Betsy Braddock
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock |
| Occupation: | Adventurer, ninja, heiress, multi-millionaire; former S.T.R.I.K.E. operative, assassin, fashion model, charter pilot |
| Relationships: | Sir James Braddock and Lady Elizabeth Braddock (parents), Brian Braddock (twin brother), Jamie Braddock (brother), Meggan Braddock (sister-in-law), John Braddock (ancestor), Revanche (body/briefly consciousness) Angel/Archangel (love interest), Thunderbird (love interest) |
| Fandom: | Marvel Comics, X-Men, Exiles (comics), Excalibur (X-Men), Uncanny X-Force, Captain Britain, X-Men Movieverse, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men: The Animated Series |
| Other: | Wikipedia |
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Betsy Braddock is the alter ego of Psylocke from the Marvel Comics series Captain Britain and The X-Men.
Canon
Betsy possesses the mutant ability of an Omega-level telepath and telekinesis, on par with Jean Grey and Charles Xavier. She is often shown with a telekinetic katana blade or psionic knife composed of raw psi-energy at will.
Betsy first appeared as in Captain Britain #8 (December 1976). Betsy was initially a supporting character in the adventures of her twin brother, Captain Britain, even briefly substituting for him in the role, before becoming the mutant superheroine and X-Men member Psylocke in 1986.
In the X-Treme X-Men series, in a battle against Vargas, Betsy was impaled through the chest by his sword and presumed dead. Betsy later appeared out of the blue in the exact spot she died.
Psylocke was first mentioned in X-Men Movieverse in X-Men 2, when Mystique scrolls through Stryker's computer. In the film's novelization, Psylocke makes a cameo as one of the mutants affected by Dark Cerebro. However, Psylocke makes her first official appearance in X-Men: The Last Stand portrayed by Meiling Melançon as a minor villain on Magneto's team against the X-Men, only using her shadow teleportation power onscreen. In the film, Psylocke seems to be killed by Jean Grey, however in the film's novelization she teleports into the shadows to escape. Olivia Munn will portray Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Psylocke has only appeared in two X-Men animated shows: X-Men: The Animated Series and Wolverine and the X-Men. Concept art for her was created for X-Men: Evolution, however the show ended before she came on the series.
Fandom
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Fanworks for Psylocke seem to be fairly rare compared to other popular X-Men characters; fanart by far is mainly bound to DeviantArt and Tumblr now that many of her fansites have become static or defunct. Some fans post scans and picspams of Psylocke on Tumblr. Fanfiction for Psylocke can be found mainly on Fanfiction.net and Archive of Our Own. So far, only Tribute vids can be found on YouTube.
Fans often cosplay her, usually in her classic 90s outfit, but also her other costumes.[1]
Shipping
Betsy has been paired with Warren, Beast, Rogue, Quicksilver, and Gambit.
Fanworks
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Artwork
- Psylocke by lenadrofranci
- Psylocke by AdamHughes
- Sketch 49: Psylocke by Cinar
- Psylocke by Artgerm
- Psylocke by ArTGutierrez
- Psylocke by pop-lee
- Psylocke by TyRomsa
- Psylocke by J0N-Lankry
- Let's Draw! - Psylocke by SadLittleClouds, a vid of how someone drew Psylocke on Photoshop
- PSC Psylocke by HanieMohd
- Psylocke by young-street
- Psylocke by alecyl
Vids
- Elizabeth Braddock alias Psylocke by elfadelvento, a tribute vid
- Psylocke tribute by Marcos Aurelio
- Psylocke Tribute by TheMtVernonKid
- Psylocke tribute by wessey
- Psylocke Tribute by Caroline Cosplay
- 3-Minute Expert: Who is Psylocke? by Comic Vine
Fanfilms
- Black Widow vs Psylocke, a short fan fight
Archives and Communities
- Psylocke works tagged on AO3
- Psylocke works at FFN under the X-Men comics category.
- Codename: Psylocke Fanfiction Archive
LiveJournal
Fannish Links
- PsylockeShrine, a defunct Yahoo! Group
- Tumblr tags: psylocke, betsy braddock, Elizabeth braddock
Fansites & Fanlistings
- Psy-Strike, a fansite that went static in 2008
- Betsy Braddock... Le Site
- Katana, a defunct fanlisting that had a few fanworks and Psylocke canon stuff
- Psybase, a defunct Portuguese fansite
- Shadow Blade (defunct)
- Shadow Thoughts (defunct)
- Psylockes Realm (static)
- Codename: Psylocke (on wayback)
- Psylocke Central/psylockecentral.com/psylocke.net, a defunct fansite
- Sweet, a defunct shrine
- Psylocke, "The Butterfly And The Hawk"
DeviantART
- psylockefans
- Elektra n Pyslocke, a Elektra and Psylocke group
Resources
- Psylocke at the Marvel Database
- Psylocke at Uncanny X-Men.net