Why CYCLOPS is the BEST of the X-Men

[@robhousehold]

Came back here after the two episode x-men 97. And I have to say. They put RESPECT ON THE NAME CYCLOPS

[@msfss7312]

They remaking Cyclops and Storm what they both deserved. Bad@ss.

[@MegaDAli95]

Reasons why films and tv shows struggled to depict Cyclops are that he unfortunately has the same strengths as Professor X and Magneto; not his powers, but his dialogue and the ability to inspire. He also isn’t the wildcard character who media consumers tend to lean towards that Wolverine is. So trying to squeeze him into 25 minute episodes and 2 hour films with those guys is somewhat tough. X-Men 97’s early episodes present a rare opportunity because Xavier isn’t present, which allows Cyclops to have more screen time and development. Now suddenly everyone realizes there’s more to the guy. Guess we’ll see how the plot goes

[@mcpics4448]

@@MegaDAli95 That and they alway get his power wrong and make it heat vison

[@Dr._is_sleepy]

HE’S THAT GUY. Scott MF SUMMERS.

[@5_FiveByFive_5]

I still got some issues with occasional awkward expos dumps and the iffy art direction with the heavy/overly-clean line work (those eyelashes, good lord 😂), BUT overall this is still an unbelievable gift to X-Men fans, comic stans or not. And obviously, as far as Cyclops goes, somebody out there was *listening.* And yeah, Storm too! She blew the roof off the end of ep 1! Absolutely awesome. Disney X-Men. What a brave new world. >_>

[@ckingch]

I'm so glad X-Men 97 is giving Cyclops his flowers after all these years of him getting crapped on.

[@Bobbiloff]

My exact thoughts too, masterpiece series ✨

[@themadtitan7603]

Facts, when the MCU adapts the X-Men he has to be that teams's equavilent of MCU Captain America in terms of his characterization, importance, and leadership.

[@marvelghost]

Exactly!

[@calebtheowl1516]

And Wolverine as the Iron Man

[@aaronkenyon7112]

Beast as the Bruce Banner of the Xmen. In the labs most of the time, reading a book and giving out quotes but knows when it's time to throw down

[@marvelghost]

@@aaronkenyon7112 Yeah, if they had him in the first movie but didn't show him throwing down until the sequel. The whole audience would be cheering

[@josemesa6011]

Who should play him?

[@tynzHappening]

X men 97 finally doing him some justice. Always thought of him as a somewhere between Batman and Captain American.

[@gangofheroes]

I always visualized Cyclops as the Captain America of the X-Men with more edge.

[@ggt47]

CM-Moral compass. Cyclops-necessary evil.

[@TheLordUrban]

That is exactly my interpretation. Also he has more game with the ladies than Cap.

[@ggt47]

@@TheLordUrban True.😂😂😂 Unlike the Syner films.

[@eon001]

Scott and Wolverine should have had the same odd couple banter as Steve and Tony. They wasted Cyke. The potential banter would help Wolverine just as much as Cyclops.

[@iamyou2376]

He’s way better than Captain America.

[@marcustrajan4873]

X-Factor 68 (where Cyclops gives up Nathan [who became Cable] because of the techno virus) is still one of my all-time favourite comic books and Cyclops story. How can you beat this: "The eyes, it's said, are the windows to the soul. So I open mine wide...And Give Apocalypse a view of Mine" [And proceeds to obliterate an oversized gigantic Apocalypse with a single massive Optic Blast!]

[@Iam123-i5j]

Whenever Marvel get around to rebooting the X-Men, I hope Cyclops finally takes center stage

[@zanerane]

I kind of hope Wolverine is introduced in the 2nd movie so we can see the X-men as a team rather than one guy and friends.

[@isinganddootherthings4616]

yeah

[@arachnidknight9162]

@@zanerane no more wolverine. we seen enough of him.

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

He should lead the team he's a great character with a fantastic backstory that fox movies never explored they treated him like a background prop

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

@@arachnidknight9162 yup Wolverine should join the team very late by doing his own journeys

[@williammiller4768]

Thing is, Slim never had a life. Xavier found him and basically weaponized him for his own cause. While other mutants could do whatever, he was sitting there debriefing himself after his mission. He has no off switch. Emma frost understood him in a level Jean never could. Or tried to.

[@krysisstorm2703]

Not true. Jean has always understood him better. Jean just wasn't for the f*ckery. Emma has ALWAYS had a dark side and let, hell encouraged, Scott to explore his. Jean was so afraid of her own, she never wanted to even experiment with Scott's. "Why take unnecessary risk?" is what she was thinking, not understanding that in order to be a whole person, you must KNOW your whole self, even the dark side. Jean gets that NOW! After Dark Phoenix, death and Ressurrection several times, and ALL the crazy Krakoa stuff(Genesis, Arrakko, Mars, Moira, etc) she knows her own darkness and can now deal with Scott's. Emma is still on her f*ck sh!t. Both Scott and Jean have had growth. They've matured and healed. Emma still needs way more therapy.

