandBeast,who were badly beaten by the villain.Brian Braddock andMeggancollected Betsy's body from Spain. She was buried at the Braddock family estate and a memorial to her was erected at the X-Mansion by Beast.

Resurrection

One year after her death, Betsy awoke where she had died, unaware of how she had been resurrected, and was soon reunited with the X-Men, helping them against the Saurian Hauk'ka,and Mojo and Spiral.Jamie started to covertly observe his resurrected sister, allowing her to catch occasional glimpses of him. Betsy was reunited with Brian during theScarlet Witch's "House of M"reality storm.When the timeline was set right, the memories of their encounter took on a dreamlike state, prompting Betsy and several of the X-Men to visit London to check on Brian's status.

Back in the US, Betsy and the X-Men failed to stopShi'ar Death Commandosfromslaughtering the Grey family,targeted for death because of their relationship toPhoenix,but helped defeat them before they could killRachel Grey.With the First Fallen's servants, the Foursaken, about to make their move, Jamie revealed his part in Betsy's resurrection to the X-Men: sensing the approaching threat of the cosmically powerful First Fallen (a harbinger of frozen, eternal "perfection" ) and learning of Betsy's demise, an annoyed Jamie resurrected her, reaching back through time to stop her spirit passing into the afterlife. Intending her to be a weapon to use against the First Fallen, Jamie tightened up the "quantum strings"of Betsy's body, rendering her mostly immune to external manipulation, enhancing her telekinetic powers, and leaving her invisible to the First Fallen's senses.Jamie was abducted by the Foursaken before he could fully inform them of the imminent threat; trying to rescue him, the X-Men were easily captured, except Betsy, who found herself invisible to the Foursaken's senses.Disrupting their attempt to give the First Fallen full access to Earth, Betsy and the X-Men were pulled into his realm, the Singing City, where Betsy's immunity to his mental control allowed her to free the city's residents, including the Foursaken, from his dominance. As a wrathful First Fallen turned on them, Jamie sent the X-Men home while he held the entity back, apparently sacrificing himself.

Returning to the UK to tell Brian of Jamie's fate, Betsy learned thatShadow Xavier,leader of theShadow X-Men,had taken over the minds of his jailors in Crossmore Prison, and was demanding to see her. Accompanied byExcalibur,Betsy visited the prison, where Xavier revealed his true identity as the Shadow King, and tried to take revenge, having Excalibur attack Brian so that Betsy could witness his death; however, immune to his control, Betsy telekinetically induced a stroke in Xavier's body, freeing Excalibur. Before she could finish him off, Betsy was interdimensionally teleported to the Crystal Palace at the Nexus of All Realities.

Exiles

Appearing at the headquarters of theExiles,heroes gathered from several realities to protect the Omniverse; both the Exiles' choice of Betsy as latest recruit, and the timing of same, were apparently the result of Roma's manipulations, again moving one of her pawns to where it would soon be needed as part of a greater plan.Her first mission with the Exiles brought Betsy face to face with Earth-1720'sSlaymaster,brutally reminding her of her reality's Slaymaster blinding her. After escaping, Slaymaster-1720 began murdering Betsy Braddock in each reality he visited.

Meanwhile, determined to confront her fear, Betsy began rigorous training to prepare herself for their next encounter.She returned toEarth-616to let Brian know she was alive. Almost immediately both the Exiles and Excalibur were called to the defense of Otherworld, under attack by an army ofFuriescreated by a resurrected Mad Jim Jaspers; though the heroes prevailed, the Exiles were left as the Omniverse's primary defenders until the devastatedCaptain Britain Corpscould be rebuilt.Choosing to remain with the Exiles, Betsy traveled to several realities.Upon arriving on a certain Earth, Betsy had a mental breakdown due to her counterpart of this world's psyche being at war with Betsy's own psyche to control her body. This reality'sOgunapproached Betsy and offered to train her so she could avenge the death of his apprentice, who was killed by Slaymaster.Betsy eventually tracked him to Earth-616 and killed him. Betsy returned to the Crystal Palace, became involved with teammateSabretooth,and promised to honor her mission as an Exile.

Return

Somehow, Betsy became trapped between parallel worlds and was rescued by Madelyne Pryor – now calling herself the Red Queen – who controlled her to join theSisterhood.They also stole Betsy's original body, in which Kwannon had died, at a graveyard. A ritual of sorts with both bodies was performed, resulting in Betsy's original body being brought back to life.The Sisterhood, now including a brainwashed Betsy, attacked the X-Men.Dazzlerwas forced to use her powers on Betsy, blowing half of her face off. Dazzler's attack shocked Betsy back to consciousness, enabling her to overcome the Red Queen's control and return to her Japanese body.

After these events, Betsy's powers changed once again; she now possessed both telepathic and telekinetic abilities, but with her psionic potential divided between them, neither ability is as strong as it once was.The following days saw Betsy travel back in time alongside Beast'sThe X-Club.Betsy also led the X-Club in a mission to raiseAsteroid M,which was at the bottom of thePacific Ocean,to serve as the X-Men's new base of operations and a haven for mutantkind, calledUtopia.Soon after, Betsy went to Japan with Wolverine to re-inter her former body. Upon arriving, she was ambushed by the Hand, who destroyed her original body at the behest of Matsu'o Tsurayaba. Enraged, Betsy tracked Matsu'o down, finding him terribly disfigured as the result of Wolverine's yearly revenge on Matsu'o for his role in the murder ofMariko Yashida.Matsu'o, now missing both hands and other body parts, desired an honorable death and wanted Betsy to grant him that honor since he could not hold a blade to performseppukuhimself. This put Betsy at odds with Wolverine, who felt that Matsu'o's punishment was not over yet. Betsy engaged Wolverine in a brutal fight which ended in a truce. With Wolverine's permission, Betsy finished Matsu'o off mercifully, using her telepathy to project illusions into his mind of his body restored and of Kwannon embracing him. Betsy quickly killed him with her psi-blade.

During theNation Xstoryline, Betsy, Wolverine, and Colossus were sent down into the sewers under San Francisco to investigate the case of a missingPredator X.They ran intoFantomex,who had slain the beast. Betsy battledSublime's associates with the help of Fantomex and her teammates.During theNecroshastoryline, Betsy joined Rogue's team sent to Muir Island to battle the resurrectedProteus.Betsy appeared to have lost her immunity to telepathic attacks and reality alterations, as Proteus easily possessed her. However, her psi-blade was able to break his hold on his hosts.Following the return ofCableandHope Summers,Betsy was selected as part of Cyclops' "Alpha roster" of X-Men sent to locate and protect the two from the forces ofBastion.

Uncanny X-Force

In the aftermath of "X-Men: Second Coming",Betsy (along withDeadpool,Fantomex, and Archangel) was selected by Wolverine to be a member of the new X-Force; the sole condition being that no one could learn of the team's existence.Betsy had been using her telepathy to help Warren control the "Archangel" persona in his mind, which led to the two rekindling their previous relationship. The team's first mission was to locate and killApocalypse,who had been reborn. Upon discovering that the reborn Apocalypse was a child, most of the team decided against killing him, but Fantomex fatally shot the boy.With X-Force, Betsy also faced long-time rivals such as the Reaversand the Shadow King. The latter succeeded in freeing the Archangel persona in Warren.To prevent Archangel's ascension into Apocalypse, X-Force traveled to theAge of Apocalypseto seek a Life Seed, which could cleanse Warren. Betsy's hesitation to kill Archangel led to her transformation into the Horseman of Death at his hands.Jean Greyof the Age of Apocalypse managed to revert this process, unlocking a previously untapped power in Betsy's mind, who became a full-fledged Omega-class telepath after these events. Betsy stabbed Archangel with the Life Seed, killing Warren and creating a new being in his likeness in the process.

