No one can resist the broody charm the straight-laced Scott Summers so eloquently exudes.
Cyclops has been around in the comics since Uncanny X-Men vol 1 issue 1 in 1963.
As a result he has had a lot of time to get to know people and fall in love with many
different heroes over the years.
While you may think of him as being only one or two fellow heroes and that’s it, I’m
here to tell you it just ain’t so.
And Scott while mourning the loss of lovers has certainly made connections elsewhere over
the years.
Albeit I would still say sparingly.
But it seems no one can resist a moppy Cyclops.
Or at least 10 superheroes can’t.
Join me as we uncover just who these lucky folks are as we count down the top 10 superheroes
Cyclops Hooked Up With.
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10 Rogue
This relationship never came to full bloom but it would have had the show X-Men Evolution
continued.
In this animated series, all of the X-Men are pretty much teenagers attending highschool
with their teen mutant rivals, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
And Rogue ends up having a big crush on, surprisingly, Cyclops.
Rogue of course is recognized as being one of the hottest mutants around.
But does Cyclops care about that?
Of course not.
He’s only got eyes for Jean.
However, writer Frank Paur confessed that Scott’s story arc would have had him ending
up in Rogues, probably gloved, arms, had the show progressed beyond the four seasons it
was given.
During the final episode we see Professor X getting a vision of the future and in it
you may have noticed Cyclops and Rogue standing quite close together in the group of X-Men,
this was a little nod to series original intentions for their characters’ romantic development.
9 Psylocke
While nothing was ever shown as happening between these two, for awhile it seemed like
a relationship could have been forming.
After Cyclops found himself separated from Jean while working on different teams, Psylocke
who was also a part of his team began to aggressively flirt with him.
Scott also appeared to reciprocate the attraction flirting back.
Though the two would ultimately split for their own reasons.
For Cyclops the flirting was putting a strain on his relationship with Jean and Psylocke
ended up realizing that she was being influenced by Kwannon which could explain the way she
had been acting, though not the way she felt as she still felt that the feelings for Scott
were her own.
Still despite the fact that Psylocke is a pyschic superhero, so totally Scott’s type,
this was one of the weirdest and confusing romantic pairings we have ever seen for either
hero.
8 Dazzler
While Cyclops of earth 616 has never shown much romantic interest in Dazzler, doesn’t
mean that his alternates haven’t.
And Scott Summers of earth 616 has a lot of great alternates.
One of them being Corporeal Scott Summers of earth 70213.
He and Alison met during his time on her team comprised of mutants from different alternate
universes who were working together to put a stop to ten different evil alternate versions
of Charles Xavier.
During their time together sparks flew between the pair though their relationship status
has yet to be set in stone.
Still if Miles and Gwen can make it work maybe Corporeal Summers and Dazzler can too.
Besides Corporeal Summers was recently roaming around earth 616 so what’s to say he might
not bump into Alison again and reignite the spark?
7 Polaris
Polaris is Lorna Dune, the daughter of Magneto.
She is commonly known for being involved with another of the Summer’s clan, Cyclops brother,
Alex, aka Havok.
However in the Ultimate universe of 1610 while Lorna and Alex still end up together, it’s
implied that before their relationship she actually dated his brother, Scott.
Which is a little weird.
Because earth 616 Scott dated Lee Forrestor for a time, the captain aboard a ship he worked
on who would then go on to date Magneto in that universe.
Proving that time is really not a thing that seems to exist in the world of comics.
Cause otherwise that whole thing seems a little gross.
6 Carol Danvers
Granted this happens in the alternate reality of Mutant X, but these two end up in a full
on romance together, that I feel needs to be acknowledged because of how oddly successful
it was.
In this alternate reality, Scott appears to have followed in his dad’s footsteps, becoming
the leader of the ultra cool Starjammers, instead of becoming the leader of the X-Men.
Guess who else also becomes a member of the Starjammers, similar to her earth 616 counterpart?
Carol Danvers!
While in the main continuity these two would make for an odd pair indeed, they seem perfect
for one another here.
Carol appears to be the rock that this carefree and ultimately happier Scott Summers needs.
