Psylocke would be a regression at this point. It’d be better to just wait for the next writer to make the role more exciting.
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
I'm liking the costume +color combo.
The thing is, I think Marvel is trying to set Betsy apart from the Psylocke-ninja brand hence no more the sleek-agile fighter with telepathic skills.
Then again the current CB costume/armor doesn't do anything to her. She's neither a tank or heavy hitter.
That still feels more like a Tini interpretation, imo. Yeah, they don't want her to be Psylocke anymore but if a writer wanted to do another CB&MI:13 situation you could always get a return of stealth covert type missions where she can be in that space. Even without the ninja stuff, Betsy is still a spy-girl. Issue 17 even gave a precedent for that.
Tini's just not a huge action oriented writer so we're not getting it here.
I agree...and Brian's costume as CB was always sexy and slick. Betsy does not need armor and a huge cape to be CB. Even her first costume as CB was more sexy. I wouldn't mind going back to that either, IF they loose the god awful mask and wig...shrugs.
But yeah, but the main problem is how she's being written.
A picture would last longer darling...
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”
As a British person, it’s nice to see a design that alludes to the flag without being completely in your face. Also making blue the dominant colour in the outfit works great since it harmonises better with her hair colour and is a nice nod to her past.
Overall a very sleek design that is much better than her frumpy armour. Also, I had to laugh at the notion of Betsy taking back her codename being a ‘regression’. Psylocke is a far superior name than Brian’s hand-me-downs.
Last edited by Yronheart; 06-18-2021 at 01:41 PM.
The quality of the name doesn’t stop it from being a regression. What is she going to go back to Psylocke and do?
Last edited by Psycwave; 06-18-2021 at 06:19 PM.
I don't mind her being Captain Britain for a while but if I think that she'll be it forever, it kind of makes me loose interest in her a bit.
Which is crazy, since Betsy has been my favorite superhero since I was a teen. I just hate the patriotic aspect of it. If we get a sexier, slicker uniform, and a crazy writer and artist that are able to make the role cool and three dimensional, I can maybe stay on board.
Otherwise, I'll probably end up gravitating more towards Kwannon and Emma.
So I hope if they decide to keep Kwannon as Psylocke, that at one point in the future they can come up with a concept for Betsy that is as cool and sexy.
A picture would last longer darling...