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Lionheart (comics)
Lionheart Fictional character biography
Kelsey Leigh was a single mother with two young chil-
dren who lived in South-East England. She was a school-
teacher who taught English literature and history. Back
when she was married, thugs invaded her home. One of
them attempted to rape her: she fought back, hurting
him and he cut her face with a broken bottle in revenge,
scarring her permanently. Meanwhile, her husband,
Richard, was too paralyzed with fear to help her. His guilt
over that incident led to the dissolution of the marriage.
One fateful day, her family found themselves on the
front line of a battle between the Avengers and the
Wrecking Crew. Thunderball rendered Captain America
unconscious and Kelsey selflessly put herself between
the fallen Captain and the Wasp and their attacker, using
the downed hero’s shield. While the shield was indestruc-
tible, Kelsey wasn’t, and the shock from the blows inflict-
ed terrible injuries; she died en route to receiving med-
ical attention.
Kelsey awoke to find herself in a ring of standing
stones, where she was met by a vision of Brian Braddock
(Captain Britain), currently ruling Otherworld, and his
wife, the elemental shapeshifter Meggan. To save Britain
Lionheart.
from the evil Morgan le Fay, he passed the mantle of
Art by Olivier Coipel.
Captain Britain to Kelsey. Her heroic act of bravery had
Publication information earned her a second chance to live and to defend her
Publisher Marvel Comics
home. As was Braddock before her, Kelsey was given the
choice between the Sword of Might and the Amulet of
First appearance Avengers vol. 3, #77 (March, 2004) Right. However, unlike when Braddock made the choice,
Created by Chuck Austen Kelsey was only presented with the choice between
Olivier Coipel sword or amulet, and she was not informed of their sym-
bolic importance. Kelsey, desperate to see her children
In-story information
again, and not seeing how a necklace could defend any-
Alter ego Kelsey Leigh Kirkland thing, chose the sword, the path of violence. Instantly,
she was transformed into the new Captain Britain, only
Team affiliations The Avengers
Captain Britain Corps to discover that her decision meant that if she ever re-
New Excalibur vealed who she was to her children, it would cost their
lives.
Notable aliases Captain Britain, Lionheart of Avalon
Abilities Sword of Might grants: Avengers
Superhuman physical attributes,
Force field generation,
The new Captain Britain returned to Earth, where she
Energy bolts helped the Avengers defeat Morgan and her cronies,
proving herself to be far more ruthless in battle than her
Lionheart (Kelsey Leigh Kirkland formerly called Cap-
Kelsey Kirkland), predecessor, apparently killing Thunderball when she
tain Britain is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics su-
Britain, impaled him on her blade. With her children now in the
perhero. She first appeared in The Avengers vol.3, #77 Avengers’ care, Kelsey accepted an offer to join the team,
(2004). so that even if she could not be reunited with them, she
could remain close and in their lives.
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Kelsey remained a member of the Avengers until the Shadow Captains, restoring Britain to its former state. In
events of Avengers Disassembled. When She-Hulk went acknowledgment of her help against Albion, the Govern-
crazy after an attack by Ultron robots, Kelsey stepped up, ment gives her a second chance working with them.
once again putting herself in the path of danger to rescue Braddock suggests that it is time to set things right with
the fallen Captain America. She-Hulk knocked her out, her family and she is reunited with her children and
and she spent the remainder of the unfolding events in mother. Pete Wisdom tells them that her disappearance
hospital, her status critical. In Avengers Finale, Kelsey left was due to working for the Crown, working on a secret
the disbanding Avengers, returning home to England ful- mission in the months since her "death". No explanation
ly recovered. was given as to why it is now safe for her to reveal herself
to her children.
New Excalibur
Going under the codename of Lionheart, Kelsey seeks re- Captain Britain and MI: 13
venge and blames Captain Britain for what happened to During the Skrulls’ Secret Invasion of Earth, England was
her; for not warning her of the consequences of choosing attacked. After successfully turning the invaders away a
the Sword of Might and for losing her children.[1] new team of superheroes banded together, sanctioned
Though unknown how it occurred, Lionheart was ma- by the government. Lionheart was not seen during these
nipulated by Albion, a supervillain who also dislikes Cap- events and her current status is unknown.
tain Britain. Lionheart, though struggling to fight her
conscience, would have killed Courtney Ross, the woman
who shares his heart and must thus share his fate, if not
for the arrival of Juggernaut and Nocturne. After a fight
Powers and abilities
between Albion and Captain Britain, Lionheart and Al- Super-strength, speed, stamina, reflexes and reactions,
bion fled.[2] endurance, senses, and flight. The Sword of Might gives
Albion returns with an army of Shadow Captains and Kelsey the ability to form energy blasts or shields.
Lionheart at his side. Using a mystical device, he neu-
tralises all forms of modern technology, plunging Britain
into a pre-industrial state. The effect is catastrophic.
References
They join forces with Shadow-X and soon after Sage joins [1] New Excalibur #4
Albion’s ranks undercover as Diana Fox — code-named [2] New Excalibur #5
Britannia — Kelsey sees the error of her ways. She joins • Captain Britain (Kelsey Leigh) at the Comic Book DB
forces with Excalibur and helps defeat Albion and his • Lionheart (Marvel) at the Comic Book DB
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