Psylocke (Kwannon)

Kwannon, also known as Psylocke, Nothing, Revanche, Elizabeth Braddock, Betsy Braddock and Butterfly, is a character from the Marvel Comics series.
== Charactah Account ==
The woman named Kwannon by the Hand is an assassin ninja who was raised from birth to be a killer. As a mutant psychic and one of Japan's top enforcers, she ultimately abandoned the Hand and became the personal operative of the crime boss Lord Nyoirin. This brought her into conflict with her lover and rival, Hand assassin Matsu'o Tsurayaba. After she nearly died in battle against Tsurayaba, the Hand had Kwannon's comatose body switched with that of Betsy Braddock, the X-Man Psylocke.
Confused and believing herself to be Braddock, Kwannon took the name Revanche and joined the X-Men, uneasily having Braddock as a teammate. After contracting the lethal Legacy Virus, she discovered her true nature and was mercy-killed by Tsurayaba at her request. Braddock continued to live in Kwannon's body. When Braddock was apparently killed by Sapphire Styx, she telekinetically rebuilt her original body, while Kwannon was revived in her own.
Kwannon became an ally to the X-Men once more. On Krakoa, she claimed the codename Psylocke, while Braddock readopted the Captain Britain mantle. Forging an uneasy alliance with Mister Sinister for the sake of her lost daughter, Kwannon took on a supervising role of his troubled charges, the new Hellions. She has also been chosen as one of the Great Captains of Krakoa.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* A.X.E.: Judgment Day
* Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus
* Avengers: Avengers/X-Men - Bloodties
* Captain Marvel
* Dawn of X
* Essential X-Men
* Excalibur
* Excalibur by Tini Howard
* Fallen Angels
* Hellions
* House of M
* Inferno
* Knights of X
* Marauders
* Marauders Annual
* Marvel Classic: X-Men
* Marvel Mega
* Marvel Previews
* Marvel Tales: Wolverine
* New Mutants
* Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey
* Psylocke
* Reign of X
* The Avengers
* The Uncanny X-Men
* True Believers: Deadpool the Variants
* True Believers: Phoenix Presents - Jean Grey vs. Sabretooth
* True Believers: Wolverine - Fatal Attractions
* True Believers: X-Men - Kwannon
* Ultimate X-Men
* Ultimate X-Men Deluxe
* Ultimate X-Men: Return of the King
* Ultimate X-Men: Sentinels
* Uncanny X-Men
* Uncanny X-Men: Cyclops and Wolverine
* Uncanny X-Men: Sisterhood
* X of Swords
* X-Corp
* X-Factor
* X-Force
* X-Men
* X-Men '92: House of XCII
* X-Men Annual
* X-Men Deluxe
* X-Men Extra
* X-Men Legends
* X-Men Milestones: Fatal Attractions
* X-Men Milestones: Phalanx Covenant
* X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic
* X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee
* X-Men XXL by Jim Lee
* X-Men/Fantastic Four
* X-Men: A Skinning of Souls
* X-Men: Fatal Attractions
* X-Men: Hellfire Gala
* X-Men: Phalanx Covenant
* X-Men: Psylocke
* X-Men: Shattershot
* X-Men: The Trial of Magneto
* X-Men: The Ultra Collection
* X-Men: The Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix
== Trivia ==
* The name "Kwannon" is an archaic transliteration of her namesake, the bodhisattva of mercy, which would be rendered as "Kan'non" in current Japanese, pronounced as [kanːoɴ].
* The name "Revanche" is not simply an alternate derivative of the word "revenge," but rather means a "policy designed to recover lost territory or status." From French origin, it is pronounced as [ʁəˈvɑ̃ʃ] in French.
* The name "Psylocke" is assumed by some fans to be a wordplay with the words "psyche", "key" and "lock". As "psyche" is pronounced as "psy-key", "Psylocke" would be pronounced as "psy-lock".
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== External Links ==
* Kwannon (Earth-616) at Marvel Database
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