After theSchism between the X-Men,while Betsy decided to stay on Utopia under Cyclops' leadership, she secretly remained part of X-Force to help whenever Wolverine requested. Cyclops also placed her in charge of a new X-Men Security team, asking her to be his spy and spy-hunter.

Soon after, Captain Britain learned of Betsy's activities with X-Force through their bond and decided to retrieve her to Otherworld, where Jamie Braddock was revealed to be alive, and punish Fantomex for his crimes. Betsy took up the Lady Briton mantle to rescue Fantomex and was ultimately forced to kill Jamie to prevent his future self from destroying the multiverse.X-Force faced a new Brotherhood of Mutants, of which the Shadow King was a member. Betsy imprisoned his psyche for good into Omega White, whose ability was to eatpsychic energy.After this last mission, X-Force disbanded for good and Fantomex, who had been keeping a relationship with Betsy, but died at the hands of the Brotherhood, was resurrected in three different bodies for each of his brains.

As a member of Cyclops' Extinction Team, Betsy dealt with the fallout from Archangel's machinations in Tabula Rasaand sided with the X-Men against theAvengersonce thePhoenix Forcereturned to Earth to reclaim a host.However,Daredevilmade Betsy question her motives,and she joined the Avengers, the X-Men andNovain the final battle against Cyclops.

Marvel NOW!

After the events ofAvengers vs. X-Men,Betsy and Fantomex spent weeks inParis,engaging in drinking, sex and thieving. While Betsy and Fantomex grew apart, she andCluster– Fantomex' female self – grew closer and more devoted to each other, resulting in a romantic relationship. Feeling jealous about the new couple, Fantomex set Betsy up to be blamed for a crime. Once Cluster sided with him over Betsy, Betsy decided to leave them both for good.

Upon returning to New York, Betsy took a teaching position at theJean Grey School for Higher Learning.Due to Betsy's constant assaulting of the students and aggressiveness, Wolverine was forced to fire her, and instead assigned her a mission to take down Spiral. With the help of Storm andPuck,Betsy faced her longtime rival andBishop,who had returned to the present day.After taking a trip through Bishop's mind, Betsy managed to tame theDemon Bearin his psyche, making an unusual ally of it.She also rescued Fantomex from Weapon XIII at Cluster's request, but left them once more.Bishop's alliance with Betsy's group put them at war withCassandra Nova– the Revenant Queen – who wished to unleash her revenants (ormummudrai) on Earth. Betsy ultimately stabbed her to death, breaking her vow not to kill again.Betsy's group also teamed up withCable's X-Forceto rescue Bishop and Hope Summers, both kidnapped byStryfe.Betsy's posture in this mission impressedCable.

As a member of the X-Men, Betsy joined an all-female squad led by Storm alongside Rogue,Kitty Prydeand Rachel Summers, and laterOmega SentinelandMonet,taking on villains such asArkea,theBrotherhood from a future timeline,Lady Deathstrike's Sisterhoodand The Future.During this time, Betsy started focusing her powers into different weapons of psychic energy such as abow and arrow,acrossbowand a grappling lineand aflail,mentored a small group of students consisted ofHellion,Anole,BrooandRockslideand kept a relationship with a virtual boyfriend created in theDanger Room.

All-New Marvel NOW!

In the wake of a terrorist attack known as the Alexandria Incident, which claimed 3,000 lives, Cable re-formed the mutant black ops teamX-Forceso that mutantkind not only had a continued place in the world, but also had a stake in it. While Cable recruited Fantomex,MarrowandDr. Nemesisas his teammates, Betsy actually sought Cable because she couldn't bear staying away from X-Force as she admitted she was addicted to killing. Their first mission had the team track and face Volga, a wealthy business man responsible for the abduction and weaponization of several mutants and depowered mutants.As a member of X-Force, Braddock grew more bloodthirsty, self-loathing and broken by the day, admitting that resorting to killing was the only way she could feel anything at all.She also kept a sexual relationship with Cable.X-Force also faced Fantomex, who was driven to the point of insanity and received god-like powers.Betsy ultimately used her mind blade to scramble Fantomex's brain.

As a member of the X-Men, Betsy investigated theShi'ar's Providian Order, while taking onSkrull/Broodhybrids,investigated a mysterious natural phenomena in the Blackrock Desert,helpedNightcrawleragainst a newly returned Shadow King,and joined the X-Men and Avengers inGenoshato fight the clone ofRed Skullduring theAXISstoryline.Months later, Betsy and the X-Men took refuge in the X-Nation under Cyclops' leadership,when Earth-616 suffered from an early death as a consequence of the multiversal phenomena known as the incursions.

All-New, All-Different Marvel

The intervention ofMister Fantasticin the rebirth of Earth-616 caused theMarvel Universeto be a direct continuation of the previous iteration.As part of theAll-New, All-Different Marvelevent, Betsy reappeared in a world where theTerrigenreleased in the atmosphere by theInhumansproved to be deadly to mutants. For this reason, Magneto invited Betsy to be a partner in his endeavors and protect mutantkind. He also offered her the chance to work with a blank slate clone of Archangel he had come across earlier.Although not fully agreeing with Magneto's methods, Betsy remained part of his team, alongside Monet and Sabretooth, for the sake of rehabilitating Archangel, whom she kept under telepathic control. Magneto's X-Men first mission had them face theDark Riders,who were targeting mutant healers.Following a lead buried in the dormant Archangel's mind, Betsy and Magneto travelled to Colorado, where they found a wingless Warren Worthington brainwashed by the son of Apocalypse, Genocide, andClan Akkaba,who were harvesting his wings to create an army of Archangel clones. When Warren and Archangel merged, Betsy started working with him to restore the man she once knew and loved.

OnceUlysses,an Inhuman with the ability to forecast the future, emerged, Betsy briefly changed alliances, siding with Storm's X-Men in opposition to Magneto's team, who wanted to eliminate the boy.Betsy also found out Magneto had secretly employed Mystique and Fantomex and made an alliance with theHellfire Club,much to her annoyance. After the X-Men foiled Someday Corporation's plans to weaponize mutants, Betsy quit the team, vowing to keep an eye on Magneto's operations and putting an end to them if he ever crossed the line.On her own, Betsy tracked down and defeated threats to mutantkind such as Omega Sentinels,Sauronand theNasty Boys.Betsy also faced Mystique, stabilizing the shapeshifter's psyche once and for all.

When Beast discovered that the Terrigen was saturating and would soon render Earth completely uninhabitable for mutants, Betsy joined the rest of the X-Men in their war against the Inhumans, seeking to destroy the cloud while the Inhumans fought to protect it.After the war ended, Magneto's team of X-Men disbanded and Betsy learned that he was working alongsideEmma Frostand knew about her deceptions that led to the war. Making good on her promise, Betsy found Magneto and killed him. She then walked away, feeling like the world and the X-Men were better off without her.WhenCaptain AmericaandHydratook over theUnited States,Betsy and a few mutants relocated to the mutant sovereign republic of New Tian, under the leadership ofXorn,who was mind controlled by Emma Frost behind the scenes.

