Can someone please tell Psylocke to..

[Tazirai]

TAKE OFF THAT DAMN BATHING SUIT>>>>>....:mad: :mad: :mad:

Im a long time Psylocke fan and like the character as one of my fav superheroes of all time. I love her crossover into the Exiles book, hence the reason i'm buying it now.. But serisously. She really needs to get a GOOD costume. It's been more than a decade since the ninjakini (travesty to me) came into being. At the time I was all for it as a new look thinking it to be temporary like other costumes she's worn.. but damn 10+ years?

I'm pretty sure all the prepubescent boys have out gorwn it( I may be wrong), and I think it's time she got a good uniform. Something to remind oldschool fans( like myself) of her older self. and something to keep newer fans happy with her ninja-ness. that Dragon costume was Classy, sexxy and practical all at the same time.. WTF happened to it?

Any way /rant of the week over... thanks for listening.

Can we write her artist and author to ask for a change in costume or something? I've never done ti before.

[Frodo-X]

I'm pretty sure all the prepubescent boys have out gorwn it( I may be wrong),

You are and you aren't. While the prepubescent boys of ten years ago have most likely grown out of it, prepubescent boys of today no doubt like it just as much.


Can we write her artist and author to ask for a change in costume or something? I've never done ti before.

It's not really up to them, though. Marvel knows that the current incarnation is the most recognizable, and so they won't be changing it anytime soon. They were going to during House of M, I believe, but didn't for just that reason.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

[CmX]

You are and you aren't. While the prepubescent boys of ten years ago have most likely grown out of it, prepubescent boys of today no doubt like it just as much.



It's not really up to them, though. Marvel knows that the current incarnation is the most recognizable, and so they won't be changing it anytime soon. They were going to during House of M, I believe, but didn't for just that reason.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

Actually whoever edits Exiles was asked by a fan on marvel.com in one of those blogs, if they could possibly change Psylocke out of her hand outift and he replied with something along the lines of, "Now this is something we can do"

This was asked earlier this year so hopefully they're still considering it! We'll see.

I loved her HoM outfit it was pretty neat shame it didn't stick then again it was her HoM counterpart that wore it so it makes sense she no longer possess it.

I didn't mind her at all in the gold/blue generic suit when she was ressurected either.

[Beast]

Here here, bring back the House of M outfit. It was still sexy without being slutty.

[Gene M.]

Here here, bring back the House of M outfit. It was still sexy without being slutty.
BOOOOOOOOO!

We like slutty.

[jcp011c]

It's her iconic look now after so long in use. They might give her a new outfit, but as long as she's Asian Betsy, this one will always be back. Besides, she has ninja skills (even if many writers tend to forget this nowadays) and that is one outfit that doesn't limit mobility.

I also liked the "resurrection" one though....but still, knowing it won't happen, would love to have her turned British again and use the Australian Outback outfit. Wishful thinking but ya know...

[Brian M.]

What bathing suit...I think this thread needs pictures.

[Affinity]

http://www.zeuscomics.com/images/covers/uncanny-x-men-463.jpg

HOT

[creaky]

I'm pretty sure the prepubescent fanboys wouldn't mind if Psylocke took off her bathing suit.

[Canemacar]

I'm pretty sure the prepubescent fanboys wouldn't mind if Psylocke took off her bathing suit.

Don't you mean pubescent fanboys? Since prepubescent boys still think girls are icky and all?

[creaky]

Don't you mean pubescent fanboys? Since prepubescent boys still think girls are icky and all?

Hm. Good point. Pubescent, then.

[Affinity]

I'm pubescent at 16 and do not find attractive. But I <3 Lucy Liu. What's the lesson here, kids?

Bathing suit Psylocke appeals to no one.

[Atomic Mongoose]

I'm pubescent at 16 and do not find attractive. But I <3 Lucy Liu. What's the lesson here, kids?

You're a homosexual. Congrats. Your card is in the mail.





Kidding, kidding.


Seriously, I think the bathing suit is way past due for replacement. I realize it's the iconic look that will always be returned to, though. One thing I miss about Outback Era Betsy is how creepy and just plain shady she was. I think the hooded outfit lent itself well to conveying that.

