It would appear that Brooks is going with the original one body lore where her face was changed but still recognizable as Elizabeth per Logan in Acts of Vengeance…
Wolvie/Patch: What!? The face… PSYLOCKE?!?
Lady Mandarin: True, dog! And let my name be your last thought as my psychic knife casts you headlong into the abyss of oblivion!
Thanks! While the CC storyline was so over the top in many ways, it definitely posed way less problems for Bets than the ramifications of the retcon, which persist to now. For example, many if us questioning whether or not she will have her own power signature and power manifestations in the Thorne book.
It appears that sometimes Elizabeth’s sword is telepathic. It was used almost exclusively as telepathic throughout Disassembled along with her psi-dagger. During Tini’s run, we never really got clarity on how it was being used, telepathically or telekinetically. It seemed to mostly be manifested as a visual accessory throughout Excalibur, Knights of Ten, and Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain.
When Kwannon/Revanche manifested the psychic Katana it seemed like psychic energy in the same was the Psi-Knife is.
Betsy's sword appears solid so I was thinking it was TK (and I think Betsy first started making a sword when she lost her telepathy and had Jean's Telekinesis, so I think I associated the sword with being telekinetic since then).
First pic, just look at that original Betsy. That should always be the shade of purple for her hair colour. I think artists had not gotten the "is it purple or is it fuchsia?" problem until very recently and I don't understand why or how. Is it that difficult to distinguish the two colors?
@Daud I noticed that too. I definitely don't get why her hair looks so strange in that 2nd picture there lol.
I'm guessing maybe the thing with Betsy is that when Kwannon/Revanche came on the scene in Betsy's body, I think she had a lighter purple shade than Betsy did as Psylocke in Kwannon's body.
They definitely were both shades of purple though lol. Not sure what some of these artist are thinking lol.
Not gonna lie, I'm starting to believe in Kiki's theory that they're trying to replace all of Betsy's physical attributes and abilities onto Kannon while essentially creating a new character with Betsy. I know, madness, but when artists keep depicting Kannon with the huge ass butterfly light on her face...it just makes me nauseous. I feel like some of them, plus the writers confusingly, have never read beyond what's most known about the Nicieza retcon involving Kannon. If they do, they wouldn't have Kannon sporting the butterfly, or even the psychic knife, tbh. Those are Betsy's!
@To All, tackling the issue once and for all pertaining to Betsy's constant hair miscoloration, fans of Betsy is imperative to show this 80s Betsy in pink commission by Mark Brooks as reference for Marvel colorists. The suggestion is rhetorical for Marvel is the usual perpetrator behind the crime of aforementioned miscoloration.
Last but not least, the butterfly on 80s Betsy's finger is telling of to whom it belongs to. Original owners are keepers.
Butterfly Beautiful
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ReplyDeleteBoth are cute, but the Hand suit version does not look East Asian at all.
I was thinking same thing @Rahsaan.
DeleteBrooks knows. Butterfly is Betsy, Knife is Revanche.
ReplyDeleteIt Betsy in the 2nd one too
DeleteYeah figures got the purple locks too. Had they left it a cosmetic change it'd been easier to reverse it without the body swapping nonsense.
DeleteBetsy technically originated both lol.
DeleteIronically it seems like Revanche and Betsy swapped as Revanche came on the scene using a psychic katana (on Betsy) and Betsy used the psi blade.
Now Betsy uses the sword more ,(though a tk one and not telepathic) and Kwannon uses the blade (and sometimes sword still).
Makes me dizzy sometimes lol.
It would appear that Brooks is going with the original one body lore where her face was changed but still recognizable as Elizabeth per Logan in Acts of Vengeance…
ReplyDeleteWolvie/Patch: What!? The face… PSYLOCKE?!?
Lady Mandarin: True, dog! And let my name be your last thought as my psychic knife casts you headlong into the abyss of oblivion!
Good eye for detail Rahsaan as it was supposed to be by Chris. I let the blue eyes slide it's a tiny continuity hiccup in the Mojoverse
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ReplyDeleteThanks! While the CC storyline was so over the top in many ways, it definitely posed way less problems for Bets than the ramifications of the retcon, which persist to now. For example, many if us questioning whether or not she will have her own power signature and power manifestations in the Thorne book.
@X,
ReplyDeleteIt appears that sometimes Elizabeth’s sword is telepathic. It was used almost exclusively as telepathic throughout Disassembled along with her psi-dagger. During Tini’s run, we never really got clarity on how it was being used, telepathically or telekinetically. It seemed to mostly be manifested as a visual accessory throughout Excalibur, Knights of Ten, and Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain.
@Rahsaan you are correct i forgot about that.
DeleteWhen Kwannon/Revanche manifested the psychic Katana it seemed like psychic energy in the same was the Psi-Knife is.
Betsy's sword appears solid so I was thinking it was TK (and I think Betsy first started making a sword when she lost her telepathy and had Jean's Telekinesis, so I think I associated the sword with being telekinetic since then).
First pic, just look at that original Betsy. That should always be the shade of purple for her hair colour. I think artists had not gotten the "is it purple or is it fuchsia?" problem until very recently and I don't understand why or how. Is it that difficult to distinguish the two colors?
ReplyDelete@Daud I noticed that too. I definitely don't get why her hair looks so strange in that 2nd picture there lol.
DeleteI'm guessing maybe the thing with Betsy is that when Kwannon/Revanche came on the scene in Betsy's body, I think she had a lighter purple shade than Betsy did as Psylocke in Kwannon's body.
They definitely were both shades of purple though lol. Not sure what some of these artist are thinking lol.
Not gonna lie, I'm starting to believe in Kiki's theory that they're trying to replace all of Betsy's physical attributes and abilities onto Kannon while essentially creating a new character with Betsy. I know, madness, but when artists keep depicting Kannon with the huge ass butterfly light on her face...it just makes me nauseous. I feel like some of them, plus the writers confusingly, have never read beyond what's most known about the Nicieza retcon involving Kannon. If they do, they wouldn't have Kannon sporting the butterfly, or even the psychic knife, tbh. Those are Betsy's!
Delete@To All, tackling the issue once and for all pertaining to Betsy's constant hair miscoloration, fans of Betsy is imperative to show this 80s Betsy in pink commission by Mark Brooks as reference for Marvel colorists. The suggestion is rhetorical for Marvel is the usual perpetrator behind the crime of aforementioned miscoloration.
ReplyDeleteLast but not least, the butterfly on 80s Betsy's finger is telling of to whom it belongs to. Original owners are keepers.