Player: Kathryn
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Player E-mail: kathryn61187@yahoo.com
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NB: Due to Kathryn being away on an extended hiatus, she has given permission for Psylocke to be temped/mentioned by her fellow Admins.

Canon or MUC: Canon

Give Credit Where Due: Marvel Directory



Play-By: Catherine Zeta Jones

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Character Name: Elizabeth Braddock

Nickname/s: Besty, Bets

Current Codename: Psylocke

Previous Codename: Lady Mandarin, Kwannon

Age: 30

Height: 5'11"

Build: Well-toned, very much like a model

Hair: Bright purple, to the middle of her back (naturally blonde).

Eyes: Bright blue; Red tattoo over her left eye.

Current Occupation: Teacher/X-Man

INSTITUTE INFORMATION

School Attending: Teacher at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

Advisees: Tag, Glimmer, Muse, Hydrashield

Squad Group: La Demigods, Advisor

Room Number: TFA-03

Classes Taught: English 2; Psychology

Curriculum: N/A

Non-Curriculum: Ninja Martial Arts expert.

Education: High School Diploma

Resources: Teacher's Salary; inheritance

X-GENE MUTATION

Telepathy: Psylocke possesses many telepathic abilities, enabling her to read minds, communicate mentally with others over long distances, stun the minds of others with "mental bolts," control the minds of others, and create illusions in the minds of others. Psylocke can intensely focus her psionic powers into her "psychic knife," with which she can stun or kill an adversary. Also able to teleport over about a 5 mile radius. However she cannot take anyone with her when teleporting. A bright pink aura is visible when she does so.

Control: Good control, but not complete. There is a possibility that her powers are still growing, but it is rather debatable.

Weaknesses: Her pride and cockiness, as well as her care of other mutants at the Institute.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE

Personality: Proud. The perfect word to describe Betsy Braddock. She is beautiful, graceful, swift and powerful, and she knows it. She's not as full-proof as she thinks she is, and often jumps straight into a situation beyond her control.

She cares very much for those who were there for her at the mansion, and regrets what she has done in the past; of what she can remember, anyway. Betsy is not necessarily looking for love, but since her past marriage ended in divorce, she is open to the idea of being romanced. She knows full well that she is an attractive woman, and does nothing to hide this fact. However, she does not think that anyone could possibly be interested in her enough to make another lifetime commitment... not since Warren Worthington III.

Now she prefers quiet simplicity, with a small group of close and trusted friends. Though she is always up for a fight, and is confident that she'll win, she will never be the one to strike first.

Demeanour: British snob

Nature: Warrior

Current Affiliation: X-Men, Faculty

Previous Affiliation: Became a controlled Agent for Stryker, during which time she was also kidnapped and forced to undergo a change that saw her working for The Mandarin.

HISTORY

Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock is the daughter of Doctor James Braddock, a well-known and respected British Doctor. Living in England, Doctor Braddock became one of the United Kingdom's leading research scientists. He married a woman named Elizabeth and they bought the mansion they renamed Braddock Manor. There, they brought up their three children, the eldest, Jamie, and the twins, Brian and Elizabeth, inherited the X-Gene from their father that endowed them with superhuman powers. The children's powers, however, remained latent for many years.

Doctor and Mrs. Braddock were killed in an explosion in Doctor Braddock's laboratory at Braddock Manor that was caused by the malfunctioning computer Mastermind.

Betsy developed powers that Stryker would later find out about and use to his will, kidnapping Elizabeth by force, and using his mind serum on her. Betsy also developed a highly successful career as an international fashion model. Brian was also a mutant, and the two siblings took up residence in Braddock Manor.

It was during this time that Betsy met and fell in love with Warren Warrington III, aka, the X-Man known as Angel. They were eventually married, however, after only an almost two years together, the couple went their separate ways, leaving Betsy rather heartbroken.

Not too long after this, the British mutant was located and taken by force by Colonel William Stryker, injected with his control serum, and forced to work for him in the many tasks he had her undergoing, most of which were using her telepathic powers to strike at the heart of those he wanted taken down. It was he who gave her the codename she still uses to this day: Psylocke.

