As a kid, you agree with Wolverine. As an adult with responsibilities, you agree with Cyclops. Not everyone heals quickly. He is responsible for his whole team getting home every time.

Cyclops once said that the reason he doesnt use the alphabet to name his plans is cuz that would imply that he only had 26 plans for each situation thats a badass strategist

There’s also the incredible pressure he puts on himself, which I think is the dividing line between people who identify with him and people who don’t. If you have perfectionist tendencies and/or a heavy sense of responsibility, Scott is extremely relatable, flaws and all.

Cyclops also bested an enraged Wolverine in the Danger room, purely using his martial arts as well. His hand to hand skill is severely underrated, as well as his tactical skills.

One of the best Cyclops moments comes in the Fear Itself miniseries. An Asgardian boosted Juggernaut is coming for San Francisco and the X-men have to stop him, except their first assault fails. Cyclops is asked by Logan: Logan: So what's plan B? Cyclops: 2 Logan: What? Cyclops: Plan 2. Plan B implies you don't have more than 26 options. The man is the best tactician in the MCU

Anyone who knows anything about Cyke knows he's not to be trifuled with. The man is the morally flawed version of the ultra perfectionist planner. He thinks of every concievable scenario when written correctly. He is not a robot and has his own human-mutant coexistence ideas which often puts him at odds with Xavier, and makes him an occasional Magneto supporter. It's an amazingly consistent take on a realistic 'good' person. Very underrated in most media, I'm glad comic book fans know the real score.

Cyclops is one of my favorite characters and people don't understand that he's more than a one-dimensional he got layers that make him very interesting

#1 people get wrong about Cyclops is that they think his blasts are laserbeams. They carry no heat as they are concussion blasts. It's just a massive amount of force

Scott and Charles friendship truly ended long before he "killed" him while Charles was mentally attacking him🤷🏿‍♂️ Charles had so many secrets it became hard to trust him especially when it was found out the Charles made Cyclops forget about his youngest brother!!

Wolverine falls in line when Scott says it's time to go to work. That should be all anyone needs to know

He’s a great Leader, he always thinks about everyone besides himself. But sometimes ppl don’t listen and u can’t control everybody. Also out of all the X-men he has the best suit besides Gambit. I love how he comes in blasting in the forefront with his beams leading the way! He’s definitely underrated in a lot of ways, not to mention how young he is to carry all that weight since a teen.

Huge thing people always get wrong about Cyclops: that he willingly made out with Emma Frost on his wife's grave. No, actually, if you read the original arc, he WALKED AWAY from Emma Frost on his wife's grave, then walked away from the X-Men entirely. This led to a bad future demonstrated in the "Here Comes Tomorrow" arc, which led to the resurrection of Jean Grey. Upon discovering that Cyclops walking away from the X-Men is part of what led to the dystopian future that she had woken up to, Jean reached out back in time via the Phoenix Force to the moment he walked away from Emma and instead nudged him and Emma together. In other words, Jean was the one who told him to kiss Emma on her own grave, but he's the one that got the blame for it.

After seeing this, Cyclops is pretty much Batman and Superman put together. He’s Superman for his strength and power and Batman for his intellect, strategies, and overall antiheroism.

Magneto: scott, you're sounding like me ... Cyclops: Shut up, you keep saying that. EVERYONE keeps saying that. I'm nothing like you. Cyclops: I'm WINNING

I loved that you made the section about his power nice and brief. Cyclops is damn powerful, his eyes are portals to a dimension of pure chaos energy that he then focuses into an optic blast. He practices a lot of restraint. Glad you made this list, so many people get this guy wrong.

A lot of people forget that Cyclops is one of the top martial artists in the Marvel Universe however the comics to be more specific the ones from the 80s, early 90s, and mid 90s on regular basis showed that he is the top H2H fighter on the X-Men even Logan admits in terms of pure skill Scott is better then him and it shows as Scott has mastered boxing, kickboxing, Muay-Thai, pankration, karate, tae-kwan-do, aikido, judo, various Chinese martial arts, jeet-kun-do, and Krav-Maga as well as mastering the art of Blindfighting. However, the comics starting with the ones in the late 90s have forgotten that Scott is a master martial artist and only seem to have him as a pure long-range fighter. Heck the only recent piece of X-Men media in the 2000s besides the various fighting games including MVC2 that accurately portray Scott as a good H2H fighter was X-Men Evolution as various episodes including the S3 episode where he took on Mystique without his glasses/visor and won have him beating enemies with his martial arts skills. Here's hoping X-Men 97 actually showcases Scott's martial arts prowess.

Cyclops is the heart of the XMen and has suffered with bad writers. He is the best XMen and those of us that read the comics understand. FoxMen we’re awful and look forward to seeing what the MCU and Kevin Fiege have in store. May Cyclops has his day in the sun.

