Who Is Cyclops? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cyclops is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Scott Summers, with over 11,651 comic issue appearances. The first X-Man, Scott Summers possesses the mutant ability to fire powerful concussive blasts through his eyes that act as a portal to another dimension full of the force that makes up his optic blast. He is visually distinctive for the ruby quartz visor he wears to control his devastating power. A born leader, Cyclops succeeded his mentor Professor X to command the X-Men.

Who is Cyclops?

Origin Childhood's End Scott becomes an orphan Scott Summers is the eldest son of USAF test pilot Major Christopher Summers and his wife, Katherine Anne . He was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska , alongside his younger brother, Alex . When Scott was 12 years old, his family was flying home from a vacation when their private plane was attacked by a Shi'ar spacecraft. The attack destroyed all but one of their parachutes, which Katherine strapped to Scott while making him hold Alex. Katherine and Chris said their final goodbyes, pushing their boys out of the plane with the hope that they would survive. The plane exploded, presumably killing Scott's parents and causing the parachute to catch fire. Scott's mutant optic blasts manifested for the first time, and he used them to slow their descent, while shielding Alex from the landing with his own body. Though the boys survived, Scott suffered a head injury upon landing.

Key facts

Cyclops is of mutant origin and first appeared in "X-Men". The character is published by Marvel. With 11,651 recorded issue appearances, Cyclops ranks among the most featured characters in comics.