[Siddon]

this thread is worthless without pics

[default]

mmm bachalo's AoA psylocke = ninja :9

http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/thumb/a/ac/Psylocke_%28AoA%29.jpg/272px-Psylocke_%28AoA%29.jpg

her other costumes. (http://www.marveldatabase.com/Psylocke)
and more! (http://psylocke.club.fr/gallery.html)

[Canemacar]

I just realized Psylocke wasn't in the original AoA. I wonder what's up with that.

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

No need whatsoever of her being there??? :D

[Canemacar]

I guess she may have been one of the brain trust psychics, but without the cheesecake ninja body to show off, I guess there just wasn't a point to her anymore.

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

Speaking of a point in her being somewhere...

It's not as if she was out of 616 of anything. I KNOW it was part of a ploy to get a certain writer out of 616, but still... :D

[Mikl C]

Her little arm/ leg bands bug me more. What's the point? I do like her current costume more than the post6monthgap one though. The belly top gaaah. It was so awful.

[Karl H]

mmm bachalo's AoA psylocke = ninja :9

http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/thumb/a/ac/Psylocke_%28AoA%29.jpg/272px-Psylocke_%28AoA%29.jpg

her other costumes. (http://www.marveldatabase.com/Psylocke)
and more! (http://psylocke.club.fr/gallery.html)

which by the way never made any sense. I'd forgotten about that appaling mini until now :(

[Tazirai]

This costume is made of win.. If she must be a Ninja then let her wear this..

http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/9/9e/Psylocke_%28HoM%29.jpg

But you know which I prefer ^^

[Flameworthy]

I'd rather just see her go back to her original body (maybe that'll force Marvel to put her into something decent), but unfortunately we'll probably never be seeing that.

[jarrod]

I wouldn't mind seeing asian Betsy using the old aussie body armor again, even if it's just for a specific purpose/storyline.

[default]

more than the post6monthgap one though. The belly top gaaah. It was so awful.

post a picture please

[NickThompson]

post a picture please

I wasn't reading then, this?


http://www.uncannyxmen.net/images/costume/psylocke-bigcostume7.jpg




I dunno, I think I prefer it to the swimsuit.

[default]

I wasn't reading then, this?


http://www.uncannyxmen.net/images/costume/psylocke-bigcostume7.jpg




I dunno, I think I prefer it to the swimsuit.

no hotlinking from uxmen.net

so you're saying #7? yea it's pretty bad. hehehh
http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/spotlight/showquestion.asp?faq=10&fldAuto=53&page=9

[DDM]

I'd rather just see her go back to her original body (maybe that'll force Marvel to put her into something decent), but unfortunately we'll probably never be seeing that.

I would too. After the Revanche/Kwannon mess coupled with the Crimson Dawn mess, the logical solution is to rewrite Betsy into her original body with telepathy. Now, Chris Claremont got rid of the Crimson Dawn, but he still has her as a ninja due to editorial politics (i.e. the marketing department wants Psylocke to remain Asian since she sells better in licensing out her image).

Betsy should still retain her ninja skills in her new original body, but she would no longer be the ultimate woman warrior.

[Ice_Cold_Emma_Frost]

Just as long as they dont give her that STUPID antenea looking thing from Xtreme xmen...made NO SENSE

I think she needs something different I dont think ANYONE has their "original" costume anymore.....it needs to be redesigned and not by some fanboy....by someone who can objectively say "this makes sense" and not make it purple

why do characters need clothes that match their hair? lazy colouring?

Jean-red dark phoenix
Polairs-green anything

her powers are pink use that :P


btw the ORIGINAL Elizabeth Braddock was a blonde who dyed her hair purple

[Flameworthy]

Polairs-green anything


But Polaris makes green look good.;)

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

Just as long as they dont give her that STUPID antenea looking thing from Xtreme xmen...made NO SENSE Hardly anything about the book did.



why do characters need clothes that match their hair? lazy colouring

Polairs-green anything



One word: hideous. :eek:

Still can't believe anyone greenlighted - eh eh - the thing to begin with.

[Dan K]

Double Post

[Dan K]

The problem with Psylocke's costumes is they don't obey the first rule of ninjaology: "If you want to be a ninja you've got to wear black."

[Ice_Cold_Emma_Frost]

I think she'd look pretty good in red

[Tazirai]

her powers are pink use that :P


btw the ORIGINAL Elizabeth Braddock was a blonde who dyed her hair purple

This is true.. But do you honestly think anyone at marvel even remembers the "old" psylocke?

