Jill Monroe
06-04-2008, 01:20 PM
A pilot, a super model, Captain Britain, supporting and eventually full fledged member of the X-men. Telepathic psycho blaster, deadly martial artist, maiden of the Crimson Dawn with teleporting powers, dead...alive again, and now a member of the Exiles.
Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock has had a twisting and turning path since her earliest days in print at Marvel comics. Some of her phases have been better than others, but Psylocke still remains one of the most enduring and now confusing characters of Marvel.
Which phase of her's did you enjoy the most?
Personally, i found her to be at her best when she was the telepathic psycho blaster. At that time, Psylocke was a DIFFERENT breed of telepath. Established and regarded as a "major league telepath" , she had no qualms about using her psi powers against unprotected minds or anyone else. her psycho blast (a move that no one else had before) laid out such targets as wolverine, sabretooth and even juggernaut. She doned the high tech armour which gave her a more intimidating, mysterious look and a high level of protection against physical attacks and she became a critical asset of the X-men, even regarded by Havok and Wolverine as "intimidating". She famously humiliated Jean in the Inferno and often remarked on Jean's "poor mental capabilities" ...of course this was BEFORE they dumbed Psylocke down to make Jean look like a more capable telepath.
the quality of her character declined for several years after "Acts of vengence" when she was transformed by Spiral into Lady Mandarin...this was due to writers and artists who were more interested in having her look like a hyper sexualized ninja rather than to be the intimidating telepath she once was. But the Crimson dawn brought her back up a bit, giving her teleporting power, increasing her psi powers again and by the time "Psi Wars" happened, she definately was at the top of her game again.
I'm not at all happy with her being a "telekinetic" and since she was taken away to Exiles, I havent followed her, but I will always have a fond memory for the days when she was at her best.
Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock has had a twisting and turning path since her earliest days in print at Marvel comics. Some of her phases have been better than others, but Psylocke still remains one of the most enduring and now confusing characters of Marvel.
Which phase of her's did you enjoy the most?
Personally, i found her to be at her best when she was the telepathic psycho blaster. At that time, Psylocke was a DIFFERENT breed of telepath. Established and regarded as a "major league telepath" , she had no qualms about using her psi powers against unprotected minds or anyone else. her psycho blast (a move that no one else had before) laid out such targets as wolverine, sabretooth and even juggernaut. She doned the high tech armour which gave her a more intimidating, mysterious look and a high level of protection against physical attacks and she became a critical asset of the X-men, even regarded by Havok and Wolverine as "intimidating". She famously humiliated Jean in the Inferno and often remarked on Jean's "poor mental capabilities" ...of course this was BEFORE they dumbed Psylocke down to make Jean look like a more capable telepath.
the quality of her character declined for several years after "Acts of vengence" when she was transformed by Spiral into Lady Mandarin...this was due to writers and artists who were more interested in having her look like a hyper sexualized ninja rather than to be the intimidating telepath she once was. But the Crimson dawn brought her back up a bit, giving her teleporting power, increasing her psi powers again and by the time "Psi Wars" happened, she definately was at the top of her game again.
I'm not at all happy with her being a "telekinetic" and since she was taken away to Exiles, I havent followed her, but I will always have a fond memory for the days when she was at her best.