Betsy Braddock in other media explained

The Marvel Comics character Betsy Braddock has made many appearances in media other than comic books, including television, films, and video games. She has been voiced by Grey DeLisle, Heather Doerksen, and Tasha Simm in animation, and by Laura Bailey, Kimberly Brooks, Catherine Disher, Melissa Disney, Kim Mai Guest, Erica Lindbeck, Jane Luk, Masasa Moyo, and April Stewart in video games. In the X-Men film series, she was portrayed by Meiling Melançon and Olivia Munn.

Television

• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears in , voiced by Tasha Simms. This version is a thief who can use her psi-blades as projectiles capable of incapacitating opponents and destroying matter.
  • Betsy Braddock as Psylocke makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men '97 episode "Tolerance is Extinction – Part 3".
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke, with elements of Kwannon, appears in the Wolverine and the X-Men episode "Time Bomb", voiced by Grey DeLisle. This version is a British Asian mutant and temporary member of the Brotherhood of Mutants whose powers manifest via a butterfly-shaped aura around her head. Additionally, she displays previous history with the Brotherhood's leader Quicksilver.

Film

• Betsy Braddock's name appears in X2 via William Stryker's computer. Additionally, Braddock makes a cameo appearance in the tie-in novelization as a victim of Dark Cerebro.
• An unidentified mutant loosely based on Psylocke appears in , portrayed by Meiling Melançon. This version is a member of the Omegas who possesses shadow-based teleportation powers. She joins the Omegas in joining forces with Magneto's Brotherhood to oppose the creation of a mutant cure before she is killed by the Phoenix. According to the film's scriptwriter, Zak Penn, Melançon's character was not referred to as "Psylocke" in the original script, saying, "There was some switching of character names later in production, and I'm not exactly sure how Psylocke got thrown into the mix."^[1]
• A young Psylocke makes a cameo appearance in , portrayed by an uncredited actress.^[2]
• Betsy Braddock appears in early drafts for , but did not make the final cut. On the matter, writer Simon Kinberg said, "She's a fan favorite, and also a favorite of mine. We have a small part that she plays in Last Stand, and we talked about including her in DOFP quite seriously actually. There was a version of the script she was in and we even auditioned some actors in Montreal. But we didn't feel there was enough of a part she would play in a movie that was already full of many, many mutants."^[3]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears in , portrayed by Olivia Munn.^{[4] [5]} This version is an American mutant and a member of Apocalypse's Horsemen.^{[6] [7]} While she does not appear in the early drafts, she was incorporated as a later addition by writer-producer Simon Kinberg and director Bryan Singer after being inspired by fan art of Munn as Psylocke.^[8] To prepare for the role, Munn trained in gymnastics, taekwondo, and sword-fighting for six hours every day for three months and underwent a special diet to get in shape, losing 12 pounds in the process, in addition to becoming a black belt.^{[9] [10]} Furthermore, she performed most of her own stunts,^[11] with Julia Rekaikyna providing additional stunt work.^{[12] [13]} In regards to playing Braddock, Munn has stated that she has loved the character since childhood, calling her "a really, really strong badass female character" and liking "that she was the bad guy that had no problem being the bad guy."^{[14] [15]} Moreover, she was open to producing a spin-off film about Braddock and starring in an X-Force film alongside Deadpool.^{[16] [17] [18]}
• An alternate timeline variant of Psylocke appears in Deadpool & Wolverine, portrayed by an uncredited Ayesha Hussain.^[19]

Video games

• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke, in her original body, appears as a playable character in .
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a non-player character (NPC) in Wolverine.^[20]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in .^[21]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in . This version wields a katana and psychic knife and can cling to walls.^{[22] [23]}
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in X-Men: Children of the Atom,^[24] voiced by Catherine Disher.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Heroes,^{[25] [26] [27]} voiced again by Catherine Disher.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke was meant to appear as a playable character in Sega's X-Women before it was cancelled.^[28]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke makes a cameo appearance in X-Men vs. Street Fighter via Cammy's ending.^[29]
• Clones of Betsy Braddock / Psylocke appear in .^[30]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as an assist character in .
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in ,^[31] voiced again by Catherine Disher.^[32]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as an unlockable playable character in ,^[33] voiced by Jane Luk.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in ,^[34] voiced by Masasa Moyo.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in X-Men Legends, voiced again by Masasa Moyo.^[35] This version is an associate of the X-Men.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a mini-boss in , voiced by Kim Mai Guest. Additionally, a brainwashed version of Braddock called "Dark Psylocke" appears as a thrall of Doctor Doom.^[29]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in ,^[36] voiced by Kimberly Brooks.^[37] Additionally, she appears as a downloadable (DLC) character in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game.^{[38] [39]} Furthermore, her default design is based on her 1990s ninja uniform and sports the Crimson Dawn mark on her eye while her "House of M" design appears as an alternate skin.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online,^[40] voiced by Laura Bailey.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as an unlockable character in .^[41]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as an assist character in Marvel vs. Capcom Origins.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears in Marvel: War of Heroes.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Heroes,^[42] voiced by April Stewart. Additionally, her Uncanny X-Men and Uncanny X-Force designs appear as alternate skins.^[43]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears in Deadpool,^[44] voiced by Melissa Disney. This version is a member of the X-Men.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes,^[45] voiced again by Laura Bailey.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears in X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2014).
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke and Captain Britain appear as separate playable characters in Marvel Contest of Champions.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke and Captain Britain appear as separate playable characters in Marvel Future Fight.^[46]
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in Marvel Strike Force.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears as a playable character in , voiced by Erica Lindbeck.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke, based on her 1990s Jim Lee design, appears in Marvel Super War. Additionally, her ResurrXion design appears as an alternate skin.

Miscellaneous

• Betsy Braddock appears in the board game X-Men: Under Siege.
• Betsy Braddock as Psylocke appears in the novel trilogy X-Men: The Chaos Engine. After Doctor Doom obtains the titular engine, a flawed Cosmic Cube, and rewrites reality, Braddock is rewritten to become an aspiring singer dating Warren Worthington III until she learns the truth behind the alterations, partially regains her memories, and joins a group of X-Men who were unaffected by the changes in traveling to the Starlight Citadel before Magneto and the Red Skull obtain the chaos engine and create their own realities. While attempting to escape the latter's reality, Braddock encounters its version of Worthington, fully regains her memories, and defeats Doom before he can seize the citadel before helping the X-Men defeat the Red Skull.^[47]
• Betsy Braddock appears in the Wolverine versus Sabretooth motion comic, voiced by Heather Doerksen.^[48]
• Betsy Braddock is referenced in Moonthorn's song "Butterfly Signature".

External links

• Betsy Braddock on IMDb
• Official Betsy Braddock forum for Marvel Heroes

Notes and References

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35. X-Men Legends game manual (Xbox version), p.19.
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40. Web site: Super Hero Squad Online: Meet Psylocke | Marvel Heroes Games | News . Marvel.com . 2011-12-13 . 2013-08-04.
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