[@chi3812]

I prefer Emma to Jean

[@TonkaJay]

Scott Summers is not afraid of a single thing. Let us recall how he was during the Onslaught series. Post (if I'm not mistaken) took him out of the mansion and he was left hanging upside down in just his boxers and he wasn't afraid. He figured out how to get going and do something. He isn't afraid to go toe to toe with villains like Mr. Sinister. He's not afraid of telling Captain America to get off his island. He's not afraid to tell Wolverine to shove it. He isn't afraid of telepaths or a mob of humans. He doesn't standdown from what he believes. He knows what he believes and he fights for it. He says this is what I believe and he goes out and fights. He doesn't stay in the house to dictate where people go. He is the first to go. He is my favorite superhero. To be so sure of yourself and not be afraid of what is to come is something I wish I could be. And I'm not saying he is without doubt or lacks care, it's just that he sees an endpoint of where he wants to be and he focuses so much on getting there that whatever gets in his way most likely will not stand a chance. Well done on the video.

[@DJIF34]

Facts thats why he's my favorite comic book character too

[@mjr8888]

Yeah. He's a good person, one who has made mistakes and admits it (like when he admitted that going to Extreme after AvX was a bad idea). He always does his best to help his people, and knows he has to fight in order to keep them alive. He will try for peace, but won't take any bullshit from anyone.

[@coreythomas3633]

Dam this paragraph made me a cyclops fan.

[@suhtangwong]

Very well said! He's not my favorite marvel character, but he SHOULD be one of the most respected characters of all time.

[@naheemquattlebaum2267]

Well said.

[@christianjimenez2611]

I feel like not only does Cyclops bare a similar role to Captain America but also to another Marvel leader, Reed Richards a.k.a Mr. Fantastic. Both men know that any wrong choice could have massive unintended consequences. It drives them to search and struggle for the right answer to the point where they come off as distant or cold to their loved ones. The difference is that Reed had gained this outlook thanks to one traumatic event as an adult. Scott had to deal with it his entire life thanks to his mutant genetics.

[@ryanangelastro504]

Was that traumatic event when he got his powers along with the others?

[@noyce.]

Steve, Reed & Scott We need a Chris Evans x John Krasinski x James Mardsen scene!

[@Protocol36]

I hope that Marvel Studios are able to do the character justice!

[@ryantheanimator1156]

There are rumors saying that they are gonna blackwash the X-men team, starting with Professor X and Magneto. Hopefully it's some bullshit and fake rumor, they were meant to be inspired by MLK and Malcom X metaphorically, not literally.

[@Protocol36]

@@ryantheanimator1156 Yhh I heard those, I don't think they're true. I wouldn't Charles Xavier being Black since there's nothing in his character that says him being white is must but Magneto needs to be white and Jewish.

[@ryantheanimator1156]

@@Protocol36 No you should mind, people being ok with characters keep getting raceswapped and genderswapped are the problems and why Hollywoke keep making crap after crap. Characters regardless of origin needs to be kept faithful no matter what they are, and skin color are what define the characters in term of visual and recognizability. I hate the reason "it's ok if their race doesn't play a role", like what the fuck does that mean? In order to be portrayed faithfully you need your race to play important role like Black Panther? That's some stupid lazy excuse and I'm sick of hearing it. Characters need to be respected and be portrayed correctly as they are, or else create a new characters with new origin.

[@Protocol36]

@@ryantheanimator1156 Characters can still be done correctly even if you change their races, as long as the actor and script are able to capture the ESSENCES of the character. If you just don't like that, and want to see them being the exact same skin colour then that's also cool.

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

@@ryantheanimator1156 I don't think MCU will do that with major characters especially after the controversy of fantastic 4 2015

[@BLVCKSUITE]

I love how you put that: cyclops is the perfect balance between Magneto and Xavier. That’s exactly right because even in some episodes of the animated series Magneto tried to persuade cyclops into abandoning Xavier and the X-men to join the brotherhood.

[@TheShockVox]

I give a lot of credit to Evolution. Before I got into comics, all I had was the 90’s show, where Cyclops was made to be the stick in the mud. But in Evolution, while he DID think about Jean A LOOOOOT, he was allowed to be more of a character. Wolverine was a mentor figure in the show, so he didn’t have to compete with Cyclops for Jeans affection. Meaning Cyclops didn’t have any pissing contests with Logan to bog down his character. He lead his team well, showed a lot of compassion and caring for his team and even those outside of his team like Rogue (before she joined). He was best friends with Kurt, had friends in school, he was focused but not a stiff. He had a charm to him that the 90’s show never let show. He talked back at wolverine Rarely but wen he did it MATTERED. Then I read comics, and get even more context for why Scott is cool. But I wouldn’t have given him a chance if it weren’t for Evolution.

[@ChrisLamia]

Evolution Scott is awesome. Also tbf Scott thinking about Jean "A LOOOOOT" is very much a part of who he is and I can't say I blame him lol. I get what you're saying though. Both he and Jean's only character traits in the 90's series was screaming "SCOTT" or "JEAN" every few minutes

[@mamaslillele]

I hate when people bring up Scott caring a lot about his girlfriend as a negative for his character like jean is literally his soulmate it makes sense

[@ChrisLamia]

@@mamaslillele Exactly. The issue would be if he didn't care as much as he did

[@troytaylor5746]

Agreed

[@dantewilson182]

@@mamaslillele I believe its because the Scott x Rogue pairing had a sizable fandom & they hated Jean for keeping Scott away from her.