ResurrXion

While the X-Men rebuilt theXavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreachin the middle ofCentral Park,Betsy decided to return toEngland.After spending some time inLondon,Betsy found herself under an overwhelming psychic attack by the Shadow King, which caused her to lose control. Betsy called for help and Rogue, Bishop, Archangel, Gambit, Fantomex andOld Man Logancame to her rescue. She sent the X-Men to the Astral Plane to deal with Farouk and remained behind to maintain the necessary mental link back to the physical world. Betsy found out the Shadow King was keepingCharles Xavier's soul trapped in the Astral Plane, and under the Professor's guidance, she managed to fight Logan and Gambit, both possessed by the Shadow King, contain the psychic infection in London and protect the civilians. After Xavier killed the Shadow King, Betsy was shocked to learn he had taken over the body of Fantomex, who chose to remain in the Astral Plane.

Suspicious of X, as now Xavier started to call himself, Betsy travelled to the Astral Plane herself to make sure Fantomex wasn't fooled into giving up his body. Unbeknownst to the X-Men, X had unintentionally brought someone else with him, a newly resurrected Proteus. Not willing to take a risk with such a powerful being on the loose, the X-Men appointed Betsy as their leader over X and attacked Proteus, ultimately defeating him with a combined effort. However, when Betsy tapped into a psychic network to undo Proteus' reality-bending madness, the Shadow King took the chance to return to the physical world. Betsy and X joined forces to defeat him once more, linking every psychic telepathically and cleansing the world of Farouk's filth. X erased the memories of the other X-Men and told Betsy she would be the only one to remember he had returned.

As a member of the X-Men, Betsy also tutored the time-displacedJean Greyin the art of creating psychic weaponryand investigated the Phoenix-related phenomenon that led to the resurrection of the adult Jean Grey.Betsy was also selected by Kitty Pryde to join a team with Storm, Rogue, Jubilee and Domino and hunt for a resurrected Wolverine, facingViperand herFemme Fatalesalong the way.

During this encounter, Betsy was attacked by the psychic vampire,Sapphire Styxwho absorbed her soul into herself. Once inside, Betsy discovered the psychic husks of all the victims Sapphire had claimed over the centuries, including a fragment of Wolverine's soul that she had been unable to purge from herself. Drawing on the strength of all the imprisoned souls, Betsy used her telepathy to destroy Sapphire from within, and emerged in her original body. She later explained to Jubilee that after Sapphire was destroyed, she was able to use the soul energy she left behind to re-create her original body. It was also shown that Kwannon has apparently returned to life in her original body as well, as the new Psylocke.

Disassembled and Age of X-Man

Betsy Braddock as Captain Britain on the cover ofExcalibur(vol. 4) #10 (June 2020). Art byMahmud Asrarand Matthew Wilson.

Immediately after reclaiming her original body and legal identity as Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, Betsy returned to the Xavier Institute, where Jean Grey helped her cope with such a major change.Betsy also traveled to England and reunited with Brian and Meggan and met her niece, Maggie.The following days saw the X-Men responding to unexplained natural phenomena across the globe.The X-Men soon found outNate Greywas responsible for these disasters in a desperate attempt to enact world peace and remake the world as he saw fit with the help of hisHorsemen of Salvation,which included Angel.Betsy engaged Angel head-on and used a massive psychic strike to free Warren from Nate Grey's control, which unintentionally released his Archangel persona.Warren and Betsy had a falling-out, and he blamed her for unleashing the darkness within him. The X-Men responded with force, but were quickly overpowered and subdued.Betsy broke Nate Grey's control over Storm and soon joined forces with Jean Grey and other psychics to defeat X-Man once and for all, but the X-Men were all seemingly killed.

Gone from the Prime Marvel Universe, the X-Men were taken to a plane of existence created by X-Man with false memories, where everyone was a mutant and close relationships and love were forbidden.In this world, Betsy acted as a law enforcer for Department X alongsideIceman,Jubilee,NorthstarandBlob,with whom she developed a special friendship.As the Age of X-Man crumbled down, Betsy returned to Earth-616, where she joined Cyclops and his X-Men to end the threat of Colonel Callahan once and for all.

Dawn of X and return as Captain Britain

In the following six months, Professor X established the island-nation ofKrakoa,welcoming mutants from all over the world and creating the first mutant society.Betsy had returned to her ancestral home in England, now known as Braddock Academy, but ultimately decided to move to Krakoa as well, only to find that her elder brother, Jamie Braddock, had been resurrected. Apocalypse also enlisted Betsy and Brian to investigate a strange, magically sealed Krakoan gate that opened from the Otherworld to the mutant-island.Morgan Le Fay,acting as Queen Regent of Otherworld and enraged about mutantkind's reach on her realm, cursed Brian to become her dark champion. In a desperate attempt to save his sister, Brian gave Betsy his Amulet of Right, the source of his powers. As a result, Betsy once again became Captain Britain, a hero of legend.Betsy is then chosen as one of the ten X-Men warriors who fight for Krakoa during theX of Swordstournament. She is defeated in the first round by Isca the Unbeatable and shattered like glass.

Characterization

TheExilesversion of Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock manifesting her "psychic katana", on the cover ofX-Men: Sword of the Braddocks#1: "The Face of Fear" (art by Alex Garner)

Early powers

In her earliest appearances inUncanny X-Men,Betsy possessed the power of telepathy. She could read and project thoughts over long distances;control minds; manipulate people's minds and possess them; subdue and tap into other's powers; affect people's memories;project mentalillusions;and generate psi-bolts that could stun,injure,or kill others.She could also project her astral self, and the astral bodies of other people, into the astral or physical plane.She could scan entire towns with her mind,and leaf through the psyches of the inhabitants of a city to learn of their conditionor intentions.She was powerful enough to telepathically "shout" to her teammates in Australia while she was inWashington, D.C.without the aid of any type of power-enhancing machinery such asCerebro.She could also probe individuals to check up on their status.

When using hertelepathicpowers, a butterfly-shaped energy aura would appear around her face. It was never truly made clear in the comic books by the writers whether this was something that could be perceived by others or if this was simply an "effect" to show when Betsy was using her powers to the reading audience (although it was implied that it could be).This "butterfly" (sometimes depicted as having eyes in its wings) was also the form Betsy usually took when manifesting her astral form, both on the astral plane,and in the physical world,although she occasionally used an illusory image of her physical body.After her transformation, Betsy's psi-form changed accordingly.

In addition, Betsy could also use her telepathy to project a focused beam of directed psionic energy called a "psycho-blast" that could incapacitate or kill a living being instantly. This attack was powerful enough to pierce theJuggernaut's psi-proof helmet. The psycho-blast was able to affect inorganic material as well as living targets (when directing a psycho-blast at Sabretooth the energy destroyed the metal Cerebro helmet she was wearing).Betsy also possessed limited precognitive powers that occasionally allowed her to envision probable future events,or to see quick flashes of the immediate future.These visions were random and infrequent, however, and she had no control over them.

While in her original body, Betsy was given bionic eyes by Mojo and Spiral which instantly adjusted to any intensity of light, preventing her from being blinded by brightness.The bionic eyes were also cameras, transmitting to Mojo everything that Betsy saw.For a time, Betsy took the role of Captain Britain from her brother, using the deceased Kaptain Briton's costume which had been modified by theMastermindcomputer. This costume gave her superhuman strength and the ability to fly, and restoring her sight after she was briefly rendered temporarily blind.