Psylocke should also be in her mid thirties by now to.. stupid time (comic book time that is.)

[DarthCyclopsRLZ]

The problem with Psylocke's costumes is they don't obey the first rule of ninjaology: "If you want to be a ninja you've got to wear black."

Word. You can't break the ninja code for the sake of color schemes. That's just plain wrong. :D

[Phil Hunn]

This is true.. But do you honestly think anyone at marvel even remembers the "old" psylocke?

Even if they do, I doubt Joe Q encourages such talk. Regardless, Claremont's attempt to reboot the character when he killed her was doomed from the start - she's been far more recognised as Asian-o-Betsy than she ever was as English Rose Betsy. If Claremont had wanted to fix her, the time to have done it was a decade ago. Leaving it this late was just dumb.

In any case, even if she's not going to be British ever again, I still think she should be shifted out of that damn swimsuit. None of the other X-Men have been imprisoned in the same costume for this long, after all.


Psylocke should also be in her mid thirties by now to.. stupid time (comic book time that is.)

Well, if you go by what was actually published, her birthday apparently falls sometime in 1956, which makes her a year older than my mother :p

[Matthew K.]

A good few of the Marvel gang could use a costume revamp...Marvel should think about hiring a bomb-diggity fashion designer/consultant to create some kickass superhero gear


disclaimer:: Now i've been craving a good Psylocke thread for a while...ever since i was carousing the imdb threads & someone mentioned how she gets left out of projects--she doesn't get nearly enough play (although she did get spotlight with CC's last bit on Uncanny in the comics...which was nice for a few arcs with her as the major player...since it's been a good decade or so since i enjoyed a Psylocke story)

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6843/screenshot1dx2.png (http://imageshack.us)

when she was first introduced in the uk (in what seeminly coulda been a few throwaway appearances in the captain britain vol. 1 series) who woulda figured she translate stateside as a major x-men player with a transformed look & body! Certainly not the her creators...

In full-fledged geek fashion, i read the early uk captain britiain stuff..---in vol. 2 she got fleshed out more & had her purple hair & took on the mantle of her brother, which turned her life in new direction (it was here we got to see some of that fighter/warrior personality she later become known) & eventually led her over to the states. On the whole warrior ninja angle...i wouldn't say her personality/characterization totally changed from early Psylocke to later...i think it's just easy to think that because her look is very different.

Looking through the uxm costume gallery none of her costumes seem too appealing, but some one from the past are worth a second look (remember, Silvestri could make her appealing in anything!). Let's jump back in time...

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5242/screenshot2rb4.png (http://imageshack.us)

it's gawdy, yes, but think about Spiderman & Spiderwoman...their gear is equally gawdy (& Thor...come on now kids). Plus it's reminscent of Brian's & Britain. It could look nifty if revamped...but I don't know if Psylocke would want to wear it considering she was raped & quite beaten to death in it...yet that doesn't stop Jean from favoring her Phoenix uniform...hmmm?

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7760/screenshot3qj8.png (http://imageshack.us)

ahh...the rad 80's. I dig the pink number...immpratical for fighting, yet fantastic (at least the way i remember it with Silvestri). The armor guard is okay...but i think that'd be a hell of alot harder to fight in (how much does it weigh?)

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4323/screenshot4om2.png (http://imageshack.us)

the one that started this thread...

i like it. when it's drawn properly, by an artist it looks good...plus, to many it says "Psylocke"...but that doesn't really mean we have to stay with it...i just don't hate it

[Matthew K.]

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7892/screenshot5sj4.png (http://imageshack.us)
i like her altered/custom version of the standard x-uniform (see the thigh high boots, akin to how Kitty has a dropped shoulder'd t-shirt fit to her standard uniform...helps to make it hers). I prefer the black leather & day-glo look from Morrison's run on Psylocke, compared to the blue & gold though (the pic is from fanart as we never got to see this gear on her in the comics...but it looks kickass). >>> I prefer her as a dark, edgier character so the black wins out for me here.


http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9648/screenshot6sk4.png (http://imageshack.us)

more fanart...i like the the one furthest right since it works an amalgam of past looks & is rather decent looking (take notice Marvel)

so...in search of a new look or revamped older one (with the "ninjakini" as you say out of the way) I would rock it with the black leather & day-glo look or the pink amalgam.


all images used from this superbly freakin excellent fansite::
http://psylocke.club.fr/main.html

edit: except for the the B&W one *(google) & the cartoon looking captain britain one (found on cbr's dmax thread--go check it out!)

also, i just noticed the thread title...two...too...& to...2 much 2 handle, huh?

