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admonition : Contains SPOILERS for Psylocke # 4!Psylockehas been a keystone inX - Mencanon since the ‘ 90 , disregardless of who has exact that sobriquet . earlier , Betsy Braddock was introduced as Psylocke , but since then , another eccentric has been inclose inX - Mencontinuity , one who isthe current ‘ Psylocke ’ : Kwannon . And now , Kwannon has made the legacy ‘ Psylocke ’ codename even cooler than it already was by introducing an all - new mortal baron .
In a prevue forPsylocke#4 by Alyssa Wong and Moisés Hidalgo , Kwannon is endeavor to break away into the mansion of an evil billionaire named Ty Haniver , who was previously responsible for an attack on one of Psylocke ’s ally , John Greycrow . Haniver is obsessed with taxidermy ( to a twisted degree ) , though it could be argued that he ’s more obsessed with sea wolf robot , as that is what he used to attack Greycrow , and that ’s also what Psylocke is fighting now that she ’s seek to break into his demesne .
Psylocke quick learns that these killer droning are no joke , and that her common method of attack may not be enough to destroy them and nail her mission . Luckily , Psylocke came fain . Kwannon mop up out a specialty kunai that her partner , Devon Di Angelo , made for her . Why is this particular ninja arm so particular ? Well , it is capable to receive and be enhanced by Psylocke ’s psychic tycoon , which allows Kwannon to control it with her mind like a telepathic guided missile . And , once it was used in activity , the sea wolf drones did n’t stand a chance .
Psylocke is Once Again Pushing Her Telepathic Powers to Their Limits
Psylocke Already Had Psi-Blades, & Now She Has Mind-Guided Kunai
Even before this power upgrade , Psylocke was already perhaps the most badasstelepath inX - Menhistory . While it ’s true her psychic powers could never equal the likes of Charles Xavier , Emma Frost , or Jean Grey , Psylocke always had something they never did : psi - blades . Psylocke can manifest violet blade on her workforce with her mind , and when using them in battle , literally slice the psyches of any foe she encounters .
Psylocke ’s mutation admit her to weaponize her telepathic major power in ways that other telepaths simply could not achieve . And now , Psylocke is push her telepathic tycoon to their terminus ad quem once more with the implementation of her new kunai , which basically grant her telekinesis with this arm alone , permit her to utilise the kunai as a psychically - guided ‘ missile ’ in battle - a genuinely mortal upgrade , indeed .
Psylocke’s New Weapon Perfectly Honors Her Villainous Origin
Kwannon was a Member of the Hand from Birth Before Becoming an X-Men Hero
It should also be noted that the arm itself , the kunai , perfectly honour Kwannon ’s villainous line , especially now that she ’s using this weapon as a hero . Kunai were originally Nipponese farming tools that became used as arm by ninja . Therefore , it ’s no accident that Psylocke is comfortable wielding one , as she used to belong to the most nefarious ninja clan in Marvel history : the Hand . Kwannon was raise in the Hand , and trained to be a sea wolf all her life . Eventually - after a complicated account with Betsy Braddock - Kwannon conjoin the X - work force , but she will still always be a ninja .
Wolverine is already a vicious persona , and now thanks to Fantastic Four ’s The Invisible Woman , the iconic X - Men wedge has become utterly terrifying .
The upgraded kunai is a perfect example of how far she ’s fare , from evil assassin to X - Men hero , while at the same time honoring her origin . But , more than anything , this kunai is the primal toPsylocke ’s all - Modern upgrade , as she is able to enhance it with her powers and hold it with her head , in effect spend a penny theX - Men ’s deadliest psychic even unassailable .
Psylocke # 4by Marvel Comics is available February 12 , 2025 .