New powers

After her physical transformation into a Japanese ninja assassin, she gained highly developed fighting skills in addition to her telepathy, which at this stage was not as powerful as it had been before her transformation, as half of her psionic potential still resided with Revanche in her original body.After Revanche's death, Betsy's telepathy was restored to its previous strength. The most common usage of her powers was the manifestation of a "psychic knife", which operated in the same manner as her "psycho-blast" ability, but at close range. Described as the focused totality of her psychic powers, she often used it to disrupt the minds and nervous systems of her foes by driving the glowing "blade" of psionic energy into their heads.At least once, she utilized two psychic knives simultaneously.During this time she chose to fight up-close most of the time, using her new martial arts skills, although she could still utilize distanced telepathic assaults.At least once, she experienced a precognitive flash while in her new body.

After her exposure to the Crimson Dawn, she also gained the ability toteleportherself and others using areas of shadow as gateways.The teleportation could cover huge distances; on one occasion she transported the X-Men from America toAfricain a few seconds.She could also teleport through the shadows of other dimensions.Betsy has not been seen using this ability since her imprisonment of the Shadow King in the astral plane;during a mission againstStryfe,she mentioned toNightcrawlerthat she no longer possessed this ability.

Telekinetic powers

To keep the Shadow King imprisoned in the Astral Plane, Betsy sacrificed the use of her telepathy, but at some point gained Phoenix's telekinesis instead.At first, due to the relative newness of her telekinesis, she could not exercise fine control over her powers. She could blast an enemy through a brick wall, but could not levitate small objects, like a dime, from the floor.As time progressed, Betsy grew more proficient at using her powers and she could use her telekinesis to reshape a pistol into smaller metal projectiles.

Instead of her psychic knife, Betsy began to manifest a telekinetickatanacomposed of raw psionic energy.At its lowest intensity her katana functions much like her psychic knife once did, short-circuiting the victim's nervous system on impact.At its highest level, the katana can slice through almost any physical matter.Betsy's control over the katana is such that she can slice an armored opponent and cut through the armor, but only leave her opponent stunned or unconscious.Betsy's telekinetic manifestations produce visible radiance in the physical world,and so she can use her psychic katana as a makeshift light source in areas of darkness. The katana can also affect beings that are more powerful than Betsy herself.She can also use her sword to shatter telepathic power-inhibitors imposed on others, despite her own lack of telepathy.With no telepathy to guide her when performing this task, she must rely on her instincts to give the blade the sufficient strength necessary to break the inhibitors, without doing permanent damage to the subject in question. During the timeline shift known as House of M, Betsy showed the ability to summon two telekinetic katanas at the same time.It is unknown if she is capable of this under normal circumstances.

Aside from the blade, Betsy can use her telekinesis to enhance her speed, strength, and fighting skills to superhuman levels.She can also levitate herself and others,or manipulate matter on a molecular level.She can also create telekinetic shields of various sizes and strength,and her telekinesis has been said to be strong enough to shatter mountains.After her resurrection, Betsy's telekinetic powers have been greatly enhanced.At the time of Betsy's resurrection,Marvel Girlclaimed that Betsy's telekinesis was on a level even she could not match.

After her resurrection, Betsy was shown to be immune to all forms of psionic manipulations such as mind-reading,mind-control or mental attacks,and attempts of telepathic communication.This is a result of her brother Jamie's manipulation of the quantum strings that comprise her body.She is also immune or at least highly resistant to other psionic-based powers like the Savage Land MutateVertigo'sdisorientation power,orNocturne'smind possessing abilities.Due to Jamie's alterations, Betsy is also immune to any physical and mental alteration by beings who can radically restructure reality, such as Proteus. She can, however, still be killed in more traditional manners, such as being stabbed or shot. She is also at least partially resistant to magical manipulation.Somehow these various immunities also affect her detectability from higher order technological equipment. For example, all sensor-arrays of the Exiles Crystal Palace are not able to detect her—as if she does not even exist.Beside this immunity, she is able to use her telekinesis to modify her own molecular structure to render herself invisible to at least the naked eye.

However, Betsy's telekinetic powers seems to evolve with the return of her telepathy since her encounter with the Sisterhood as, at first, she has rarely been seen using her telekinesis to levitate objects or create her trademark telekinetic katana. It appears also, that she is focusing more on developing her returned telepathic powers and that the various immunities that were granted to her by her resurrection at the hands of her brother seem to have vanished or at least greatly diminished, as during the Necrosha event Proteus was not only able to possess Betsy but also was able to alter her body structure.During the "Second Coming" storyline, Betsy has once more been depicted using her telekinesis for considerable feats: such as making a shield to protect herself andX-23from bullets, ripping aNimrodrobot in two and even achieving what appears to be a form of flight or levitation.

Returned powers and abilities

The events involving the Sisterhood of Mutants triggered a return of her original telepathic abilities. Upon rejoining the X-Men, Betsy states that while she is still primarily a telekinetic, she has gained the mental ability to telepathically "suggest what people see" (i.e. cast telepathic illusions).In an interview, writer Christopher Yost and editor Daniel Ketchum confirmed that Betsy Braddock now possesses both telekinesis and telepathy. Additionally, she is once again able to focus her telepathic energies into a solid psychic knife and can still manifest her telekinetic katana.

As shown in the events of thePsylockeminiseries, she still appears to be an unusually strong and powerful telepath, with a range of abilities similar to what she possessed at her introduction, as well as manifesting her trademark psychic knife. Betsy is also shown to have levels of telekinesis sufficient to increase the strength and power of her physical blows as well as ward off attacks via force fields and telekinetic "blasts or bursts". During the Utopia storyline, she was seen manifesting her telekinetic katana, but of late she has been seen using a pair of traditional katanas as well.After the events of "Second Coming", Betsy establishes that her psychic abilities fluctuate in strength; if her concentration is divided as a result of a telepathic response to her environment, it has an adverse effect on her telekinesis.

During the "Dark Angel Saga", Betsy's full psionic potential was unlocked by Jean Grey from the Age of Apocalypse timeline. She was able to overcome Archangel with her newly strengthened and increased telepathy – a feat that had previously been beyond her power.Writer Rick Remender has stated that she is now an Omega-class/level mutant and telepath on par with Jean Grey and Charles Xavier.

Fighting skills

Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock has been classified as a master martial artist, though the specific fighting arts she has mastered have never been revealed. Psylocke's fighting skills and techniques have been shown to surpass those of the average Hand ninja,or Crimson Dawn Undercloak,and have been said to rival those of a ninja master.In addition to the fighting skills she learned from The Hand, Betsy has recently received training from fellow Exiles teammate Sabretoothand from an alternate reality's Ogun, who used science and magic combined to alter the passage of time itself, allowing them to accomplish a lifetime's work in a few short hours, thus improving Betsy's skills once more.

As a telepath, Betsy could take advantage of her powers in a fight by reading her opponents' movements seconds before they made them, giving her the opportunity to counter-attack faster.She could also use her telepathy to mask her presence from other people, humans and superhumans alike, e.g. from Wolverine's super-enhanced sensesor from Jean Grey's telepathy.She could also create telepathic illusions to distract her enemies while fighting them,and as a ninja, she can use her psychic knife to incapacitate her opponents instead of killing them;although she will kill her opponents if she finds it to be necessary.

