Spoilers: The story takes place during House of M, when Psylocke and Rachel were sent to The White Hot Room. Rachel wonders why Psylocke's power manifest itself as a sword. Betsy reminds her there's also the butterfly. Psylocke explains that the butterfly wasn't just a manifestation of her telepathy, it was an expression of the subtlety and fine control she possessed as a telepath. On the other hand, the telekinetic katana is pure strenght and raw power, as it has to become an extension of her arm, of her will, responsive to her every thought. Rachel asks if the butterfly and the katana are two different expressions of Betsy's power. Psylocke corrects her: The butterfly can be the sword, the delicacy can live inside the power directing it and focusing it. They're not two different things. It's the same thing seen from different angles: Psylocke herself.Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Breaking Into Comics The Marvel Way #2 Spoilers
Spoilers: The story takes place during House of M, when Psylocke and Rachel were sent to The White Hot Room. Rachel wonders why Psylocke's power manifest itself as a sword. Betsy reminds her there's also the butterfly. Psylocke explains that the butterfly wasn't just a manifestation of her telepathy, it was an expression of the subtlety and fine control she possessed as a telepath. On the other hand, the telekinetic katana is pure strenght and raw power, as it has to become an extension of her arm, of her will, responsive to her every thought. Rachel asks if the butterfly and the katana are two different expressions of Betsy's power. Psylocke corrects her: The butterfly can be the sword, the delicacy can live inside the power directing it and focusing it. They're not two different things. It's the same thing seen from different angles: Psylocke herself.
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“For so long, my life has been out of control. Chaos and serendipity, wrapped in insanity. I have suffered, I have lost. Not just my life, but my very soul, my self. But no more. Now I know who I am.” – Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Braddock, daughter of Otherworld, mutant, telepath, telekinetic, defender of the realm and, above all, X-Man.
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So Carey finally explained the meaning of the psychic butterfly? Amazing, I've been waiting for this answer for YEARS!!
(I'm not joking, it always puzzled me why her telepathy had the butterfly effect when Jean, Xavier, Rachel and Emma always had generic psi-effects when using telepathy)
Thanks for the information! And just out of curiosity, did you enjoy the story? If yes, how much?
Oh it's a nice little story, but I didn't enjoy the art that much. lol
But how good is the writing in it? Carey is an amazing writer, but after the misinformation that House of M takes place one year after Betsy's return to life, I don't know if it is one of his best works ever...
I really, really like that... Hope he gets to use her permanently in X-Men Legacy. Let's have him fix her like he has fixed Rogue :)
Yeah, and I hope they don't let other psychics have this kind of power manifestations, too. I'd like it more if Psylocke is unique among anybody else out there that she's the only one with this kind of psi-effects when using telepathy.
And since we're talking about explaining and stuff, can I ask a question then? This may sound like a stupid question, and I don't know if this has been answered already in some earlier comics, but I couldn't find any answer in my research. What's behind the codename 'Psylocke'?
@Tyke...
I read that Claremont (her creator) chose the name Psylocke by combining her initial powerset (being a "Psychic") with her ability to easily "lock" onto or control others. He added the "e" at the end to feminize the name. "Psy" + "lock" + "e" = "Psylocke".
who did that cover? it looks as if they are sick with the flu and high from ny-quil and running snot is about them.
fail.
i don't buy that explanation.
"Psylocke" is a butterfly ;)
also If you look at the way psylockes name is used in spanish she is called "Mariposa Mental" which translated means "psychic butterfly"
The actual explanation for her name is
"Psychic" + "Warlock" + "e" at the end for cool Brit-ness.
Voila!
anyway this story is one of my favorites. The Fantastic 4 story was a cute oneshot in this issue too but the Psylocke one stands out for me by far. Just wonderful amazing writing & the art is so new & fresh & gorgeous.
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