[steve2275]

This costume is made of win.. If she must be a Ninja then let her wear this..

http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/9/9e/Psylocke_%28HoM%29.jpg

But you know which I prefer ^^
i agree with ya

[CmX]

I love that redesigned pink design.. it's awesome! If she were to ever turn British again I'd love her in that. The hair clip is cute.

If they don't want to get rid of the hand outfit they should at least re-design it.

The X-Men always seem to go back to their older costumes, Rogue with the green hood (which I LOVE) Storm in her tiara, Jean with the Phoenix etc.,

It's iconic, but at the same time Psylocke has only had a handful of outfits.. considering she was once a super model you'd think she'd have more fashion sense ?

[Volk1]

That armor-suit is gorgeous. I don't think it's impossible for Betsy to gain a new light-weight armor that is very easily adaptable to her body and whatever...sho she can move around easy. I love that look.

That pink one is cute too but a little outdate in my eyes. Still looks good though if the X-Men ever went retro again.

I wish she was in Carey's X-Men.:(
[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]A good few of the Marvel gang could use a costume revamp...Marvel should think about hiring a bomb-diggity fashion designer/consultant to create some kickass superhero gear


http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7760/screenshot3qj8.png (http://imageshack.us)

[Flameworthy]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9648/screenshot6sk4.png (http://imageshack.us)
[/FONT]

I posted the pic on the one in her in the far right a while back, because I would love to see her in it if she were ever to return to her original body. Best of all it has pants! *sigh* I miss British Betsy. :(

[mgs]

mmm bachalo's AoA psylocke = ninja :9

http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/thumb/a/ac/Psylocke_%28AoA%29.jpg/272px-Psylocke_%28AoA%29.jpg

her other costumes. (http://www.marveldatabase.com/Psylocke)
and more! (http://psylocke.club.fr/gallery.html)

ya know, I think Frank Miller/Lynn Varley and the TMNT people have been some of the only comic book creators who have been able to correctly show that style of the strappy ninja outfit as to why it is actually chosen. (to hold weapons)

[Ice_Cold_Emma_Frost]

I LOVE the "revanche" look particularly that the katanna is see through it really looks like energy and not some sword she pulled outta her ass

Love the butterflies its a cute comfortable/modern outfit

[rwsmith]

This costume is made of win.. If she must be a Ninja then let her wear this..

http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/9/9e/Psylocke_%28HoM%29.jpg

But you know which I prefer ^^

Yeah, that one rules. I vote for that. Plus, it was designed by Bachalo, so if Mike Carey were to get her, why not put her in an outfit that Chris designed?

[CmX]

Yeah, that one rules. I vote for that. Plus, it was designed by Bachalo, so if Mike Carey were to get her, why not put her in an outfit that Chris designed?

Alan Davis designed it actually.

[DDM]

Yeah, that one rules. I vote for that. Plus, it was designed by Bachalo, so if Mike Carey were to get her, why not put her in an outfit that Chris designed?

Alan Davis designed the Dragon Lady costume.

[Dagger]

Her little arm/ leg bands bug me more. What's the point? I do like her current costume more than the post6monthgap one though. The belly top gaaah. It was so awful.
Yeah, but to be fair, most of the Revolution costumes were shite.

[Phil Hunn]

I wish she was in Carey's X-Men.:(

You and me both. Being trapped in Exiles is doing her no favours whatsoever.



more fanart...i like the the one furthest right since it works an amalgam of past looks & is rather decent looking (take notice Marvel)

I like the one on the far right, too. It looks very attractive.

[steve2275]

as close to a stockingfooted psylocke as im gonna see

[Archer]

Besides, she has ninja skills (even if many writers tend to forget this nowadays) and that is one outfit that doesn't limit mobility.

Ahh yes, that must be why so many other Ninjas wear swimsuits

http://kirkhamsebooks.com/MartialArts/ninja.jpg

[Archer]

It's not really up to them, though. Marvel knows that the current incarnation is the most recognizable, and so they won't be changing it anytime soon.

That attitude pretty much sums up what I most dislike about X-Men today.