As a telekinetic, she often uses her powers to augment her strength and speed,making her fighting skills strong enough to match, and even outmatch other superhumanly strong opponents, like a holographic version of Sabretooth in theDanger Room.During a training session with Rogue and Thunderbird, Betsy was able to match Rogue's attacks despite the fact that Rogue had greatly enhanced speed and strength at the time.

Armor

During the time when the X-Men were based in the Australian outback, Betsy Braddock gained possession of a unique suit of armor. Made of an unknown metal, it was lightweight and form-fitting, yet extremely resistant to physical damage, giving Betsy an added protection to her physical body.The armor was also resistant to projectiles and energy weapons.Wolverine had the armor custom-ordered through a weapons and technology firm namedLandau, Luckman, and Lakefor "a colleague". Mr. Chang, an agent of Landau, Luckman, and Lake, loaned the armor to Lindsay McCabe since Wolverine had sent her to him.Tyger Tigeralso wore the body armor for a short time,and she was briefly trapped in the armor due to a built-in security mechanism, which Wolverine managed to free her from. After traveling through the Siege Perilous and trading bodies with Kwannon, Betsy no longer used the body armor. When Kwannon, in Betsy's original body, returned to Xavier's mansion, she was wearing an armor that was similar to the one Betsy used to wear, but it has never been officially stated whether or not this armor had the same capabilities as Betsy's original one.The same can be said for the armor worn by Betsy's resurrected original body, after it was brought back during by Madelyne's sisterhood, wearing armor of the same coloring.

Relationships

Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock has been involved in a series of romantic relationships during the years. As a member of S.T.R.I.K.E.'s Psi Division, she was involved with fellow agent Tom Lennox. He was murdered while trying to defend her, during which time she was telepathically linked to him. Telepathically experiencing Lennox's death left Betsy traumatized for a time.

After returning to the X-Men in Kwannon's body, Betsy telepathically manipulatedCyclops,her team leader, into being romantically attracted to her.After regaining her full personality from Kwannon, Betsy offered a belated apology to Jean Grey, admitting that the flirtation was due to the presence of Kwannon's lingering personality traits in her mind, but that she did in fact find Cyclops attractive.Later, Betsy andArchangelhad a romantic relationship, but chose to end it after realizing that the differences between them were too great.After Betsy's death, Archangel felt anguish from being unable to save her, but eventually made peace with it and moved on to a relationship withPaige Guthrie.

Betsy and the X-ManNeal Shaarawere romantically involved until her death.After joining the Exiles, Betsy has been flirting with teammate Sabretooth. They passionately kissed each other,eventually leading to both acting on their romantic feelings more intimately.Some time later, Betsy and Archangel have been seen to be in the process of rebuilding their romantic relationship.Betsy later had a brief romantic and sexual relationship with both Fantomex and his female counterpart Cluster, after Fantomex was separated into three people.

Betsy was confirmed to be in a romantic relationship withRachel Summersduring their quest for theSiege PerilousinOtherworld.

Other versions

In addition to hermainstreamincarnation (known as the Earth-616 Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock), the character has had been depicted in the comics set in many otherfictional universesand timelines of the MarvelMultiverse,includingAge of Apocalypse,Days of Future Past,Earth X,House of M,Marvel Comics 2,Ultimate X-Men,andAge of X.These alternative representations usually differ considerably from the details and events of the main story, without affecting that story's narrative continuity.

Age of Apocalypse

The "Age of Apocalypse"(Earth-295) incarnation of Betsy Braddock was created byAkira YoshidaandChris Bachalo.She is an Asian ninja (wearing a mask), though no explanation is given as to the circumstances of her ethnicity. She possesses the ability to generate psychic blades (an ability that the Earth-616 Betsy Braddock only manifested after switching bodies withKwannon) that can affect physical matter as well as living beings. She frees the capturedX-Menand has a brief reunion withLogan,for whom she bears an obvious grudge.Betsy later battlesDagger,defeating her quickly, and uses her psychic blades to counteract the brainwashing of some of the X-Men; first on Jean, who is released fromMr. Sinister's influence, and then onKirika,which allows the young mutant to remember thatLoganandMariko Yashidaare her parents. At the end of the series, Betsy and the other Japanese members of the X-Men (Sunfire,Kirika, andSilver Samurai) depart for Clan Yashida's refugee colony in New Japan.

Age of X

InAge of X(Earth-11326) storyline ofX-Men: Legacy,Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, created byMike CareyandClay Mann,is still in her original Caucasian body, having never switched with Kwannon. She is depicted as a member of the Force Warriors, a select group of telekinetics who rebuild the telekinetic shields that protect Fortress X on a daily basis. Prior to the mutant/human conflict she lived a privileged life among the upper class of British society, similar to her Earth-616 counterpart. Along with others (such asMegan GwynnandJonothon Starsmore "Chamber") was part of a general expulsion of X-Gene positive families from the United Kingdom. The plan was to exile them on a series of small islands in the Irish Sea, but was foiled when the Irish separatists bombed one of the ships carrying the transportees. The Mutant Liberation Front seized control of the other ship (with Chamber on board) and was ultimately able to berth it at the Canadian port of Saguenay. As a member of the Force Warriors, Betsy used her telekinesis in concert with the other members to rebuild the walls around Fortress X every evening in preparation for the next morning's attacks. She is in a relationship with the Age of X version ofIceman.

Days of Future Past

The dystopian "Days of Future Past"(Earth-811) version of Betsy Braddock was created byJohn Francis MooreandJoe Bennett.Betsy has not only the Crimson Dawn tattoo over her left eye, but also additional tattoos on the right part of her face. Betsy is first seen as a mysterious hooded female that sneaks up undetected behind Logan and telepathically destroys his consciousness. She is the newRed Queenand one of the Lords Cardinal of the newHellfire Club.Betsy is seen byShinobi Shaw's side as they watch the trappedScarlet Witch.As Shinobi brags about world domination, Betsy reminds him that without her help he would not have been so lucky and he tells her that her name is never far away from his thoughts and that they will rule the world side by side. Suddenly, Betsy cries out in pain and says thatWolverinehas reawakened and thatEmma Frostis responsible for bringing him back.She summons the female ninja Midnight (Amiko Kobayashi) and instructs her to kill Wolverine, in spite of their past together.Baron Zemomakes his way back to Shinobi and Elizabeth to celebrate their victory, just asMagnetomakes his way into their base. Betsy senses betrayal from one of the workers, whom she stuns with her psychic knife and find out to beJubileein disguise. As she is preparing to kill Jubilee,SynchandLeechuse their combined powers against Betsy to intervene. Wolverine finally knocks her down with one punch, commenting that during the years she has grown a bit "rusty" with her martial arts skills. She is taken back to Emma Frost's base of operation and Emma later tells Jubilee and the rest of the team that Betsy will be transferred back to her brother in England as soon as her recuperation is completed.

InExcalibur,the Earth-9620 Betsy Braddock has no tattoos at all and her eyes are completely blue, with no visible iris or pupils. One thing that connects these two storylines with each other and with the originalDays of Future Past,is the death ofWarren Worthington(Angel). Betsy is a member of the underground resistance againstBlack Air,the security service that rules Britain. She is first seen as part of the Excalibur team that goes on a mission to rescueDouglockfrom the Black Air headquarters. Inside the Black Air HQ, Betsy fights off techno-organicBroodreplicas and uses her psychic knife to open up a neural linked brain-lock. Inside the locked room, she finds herself trapped together with the rest of the team. What happens to her afterwards is unknown. This story, "Days of Future Tense," revealed the final fate of the "Days of Future Past" timeline's Excalibur team.

