Cyclops (born Scott Summers) is a mutant with the ability to fire optic energy blasts from his eyes.
Biography[]
Mutation Awakened[]
Scott's eyes begin to hurt.
In 1983, Scott is in school learning about the incident in Paris. During class, his eyes start to bother him causing him to discomfort a fellow student who mistakes that Scott is hitting on his girlfriend. Scott then insults the boy and asks the teacher if he could go to the bathroom. The student follows Scott ready to fight him when his powers are activated, causing him to unleash an optic blast that destroys the bathroom.
Scott's last moment with his brother.
Scott's older brother, Alex Summers returns home upon the request of their parents who tell him about the incident at school. Alex goes to see Scott, who is hiding away in his room, Alex tries to help but Scott says they have nothing in common and he is done with school, this convinces Alex that Xavier can help him control his power. Scott is then brought to the Xavier's School by Alex. At the school, he is forced to wear a blindfold to stop his abilities so he bumps into Jean Grey causing her to drop her books which she stops in the air with telekinesis. He is guided by his brother to meet with Charles Xavier, they along with Hank McCoy go for a walk around the campus, as Charles explains the school. Outside Charles tells Scott to use his abilities unaware of how powerful it is, he blasts apart a tree that Charles's grandfather planted, Scott wonders if this will cause him to be expelled, but Charles is proud and accepts him into the school. Alex and Scott unknowingly share their last moment together when Alex leaves with Charles to see Moira. Alex tells Scott to be good while he's gone, and later in the car Charles, tells him that Scott reminds him of a young Alex. While at the school Scott befriends students Jean Grey (whom they have a mutual attraction over both having uncontrollable powers), Jubilee, and Kurt Wagner. Hank McCoy makes Scott special ruby Quartz glasses that will block his abilities, for which he is very grateful. Later upon learning Kurt doesn't know American culture, Scott leads the four young mutants to cut class and drive to the mall using Xavier's car keys which Scott stole. At the mall they go shopping for records, Jean and Scott bond over mutual respect for singer Dazzler, and Scott makes a joke to Jean saying she looks like Boy George. They try drinks at the food court and Kurt experiences a strange sensation which Scott describes as "brain freeze", Kurt takes this to mean that his brain literally froze. Next, they go to an arcade, Scott and Jean play together but run out of quarters, luckily Jubilee uses her ability to charge the machine and allow them to play for free. Finally, the group sees a movie "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi", and Scott and Jubilee enter a debate about what's the best Star Wars movie.
Scott showing Jean Grey a record.
When they returned, Cyclops discovers that his brother had been killed when Apocalypse destroyed the X-Mansion. When William Stryker arrives, he and the military take Moira, Charles, Raven, Hank and Peter while Scott, Jean and Kurt hide. They sneak aboard the helicopter carrying the captured mutants and it takes them to Alkali Lake. While on the helicopter Scott mourns Alex and claims he should have been the one to die claiming Alex was going to be the one who did something special with his life. Jean, however, tells him that from reading Alex thoughts that he was the one who thought that Scott was going to do something that would change the world and had faith in his younger brother. Arriving at the facility the three run into Logan (Weapon X) who has already gone through the adamantium process and release him. Logan proceeds to slaughter Stryker's men before escaping, Scott hopes that it'll be the last time they ever see Logan. The three then proceed to rescue Hank, Moira, Raven, and Peter when Scott blasts through the walls of their cage. The groups escape with one of Stryker's jets and don battle suits before heading to Cairo.
Cyclops battling Storm.
