Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, also known as Psylocke, is a class 4 mutant who possesses the power of shadow teleportation.
Betsy is also a member of the Omegas and a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
Biography[]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine[]
When all of the mutant's are escaping from Col. Stryker's Island, a girl with purple streaks is seen running with them. Which explains why her name is on Col. Stryker's computer.
X2: X-Men United[]
Braddock's name appeared on a list of mutants on Col. Stryker's computer when it was accessed by Mystique.
X-Men: The Last Stand[]
Psylocke is a member of the Omegas, who fights with the Brotherhood of Mutants at Alcatraz. She has the power to teleport through shadows. In the novelization of the movie, she escapes the destruction by Phoenix by teleporting into the shadows, but she left her teammates Quill and Arclight, whom she aided to kill Warren Worthington II, to die. She was later seemingly killed, along with her teammates Arclight and Quill by Phoenix, when they attempt to escape. But in the novelization of X-Men: The Last Stand, it was revealed that Psylocke used her powers to teleport herself away from Phoenix's attack while the others were killed.
Character traits[]
Betsy appeared to harbor a hatred towards humans and was involved in the assault on Alcatraz. She attempted to murder Warren Worthington II as he pioneered the cure.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Mutant Physiology: Psylocke is a mutant with camouflaging powers.
- Camouflage]]: Psylocke is capable of camouflaging herself, rendering herself invisible.
Relationships[]
- Brotherhood of Mutants
- Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto - Ally.
- X-Men
- Logan/Wolverine - Savior turned enemy.
- Worthington Labs
- Warren Worthington II - Enemy.
- Omegas
- Callisto - Team leader; deceased.
- Maxwell Jordan/Quill - Teammate; deceased.
- Philippa Sontag/Arclight - Teammate; deceased.
Appearances/Actresses[]
- Earth-10005 (3 films)
- X2: X-Men United (Name seen only)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (First appearance) - Mei Melançon
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Unknown Actress
Behind the scenes[]
- Psylocke was originally going to be in The Wolverine and Priyanka Chopra was considered for the role, but she was written out of the script.
Trivia[]
- In the comics, Psylocke was never part of the Brotherhood of Mutants. She was a third generation X-Man divided in the blue team.
- In the comics, Psylocke has the power to generate purple energy blades that are comprised of pure psionic energy. Mei Melançon stated that the film version of the character would also have these powers. But the only power she displayed was the power to teleport through shadows.
- In the comics, Psylocke's teleporting power was temporarily granted to her by the Crimson Dawn and is not one of her mutant powers.
- According to screenwriter Zack Penn, the character played by Mei Melançon was originally intended to be Kwannon. He stated, "there was some switching of character names later in production and i'm not exactly sure how Psylocke got thrown into the mix". Melançon further commented that "there was discussion that she was Kwannon, but i can't comment on the final choice made. There were certain aspects of her that were true to Psylocke, the red tattoo from Crimson Dawn and the purple hair". It is therefore speculated by some fans that it was a typo that caused her to be credited as "Psylocke", similarly to how Quill was accidentally credited as "Kid Omega". But the character has been since officially recognised as Psylocke by Melançon and other cast, and crew members, suggesting that she is indeed intended to be Psylocke. Brett Ratner has since confirmed this.
- In the novelization of X-Men: The Last Stand, it was revealed that Psylocke used her powers to teleport herself away from Jean Grey/Phoenix's attack, while the others were killed. But the canonicity of this has not been confirmed.
Gallery[]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine[]
