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Cyclops is a mutant who can shoot an Optic Beam out of his eyes. He has to wear special glasses all the time unless he wants to blow everything up. He is in a relationship with Phoenix

Biography

Young Scott

During the Cerebro scene, a boy with sunglasses and a baseball glove is shown.

As a teenager, Scott Summers was pursued by Colonel William Stryker so that he could use Scott's Optic Blast ability in "Weapon XI". Stryker's forces tracked Summers to his high school where he was in detention. Summers had been put on detention because he was wearing red glasses in class and refused to take them off despite his teacher's demands. He saw Victor Creed watching him and started to run. Victor pursued him until he fell and his glasses fell off, blasting a hole in the school. Creed pinned him to the ground and Stryker stunned him. Scott was taken to the Three-Mile Island where his ability was extracted. Scott was kept prisoner with the other contained mutants. When the mutants were set free by Wolverine, Scott used his optic blasts to take out Styrker's men. When trying to escape the facility, with some other mutants like Emma Frost. Scott heard the voice of Charles Xavier, in his head leading out of the facility where Xavier took them to his school by a helicopter.

Quick Origin

After years of being taught by Xavier, Cyclops became leader of his X-Men and a teacher at his school. He also developed a romantic relationship with Dr. Jean Grey.

Meeting Wolverine

Scott and Storm rescued Logan and Rogue from a fire in Logan's caravan and from Sabretooth who had been sent by Magneto, and brought them back to Xavier's school. After properly meeting Logan, the pair had many minor arguments, usually due Logan's attraction to Jean Grey.

Battle at the Liberaty

Nevertheless Scott effectively led the X-Men to stop Magneto's attempt to turn world leaders into mutants using a device on the Statue of Liberty. He got trapped by Toad but got out with his Optic Blast. He also saved Phoenix from Toad by shooting the slime off her face. He took down Sabretooth and Magneto.

Never Letting Go

During a school excursion to the museum of natural history shortly after the incident at the Statue of Liberty, Jean told Scott that she felt that something terrible was about to occur. Scott assured Jean that he would not let anything happen to her. They hugged as he promised her he will never let anything bad happen to her

Getting Kidnapped

Later, Summers accompanied Charles Xavier to Erik Lehnsherr's plastic prison. While waiting for Xavier, Lady Deathstrike and the security guards attacked Cyclops. Despite his struggles, she knocked him out and took Scott and Professor X to Colonel William Stryker's facility at Alkali Lake.

Battling his Girlfriend

After Stryker brainwashes him, he has Scott wait for the X-Men. He found Magneto, Mystique and Phoenix and he fired his optic blasts but Jean sensed it, pushed Erik and Raven out of the way and told them to go. Jean fought against Scott while attempting to break Stryker's brainwashing and during the struggle, Scott' blasts caused the lake's dam to collapse. After successfully breaking through Stryker's brainwashing, Scott and Jean escaped from Stryker's facility and entered the X-Jet but the dam had already begun giving way. Jean got out of the jet and seemingly sacrificed her life to stop the water hitting the X-Jet.

Disappearence

After spending months mourning Jean's death and trying to cope with his grief, Scott decided to go back to Alkali Lake because he kept hearing the voice of Jean. There he encountered the resurrected Phoenix, who came out of the lake she goes straight to Scott and as soon she is confused of how it happened and tells Scott to take his glasses off but with Scott knowing of his powers she takes them off by saying that she can control it and she does then they start to kiss. Jean starts to lose control and creates a big explosion off screen. He was beleived to be dead by the X-Men and Jean who would only know but was to confused and memory wipped to know. His grave is later seen alongside Phoenix's and Professor X's who did not really die but were believed to be dead.

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