[@victordeavila4195]

One thing that stands out reading the comics, specially Claremont but even when Lee was in charge: The sadness buried deep inside him. Every time you see Scott, there's a layer of sadness in everything he does that you don't feel on any other character. Plus he feels like he's never good enough. He's a leader but often don't think he deserves it, but still never crumbles under pressure. He already defeated all the X-men combined multiple times while pulling out the punches. Once to prove his leadership to them, other times to save them from danger. He's not the guy who gets the job done because 'he is professional', I think he does that because is his call and identity. At times, he wants to be selfish and stay away from all the problems but he keeps being pulled back to the heat of the battle where he's meant to lead. His quietness, ever lasting grief mixed with he being an incorrigible romantic must be pointed out as well. (I think one of the coolest romantic moments is Jean/with Phoenix holding his powers so she can look him in the eyes.) His power is the curse he has to live with. He is not Captain America.

[@berkekaradag1410]

I am currently started reading Claremont run and this comment is absolutly true. He is not like Captain America. He pretends to be like that. It is just a role that only he fits because he is the original X-Man and the leader. He is responsible for his own team AND whole mutant race. Being the boyscout is just an act. Thats not who he is. Everything about him is just heavy and sad. His past is sad, his power is a curse, what happenned to his wife, child and fellow mutants over the years is just traumatic. And he doesn't even had a life outside of this. He is Charles's own weapon X. His perfect soldier. He is not Captain America.

[@MichaelMcCallister097]

Very well put. At least in Clairmont, he is a character with a lot of baggage. He goes through plenty of tragedies and has to carry the weight. (I’m sure he has this in future runs as well, I’ve only read Clairmont so far)

[@Aureilius2112]

Cyclops is like a Machiavellian and Utilitarian version of Captain America. Both are want to do whats best but Scott is more willing to do something morally questionable for the greater good of his kind. This is why he is such an interesting character.

[@dongeonmaster8547]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks for showing Cyclops some love. I'm so happy I'm not the only one out here with this opinion. I hope someone in the MCU watches this and implements it into the X-Men introduction. Cyclops deserves to take center stage and the X-Men need to be a more ensemble team. I hope they all get a chance to show they train intensely to operate with and without their powers.

[@DrexelRivers]

cyclops is the best leader the x-men have ever had..period. Storm is a close second cause i respect she led even without powers.

[@ricardoramos1059]

Cyclops is "the leader" of the x men because in terms of tactics and leadership he's unbeatable, he mind is his weapon, his will is starngier than Logan's claws. Hell when you can really some of Marvel's most powerful characters to your side out of respect then you've become a legend. Not to mention if anyone can make magneto and Charles dream for mutants a reality it be cyclops cause he embodies the best of both.

[@zanerane]

Cyclops is the Captain America of the X-men.

[@TreFKennedy]

Zanerane truth

[@ATLienMJ]

Storm is no where near Cyclops.

[@MichaelJohnson-kx3ln]

Banshee also was second in command, before Storm, in the 70s.

[@realsanmer]

"It takes someone as laser-focused as Cyclops..." nice one

[@MusaMansu]

The handling of Cyclops has to be the biggest weakness in the X-Men movies. He’s such an awesome character. I hope they give him a chance to shine. It’s a shame that Stan Lee didn’t live long enough to see him handled well, since Cyclops was always one of his favourite characters.

[@francisdubem5084]

I really hope Cyclops gets the respect he deserves in the movies. I’m not his biggest fan but he deserves to be identified and represented as the leader of the X-men.

[@mcpics4448]

The dynamic of cyclops and wolverine is like one of best rivalry in comic Definitely play off each outside the love triangle

[@ChrisLamia]

The "love triangle" triggers me more than anything. It's fucking stupid and never should've ever been a thing. Jean and Logan is bad and has always been bad. It was never even a legitimate triangle either. It was always Scott and Jean with Logan never even coming close to being an option over Scott. Logan was also better off with every other person he has ever been paired off with, whether it be Mariko, Mystique, Ororo, he and Kurt would be incredible too. I have never bought into him and Jean for a second. I think the "rivalry" also works best when used sparingly. They should get along and be friends the majority of the time and squabble ever so often

[@parkerboy795]

@@ChrisLamia Agreed. It tends to bring out the worst of all 3 of them at times.

[@ChrisLamia]

parkerboy795 The worst part is that the whole “triangle” originated out of a retcon because Claremont was pissy that Marvel had Scott leave Maddy. Claremont creating Maddy was already weird. He created a character who looks exactly like Jean and Scott thought it was Jean reincarnated and Claremont saw nothing weird with them having a relationship and thought they belonged together forever. Then when Marvel had Scott leave Maddy, Claremont decided to retcon in that Jean has always had feelings for Logan and now we’re forced to deal with it to this day. It’s so god damn stupid and annoying. Jean and Logan just are not compatible at all and it should’ve simply stayed at Logan having a crush on Jean, but her never reciprocating those feelings at all and Logan eventually getting over it and moving on. Instead it resulted in Logan constantly being a massive creep about Jean and his creepiness being somewhat justified because even though Scott was always #1 in her heart, she had feelings for Logan.