Exiles

Several versions of the character appear in theExilescomics:

• Earth-1081: This Betsy Braddock, created byJudd WinickandMike McKone,is a member of the X-Men and appears to be identical to the one from Earth-616.
• Earth-2182: A minor character who is an X-Men affiliate with all-blue colored costume, hair and powers, created byJim Calafiore.
• Earth-7794: A minor character who was murdered bySlaymaster;created by Chris Claremont and Paul Pelletie.
• Earth-51489: A barbarian female warrior killed by Slaymaster; created by Chris Claremont and Paco Diaz Luque.
• Earth-72911: Created by Chris Claremont, she was another Betsy Braddock murdered by Slaymaster.
• Earth-80827: Created by Chris Claremont andTom Grummett,this version of Betsy Braddock was a Japanese woman affiliated withOgunand known as Lady Mandarin, who was also killed by Slaymaster when they fought.
• Earth-80911: Married toVictor Creedand murdered by Slaymaster along with her husband and children; created by Chris Claremont and Paco Diaz Luque.
• Earth-89145: In this reality, Braddock was a British pilot, who was murdered by Slaymaster as part of his attempt to kill every version of Betsy Braddock throughout the Multiverse; created by Chris Claremont and Paco Diaz Luque.

Earth X

It is unknown if the Betsy Braddock version of theEarth-X(Earth-9997) future timeline ever switched bodies with the Japanese assassin Kwannon or if the effect was undone somehow, but she was entirely European when she was brought to Otherworld to further hone her telepathic and precognitive powers underMerlynandRoma's tutelage. Her abilities boosted, Betsy Braddock's telepathic signature, the butterfly image, was much bigger than before and constantly "on," bathing her head in bright, pink light.Her training completed, she rejoined her brother, King Britain, on Earth at some later point, as she, Merlyn andDoctor Strangeused their powers to weakenMephisto,allowing Brian to kill him.

"House of M"

In the alternate reality of the 2005 "House of M"storyline (Earth-58163) created by the Scarlet Witch, Betsy found herself asPrincess RoyalnamedElizabeth Glorianna Braddock,sister to the monarch of Britain. In fact, Betsy was actually the rightful heir of the throne, being a few minutes older than her twin brother Brian, but she had stepped down in his favor, as she preferred traveling and adventuring with her lady-in-waiting,Rachel Summers.Nevertheless, she still had an Asian body, and possessed the same powers as the Earth-616 Betsy Braddock.

MC2

Although not seen on-panel, Betsy Braddock's counterpart of theMarvel Comics 2universe (Earth-982) was at least mentioned. Apparently, this Betsy acted as a godmother toWild Thing,the daughter of Wolverine andElektra,and she also trained her in the use of her psychic powers. Wild Thing had no real claws but psionic ones that she could use in similar ways to Betsy's psychic katana.

Millennial Visions

Several versions of the character appear in theX-Men: Millennial Visionscomics:

• Earth-1003: Created byJohn Paul Leon,Betsy Braddock is good character affiliated with the X-Men and a member of Professor's Secret Service. She, Magneto andQuicksilverare all murdered at a peace summit.
• Earth-1011: Created bySean Chen,Betsy Braddock is an evil cyborg affiliated with theX-Sentinels.
• Earth-1017: Created by Pablo Raimondi, Betsy Braddock (Code X 11095) is an Asian ninja affiliated with the X-Men, with short spiky hair and a different red tattoo over her left eye.
• Earth-3933: Betsy Braddock was bitten by a monster which ate her family in their sleep, and is empowered with super human strength and makes her virtually immortal, though she now hungers for human flesh.

Ultimate Marvel

In the World Tour story arc ofUltimate X-Men(Earth-1610), Agent Betsy Braddock was created byMark MillarandAdam Kubert.She was introduced as a colonel for the BritishSecret Intelligence Servicealong with her partner Agent Dai Thomas. As in the mainstream Marvel Universe, Betsy is the twin sister of Brian Braddock, who is now a member of the European Defense Initiative (the European Union's equivalent of theUltimates), code namedCaptain Britain.Her father, Professor Sir James Braddock, is still alive in the Ultimate universe, and oversees the EDI's super-soldier program. She is a telepath and, judging by her own assertion, the most powerful in England. The "psychoblast" power she possessed in her British form in the Earth-616 universe was manifested as a "psychic grenade" that she "detonated" in the minds of others. Agents Betsy Braddock and Dai Thomas, were assigned to aidXavierin his search for his son,David,a powerful mutant who could physically possess the bodies of others and manipulate reality. During the investigation, however, Agent Thomas was killed and Betsy's body was possessed by David, who set about wreaking havoc and killing innocent humans while in her body. She eventually managed to resist his control, albeit briefly, and pleaded with Xavier to kill her. Xavier could not bring himself to do so, butColossusdropped a car on her, killing both Betsy and David Xavier.

Betsy's consciousness survived, however, somehow moving into the comatose body of a Japanese girl called Kwannon. Kwannon was glad to be able to move on to the afterlife, and willingly gave Betsy her body. Betsy regarded her near-death experience as intensely fascinating. The change has also led her to bear a less formal look, as she was seen after her body-switch with a number of cosmetic piercings. She somehow retained her telepathic powers in Kwannon's body and even gained the new ability to create a blade that can cut through most materials, even aSentinel.She was said to be aiding in the formation ofS.T.R.I.K.E.,the British division ofS.H.I.E.L.D.Later, though, she was revealed to have been working undercover for Charles Xavier as a spy investigating the activities ofFenris.

Betsy officially joined the X-Men under the codename Psylocke. Her employment with S.T.R.I.K.E. had ended because the body she currently inhabits is that of a minor, making her too young to serve as a government agent. She was recruited byBishopinto his new X-Men after angrily informing Cyclops that he had turned his back on the X-Men and the good they can achieve after he refused to help a group of mutants being attacked by Sentinels solely because he thought it would make the Xavier Institute look bad.Bishop later referred to Betsy as his wife, when the Fenris twins threatened to kill her. Betsy confronted Bishop about his comments about their future marriage, and from what he says, it is implied that Betsy was killed before Bishop traveled back in time.Eventually, Bishop is stabbed and killed by Wolverine.

Xavier returns from the future revealing himself to be alive and Betsy begins living at the Xavier Institute as a student. She is seen again after the Ultimatum wave hits New York. While the main X-Men go afterMagneto,she stays at the institute.When Reverend William Stryker attacks the school planning to kill every student, Betsy uses Cerebro to send a telepathic message to any mutant that can help save them. Ultimately, she survives the school massacre alongsideRogue,Toad,andFirestar,though, for some reason, she and Toad are listed among the deceased in the final issue of Ultimatum.

Subsequently, a young woman appears claiming to be Betsy Braddock, having "jumped" her consciousness into another body before her death (however, oddly no one recognizes or remembers her). She sides with Mach Two (Nomi Blume) to leave Reservation X, which was given to Kitty Pryde by President Captain America after the fight with the Sentinel, though Kitty wins the vote to stay as the leader of Reservation X.She was then seen manipulating Rogue by using telepathy while she is sleeping, teasing her about Quentin Quire.She eventually leaves with Nomi after the Seed is "destroyed".It is revealed that she has enlisted Warpath (who is in love with her) to betray both Kitty and Nomi.Jean Grey (herself in disguise) unmasked this Betsy as being a fake, revealed her to be Mothervine, who set out to destroy both Utopia and Tian.

