Elizabeth Braddock

Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock is a British mutant telepath who has acted both alongside the X-Men as Psylocke,[18] and as a champion for Otherworld as Captain Britain.[3] While her twin brother Brian became the original Captain Britain, Betsy developed psychic powers. By serving in S.T.R.I.K.E. Psi Division, her path as a secret agent crossed with her brother’s super hero activities.[55] She acted as an ally to her brother in several conflicts, eventually adopting the Captain Britain mantle.[56] Blinded by the villain Slaymaster, Braddock stood down as Captain Britain,[57] only to be captured and to have her sight restored by Mojo and Spiral.[5] Rescued by the New Mutants and the X-Men, Braddock joined the ranks of the latter as Psylocke.[18]

As a member of the X-Men, Braddock has experienced unimaginable adventures. Her life got unexpectedly twisted when her body was switched with Kwannon, an assassin ninja.[52][58] Freed by Wolverine, Psylocke returned to the X-Men having to cope with the experience of being stuck in another woman’s body. For years, she was a loyal soldier to the X-Men, collaborating with different squadrons and paying the ultimate price when she was slain by the villain Vargas.[33] Resurrected by her older brother, Jamie,[59] Psylocke resumed her adventurous lifestyle by accompanying the X-Men and other groups, such as the multiversal Exiles[60] and the lethally destructive X-Force.[61]

Braddock’s issues with her body swap were unexpectedly solved after she was seemingly killed by Sapphire Styx and was able to recover in her original body.[38] Soon after, all mutantkind was invited by Professor Xavier to live on Krakoa.[62] There, she rejected the name Psylocke and was involved in Apocalypse’s machinations to recreate the mutant group Excalibur. As a result, Betsy Braddock resumed her one-time role as a mutant Captain Britain,[3] becoming the prime champion of the Captain Britain Corps.[14]Sir James Braddock, a denizen of the extradimensional Otherworld, was sent by Merlyn to Earth-616 to father the champion destined to become Captain Britain. In England, Sir James established a distinguished career as a research scientist, married Lady Braddock and set up home at Braddock Manor. They welcomed their first child, Jamie, whose subverted genetic makeup prevented him from becoming the hero Merlyn had expected. Approximately a decade later, the Braddocks were blessed with twins, Elizabeth, affectionately called "Betsy", and Brian.[63] During her childhood, Betsy idolized her older brother Jamie for his adventurous lifestyle as a racing driver. Their bond was stronger than her connection with her twin, Brian.[4][64] As a teenager, she ventured to New York City to pursue a career in modeling. Her telepathic mutant powers triggered in a traumatic event, which left her incapacitated for weeks.[65] However, the consequences of her mutant activation remained undisclosed, and she seemed not to be able to recognize or fully access her powers in her early adult years.Tragedy struck when Braddock’s parents perished in an explosion caused by the malfunctioning computer Mastermind.[66] After this, she started working as a charter pilot.[1] Upon learning that her brother Jamie had been injured in a suspicious incident involving his racing car at Braddock Manor, she promptly informed Brian, who had in secrecy become Captain Britain. Betsy flew Brian back to the Manor, but their journey was interrupted by Dr. Synne’s psychic abilities, which caused the plane to crash.[1] Fortunately, both survived the ordeal. However, Dr. Synne mind-controlled Betsy, compelling her to attack her own brothers. Nevertheless, the Braddock brothers overpowered her.[67] After the incident, Betsy was taken to the nearby Morder Research Centre, unwittingly falling into the clutches of one of Synne’s agents, Dr. Ramsey.[68] Brian ultimately defeated Synne, and Dr. Ramsey’s true allegiance as an agent of the Nazi Red Skull was revealed. Betsy and Jamie were taken hostage,[69] but were rescued by Captain Britain, and his ally Captain America.[70] Some time later, Betsy experienced a precognitive dream warning her of an impending attack on Brian by the lunatic Lord Hawk,[71] an indication of her psychic abilities as a mutant. At some point, Braddock quit the charter business and returned to modeling,[72] which proved to be a resounding success earning her international acclaim.[29] As her psychic abilities developed, she established a mental connection with a S.T.R.I.K.E. Psi agent, catching the attention of Agent Matthew, with whom she embarked on a brief romance. Later on, Braddock became the lover of fellow Psi, Tom Lennox.[2] Maintaining her modeling career as a cover for S.T.R.I.K.E., she once attempted to infiltrate the enigmatic Hellfire Club, an organization her father had been a member of. However, her attempt was thwarted by Tessa.[29] At the Hellfire Club, Braddock was also introduced to the charming mutant playboy Warren Worthington III.[12]