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Okay, somehow Claremont and Marvel pulled this one off without being horribly offensive, soвЂ¦yay! You see there was this thing called the Siege Perilous (this was kind of in ClaremontвЂ™s overwriting phase, but itвЂ™s still cool so go with it) which was a mystical portal that the X-Men had to journey through because of reasons. Psylcoke won the day with guile, gaining the respect and team nomination from Wolverine himself, but the fear and helplessness she felt during this deadly rite of passage made Psylocke realize that if she was going to be part of the X-Men, she would need a significant upgrade. Now, think Newt versus the xenomorph in Aliens and you get the idea just how badly Psylocke was outclassed by WolverineвЂ™s most deadly foe. This was underscored in BetsyвЂ™s first encounter with Sabretooth.

Not exactly the most fearsome power in the world, but hey, it was unique.Дuring her initial X-Men appearances, Claremont went out of his way to remind readers that PsylockeвЂ™s powers were defensive. At this point, Psylocke wore a frilly costume and her psychic powers manifested themselves in the form of a butterfly around her eyes.

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XavierвЂ™s students manage to free the newly created Psylocke and welcome her to the X-Men. Mojo rebrands Betsy as Psylocke and sends her against the New Mutants. This isnвЂ™t the first time Betsy would become a victim of unwanted experimentation as this trope would pop up again and again over her heroic career. Mojo experiments on Betsy, brainwashing her, enhancing her powers, and replacing her eyes with bionics. The New Mutants must race into the Mojoverse to save Betsy and defeat the corpulent alien. In this tale drawn by Alan Davis, Betsy is kidnapped by the media obsessed alien Mojo. So how did that all happen?Д¬hris Claremont must have been quite fond of his creation, because he integrated Betsy into the Marvel Universe in the pages of New Mutants Annual #2 (1986). Notice during this entire dissertation into English Marvel Comics, I never said Asian, ninja, spandex, or even the name Psylocke. Betsy even served as Captain Britain for a time! Later on, Moore introduced BraddockвЂ™s psychic abilities and after BetsyвЂ™s fiancГ© is murdered, the character began dying her hair that signature purple fans have grown to love.

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The original Betsy was a blond, a skilled pilot, a professional model, and very, very British. She was a big part of the U.K.-only strip and had some of the finest creators in that era of comics building her character. 1976) Claremont and the late and legendary Herb Trimpe introduced Betsy Braddock, the sister of Captain Britain. Before Captain Britain made his US debut, he appeared in an original British title written by such legends as Chris Claremont and the aforementioned Moore.ДЄnyway, in Captain Britain vol. The good Captain would serve as the leader of Excalibur and despite the fact that Brian Braddock isnвЂ™t a mutant he became an X mainstay for many years.

Marvel mutant fans are more than familiar with Captain Britain, a British aristocrat who was granted tremendous powers by mystic forces to serve as England and EarthвЂ™s protector. The woman who went on to become one of the most recognized X-Men of the вЂ™90s and beyond didnвЂ™t even make her debut in an American comic.ДЄnyway, one of the Marvel U.K. So you would expect an X-Men legend like Psylocke to debut in the pages of, you know, an X-Men comic, right? Not so, my little students of mutant history. ItвЂ™s a rich and confusing history (because X-Men) and itвЂ™s worthy of some exploration before Psylocke, the real Psylocke, makes her true big screen debut. But since PsylockeвЂ™s debut, the psychic warrior has shifted ethnicities, had bionic implants, fought side by side with her double, had a torrid romance with Archangel, and served the X-Men as team leader. Since she joined the X-Men, Psylocke has been a symbol of power and inclusion for X fans all over the world. Psylocke is not only a strong female Marvel character she is one of the very few front and center Asian female superheroes in comics. Because letвЂ™s face it, the character has been around for a long time and has garnered legions of fans just ready to see this kickass character pop her psychic blade and do some serious damage.

Quite frankly, Psylocke deserves better and now, with the character returning in X-Men: Apocalypse(played by real life Psylocke clone Olivia Munn), hopefully this time, the folks at Fox do Betsy Braddock justice. Last StandвЂ™s Psylocke was the classic X character in resemblance only as the version of the psychic mutant played by Mei MelanГ§on was depowered, immoral, and unexplored. Yeah, there was a version of Psylocke in 2006вЂ™s X-Men: Last Stand, but that version of one of the most iconic female X-Men characters kind of, well, sucked.

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