Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1 (October 13, 1976). The character has been used in stories through the years by many people, most notably Alan Moore. This article is about the comic book company. ... The Mighty World of Marvel #1: The very first Marvel UK title published in 1972. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Incredible Hulk #181 (Nov. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... // History In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps is a league of super-heroes all known as or as an alternate version of Captain Britain. ... The Knights of Pendragon was the name of a superhero team published by the Marvel Comics imprint Marvel UK in a self-titled comic from 1990 to 1993, and in the anthology title Overkill. ... The Hellfire Club is a Marvel Comics supervillain team that frequently battles the X-Men. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Incredible Hulk #181 (Nov. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Alan Moore, see Alan Moore (disambiguation). ...

The character was meant to be the British equivalent of Captain America. Endowed with extraordinary powers by the legendary magician Merlyn and his daughter Roma, Captain Britain was assigned to uphold the laws of Britain. This article is about the superhero. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... Merlyn is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Roma is a fictional character featured in numerous Marvel Comics titles. ...

Publication history

The character was created by a young Chris Claremont with Herb Trimpe. After the cancellation of his own series, he appeared with the Black Knight.

The series is especially notable for a classic run by British writer Alan Moore and writer/illustrator Alan Davis in the 1980s. In these stories, Captain Britain visited multiple alternate reality versions of the United Kingdom, each guarded by its own member of the Captain Britain Corps. The series was then continued by Jamie Delano with Davis. For other persons named Alan Moore, see Alan Moore (disambiguation). ... Alan Davis (born 1956) is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... // History In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps is a league of super-heroes all known as or as an alternate version of Captain Britain. ... Jamie Delano Jamie Delano (born 1954, Northampton) is a British comics writer. ...

In 1988, after the cancellation of Captain Britain's solo series, Claremont and Davis launched the American monthly Excalibur, featuring an eponymous team which included Captain Britain, with Braddock as a core member. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ...

In 2005, New Excalibur was introduced with Captain Britain as team leader. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ...

Fictional character biography

Origins

Captain Britain (vol. 1) #36 (1977).
Art by Pablo Marcos.

Born and raised in the small town of Maldon, Essex, Brian is a shy and studious youth, living a relatively quiet life with his parents and siblings (older brother Jamie and fraternal twin Elisabeth). After the death of his parents (James and Elizabeth) in what seemed to be a car accident, Brian takes a fellowship at Darkmoore nuclear research centre. When the facility is attacked by the Reaver, Brian tries to find help by escaping on his motorcycle. Although he crashes his bike in a fatal accident, Merlyn and his daughter the Omniversal Guardian Roma, resurrect Brian. They give him the chance to be the superhero Captain Britain. He is offered a choice: the Amulet of Right or the Sword of Might. Considering himself to be no warrior and unsuited for the challenge, he rejects the Sword and chooses the Amulet. This choice transforms Brian Braddock into Captain Britain.^[1] Image File history File links Captain_Britain_36_clean_image. ... Image File history File links Captain_Britain_36_clean_image. ... Pablo Marcus (born March 31, 1937, Laran, Chincha Alta, Peru) is a comic book artist and commercial illustrator best known as one of his countrys leading cartoonists and for his work on such popular American comics characters as Batman and Conan the Barbarian, particularly during the 1970s. ... Not to be confused with Malden. ... James Braddock Jr. ... Fraternal twin boys in the tub The term twin most notably refers to two individuals (or one of two individuals) who have shared the same uterus (womb) and usually, but not necessarily, born on the same day. ... Psylocke (Elizabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes misspelled, even in the published comics, as Elisabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... Merlyn is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Roma is a fictional character featured in numerous Marvel Comics titles. ...

