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The problem with Cyclops in the movies is they clearly didn’t know what to do with him, & he got shafted by Wolverine. This is why I hope that the MCU Wolverine gets his own standalone films so he has his place to shine, & when he’s present in the X-Men movies, he’s a supporting character, Cyclops gets to be the leader of the team as he should be.

Turns out the secret to making Cyclops a good character, was to put in literally any kind of effort with him. A truly shocking discovery.

X-Men Evolution did portray Cyclops in a good way tbh.

Cyclops should be like john wick with laser eyes. Hes a brilliant strategist, excellent leader and his combat skills are severly underrated. This show has given cyclops more respect than every single X-Men film combined.

This Cyclops right here is the one we wanted. He has redeeming qualities. In the show, when Maddie was revealed as a clone. Scott wasn’t dismissive of her, he acknowledged that his son still needs his mother in his life. He is willing to admit when he’s wrong

"Give him the forecast" is such a stupid, fun and awesome line

I used to pretend i was cyclops and everything i looked at was erased, i stopped doing it because i was watching tv once and a character died out of nowhere and i was genuinely convinced it was my fault

Cyclops does have an extra power beyond just his optic blasts. It's super spatial awareness. It's how he can be so accurate with shots. The problem is that writers don't know or forget this because it doesn't come up much. When good writers who know the characters wrote scott, they remember this, and he'll hit what he needs to

One of the things I loved in the comics is that Cyke uses his optic blast as Captain America uses his shield. When he ricochets the blast are lovely, cause he thinks up ahead better than anyone

*Maddie isn’t Jean* Comics’ Scott: So yeah, I left her & the baby. ‘97’s Scott: I will NOT be like my father!

In Astonishing X-Men, Joss Whedon got Scott Summers right. Cyclops rips off his visor and annihilates Sentinels, and then a flat on his back (and always on Cyke's ass) Wolverine remarks, "Now I remember why you're the boss."

For any X-Men fans I'd recommend watching X-Men: Evolution. It was one of my favourite cartoons during my childhood.

My man Cyclops finally getting the attention and respect that he deserves.

When I was young I had very thick glasses that I got mercilessly bullied for. Seeing cyclops be a badass leader while wearing glasses gave that awkward dorky me hope this will pass and I could over come all of that pain and be “awesome” too. It may seem silly or stupid, but having this example really helped. So happy Cyclops is finally getting his due.

MCU Captain America proves the American Boy Scout type can work if they are up against compelling characters and conflicts.

X-Men '97 is not just a X-cellent comeback for the series. But it's a comeback for Cyclops after years of being sidelined.

My favorite Cyclops moments have to be 1. When Cyclops states the reasoning behind the costumes "We have to Astonish them" due to them being SUPERHEROES. 2. When Magneto and Xavier give Cyclops the mission to destroy the Master Mold system located near the sun and he simply states "it will be done" with no hesitation.

Cyclops has always been my favorite X-Men. And honestly, one of my favorite comic characters. Yes, movies hasn't got him right, but other media has. X-Men Evolution, Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, Marvel vs Capcom. Love the shine he's getting now.

Nothing beats Evolution Cyclops though.

Hit em with the "Not". "Give em the Forecast."

I love that you kept saying James Marsden. He's the best live action Cyclops in my opinion. Such a shame that the movies didn't do Cyclops and James Marsden justice for all their potential.

Cyclops has been done dirty since 1992... it's great that he is FINALLY getting the respect he deserves

I wish more people would bring up how pitch perfect Cyclops was in the show “X-Men: Evolution.” He was straight up the main character and was easily the most likable version of the character, period. I think a big reason why Cyclops in ‘97 works so well is because they basically ripped Scott’s personality straight from Evolution. I’m so happy people are finally showing Scott some respect but I wish people would acknowledge how good he was in XME as well

Scott was never a dictator. He got a little controlly with the Phoenix Force but that's it.

4:15 Cyclops breaks his fall with his optic blasts in Xmen Evolution as well. I believe it was finale of the first season. Totally loved the Xmen 90s series too as a kid, and all the support this new series is getting is great! We can all have our favorite interpretation of the character, and my personal favorite Scott Summers is from Xmen evolution. Completely shared your opinion about Cyclops being the leader until I saw that series. In a series about people growing up like the Xmen, there are hardly ever stories of them actually in school growing up. Xmen Evolution had Xavier gather students to the institution one by one. Scott was one of the older kids that looked out for everyone being the uptight "Dad" of the group. From baby sitter to even the little things like logistics--Scott could pilot the X-wing while teaching a younger student how to pilot it like older brother would and mentioned charting the destination with the FAA on a trip to recruiting another student. (Really specific thing to remember, but that stood out to me back then as someone into Aviation. Imo you wanna be leader of the Xmen, you gotta be straight with the FAA jk) Prof X even commended him, "well done son. You're growing up." You really saw Scott-- evo-- mature into a leader and earn that spot.