[@TreFKennedy]

I think Jean and Logan would have made a better couple than Jean and Scott 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

@@TreFKennedy same

[@marcuswestSMGC]

I'm just seeing this 3yrs later and I'm so glad u made this video. Cyclops hasn't got his just due on TV since the 90's cartoon

[@guillermoandresramirezvera2899]

Cyclops is just the best x-men, I really like the current x-men run, because he's definitly the most important character

[@francisdubem5084]

100%

[@Thrashman138]

This is absolutely astonishing. You get Cyke. He has been my favorite X-Man since the 80s when I first started reading comics. You perfectly explained my own frustrations with his awful portrayal in the early films. Here's hoping the MCU does Summers right.

[@legendary3952]

Cyclops needs more respect 😤

[@walker2101]

*ABOUT DAMN TIME SOMEONE ON KZbin MADE A PROPER VIDEO PUTTING SOME RESPECT ON MY BOY CYCLOPS' NAME!!!*

[@BigT4489]

As a massive Cyclops fan to this day, I firmly appreciate this video, thank you for shining more light on Cyc and why he is the best

[@mr.moviemafia]

The comparisons you made between Scott Summers & Steve Rogers makes me realize Cyclops could absolutely be a main-pillar character of the MCU if they treat him well; he could be the newest equivalent to Rogers we get moving forward

[@ricardoramos1059]

When MCU adapt the x men feige needs to see this video to remind himself what cyclops proper is

[@thebel-boy13]

Feige produced Wolverine and the X-Men, where I think Scott had a good run; if the MCU makes an X-Men movie, he'll be sure to put respect on Cyclops' name.

[@mr.moviemafia]

This is why I love *X-Men: Evolution*, not only was Scott the main character, he was the best in the show (other than fan-favorites like Kitty, Kurt, Rogue, & X-23). It’s often cited as the best adaptation of Cyclops in any movie/show ever.

[@felipelugo4878]

Worst part is, the castings for Cyclops are pretty good. They have/had a leading man build and acting capabilities that could've been pulled off with the right script, but overall, great video, mate. Also, who would you cast as Scott for a next film?

[@PJmachine]

If Charlie Cox can't play Daredevil, he'd be a great Cyclops

[@felipelugo4878]

@@PJmachine Actually I can see that

[@narenbaradwaj5058]

Yeah to James Marsden is the perfect superhero casting

[@alexgrey7972]

Man I hate how they did Scott because you’re right Marsden has the look and acting chops to pull off a comic Cyclopes

[@SDSOverfiend]

He needs to be atleast 6’2”

[@heedmywarning2792]

3:31 spacial geometry: when they did Avengers vs Xmen I was hoping they would have a scene where Cyclops did a trick shot, missed Cap, only for his beams to bounce off of two surfaces and hit Cap in the back where is shield wasn't at. A golden opportunity missed that would have shown off Cyclops and his superior geometry skills.

[@shortbread1818]

When people start saying how Storm should be the leader of the MCU X-Men it breaks my heart. Though Ororo is a great character in her own right, Scott deserves justice first after being in so many movies and never being portrayed remotely correctly.

[@taureansun1501]

He kinda has to be extremely annoying but very necessary and effective. That is the best way to express him. Because for all his flaws he does know the best way forward. Storm will definately take over after a while its inevitable but I admit that Scott must get his due as the leader.

[@zzzzzdagod8973]

i agree he’s just been jeans boyfriend and then wolverine just overshadows him

[@Tiangco1]

MCU is too busy pandering to current social topics

[@cornellrandle6241]

Storm should absolutely be the focus of the MCU's X-Men reboot whenever they get around to it. Scott Summers is a great character, though who has definitely not been done well in the Fox movies.

[@Tiangco1]

@@cornellrandle6241she did for a while, didn’t she? But why Storm? Curiosity peaked.

[@BeMe4oneDay2]

One of thee best explanations of Cyclops I've heard in a long time. Great work putting this clip together

[@TevyaSmolka]

I agree cyclops is a really awesome character and badass heck recently in the x-men comics he and his team took down basically sentinels in space which was fantastic and badass

[@beshiramousse6234]

Yup, I feel like he is the main center of dawn of x x-men series

[@BrianRatkus]

The character assassination began with the animated series, when an entire generation was introduced to him as the guy who panicked in the first episode and left Morph to die and Beast to get arrested.

[@benkalem]

One of the first X-Men stories I remember, and it's been a while so it's kinda hazy, centered around Bolivar Trask, and his mutant son. It was one of the Sentinel stories, and as the fight goes on, Cyclops comes up with a plan to win, and it has nothing to do with fighting. He figured, that the Sentinels would always adapt to the mutants, learning from them and countering them, so Scott talks to them about the source of mutation. He manages to logic the Sentinels to suicide themselves. In that comic book, Scott Summers outsmarts a group of Super-Computers. After reading that comic, I was hooked. Been reading comics for decades now.

[@smashmaster521]

Wow...why don't the X-Men do THAT whenever they fight Sentinels instead of having Wolverine slice and dice them?

[@LucasHopkins2006]

He did that?! Dang, my respect for Cyclops just shot up more

[@Fenris30]

And then they took that win away from him and gave it to Beast in the grand design book.

[@chriscueva1866]

Also, in that same story it was Scott’s idea to disguise themselves as Quicksilver, the scarlet witch, and toad because the sentinels adapted their abilities when visually identifying a mutant which made the sentinels much easier to deal with because they weren’t prepared for the X-Men’s power set. Imo this is when X-men actually started to get good, largely do to Neil Adams’ art work.