Uncanny X-Force

Several versions of the character appear in theUncanny X-Forcecomics:

• Earth-11045: In this reality, all superhumans were converted into the cyborgsDeathloksand were converted into a global police force for a global utopia. Betsy Braddock was among them and was sent to the past together with the rest ofX-Forceto secure a high-tech, self-contained research facility known as The World and kill X-Force of the past.
• The Earth-12928 version of Elizabeth Braddock, an elderly woman known asMagistrate Braddock,was created by Rick Remender and Julian Totino Tedesco. In this reality, Evan Sabah Nur ascended and became Apocalypse, the greatest threat the Earth had ever faced, which forced Wolverine to create an X-Force composed of various heroes. Together, they managed to defeat Evan and save the world. To prevent someone like Evan from threatening the Earth again, X-Force were elected as the new rulers of Earth. Elizabeth, in her Asian body, became the leader of X-Force and the world. They first killed every villain and criminal, and then began killing people preemptively, as soon as they made up their minds to commit a crime. At some point Elizabeth and Logan fell in love. When X-Force from the past came to the future, Elizabeth ordered X-Force to track them down and send them back. The past Elizabeth, horrified with the future, decided to kill herself to prevent it from happening. Magistrate Braddock began fading from existence, but the past Elizabeth was saved, which prevented her death. Magistrate Braddock spoke to her past self, talking mostly about their loss of Warren andFantomex,before sending her and the rest of X-Force back to the present.

What If

Several versions of the character appear in theWhat Ifcomics:

• Earth-957: Appears to be basically the same as the Earth-616 ninja Betsy Braddock in Kwannon's body; created byTom DeFalcoandLeo Fernandez.
• Earth-983: Created byStefan Petruchaand Greg Luzniak, this version of Betsy Braddock is very similar to the Earth-616 ninja Betsy Braddock in Kwannon's body, but with a modified costume.
• Earth-34922: When the X-Men were attacked bySentinels,Betsy Braddock (postbody swap), along with the other members, reluctantly attempts to wake up Wolverine to battle them.
• Earth-77995: Created byBenny PowellandWarren Ellis,this Betsy Braddock is an evil version the Earth-616 ninja Betsy Braddock fromX-Men: Legacy.Three months after the deaths of Charles Xavier and Apocalypse, Betsy Braddock joined the Followers of Apocalypse after they were nearly destroyed by Phoenix.
• Earth-89721: An armored and cloaked version of Elizabeth Braddock in her original body, created byRoy ThomasandRon Wilson.Due to the Evolutionary Bomb she is now able to read the thoughts of everybody around her.
• Earth-95169: This Elizabeth Braddock appears to share her body, power and costume with the Earth-616X-Men: Legacyversion.
• Earth-98193: Captain Britain is briefly seen in an interview withVulcanas a member of the X-Men. This version of Elizabeth Braddock appears to still be in her blonde, British body.

Betsy Braddock of Earth-21993 was created byKurt Busiekand Tod Smith. Her history mirrors that of her Earth-616 counterpart until just after she crossed through theSiege Perilous.After Charles Xavier escapedSkrullactivity and returned to Earth, she is among the many teams of X-Men gathered by Xavier, who express his disapproval with the state they had left human/mutant affairs in his absence. This meeting erupts into violence due to an argument betweenCableand Xavier over what direction to take. Betsy joins the other X-Men in attempting to incapacitate Cable and theNew Mutants,but the New Mutants flee. Following Cable's assassination of Xavier, Betsy joins a group of X-Men led by Wolverine in tracking the New Mutants down to their new headquarters, where, as she battle the remaining New Mutants, Wolverine kills Cable. Wolverine then leads his team of X-Men on a mission to slay all their enemies. After killing Mr. Sinister and hisNasty Boys,Betsy has enough with the mindless killings and defects over to another team of X-Men led byStorm.By this point, the U.S. government unleashed the Sentinels in response to Magneto taking over Washington. Betsy comes across Storm just as most of the X-Men on her side either defected over to Magneto, or found themselves killed or captured by the Sentinels. Realizing that current events might lead up to the nightmare future (Earth-811) where mutants have been either enslaved or wiped out by the Sentinels, Storm and Betsy seek to try and talk Magneto into stopping his aggressions. Breaking into theUnited States Capitol,Betsy and Storm attempt to warn Magneto of the possible apocalyptic future ahead of them, but he scoffs at the idea and attempts to destroy another attacking squad of Sentinels. Mentally detecting that one of them carried a nuclear warhead, Betsy attempts to warn Magneto, but she is too late. The bomb goes off, killing them all.

Other versions

• Earth-161 (X-Men Forever): Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock in an Asian body, based on Chris Claremont's original story where she was transformed by Spiral to look Asian, but was not bodyswapped with anyone. created byChris ClaremontandPaul Smith.
• Earth-597 (Marvel Graphic Novel): In this universe, where the Nazis won World War II, an evil Elizabeth Braddock, created by Michael Higgins,Tom Morganand Justin Thyme, is a Nazi agent affiliated with the Reichsmen.
• Earth-2107: Created byRobert KirkmanandYanick Paquette,Elizabeth "Psylocke" Braddock was Bishop's wife in the future Ultimate universe, seen during a flashback when she got killed.
• Earth-2301 (Marvel Mangaverse): Created byC.B. CebulskiandJeff Matsuda,this version of Betsy Braddock appears to be of Indian ethnicity. X-Men and has the ability to project numerous green telepathic gremlins by gesturing with her arms. They are able to pass through solid matter and cause severe physical pain to those they struck, but if interrupted, Elizabeth herself seems to experience severe headaches.
• Earth-2319 (New Avengersvol. 3): Created byJonathan HickmanandSimone Bianchi,this Elizabeth "Beth" Braddock is, like her brotherBrian,using the identity Captain Britain. They are both members of the Illuminati and are killed by Mapmakers during an incursion.
• Earth-9921 (Gambit): Created byFabian NiciezaandYanick Paquette,this Betsy Braddock is an X-Men affiliate similar in appearance to the Earth-616 Asian Betsy Braddock but with a different costume.
• Earth-8101 (Marvel Apes): Asimianversion of Betsy Braddock.
• Earth-11080 (Marvel Universe Vs Wolverine): Jonathan Maberry, Goran Parlov During a mission with Wolverine, Betsy Braddock was attacked by Angel, who had developed the same cannibalistic hunger asSpider-Mandid earlier. All he left behind was her right arm, but using his tracking skills, Wolverine soon found her remains. After samples of Betsy Braddock's DNA were studied, Wolverine tracked down Angel and killed him.
• Earth-41001 (X-Men: The End): The only apparent difference between this version and the ninja Betsy Braddock of Earth-616 is a different costume; created by Chris Claremont and Sean Chen.
• Earth-70105 (Bullet Points): Betsy Braddock lived virtually the same life as she did on Earth-616, and helped defend the Earth fromGalactus.
• Earth-95126 (Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe): An Asian version, killed by thePunisheralong with every other mutant.
• Earth-807128 (Wolverine/Dark Reign): Betsy Braddock was one of the X-Men Logan was tricked into murdering byMysteriowhen the villains got organized and attacked the heroes at once.
• Uncanny X-Men:A male version of Betsy Braddock, ge is a muscular Asian male in a similar costume and powers as the Earth-616 Betsy Braddock.
• 5 Ronin:Created byPeter MilliganandDavid Aja.In 17th-century Japan,O-Chiyo Braddockis the half-Japanese orphan daughter of a local Japanese woman (who died when she was a baby) and an English expat trader (who committed suicide when she was a child after his business failed), who is forced into theyoshiwarato survive and grows up to become the top-ranked prostitute (codenamed "Butterfly") in a high-end brothel. She crosses paths with this Earth's version of Wolverine (who is also reimagined as a 17th-Century Japanese samurai, along with Punisher, Deadpool, and Hulk), who becomes her regular customer.
• Astonishing X-Men:Created byTommy Lee Edwards,this Betsy Braddock is a young Asian ninja character affiliated with the evil Mutant Monarchy. She has a shorter hair and is apparently younger, and fights blindfolded with twin daggers.
• Age of X-Man:Created byZac Thompsonand Lonnie Nadler, this Betsy Braddock is a clerk for Department X, maintaining community relations and standards.

