Betsy Braddock

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* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Identity

### Known Aliases

Psylocke (Cryptonym)
Betsy (Nickname)

### Relatives

John Braddock (Paternal Grandfather)
Sir James Braddock (Father)
Kwannon Hayashi (Mother)
James Braddock, Jr. (Half-Brother)
Brian Braddock (Twin Brother)

### Affiliation

Hellfire Club (First Circle, Hereditary Membership)

## Physical Description

### Background

Sir James Braddock was appointed to the station of ambassador to Japan for the United Kingdom. Braddock's wife Elizabeth and son James, Jr would accompany him to Japan. Shortly after their arrival, the Braddock family was met with scandal as there were rumors that the Yakuza was engaging in secret meetings with the ambassador. James' wife was actually summoned back to England to discuss such rumors but she never made it home. Her body was never found and though foul play was suspected, nothing could be proven by either British or Japanese authorities and so the case went cold and unsolved.

Years later, when James Braddock was finally relieved of his position and returned home to his manor in Essex, he returned in the company of his new wife, Kwannon Hayashi.

### Childhood: 1978 - 1992

Later that same year, twin children were born to James and Kwannon: a boy and a girl. The boy was named Brian, after patriot and super soldier Brian Falsworth. The girl was named Elizabeth after James' late wife, but to distinguish the two, she was called "Betsy" for short.

As Betsy and Brian grew up, their family split time between England and Japan, taking advantage of their father's immense wealth and connections. Betsy embraced her dual heritage, mastering the different languages and cultures with ease. While her brothers and father often enjoyed the usual outdoor sportsman activities that such aristocrats skew to; Betsy spent more time in the company of her mother, with the two often meditating, shopping, and watching trashy television.

### Coming of Age: 1992 - 1995

Shortly after her thirteenth birthday, Betsy began having headaches. In the midst of these, Betsy noticed she was tuning into the thoughts and emotions of those around her. Confused and afraid, she kept her experiences a secret, fearing her family's reaction.

At the start of summer 1995, Betsy was vacationing with her family in Greece when an intense migraine stuck her in addition to the intense pain, Betsy also felt what she could only describe as hate-fueled violent intentions. Moments later, Betsy discovered the source.

A group that Betsy's mother Kwannon called the "Chaste" has sent a man called "Stick" and his female pupil after the Braddocks. In the ensuring fight, Betsy channeled her psychic blade for the first time. In order to protect her mother and family, Betsy plunged the psionic dagger both Betsy and the would-be assassin to the floor.

When Betsy woke up, she found her hair and eyes had changed color. She also learned her mother had fled after Stick after he scooped up his young female pupil and ran away in a panic. Kwannon did not return.

After this ordeal, James Braddock decided his children were not safe. He made some calls and sent his children to different persons he could trust to protect his family. James Braddock then disappeared as well.

### Gifted Youngster: 1995

As it turns out, the Braddocks have connections to the Hellfire Club. Charles' friend Sebastian Shaw sent Betsy to use after her father sent her to the States. Charles assures me that Betsy's only here to develop her powers somewhere safe where the Chaste, a Yakuza-like criminal network called "the Hand", and the SSD cannot find her, but I suspect there is another ulterior motive we don't know about — or at least, *I* don't know about. Still, Betsy seems like a nice enough girl...

## Analysis

* **Mutant Level:** Betsy is a Gamma-Level Mutant with Alpha-Class projected potential.
* **Mutation: Psionic:** Betsy has developed powerful and aggressive mental powers that allow her to interact with, affect and manipulate the sentient minds both up-close and over distances. Notably, when she makes use of her telepathic abilities a large butterfly-like array of psionic energy is usually cast over her face. Betsy may conceal this effect from taking place, but at the cost of some portion of her power being diminished.
	+ ***Psi-Blade:*** Described by Charles Xavier as the focused totality of her psychic powers, Betsy can create psychic blades on her fists through the focused channeling of her psionic power. These blades are razor-sharp edges of pure mental energy which can use to cut through the matter of non-living objects, but only cut neural pathways and leave psychic damage to living beings. Attacks dealt to living, organic beings do not leave any visible injury to their flesh, but will still slice through clothing all the same. Targets affected by Betsy's psychic damage experience emotional or illusionary pain roughly equivalent to the physical pain they would experience if Betsy had cut them with an actual steel blade. Targets might instead become stunned due to nerve damage or collapse into catatonic shock — possibly resulting in death. Secrets, thoughts, and memories may also become known to Betsy.
	+ ***Psi-Bolt:*** While making eye-contact with another, Betsy can send a lance of psychic energy into them which can cause severe pain, intense confusion, sudden unconsciousness, or potentially death.
	+ ***Astral Projection:*** By projecting her astral form, Betsy's consciousness can travel the astral plane for remote-viewing. Ethereal possession of another is also possible through a form of psionic puppeteering by forcibly inserting her astral form into another's aura. Such possession tends to leave both Betsy and the target physically exhausted.
	+ ***Obfuscation:*** By broadcasting a telepathic suggestion, Braddock can mask her presence from others. With focus, she can extend this effect to others around her as well. This effect can work on other psionics, too.
	+ ***Telekinesis:*** Betsy can use her telekinesis to move small objects around her locality with ease. However, she seems particularly adept at using her telekinesis to give herself a boost of movement, launching her to greater heights and distances and propelling her forward at a quicker pace than she could achieve normally — making it appear quite the athlete and acrobat.
	+ ***Telepathy:*** Betsy is capable of reading and controlling others' thoughts. Her abilities to manipulate thoughts, prone for specific information, and alter memories is quite poor at the moment, but she shows promise. Her abilities work best when practiced on the weak-minded.
* **Expertise: Martial Arts:** While Betsy studied some basic self-defense prior to her encounter with the Chaste assassins, Betsy appears to now have become a full-on acrobatic martial arts prodigy. She believes this is a result of syphoning off or duplicating the skills of the younger Chaste assassin.
* **Background: Wealth:** Betsy comes from old money. She knows how to fit into high society and has quite the trust fund she can tap into if needed.
* **Big Flirt:** Betsy likes to flirt and engage in lascivious behavior — with both male and female peers. In particular, she has her eyes on Scott and Warren.

### Threat Assessment

* **Might:** 2 — Normal
* **Acumen:** 2 — Average
* **Speed:** 3 — Exceptional
* **Tactical:** 5 — Master Fighter
* **Energy:** 5 — Impressive Ability
* **Resilience:** 2 — Normal
	+ **TOTAL:** 39
	+ **RANKING:** Exceptional

## Trivia and Notes

### Notes

* Betsy Braddock resides in Subsidiary-Reality M, within Murum Locus.
* Psylocke is a character originating from *Marvel Comics*.
* In the Comics, Betsy and Kwannon Hayashi are not related, and for a long amount of time Betsy would actually be in control of and inhabit Kwannon's body until recently.

## Gallery

Betsy BraddockBetsy Braddock (Powered)Psylocke

## Links and References

* Appearances of Betsy Braddock

1. ↑ Cerebro Files: Betsy Braddock