[@chriscueva1866]

@@smashmaster521I would guess it’s because these were early sentinels and have become much more advanced since then. Also, it would be pretty boring if they defeated them the same way every time.

[@tanzolo4487]

Most underrated marvel character in existence. I remember watching x-men cartoons in the 90’s and I can tell you a guy shooting lasers out of his eyes was the coolest thing in the world to a 7 yr old kid back then. He’s just a total badass

[@marvelghost]

The Xmen movies made him seem so weak. I wanted the animated leader Cyclops in the movies.

[@frankazoid]

They did that deliberately to make Wolverine look better and give the audience yet another reason to not like him.

[@MiguelDLewis]

Cyclops got Morph killed.

[@brandonmarrero3949]

dawg all he can do is shoot lasers out of his eyes bro. you can only do so much with that

[@brandonmarrero3949]

but yea they should make him like he was in evolution. but cyclopes is not that powerful in the x men team.

[@steezzyv2470]

Pretty much except for "x men dark phoenix" idk if u seen thay one yet....but that was the only movie where they him gave a lotta strong shine ......

[@theepoopydoodoo]

Cyclops and Storm got shafted in the movies. Easily 2 of the most important mutants in the comics and they got fully shafted and disrespected.

[@kgmotte2363]

There's Two scenes that always come to Mind whenever I think of Cyclops in relation to his powers, one from the 90's Cartoon, the other from the Evolution Cartoon(Oddly Both Involve the Juggernaut): 1. some Rando gets his Hands on the power of the Juggernaut and decides to go clubbing with his New Buff Body. Logan and Scott Track him down, see him dancing in the club, Scott asks Logan "Wanna do this the Hard way or the easy way?", Logan Right away says "the Easy Way!" and Jumps at the wannabe Juggernaut claws out, and gets Batted aside by an elbow without the big guy even noticing he'd smacked Wolverine aside like a Rag Doll. Scott then Looks at Logan on the Floor and says "not THAT easy Way" and then Blasts the Big Dude to get his attention and Successfully Draws him out of the crowded Club to deal with elsewhere... 2. The real Juggernaut gets out of his Containment facility and makes a B-Line for a Dam overlooking a town. The X-Men all Pile onto the Unstoppable Giant and more or less all get Tossed aside like they're barely Mosquitoes to him. He then Decides to Scream out "you Can't Stop me! I'm Raw POWER!!!", Which Scott takes as a Cue to Challenge that Statement and positions himself in front of Marco and Responds to the Claim with "you want Raw Power? You GOT IT!" and he Takes off his Visor and opens his Eyes right at him... the Unstoppable Juggernaut then STOPS as basically the entire Dam is covered in Bright Red light. Jug eventually Pushes through it, but the fact that Cyclops's Optic Blast actually stopped the Unstoppable, even for a Moment, is an insane feat in and of itself and shows why Scott is so damn scared of his power going off at the wrong time by accident!

[@brianrobinson118]

I remember this scene with JUGGERNAUT and Cyclops pulling his visor off. I was like...YES show me a raw Cyclops. Thst I feel was his best animated series moment.

[@canonkingsley6569]

Saw the video title. I Immediately agree. Scott has always been my boy. He is the best Xmen and it's a shame the movies doesn't understand him.

[@mcurran6505]

You just reminded me why Cyclopes is one of my favorite X-Men. Thank you. Plus nicely done by adding the 90's theme song.

[@TheWatcher51393]

Thank goodness Cyclops is getting some shine. Any true X-fan should know how important Cyclops is. I really appreciate your incorporating art and story elements from the Fear Itself tie-in arc. One of my favorite lines from Cyclops is from that arc, wherein when asked why his plans are numbered and not lettered, he responds "'Plan B' implies that we only have 26 plans." The man is a strategic, tactical genius, but another aspect that I think you touched upon but missed the broader stroke of is Cyclops' own feelings of inadequacy and self-loathing - nobody is harder on Scott Summers more than Scott Summers, but I think that while part of that comes from his leadership role, a larger part comes from the meta-text of people complaining about Cyclops being so boring, bad, etc. I feel like more than a few writers have picked-up on that and sort put those thoughts in Scott's ear and that's informed the character for the last decade or so. Regardless, this is a great video and I'm glad that people outside of comic book fans are finally waking up to realize that Cyclops is good, actually - those movies did him no favors...

[@Pipoy_99]

man if he comes to the mcu. He's the new captain america

[@francisdubem5084]

He is in the MCU.

[@astrohilfiga6966]

@@francisdubem5084 not yet

[@markercrayon457]

They’re bringing the x men and the x men without cyclops would be like introducing the justice league without superman because it’d just feel wrong.

[@mr.iiconic]

@@markercrayon457 my personal hope is that they go with the OG uncanny X-Men roster, it's so underrated and it'll also prove you don't need wolverine for a good x-film.

[@markercrayon457]

@@mr.iiconic I do too or if we don’t get that as the main team for the movie at least a flashback or reference to it.

[@miguelhernandez5905]

Cyclops is basically having batman and captain America in one guy

[@zulwrites]

I hope MCU will gave cyclops the respect that he deserves

[@Trickster310YT]

Never liked how they portrayed Cyclops in the movies. It just isn’t him. I would like to see the true cyclops from the comics . He’s such a badass! Probably why people don’t really respect him, the movies are to blame for that.