Collections

Title	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN
X-Men:Psylocke	Psylocke#1-4,Uncanny X-Men(1963) #256-258	2010	9780785144397
Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain	Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain(2023) #1-5	January 1, 2024	9781302950750

In other media

Main article:Betsy Braddock in other media

Betsy Braddock has made many appearances in media other than comic books as both Captain Britain and Psylocke. These include television series, films, and numerous video game adaptations and crossover titles. Betsy has been voiced byGrey DeLisle,Heather Doerksen,and Tasha Simm in cartoons, and byLaura Bailey,Kimberly Brooks,Catherine Disher,Melissa Disney,Kim Mai Guest,Erica Lindbeck,Junk Luk,Masasa Moyo,andApril Stewartin video games. Inthe film series,she was portrayed byMeiling MelançonandOlivia Munn.

In merchandise

Several statuettes of Betsy Braddock as Psylocke were produced by various manufacturers, including byBandaiin 2005,Hasbroin 2008 (Marvel Super Hero SquadWave 7),Kotobukiya in 2010(redesigned in the Japanesebishōjostyle by Shunya Yamashita) and 2011,Bowen Designsin 2010,andSideshow Collectiblesin 2010and 2011.A diorama of Psylocke and Spiral was also created by Sideshow Collectibles in 2009.

Mini-bust statuettes of Psylocke were made by Bowen Designs in 2005,and byDiamond Select Toys,which also released several regular statuettes.Psylocke figures were also released as part ofThe Classic Marvel Figurine Collectionby Eaglemoss Publicationsand theHeroClixcollectible miniature game byNECA(Experienced – Giant-Size X-Men,Veteran – Armor Warsand Veteran – Xplosion.

Three Betsy Braddock "Psylocke" action figures were produced byToy Bizin 1996,including one as part of theMarvel Legendsline which was later picked up by Hasbro.Two other action figures were released by Hasbro, one as part of theMarvel Universetoyline in 2011.Diamond Select Toys released three different Betsy Braddock "Psylocke"Minimatesbetween 2009 and 2011, in the series Wave 7,Wave 28,and the Uncanny X-Force Box Set.

Reception

The character has achieved significant critical praise and popularity following the 1989 redesign. According toUGO,"Basically, Marvel gave a third-rate character a makeover, hence, creating one of the most popular female mutants inX-Menhistory. "

Betsy Braddock was included inIGN's "Battle of the Comic-Book Babes" contest in 2005,winning the first two rounds againstAspen Matthewsand thenNatsumiandMiyuki,before losing toEmma Frost(the eventual champion of this edition). Betsy, however, emerged victorious from the following year's "Battle of the Comic-Book Babes" in 2006, winning the consecutive rounds againstDeena Pilgrim,Rachel SummersandBlack Cat.In the final round, she managed to get almost two-thirds of the votes (64%) when pitted against video gaming's female iconLara Croft.In 2006,IGNalso rated Betsy Braddock as the 22nd topX-Mencharacter, comparing her to Rogue "and calling her" a born leader "whose" abilities make her one of the most potent fighters to ever wear the X ",and also placed her third on their list of top 'X-Babes' for her being an "Asian gal with incredible body and a British accent".Marvel themselves declared her their own second most favorite hero of 2011, citing her "tremendous and thankless heroism".That same year, UGO ranked her ninth of their list of "superhero power upgrades that kicked complete ass"and also featured her among 25 "hot ninja girls" and called her an "eye candy that's less lollipop and more atomic warhead".

In 2011,IGNincluded Betsy Braddock among the eight mutantsIGNwished to see in the sequel toX-Men: First Class,stating that "mentally, she can go toe-to-toe with fellow telepaths like Emma Frost, and physically, she can kick as much ass as Wolverine when the situation calls for it", and adding that they would prefer to see her appearing as an Asian and a ninja, while disregarding her prior appearances inX2andX-Men: The Last Stand.In 2013, WhatCulture ranked Betsy Braddock as the sixth most underratedX-Mencharacter,and included her on the lists of ten mutants they would like to see in the filmX-Men: Days of Future Pastand in the future sequels.In 2014, WhatCulture also included her among the ten female superheroes who deserve their own film spin-off, opining she should be played byZhang Ziyi.Days of Future Pastwriter and producerSimon Kinbergsaid Betsy Braddock is a favourite of his, and said the director and producerBryan Singer"thinks she's a neat character so there's certainly a chance she'll be in anX-Menmovie some day ".In 2015,Olivia Munnwas cast as Betsy Braddock / Psylocke in Singer'sX-Men: Apocalypse,which was released the following year.

Some of the praise was directed especially for her manyvideo game roles, including in a series of 2D fighting games byCapcomwherein she was noted as a particularly well animated character.In 1996,MAXIMUMreported Betsy Braddock as being possibly the most popularX-Mencharacter in Japan, where Capcom games have introduced the franchise to general public, "due to her Japanese appearance...and ninja-esque martial arts moves".Betsy Braddock was chosen as one of the 20 "muses"of video games by Brazilian magazineSuperGamePowerin 2001.In the 2009 Marvel poll asking who is the better fighter inMarvel vs. Capcom 2,Betsy Braddock got over two-thirds of the votes (68%) against theStreet Fighterseries icon and the fighting game genre female symbolChun-Li.UGO ranked her as fifth on their 2011 list of fighting games' finest female fighters for her appearances in Capcom titles, stating that "the only thing more confusing than Psylocke's backstory is what exactly her powers are [but] all you really need to know is this: Psylocke is a sexy Asian lady ninja sporting the most obscene butt-floss this side ofLinda KozlowskiinCrocodile Dundee".Complexincluded her in their 2012 list of the most humiliating victory quotes in fighting games.

• In 2014,Entertainment Weeklyranked Psylocke 22nd in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list.
• In 2018,CBRranked Psylocke 4th in their "X-Force: 20 Powerful Members" list.

See also

• Ninja in popular culture

External links

• Psylockeat the Superhero Database
• PsylockeatIGN
• Psylockeat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
• Psylockeat theGrand Comics Database
• Psylockeat the Marvel Database Project
• PsylockeatMarvel
• Betsy Braddockat the International Catalogue of Superheroes
• Like a ButterflyPsylocke Appearances Blog
• Psylockeat UncannyXmen.net