Scott is easily the next best person to replace Cap as one of the best leaders in the Marvel Universe.

X-men evolution made me really love cyclops. Such great writing for him there

Still to this day Cyclops is my favorite Marvel character. I hope he’s done justice once he’s in the MCU. Please make him a main focus of the X-men and not Logan

Fox Studios were too busy making Wolverine and Friends movies to give Scott his proper credit.

I loved that era when he always flew around on a jet pack, and constantly was super proud of said jet pack

It’s weird that Cyclops is often portrayed as a bad guy for not liking Wolverine, like dude keeps coming for his wife of course he hates him

You forget the time when Mastermind convinced Storm, Colossus, Wolverine, and Nightcrawler that he was the Phoenix. He was able to dodge enough of a full strength punch from Colossus with only a broken rib, and STILL keep surviving the X-men in full panic mode trying to take down God’s little sister on a meth fueled rampage.

He also survived fighting Wolverine in a "No Holds Barred" fight during the Schism.

He was great in the 90’s cartoon… well they all were! 😂

They did him a big disservice in the cinematic world. Basically a non-factor. Wolverine was the spotlight and that was that.

Loved this. Good job. Cyclops is definitely misunderstood. There are a lot of stories that let him shine as the leader and as a guy who is always under constant pressure not to mess up because it could cost someone their life.

Scott "Slim" Summers is my favorite X-Man Because he's not suffering from homesickness, mistaken identity, or even being a part of a whole other team before Just the love of his life keeps dying, no one listens to him, and he's color blind

Cyclops is one of the most developed and tragic characters in marvel and I hate how he's treated in the mainstream audience over wolverine

If marvel remakes xmen they definitely gotta focus on cyclops

Seeing this just reminds me how Jim Lee's art and designs still hold up to this day.

Can we PLEASE get a movie version that actually does justice to the character???

I really want to understand cyclops more as a character aswell as his abilities and powerful feats. Any recommendations

My issue with Cyclops is I feel his character is to ingrained with Jean and his other relationship, my favorite depictions of scot was X-men evolution where he had the same exact qualities but he was more than just Jeans boyfriend for the longest time they weren’t even dating, which I liked because it made him feel like he was his own person outside of a woman. Any other depiction I just feel like Cyclops is just a bitter man who seems to not know what he wants in life. But hats just me I don’t deny that I could be very wrong that’s just how I feel.

Its a reason why scott is the undisputed leader of the x-men team

Wolverine : of course Scott is a badass ! He would have to be to put up with me.

I love Scott especially when he became The mutant revolutionary I mean seriously the guy was a child soldier for Xavier I hope they do him right in the MCU

5:47 In _AoA_ Cyke took Logan's hand. Let's not forget that. Granted he had his eye cut out in that same fight.

I really think it's time Cyclops stopped needing the visor. I understand the original point of it - to turn powers into a curse and that makes for an interesting twist on things - but this is no longer the 1960s, it's not novel or interesting, and mostly it means Cyclops has to build his life around his visor. and to be sure, it serves as a reminder in every single panel that Cyclops's powers don't work right. I'd like to see Cyclops in control of his powers once and for all, and then they could do better things with his character. Even if they upgraded his visor to some red contact lenses, that'd be fine.

Everything everybody hates about Cyclops, they love about Batman.

Man Cyclops Wolverine and Gambit are top tier in x men

Why does the vanilla flavored xman make so much sense. Lmaooooo...

Cyclops is the man. Nuff said.

Will,strategic and reliable Scott.

Finally some justice for my favorite X-men 💪

Anyone else get this 4 times in their notifications? Guess they REALLY want me to see this. 😆

cyclops also beats wolverine, storm, nightcrawler, colossus, shadow-cat, and rogue in uncanny 175 they all are under masterminds influence and see scott as the phoenix returned, oh and he beats them after colossus breaks his ribs which is the point he realised he had to fight back.

you could turn cyclops into a head from futurama, and he'd still be just as useful. they could have a member of the team that says " I'm the member with cyclops's head!!" *brandishes the container with cyclops head.*

Another thing is that Scott is immune to his own blast.

Marsden portrayed cyclops fairly well.

I'm happy to see that more and more people are trying to elevate Cyclops character. When i was young i used to love Wolverine, but as time went on I've started to feel much more sympathy towards Scott. Maby due to the fact that now my responsabilities are much greater than in previous years.

If I'm not mistaken, his beans don't come out of his eyes but they're actually portals to another world. When he opens his eyes then his then the portals are open, if I'm correct

Cyclops is not a “one eyed wonder”, he has two eyes.

The one superpower thing is not usually used to ridicule many other characters. Black Canary is thought of as a cool chick. Speedsters have only "one power" but it gives them other powers as well. Many characters only have superhuman strength but it can lead to invulnerability, enhanced speed, leaping ability, e.t.c. Even Superman doesn't actually have 2 powers that we thought he did: his lungs can eject air or pressurize it to very low temperatures.

