The events of House of X (by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles) and the building of the nation of Krakoa saw the magical Morgan Le Fay attack Brian Braddock. RELATED: Wolverine's Son Has a Hidden Power That Makes Him More Dangerous Than Logan Psylocke as Captain Britain She could also teleport through shadows, which she used against the villainous Shadow King. Later stories would also give her the ability to teleport, fitting her new role as a master of ninjutsu.
She later regained control of her psychic abilities and learned how to manifest these powers into a "psychic knife," which was a more melee-based version of the psychic blast. With her mental powers somewhat weakened after the mental procedure, Psylocke focused much more on her new combat skills. Her new costume, a dark blue unitard, fit her more vivacious and active personality and fighting style. This would also see her develop more of a bond with fellow martial artist Wolverine. Temporarily becoming "Lady Mandarin," the new Psylocke would receive expert training and become a top assassin for the Hand. The procedure which is done to save her merged Psylocke and Kwannon on a mental level and also put Betsy's mind into Kwannaon's body. Psylocke was kidnapped by the Hand and used to save the life of Kwannon, the lover of the group's leader. RELATED: How the Inhumans Faded Into the Background After Their Failed MCU Show Ninja PsylockeĪ later story would have Psylocke gaining her more iconic look, although this form would somewhat change her powers. She also had bright purple hair in this form, which coordinated with her costume. Her more defensive use of her psychic powers reflected her mousier appearance, as her flowing purple costume more so resembled a sort of extravagant school outfit than her later looks. She's most known in this original incarnation for having a violet butterfly "mask" manifest around her face whenever she used her powers, though it was unknown if others saw this or if it was simply an artistic effect. She could also send out a powerful "psychic blast" attack that could easily kill an opponent. It was even shown to be enough to harm the outside armor of the Juggernaut. These powers allowed her to read minds, as well as poke and prod into someone's mind to manipulate their actions and even possess them.
By the time she started showing up in the pages of Uncanny X-Men, she was shown as having incredible mental powers, not unlike that of Professor X as well as Jean Grey. Betsy Braddock was created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, debuting in her brother's comic book Captain Britain #8 (by Chris Clairmont, Herb Trimpe, Fred Kida, G Roussos, and Irving Watanabe).