It is later revealed that Braddock is only one member of a much larger, inter-dimensional corps of mystical protectors. Every Earth in Marvel Comics' Multiverse has its own Captain Britain who is expected to defend that version of the British Isles and uphold its local laws. They are collectively called the Captain Britain Corps. Captain Britain protects "Earth-616" of the Marvel Universe. This article is about the comic book company. ... Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ... This article describes the archipelago in north-western Europe. ... // History In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps is a league of super-heroes all known as or as an alternate version of Captain Britain. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ...

Early career as Captain Britain

As his career as a superhero begins, Brian fights as the champion of Great Britain, often clashing with S.T.R.I.K.E. and Welsh anti-superhero police officer Dai Thomas. During one episode, he learns that his parents did not die in a car accident, but rather were killed by the sentient computer Mastermind. He would develop a rogue's gallery including the assassin Slaymaster and the crime matriarch Vixen. S.T.R.I.K.E. (Special Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies) is a fictional intelligence agency appearing in Marvel Comics. ... Mastermind was a computer that once resided under Braddock Manor in England. ... Slaymaster is a fictional comic book character from Marvel Comicss Captain Britain series. ...

Soon afterwards, Brian travels to America to study. By a strange twist of fate, he rooms with Peter Parker (the hero Spider-Man) at Empire State University. As a result, the two begin meeting for nightly patrols and training, neither aware of the other's secret identity. Around this time, Brian begins to drink heavily, and it affects his performance both as a student and as a hero. He ends up brutally injuring a citizen during a battle with Arcade and being evicted by Peter Parker.^[2] He uses his money to pay the medical bills for the woman he injured. He is able to take control of his drinking enough to graduate with a doctorate in physics. Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Empire State University (ESU) is a fictional university in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Arcade is a fictional character and supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

As time goes on, Brian begins fighting more supernatural enemies rather than regular supervillains, eventually being driven to madness and isolation by the demonic Necromon. Existing as a hermit for two years on the Cornish coast, he is eventually called to Merlyn's service again. Alongside the Black Knight and the elf Jackdaw, Captain Britain fights to defend Otherworld from Necromon, finally defeating him with the help of King Arthur himself. Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the companys third person to bear the name Black Knight. ...

Jaspers' Warp

Main article: Jaspers' Warp

With Necromon defeated, Captain Britain is sent with Jackdaw to the bizarre Earth-238, a madcap dictatorship run by the Status Crew, where he works with the extra-dimensional Saturnyne to jump-start the reality's development. Just before being sent to Earth-238, Merlyn merges the powers of the Amulet of Right and the Star Sceptre into a uniform to be worn by Braddock. Braddock witnesses this Earth's destruction at the hands of Mad Jim Jaspers, loses Jackdaw and is murdered by the monstrous Fury before being resurrected back on Earth-616. This turns out to have been a deliberate plan by Merlin to prepare him for the battle against the Jim Jaspers of Earth-616, a far more powerful being. Jaspers Warp, also known as Crooked World, was a Marvel UK storyline featuring primarily the character Captain Britain. ... Opal Luna Saturnyne is the name of a fictional comic book character created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for their Captain Britain stories. ... Sir James Jaspers (aka Mad Jim Jaspers) is a fictional character created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for the Captain Britain stories in Marvel UK comics and later developed by Alan Moore. ... For the Marvel Comics series Fury, see Nick Fury. ...

Brian would find himself saving his sister Betsy and the former Psi-Division of S.T.R.I.K.E. from his old enemy Slaymaster, drafted by the mercenary group The Special Executive to save Saturnyne from a show trial, and encountered members of the pan-dimensional Captain Britain Corps, an organisation of Captain Britains. However, he and his assembled allies were unable to prevent Jim Jaspers from expanding his influence over Earth, and though Brian fought bravely it fell to the Fury to kill the villain - Roma is of the opinion Merlin intended all along for Brian to lead the Fury to Earth-616 to do this, but this was unconfirmed. ^[3] Slaymaster is a fictional comic book character from Marvel Comicss Captain Britain series. ... // History In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps is a league of super-heroes all known as or as an alternate version of Captain Britain. ...

