[223], A teenage Cable, with the help of Paul Douek, later brought Scott back from the dead yet again. The shock of this caused Jean's dormant telepathic powers to surface. Telepathic Resistance: Years of being in intimate situations with telepaths have allowed Cyclops to hone his mind to the point where he can resist telepathic intrusion and withhold certain information from high level telepaths. [38], After Jean Grey was abducted by the Shi'ar to be put on trial for the crimes her future self committed,[39] Scott and the rest of the X-Men, along with the Guardians of the Galaxy, went to Chandilar in order to rescue her. Scott was rescued from Winters' clutches and was enlisted by Professor Xavier as the first member of the X-Men, a team of young mutants who trained to use their powers in Professor Xavier's dream for human/mutant equality. Scott soon found himself at the Hellfire Club, which had been turned into a sleazy strip club, and tried to get drunk, attempting to escape the responsibilities, expectations, and demands he felt were unjustly placed on him by the X-Men. Havok founded a team of mutant terrorists called the Brotherhood. [121] Mister Sinister returned, this time in the guise of a neighbor of Scott's grandparents, Mr. Mulbury. Spatial Awareness: Cyclops possesses an uncanny sense of trigonometry, in this sense used to describe his observation of objects around himself and the angles found between surfaces of these objects. Meanwhile, Cyclops sparred with Hope repeatedly, training her harshly. Please join us. Magneto, Danger, and Magik destroyed the prison and freed Cyclops, avenging Jake by having Magik send his killers to Limbo and disfiguring the warden who had facilitated Jake's murder and whose organisation wanted to make profit from mutant misery. Cyclops was transported onto the Illuminati's life raft by Manifold, allowing him and the Phoenix to survive the end of the multiverse. Mystique disguised as Wolverine arrived and freed Cyclops, telling him she was an old friend of Professor Xavier, and told him that he alone could stop and kill his future self. Upon reading Prof. Xavier's will, his fortune was to be used for a trust fund, with the mansion becoming the property of the X-Men and Scott to act as a trustee for both the fund and the school. Sinister sent the Marauders to kill her and collect Nathan for him. [58], When Jean Grey and the other original X-Men left the fold following the formation of the new X-Men, Cyclops stayed-on as deputy leader, feeling that he would never be able to lead a normal life because of the uncontrollable nature of his powers,[59] though he continued to date Jean. Scott had not only lost his wife but also his younger brother Alex. The width of Cyclops' eye-blasts seems to be focused by his mind's psionic field with the same autonomic function that regulated his original eyes' ability to focus. They were assisted by the arrival of adult Cyclops and his team, and together they defeated the Sentinels. Daken turned out to have been setting them up however, and stole the sword from Cyclops. They were later proclaimed as the heroes of Krakoa. Cyclops welcomed Sunspot when he came to visit Beast, and also had a little talk with him about the Incursions, admitting that he was in possession of a Phoenix Egg and was willing to use it. His younger brother is Alex, known today as the mutant Havok. [112][113], The Riders of the Storm kidnapped Nathan and took him to Apocalypse's base on the Blue Area of the Moon. [185] Nightcrawler sacrificed himself to get Hope back to Utopia. His narrowest beam, about the diameter of a pencil at a distance of 4 feet has a force of about two pounds per square inch. [166], After the events of House of M, nearly all mutants were left de-powered with no more mutant births, and Prof. Xavier went missing. [176], Cyclops' attitude became more "kill or be killed", during this time, as he reformed X-Force as a black ops hit squad while keeping their existence secret. [99] Meanwhile, Madelyne Pryor awoke from her coma and contacted the X-Men who agreed to protect her. [107][24], Scott decided to take Nathan with him on missions. [184], Cable and a teenage Hope returned from the future. [citation needed], Mister Sinister returned, this time posing as Apocalypse and commanding his Horsemen. Black Vortex Empowerment: After exposure to the power of the Black Vortex Scott's cosmic potential was unleashed, vastly improving on all of his previous abilities and bestowing additional ones. Scott was livid and ready to blast Erik to pieces, but Emma calmed him down and in fact agreed with Erik's methods. Jean exorcised the warlord from Cyclops and Cable shattered his essence. Footage of Cooperstown, Alaska from Hope's birth was eventually released to the media by Simon Trask, designed to deceive the public into believing that the destruction was caused by the newborn mutant messiah rather than the Purifiers. Scott was hit hard and hid this news from Madelyne and began packing. Scott, who felt he could not get through to his angry and hurt wife, subsequently left the X-Men to mull over what was happening in his life. [75] Scott and Lee found themselves shipwrecked in the Bermuda Triangle where they stumbled upon Magneto's new base of operations and Lee aided the X-Men in defeating Magneto. He has very low self-esteem, however, holding a low opinion of himself and obsessing over his shortcomings and failures. Vulcan escaped, stating that