Betsy Braddock

Betsy Braddock
Betsy Braddock
	The various incarnations of Betsy Braddock on the cover of Hellions (vol. 1) #13 (September 2021).; Art by Russell 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; Expert martial artist; Ability to construct weapons made of psychic energy, usually in the form of a blade;

Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Captain Britain and the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe in 1976, she first appeared in the Marvel UK series Captain Britain.

Betsy Braddock was a supporting character in the adventures of her twin brother, Brian Braddock, as the original Captain Britain, before temporarily becoming the superheroine Captain Britain herself and later joining the X-Men in 1986 as Psylocke, a codename coined by the villains Mojo and Spiral.^[2] Presented as a precognitive in the pages of Captain Britain and then as a telepath, she was later established to be a mutant, developing telekinesis as well as martial arts skills, the latter of which derived from a body swap with the Japanese mutant ninja Kwannon lasting nearly 30 years of publication history. She and Kwannon were returned to their original bodies in a 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 Marvel Multiverse, as well as in various other media and merchandise, notably in numerous video games. The body-swapped iteration of the character was portrayed by Meiling Melançon in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand and by Olivia Munn in the 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse.

^ Stuart Vandal. ComixFan Forum – "OHotMU A–Z, Vol. 13 Premiere HC", p. 6 Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, http://www.comixfan.com/ X-World Comics Presents...Comixfan, the #1 Online Comics Resource! 4 March 2011. Accessed 5 March 2011.
^ The New Mutants Annual #2 (1986)

[Name-1] Stuart Vandal. ComixFan Forum – "OHotMU A–Z, Vol. 13 Premiere HC", p. 6 Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, http://www.comixfan.com/ X-World Comics Presents...Comixfan, the #1 Online Comics Resource! 4 March 2011. Accessed 5 March 2011.

[2] The New Mutants Annual #2 (1986)

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