Psylocke Forum

Psylocke is a comic book character that first appeared in Captain Britain #8

Why Doesn't She Fly??

Topic started by pixelized on Oct. 23, 2009. Last post by cracks 12 hours, 2 minutes ago.
Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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The Captain Britain thing aside, why doesn't she just use her tk and fly every now and then?


Post by King Saturn (73,169 posts) See mini bio

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@pixelized said:
" The Captain Britain thing aside, why doesn't she just use her tk and fly every now and then? "
hmmm... that has to be an error on the part of the writers or something... if she does indeed have solid TK... she should be able to use for it Flight 


Post by Emperor Gonzo Noir (4,004 posts) See mini bio

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poor storytelling perhaps? or maybe writers forgot she could


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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I don't remember her ever attempting it. could be wrong though


Post by Closure (3,289 posts) See mini bio

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Maybe she hasn't found the need to fly yet?


Post by Gene_Pool (289 posts) See mini bio

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The writers probably debated it then decided they didn't want a flying Psylocke.  
 
And to keep future writers from changing this, they put a special sticky note warning all writers not to let Psylocke fly. Lol jk.
 


Post by PrinceIMC (1,066 posts) See mini bio

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I believe she did occasionally when she first got her telekinesis but before her brother Jamie altered her. She'd fly with Thunderbird who was the new X-Man at the time. But she didn't have much fine control. She could blast through a wall but not pick up a penny with her powers.
 
Dunno if Jamie changed it so she can't but she doesn't seem to do it anymore.


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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@Closure said:
" Maybe she hasn't found the need to fly yet? "
could have helped before vargas killed her. Or before Sabretooth left her in critical condition.
 
@PrinceIMC said:
" I believe she did occasionally when she first got her telekinesis but before her brother Jamie altered her. She'd fly with Thunderbird who was the new X-Man at the time. But she didn't have much fine control. She could blast through a wall but not pick up a penny with her powers.  Dunno if Jamie changed it so she can't but she doesn't seem to do it anymore. "

She and Neal never went flying.


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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Post by kimmycat (224 posts) See mini bio

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@pixelized said:
" @Closure said:
" Maybe she hasn't found the need to fly yet? "
could have helped before vargas killed her. Or before Sabretooth left her in critical condition.
 
She didn't have telekinesis when she fought Sabretooth.
 
And there's also this...
 


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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@kimmycat said:
" @pixelized said:
" @Closure said:
" Maybe she hasn't found the need to fly yet? "
could have helped before vargas killed her. Or before Sabretooth left her in critical condition.
 
She didn't have telekinesis when she fought Sabretooth.
 
And there's also this...
 
"
She did when Boom Boom found her after he'd beaten her to near death.


Post by kimmycat (224 posts) See mini bio

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@pixelized: 
I thought she didn't? Because that was before the Crimson Dawn and the only reason she got TK was from Jean trying to help her deal with the Shadow King.


Post by PrinceIMC (1,066 posts) See mini bio

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@pixelized said:

@PrinceIMC said:
" I believe she did occasionally when she first got her telekinesis but before her brother Jamie altered her. She'd fly with Thunderbird who was the new X-Man at the time. But she didn't have much fine control. She could blast through a wall but not pick up a penny with her powers.  Dunno if Jamie changed it so she can't but she doesn't seem to do it anymore. "
She and Neal never went flying. "
Sorry you're right, she was flying with Warren and Neal was following along in his car.


Post by xxCellPhoneGirlxx (5,964 posts) See mini bio

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I could of swore i saw her flying in New Exiles... lol


Post by The WeatherMan (2,961 posts) See mini bio

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I guess it depends on how the writers want to use her. Her TK is powerful enough to make her fly, it just depends if the creative team wants to tap into it for the story or not.


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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@kimmycat said:
" @pixelized said:
" @Closure said:
" Maybe she hasn't found the need to fly yet? "
could have helped before vargas killed her. Or before Sabretooth left her in critical condition.
 
She didn't have telekinesis when she fought Sabretooth.
 
And there's also this...
 
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I like this scan all over again now. I forgot she was a pilot and had a love of flying... you'd think she'd do it more often.


Post by kimmycat (224 posts) See mini bio

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Yeah, she should. But she's changed powers so much it's ridiculous. I just wish you would get back to her good ol' butterfly telepathy lol. 
 
Here's the rest of the scan though...
 


And it shows the scene PrinceIMC is talking about.


Post by eganthevile1 (3,777 posts) See mini bio

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@pixelized said:
"The Captain Britain thing aside, why doesn't she just use her tk and fly every now and then?"

Pretty sure oldschool 80's Psylocke, before The Hand swapped her brain into a new body levitated, at least I think she did


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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@eganthevile1 said:
" @pixelized said:
"The Captain Britain thing aside, why doesn't she just use her tk and fly every now and then?"
Pretty sure oldschool 80's Psylocke, before The Hand swapped her brain into a new body levitated, at least I think she did "
when she was just a telepath? only in the x-jet.


Post by PrinceIMC (1,066 posts) See mini bio

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@kimmycat said:
" Yeah, she should. But she's changed powers so much it's ridiculous. I just wish you would get back to her good ol' butterfly telepathy lol. 
 
