WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Excalibur #13 by Tini Howard, R.B. Silva, Nolan Woodard, VC’s Ariana Maher, and Tom Muller.

The latest chapter of X of Swords claimed another mutant victim, as Jubilee met her end at the hands of the mad king Jamie Braddock. Alternate versions of Jubilee, Rogue, Gambit, and Rictor had been imprisoned at the bottom of Saturnine’s tower when they escaped to make the attack. The four were changed into Captain Britains in Excalibur #10, when Jaime used his powers to fracture reality. Each gained the powers of Captain Britain in addition to their original mutant powers. The combination didn’t do much good against the Omeg- level reality-altering powers of King Jaime, but it’s a substantial upgrade for all four mutants. Jubilee’s power before this was shooting plasma fireworks from her fingertips, and the strength of Captain Britain was a welcome enhancement.

When the Captains Britain ambushed King Jamie as he slept, he defeated them quickly. His brother Brian Braddock (the original Captain Britain) and sister Betsy Braddock (the former Psylocke and current Captain Britain) burst into the room. They talked King Jamie down from killing all four of the Captain Britain Corps members, but at a steep price. Jamie says, “Let’s say I split the difference and kill one” before using his powers to wipe Jubilee from existence.

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Her death couldn’t have come at a worse time for the mutants. The X-Men are currently heading to war in X of Swords, and they'll need a hand from anyone around, even mutants from other dimensions. While the main Jubilee is still alive and well on Krakoa in the Marvel Universe, the X-Men have found some kinks in their ability to bring tpeople who die in Otherworld back to life. While mutants could still technically be resurrected, their minds and bodies cannot be downloaded in the way they have been, and the beings who are revived in their place are entirely new people, without any of her previous memories or personality, similar to what happened with Rockslide was killed. In theory, if the regular Jubilee died in Otherworld and went through the resurrection protocols, she would be influenced by this Captain Britain Jubilee.

Jubilee  was originally introduced to the X-Men long before that, in Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri's Uncanny X-Men #244 in 1989. She joined the team almost incidentally when she followed Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, and Dazzler through a gateway in a Los Angeles Mall to the Australian Outback where the X-Men were then stationed. After freeing a crucified Wolverine and helping him fight off the Reavers, she officially joined the team. More recently, she adopted a son, Shogo.

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After the death of Jubilee, the other corpsmen are taken captive. Captain Britain contacts them telepathically and discovers that a spell surrounds them preventing their escape. Unfortunately, she doesn't have time to attempt a rescue as her more pertinent concern is obtaining the sword she needs for the X of Swords tournament.

Ultimately, Captain Britain elects to leave Rogue, Gambit, and Rictor behind in favor of gaining the Starlight Sword for use in the tournament. The issue ends with her in a circle with seven of her fellow champions, including her brother Brian, who now wields the Sword of Might. Even though nothing is said about the Captain Britain corps that was left behind, there can be no doubt that Captain Britain will return to rescue her companions, if she survives the tournament.

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