Kwannon (character)

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Kwannon is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually affiliated with the X-Men. She has been closely entwined with Betsy Braddock, with whom Kwannon was body swapped for 25 years of publication history. She first appeared in X-Men #17 (February 1993). At the time, the white Braddock had been in an Asian woman's body for some time (now established as Kwannon's); a new person, looking identical to the original Betsy, arrived claiming she was the real Betsy. Braddock and Kwannon had a psychic link that resulted in the woman in both bodies believing she was the 'real' Betsy Braddock. It was initially left ambiguous as to which of the two was the real Betsy and which was the real Kwannon, but it would later be established that a body swap had indeed occurred, with Kwannon in Betsy's body. In stories published during this period, the character used the moniker Revanche while believing herself to be Betsy, and went by Elizabeth Braddock to distinguish herself from the other Betsy. Kwannon would later die and recover her original memories. After being resurrected in her original body in the 2018 storyline "Hunt for Wolverine", Kwannon became the current Psylocke, while Betsy also returned to her original body and became the new Captain Britain. In her initial appearances, the character was depicted as a former assassin for the Hand with low-level empathic telepathy abilities and the power to generate a psionic sword. Since the franchise-wide relaunch Dawn of X, Kwannon has been featured as Psylocke in Fallen Angels, Hellions, Marauders, and Uncanny Avengers. Since the X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch, Kwannon has appeared as a member of Cyclops' core team in X-Men as well as headlining a self-titled Psylocke solo ongoing series.