Arriving, Jean determines that Apocalypse is going to transfer his consciousness into Xavier and claims they must rescue him to stop Apocalypse. While Mystique and Quicksilver go to try and convince Magneto to stop. Cyclops, alongside Beast and Jean, fight off Storm and Psylocke. Nightcrawler manages to save Charles and the group attempts to escape only to be stopped by Archangel and Psylocke who cause the jet to crash. Xavier then enters a psychic battle with Apocalypse, while Cyclops and Beast alongside a reformed Storm and Magneto (who has had a change of heart) battle Apocalypse's physical body. Cyclops uses his full optic blast against Apocalypse but he cannot penetrate his force field. Apocalypse uses his powers to fuse Scott into wall but he is rescued by Beast. Apocalypse's overwhelming power proves to be too much until Jean, now having unlocked the power of the Phoenix, joins the fray and vapourizes Apocalypse killing him and ending the threat.
Cyclops gets a special Visor to use.
Scott and group return home and Jean and Magneto repair the mansion. While standing out on the school lawn Hank approaches Scott with a visor to replace his glasses. He built special technology in it allowing Scott to control the intensity of his beam, Scott is grateful but hopes that the kids won't now call him "Cyclops". Scott alongside Storm, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Beast and Quicksilver make up the new X-Men, wearing new colourful uniforms. Under the watch of Mystique and Professor X. they begin training, fighting sentinels in the Danger Room.
1992[]
Nine years later in 1992, Professor X is now an adviser to the President of the United States as he and the X-Men are revered as worldwide superheroes. Xavier and Hank McCoy witness the space shuttle Endeavor encountering problems in space. Xavier is then telephoned by the President to provide assistance to the astronauts. Xavier dispatches Beast, Mystique, Quicksilver, Storm, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey and Cyclops to head to space, with Beast piloting the X-Jet. Cyclops uses his optic blasts to stabilize the ship as Nightcrawler transports himself, Quicksilver and later Jean onto the ship. Cyclops later believes Jean to be dead after she is exposed to the cosmic force they believe to be a solar flare, but is overjoyed to see that she is still alive.
After the astronauts are saved and brought back to Earth safely, Cyclops asks Jean if she is well, although she claims she is better than ever. During a celebration party, Cyclops is hurt when Jean unleashes a psychic attack. Later that night, Cyclops attempts to check on her, only to be rendered unconscious by Jean.
As Jean leaves the X-Mansion to locate her father, Cyclops joins the X-Men on their trip to Red Hook to bring her home. After Jean proves to be a hostile force, Storm and Beast attempt to attack her, the latter with a firearm; while Cyclops knocks Storm aside, Professor X mentally freezes Beast. Mystique decides not fight Jean and instead calm her down. As she approaches her, Jean notifies Mystique to get away from her, although this causes Jean to unleash a psychic wave that propels Mystique back into the damaged houses, impaling her on wooden pieces and killing her as Jean flies away.
Back at the X-Mansion, Cyclops informs Xavier that Hank has left. Using Cerebro, Xavier realizes that Hank has gone to see Magneto and that they are planning to kill Jean to avenge Mystique. Cyclops enlists Storm and Nightcrawler to join them, and fights Beast, Magneto, Selene and Ariki on the streets of New York. He is able to save Jean from Vuk, although he is eventually rendered unconscious by the U.S. military, who place mutant ability dispersing collars on him. On the train headed to a mutant internment facility, Cyclops convinced Beast and Magneto that Mystique would not have wanted them to kill Jean.
As the D'Bari attack the train, Cyclops is freed from his restraints and fights the D'Bari while supporting Professor X, bringing him to Jean. He witnesses the D'Bari's demise at the hands of Jean, who flies into space with Vuk before exploding, seemingly killing them both. Returning to the X-Mansion, Cyclops placed the new board for the school, now renamed Jean Grey's School for Gifted Youngsters, on the front gate.
2018[]
When Wade Wilson was at the X-Mansion speaking with Colossus, he angrily comments on how he never sees any of the other X-Men at the school. Scott, Quicksilver, Professor X, Storm, Nightcrawler and Beast actually were in the mansion at this time but were hiding from Wade not wanting to be bothered by him. The group was huddled together in one of the rooms, with Beast quickly closing and locking the door before Wade could spot them.
