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    Default Excalibur [13]: Swords of X chapter 9 review *spoilers*

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    Starting from where the previews we last saw the Braddock brothers are flying in on the griffins to meet Betsy and Saturnyne.

    This is post battle after Saturnyne puts everything on hold and they are all on the sword finding quests.

    Thoughts: Alright two nitpick things I have to get off my mind is the colorist Nolan Woodard did not get the Captain Britain suit correct or Betsy’s hair but moving on.

    As we all know Betsy is frustrated that Brian has the SoM but we know he brought it because it was in the prophecy.

    The twins are having a discussion about the Captain Britain role and Brian makes it seem like it was a simple favor and that Betsy was there for him when he couldn’t wield the amulet.

    Saturnyne really dislikes Betsy and is pleased to see Brian. She calls Jamie babbling mad and that it’s a shame. Although Jamie still tries to get her to be his bedfellow.

    As others have noted it was fun seeing Jamie Braddock with Sinisters cape.

    Thoughts: This colorist really needs to look at references. Saturnyne’s jewels being red bugs me but that’s just the nitpicks.

    Saturnyne takes them to a memorial of the Captain Britains to honor what is gone.

    Betsy mentions that they have a Corps. Lady Opal Luna Saturnyne. I’m just going to call her LOLS now. Basically, she calls them a fraud and says they are locked away and taken care of because she thinks that they have to make the choice between SoM and the amulet. They can’t just be given the role.

    If you haven’t been reading Excalibur. Betsy’s brother Jamie is a reality warper who has been making incursions. And he created 4 new Captain Britains. Alt versions of Rictor, Rogue, Gambit, and Jubilee. And no, the 616 versions don’t show up this issue.

    We get first mention of the Starlight Sword; the sword created within the walls of the Starlight Citadel and the one they must acquire since they already have the SoM.

    LOLS mentions that Betsy is being difficult and that she’s been worn thin lately and it’s exhausting her. That she is not cut out to be in this role. That she is more of a lurker of the shadows and not inclined toward heroics.

    Thoughts: Ok for someone that can see a lot she really doesnt know Betsy at all. Please sit down .

    Brian goes to confront Betsy. Betsy keeps wanting him to draw the SoM but he does not want to draw the sword because he doesn’t know that role and doesn’t want to draw it in anger.

    Betsy is really going in on him. So underlying frustration we aren’t aware of as of yet. She gets mad because she says he wants his damn job back. He tells her that yes he never expected her to do it forever. And that it is a job. He doesn’t understand why she wants the role if her country is Krakoa.

    And we finally get her statement that maybe she wants this role forever. And tells him to pick up his sword but he does not want to fight. He succumbs because she is so annoyingly adamant about fighting.

    She says that its an honor to be CB and that Brian is not owed anything. Brian tells her that neither is she and least of all this CB role.

    Thoughts: I really do agree with this. He told her to take the amulet as to protect her from the situation in the moment and now she wants to act like its hers.

    The fight is interrupted by LOLS

    Cut to a scene where Jamie is asleep in bed but approach by the CB’s he created. He is sentenced to death by the fraud CB Core team. It seems like Saturnyne is playing some sort of game by releasing them. Betsy and Brian hear this commotion and head to his chambers.

    As they approach the room Brian says he needs a weapon and Betsy throws him the SoM because she has her TK sword.

    They get to the room and Jamie is handling the team. He’s pissed and says now he has to kill them all.

    Thoughts: Brian makes a comment about how they aren’t even British which made me chuckle.

    Betsy tells him to put them down or she make him. And he gets all alpha and tells her if she she tries she’ll be up there with them.

    So he kills one out of spite and to even the playing field. 3 against 3. Bye Captain Britain Jubilee. The rest of the alts get mad at this and are prepared to attack and as the Braddocks run to the foyer alt Gambit tries to blast Jamie but Brian blocks it with the SoM. And since he drew the sword he changes and Jamie dubs him Captain Avalon.

    Thoughts: I actually like this name and design.

    Saturnyne appears and calls this Captain Avalon heresy. She’s fed up with Betsy and snatches the amulet away from her. And says that Brian will get it when he falls in line. Betsy gets pissed and uses her TK to destroy it.

    Saturnyne sends Betsy to the cells with the other alts and asks Brian to escort her to her chambers.

    Jamie helps her escape the cells and they go to see what’s going on with Brian.

    Saturnyne took Brian back to her chambers because A) obviously she wants him and B) discuss the Starlight Sword. She says that choosing the amulet or SoM was something from the past of Merlin and Roma’s time. Now that she’s head of the citadel she doesn’t need that anymore.

    She wants him to leave the SoM and become CB with the Starlight Sword.

    So this ends up being a plan of sorts. Saturnyne distracted because she kisses Brian. Betsy gets the Starlight Sword. And Betsy has known that Saturnyne’s manipulations have been to cause conflict with the siblings.

    Saturnyne yields and looks forward to more mind games and another round.

    Brian and Betsy leave the citadel and head to the champions circle.

    No mention of why Brian is allowed but I’m ok with him being there.

    Thoughts: Honestly not a bad issue. Betsy’s arc is off putting at times. And she does come off like the entitled princess that Tini wants her to be but this chapter moved the XoS story along well. But there is so much more insight I want from Betsy that I hope we end up getting. I do love the Braddock sibling dynamic though.
    Last edited by CGAR; 10-21-2020 at 06:28 AM.

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