Appearing in "Bushido"
Featured Characters:
- Psylocke (Kwannon) (First appearance as Psylocke) (Main story and flashback)
- X-23 (Laura Kinney)
- Kid Cable (Nathan Summers) (Past)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Apoth (First appearance)
- Motoko (First appearance)
- Motoko's henchmen (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Kwannon's daughter (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Main story and flashback)
- Goddess of Mercy (Kwannon) (Referenced)
- Krakoa
- Abraham (Mentioned) (Vision or hallucination)
- Isaac (Mentioned) (Vision or hallucination)
- Charles Xavier (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- God (Yahweh) (Mentioned)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
- Kwannon's mentor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mercury (Cessily Kincaid) (Cameo)
- Scout (Gabby Kinney) (Cameo)
- Captain Britain (Betsy Braddock)
- Logan (Mentioned)
- Matsu'o Tsurayaba (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Kwannon's daughter's father (Mentioned) (Deceased) (Only in flashback)
- Mark (Named only)
- European Union (Named only)
- The International Association of Neurotechnology (Named only)
- Dr. Anjana Choudhuri (Named only)
- U.S. Senate (Named only)
- Senator Kenneth Wind (Named only)
- Republican Party (Named only)
- Addiction Crisis Center of Shanghai (Named only)
- Dr. Lui Bing (Named only)
- Several unnamed children (One temporarily possessed by Apoth) (Only appearance; death)
- Quiet Council of Krakoa (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Mutants (Main story and flashback)
- Xian (Referenced)
- Krakoas
- Butterflies (Main story and flashback)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Birds
- Chimeras
- Rats (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Insects (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Snakes (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Falcons (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Human-Otherworlder Hybrids
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Asia (Main story and flashback)
- Japan (Main story and flashback)
- Southeast Asia (Named only)
- Shanghai, China (Named only)
- Pacific Ocean
- Krakoa
- House of M
- Bar Sinister
- Carousel
- The Wild Hunt (Mentioned)
- The Reservoir (First appearance)
- Krakoa
- Europe (Named only)
- Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (Named only)
- North America (Named only)
- Wisconsin, United States of America (Named only)
- South America (Named only)
- Asia (Main story and flashback)
- Sun (Referenced)
- Hell (Invoked)
Items:
- Overclock (First appearance)
- Flowers of Krakoa
- X-Uniforms
- Magneto's Helmet
- X-23's Suit
- Techno-Organic Virus (Behind the scenes)
Synopsis for "Bushido"
Years ago: A young woman, Kwannon, is trained by a hooded mentor who teaches her the harsh philosophy of achieving balance through violence. The mentor tells Kwannon she will become an enemy of peace and transforms her from a "caterpillar" into a "butterfly." In a particularly traumatic moment, Kwannon is forced to endure the pain of losing her child to harden her resolve, reinforcing her future identity as a weapon and a bringer of "mercy" through violence.
The present: A girl boards a subway train, connects tech to her face, and experiences a violent transformation, leading to her attacking passengers and derailing the train. Kwannon, now known as Psylocke, reflects on her past and her lost identity. She lives on Krakoa, struggling with the island's peacefulness, and receives a vision instructing her to kill Apoth, a god-like enemy. Seeking clarity, she consults Magneto, who denies her request to leave Krakoa but covertly directs her to Mr. Sinister, who grants her passage.
Psylocke recruits X-23 and Cable for a mission to stop Apoth. Psylocke and X-23 travel to Tokyo, uncovering a black market tech operation linked to Apoth and a video showing the girl on the subway. Psylocke, driven by memories of her lost child, aggressively seeks information, leading them to a barn where children are used in Apoth’s scheme. The confrontation reveals Apoth’s presence in one child, who taunts Psylocke and Laura before dying.
Psylocke returns to Mr. Sinister with Cable and X-23, seeking his covert support for her mission against Apoth. As she leaves, Psylocke encourages Cable and Laura to recruit more allies, promising to transform them into warriors, much like her mentor did with her.
Solicit Synopsis
THE DAWN DOES NOT BREAK FOR ALL!
Psylocke finds herself in this new world of Mutantkind unsure of her place in it… but when a face from her past returns only to be killed, she seeks help from others who feel similar to get vengeance. Cable and X-23 join Kwannon for a personal mission that could jeopardize all Mutantkind!Notes
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