Psylocke, whose real name is Elizabeth "Betsy" Glorianna Braddock is a cartoon character created by Chris Claremont (text), Herb Trimpe and Fred Kida (drawings). Appeared for the first time in the pages of Captain Britain (first series) No 8 (December 1976), published by Marvel UK Anglo-Saxon branch of Marvel Comics, was originally used as a supporting character in the adventures of his brother which took place shortly also become a Captain Britain.Soon, the character of Psylocke, as well as Brian's twin brother, became one of the cornerstones of the Marvel mutant universe coming into continuity with the American comic book New Mutants Annual No 2 (1986) and becoming one of the top of the X-Men.
Psylocke in action
The mutation consisted of an original Betsy telepathic vast potential at the level of the world's greatest telepaths like Xavier, Jean Grey, Emma Frost, Left, and Marvel Girl. He could read thoughts and project for long distances, control minds, project illusions, and generate telepathic shock able to stun or even kill.
He could also project itself or others on the astral plane, and trying to get up to probe and control entire cities. When he used his powers, usually an aura around her face appeared similar in shape to a butterfly, which has never known if it could be seen even by teammates, or if it was just a symbol to show the reader that the girl had been using his powers. In addition to the various manifestations telepathic, precognitive Betsy also had limited ability, never fully controlled, which allowed her to peek into the future only for brief moments. In addition to his mutant ability, during her life, Betsy was implanted a pair of artificial eyes which she called "bionic" which, in addition to transmit whatever he was seeing on the screens of Mojoverso directly, allowed her to never be blinded by light.