Post-Warp

Following this and battles against conventional villains the Crazy Gang, Slaymaster, and Vixen,^[4] Braddock was captured by Gatecrasher's Technet on behalf of Sat-Yr-9, and then fought his interdimensional counterpart Kaptain Briton.^[5] Brian is captured by Modred the Mystic, and teams with Captain America to defeat Modred.^[6] He also got caught up in the affairs of intelligence agency R.C.X, the British government's replacement for S.T.R.I.K.E. He also met his future lover Meggan. Crazy Gang are a fictional group of supervillains, appearing in Marvel Comics. ... The Technet are a group of interdimensional travelling bounty hunters in Marvel Comics, who appeared mostly in the pages of Captain Britain and Excalibur. ... The Technet are a group of interdimensional travelling bounty hunters in Marvel Comics, who appeared mostly in the pages of Captain Britain and Excalibur. ... Opul Lun Sat-Yr-9 (also spelled Sat-Yr-nin) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... // History In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps is a league of super-heroes all known as or as an alternate version of Captain Britain. ... Modred the Mystic is a fictional magician in the Marvel Comics universe who has alternated between being an anti-hero and an outright supervillain. ... This article is about the superhero. ... Meggan is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Substituted

Due to the pressures put on him after the Warp, Braddock travels abroad for a while and gives up the Captain Britain identity.^[7] R.C.X. recruits his sister Betsy to take up the mantle. She manages in the role for a while, but unfortunately she proves no match for Slaymaster, who tears out her eyes. Aware of his twin's pain through their telepathic bond, Brian rushes back to fight Slaymaster, whom he eventually kills. After this episode, Brian resumes the mantle of Captain Britain.^[8] (In real-world terms, these events took place over twelve pages across two issues. However, their effect on Betsy, and her future with the X-Men, was profound.) Psylocke (Elizabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes misspelled, even in the published comics, as Elisabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

The Drawing of the Sword

Main article: Excalibur

Excalibur from left to right, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Widget, Captain Britain, Meggan, and Phoenix III.
Promotional art by Alan Davis.

When the X-Men appeared to perish in Dallas (see The Fall of the Mutants), a group of heroes including Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix III, and Meggan join Brian to form Excalibur - Great Britain's premier super-team - in an effort to continue the work of the X-Men. Excalibur fought Gatecrasher's Technet in their first meeting together.^[9] Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Excalibur1. ... Image File history File links Excalibur1. ... This article is about the comic character. ... Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Widget is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Meggan is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... Alan Davis (born 1956) is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... The Fall of the Mutants was a crossover event by Marvel Comics, during the summer of 1987. ... This article is about the comic character. ... Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... Meggan is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Brian was soon reunited with Courtney Ross.^[10] He then first battled the Juggernaut.^[11] He clashed with old foes Arcade, and the Crazy Gang, and was caused to temporarily switch bodies with the Crazy Gang's Tweedledope.^[12] Brian also encountered and fought his other-dimensional Nazi counterpart Hauptmann Englande.^[13] With Excalibur, he battled Arcade's "Loonies".^[14] With Excalibur, he battled Thor, believing Thor to be Juggernaut due to Loki's magic. Brian then journeyed with Thor into a dimension ruled by Juggernaut.^[15] Courtney Ross is a fictional character from Marvel Comics originating in the Captain Britain comics as Brian Braddocks college girlfriend. ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a fictional comic book supervillain from the Marvel Comics universe. ... Hauptmann Englande is a character from Marvel Comics and a character in the Captain Britain comics. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Loki (Loki Laufeyson) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