[@francisdubem5084]

Well said.

[@marklewis6209]

I hope they do him right in the MCU, I wonder who will him and the other mutants.

[@K42023]

Thank you for this. Even his relationship with his brother , Havoc, wasn’t explored.

[@MrSecretSentai]

After Logan was so amazing I’m okay with Wolverine not coming back for awhile he has his time now it’s time for Cyclops

[@samuelbrower]

Awesome take. I’ve always felt this way. Imagine the weight of being able to destroy anything you looked at. In Age of Apocalypse he even disintegrated adamantium. And yet Scott Summers is always so ordered and level headed. He deserves way more respect than he’s gotten from everything but the comics. Stan Lee understood. No one else has.

[@michealmahmoud6391]

This is one of my favorite videos out rn. While I did love Cyclops on the first X-Men film, Apocalypse and DP, I do agree he paled in comparison to his comic (616 and Ultimate) as well as Evolution and Wolverine and the X-Men counterpart (I hated X-Men TAS Cyclops). Cyclops is the grounded one, formed by loss and hides his emotions with the mission. I wish more people realized that or showed it more

[@wellingtonjuku]

Bravo !! Bravo !! Bravo !! This was brilliant paradigm shifting discovery masterpiece . 🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Shining a light on cyclops abilities in ways I've never thought of.

[@LibertyBridgeProductions]

This actually convinced me with his tactician ability.

[@whytheskyisblauw]

Thanks for this. I never read the comics but from watching the movies, I always thought there was more to the character of Cyclops so stumbled on your vid at a 2am reflection moment. He leads this entire team, he has this superpower that he only managed to control thanks to pieces of technology, i want to know his backstory, but we've been denied this in favour of an 'edgelord' Wolverine story. I think it's time we move away from stories about identity (Wolverine and Mystique) and move towards sociological stories which apparently was more prominently present in the comics. I want to learn how Cyclops deals with his leadership, what moral questions torment him in the choices he has to make. I think the world could use some inspiring but realistic stories on leaders right now.

[@ShadesAtKnight]

When you began talking about how Logan respects Scott as a leader, I was so hoping you’d show the Astonishing scene with the Sentinel on the lawn. Great video!

[@smashmaster521]

Yeah, Logan respects Scott as a leader...when the writers remember that he respects Scott's authority even if he doesn't always see eye to eye with him. Hello, Jason Aaron, my old friend (although credit where it's due, I'll take the Schism over M-Pox any day).

[@ggt47]

@@smashmaster521 Where comic did he write?

[@smashmaster521]

@@ggt47 Jason Aaron wrote X-Men: Schism, Wolverine & The X-Men, Amazing X-Men, and contributed to Avengers Vs. X-Men and Battle of the Atom. Needless to say, all of these books except Amazing X-Men were very anti-Cyclops.

[@ggt47]

@@smashmaster521 He's a very biased writer.

[@InTheFilth]

Bro I knew ever since I was a kid people slept on Cyclops

[@movieblocks9164]

Cyclops has blasted apart moons. He’s also disintegrated Wolverine (Adimantium)

[@francisdubem5084]

When ? Wolverine would never let something like that happen.

[@movieblocks9164]

@@francisdubem5084 too bad. It happened. In the ultimate universe, in age of apocalypse, and he was also able to blast his face off using minimal power.

[@francisdubem5084]

@@movieblocks9164 cheers I’ll check that out. Never mind. Wolverine’s taken cyclops out multiple times but damn Cyclops is ruthless. I’m glad he became his own man in the comics. Great leader.

[@intrex9828]

@@francisdubem5084 Cyclops defeated Wolvs more iirc

[@theunknown7441]

@@francisdubem5084 lol phoenix force cyclops will kill him permanently wolverine's power is plot armor

[@KSOLOMON22]

I liked the House of M story because when all the heroes were kinda lost Scott took it upon himself to become the leader since Cap was out of commission. He was the only one that came up with a sound plan and executed it flawlessly.

[@The92Ghost]

Mmm, I've always seen Cyclops as the leader, beside his bad moments, hell even Storm had those. Even though Storm is my favourite, I still consider and prefer Cyclops as Leader of the X-Men. Plus, he is hot, so double thumbs for him. Hey, why don't you do your own casting for the X-Men?

[@stevensBaptiste-z9n]

Cyclops is my first super hero in comics so I thank you for talking about him

[@thesuperframe]

Really enjoyed editing this video, had a lot of fun with some of the details, just want to say thanks for you guys supporting my videos, really means a lot, every comment, don't want to get soppy n that, just want to say thanks for sticking with me

[@TheShoe1990]

No, thank YOU! I, for one, love your insightful commentaries on the comics that I love. Please keep em coming & take as long as you need!

[@grdytrinidad]

Dude, you're amazing. Keep up the good content. You're a blessing to comic fans.

[@ancientaxolotl1654]

Your videos are amazing! Your videos really helped me get into comics. I never really read much X-men and Powers of X and House of X have been in my back log for months now, but this video really makes me want to read some stories with Cyclops in them! Thank you for making such great videos!

