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Psylocke Biography - Marvel Universe

History : While her twin brother Brian became Captain Britain, Betsy Braddock took a different route,. By day, photographers shot her for the covers of the world's most popular fashion magazines, and she did runway shows from Milan to New York. By night, she used her psychic powers to live out her secret life of serving her homeland as a special agent.

When Brian stepped down as Captain Britain, Betsy was persuaded to take up the mantle. But Betsy's career as England's preeminent costumed champion came to an untimely end when one of her brother's foes savagely beat her until she was blind and near death. Realizing that her telepathic abilities compensated for her lack of sight Betsy traveled to Switzerland to recuperate. But Mojo abducted her there and outfitted her with artificial, camera-like eyes in an attempt to beam what she say into the homes of the citizens of Mojoworld.

Ultimately, Professor X's New Mutants rescued her and short circuited Mojo's programming while preserving her ability to see. Psylocke joined up with the X-Men but faced a new peril when the villainous Mandarin and Spiral captured her and transplanted her psyche into the body of the ninja assassin Revanche. Likewise, Revanche's soul came to dwell in Psylocke's form. When the assassin succumbed to the Legacy Virus, Psylocke became trapped forever in her new form.

Ultimately, Psylocke left Xavier's mansion with a small strike force of fellow X-Men in search of Destiny's diaries, which contained the map of human history for the next thousand years. While in Spain, most of the team was captured and trapped within a maze. Psylocke, Beast, and Rogue found themselves in the headquarters control center. Separated from their teammates, they battled Vargas. Betsy engaged her opponent in a duel to the death; she lost, dying when Vargas speared his sword through her abdomen. Psylocke's sudden demise left her teammates to balance the scales and complete the quest for the missing diaries.

Height : 5'11"
Weight : 165lbs
Eye Color : Blue
Hair Color : Black, dyed purple

First Appearance : Captain Britain #8 (1976)

Powers : Telekinesis, Mind Bolts, Creation of "psychic knives"

From The X-Men: Marvel Encyclopedia Volume 2