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As the longtime loss leader ofMarvel Comics’X - Men , Cyclopshas had to make some pretty rough determination to ensure the safety of his squad and his species . Oftentimes , Scott Summers relieve oneself the right call with many go - Fans adopting the mantra , “ Cyclops was right . ”
But every now and then , Slim ca n’t assist but make some flat - out terrible pick . And even summer ’ most diehard buff can not deny thatCyclops is n’t always as aright as he think .
10Kicking Professor X Out Of The X-Mansion
X-Men: Deadly Genesis #6by Ed Brubaker, Trevor Hairsine, & Scott Hanna
water flea outgrew Professor Xavier ’s tutelage long ago , but one clear instance of the watershed between teacher and student came after the Revelation ofDeadly Genesiscame to light . Having learned of Xavier ’s complicity in not only on the face of it go Scott ’s heretofore obscure immature chum , Vulcan , killed and the steps he took to erase Vulcan from the minds of Scott and the X - Men , an understandably ireful Cyclops throws Charles out of the X - Mansion .
Citing Xavier ’s untrustiness , as well as his recent depowering as a upshot of the Decimation , Cyclops makes it clear to his old mentor that he no longer belong . Ultimately , there are pot of fans and even fellow X - Menthat think Scott made the right-hand call here . But complain his surrogate father out of his family home is still somewhat harsh .
9Dying From Terrigen Exposure
Death of Xby Charles Soule, Jeff Lemire, Aaron Kuder, & Javier Garrón
Dying may not seem like something Cyclops should be chided for , but Slim ’s demise could n’t have happened at a worse moment . With all of mutantdom on the brink as the Inhuman ’s Terrigen Cloud infected mutant with the last M - Pox , Scott himself fell victim to the plague long before Emma Frost used his memory to lead a war against Black Bolt and Medusa .
The X - Isle of Man are known for their pretty outlandish crime syndicate Tree , but Scott Summers has a far crazier bloodline than most of his fellow mutants .
Without Cyclops himself there to keep thing spiral out of control , the situation intensify and deteriorated rapidly and lead to a war between two implausibly powerful offshoots of man . Nobody is harder on Scott Summers than Scott Summers , so while the fan may not blame him for choke what was potential an editorially mandated death to tee upInhumans vs. X - Men , Cyclops is probably still kicking himself for leaving his fellow mutant in the lurch .
8Killing Professor X
Avengers vs. X-Men #11by Brian Michael Bendis & Olivier Coipel
Cyclops ’ possession by the Phoenix during the events ofAvengers vs. X - Menis seen by many as the moment where he truly broke badly . And it was this Phoenix - possessed Cyclops ’ murder of Professor Xavier that cement his in - population status as a criminal if not an all - out supervillain .
To this day , there are still many fans out there who would reason that the action Scott take on behalf of his hoi polloi were justify during his state of war with the Avengers – after all , that is where the “ water flea was right ” slogan originated – and more than a few of those devotee even support his kill Xavier after all of Charles own manipulation and indiscretions . But at the very least , his slaying of his former wise man is an number that Summers himself is n’t particularly majestic of .
7Treating Students As Soldiers
X-Men: Schismby Jason Aaron, Alan Davis, Adam Kubert, & more
After the Decimation left mutantkind ’s population dwindling below two - hundred , it was largely through Cyclops ’ leading that the rest Children of the Atom managed to last in the look of all - out extinction , but not everyone agreed with his strategy . During the result ofX - Men : Schism , Scott ’s more warlike methodsdrove a submarine between himself and Wolverineas the two literally get along to blows over whether the young mutant of Utopia should risk their lives against an encroaching Sentinel .
In the end , the students took the pick out of their mentors ’ hired man and joined the fray , bring through Utopia in the processwhile shattering the X - Meninto two cabal for old age . at long last , Scott ’s insistence that these new mutants be teach to defend themselves and each other paid off , but it does n’t make him the most responsible guardian .
6Attempting To Abandon His Family For The X-Men
Uncanny X-Men #201by Chris Claremont & Rick Leonardi
Cyclops is arguably the most dedicated X - Men , but that same dedication has ruined his personal life more than once . A choice deterrent example of Scott ’s dueling loyalties is forever enshrine inUncanny X - man # 201 – the iconic consequence in which Cyclops and tempest duel for leadership of the X - Men . draw out to refund to X - Men leading followingXavier ’s disappearance with Magneto in his place , Scott is all too unforced to ignore his wife Madelyne , and their new-sprung son , Nathan , in Holy Order to jump back into the fray .
Thinking that Maddy would be content to be a remain - at - place female parent out of respect for his heroic responsibilities , Scott is loath to leave the X - Men to Magneto and a recently depowered Storm . It ’s only when Ororo best him in combat that he concedes and “ retires ” with his family – but the harm to his relationship had already been done .