Later, the crime lord Matsu’o Tsurayaba captured Psylocke, much to the Colonel’s chagrin. Seeking to save the life of his lover, the female assassin Kwannon, Tsurayaba oversaw a process through which the minds of Kwannon and the X-Man Psylocke switched bodies. In the process, Kwannon's mind melded with that of Psylocke, endowing each of them with the same memories and telepathic abilities. Tsurayaba brainwashed Psylocke and turned her over to one of Earth's most dangerous men, the Mandarin. Under the name of Lady Mandarin, Psylocke briefly served the Mandarin, but ultimately Psylocke was retaken back by some of the Colonel’s most elite controlled mutant agents.

Shortly following Kwannon, in Psylocke's body, became an ally of the X-Men, calling herself Revanche (this was way before Blade Girl and Wolverine came into the picture). For a time there was confusion among the X-Men as to who was the "real" Betsy Braddock. Finally, Revanche learned that she was dying from an inherited cancerous disease, and had Tsurayaba kill her. Thus, after the mind-switching process was once again completed, Kwannon passed away in her original body, while Betsy lived on in her own.

It was during the X-Men’s latest mission; a mission that saw them take down Stryker’s lab and everything it stood for, for good; that Psylocke was finally, and forever, freed from the man who’d taken away a lot of her life. Now, she resides at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, where she is trying to make up for lost time; making new friends (in particular, a charming Irishman she just can't take her mind off of, as well as Shadowcat, Blade Girl, Gambit, and Beast.)

She has recently been added to the Faculty as the School’s second Student Counsellor, and a teacher of Sociology, Psychology, Fine Art, & English 2. (NOTE: She will also be teaching Danger Room sessions and other classes pertaining to this yet to be announced.)

SAMPLE ROLE PLAY

(Taken from Thursday, March 3rd, where Kathryn also moved the character of Bard due to his player being unable to post. Kathryn was approved to play Psylocke long before bios were a necessity here at Mana4X2.)

Betsy still wasn't sure what had caused Miss Yuriko to leave the kitchen. However, the young British woman was quite serious about her intent of a training lesson of sorts. She needed it as well as the young man. And the Danger Room was the perfect place to start.

She approached the entrance and placed her hand into a small panel. It glowed a faint blue as it scanned the palm of her hand. Suddenly a computerized voice came through a small speaker installed in the doorframe.

"BEGIN VOICE IDENTIFICATION."

"Elizabeth Braddock," the woman stated.

"VOICE IDENTIFICATION COMPLETE. WELCOME, ELIZABETH."

Betsy bowed slightly and smiled as she went inside. The precautions taken here at the mansion were wonderful. This way, the students couldn't get inside and tear something up. She preferred there to be staff present regardless.

She teleported straight up into the control room that spanned across part of the ceiling. She went to the control panel and turned it on, making small adjustments here and there. This way the room would "know" who was in there, and how to give the best challenge. This should prove to be fun.

*Bard. Let me know when you are close, and I will let you inside.*

~Betsy. I'm right outside the door.~

The Brit smiled to herself and hit the button to open the door. It slid open and the young man stepped inside. The door shut firmly behind him.

*Get ready, it's about to start. See if you can keep up.*

She teleported in front of him, dropping to her feet, and placed her hands on her hips.

"I changed the control settings to apply to our individual powers. This way, you are more going to have rely on your strength and physical ability, rather than your mutations."

She grinned. "I also set a dampening field up. We still have our powers, but they will wear out very quickly, so use them wisely."

Bard nodded quickly at her, a smile creeping across his lips.

She raised an eyebrow and jumped up quickly as the landscape began to change slightly. A maze of walls shot up well over their heads. She leapt from wall to wall, pushing herself off of the edges with her feet. Thank the heavens for ninja training.

She flipped back down onto her feet, glancing around and having lost sight of the man.

"Bard! Get up where you can see! Don't let this room take advantage of your position! And keep moving, never stay where you are!"

With that, she flipped backwards as a series of lasers began to shoot at her. She pounced off the tops of the series of mazes as the shots followed her.

"Get moving and stay low, lad! Who knows what's going to happen in here now!"

She smiled as she continued to leap around. She spotted the opening where the guns had came out, and worked her way quickly towards them. She jumped up, dodging the lasers and landed on top of the gun, disabling it by the sheer force of her weight being on top of it.

She jumped down quickly onto the top of the wall. She spotted Bard running through the maze in front of her. She ran across the top of the wall, smiling as spears began to come out of the walls and fire at him. She dove down into the maze and tackled the young man, flattening them to the ground as the weapons flew over their heads.

"Learning anything so far?"

ADDITIONAL PICTURES

Betsy's Mustang

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