The Knights of Pendragon

Main article: Knights of Pendragon

During this period, Marvel UK launched a miniseries starring Captain Britain. It presented a much darker and mature version of Braddock as a part of the Arthurian myth than was found in Excalibur. Some fans felt the work of writers Dan Abnett and John Tomlinson did far more with the Arthurian mythos than Excalibur. In the first volume, Braddock teamed with police inspector Dai Thomas, a regular from his old solo series, and journalist Kate McClellan. The three were investigating a series of grisly murders that were finally revealed to be the work of mythical creature the Green Knight, a key character in Arthurian mythology. The series also implied a strong mystical connection between Braddock and the knight Lancelot. The series was not a huge seller, though it does retain a cult following. The Knights of Pendragon was the name of a superhero team published by the Marvel Comics imprint Marvel UK in a self-titled comic from 1990 to 1993, and in the anthology title Overkill. ... The Mighty World of Marvel #1: The very first Marvel UK title published in 1972. ... Dan Abnett is a British writer, mainly of comic books and gaming fiction. ... John Tomlinson is a British comic book writer known for his work on various 2000 AD strips. ... Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th century metrical romance recorded in a manuscript containing three other pieces of an altogether more Christian orientation, which are linked by a commonality of dialect usage. ... For other uses, see Lancelot (disambiguation) and Sir Lancelot (disambiguation). ...

Identity Crises

Brian quits costumed adventuring for a time and concentrates on research, building the Midnight Runner for Excalibur. Eventually, he and Meggan become engaged. However, Brian, Meggan, and the rest of Excalibur are soon captured by the R.C.X. and Brian is severely beaten while resisting. Dying, broken and bloody, he is healed by Roma, who fixes the arcane circuitry in his costume to match his body's frequencies. She also removes the "blunder factor" she had secretly cast over him (a curse she had cast ensuring that he would need the help of the entire team until he saw the innate value in it). The evil members of R.C.X. are cleared out in a joint effort by Excalibur and the members of an internal mutiny.

Immediately afterward, Phoenix III reappears and Excalibur journeys into the future to save the world from the Sentinels. On the way back, Brian is lost in the time-stream. Eventually, his body parts start reappearing in the same space as Rachel's - first his arms, then his chest - for brief flickers. Eventually, a rift is opened in which Brian and Rachel switch places. Rachel is flung to the far future to become the Mother Askani and Brian returns home. He is flooded, however, with memories of the far future and remains disconnected from the real world. He calls himself "Britannic" for some time, but eventually re-acclimates himself to his old life. It changes slightly, as Excalibur moves to Muir Island and new members join the team. Brian has a prophetic vision concerning the London Branch of the Hellfire Club's plan to take over the United Kingdom. Brian infiltrates the Club by claiming his father's position as Black Rook and, again with Excalibur's help, thwarts its efforts at domination. The Askani are a fictional organisation in the Marvel Universe in the future/alternate timeline desgnated as Earth-4935, also known as Earth Askani. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Hellfire Club is a Marvel Comics supervillain team that frequently battles the X-Men. ...

King of Otherworld

Brian Braddock,
King of Otherworld.
Promotional art for Excalibur: Sword of Power. Art by Pablo Raimondi.

In a battle with the Dragons of the Crimson Dawn, Brian expends all of his power to stop a dimensional portal from opening. Having lost his powers, he leaves the team for some time, but returns to fulfill his dream of marrying Meggan. After the ceremony on Otherworld, the team disbands and its members return to the United States. Image File history File links Captain_britain_King_otherworld. ... Image File history File links Captain_britain_King_otherworld. ...

