Kwannon (Earth-616)
Japanese assassin who infamously swapped bodies with the X-Man Psylocke. Briefly becoming an X-Man, Kwannon contracted the Legacy Virus and died, got better, got her body back and now goes by Psylocke.
Not much is known about Kwannon's life, not even her last name, She was however a mutant gifted with empathic and low level telepathic abilities. After years of ninja training, Kwannon became the top assassin for Japanese crime Lord Nyoirin, who was deeply in love with her. However she and Matsu'o Tsurayaba, assassin of rival group the Hand. Kwannon and Matsuâo feared their line of work would put them on opposing sides but, respecting each other as warriors with honor, they vowed to fight to the death should they ever be forced to directly fight each other. When the interests of Nyoirin and the Hand came into conflict, Kwannon was honor-bound to face Matsu'o in combat. During the battle, she fell off a cliff suffering severe brain damage leaving her in a coma. Seeing this, Matsuâo abandoned his mission and retrieved Kwannon, bringing her to the Handâs labs, promising to find a way to heal her.
On her grave, Matsu'o and Psylocke chose to engrave as a tribute the epitaph "Kwannon, love that transcended body and soul". She was buried in Wolverine's private cemetery in Japan.
Recently
Kwannon as Psylocke
- Hellions: This series featured Kwannon as Psylocke in a prominent role, showcasing her powerful psychic abilities and complex character development.
- Marauders: Kwannon continued to be a key member of this team, often using her skills for espionage and infiltration.
- X-Men: Blood Hunt - Psylocke #1: This one-shot delved deeper into Kwannon's character and her connection to the island nation of Krakoa.
Appearances
First Appearance: Kwannon first appeared in X-Men #17 (Feb. 1993). After bouncing back and forth in bodies with Betsy Braddock, Kwannon returned to her original body in "Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor Vol 1 #4" and then took on the name Psylocke.
| Issue | Title | Release Date | Kwannon Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men Vol 2 #17 | "A Skinning of Souls Part One: Waiting for the Ripening" | 1993-02 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #18 | "A Skinning of Souls Part Two: The Crops Mature" | 1993-03 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #20 | "Digging in the Dirt" | 1993-05 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #21 | "The Puzzle Box" | 1993-06 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #22 | "The Mask Behind the Facade" | 1993-07 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #23 | "Leaning Towards Oneself" | 1993-08 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #24 | "Digging Deeper Between Hope and Sorrow" | 1993-09 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Annual Vol 2 #2 | "A Bluer Slice of Heaven" | 1993-08 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #25 | "Dreams Fade" | 1993-10 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #26 | "Civil Disobedience (Bloodties, Pt. 2)" | 1993-11 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| Avengers Vol 1 #369 | "Of Kith and Kin" | 1993-12 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 #307 | "Night and Fog (Bloodties Pt. 4)" | 1993-12 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #27 | "A Song of Mourning, A Cry of Joy" | 1993-12 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 #308 | "Mixed Blessings" | 1994-01 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #28 | "Devil in the House" | 1994-01 | Revanche (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 2 #31 | "Part One: The Butterfly and the Hawk Soul Possessions" | 1994-04 | Revanche (Kwannon) (Main story and flashback) (Death) |
| Excalibur Vol 1 #80 | "The Light of a Tainted Dawn" | 1994-08 | Revanche (Kwannon) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) |
| Excalibur Vol 1 #115 | "Fall of the London Branch" | 1997-12 | Revanche (Kwannon) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) |
| Psylocke Vol 1 #3 | "Psylocke Part 3" | 2010-01 | Revanche (Kwannon) (Only in recap) |
| Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men Vol 1 #1 | "Psylocke" | 2010-07 | Kwannon (Only in flashback) |
| Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor Vol 1 #4 | "Mystery in Madripoor Conclusion" | 2018-08 | Kwannon (Returns) |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol 5 #16 | "This is Forever: Part 6" | 2019-04 | Nothing (Kwannon) (First appearance as Nothing) |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol 5 #17 | "We Have Always Been: Part 1" | 2019-05 | Nothing (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol 5 #19 | "We Have Always Been: Part 3" | 2019-06 | Nothing (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny X-Men Vol 5 #20 | "We Have Always Been: Part 4" | 2019-06 | Nothing (Kwannon) |
| Excalibur Vol 4 #1 | "Verse I: The Accolade of Betsy Braddock" | 2019-10 | Nothing (Kwannon) |
| Fallen Angels Vol 2 #1 | "Bushido" | 2019-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) (First appearance as Psylocke) (Main story and flashback) |
| Fallen Angels Vol 2 #2 | "Shoto" | 2019-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Force Vol 6 #2 | "The Sword of Damocles" | 2019-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Fallen Angels Vol 2 #3 | "Seppuku" | 2019-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Fallen Angels Vol 2 #4 | "Shikatsu" | 2020-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Fallen Angels Vol 2 #5 | "Sensei" | 2020-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Fallen Angels Vol 2 #6 | "Conclusion" | 2020-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men / Fantastic Four Vol 2 #2 | "Broken Borders" | 2020-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Force Vol 6 #9 | "The Moral Jungle" | 2020-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) w/ Daken |
| Hellions Vol 1 #1 | "Let Them Be Snakes" | 2020-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) (Joins) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #2 | "Blood Work" | 2020-07 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #3 | "Nothing People" | 2020-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Factor Vol 4 #3 | "Suite No. 3: Mojoverse Sonata the 2nd, a Celestial Rondo" | 2020-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Force Vol 6 #12 | "The Cerebro Sword" | 2020-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #4 | "Love Bleeds" | 2020-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #5 | "X of Swords: Chapter 06" | 2020-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #6 | "X of Swords: Chapter 18" | 2020-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #7 | "Whetstone" | 2021-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #8 | "The Grinning Neonate" | 2021-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #9 | "Funny Games: Level 1" | 2021-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Excalibur Vol 4 #18 | "Mad Women" | 2021-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #10 | "Funny Games Part II: Hitbox" | 2021-04 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Excalibur