Love this

I enjoyed most of the list. However, in my opinion, it would be more compelling overall, if they had used more references for the controversial misunderstandings. Great video though, would love to get some greatest X-men arcs to read or something!

He's an absolute chad that done dirty in fox-men films and was made second film to Wolverine?

Ah, but the problem with adding Doreen to the MCU is, she'd quickly overshadow the other heroes. As always thank you so very much for the video. And happy holidays.

Cyclops was a Villain during the age of apocalypse and only switched sides at the end

one of my fav characters, people always tickle me when they say he isn't powerful.

Cyclops also beat Shadowcat, Wolverine, Colossus, Storm and Rogue all by lonesome too. Seriously, the only person in the MU who even remotely gives him a run for his money tactically is Captain America.

Cyclops beams in my marvel universe series are strong enough to give hulk one to second degree burns at its most powerful which is in equal power to Zeus full power thunderbolt blasts.

4:46 shortest entry ever written, and somehow that's what makes it funny

That he abandoned his wife and child for Jean. Edit: 1:45: if you ever do a “10 things everyone gets wrong about Jean Grey” that should be one of the items. She only died ONCE when Xorn/Magneto sent a magnetic pulse through her body. In the Phoenix/Dark Phoenix Sagas, that was not Jean, but a copy created by the Phoenix Force, while the real Jean was in a cocoon, still alive and further developing her powers, and when Xorn killed her in the early-2000s, she stayed dead until, I think it was the late 2010s.

Cyclops would probably be able to beat Iron Man

Captain America with eye blasts instead of a shield. Edit: Give him the shield, Marvel. Give it to him now. Throw in the hammer too. ;)

Can you do a video on Bishop please

He is the most Shafted character in the movies him and Storm

So, Scott Summers was not only a sympathizer, but secretly leading the X-Men in ''Age of Apocalypse''!

I always wanted eyes look him as a kid lol

C'mon ma dudes, no comment about how everyone gets his power wrong? Where his power comes from? How he's also a champion? The fact that he has brain damage and refuses to get it fixed? That he can actually see colour, his vision isn't just red? There were so many good points you could have raised regarding the characters misconceptions. But no, everyone thinks that he can be beaten by every other xman.... Really?!

One trick pony - If that trick involves shooting laser (energy blast) from your eyes, I say it was a damn good trick. I want one.

Extremely under appreciated character. Damn shame. True fans know.

dont forget Ms. Forester

I love Cyclops. :)

Remember Cyclops and Wolverine are polar opposites. Why they clash so many times. Hell one of the anime X sent Storm with Wolverine to get Cyclops back to the team and had Storm play referee after the events of the dark phoenix saga. One additional fact; Cyclops has 2 brothers. Havoc and Vulcan. Vulcan I personally would like to see teased and introduced in a gaurdians of the galaxy movie. Have a legitimate fight scene between him Star Lord.

It is pretty weird that he's so constantly into telepaths

He can't help it!! He drives Psychic Women WILD!! XD

IMO Cyclops is like marvel's superman , not in a sense that he's op , he's pretty skilled but his scenes are sometimes uninteresting. He's not boring but he does give that mainstream vibe.

Anna Kendrick as Squirrel Girl :D

Scott + Emma > Scott + Jean. Emma gets him and made him a stronger leader.

"I want this thing off my lawn..."

Team Cyclops all day I believe that's who professor X appointed the leader of the X-Men

Cyclops rides a V-Rod. So at least he has good taste in motorcycles.

At least you didn't try to argue that he's not a jerk, sometimes he's a jerk. I've heard it argued that he isn't , but that's the thing about interpretation, is unique to yourself. You didn't bring up one point about him I didn't agree with, but he has done some pretty jerky things. Comics are full of your favorite characters acting like jerks. Cyclops will probably never be my favorite x-man, but he far from unlikeable. Could be Xavior is a bigger jerk, I do recall a cover with Kitty Pride saying something to that effect.

Lore of 10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Cyclops momentum 100

Why haven’t they write any good/interesting stories about Scott Summers?

1:15) Wait, when did New-52 Nightwing cross over into the marvel universe

All I know is at some point Storm did manage to take Cyclops out without her powers for leadership of the X-Men. At least at one point.

Cyclops FTW.

OOH YEAH MY PARENTS AND KANE AND KEKE OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS REMEMBER HIM

Paint it how you want it 😏

Isn't Cyclops eye-beam of a force nature? (Force beam)

How do u not mention one of his kills is professor x

Cyclops was portraited as a doosh in XVA and following comics. That's when the character lost love from fans...well not all fans but u get my meaning.

#6 guess there's no hope for me...

Did you forget you get stronger with his brother havoc

Not proteus...that's morph LOL

Number 1.5 He has heat vision