| Cyclops | |
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| Information | |
| Real name: | Scott Summers |
| AKA: | Fearless, Slim, Shades |
| Species: | Human Mutant |
| Hair: | Brown |
| Eyes: | Blue |
| Relatives: | Christopher Summers (father) Alex Suummers (brother) Gabriel Summers (brother) |
| Base: | Xavier Institute |
| Affiliations: | X-Men |
| Abilities: | Optic energy beams Hand-to-hand combat |
Cyclops, real name Scott Summers, is the leader of the X-Men. A mutant, Cyclops emits a powerful energy beam from his eyes (an "optic blast"). In uniform, he wears a battle visor with a single, ruby-quartz lens running eye-to-eye; the resulting one-eyed appearance is why he is codenamed "Cyclops." While out of costume, Cyclops constantly wear red, ruby-quartz shades, to hold back his blasts.
History[]
When Scott was a boy growing up, his father, USAF Major Christopher Summers, took the family for a flight to Hawaii. It came under attack by a Shi'ar spaceship. As the plane went down in flames, Scott's parents fastened him and his younger brother Alex into a parachute and pushed them off the plane, hoping that they would survive. Scott's parachute failed to open and he struck his head upon landing. This caused brain damage to Scott which is responsible for his poor control over his optic blasts. Upon waking up in a hospital, Scott was told by his rescuers that he was the sole survivor of the crash.
When Scott is sixteen, he was taken in by Professor Charles Xavier and became a member of the X-Men. While on the team, Scott befriends Jean Grey. Although the two are 'friends', it is noted that there was a slowly, blossoming relationship between them.
In the X-Men's first field mission, Scott along with Xavier, Ororo Munroe, Logan, and Jean Grey were the first people to met Superman and learned his Kryptonian origins. After Superman joined the X-Men, Scott lead his team in recruiting new mutants to the Xavier Institute and coming into conflict with the Brotherhood.
Strategy X[]
A high school football game is taking place as the home team receives support from the students of their school, Bayville High. While sitting up in the bleachers, Scott Summers is watching the game with his friend Paul as he's flipping around a quarter with his fingers.
Scott drops his change underneath the bleacher he was sitting on. When he tilts his head, he notices a hand going through the bleachers and into the pocket of a man, taking his wallet. Scott exclaims to Paul to check it and states that it looks like someone is taking up a collection. While Paul asks if they should call the cops, Scott tells him to hold that option open as he goes to investigate who the thief was. The thief is Todd Tolansky as he's already been comfronted by Duncan Matthews who puts him up against a wall, one of his friends tells him let's crush him before Scott says not to as he arrives.
Scott tells Duncan to chill and reminds him that the wallets are still there before asking him if they just have Todd return the money with no harm done. While Todd agrees with Scott, Duncan asks Scott what he cares about him. While he says not much, Scott expresses his distaste in three against one. Duncan tells him that he and his friends are going to nail Toad and that he can take his stupid "sunglasses-at-night" and leave. As Duncan and his buddies are prepared to stomp Toad in the mud, Scott grabs a hold of Duncan and told him to knock it off before throwing him against his two fellow football players. While he's picked up by his friends, Duncan is soon dropped after they realize that Toad is escaping. After falling to the muddy ground, Duncan gets up and angrily tells Scott that he had made a big mistake as Scott gets into a fighting stance. Duncan lunges at Scott while Jean Grey arrives and calls for Scott's name before telling him no as he looks at her. Distracted, Scott's socked across the brow by Duncan and soon unleashes his powers unintentionally after his glasses come off.