Idolized[]
At some point in history after the battle with Apocalypse, the X-Men and their exploits became idolized and eventually merchandised, becoming famous and part of pop culture, even becoming action figures. The adventures of the X-Men were loosely adapted into a series of comic books called X-Men Comics, which featured Cyclops, Rogue, Storm, and Colossus among others. Wolverine was not a fan of the comics, due to their inaccuracy and lack of consequences.
2023[]
Due to Wolverine going back in time to 1973 and preventing certain events that led to the dark future, Cyclops' death at the hands Phoenix is undone and he is returned to life. He is still an X-Man and teacher at the school and he is still in a relationship with Jean Grey in 2023.
Cyclops with Wolverine
It is likely that Wolverine and Cyclops still have their rivalry, as Cyclops awkwardly responds with a "Uh huh." when Wolverine tells him that it's good to see him upon waking up and seeing the revised timeline. Although this may have just been because Wolverine was acting odd due to waking up with his memories and not knowing about the timeline he was currently in.
Westchester Incident[]
In 2028, Charles Xavier developed Alzheimer's and suffer a massive seizure that injured 600 people, and killed 7 mutants, including several members of the X-Men. It is unknown if Cyclops was among those who were either killed or injured.
Personality[]
In his youth Scott was angry and troubled, it wasn't until his brother Alex took him to Xavier's School that he began to straighten up. He had a habit of getting in trouble at school, due to his more rebellious nature. He made quick friends with Jean Grey bonding over their lack of control of their powers and became friends with Nightcrawler despite his appearance, which scared many other people, proving he had no prejudices of other mutants. He was still a bit of a rebel though stealing one of Xavier's cars and taking Jean, Nightcrawler and Jubilee out to ditch school and go to the mall.
When Alex died at the hands of Apocalypse, it had a huge effect on Scott. Scott believed his brother was a hero and had really done something with his life. This caused Scott to drop his angry attitude and want to be a hero, to honor his brother. After Mystique informed Scott, that Alex was one of the original X-Men, Scott knew it was his duty to follow suit, and join the new team.
Cyclops is the leader of the X-Men and often makes decisions while in battle. Scott displayed traits of a natural leader, formulating plans and giving orders to Jean and Kurt as they attempted to save their friends in Alkali Lake.
Cyclops has a strong bond with his love interest Jean Grey. He is very protective of her and her safety, as well as being very annoyed when Logan flirts with her. He also had a close bond with Hank McCoy, with Hank having a mentor/older brother kind of role to Scott, ironic considering the antagonistic relationship Scott's brother Alex had with Hank, during their youth. Scott held Charles Xavier in a father-like role. Cyclops also had a close bond with Storm, they became close friends. He is also quite calm and polite, taking Nightcrawler to the mall upon hearing he has never been to one.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Cyclops shooting an optic blast at Apocalypse.
- Optic Energy Blasts: Cyclops has the ability to release powerful energy blasts from his eyes. However, these blasts are uncontrollable and continuous, as they are constantly firing from his eyes whenever they are opened. He wears special glasses or a visor made with ruby quartz to prevent himself from accidentally causing unintentional destruction. The beams are capable of blasting through steel, concrete, and wood, as well as to send targets flying backwards. He can change the intensity of the beam with a dial on the visor.The visor is also able to restrain the blast's full power, allowing a hit from it being enough to simply knock out an opponent rather than hitting with explosive power. Scott’s beams were able to match the power of Storm’s lightning blasts, even after she had her powers greatly amplified by Apocalypse.
Abilities[]
- Expert Combatant: While living in the X-Mansion for so many years, Scott has learned several forms of martial arts. He is able to take down several trained guards with ease.
- Expert Pilot: Scott is a highly trained pilot, taking the X-Men to many battles along with Storm.
- Skilled Leader: Scott led his fellow X-Men on missions and trained and taught many students at the school.
- Skilled Marksman: Through practice, Scott has become capable at aiming his optic blasts.
