Psylocke #5 Spoilers & Art

Spoilers: Kwannon is captured and poisoned by Ty Haniver, a.k.a. The Taxonomist. He imprisons her in his macabre museum, where he reveals his twisted obsession with mutants. Born with a rare genetic disorder, The Taxonomist was isolated from the world during his childhood. His desire to preserve what he deems "unique" led him to target mutants, whom he sees as different and beyond his understanding. His collection consists of grotesquely altered specimens, and he intends to capture Betsy Braddock to merge her with Kwannon once more, adding them to his twisted exhibit. This fixation stems from his obsession with the two women, seeing them as separate minds that were once intertwined and reshaped together. However, Kwannon, freed from her own restraints, destroys The Taxonomist's museum and telepathically forces him to experience emotions like remorse—feelings he had never known before. Afterward, Kwannon leaves him to live with the weight of his actions. Meanwhile, back at home, Kwannon is haunted by disturbing hallucinations of herself merged with Revanche (in Betsy's body).

X-Men Monday #286 – Alyssa Wong Talks ‘Psylocke’

AIPT: X-Fan Johann said, in Psylocke #4, Kwannon is haunted by an image of Betsy Braddock as the true and original Psylocke. Something similar happened in Hellions. Do you think Kwannon still feels insecure about the Psylocke mantle or Betsy in general? 

Alyssa: I think this one’s complicated. I think you’re always going to have messy, hard-to-define feelings about someone whose life and being are so intertwined with your own, no matter what the circumstances are. And their circumstances are complicated. So, I don’t know about insecurity, but I would say it’s messier than that. And we might be seeing a little more of that in upcoming issues. I can’t tell you any more or Darren’s going to pop out of the closet.

AIPT: X-Fan Charrisa loved the reference to Revanche in Psylocke #4. Charrisa feels like many folks who became Kwannon fans during the Krakoan era aren’t very familiar with the Revanche saga. We don’t know much about what Kwannon did for Nyorin after she entered Betsy’s body and before she encountered the X-Men. Any plans or interest in revisiting that period?

Alyssa: That’s spoiler territory. All I can say is I love Revanche. I think she’s great. I love that weird moment where she shows up the very first time and it’s like the Spider-Man pointing meme. I love a complicated identity swap story. I just feel like turnabout’s fair play. If Betsy’s in Kwannon’s body, I love seeing Kwannon in Betsy’s body. That’s kind of just how I feel about all of this. It’s so messy, but in a way that I love. I love mess, like Marie Kondo.

Psylocke #5 preview featuring Betsy's costumes on displays and personal pictures with Brian, Revanche and Spiral.

Psylocke #4 Spoilers & Art

Spoilers: The villain Ty Haniver, aka The Taxonomist, forces Kwannon to inhale a hallucinogenic dust, triggering visions that torment her. Among them is a haunting illusion of Betsy, clad in her former Hand ninja attire, taunting Kwannon about stealing the Psylocke name and insisting that she will never truly be her.