<strong>Character Name:</strong>Psylocke<br/><strong>Played By:</strong>pumkinseeds<br/><strong>Real Name:</strong>Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock<br/><strong>Age:</strong>28<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation:</strong>Bisexual<br/><strong>Height:</strong>5'11<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>155lbs<br/><strong>Affiliation:</strong>X-Men, Jean Grey Institute of Higher Learning, The Hand, X-Force<br/><br/><strong>Appearance/Costume</strong><br/><br/>(http://borradorcero.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/http3a2f2fimagescale-tumblr-com2fimage2f12802f2340a3be45bbdd1bcbb8f30063ad07d62ftumblr_msu4r0fqr1.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://img.inspiringwallpapers.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/berenice_marlohe_in_skyfall_movie-2880x1800-730x400.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Powers/Abilities</strong><br/><br/>Shadow Play – Through a combination of training and use of her natural abilities, Psylocke has become nearly undetectable when moving through shadows.  By using her telepathic abilities to send out suggestions to her targets, she is able to hide herself from immediate sight and even fool superhuman senses into overlooking her.  Much of this power manifests itself as tricks of the senses or what might be seen as illusions.  These telepathic signals can also manifest themselves into blinding, temporarily, mechanical equipment used for detection.<br/><br/>Telepath – Psylocke remains immune to telepathic probes and attacks as she has given much training to keeping her mind out of contact with other telepaths.  She does have the ability to speak to others with her mind and exert her will on someone else with limited capacity.  Her ability to pick up surface thoughts, combined with her extensive training gives her the appearance of superhuman speed when fighting others.  She exhibits limited precognition abilities as well, seeing into the immediate future with varying clarity.<br/><br/>Telekinesis – This ability manifests in a more direct way than others.  Psylocke is able to use her telekinesis through her body to give the appearance of heightened strength and more damaging strikes.  She is also able to manifest a telekinetic knife from her hands along with a full sized katana if given enough time to concentrate.  Betsy has given some effort to moving objects around her with just her mind, showing only limited success.<br/><br/>Ninjitsu – Psylocke is considered a master of hand-to-hand and the arts of stealth.  She is an accomplished assassin in her own right and a known debutante the world over due to her modeling career.  She has mastered various modern and ancient weapons during the course of her life, though she is far less likely to engage someone head on.<br/><br/>Web of Contacts - As Elisabeth Braddock, the international fashion designer and model sensation, she has garnered many business connections and political alliances to her company and causes.  Time served as Lady Mandarin and then in her own ventures as an assassin and spy have given her many threads throughout the underworld of the globe.<br/><br/><strong>Weakness</strong><br/><br/>Unknown Games – Throughout her history, Psylocke has been the pawn to several large groups whose agendas are opposed to her own.  There are many players out in the universe that wish to bend this talented woman to their whims and some have already done so in the past.<br/><br/>Stranger in a Strange Land – While she is internationally known and world traveled, she has few places to truly call home and few safe places to venture.<br/><br/>Independent – Betsy is not likely to rely on others for help or give her trust to anyone that she is not directly controlling.<br/><br/>Cybernetic Eyes – Betsy’s very vision is automated and so can be manipulated by equipment that damaged mechanical arrays and sensors.<br/><br/><strong>Personality</strong><br/><br/>At the end of the day, Elisabeth Braddock is a pragmatist.  One of the first X-Men to agree that killing another was the most practical way to win; she has never lost her Machiavellian methods to secure victory for herself and her causes.  Experiencing death from the perspective of friends and from her own vision has given Psylocke a frigid nature and placed ice into her veins.  Loss and pain have come consistent companions in her life so that she separates herself from situations where they might lock their hands into her heart.  Instead life is best viewed, to her eyes, as a chess game where people become pieces and winning the small victories will build to the final dance.<br/><br/>To those the world over she is a shrewd and unforgiving business woman.  A woman of lavish taste and lifestyle, she is seen as a distant queen.  For those closer to her they know that her cold exterior holds a delicate heart that has died many times before.  Whether Betsy makes her return to the land of the living has yet to be seen so long as Psylocke stands guard over additional pain.