Weaknesses[]
- Lack of Control: Cyclops' optic blasts can not be consciously controlled as he suffered from brain damage in his youth, which inhibited his ability to control his power. This can be dangerous to those around him.
Equipment[]
- Ruby Quartz Sunglasses: Cyclops always wears his signature, red-tinted sunglasses that allow him to see and protects others from his ability.
- Visor: During missions, Cyclops wears a protective visor, allowing him to focus his ability and also control the intensity and size of the blasts through a switch on the side, near the temple.
- X-Uniform: Like his fellow X-Men Scott wears his protective X-Uniform while going out on missions. It is designed to protect him in battle and he has worn many variants of costumes across different decades and timelines.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Mr. Summers - Father
- Mrs. Summers - Mother
- Alex Summers/Havok † - Older Brother
Friends[]
- Jean Grey/Phoenix - Former Classmate, Teammate, and Lover
- Jubilation Lee/Jubilee - Former Classmate and Friend
- Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto - Ally and Former Enemy
- Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler - Former Classmate, Teammate, and Friend
- Charles Xavier/Professor X † - Former Mentor, Former Teammate, Friend, and Father-Like Figure
- Ororo Munroe/Storm - Teammate, Friend, and Former Enemy
- James Howlett/Logan/Wolverine † - Former Teammate, Former Rival, Friend, and Rescuee
- James Howlett/Logan/Wolverine (original Timeline) - Former Teammate, Former Rival, and Friend
- Hank McCoy/Beast - Former Mentor, Friend, Teammate, and Rescuee
- Raven Darkhölme/Mystique - Former Mentor, Friend, Teammate, and Rescuee
- Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver - Teammate, Friend, and Rescuee
- Moira McTaggert - Teammate, Friend, and Rescuee
- Piotr Rasputin/Colossus - Former Student, Teammate, and Friend
- Bobby Drake/Iceman - Former Student, Teammate, and Friend
- Marie D'Ancanto/Rogue - Former Student, Teammate, and Friend
- Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat - Former Student, Teammate, and Friend
- Ellie Phimister/Negasonic Teenage Warhead - Teammate
- Yukio - Teammate
Enemies[]
- Apocalypse † - Enemy
- William Stryker - Enemy
- D'Bari - Enemies
- Vuk - Enemy
Trivia[]
- Actor James Marsden wore platform shoes. In reality, he is actually under 6'0", shorter than Famke Janssen, who portrays Jean Grey and even shorter than Hugh Jackman who portrays Wolverine.
- In X-Men: First Class, during the Cerebro scene, there is a young boy, with red sunglasses wearing a blue shirt this was originally supposed to be young Cyclops; however, subsequent films prove that he isn't due to discrepancies in his age.
- X-Men: The Last Stand director Brett Ratner purposefully didn't show Cyclops' corpse to leave an open door for his character to return. Only his glasses are shown, leaving his survival unknown. Ultimately, Cyclops did return in X-Men: Days of Future Past, but due to his presumed death being undone by the altered timeline.
- In the comics, Cyclops is older then Havok but in the films, it is reversed. There was also a third Summers brother who went by the alias "Vulcan", who was also the emperor of the Shi'ar. He was also the father of Cable, it is unknown if they share this connection in the film universe, but Cable does share the surname "Summers".
- In the comics, Cyclops and Havok grew up as orphans because their parents plane crashed when they were on vacation Scott suffered brain injury which made him lose the ability to control his optic blast. In the movies, that didn't happen.
- In the comics, Cyclops and Havok's father was a space pirate and leader of the Starjammers who used the code name "Corsair". In the film, X-Men: Apocalypse, he was shown to be just a normal person, living in the suburbs.
- In the comics, Cyclops had relationships with both Emma Frost and Psylocke, however, neither relationships had been confirmed to take place in the film universe.
Behind the Scenes[]
- Bill Oliver was a stunt double for James Marsden in the role of Cyclops.
- Shane Habberstad and Liam Gherlenda were stunt doubles for Tye Sheridan in the role of Cyclops.
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