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

This was a great video that you made I think your best video of the X-Men yet great job man

[@michealmahmoud6391]

No thank you! I love how versatile a character Cyclops is. From stoic leader to revolutionary to rebel to hero to soldier. Even though people he only became the leader of X-Men because had nothing else, that was a role he made his own and not a lot can do it better. Even though he does it to fight to preserve the dream, he also loves his job. No one can does it better than Cyclops

[@RoCKbOy245]

I'm glad you shared your love for Scott. There are so many things about him that Fox's movies couldn't show. Cyclops's leadership is what made the X-Men what they are now. If it wasn't for him, his team and mutants would not have survived thanks to the events of House of M. Messiah Complex, IMO, shows Scott's military prowess and leadership towards the whole event and how he had gone all out in the face of Mutant Extinction. In addition, Nation X also shows how tactical he is when using team members and their abilities that are effective in the battlefield against incoming Predator Xs that are about to invade Utopia. Cyclops has always been my favorite X-Man when I first got to the series via the Animated Series. Him being a leader works because a lot of the members rely on Scott and that responsibility weighs heavy on him and he is responsible for all the actions and decisions he had done only to save his species. He is more than what he is pictured in the cartoons and movies. And though the comics had some ups and downs when it comes to the plot, throughout the years when he first debut in the 60's, he is still the leader of the X-Men and a suffering character that we can somehow relate even if the movies made him dirty by having Wolverine as the center stage (Wolverine and Friends). Another note. Somehow, with all the hate that Cyclops got, it felt like it's a metaphor to how humans hate mutants. A never ending issue in the Marvel Universe.

[@inspiredbyzane]

You are absolutely right. Those original films totally disrespected Cyclops. Would love to see him given the recognition he deserved when the franchise is rebooted. Similar to how the avengers films balanced Iron Man and Captain America, they need to do this with Scott and logan.

[@MrFerny-td6bl]

I have no idea the Cyclops was such a compelling character.👍👍

[@dantecrottogini529]

I think Cyclops has been the best X-men since the 2000s. Morrison did some interesting things with him, Wheddon gave him amazing moments and the Yost/Fraction/Gillen era made him the leader of all mutant kind. He setped up big time after House of M

[@smashmaster521]

And then ANAD Marvel killed him off unceremoniously during the time-skip after Secret Wars (2015) after he already been killed off in that event in a much better fashion (better to die getting a few good hits in on an omnipotent Dr. Doom than to die keeling over from being poisoned by Terrigen Mist) before labeling him as a villain worse than Hitler (I wish I was making that up) and generally demonizing the true face of the X-Men until Jonathan Hickman, the writer who killed him off in Secret Wars (2015), came back to save the X-Men.

[@XYouVandal]

Totally agree. My favorite for a while now, but it wasn't always that way. He was always presented as the "Captain America" of the X-Men, a total boy scout and teacher's pet. Once he became jaded and ended up with his own philosophy that landed somewhere in between Xavier and Magneto, he became a fascinating character.

[@adamstackhouse4767]

LOVE this video! I'm so glad to see Scott getting all this praise in the comments. He has been my favorite since the first time I found the X-Men, and as much as I love the movies they absolutely character assassinated Cyclops. Thank you so much for making this and showing why Cyclops is the best!

[@Draliseth]

When I think of Cyclops, what comes to mind? Gene splice uppercuts, optic sweeps, and blowing up doors in the first X-Men Legends and M:UA games. It may be shallow, but his fighting prowess as a character in MVC2 and the aforementioned games were what made me start to like him. He is my top X-Men character now. So, really, what I think of when someone mentions Cyclops is.. Badass.

[@kalonem5719]

Cyclops is that dude and he has a mean streak, that never got showed in the movie.

[@coolshirtkid]

glad to see this vid was posted 3 years ago. really annoyed by all the people who don’t know what they’re talking about saying cyclops has sucked for years when he’s one of the best characters in even the current krakoa era

[@jackperez314]

It seems that the person that made the movies didn’t rad the comics.

[@INFERNO95]

All they care about is wolverine.

[@Commanderziff]

A rebooted X-Men franchise with Cyclops getting his due would be cool.

[@dashdeezle]

THANK YOU!!! Finally, someone who actually read x-men comics! I’ve been defending Cyclops for years, to the people who’ve only seen him in the movies! The same is true for Leonardo in tmnt.

[@stevensteviepryde5888]

Personally I relate to Cyclops on some levels. Not so much of the Earth 616 version as I'm pretty sure writers have given up on making him likeable at this point, but you know he does have some admirable traits and I do like his sense of style too. (Most of the time at least...)

[@ericm3327]

Scott is willing to sacrifice his entire life his happiness his comfort everything to keep the balance between humans and mutants and seek justice. Hun telling the professor that no matter how tired you are of this cycle magneto hasn’t done anything yet we can’t shoot first, is a perfect example of this character. He will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes and he doesn’t ask for anything in return

[@ShockWithoutFear]

Anyone have any reading suggestions for people trying to get more into the X-Men side of Marvel Comics? Always liked Scott but this video really sealed the deal

[@RedFrog_]

Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday is a good starting place and has many good Cyclops moments.

[@nathanwerth2094]

I agree on Astonishing X-Men. I can also recommend X-men circa 2009ish/Secret Invasion. I loved that whole San Francisco era, and Scott is an absolute beast of a leader throughout it.