Brian soon finds work at the Darkmoor research facility. During one of his tests on the new blade and armor of his friend the Black Knight, Widget appears with warriors who begin to attack on Roma's behalf. The heroes (including Psylocke, who is also visiting England) drive the attackers off, then follow them to Otherworld where they discover that the Captain Britain Corps has been decimated. Together with the survivors - Crusader X and Captain UK - Brian and his comrades attempt to stop Roma from acquiring the Sword of Might. This, together with the Amulet of Right, would have the ability to remake the cosmos. Brian searches for the Sword but finds a computer-filled shrine in a cavern built by his father. A hologram of James Braddock, Sr. explains to Brian that he is the savior and rightful heir of Otherworld with the innate right to wield Excalibur. The hologram re-activates Brian's powers and as he draws the sword, a fiery cross (similar to the British flag) appears as a mask on his face. Brian then confronts Roma, who is revealed to be his father's sentient and insane computer Mastermind. With the aid of the real Roma, Braddock defeats the powerful computer. Roma then relinquishes control of Otherworld to Captain Britain. He and Meggan remain in Otherworld as effective rulers of the multiverse. Unbeknownst to Brian, the events leading up to his assumption of the Otherworld were orchestrated by Kang the Conqueror, for reasons yet to be revealed. Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the companys third person to bear the name Black Knight. ... Widget is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

In the "Lionheart of Avalon" storyline in The Avengers, the sorceress Morgan Le Fay captures Brian and Meggan. Le Fay hopes that by killing Braddock and severing his mystical ties to the land, she will destroy all of Great Britain. However, Brian appears to Kelsey Leigh, a British mother who dies protecting both her children and Captain America from The Wrecking Crew. Braddock offers her the choice between the Amulet and the Sword and, feeling that she could better defend her children with a weapon, she chooses the latter. Although she is changed into a new Captain Britain, she remains cursed by the inability to ever reveal herself to her children. Because he transfers his power to Kelsey, the plan to destroy Britain fails. The Avengers are a superhero team that appear in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Morgan le Fay is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, based loosely on the Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. ... Lionheart, the alter ego of Kelsey Leigh, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero. ... The Wrecking Crew are a team of four Marvel supervillains. ...

New Excalibur

Main article: New Excalibur

Returning to Otherworld, Braddock and Meggan become rulers of the realm. However, Captain Britain is forced to come back to Earth to stop the House of M reality-shift from destroying all dimensions. During this time, his wife Meggan apparently sacrifices her life to close a rip in time that would have destroyed all existence. This results in Brian becoming active as Captain Britain again and the formation of a new Excalibur, along with Peter Wisdom, Sage, Juggernaut, Dazzler and Nocturne. Captain Britain also believes his sister Psylocke to be dead, unaware that she has joined the Exiles. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Peter Winston Pete Wisdom is a fictional character, a secret agent in the Marvel Comics comic book universe. ... Sage, also known as Tessa is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a fictional comic book supervillain from the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dazzler (Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. ... Nocturne is a code name used by four separate fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Psylocke (Elizabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes misspelled, even in the published comics, as Elisabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel Comics. ...

Partial cover to
New Excalibur #1.
Art by Michael Ryan.

During his time with New Excalibur, America plunged into a superhuman Civil War and Captain Britain worked with Iron Man, though his personal views on the civil war remained in question. Image File history File links CaptainBritain. ... Image File history File links CaptainBritain. ... There are many notable people with the name Michael Ryan: Michael Ryan (athlete), New Zealand long distance runner Michael Ryan (baseball), a baseball player Michael Ryan (ice hockey), American ice hockey player Michael Ryan (judge), a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia Michael Ryan (mass murderer), perpetrated the Hungerford... Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ...

I'm ordered to be here, so I will keep my personal view to myself. - Captain Britain

He also assisted Pete Wisdom and British intelligence agency MI-13 in their battle against a Martian invasion. ^[16]

Braddock has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative #1.^[17]

After the defeat of an alternate Braddock by New Excalibur, Braddock is reunited with his sister and the Exiles in the miniseries X-Men: Die by the Sword before he is severely injured by Rouge-Mort. Albion is the name of two fictional characters within the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Captain Britain and MI: 13

In the recent May 2008 Solicitations, a new series written by Paul Cornell will feature Captain Britain, Pete Wisdom and other British superheroes working for MI: 13. The first few issues tie into the Secret Invasion crossover.