The optic blast hits Duncan which knocked him unconscious as the blast also hits a propane tank nearby an unattended snack bar. Causing an explosion and the nearby bleachers to catch on fire, which results in serious collateral damage to the field. Following the explosion and the authorities arrival, Scott is still under the bleachers as he sits with his eyes closed after losing his glasses until Jean gave them to him upon finding the two. As Jean asked if he was okay, Scott tried to explain his unintentional blast. Jean revealed that she knew he didn't mean to do it and suggested that he leave. Meanwhile, Duncan was tended to by medics and they state that he has a concussion as he doesn't remember anything about the incident. As Duncan was carried off on an ambulance cart, Jean comforted him and referred to him as a poor baby due to his injuries. As Jean tended to Duncan, Todd came to a jealous Scott and thanked him for his involvement in stopping Duncan as Scott began to walk off.
The next day, at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Scott was rushing Jean out of the bathroom claiming that they were going to be late for school while she was brushing her hair. Jean told him to hold on for a second and that she was almost done. Scott exclaims that he was going to blast the door down before Jean comes out. She teasingly asked him if they were going or not, sliding a finger along his chin before walking off. As she and Scott prepared to leave, the two were halted by Charles Xavier, whom stated that it would be just for a moment. Once they were in the study, Xavier introduces them to Kurt Wagner. At first, Kurt was very shy but Xavier reassured him that he was among friends. After Scott tried to give him a handshake, Jean and Scott both expressed shock in the appearance of Kurt's blue three fingered hand.
Xavier then began to discuss Scott's mistake by scowling him for using his powers in such a manner the previous night and that he must be more careful. Scott rhetorically asked what his mentor expected of him to do with such tremendous abilities. Xavier explained that he wanted all his young students to have better control and explained Scott's powers to Kurt. He claims that Scott's powers are cool as Kurt removes his hood. Jean then asks him what his special gift was as he demonstrates by teleporting across the room, impressing both Jean and Scott. Xavier tells them that Kurt will be settling in and that they will talk more tonight.
Meanwhile at school, after the lunch bell rang, Scott's shuffling items through his locker, getting his paper lunch bag. As Paul tells him that he will see him in the cafeteria, Scott tells Paul to save him a seat. Toad greets Scott as he reveals his mutant powers by jumping above the lockers. After being complimented by Scott for his jump, Todd asked Scott if he liked it before snatching away his glasses with his tongue in an attempt to get him to use his powers. Despite Scott's pleas to give them back, Todd pestered him by asking if he was afraid to open his eyes. As he gave Scott his now slime-covered glasses back, Todd concluded the two were not like others and continued to try to talk to him before Scott left him alone as Todd jumped out of a window.
Later that day, Xavier noticed that Cerebro has detected a recent mutant signature before he was contacted by Scott via phone about his classmate, Todd Tolansky. Scott expressed distaste in Xavier recruiting him as Scott cited that Todd has the personal hygiene of a dead pig. However, Xavier tells Scott that the X-Men do not turn their backs on anybody. Scott asks his mentor if he should invite Todd to the institute but Xavier tells Scott there's no need.
Xavier contacted Jean Grey and Cyclops telepathically telling them that Nightcrawler and Toad have teleported into the Danger Room while ordering them to get them out of there. As they arrive, Cyclops tells Jean that he will deal with the cannons while she takes care of the tentacles. As Cyclops saves Toad from the cannons, Nightcrawler soon pulled the plug of one of the machines and causing it to attack Cyclops and Toad. This convinces Toad that the X-Men are not who he should align himself with. Cyclops tries to stop Toad from leaving but he was too injured to catch him. Xavier says that Toad was not yet ready to be an X-Man. After being saved and seeing Toad depart, Nightcrawler's upset about causing the accident as he begins to doubt himself about him not being ready to be an X-Man. He further tells Xavier that he does not belong here as he teleports away. Cyclops says that Superman’s got it covered as he goes off to convince Nightcrawler to stay with the X-Men.
The next morning at Bayville High, Kurt's running late for school again since he was getting another "Breakfast Burger Gutbomb" but he gets caught by Principal Darkholme while trying to sneak into the school. Kurt nearly got detention before Scott arrives to collect Kurt upon his teacher's request and explains his tardiness. As he dragged Kurt inside, Scott scowls Kurt about his junk food obsession.