[@indigo714]

If you want the most current run which is great, House of X/Power of X just started. It a soft reboot that welcomes beginners. Once you finish that, you can start reading X Men 2019 by Jonathan Hickman.

[@MusaMansu]

Astonishing X-Men is fantastic, but also take a look at Grant Morrison’s X-Men.

[@nikomiller]

Start with Morrison's New X-Men (a bit more experimental and weird) and then go on to Astonishing X-Men by Whedon. Then go on to the Messiah Trilogy (just look up a reading order + read the series that seem interesting to you)

[@carlbloke8797]

1:46 Agreed. Honestly this was a problem I also had with the 2008 Wolverine & the X-Men cartoon. Heck it’s even in the name already telling it to you lol

[@Astartes-6969]

I'd like to see MCU Versions of Scott & Logan going from guys that hate each other to Brothers that respect each other. Like Tony & Steve.

[@akaBoG]

Great video - Cyclops has been my favorite X-Men ever since I was a kid....they've done him raw the last few years in the books and it would be nice to see a top-tier version on screen.

[@Avarn388]

This is an excellent video. I will admit; Scott isn’t one of my favorites but I respect him a lot. Reading Whedon’s Astonishing made me realize just how important he is. Marvel absolutely needs to nail Scott just as they did Cap. Because in the right hands; he can be that breakout character. Because hearing say “To me, My X-Men” will be so badass if the work put into his character is done well.

[@zyklqrswx]

what doesn't receive enough attention is what it means to identify with a character with powers like those of Cyclops those of us who truly relate to him understand what it is to be scared to look at a person not out of fear for our own safety, but for theirs. to be a person of such intensity that you must learn to control yourself in order to protect others from the damage you could do if you didn't

[@sukotsutoCSSR]

While everyone was nuthugging Wolverine, I've always been a fan of Cyclops. Always. I wasn't a fan of these marvel movie adaptations and after not figuring out the precise reason for it, I feel this video summed up why.

[@joepublic60]

I've always nuthugged storm?

[@L.Oswald]

I always saw him as a leader with the burden of the X-Men and Xavier's legacy on his shoulders. There have been points in comics for sure that I'm like... why'd you do that to him? 😒 Definitely loved how 90s X-Men and X-Men Evolution handled his character more than anything.

[@johnnyperozo2987]

Cyclops is what Mutantkind needs, sure as hell they don't want him most of the time. But he is selfless, stoic, commanding, always prepared and RUTHLESS. The fact that his mutation is also a weak point because of the sheer devastating force he's carrying around, makes him a more powerful Hand to hand combatant, strategist, athlete and overall leader.

[@Toni-k5q]

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVECTO SAY HERE. I always wondered if those movie writers ever even read the comics. And have been waiting for a real Cyclops movie adaptation for years.

[@vandayum]

Fun fact. Cyclops has probably the most focus training to be a field commander as leader of the group with Xavier highly training him physically and mentally to lead the X-men

[@champagneredneck]

I agree. Chronically underrated hero. I wish people would appreciate the character more.

[@elplebeuchiha1996]

Thank you. Cyclops is my favorite member of the x-men [+]

[@smashmaster521]

Ah, a man of taste.

[@chanjess81]

I think all the animated series and comics combined show how great a leader he is versus the movies. I hope whoever does another reboot captures that.

[@HejaWolf]

I love this video! Cyclops is one of my favorite characters ever and I agree with basically every point you made

[@starrsmith3810]

My horribly messy boy Scott. X-Men ‘97 should be the damn blueprint for how to adapt Scott for the MCU because there’s no way he won’t be included. He’s obvious. So is Jean, Storm, and Logan. Maybe even Rogue and Jubilee. Though I do absolutely want Gambit and Nightcrawler there too.

[@commandersummers8189]

Cyclops and storm to lead the x-men in my opinion.

[@Tweakkkkkk]

I used to think he was weak when I was a kid... But as I got older I got to know he's the real deal. A leader and a strategist. I respect him 💯

[@TreFKennedy]

As much as Wolverine is my favorite X-Men, Cyclops has to be done properly in the MCU

[@varto07]

I remember when the original x-men were brought to the present by Beast. Everyone hated it but i loved his time with Ms Marvel and Miles Morales. not because of the stories they had in those comics but because since he wasn´t the leader, Scott finally had the chance to let go some of his pression, he could enjoy the ride and relax, well, not that much because he is still Cyclops but at least he could have fun from time to time.

[@noyce.]

I always feel Cap and Cyke are 1A 1B except Cyke is 10x better as a character, if the MCU can did such wonderful things with Cap.. imagine if they put proper effort into Cyke.. He's more edgy, he has uncapped potential for power.. he doesn't need to be a goody-two shoe 24/7 Cyke sees people as soldiers, Cap sees soldiers as people. With the OG Avengers squad "ending", a new Cyke could jolly fill the Cap role.

[@novembermember]

Can you imagine how great it would have been to have Val Kilmer as Cyclops and Bob Hoskins as Wolverine? Crazy. Great video - I love this focus on characters and the excitement your video builds in me about the future of MCU.

[@Atkrdu]

I would have liked to have seen X-Men movies that weren’t creepy. So many of them had an underlying theme of mind control & sexual weirdness.