Originally Posted by
MetalPsyc
Had she'd known that Kwannon is still in that body, she'll gladly jump into another construct of her original body.
But people forgetting.. This "always been in her body" is a RETCON.
Not to mention, the offer was given by villains (Jamie, Cassandra and Madelyne). And we all know what devil lies inside Betsy's original body brought back by Madelyne.
Then Kwannon should direct her anger towards people responsible for this. Hand/Mojo/Spiral. Both she and Betsy were victims.
The Psylocke brand is Betsy's from the get-go. The pink costumed non ninja Betsy Braddock is already Psylocke
Kwannon was a mistake and retcon created by Nicieza (not reading the body shoppe issue in UXM).
The costume wasn't Kwannon's. We've seen Kwannon's costume pre body shoppe and it's different from Psylocke's
The purple psy knife and weaponry wasn't Kwannon's. She was an empath.
The butterfly signature wasn't Kwannon's. It was Betsy's from the get go.
The Psylocke brand, be it the non ninja or the ninja one is Betsy's.
Kwannon is an asian ninja woman with some sort of telepathic power. She could chose another identity, costume, given a unique powerset, etc. But we all know Marvel dumped the Psylocke brand to her as a business decision. It might be a great decision, but her existence has been problematic from the beginning.
Sure they want to continue the Psylocke brand, but at least give the girl a new costume, hair do, but keep the psy knife and telepathy.