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Psylocke was soooooo underused in X-Men Apocalypse ughhh

I've always loved Psylocke, she is one of my favorite characters of all time! Jim Lee's design for her, post body swap, is one of the best redesigns of all time.

Jim Lee drew her so good in the 90s....too good lol my young mind was very distracted by her n Rogue in the early 90s

haven't started the video yet, I am almost sure he is going to start the video with "so what I want to do here"

Psylocke in X:Men Apocalypse looks absolutely perfect, but she isn't a character so much as an action figure; she has maybe two lines of dialogue, explaining absolutely none of her motivations. She definitely has lots of badass action moments, but they didn't really even try to flesh her out as a person.

Holy shit, the X-men have gotten complicated since I was a kid.

jim lee's artwork . . . still the best

one of my main complaints of X-Men Apocalypse is Psylocke was only a generic henchman

Psylocke is one of my favorite X-Men characters! I hated her in the new movie because Bryan Singer sucks at characterization of characters not named Wolverine, Magneto and Xavier.

Munn at least physically looks perfect as Psylocke. Like, she looks like she jumped straight out of the pages, so I do kind of hope they bring her back if (or rather when) they continue the film series and give her more to do. They at least left it very open at the end.

I kinda wish they'd have psylocke interact with captain Britain more because, despite the fact that they're twin siblings, they don't actually talk that much. I just think it would be cool to see more interactions between the two, with maybe psylocke checking in on her brother or either of them coming to each other for advice with certain situations.

I literally typed comics explained psylocke and this popped up. It's crazy how far you've come. short change my dude. short change

Great break down of the history of Ms. Betsy Braddock, however, the fact that she is not a mutant was missed. It was covered in the old Captain Britain comics that Betsy and her brothers are decedents of the same race of extra-dimensional aliens as Merlin. Her abilities have more to do with how she understands her abilities to work, rather than how they actually work, which is the ability to alter reality. Her older brother Jack's insanity unlocks his raw potential, While Brian's inner focus resulted in his superhero physique and powers. In Betsy's case, it was her psyche.

Psylocke is my favorite female Marvel hero.

I definitely think that Psylocke needs her own movie.

Man, whenever I hear of astrolprojection I just remember how Jackie Chan Adventures explains how useless it is lol

I was introduced to Psylocke when she wore armor and had curly purple hair a little before the whole siege perilous thing. Didn't really like the new look for a long time. Until i went back and read the new mutant issues with her, giving a better understanding of her inner motivations n stuff. After that i saw how an uber sexy killer ninja badass fit her. So I like it now. If she is ever used more in movies, i'd like to hear her talk with a british twang, that'd be sweet.

She was completely underused

There wasn't enough of Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse.

I've always loved Psylocke since the early 90's. Definitely an underrated super hero it's all because of the many confusing and complex background of her story that kept her from being more recognizable.

How is it possible for one man to know so much about comics? Really been enjoying your X-Men videos!

he starts every episode with: "so, what I wanted to do here is.."

90s psylocke is the bet pylocke

Psylocke was one of my favorite parts of X-Men Apocalypse, but I just wanted MORE.

I had a huge crush on her in the 90's. =)

Psylocke character in the films were sorely underused as she is a huge part of The Xmen.

I think that Olivia Munn Psylocke's was Spot on. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her in film and more in Comics.

She's important cause her costume is hot.

I think......if they had gone with a producer and director that actually loved the xmen we'd get a better movie.

A buddy of mine got me X-Men #256 as a birthday present one year. One of the coolest gifts I've ever received :)

So much info to keep track off! Definitely rematch rewatching this video!

The psyloche theme from SNES was really good

Ugh, such a long convoluted background, with multiple overlapping layers of retcons by different writing teams ... my head hurts now.

Love your videos my friend..! I know quite a bit about a lot of characters but I always learn or re-learn something with your videos. Thanks so much. Nice speaking voice as well. Keep up the good work.

Probably my favorite member of the Xmen, too bad she's all over the place

Thanks, nice summary

Love your videos, great channel.

Thanks for the vid it was awesome!!

Thanx for this! I'm hoping you make a video about X-Force soon as well.

psylock only had like two lines in flick. why was she in it anyway just to shoehorn a character into the movie. they should focus on plot and character development

you have my love and thanks for this video. As a fan, I ask if you would ever make a video on how you organize all your comic knowledge. Such as in a way that comic fans can figure out what connecting comics are worth reading. thank you again

she was very underused in the movie, she needs to be in the x force movie, and it needs to be olivia munn playing the character. she actually cares about the character and I want to see her done justice.

I'm surprised you didn't talk about her second fight with Sabretooth that led to her getting the Crimson Dawn scar. But she's pretty convoluted anyway and that was a whole mess. Great vid!

With regards to her role in the movie, she is completely forgettable. She's given little screen time or lines so there's no way to care about her character.

Great video.

Hey CE, do you think you could explain the Ultimate Nullifier? also showing key stories for and and all that good stuff? Thanks, and love your channel!

Thank you for the great video Rob! I have a question. Can you make a video about Starlins last Thanos run? :)

8:44 I remember reading this comic back in the day.

