Reception
Psylocke was included in IGN's "Battle of the Comic-Book Babes" contest in 2005, winning the first two rounds against Aspen Matthews and then Natsumi and Miyuki, before losing to Emma Frost (the eventual champion of this edition). Psylocke, however, emerged victorious from the following year's "Battle of the Comic-Book Babes" in 2006, winning the consecutive rounds against Deena Pilgrim, Rachel Summers and Black Cat. In the final round, she managed to get almost two-thirds of the votes (64 percent) when pitted against the video gaming's female icon Lara Croft. In the 2009 Marvel poll "Who's the better brawler in Marvel vs. Capcom 2?", Psylocke got over two-thirds of the votes (68 percent) against the Street Fighter series icon and the fighting game genre female symbol Chun-Li.
In 2006, IGN ranked her as the 22nd top X-Men series' character overall, calling her "the new age Rogue" and "a born leader", whose "abilities make her one of the most potent fighters to ever wear the X," as well as giving her the third place on the list of "Top Ten X-Babes", commenting, "Asian gal with incredible body and a British accent? This is a no-brainer." In 2011, IGN included Psylocke among the eight mutants IGN wished to see in the sequel to X-Men: First Class, explaining, "Mentally, she can go toe-to-toe with fellow telepaths like Emma Frost, and physically, she can kick as much ass as Wolverine when the situation calls for it," and adding that they would prefer to see her appearing as an Asian and a ninja, while disregarding her prior appearances in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand.
In 2011, UGO ranked her as fifth on their list of "Fighting Games' Finest Female Fighters" for her appearances in Capcom's fighting games, commenting that "the only thing more confusing than Psylocke's backstory is what exactly her powers are all you really need to know is this: Psylocke is a sexy, Asian lady ninja sporting the most obscene butt-floss this side of Linda Kozlowski in Crocodile Dundee," and also featuring her on their list of "25 Hot Ninja Girls". According to UGO's Guide to Ninjas, "Basically, Marvel gave a third-rate character a makeover, hence, creating one of the most popular female mutants in X-Men history." For the same reason, they also gave her the ninth place in the 2011 list of "Superhero Power Upgrades That Kicked Complete Ass".
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