he despised what the X-Men had become and did not consider Scott or Alex his brothers anymore. He had only managed to travel to the past within the timeline they were currently inhabiting and not their own, which led to them finding this timeline's young X-Men in the past they initially believed would be available for them to return. [224], Shortly afterward, Charles Xavier, Magneto, and Moira MacTaggert established a sovereign mutant nation in Krakoa, and Scott was one of countless mutants who became part of it. He would soon be responsible for turning their teammate and friend Angel against them as the Horseman of Death. His optic blasts, although more powerful than ever, were now vastly uncontrollable. Thunderbird was killed in the new team’s first mission against Count Nefaria and his Ani-Men,[61] and his death haunted Cyclops. Rachel established a psi-bond with Nathan; she adored and loved her brother, swearing to protect her little brother as long as she lived. This is linked to him being capable of withstanding his brother's ability with no ill effects, a result of their close genetics and a quirk of mutant genetics that is common among siblings. The other part of his mission entailed training his own students in an abandoned Weapon X facility in Western Canada that he named the "New Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted. Sinister aided Scott against the Dark Riders for a brief time before teleporting away. [29], Cyclops' Visor: The mask Scott wears to prevent random discharge is lined with powdered ruby quartz crystal. Sinister sent the Horsemen of Apocalypse to capture Cyclops and Jean and then turned the couple over to Stryfe[118] in exchange for a canister containing a genetic matrix he was led to believe contained Summers' family genetic material. During the battle however, past Cyclops took a hit, and was briefly clinically dead, causing his future self to blink out of existence. When she returned to Earth, Phoenix threatened to kill everyone, but Cyclops still tried to reach out to her. [188] They were successful, but Cable had to sacrifice himself so X-Force could return to their own time. Cyclops' maximum force is sufficient to tip over a filled 5,000 gallon tank at a distance of 20 feet, or puncture a 1-inch carbon-steel plate at a distance of 2 feet. The Avengers continued to oppose them however and after they convinced Hope to leave with them, Cyclops feared that they planned to use her as a weapon against them and declared "No more Avengers". During the Civil War: X-Men story arc, Cyclops is controlled by another mutant to use his powers at their full magnitude. This is generally attributed to counselling he received from Frost, and his happiness with their relationship. Cyclops travelled to the incursion point in Manhattan, where the heroes of Earth-616 were fighting the assembled forces of Earth-1610. Rachel, after discovering that Scott would soon be the father of a child other than her, began to tap into the Phoenix Force and vowed to restore honor to her mother's name. Originally put-off by Scott's eagerness to relinquish his son forever, Cable came to respect his father after seeing a hologram of Scott's agonizing response after his decision.[125]. Scott Clifton and Annika Noelle | Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images. [190] Scott was forgiven by most. She was transformed into the Black Queen of their Inner Circle. Chicago Hope (TV Series 1994–2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Merging their powers, the Five were able to transfer the deceased X-Men’s minds into cloned bodies. Sinister had then programmed Madelyne to fall in love with Scott, planning to make use of their potentially powerful offspring for his own evil purposes. He opted the kills over saving the lives of Boom-Boom, Hellion, and Surge from the Leper Queen. After Kilgore and the New Hellfire Club sent a massive Sentinel towards Utopia, Cyclops and Wolverine had a falling out regarding whether or not to have the children defend the island or evacuate. [69], Cyclops privately questioned his relationship with Jean, feeling that this reborn Jean was not the same Jean he had loved. He infected the O*N*E Sentinels that guarded the mansion with nanites and in the fight that ensued, the X-Mansion was destroyed. One day, he and his team of X-Men responded to a distress call from Muir Island. Norman Osborn, leader of H.A.M.M.E.R., called in the Dark Avengers to stop the riots and ordered the arrest of Cyclops and his team of X-Men, calling in Emma to lead a new team of Dark X-Men. Sinister placed mental blocks on Scott and took on the role of "Lefty," who was Scott's roommate and bullied him at the orphanage. Corsair and Cyclops then took the captured Badoon ship on a discovery journey in space. At the Summers family reunion, Scott was shocked to meet Madelyne Pryor, a pilot for his grandparents who was identical in appearance to Jean Grey. After building a new headquarters, Graymalkin Industries, Cyclops sent word to all the world's mutants that San Francisco was now a safe haven for mutantkind and that all were welcomed to join them. He was married to Jean Grey and her clone Madelyne Pryor, who are both Omega-class telepaths, and was also in a long-time serious relationship with Emma Frost, who is an Omega-class telepath as well. However, Sinister was necessary for the birth of Nathan Dayspring, the Askani'son, who Madame Sanctity worshiped. Afterwards, Scott