Powers and abilities

Originally, Captain Britain's powers were linked to the mystical Amulet of Right, worn around his neck. When Brian Braddock rubbed the amulet he was transformed from an ordinary mortal into a superhero version of himself, complete with a more muscular physique. The amulet could also mystically replenish his superhuman energies. He also possessed a telescoping staff to vault. This also had other functions (many of which were not utilized or even understood), the most heavily relied upon being the ability to project a force-field. Later, Merlyn changed the staff into the mace-like Star Sceptre, which he could utilize like a quarterstaff and which also gave him the ability of flight. Merlyn changed his costume just before he entered the alternate Earth-238, fusing the powers of the Amulet and the Scepter into a new uniform. Eventually, he no longer required even the battle-suit for the full use of his powers, as his heritage of being the son of a denizen of the extra-dimensional Otherworld is enough to power him.

Brian Braddock has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, reflexes, senses, and the ability to negate or direct gravity, which permits him to fly. He also possesses enhanced perceptions that allow him to be aware of things others may miss (such as objects cloaked by spells of illusion). The energy that powers his abilities is drawn from inter-universal space and friction. When he and Meggan destroyed the Otherworld energy matrix at Roma's prompting, the energies that allowed him to retain his power within the UK without his costume were dissipated. Hence, to retain his powers anywhere on Earth, he must wear the costume at all times. His costume acts as an antenna and battery, allowing him to retain his powers wherever he goes. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Brian is the fraternal twin of Betsy Braddock, resulting in a strong psychic bond between the two. As described by writer Chris Claremont in the Uncanny X-Men House of M story line, the two are in fact immune to each other's powers because of their genetic connection.^[18] Fraternal twin boys in the tub The term twin most notably refers to two individuals (or one of two individuals) who have shared the same uterus (womb) and usually, but not necessarily, born on the same day. ... Psylocke (Elizabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes misspelled, even in the published comics, as Elisabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

In addition, Braddock is a brilliant scientist with a Ph.D. in physics. This article is about the profession. ...

Other versions

Captain Britain has been represented in various incarnations, not exlusive to Brian Braddock. In addition to other characters who have assumed the mantle of Captain Britain in the absence of Braddock, there have been several other versions of characters written to have orginated from alternate universes. Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ...

Mainstream depictions

• Brian Braddock - becomes Captain Britain, after Merlyn gives him the Amulet of Right.
• Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock - assumes the mantle of Captain Britain while Brian Braddock is away working for the covert British agency R.C.X.^[19]
• Modred the Mystic - briefly assumes the mantle of Captain Britain by syphoning off Braddock's energies in a effort to defeat Merlyn. ^[20].
• Kelsey Leigh Kirkland - receives the Sword of Right from Braddock, after she is injured defending Captain America. ^[21]

Psylocke (Elizabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes misspelled, even in the published comics, as Elisabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... The Resources Control Executive (R.C.X.) is a fictional British intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Modred the Mystic is a fictional magician in the Marvel Comics universe who has alternated between being an anti-hero and an outright supervillain. ... Lionheart, the alter ego of Kelsey Leigh, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

Alternate universe versions

Captain Britain Corps

Main article: Captain Britain Corps

Founded by Merlyn, the Captain Britain Corps are formed to defend the Multiverse. Each member protected his or her reality based on their dimensional equivalent of Britain, and was powered by the friction between dimensions. Prominent members aside from Braddock include Captain Albion and Captain UK. The group includes multiple versions of Braddock, as well, including: Captain England ; Crusader X; and others named Captain Britain. // History In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps is a league of super-heroes all known as or as an alternate version of Captain Britain. ... Captain UK (Alias Linda McQuillan) is a comic-book character for Marvel Comics. ... Captain England is a fictitious comic book hero from Marvel Comics. ... Crusader X (Alias Bran Braddock) is a Marvel Comics character for the Captain Britain Corps. ...

