The Best Cyclops In Years
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X-Men: The Animated Series is back with X-Men '97 and it has given us the best Cyclops in years!!!! Here's why...
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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.
Well that's due to writing I'm pretty sure he'll be good in the mcu
Fox Studios didn't hire the right filmmaking team. Nor did they ever pick up an X-Men comic in their lives.
@@ChineduOpara Well yeah, Kevin Feige literally snuck comics onto the set to show the cast & recommended them loads of great X-Men comics.
@@SmashBrosAssemble Amazing
Also the actor bailed on X-Men 3 to play the dude Lois Lane is dating in Superman Returns.
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.
make him the leader he was always meant to be lol
X-Men Evolution did portray Cyclops in a good way tbh.
Exactly
Evolution doesn't get enough credit for getting characters right. Especially Cyclops.
Agreed
It made him likable, sure, but he was severely underpowered and not all that interesting. My favorite depiction is still Wolverine and The X-Men. I know Scott was portrayed more careless, aggressive, and depressed in the show, but that Scott had been through every ringer, and was simply done with holding back or showing restraint. That was the first show that ever convinced me to take Cyclops seriously, and consider him an actual threat. The show’s depiction of his power is terrifying. Yes, they had to make it a Wolverine-centric show because the studio demanded it, essentially switching Logan and Scott’s roles, but Cyclops was still the most interesting character.
lol Nothing comes close to the original X-Men animated series. I am almost 40 and watched every X-Men series when I was a child. After the series ended I was never invested in the universe like I was the X-Men Spidermen Universe that even had Blade in it. Blade is still connected to this universe! as well as spiderman. And Madame Web. There is almost 15 years of universe building. They have so much to work with. This Universe is the only universe I know that had both Avengers and X-men in them. Tony Stark is in this universe.
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.
John Wick with laser eyes is exactly how he should feel. It’s weird someone like the punisher feels much cooler than him when he doesn’t even have powers 😂 Cyclops basically has a much better gun with unlimited ammo
@@FullFatVideoshonestly you could even have Cyclops as a sniper/overwatch character. Imagine a Cyclops who fuckin snipes enemies left and right, saving his teammates from surprise attacks constantly and using his perspective e to effectively strategies the team to maximize their effectiveness. Like a Deadshot who's gun is his eyes, so you can never disarm him. If he can see you, he can shoot you
@@fangsabre Don't forget, he can ricochet his shots so he technically doesnt have to see you. XD
@@fangsabreit’s technically a concussive blast not a laser. If you want I won’t explain it to you
@@dxsupreme5498 Im aware that his eyes aren't lasers and are in fact portals to the punch dimension
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
nah it's not stupid lol
@@highdefinition450 its super corny but its amazing all the same
Well, let's not forget this show is set in the 90s, which is a time when cheesy one-liners were the norm in entertainment. Just hearing Cyclops say that feels appropriate and awesome at the same time.
The guy has been saying those lines forever, it feels very appropriate.
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
That is so funny lmao. Mutant powers awoke at the wrong time ig
U just gave me an evil idea to trick my future kids and make them think I killed the avengers in infinity war by snapping my fingers
Should have just wore sunglasses. That would have solved it.
As a child I had this little game during long drives where I tried to look around the silhouettes of buildings because if I looked at looked at them they'd be cut in half by my laser eyes. It was basically acting to crop things out in a very very silly way but I got addicted very quickly
thank you for sharing this
*Maddie isn’t Jean* Comics’ Scott: So yeah, I left her & the baby. ‘97’s Scott: I will NOT be like my father!
But his dad didnt abandoned him
@@MONKEYDZETS *abandon. "Didn't" - is already a past tense.
@@MONKEYDZETS I guess Cyclops didn’t look at it that way. I think he feels that his father should’ve looked for him and his brother.
I brought up the same thing in my community post.
then immediately leaves
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
Don’t forget, but probably no longer exists, that the Void (taken from Sentry) is hostage in Scott’s mind.
@@applefortynine8207this I didn't know!!
@@applefortynine8207that's super repression I believe heh
Yeah makes him really good at pool
@@applefortynine8207 hmm
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
Both are master tacticians
Isn't quick math skills one of his powers?
@@anthonyvillanueva5226Not too sure about that but he does hyper spatial awareness. A kind of “geometric” sense
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."
Yeah, I always thpught Joss Whedon would have been a great choice to direct an Mcu x men movie, considering his familiarity with the material. Unfortunately, he turned to be an abusive asshole.
Grant Morrison made Cyclops cool before Joss. Hell, New X-Men was the very beginning of Scott 'The Chad' Summers.
