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Warning : Spoilers for XTC - man # 3!Cyclopshas just break a out of sight verity about theX - Men’snew base of procedure . In the fallout of Krakoa ’s fall , Cyclops has craft a new 10 - Men roster for him to lead , and they have repurposed a former Orchis base into their central office , craft theperfect insult to their anti - mutant foe . That origin story is dark in its own right , but there are even darker implications beneath the control surface .
InX - Men#3 by Jed MacKay , Ryan Stegman , JP Mayer , Livesay , Marte Gracia , and VC ’s Clayton Cowles , Cyclops has a posture - down conversation with O.N.E. Agent Lundviqst , during which it is reveal that Cyclops won the former Orchis Sentinel factory as part of a bargaining slew with the government . The base was granted to him as recompense for the torture and test he endured during the final day of the Krakoa Era .
Not only does this add another dingy layer to the X - Men exist in a rest home al-Qa’ida build by their oppressors , but a dark layer to Cyclops , who says that he"could have won so much more . "
Cyclops Won the Orchis Factory for the X-Men
But He Could’ve Won Much, Much More
In the net mean solar day of Krakoa , dating back to the 203 Hellfire Gala , Cyclops was captured by Orchis and tortured him , rebranding him as Prisoner X ( 10)in the process . In addition , framed for the murders by Captain Krakoa , Scott was made into a scapegoat , and thus was forced onto a tryout wherehe almost have the last punishment . He narrowly avoided that destiny , but it come along as though , as recompense for outlaw punishment , he was gifted the factory , which he uses for X - Men operations .
The Adam - Men turn the home base of their rivals into their nursing home was already dark in itself , but know that it ’s the combat - the reparations , if you will - they incur for the torment they weather make it all the darker . On some level , the fact that a rundown manufacturing plant that was used to make weapon system against mutantkind is what the governance deemed suitable to gift the mutant is almost inhumane . Nonetheless , it explains why the XTC - Men hold it so near to them already , as they ’re literally trying to make the most out of the piddling they were given .
Cyclops Accepted The Base as a Gift Out of Kindness
What Happens When Scott Summers Stops Being Kind?
As much as it offers a dark stratum to the X - Men ’s relationship with the factory , it also exposes the morose layers that Cyclops hides underneath his usual demeanor . In the same breath , Cyclops connote that he accepted the gift as a via media , perchance even a benignity , because he could have gotten so much more from the United States , if he so pleased . This is Cyclops at his most kind . Whereas later , he mean that if he decided not to keep his X - Men busy , he could prime them into more of a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants .
reader have learn Cyclops when he is n’t nice . It ’s chair to some inauspicious effect , such as launching a warfare against the Avengers and dispatch Professor Xavier . In his worst moments , he ’s outrightconfirmed himself to be a villain . Not a misunderstood hero , but a full - blown supervillain , a part that Cyclops has present that he has no trouble playing if he feels he has to . Considering the fact that he liken himself to Magneto in his risky moments , Cyclops will not hesitate to come after suit if he decides that he wants more from this world than just accept an Orchis factory . When the day come that Cyclops decides to stop being overnice , everyone should go from the ten - Men .
This Wouldn’t Be the First Time Cyclops Went Bad
A Revolutionary Retrospective
As said in the first place , while this mo hints at Cyclops ' villain potential , readers have see how dangerous Cyclops can be when he becomes an actual villain . One prime model readers would be quick to point to is his rotatory era , seen in the 2013 - 15Uncanny X - Mentitle by Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo . At this sentence in his liveliness , Scott joins force play with the likes of Magneto ( ironically enough ) and Emma Frost under the impression that Professor X ’s dream is dead . The only way they see to fight back against mutant oppression is to really fight back against those who react mutants .
Being a revolutionary is for the most part rootle in Cyclops ' character and , in many way , his more queasy portrayal is justthe latest update of that facet . However , knowing how blindly driven by his missionary post argument he can be , Scott Summers really could push his X - gentleman to becoming his Brotherhood , without that even being his intention . And if it is in his intention , and he exact a path of destruction that a government - approved manufactory is n’t going to cover , thenCyclops ' new team ofX - Mencould rebrand as a chemical group of Marvel ’s next terrifying opponent .
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Cyclops , a.k.a . Scott Summers , is the X - Men ’s core team loss leader and one of the first characters to appear in the enfranchisement . As a human / mutant hybrid , Cyclops has the power to launch massive bursts of energy from his eyes that are order through the use of a especially designed visor . Despite his calm and collected demeanor , he tends to misplace it when in the presence of a fellow squad member , Wolverine .
Cyclops, a.k.a. Scott Summers, is the X-Men’s core team leader and one of the first characters to appear in the franchise. As a human/mutant hybrid, Cyclops has the power to launch massive bursts of energy from his eyes that are regulated through the use of a specially designed visor. Despite his calm and collected demeanor, he tends to lose it when in the presence of a fellow team member, Wolverine.