5Psychically Cheating on Jean Grey With Emma Frost
New X-Menby Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Phil Jimenez, Marc Silvestri, & more
When it come to organise squad kinetics , Cyclops is 2d to none , but he ’s an absolute mess when it comes to treat a romanticistic human relationship . Case in point : after pass decades in love with Jean Grey – and ruining a duet of other amatory relationships over this erotic love – Scott begin a psychicaffair with Emma Frostthroughout Grant Morrison and company ’s time on theNew X - Menseries .
This tawdry telepathic tête - à - tête comes ram down once the dyad are discovered by Jean herself , leading to all out psychic war between the two telepaths and the downfall of Scott and Jean ’s relationship before her death . at long last , Jean score it clear that she wants Scott to be happy before her demise . But no subject who fall in their benediction , Cyclops and Emma Frost kissing over Jean ’s graveisn’t the best tone .
4Stealing Emma Frost’s Phoenix Fragment
Avengers vs. X-Men #11andUncanny X-Men #18by Kieron Gillen & Ron Garney
While many would maneuver to Scott ’s slaying of Xavier as his lowest present moment during the X - Men ’s war with Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , it ’s really his treason of his devotee and partner , Emma Frost , that really pushes Scott over the edge into bad guy territorial dominion . Overwhelmed bythe combined onslaught of the Avengers , the X - Men , and even Professor X , Cyclops and Emma Frost are the only remaining members of the Phoenix Five and barely check their own before Scott can take over the White Queen ’s fragment to consolidate his power .
Admittedly , a Phoenix - possessed Emma Frost was n’t on the button the most trustworthy entity – having already had a psychical affair with Namor and goaded the Avenging Son of Atlantis into attacking Wakanda – but something about Cyclops ’ own turn against the woman he claim to bed slap of yet another case in which Scott can not be trusted to hold a good for you kinship .
3Successfully Abandoning His Family for Jean & The X-Men
X-Factor #1by Bob Layton & Jackson Guice
Cyclops may have tried and failed to abandon his sept in favor of leading the ten - Men , but Scott Summers never gives up when he sets his mind to something . Aftera living Jean Grey is discover by the Avengers and The Fantastic Four , Warren Worthington III phones Scott as the pair are attempting to work on their less - than - blissful marriage followingUncanny go - Man # 201 . A stunned Scott tells Maddy that he has to go without even explaining why , taking her all too seriously when she order him not to render should he lead .
Cyclops is considered one of the X - Men ’s greatest icons , but Scott Summers ' quixotic history is more disorderly than any of his fellow mutant ' .
Ultimately , Cyclops ends up leading the newly spring X - constituent alongside Jean – who does n’t see Scott ’s excited distance until event later – and Maddy and the babe get pulled into a plot by Mr. Sinister , so they never get the hazard to make matter out before Pryor ’s rise as the Goblin Queen .
2Sanctioning X-Force And Weaponizing X-23
X-Force #1by Craig Kyle, Chris Yost, & Clayton Crain
lead a land is hard workplace , and when Cyclops was forced to pace up as the leader for all of mutantkind postdate the Decimation , he was more than willing to get his hands dirty to do it . When a new plot by the Purifiers imperil all that remains of the Children of the Atom , Scott reestablishes X - Forceas Utopia ’s own black - ops hit squad to take out extinction - level threats before they happen .
Recruiting Wolverine , Warpath , and Wolfsbane , Cyclops ca n’t help but take it one step too far by rope in Laura Kinney , still operating under her X-23 codenameat the time , against Logan ’s wishes and against her practiced interestingness as she recoup from the trauma of her late life as a arm . Cyclops ’ sanction a chemical group of undercover grampus is one affair , but using a dupe as a artillery was a new low for Slim Summers .
1Ignoring His Son’s Birth
Uncanny X-Men #200by Chris Claremont & John Romita, Jr., cont. inUncanny X-Men #201
If one affair is clear , it ’s thatCyclops is not the existence ’s peachy hubby and founding father . Having left his pregnant married woman Madelyne behind to deliver Storm in Asgard , only to then re-emerge in Paris in time for the Trial of Magneto , Scott scarcely demonstrate any consideration for his married woman who , unlike her portraying inX - Men ' 97(2024),was pull to give birthing alone on the kitchen floor of the X - Mansion inUncanny X - Men # 200 .
To make thing worse , the next issue makes it clear that he hardly even thought to watch in prior to the future , Cable ’s parentage , as Maddy expresses her frustration over the fact that all of the decade - humanity , including thirteen - class - old Kitty Pryde , thought to call and check in – except for Scott . Clearly , Cyclops would go on to make many more mistakes both in price of his relationship and as loss leader of the go - Men . But it was this initial inciting incident that unfeignedly put a stain on the reputation of the X - Men ’s optic blasting drawing card and showed just how farCyclopswould go on behalf of theX - Men .