This the Scott we all truly wanted

Cyclops doesn't just have Optic Blasts but also extreme spatial awareness. It's what allows him to bounce his beams off objects (even better than Cap uses his shield most times)

The last best cyclops was probably the one from X-Men: Evolution. Scott was perfect in that big brother role, responsible but still a little childish. I think making him one of the teachers would've made him too stuffy and forced them to sand off all of his flaws, but his flaws are a perfect fit for an older teen.

My favorite aspect of cyclops is exactly because of how you describe the characters. Scott has one of the more basic and simple powers, but when he’s written right he still is a big enough badass to prove why he’s the leader, he’ll beat your ass

Joss Whedon’s run of Astonishing X-Men shows just how badass Cyclops can be.

I think this series just proves "superhero fatigue" isn't a thing. Bad show fatigue is a thing.

I'm glad you're still uploading quality content despite all the hardships, keep it up!

X-Men Evolution doesn’t get enough credit for how amazing their take of Cyclops is

My boy Cyclops finally done right

X-men '97 is the first media that made me LOVE Cyclops 💯💯

I always saw Cyclops and Gambit (and Jubillee if we count her) as the weak links of the team simply because of their lack of defensive feats. Everyone else on the team either has superhuman durability (Rogue, Beast, Wolverine) or has powers that could act as a protective shield/barrier (Jean, Storm, Magneto). Cyclops and Gambit are glass canons, all attack and no defense, it's hard to imagine they would last long in most fights with their stamina, mobility and durability being that of a regular human.

Speaking of Scott from Evolution, I liked the sound effect of his laser in that cartoon

Cyclops was also great in Marvel vs Capcom games

This is absolutely amazing keep up the great work can’t wait to see more 🔥!

And now Cyclops in X-Men 97 is voiced by Ray Chase (Noctis from FF XV, Master of Masters from KH series and many other roles).

I was introduced to X-men by X-men evolution. Cyclops was pretty cool in that one.

Cyclops was always supposed to be this cool. I'm so glad they finally are doing him justice

The Christopher Moltisanti bit “where’s my arc” had me in tears😂

for anyone in the FGC, there is no question that cyke was and is cool. BEHOLD! OPTIC BLAST!

The movie Cyclops was a fun riff on the goody-too-shoes cartoon character, but it should not have come to define the character overall. Great to see the real Cyclops is back and credit to Ray Chase for giving him that righteous 90's energy.

Both Cyclops and Storm were given their just dues in X97. Storm's entrance after the sentinels warning system goes off 'omega level threat detected'... That and the 'Give em the forecast' line by Scott. Man. Rewound that sequence so many times. They really need to put across how capable and powerful both Storm and Cyclops are in the MCU movies. There's a reason they are leaders A1 and A2 for the X-Men.

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3:13 Scott is anything but a “ bad boy “ , he is the Captain America of the X-Men , he is the Boy Scout” of the team , of course he can be edgy at times, but that’s just it, X-Men 97 did him justice, this is the definitive version of Cyclops, period. The MCU must take inspiration from this show , because if or when it does we will get the best live action version of X-Men

if you've seen the original xmen anime, you know how good cyclops was. wolverine doesn't even stand a chance against him. he was way underpowered in the xmen movies.

Couldn’t agree more. We need to have cyclops move like this in the movies for sure!

This rendition of cyclops gives me hope for the mcu version. Make him just as badass please 🙏

Xmen-97 id Iconic!, I am one of the OG viewers pf X-man, and they get a lot of what was missing after the end of the original series

I love the X-Men legends games

When I was a kid, Cyclops used to be my childhood crush And X-Men 97 made me fall in love with him all over again 🥰🥰🥰

yo the toby and mike mix hahahahahaha wow, so good man

He’s like captain America he just needed better writing for people to see he can be a badass

I agree‼️I grew up watching the original X-Men cartoons in the 90s.. Then they made the live action movies different in A Bad Way‼️I’m tuned in to the X-Men 97 like when I was A Kid & I hope they can bring this Accurate version of X-Men to the Big Screen‼️

I'm truly convinced that whoever wrote Scott in X-Men '97 played him in the Marvel VS Capcom games. This show is amazing and everything Marvel needed. If only the MCU could reflect that. Now imagine if we could get a sequel to Spiderman The Animated series in this vein. I would literally cry tears of happiness.

Actually, I vaguely remember "X-Men Evolution" in which he landed on the ground after leaving Asteroid M, using his eye beam as thrust. It wasn't new, but this just become cooler in 97.

I remember one issue in the 80s where Cyclops saved Wolverine from falling several stories to his death by adjusting his optic blasts and shooting Wolverine while he fell so it “softened” his landing when he hit the ground. Thank you John Byrne!

In the 90s when the original series came out, I was already reading the comics and I liked Cyclops. The original 90s series made me respect him alot. He may only have 1 power but its a versatile ability.

I remember the one director apparently was a big Marvel Vs. Capcom fan whose main was Cyclops and he said he tried to get all the moves Cyclops could do in MVC2 into the show. Not all them made the cut, but that just goes to show how much of an effort went into making him actually cool again.