I was re-reading Inferno a while back and I was blown away by it - it changed the status quo, had a huge impact on individual characters, was this huge event in the X-Men's lives. It took the Dark Phoenix Saga and actually *built* on it in a reasonable way. A lot of X-stuff from around that time is the same (New Mutants especially). Situations evolved, characters grew.

When did it happen that "this is what people think of with character X, so this is how that character must always be"? Sucks out my enjoyment because I'm reading something and knowing it doesn't really *matter* - it won't have a lasting impact on a character, their personality and outlook and relationships will be pretty much unchanged . . . and hey, even if it *does* really change someone, a year later it will get changed back.

Yeah, this is serial fiction and there's gonna be another issue next month - but it *used* to be the case that writers could have things grow and develop and write new stories out of that, instead of pretending it never happened and using characters as ciphers for action.

Sigh.

[Phil Hunn]

Ahh yes, that must be why so many other Ninjas wear swimsuits

http://kirkhamsebooks.com/MartialArts/ninja.jpg

Indeed. If www.askaninja.com has taught me anything, it's that ninjas wear black, and wear it all over.


When did it happen that "this is what people think of with character X, so this is how that character must always be"?

When marketing became one of the big aspects of Marvel's business, that's when. Psylocke's been marketed as Ninja Betsy in video games, toys and comics for so long that that's her most widely-known appearance. If you can find more than one instance of her being included in a video game (her English incarnation was included as a secret character in X-Men: Next Dimension), or find me a Legends-style action figure of her British body that isn't custom-made, I'll be very surprised.

[NickThompson]

You and me both. Being trapped in Exiles is doing her no favours whatsoever.

The thing that bugs me was Claremont left Uncanny and then had New Excalibur and Exiles. They fill the British team with non-Brits, then send the British character he was writing to Exiles :)



I'd like to see what Carey would do with her for sure.

[Phil Hunn]

The thing that bugs me was Claremont left Uncanny and then had New Excalibur and Exiles. They fill the British team with non-Brits, then send the British character he was writing to Exiles :)

Yeah, I never saw the point of that, myself. A European team filled with non-Europeans makes about as much sense as a chocolate sunshade.

Not to mention that the book was saddled unfairly from the get-go with the personality vacuum known as Sage. No new book deserves that.


I'd like to see what Carey would do with her for sure.

Me too. Considering that Carey has made me like Rogue for the first time in at least five years, I'd be totally jazzed to see him write Betsy.

We'd have no stupid "invisible through telekinetic light refraction" moments, for a start...

[Callisto]

does anyone remember that outfit psylocke had in x-men the end? hmm i forget wat it looked like but i thought it was kindda hot.

[Domo Goddess]

I do like the Dragon Lady outfit a lot, but I still miss the pink costume she wore when she joined the X-Men.

[xmanson]

I loved the blue/yellow costume when drawn by Alan Davis. He did some amazing panels of Betsy with it in the SL arc.

[Tazirai]

The thing that bugs me was Claremont left Uncanny and then had New Excalibur and Exiles. They fill the British team with non-Brits, then send the British character he was writing to Exiles :)



I'd like to see what Carey would do with her for sure.

That is quite the catch 22.. or is it 23.. or 24? BAH!!
A british team with Brits.. would be a bit much to ask from Marvel.>.>

[Tazirai]

I do like the Dragon Lady outfit a lot, but I still miss the pink costume she wore when she joined the X-Men.

you can tell from my sig which one im partial to.. I do have love with the pink one also.

[Novaya Havoc]

This is how I like my Psylocke. :D

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/havoc1/misc/bustybetsy.jpg

[CmX]

This is how I like my Psylocke. :D

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/havoc1/misc/bustybetsy.jpg

It's funny how they made fun of her bust size, her chest isn't drawn any bigger than Storm's, Rogue's or Jean's. Or any other female in a comic book.

[Novaya Havoc]

It's funny how they made fun of her bust size, her chest isn't drawn any bigger than Storm's, Rogue's or Jean's. Or any other female in a comic book.

Well, they DID have the scene of Emma going "REALITY ISN'T THE ONLY THING BURSTING AT THE SEAMS *jacket pops open*" moment. :p

[widdershins]

This is how I like my Psylocke. :D

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/havoc1/misc/bustybetsy.jpg

Like Dazzler in Marvel Zombies,but with less booty? :D