Later at the mansion, Logan quickly gets suited up and departs from the institute to pursue his enemy, Sabretooth. While driving, Wolverine blazes by Scott and Kurt on their way home from school. Kurt asks Scott of Wolverine's reasoning for departing, Scott concludes that he looks angry and agrees when Kurt suggests that they should follow him. Scott leads Kurt to the garage where a large multitude of vehicles are stored, including Scott's red striped convertible. They both jump in, and drive off.
Eventually, Nightcrawler and Cyclops track Wolverine to find him standing on the rooftop of a six story parking garage. He's looking for Sabretooth before the latter charges at Wolverine with his motorcycle, preparing to run him over. As Wolverine was able to dodge it, while addressing Sabretooth as "pops" and to bring it on as he unleashes his claws. While Sabretooth missed him, Wolverine was able to slice off his front wheel with his claw, causing Sabretooth to fall of the rooftop they were fighting on. Sabretooth's motorcycle is about to crush Kurt and Scott before the former teleports them to safety but the bike smashes on top of Scott's car instead much to Scott's horror. Soon, Sabretooth started ramming cars through the said rooftop eventually hitting Wolverine in the back with a car. Wolverine was soon to be trapped, having been pinned by Sabretooth against a wall with a car.
Sabretooth tells him that it was their destiny that one would fall at the other's hand as Wolverine stresses that he was unaware that he believed in destiny. Wolverine's then saved by Cyclops and Nightcrawler as the former fired an optic blast at Sabretooth, knocking him into a nearby car. Nightcrawler then proceeded to tackle at Sabretooth, only to be knocked down as Sabretooth's about to lunge at him. Wolverine then saved Nightcrawler from Sabretooth by slamming them both into an elevator shaft. After Sabretooth kicks him out and the elevator closes, Wolverine tried to slash his way inside using his claws in an attempt to get to Sabretooth before the elevator lowered with Sabretooth calling out to him, "A taste of things to come, Wolverine". With Sabretooth's escape, Wolverine angrily tells Cyclops and Nightcrawler that he doesn't fight their battles and in return, they should not fight his as he walks away. While Nightcrawler says that Wolverine really likes the two, Cyclops sarcastically replies that he really does, big time.
Asteroid M[]
Scott discovered from Professor Xavier that his brother Alex actually survived the crash and living in Hawaii. Without any hesitation, Scott immediately flew to Hawaii and rejoiced in reuniting with Alex. However, Magneto had planned for this reunion and offered the Summer brothers a machine on Asteroid M that would control their powers, in which Scott can wield his blasts at will. Although tempted by Magneto's offer, Scott refused after remembering Superman's reminder to never turn back on what he is taught by Xavier and what he believed. Soon after, Scott and Alex learned from Avalanche of Magneto's true intentions of wiping out Earth with a passing meteor shower and battled the Brotherhood alongside the X-Men. Afterward, Scott, Alex and Superman combined their powers in destroying Asteroid M from crashing into Earth's surface.
Powers and abilities[]
Due to his mutation, Cyclops can generate an optic blast of exceptional force from his eyes, capable of penetrating most surfaces and even able to hold back- albeit briefly- the nigh-unstoppable Juggernaut when he completely lets rip. However, brain damage sustained in the past has damaged his ability to control these blasts, requiring him to constantly wear specially-designed lenses made of ruby quartz to absorb and contain his blasts in order to allow him to see without risking levelling everything in sight.
Personality[]
Out of the original X-Men, Scott was one of the most mature and militant, second only to Superman. Scott is good-natured and confident leader who exudes natural authority, although he is still somewhat standoffish. He tends to acts as a big brother to the younger students at the Institute. And while the other students tend to look up to him, his competitive nature and closely held temper will get in the way at times. He is the most officious and rule-abiding of the X-Men and the least likely to fool around. He has an open sense of humor and he will joke around a couple of times, mostly with Kurt, but, most of the time, he acts in a 'no-nonsense', straightforward manner.