Elizabeth 'Betsy' Braddock has recently left the Braddock family to head to America and join the X-Men, trading her life of comfort and privilege with the old-money English family to fight for the dreams of the X-Men. However, the X-Men have their doubts about her due to her impulsive nature and tendency to leap before she looks. Betsy just wants a chance to prove herself to them all and show them she can do better, she can be part of this and do something real for once in her life. 