Uncanny X-Men #256

« The Key That Breaks the Locke »: Hand Jonin Matsuo Tsurayaba offers his services to the Mandarin after slaughtering his way into his Hong Kong residence. Elsewhere, an amnesiac Psylocke, captured by the Hand, undergoes a shifting, symbolic dream where she is reshaped by a Hand sensitive into a loyal Asian assassin, guided by Matsuo to serve the Mandarin. In her dream she slays imagined friends to claim power rings and battles Slaymaster, who once blinded her, resisting his attempt to dominate her — but Mojo and Spiral, secretly manipulating the vision, ensure she wakes with a twisted, immoral perspective. In reality, Psylocke swears loyalty to the Mandarin while hiding an insane smile. Key issue: Psylocke, mind wiped by the Siege Perilous, is taken in by the Hand and transformed into an Oriental woman warrior; Betsy Braddock’s childhood recalled.