Albion

Main article: Albion (Marvel Comics)#Alternate Brian Braddock

This Brian Braddock is from a world ravaged by war for almost a century. This Braddock chose the Sword of Might over the Amulet of Right. Albion allies himself with Black Air and Shadow-X and creates an army of Captain Britains, beginning a war against the Captain Britain Corps. Albion is the name of two fictional characters within the Marvel Comics Universe. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Black Air is a former Governmental Intelligence department founded and operating primarily within the United Kingdom in the fictional Marvel Universe, initially as an adjunct to the Ministry of Defence. ... Shadow-X (also known as Dark X-Men) is a Marvel Comics supervillain group that first appeared in New Excalibur #1. ...

Age of Apocalypse

Main article: Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse, Brian Braddock never becomes Captain Britain, and is one of the members of the Human High Council, alongside Moira Trask, Bolivar Trask, Emma Frost and Mariko Yashida. Braddock is also the most vocal advocate for the extermination of mutants, much to the weariness of Yashida and Frost, who seems much less fanatical in their beliefs. However, Braddock becomes the victim of a mind control device and is forced to act as a mole for Donald Pierce and his Reavers, all servants of Apocalypse. Under the control of Pierce, Braddock proposes the assembly of the entire Council fleet to attack Apocalypse's capital. Braddock dies at Pierce's hands when he overcomes his influence and refuses to kill Emma Frost. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ...

In an alternate AoA timeline, from What If?: Age of Apocalypse, Captain Britain is a member of the Defenders (their version of the Avengers), and uses Iron Man's armor. In this timeline, Legion kills both Professor Xavier and Magneto, therefore the X-Men never existed, so mankind's only hope lies with the Defenders. The other Defender members are Weapon X, The Thing (using a metal prosthetic arm), X-Man, Colossus, Brother Voodoo, Molecule Man, and Sauron, led by Captain America (who wields Thor's hammer, Mjolnir). During the final offensive against Apocalypse, Captain Britain loses his life fighting the Hulk (one of Apocalypse's Horsemen in this reality), who rips Britain's body apart. For the upcoming film and video game based on the superhero, see Iron Man (film) and Iron Man (video game). ... Legion (David Charles Haller) was the Marvel Comics character responsible for creating the alternate timeline known as the Age of Apocalypse. ... Professor X Professor X (full name Charles Francis Xavier) is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Wolverine, born James Howlett but more commonly known as Logan, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero and a member of several teams, including the X-Men and the New Avengers. ... thing, see Thing (disambiguation). ... For members of the Marvel Comics superhero team, see X-Men. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... Brother Voodoo is a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Molecule Man is a fictional character, an elemental supervillain of immense power in the Marvel Comics universe, and an enemy of Klaw. ... Sauron is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ... This article is about the superhero. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Mjolnir (disambiguation). ... Incredible Hulk, The Hulk and The Incredible Hulk redirect here. ...

Marvel Zombies

A zombie version of Captain Britain briefly appears in the miniseries Marvel Zombies while the Silver Surfer travels the globe. He also briefly appears in Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness, zombified by Quicksilver. Marvel Zombies is a set of comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2005. ... This article is about the comic book character. ... Marvel Zombies vs. ...

Ultimate Captain Britain

Main article: Ultimate Marvel

In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Captain Britain is a member of the European Defense Initiative (the EU equivalent of the Ultimates), along with Captain Italy, Captain France, Captain Spain and several unnamed members most likely from other European countries, all of whom have the same powers: flight, super-strength and a force field. All four of them developed their powers from the super powered exo-suits developed by Professor Sir James Braddock, who oversees the EDI super soldier program. Captain Britain and the other members of European Defense Initiative helped The Ultimates track down and contain Thor and they released The Fantastic Four, Spider-man, and The X-Men during the Liberators' attack on America. They are also seen helping to pull up the Statue of Liberty after the battle is over. The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... The Ultimates is a set of superhero comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. ...