returned to the X-Men, but his association with Apocalypse had given him a grimmer, more serious personality than ever before. Each of the Summer Brothers has a signature energy color: Scott has red, Alex has blue, and Gabriel had yellow. Scott took full responsibility for X-Force's actions and the deaths of every X-Man since the birth of Hope and ordered X-Force to disband. Scott accompanied Wolverine and Fantomex to the government-created, time-pocket called The World, and then Asteroid M. During his time with Wolverine, Scott revealed that he felt his relationship with Jean was stagnant and that the two of them had not progressed romantically since their initial teenage romance. [42] After reuniting with the X-Men while investigating the Black Vortex alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy, Scott rejoined them when they returned to Earth. The traitor turned out to be a Skrull who had replaced Wolverine. Using cryptic clues provided by Destiny, Scott and Jean returned to the orphanage Scott grew up in and found an entire laboratory in the basement with many children, including baby Christopher, in incubation pods. As their own bodies could not have survived time travel Scott and Jean inhabited new bodies cloned from their descendants. [219] However, the clone became unstable due to its Inhuman side taking over and was defeated by Old Man Logan. Thus, his body is protected from the effects of the particles, and even the thin membrane of his eyelids is sufficient to block the emission of energy. Scott appeared to kill Sinister with an optic blast. [158] Scott was devastated by Jean's death. [35] After escaping, the two were able to find refuge with adult Cyclops. When he and the Starjammers encounter, and defeat, a hostile Badoon ship, he realized that what he needs is to be by his father's side. A separate pair of lenses were also designed for Scott to use while sleeping. Jean considered a separation.[156]. [90][91][67], After meeting with Scott in New York, Jean decided that they should do something to help mutants, as she believed the X-Men had strayed from Professor Xavier's dream. [102] Her last words were asking him to find their son. [98] Scott and Jean returned to the site on the moon where Phoenix had committed suicide and Jean acknowledged that Scott loved Phoenix and she had loved him and it really hurt her even more. Prof. Xavier was left powerless after Onslaught's defeat and was arrested for his role in the events. [41], Cyclops started to doubt his decision to leave Earth, Jean Grey and his X-companions, instead of facing his problems. Cyclops received the sword from Wolverine, who told him that the sword was the only thing that could permanently put him down should it ever be needed. Apocalypse made him question not only their relationship, but his life as a whole. [219] This, along with the new M-Pox disease, kicked off a new era of worldwide anti-mutant hysteria. [49] When the time displaced X-Men reunited again, Jean assured young Scott that his older self was not a villain and he would not grow to be one. Following the outing of Professor X as a mutant to the world while secretly under the influence of Cassandra Nova, his school opened its doors to the mutant population at large. [193], When Nova crashed in New York, he gave the Avengers a cryptic warning: "It's Coming". [49] Even though his name had been cleared among his peers, the young Cyclops remained frustrated at the fact that the world at large still didn't know the truth, and that Emma Frost hadn't paid yet for what she had done. [120], After Psylocke passionately kissed Scott he took a leave from the X-Men to meet with his grandparents in Alaska. A battle ensued, with the combined might of the Avengers and X-Men uniting to defeat Cyclops and Emma. [48] In the middle of the conflict, Cyclops' body was possessed by the body-snatcher Inhuman known as Mosaic. At first, the only people who knew about Emma Frost's deception surrounding Cyclops' death were Cyclops' brother, It was erroneously stated in the first print of the. He also began to sport a new costume with a giant X emblazoned proudly on his head, indicative of both his mentor and his Mutant Revolution. It is his sense of spatial awareness enhanced to superhuman levels that allows him to perform these feats as well. Scott's visions nearly led him to kill Jean before it was discovered they were actually holograms created by Cameron Hodge, the public relations manager of X-Factor trying to destroy them. Cable believed Stryfe had been killed, however, Stryfe had actually survived as a consciousness in the back of Cable's mind. When Scott woke up again, a year had passed. [87], Madelyne bore Scott a son named Nathan Christopher Charles Summers - Nathan, from a Mister Sinister implanted suggestion in Madelyne, Christopher from Scott's father, and Charles from his father-figure Xavier. Cable brought Rachel back to the present with him. Sinister informed Scott that instead of the genetic matrix he had desired, Stryfe had betrayed him and given him the deadly mutant killing Legacy Virus which Sinister had accidentally released. Scott finally had most of his answers at last, but was left with unresolved issues. [157] Repeated missions with Wolverine resulted in the growth of a tentative friendship between the two veteran X-Men. [127] Rachel surfaced two thousand years in the future where Apocalypse ruled by his survival of the fittest world view.