Captain Britain

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Brian Braddock
Main aliases:	Captain Britain
Species:	Human
Affiliated with:	Excalibur
Place of origin:	Earth
First appearance:	A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair...
Appearances:	see list

You may wish to consult Captain Britain (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Captain Britain (real name Brian Braddock) was a superhero who was given his powers by a disguised Merlin the Wise, who was subtly directing Braddock's life to make him mentally and physically prepared for a task. Merlin would once resurrect Captain Britain from the dead. (COMIC: A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... ^[+]Loading...["A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... (comic story)"]) He would reluctantly work alongside the Special Executive. (COMIC: Executive Action ^[+]Loading...["Executive Action (comic story)"])

Later, he would be one of the founding members of the team Excalibur, after the apparent death of several members of the X-Men. (COMIC: The Sword is Drawn ^[+]Loading...["The Sword is Drawn (comic story)"]) At some point, he visited Maruthea. (COMIC: Party Animals ^[+]Loading...["Party Animals (comic story)"], The Incomplete Death's Head ^[+]Loading...["The Incomplete Death's Head (comic story)"])

After sacrificing himself, he was again brought back by Merlin, (COMIC: The Guns of Avalon ^[+]Loading...["The Guns of Avalon (comic story)"]) a fact that other individuals such as Plokta (COMIC: Hell Comes to Birmingham ^[+]Loading...["Hell Comes to Birmingham (comic story)"]) and Dracula were aware of, with the latter calling him, among other things, "Merlinson". (COMIC: Vampire State ^[+]Loading...["Vampire State (comic story)"])

Biography

Captain Britain was given his powers by a disguised Merlin the Wise, who was subtly directing Braddock's life to make him mentally and physically prepared for a task. Merlin would once resurrect Captain Britain from the dead. (COMIC: A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... ^[+]Loading...["A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair... (comic story)"])

After the death of several members of the X-Men, he eventually became one of the founding members of the new team Excalibur. (COMIC: The Sword is Drawn ^[+]Loading...["The Sword is Drawn (comic story)"])

He later attended Bonjaxx's birthday party at Maruthea. He wore costumes decorated with a Union Flag design, and another that was a red jumpsuit.

Two different versions of him participated in a fight which was started by a Meep: one fought a cyborg with a chainsaw arm, while another fought John Steed and Emma Peel. (COMIC: Party Animals ^[+]Loading...["Party Animals (comic story)"])

Captain Britain also offered Death's Head and his future self to help fight Hob, but they refused. (COMIC: The Incomplete Death's Head ^[+]Loading...["The Incomplete Death's Head (comic story)"])

Behind the scenes

1990s Captain Britain (COMIC: Party Animals)

• Captain Britain was Marvel UK's flagship character in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His ties to Doctor Who Weekly were written by Alan Moore and drawn by Alan Davis, both DWM alumni; Moore was also friends with Merlin creator Steven Parkhouse. Many years later, Paul Cornell would have Merlin the Wise appear in his Captain Britain and MI:13 run.
• Captain Britain is seen three times in Party Animals wearing three different costumes. First, he is wearing his original costume from Captain Britain Weekly (1976-77) while standing with Captain UK. Next, he is wearing his new costume from Marvel Superheroes #377 (1981), The Daredevils (1983), Captain Britain (1985-86), etc. while punching the chief of the cannibals. Last, he is seen wearing his costume from Knights of Pendragon (1990-91) while holding John Steed. As three different Doctors were present, this could mean Captain Britain is there three times too.

External links

• Captain Britain at Marvel Database