Brian Braddock
Brian Braddock is a male comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Brian Braddock was a male human who was the son of James Braddock and Elizabeth Braddock. (Captain Britain v1 #14) He had an older brother in the form of Jamie Braddock. (Captain Britain v1 #9) Brian also had a sister who was named Betsy Braddock. (Captain Britain v1 #8)
He was at the Lion's Rock Pub where he came to chat with Valerie Campbell and shared a kiss with her. Brian was expected back at Braddock Manor but his flirtation with the young woman meant that he was late. By the time he came back, he found that both his parents were killed seemingly in an accident. Since then, Brian had blamed himself for not being home in time as perhaps he could have prevented their deaths. Unknown to him, their deaths had been engineered by his father's computer Mastermind after they became a threat to him. (Captain Britain v1 #14)
Captain Britain
Excalibur
Captain Britain & MI-13
Avenger
He was in London where he responded to a supervillain incident caused by Riot who attempted to kill the monarchy. After dropping the criminal in Otherworld's prison, he responded to Captain America's call and was transported to Lighthouse station that was the base of the Secret Avengers. Brian initially misunderstood Steve Rogers as he believed he was being placed in charge of the team though in reality the head of the group was Hawkeye. Their first assignment was a terrorist attack in Pakistan where they encountered a woman being abducted by a group of Adaptoids that were part of a machine race known as the Descendants. The heroes failed to stop the Descendants from escaping with their target with Captain Britain having been knocked to the side by one of the machines. (Secret Avengers v1 #22) Though they lost the enemy, the new Ant-Man Eric O'Grady had actually shrunk himself and hid on the Adaptoids when they fled to their headquarters. The rest of the Secret Avengers tracked the Pym Particle trail where Brian's suit accidentally interfaced with the Descendants city known as the Core. (Secret Avengers v1 #23) Separated from his comrades, Captain Britain found that his suit had shutdown after contact from the Core's A.I. and that he had to make do with his energy reserves. He was then ambushed by Lady Deathstrike with various UltraVision Descendants swarming him until he was saved by the Human Torch. (Secret Avengers v1 #24)
Brian was spared for the universal destruction caused by the Incursions and sent to Earth-616 where he came to be the only survivor of the Captain Britain Corps. (Excalibur v4 #13)
He and Meggan then had a child with them naming their blonde haired daughter named Maggie Braddock. (X-Men: Gold Annual v1 #1)
House of X
Wielding the Sword of Might, he decided to remain as the champion of Avalon and as called to a meeting at the Starlight Citadel. This was when Saturnyne had unveiled the Contest of Swords to be fought between the Mutants of the nations of Krakoa and Arrako. She created a prophecy that named the ten sword wielders from Krakoa with Brian Braddock being among them. (Excalibur v4 #13)
Overview
Personality and attributes
After choosing the Amulet of Right, he came to be crowned a hero and given the name Captain Britain. (Captain Britain v1 #2) When he was Avalon's champion, he for a time took the name of Captain Avalon. (Excalibur v4 #13)
In his younger days, he was noted for being quite the romantic. (Captain Britain v1 #14)
As he grew older, he became more of a shy student. (Captain Britain v1 #14)
As Captain Britain, he strove to be a champion where he sought to maintain the rule of right where law and justice was maintained against those who ruled by might. Captain Britain v1 #2)
Brian was unaware that his father Sir James Braddock was actually an inhabitant of Otherworld and a chosen champion of Merlyn. (Captain Britain v2 #7) In fact, Brian's conception was a plot to sire a saviour and a king with him inheriting the divine spark from his father. (Excalibur v2 #3) It was noted that his father had been a brilliant scientist on Earth. (Captain Britain v1 #14)
With Meggan, he had a blonde haired daughter who was named Maggie Braddock. (X-Men: Gold Annual v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Unknown to him initially, he was descended from Otherworld as his father Sir James Braddock was an inhabitant of that dimension. This meant that he inherited the genes allowing him to wield the power of that realm which was inherent in his body. (Captain Britain v2 #7)
Braddock came to possess an astonishing level of agility with his reflexes and poise under pressure being admirable. (Captain Britain v1 #14)
Whilst at the Siege Perilous, he was presented with a choice between the Sword of Might and the Amulet of Right. Ultimately, Brian came to choose the latter that caused him to be struck by energy that gave him superhuman powers. This force of pure energy transformed him causing him to grow bigger, stronger and faster. (Captain Britain v1 #2)
Initially, he manifested a costume when he activated his powers with this forming around him and perfectly fit his body. (Captain Britain v1 #2)
At first, Brian believed his powers came from his suit but it was actually inherent in his body and his costume was actually a mere amplifier. (Captain Britain v2 #7)
The suit's sensors could detect low frequency living currents that could interface with artificial intelligences and advanced technology. (Secret Avengers v1 #23)
Initially, he was armed with a small baton where an activator could cause it to extend and became a full quarterstaff. (Captain Britain v1 #2)
For a time, he came to wield the Sword of Might that was said to had been forged from the fires of creation and tempered by the powers of the universe. (Excalibur v4 #13)
Braddock Manor had been built a quarter-millennium ago by a victorious general who came home from the European wars. Meanwhile, the land had been part of the Braddock family heritage since before the Romans came to the land with it being steeped in history. (Captain Britain v1 #9)
At some point, he came to head the Braddock Academy which aimed to make heroes out of Britain's best and brightest with the institution staffed by Britain's mightiest heroes. (Avengers Arena v1 #5)
Notes
- Captain Britain was created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe where he made his first appearance in Captain Britain v1 #1 (October, 1976).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In X-Men, Captain Britain made cameo appearances in the 1990s animated television series. During the Phoenix Saga, he was briefly shown on Earth as among the heroes responding to disasters around the world. During the episode "Beyond Good and Evil", Psylocke appeared and mentioned her brother that was an indirect reference to Brian Braddock.
Video games
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Captain Britain appeared as a playable character in the setting of the Facebook video game.
Appearances
- Captain Britain v1: (1976)
- Excalibur v1:
- Captain Britain and MI13 v1:
- Uncanny X-Force v1:
- Secret Avengers v1:
- New Avengers:
- X-Men: Gold Annual v1:
- Excalibur v4:
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