Thanks for the update. She has been one of my favorite X-men for a lone time although I haven't picked up a book in years

Psylocke is my favorite Marvel character. You pretty much nailed her history in this video. As for the movie, I see her as an introduction of Psylocke. Her arc was very minimum. She's pretty much a blank slate at the moment. Time for Deadpool or X-Force to picked up her as team member!

my top favorite x-girl. i play marvel ultimate alliance 2 w/psylocke DLC. just to use her. thanks for the origin. your a scholar sir.

Thank you because I ALWAYS loved this X- Men character and NOW I understand her fully now.

Psylocke was pretty good in the film but needed more screen-time and I didn't think he costume was quit right. Hope she returns in more films

You videos are perfect. Whenever i want to sleep, i just put on my earphones and watch your stuff. Works like magic!

I've been waiting for this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhh!!!!!

Late 80s to all of 90s up until the image comics shake up marvel was so good

Psylocke suffered from the same problem all the villains suffered from in the movie. She was under developed and under utilized. If you removed her from the film it would not have changed much of anything. It's sad because Olivia Munn is great and I hope she gets to come back to the character in a script that does the character justice.

Psylocke was great in what she had in the new Apocalypse movie. I was just hoping for a lot more. She barely had any dialogue. And, Olivia Munn is awesome.

Wow. That was a great way to put it all together. I always thought Psylocke's character was just all over the place. Would love to see one about Emma Frost. :)

I enjoyed her role in the apocayps movie. Curious to see more of her. Not to mention Tara greaking NAILED IT

Loved psylocke from Rick remendeirs xforce run

This video reminded me... Do an explanation of Longshot! He was one of my favorites back in the day, plus the whole Mojoworld story arc was awesome.

I really love all of your videos, I hope you get big and can get better equipment and the like

This may seem ignorant, but simply in the little I know about the X-men/Marvel comics, the ingenuity of the authors and artists simply amazes me!

love your videos! could you do one on Mystique? :)

I was disappointed by Psylocke in the X-Men: Apocalypse movie. Not because of how she was portrayed but the lack of use. They made this big deal about her being in the movie but she had what may 10 mins tops of screen time. I think Olivia Munn did a great job and looked great but wasn't given her time to shine!

Thank you for this. I've always LOVED Psylocke, but didn't know her full story.

They did Psylocke wrong in X-Men Apocalypse. Truly, they even made Apocalypse look weak.

munn did about as well as she could have in that role. she was kind of just a henchman and the script didnt allow her character to be fleshed out, or to have much defining screen time

Olivia Munn as Psylocke is the best looking adaptation of a comic book character on the big screen

hey bro I'm a big fan of yours and writing, comics myself so I used your videos for a lot of background research on what to do what not to do and just want to say thank you for uploading all the comic videos and one suggestion or request can you please tell me where you get your music from because it is great background music

thanks for the video 👍 psylocke was my favorite character in x-men apocalypse! I wished they explained more but maybe bring her back later I hope!!

I've been subscribed for a while and your content is awesome and great. I only have one small criticism, the recording of your voice tends to be a bit heavy on the lows which sounds muddy from time to time and I have a hard time understanding. I think adjusting the EQ a bit would be great :) cheers

same problem everywhere i look, not enough consistency with continuity

Love your vids, keep it up! It would be awesome if you could do one of these on Magik. :)

Love her. Really hope they bring her into the new XMEN reboot. She's one of my favs in MCOC .

joe quesada I have to think hard of any changes he has made that I like in regards to xmen.....that jim lee psylocke tho is stuff of legends

One of my favorites for almost twenty years.. man am I old

Rob, I'd love to hear your thoughts on Marvel's current landscape overall. Like do you believe that Marvel is slowly trying to kill the mutants off and replace them with Inhumans?

I'm glad that we finally get a true, PROPER Psylocke in the movies!! And she freaking looks the part too! Great job for the costume designer! Seriously I'm often so tired of comic book movies where instead of making "comic book" style outfits, they slap them in generic looking leather uniforms >coughcough

Favorite character by far! Love Psylocke!!!!

Wait....The Xmen gave their lives as a sacrifice for Forge's spell to stop the Adversary. Roma resurrected them and then gave them the Siege Perilious to use should they decide to want a new life, but it was used to keep them from being killed by the Reavers because of the "fever dream" Psylocke had of the Xmen being killed.

I always remember that she saved the team.✊🙏 Acts of vengeance was amazing.

I didnt know much about Psylocke until now!

My first comic book crush right here.

One of my all time favorite X-Men characters. Great video. I'll let you know how I feel about her after I see the movie. I'm skeptical but I'm trying to keep an open mind about it.

Can you explain the runaways next?

Yeah man, keep it up. I really liked Olivia Munn’s Version of the character in that last movie, I think the role was cast well. And her costume was great, I think she did a great job

The common thing with Elektra (Soul Swap to a dancer before she die)& Psylocke(Mind Swap with Kwannon’s dead body)is The Hand

What is the song playing at 14:45? I've heard it in many of the other Comicsexplained videos. Anyone know?

is that background music nujabes?

what's the name of that piano song at the begining of ur video?

The inspiration for Soulknives in D&D, gotta respect her.

totally loved psylocke in da apocalypse movie

Can you please do one on Doc Savage?

Psylocke is on a rampage ha

"Okay, but you're gonna have to write that down because I'm not gonna remember any of it!"

thanks for another awesome video! your vids are some of the best parts of my week!

FINALLY somebody did her history correctly. I've had to correct some people who didn't do much research at all. I appreciate what you did. Still a fan of the original and to me better Psylocke, thanks.

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