Vol 4 #19 | "Wild Violets" | 2021-04 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Excalibur Vol 4 #20 | "No Pity from your Friends" | 2021-05 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #11 | "Funny Games Part III: Kill Screen" | 2021-05 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #12 | "Gatecrashing" | 2021-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Excalibur Vol 4 #21 | "Don't Feel Like Dancin" | 2021-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 5 #21 | "The Beginning" | 2021-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Corp Vol 1 #2 | "A Shark in the Water" | 2021-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marvel's Voices: Pride Vol 1 #1 | "Introduction" | 2021-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Wolverine Vol 7 #13 | "What They Did In the Shadows" | 2021-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Factor Vol 4 #10 | "Finale" | 2021-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #13 | "Don't Look Back Part I: Weary Travellers" | 2021-07 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #14 | "Don't Look Back Part II: The Judgement of Angels" | 2021-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Children of the Atom Vol 1 #6 | "Party of One" | 2021-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #15 | "Don't Look Back Part III: Fire and Brimstone" | 2021-09 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Inferno Vol 2 #1 | "1st story" | 2021-09 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #16 | "Come Hurt With Us" | 2021-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Excalibur Vol 4 #25 | "Come Fate Into The List" | 2021-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #17 | "Trauma Response" | 2021-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 #20 | "Chapter 8: The Stupidest Plan Ever" | 2021-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men: The Trial of Magneto Vol 1 #4 | "Verdigris" | 2021-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Hellions Vol 1 #18 | "The Losing End" | 2021-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Annual Vol 1 #1 | "Hellfire and Brimstone" | 2022-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #1 | "Extinction Agenda" | 2022-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #2 | "Extinction Agenda Part 2" | 2022-04 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #3 | "Extinction Agenda Part 3" | 2022-05 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #4 | "Extinction Agenda, Part 4" | 2022-06 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men: Hellfire Gala Vol 1 #1 | "Time Flies When You're a Mutant" | 2022-07 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| A.X.E.: Judgment Day Vol 1 #2 | "1st story" | 2022-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #5 | "Hell Can Wait" | 2022-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Knights of X Vol 1 #5 | "Part Five: Fort Krakoa" | 2022-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #6 | "Even Odds of Destruction" | 2022-09 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| A.X.E.: Judgment Day Vol 1 #5 | "1st story" | 2022-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #7 | "Here Comes Yesterday, Part 1" | 2022-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Captain Marvel Vol 10 #43 | "Revenge of the Brood Part 1" | 2022-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #8 | "Here Comes Yesterday, Part 2" | 2022-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Love Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 #34 | "Karma in Love: Part Four" | 2022-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Captain Marvel Vol 10 #44 | "Revenge of the Brood Part 2" | 2022-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #9 | "Here Comes Yesterday, Part 3" | 2022-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Love Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 #35 | "Karma in Love: Part Five" | 2022-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Love Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 #36 | "Karma in Love: Part Six" | 2023-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Captain Marvel Vol 10 #45 | "Revenge of the Brood Part 3" | 2023-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #10 | "Here Comes Yesterday, Part 4" | 2023-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic Vol 1 #44 | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Part 1)" | 2023-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Captain Marvel Vol 10 #46 | "Revenge of the Brood Part 4" | 2023-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #11 | "Pre-Genesis, Part 1" | 2023-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 6 #19 | "Lord of the Brood Part 1" | 2023-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Captain Marvel Vol 10 #47 | "Revenge of the Brood Part 5" | 2023-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marauders Vol 2 #12 | "Pre-Genesis, Part 2" | 2023-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Captain Marvel Vol 10 #48 | "Revenge of the Brood Part 6" | 2023-04 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 6 #21 | "Lord of the Brood Part 3" | 2023-04 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Captain Marvel Vol 10 #49 | "Revenge of the Brood Conclusion" | 2023-05 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 Vol 1 #1 | "The Hellfire Gala" | 2023-07 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 6 #25 | "From The Shadows" | 2023-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny Avengers Vol 4 #1 | "Truth & Justice" | 2023-08 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny Avengers Vol 4 #2 | "New Avengers" | 2023-09 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny Avengers Vol 4 #3 | "The Arrogants" | 2023-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 #118 | "Red Winter Sun (Part 1)" | 2023-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: Core Rulebook | "Characters" | 2023-10 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny Avengers Vol 4 #4 | "Unmasked" | 2023-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Women of Marvel Vol 5 #1 | "Introduction: More than a Legacy" | 2023-11 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Uncanny Avengers Vol 4 #5 | "Unmasked" | 2023-12 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace Vol 1 #1 | "Mutant Watch" | 2024-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Fall of the House of X Vol 1 #4 | "The Turn" | 2024-01 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Fall of the House of X Vol 1 #5 | "The Turn" | 2024-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| Rise of the Powers of X Vol 1 #5 | "Now And Forever" | 2024-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 6 #35 | "Dream's End" | 2024-02 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men: Blood Hunt - Psylocke Vol 1 #1 | "1st story" | 2024-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) |
| X-Men Vol 7 #1 | "Fire-Baptized Species" | 2024-03 | Psylocke (Kwannon) (Rejoins) |
Links
Video Game Appearances
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
âą Marvel Heroes: Omega âą Marvel Strike Force