@@Hillthugsta Scott was always a great character. During the Claremont era, he took on wolverine, nightcrawler and colossus using mostly his martial arts and tactical skill, and held his own. Logan even ended aknowledging he is a great leader in that story.
@@lvo9197abusive assholes are often the best people for the job.
@@Hillthugsta no es en la historia de morrison donde hace que jean bese a wolverine cuando creian que era el fin del mundo , para mi morrison tiene aciertos pero es malisimo escribiendo parejas
For any X-Men fans I'd recommend watching X-Men: Evolution. It was one of my favourite cartoons during my childhood.
Same! XME easily had the best version of Cyclops that I didn’t think could ever be topped
It’s on Disney+ as well
Goth Rogue is peak
@@Kollieprime9not in the UK sadly
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My man Cyclops finally getting the attention and respect that he deserves.
MCU Captain America proves the American Boy Scout type can work if they are up against compelling characters and conflicts.
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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.
It isn't silly or stupid. Being uplifted by fiction is a (heh) tale as old as time, and there's nothing silly or stupid about finding hope and inspiration, no matter the source.
No no not silly at all! I got glasses in third grade and while I was lucky enough to never get bullied, I hated them, but Scott having his made me feel better too
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.
Cyclops being sidelined while criminal, wasnt exacly unfounded. He was very few people's favorite X-Man. He was the least interesting member of his family tree. Then you have Wolverine The Face of the X-Men. The most popular character in Marvel next to and sometimes surpassing Spidey. Its no surprise the 2000s movies were Wolverine centric and Scott was...just there. Yet, I dont recall anyone being too pressed about how Cyclops was being underused at the time.
@@Hillthugsta He was a favourite among comic fans, I don't read X-Men, (aside from the odd Wolverine solo comic) you don't really find it on the surface level of CBM posts or videos, but you will find a lot of comic fans who surprisingly have Scott ranked as their number 1 favourite hero, and if not that, he's their favourite X-Men, this has been the case for as long as I can remember reading comics, but it was real diehard fans that were of that opinion. Having been somebody who only watched the X-Men films, I always wondered what the comics did differently to the films, however, I never bothered to figure out, because every X-men comic I attempted read (Unlike most comics) just expects me to have read every mainline X-Men comic since the 1970s, so I just can't get into them, lol, but yeah X-Men comic fans love Cyclops (I will say though, it's funny how everyone is now suddenly discovering that cyclops is actually a fleshed out character and pretending that they always hated how underused he was in the Fox films, when you NEVER saw anybody complain about that before, I feel like a lot of people are trying to fit in with the crowd, lolll)
@@Hillthugstawho said he’s the least favorite? I always chose him in the arcade game too.
@@dolier280242. Been on this since 2003. When he returned in X2, I was like, wait where the fk have YOU been bruh ??
@@dolier2802 ohhh you are lying… as a HUGE X-men fans who read All the comics, Forums, etc Scott was no one favorite the most vocal fanbases were wolverines and storms. The original 5 were boring as hell
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.
Hit em with the "Not". "Give em the Forecast."
Nothing beats Evolution Cyclops though.
That was a good take the X-Men
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
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.
OPTIC BLAST
Come and Get me!
Scott was never a dictator. He got a little controlly with the Phoenix Force but that's it.
Also, this was during the civil war era where the Avengers were just awful.
@@christopherbennett5858 So was Cyclops.
A lot controlly* and put the entire planet at risk by trusting the PF.
@@jamman9569did you even read the story? The avengers basically did what cyclops was going to do anyways by using hope to control it. The avengers were the one who split the PF into 5 which then possessed the PF5. The avengers were embarrassingly stupid that entire run
Cyclops was right
This the Scott we all truly wanted
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.
Yea and him and Alex did that after being juiced up by Magneto on Asteroid M I believe. They also used their powers full blast to completely obliterate that same Asteroid
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
exactly
oh there’s definitely that but I think the other thing is that there’s been enough comics since where, whilst Wolverine steals the show, we have seen more from Scott in the grand scheme of things. Whilst the Morrison run has his psychic affair with Emma, that came from a lot of existential crises eg the character reflecting on his emotional constipation and his relationship with Jean. Heck, in the Krakoa era, Cyclops and Jean defy the quiet council and reform the Xmen to be world defenders and spills the beans on resurrection because he wants to establish trust with the rest of the world.
Cyclops 90s cartoon was more of a boyscout/cop (no corruption or racism). That's not a bada$$ leader. This one is bold, corny, AND he can fight . I love it
@@lukaskywalker7791 90’s and Foxclops reminded me more of Brainy Smurf and how he’d get thrown out of the village because of his bragging that Papa Smurf trusted him.