Here's the rest of the scan though...
 

And it shows the scene PrinceIMC is talking about. "
I miss Neal, I hope he comes back soon. Even if they constantly misspelled his name in early issues. Shaar, Sharra, Shaara.


Post by Chimerawave (54 posts) See mini bio

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Betsy has flown a few times. In the early days of Xtreme X-men before she died. CC had her flying during the HoM and during her New Excalibur tenure. I guess it could be argued she doesn't really need to fly. Maybe a ninja doesn't need to fly. They could just have her using her teke to enhance her leaping abilities and her strength levels. To contnue to give her that fighting edge.
 
And Betsy never had teke when she fought Sabretooth. The two times it did happen with teke were simulations. The only other time was when she fought AoA Sabes in New Exiles.


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Psylocke flew after Rachel in the house of m storyline. Sorry guys i can t get a pic of it....


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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@Chimerawave said:
" Betsy has flown a few times. In the early days of Xtreme X-men before she died. CC had her flying during the HoM and during her New Excalibur tenure. I guess it could be argued she doesn't really need to fly. Maybe a ninja doesn't need to fly. They could just have her using her teke to enhance her leaping abilities and her strength levels. To contnue to give her that fighting edge.  And Betsy never had teke when she fought Sabretooth. The two times it did happen with teke were simulations. The only other time was when she fought AoA Sabes in New Exiles. "
As shown above, Betsy is a woman who loves to fly... and yet, she has the ability to do it herself and it's rarely shown.


Post by Chimerawave (54 posts) See mini bio

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@pixelized: True, but aside from Chris Claremont no one really acknowledges Betsy's days as a pilot. Plus like I said she may love to fly but in a fight writers may find it impractical for someone who loves to fight and has all this ninja savvy to fly away. In her off time sure, show the girl flying from Utopia to Manhattan to go on a shopping spree or just to spend time in the air but other than that not so much. And as long as she has had the teke CC has in fact shown her flying an awful lot. During his return to the X-books during the Revolution period he had her flying, just as stated in that panel above she loves to fly. Pretty much through her entire tenure on New Exiles she was shown flying. He had her flying in HoM during his Uncanny run. And early Xtreme. She just got back to 616 and hasn't really done much let alone be shown flying. Maybe Yost will have her flying in the mini.


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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@Chimerawave said:
" @pixelized: True, but aside from Chris Claremont no one really acknowledges Betsy's days as a pilot. Plus like I said she may love to fly but in a fight writers may find it impractical for someone who loves to fight and has all this ninja savvy to fly away. In her off time sure, show the girl flying from Utopia to Manhattan to go on a shopping spree or just to spend time in the air but other than that not so much. And as long as she has had the teke CC has in fact shown her flying an awful lot. During his return to the X-books during the Revolution period he had her flying, just as stated in that panel above she loves to fly. Pretty much through her entire tenure on New Exiles she was shown flying. He had her flying in HoM during his Uncanny run. And early Xtreme. She just got back to 616 and hasn't really done much let alone be shown flying. Maybe Yost will have her flying in the mini. "
you've only mentioned one writer showing her love for flying, she's had a few dozen over the course of her existence. it doesn't make sense that a person with a passion for being in the air wouldn't do it whenever they got the chance. you'd think she'd incorporate it into her fighting style.


Post by Chimerawave (54 posts) See mini bio

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@pixelized: Well when that one writer is the main reason for her flying in the first place and the majority of her time as a flier she was being written by him of course that will be the only instance. In all of her time as a teke flier she has been written by CC and that has all been post 2001. She is just now being written by different writers while she has her teke and she hasn't done much to fly. They are keen to focus on her returned telepathy. Nut like I said perhaps Yost will show her flying in her mini. As for the fighting style she uses it more to enhance her striking abilities and she doens't necessarliy fly more of leaping.


Post by pixelized (67,495 posts) See mini bio

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@Chimerawave said:
" @pixelized: Well when that one writer is the main reason for her flying in the first place and the majority of her time as a flier she was being written by him of course that will be the only instance. In all of her time as a teke flier she has been written by CC and that has all been post 2001. She is just now being written by different writers while she has her teke and she hasn't done much to fly. They are keen to focus on her returned telepathy. Nut like I said perhaps Yost will show her flying in her mini. As for the fighting style she uses it more to enhance her striking abilities and she doens't necessarliy fly more of leaping. "
that's the reason for the thread. I want the girl that had a pilot's license before she was able to drive to use her tk to fly more often.


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I think it wouldn t make any sense for betsy to fly... maybe she could incorporate her tk into her fighting moves like phoebe in charmed. She can do more back flipmoves and higher jump kicks... stuff like that?


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@cmkphoenixfan1 said:
" I think it wouldn t make any sense for betsy to fly... maybe she could incorporate her tk into her fighting moves like phoebe in charmed. She can do more back flipmoves and higher jump kicks... stuff like that? "
it wouldn't make sense for the the girl that loves to fly, to actually fly??? kay.


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No need to get so touchy pixelized, i was only voicing my opinion...





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