In other media

Television

Captain Britain was briefly seen in the fourth part of the Phoenix Saga from the X-Men animated television series, in the episode, "The Starjammers". Psylocke mentions him during "Beyond Good and Evil", though she merely says "my brother", hinting also he's a mutant in this continuity. Dark Phoenix on the cover of the Dark Phoenix TPB; art originally from Uncanny X-Men #135, by John Byrne. ... The X-Men Animated Series debuted in the 1992-1993 season on the Fox Network. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...

Bibliography

List of titles

Collections

A number of trade paperbacks have been released collecting both the early run and Alan Moore's updated version (his run being reprinted after Alan Davis' run which followed it. However, the 2005 Panini reprint renumbers it as volume 1).^[22] In comics, a trade paperback (TPB or simply trade) specifically refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or...

• Captain Britain:
  • Captain Britain Annual 1977 (by Chris Claremont, with pencils by Herb Trimpe and inks by Fred Kida, reprints Captain Britain Weekly #1-7, 1977)
  • Volume 1: The Birth of a Legend (by Chris Claremont, collecting Captain Britain Weekly #1-23, Panini Comics, February 2007, ISBN 1-905239-30-0)
  • Volume 2: Hero Reborn (by Gary Friedrich, collecting Captain Britain Weekly #24-39 and Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain #231-238 Panini Comics, November 2007, ISBN 1905239726)

• Captain Britain:
  • Volume 1 (by Jamie Delano and Alan Davis, collects The Mighty World Of Marvel, volume 2, #14-16 and Captain Britain Monthly, #1-14, 1984-1985, tpb, 1988, ISBN 1854000209)
  • Volume 2 (written by Alan Moore and drawn by Alan Davis, collects Marvel Superheroes, #387-388, The Daredevils, #1-11 and The Mighty World Of Marvel, volume 2, #7-13, 1982-1984, tpb, Marvel Comics, 2002, ISBN 0785108556, Panini Comics, 2005, ISBN 1905239106)

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UK published titles

• Captain Britain Weekly, #1-39
• Super Spider-Man and Captain Britain, #231-253
• Hulk Weekly, #1-63
• Marvel Superheroes, #377-388
• The Daredevils, #1-11
• The Mighty World Of Marvel, volume 2, #7-16
• Captain Britain Monthly, #1-14
• Knights of Pendragon, volume one, #1-18
• Recently Panini Comics have reprinted Marvel UK's Captain Britain monthly material in The Mighty World of Marvel (vol. 3). They have also produced new material in Spectacular Spider-Man (UK edition) #114.

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US published titles

• Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn (also known as Excalibur Special Edition)
• Excalibur, Vol. 1, #1-125
  • Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem
  • Excalibur: Weird War III
  • Excalibur: The Possession
  • Excalibur: Air Apparent
  • Excalibur Annual, #1-2
  • Excalibur #-1

• Excalibur Vol. 2 #1-4 - a mini series solicited as Excalibur: Sword of Power, and occasionally called by that name.

• Marvel Team-Up, #65-66

• New Excalibur, #1-24 (November 2005 - 2007)

• New Mutants, annual #2

• X-Men Archives featuring Captain Britain (1995), #1-7. All but the first were collected in the 2003 Captain Britain trade paperback.

• X-Men: Die by the Sword, #1-5 (2007)

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See also

• Marvel Comics Multiverse

Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ...

Footnotes

The Mighty World of Marvel #1 published in 1972 The Mighty World Of Marvel ( commonly shortened to MWOM ) was Marvel UKs first ever title published in 1972. ...

References

• International Hero profile on Captain Britain
• UncannyXmen.net Spotlight on Captain Britain
• Marvel Directory: Excalibur

External links

• Marvel Heroes Classic Role-playing Game Statistics for Captain Britain
• http://marvel.com/universe/Captain_Britain_%28Brian_Braddock%29