History ComicBook / Excalibur2019

* DropTheHammer: Apocalypse manifests one to defend [[spoiler: The Lighthouse]]. Betsy is puzzled by it.

* BackForTheDead: Apocalypse calls together the Externals to sacrifice four of them in a magical ritual to establish a permanent portal to Otherworld. The process is stated to [[KilledOffForReal kill them permanently]].

War wages in the Otherworld, just as a new era for mutantkind dawns with the magic connection between the mutants of the world and the Otherworld. [[ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} Betsy Braddock]] takes center-stage as the new ComicBook/CaptainBritain, holding the Amulet of Right while fighting for the Kingdom of Avalon alongside her Excalibur: ComicBook/{{Rogue}}, ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, [[ComicBook/JubileeMarvelComics Jubilee]], Rictor, and... ''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}''?!

* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: With him being out of the Braddock Academy and his sister Elsa being the family head and main monster hunter, Cullen Bloodstone just indulges himself with karaoke and purchasing creatures to hunt on the family estate.

* BalefulPolymorph: Due to being a non-mutant mortal AND a child in Otherworld, Shogo transforms into a dragon. He doesn't mind.

The fourth ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'' series, and the first in 12 years, spinning out of the status quo of ''[[ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen House of X/Powers of X]]''. It is part of the ''ComicBook/DawnOfX'' relaunch, written by Creator/TiniHoward (''ComicBook/HackSlash Revolution'') and drawn by Marcus To (''ComicBook/AgeOfXMan: [=NextGen=]'').

** Goldballs has considered renaming himself [[Comicbook/{{Elfquest}} "Egg"]], with the change of how his powers work. Betsy doesn't think it'll last.

* AdultFear: Apparently the only thing that can make a noble soul pick the sword over the amulet.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The comic touts the mystical and HighFantasy themes compared to the sci-fi and general superheroic themes of the other ''Dawn of X'' titles.

* BalefulPolymorph: Due to being a non-mutant mortal AND a child in Otherworld, Shogo tansforms into a dragon. He doesn't mind.

* ForgottenFallenFriend:In-universe Rictor is acting very bitter and cynical about everyone living happily after Apocalypse left in ''X of Swords''. This is in spite of the fact that, as he was rebutted, Apocalypse isn't dead and in fact was reunited with his long lost wife and family after eons, [[KarmaHoudini leaving to reconnect with them with no strings attached]]. He's also complaining to people Apocalypse exploited at best, or [[ReforgedIntoAMinion brainwashed into a horseman]] and made attack their friends and family at worst.

* InstantCostumeChange: The team sports what they call "Krakoan costume technology" that let's them instantly change from civilian clothes into their superhero suits.

* RevisitingTheRoots: ''Excalibur'' sees Betsy return to her core as a British-based character. Originally, she was introduced as a supporting character for her brother, and as she became more prominent she played heavily into the British side of Marvel -- until Creator/ChrisClaremont had her move to the United States, and then made her into ninja. By that point she was an America-based character who was British. Here, she's a major hero in the British side once again.

** The first issue references the rule "As Above, So Below," which had shown up before during Kieron Gillen's ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' run with Kid Loki. During that run, it meant that destroying British monuments on Earth affected the magic in Otherworld... while in ''Excalibur'', it's flipped so the introduction of Krakoa and the Krakoan gates means a Krakoan portal appears in Otherworld.

* FantasticRacism: Morgan le Fay is furious that a Krakoan portal grew inside her scrying pool and decides ''no one'' can harness Avalon's magic until that portal is cut off. Continuing the theme of Hickman's run she is contrast with her praise of the Braddock parents for being "pure" humans whole with Jamie electing to never interact with any other humans for how they treated him.

War wages in the Otherworld, just as a new era for mutantkind dawns with the magic connection between the mutants of the world and the Otherworld. [[ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} Betsy Braddock]] takes center-stage as the new ComicBook/CaptainBritain, holding the Amulet of Right while fighting for the Kingdom of Avalon alongside her Excalibur: ComicBook/{{Rogue}}, ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, ComicBook/JubileeMarvelComics, Rictor, and... ''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}''?!

War wages in the Otherworld, just as a new era for mutantkind dawns with the magic connection between the mutants of the world and the Otherworld. [[ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} Betsy Braddock]] takes center-stage as the new ComicBook/CaptainBritain, holding the Amulet of Right while fighting for the Kingdom of Avalon alongside her Excalibur: ComicBook/{{Rogue}}, ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, ComicBook/{{Jubilee}}, Rictor, and... ''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}''?!

War wages in the Otherworld, just as a new era for mutantkind dawns with the magic connection between the mutants of the world and the Otherworld. [[ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} Betsy Braddock]] takes center-stage as the new ComicBook/CaptainBritain, holding the Amulet of Right while while fighting for the Kingdom of Avalon alongside her Excalibur: ComicBook/{{Rogue}}, ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, ComicBook/{{Jubilee}}, Rictor, and... ''ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}''?!

* WhamLine: In issue #19, Betsy is finally returned to her body, but the thing that ''had'' be inside her body escapes. Rogue feels it go, though, and says this: "She went right through me--but ah fought 'er off. I knew 'er moves 'cause she's attacked me before. You might remember too, Bets, now that ah think about it. Her name's ''[[spoiler:Malice]]''. And ''her'' power is..well..[[spoiler:she could be ''anyone on Krakoa'']]."