Yes exactly! Growing up, my favourite X-Man was and still is Wolverine; however, it was always plain to me that Scott is the leader of the team, his optic blasts being one of the biggest cannons on the team and I always found his film versions incredibly disrespectful and it's so great to see the real Cyclops back in action!

I've always loved Cyclops. Finally, he gets his day!

Cyclops can direct his optic blast at any angle

Where’s the love for X Men Evolution?

I really liked the showcase of his powers on the train in Dark Phoenix seeing the impact of his blast from his POV. Looked badass imo.

X-Men are indeed the GOATs.

Pleasantly pleased Witt this Cyclops and the series altogether. While I have some nostalgia for the original series, I recognize its faults. This takes what made the original series work and improves and builds upon it. Excellent and more seasoned voicework. Very good and expressive animation. That right balance of episodic and serialization. Really digging it so far.

Ok this “he killed Xavier” part ignores a lot of context. Cyclops killed him under the influence of the Phoenix force and after the Avengers repeatedly retaliated against him even though he and the rest of his group brought world peace. All as a result of obtaining the Phoenix force which was originally meant for Hope Summers in order to restore the dying mutant race. Xavier was killed by a dark phoenix version of Scott after he kept gauding him during the battle with the Avengers.

This series and First Class are peak 🧑‍🍳"chefs kiss"

X-men Evolution had the best cyclops and wolverine, imo

Any versatility he has stems from the visor. But he is the glass cannon... Except when moving around so slick like you pointed out! I think we all forgot about the Japanese version of X-Men? Cyclops was badass in that...

Cyclops is one of my three favourite X-men (the other two being Gambit and Rogue) and it’s so cool to see him done justice.

Let not lie. We were on slept on Cyclops

I always love your analysis even if it seems like a topic I wouldn’t be interested in.

He died in x3 due to brian singer leaving to do superman and the actor went to play lois lanes love interest....

Anime cyclops is the most underrated mature version of cyclops which is the comic accurate or almost with his maturity having to move on and become a mentor and a teacher,evolution displays the pre maturity of a teen cyclops and is teaching how to become a leader , xmen with wolverine is a more depressed noir and reunited with jean and doesnt want to loose anybody and cares about the xmen like they are his family

I just fucking love the idea that his eyes are portals to a dimension of pure kinetic energy. Allows you to do so much with him. But no one actually does anything with him.

Laser blasting the ground to hamper his fall in the first episode was OP

Best one ever, after the first movie he is some written out in the first and then show up in the end.

Who ever finally gives him a gun/guns in the movies like in the comics will be a 🐐

The Cyclops "optic beam fall break" was one of my favourite discoveries in "xmen 2 clone wars" on the sega megadrive / genesis. Totally unnecessary to include but it was there in the best xmen game of its time that was also impossible to beat.

Congratulations X-Men 97 for making me apart of the cyclops agenda

Cyclops has super strength and durability and I think immune to telepathy, and his optic beams can destroy everything and anything if his googles are off! The googles limit his power, cuz he’s afraid of destroying everything he sets his eyes on!

My favorite Cyclops is the version from Wolverine and the X Men.

Scott Joseph Anderson Summers has NEVER been as cool as he is in X Men 97. Backwards hats, beam slides, THE MOST IMMACULATE SUPER HERO LANDING EVER! He is HIM

I have to say the writers on this did well. He doesn’t have laser beams but force beams. His movements in battle and the landing after the plane explosion did well illustrating his actual power. Hard to translate in comics and ignored in other media. Never liked his character I might add, always respected him though, glad to see writers doing the same...

calling Sabertooth a "Weapons X reject" is really doing a disservice to the man who routinely puts Wolverine in the dirt

I wish X-Men Evolution was brought up in this - up to X-Men 97, Evolution probably had one of the best depictions of Scott/Cyclops and showed him breaking his fall using his beams

One of the things i feel is that these writers know about the powers of these characters. When Gambit Charges up Wolverine he only does so to his Claws to not hurt his internal organs. They understand that Cyclop's beams are not heat but Force so they use it move him around. They know that Magneto simply doesn't have Magnetism, he has Electromagnetism facilitating his shields and touch with Rogue.

Absolutely hes amazing

The X-Men 97 reminded me of the Capcom X-Men vs game cyclops...

X men 97 is a very rare gem

Cyclops is great in Wolverine and the X-Men as well

cyclops did some pretty cool stuff in the original series too

Totally agree with all this! "more powers" ≠ "cooler character". I've always preferred characters who make the most of a limited skill set over ones who always have the perfect powers for every situation; thats why cyclops is one of my favorite x-men. But with movies and TV making up an increasingly large portion of superhero media, really specific powers become hard to represent due to the limitations of live action. Thats why cartoons will always be better than live action cbms

I'm already hyped when Cyclops use his beam to slide backward and forward during the fight. Now, they added that beam to break his fall when doing the superhero landing? My mind was thoroughly blown.

Finally, the maker of the TV show actually READ the comic book & understands it?