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)
Joss Whedon’s run of Astonishing X-Men shows just how badass Cyclops can be.
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
I think this series just proves "superhero fatigue" isn't a thing. Bad show fatigue is a thing.
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.
Speaking of Scott from Evolution, I liked the sound effect of his laser in that cartoon
The Christopher Moltisanti bit “where’s my arc” had me in tears😂
Owwww!!!!
X-Men Evolution doesn’t get enough credit for how amazing their take of Cyclops is
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.
Cyclops was able to outmaneuver and defeat an entire team of X-men on his own. Whatever he lacks in superhuman resilience he makes up for with ingenuity, experience and tactics.
One thing that is not often explored is cyclops martial and tactical prowess. He and gambit are highly skilled and agile people, capable of compensating for their specialization. Also, comic book cyclops can actually release a small scale nuke through his eyes. So no, not a weak link.
Cyclops is an expert in all kinds of martial arts and has peak human body just like Batman. Gambit suit is defensive it can withstand bullet shots except close range shots. He is also very acrobatic and good with his stick.
@@lvo9197Though it was not explored much outside the early years, Jubes was intended to be working at peak human agility too. The X-Men interrupted a promising run as an Olympic gymnast for Ms. Lee.
@@azuresaiyan9005 Yeah that all sounds like a lot of bull slapped onto the box to sell a product, you used a lot of words to not make an actual case for Cyclops. "Peak human body" still means a human body, that could be killed by a single bullet, that you don't really have an effective way of blocking consistantly with your powers. Lets be honest, in a real life battle against Sentinals, Cyclops would probably be killed off by one of the enviromental debris flying around lol
My boy Cyclops finally done right
Cyclops was also great in Marvel vs Capcom games
I was introduced to X-men by X-men evolution. Cyclops was pretty cool in that one.
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for anyone in the FGC, there is no question that cyke was and is cool. BEHOLD! OPTIC BLAST!
Remember the Justin Wong comeback?
@@Poy05 HE CAN COME BACK! HE CAN COME BACK!
Obviously! DREAMS DON'T DIE!
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).
This is absolutely amazing keep up the great work can’t wait to see more 🔥!
Cyclops was always supposed to be this cool. I'm so glad they finally are doing him justice
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.
This rendition of cyclops gives me hope for the mcu version. Make him just as badass please 🙏
Yeah here’s hoping
Yeah here’s hoping
Couldn’t agree more. We need to have cyclops move like this in the movies for sure!
I love the X-Men legends games
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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
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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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 🥰🥰🥰
He’s like captain America he just needed better writing for people to see he can be a badass
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.
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‼️
Cyclops can direct his optic blast at any angle
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
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.
Where’s the love for X Men Evolution?
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've always loved Cyclops. Finally, he gets his day!
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.
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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.
This series and First Class are peak 🧑🍳"chefs kiss"
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.
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.
Laser blasting the ground to hamper his fall in the first episode was OP
This is the first time I’ve heard the x-men legends games mentioned I completely forgot about them and I just realized I remembered everything that happened in that game as happening in the old cartoon
Absolutely hes amazing
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...
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!
The X-Men 97 reminded me of the Capcom X-Men vs game cyclops...
Best one ever, after the first movie he is some written out in the first and then show up in the end.
Let not lie. We were on slept on Cyclops
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.
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.
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.
Scott parents are pilots do that leather top gun jacket on top of his costume is perfection
He died in x3 due to brian singer leaving to do superman and the actor went to play lois lanes love interest....
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!
Congratulations X-Men 97 for making me apart of the cyclops agenda
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
X-Men are indeed the GOATs.
X-men Evolution had the best cyclops and wolverine, imo
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.
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
Finally, the maker of the TV show actually READ the comic book & understands it?
I always love your analysis even if it seems like a topic I wouldn’t be interested in.
Thank you!!!
cyclops did some pretty cool stuff in the original series too
Cyclops is great in Wolverine and the X-Men as well
I’d say that he’s better in the anime of X men but they do share one thing in common; Emma
Cyclops cushioned landing reminds of a move that he does in X-Men vs StreetFighter. when he uses a low powered beam that can be used to shoot directional!
X men 97 is a very rare gem
My favorite Cyclops is the version from Wolverine and the X Men.
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!
The Japanese Xmen anime Cyke was pretty good
Don't forget that one of those "woah did you see what Cyclops did" moments shared a scene with Storm using lightning to turn sand into glass, and then summoning a glass hurricane. People were STILL talking about Cy's moments.
porque al menos la storm de las pelis es pasable lo de cyclope fue una aberracion
calling Sabertooth a "Weapons X reject" is really doing a disservice to the man who routinely puts Wolverine in the dirt
These edits were A tier
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