Of course, we don’t get to explore the ins and outs of this relationship as much as I’d
like but on the surface it seems pretty adorable.
5 Frenzy
Joanna Cargill was originally an enemy of the X-Men often associated with such supervillain
teams as the Alliance of Evil and the Acolytes.
However during the events of Age of X which Legion caused by using his powers to warp
reality, the two were brought together and fought alongside one another.
They were even married and Frenzy was one of the few that Scott could remove his visor
in front of due to her invulnerability powers making her immune to his optic blasts.
After reality was unwarped she ended up deciding to keep her memories renouncing from her past
ways and becoming a hero and an X-Men.
She also tried to rekindle her relationship with Scott but he had no interest, though
he was willing to let her join the X-Men team.
Which is unfortunate because they were honestly pretty cute together.
4 Colleen Wing
When Cyclops thought that Jean was dead during a time when she was MIA, he ended up spending
a lot of quality time with Colleen Wing.
There was definitely an attraction between the two of them but both of them held back
somewhat initially.
Scott was still hung up on Jean even though he thought she might be dead.
And Colleen thought the two were still dating, knowing that Jean and Scott were an item through
her partner Misty Knight who had been Jean’s roommate.
Over time however the attraction seemed to develop into a relationship with Colleen even
giving Scott a key to her apartment.
But when Jean resurfaced, Scott rushed to her side and explained away he and Colleen’s
relationship as just that of close friends.
A close friend whose apartment he had a key to…
I’m sure he didn’t mention that part.
We never really saw Scott explain Jean’s return to Colleen however.
Not sure if that he means he ghosted her or it happened between issues.
4 Lee Forrestor
Okay, so I know Lee Forrestor isn’t a superhero per se but she is pretty darn heroic.
And while she may not be superpowered she was definitely a superhero when it came to
Cyclops’ love life for a time.
Scott was on the ropes when he met Lee.
He was mourning the loss of Jean Grey, as he so often is, after the end of the Dark
Phoenix Saga.
Taking some time away from the X-Men, he decided to join a crew and do some work with his hands
for awhile to take his mind off of things.
He ended up as part of Lee Forrestor’s crew; she was his captain.
And oh, captain, my captain, did she have a thing for Scott from the beginning.
Apparently no one can resist Scott’s brooding and mourning of Jean Grey.
Their relationship was brief and included being marooned on a desert island alone together,
always romantic, well, would have been more romantic if Magneto wasn’t stranded with
them too…
Lee was really just what Scott needed at the time and potentially would have also been
a great long-term partner for him as well.
They decided to part ways after feeling their lives were just too different.
Lee was a captain and a sailor and Cyclops was an X-Men and a mutant.
Though oddly enough their lives couldn’t have really been that different as they definitely
still run into one another on occasion.
Cause comics.
Lee even made Emma Frost jealous one time.
3 Jean Grey
Jean is the probably the love of Scott Summer’s entire life.
But that doesn’t mean that the two of them are the best thing for one another.
In fact I would argue that sometimes they are just the opposite.
The beginning of their relationship seems mostly sweet and innocent but everything went
pretty awry once Jean got involved with the Phoenix Force and died a few times.
Nothing like one of your dieing to wedge a divide between and you and your betrothed.
Eventually the two ended up married by Scott had to abandon Madelyne Pryor and his baby
son for this to happen.
And in the end it didn’t even end up working out as Scott has a psychic affair with Emma
Frost while Jean seemed to retreat back to an emotional relationship with Logan.
The two will always love one another deeply, but it doesn’t mean they’ll always be
the best thing for one another.
All of their kids continue to be pretty OP though, so at least they have that.
2 Emma Frost
While this couple may have started off on the wrong foot--a psychic affair and making
out on Jean’s grave--they have quickly become a fan favourite.
With some even arguing that Emma is an even better fit for Scott than Jean is.
The idea is that they two understand one another better and Jean herself even reappeared telepathically
after her death to urge Scott to move on, giving the couple her blessing.
Though honestly I feel like this may have also been a ploy to quell all the Emma/Cyclops
hate that Marvel may have been getting.
Still the two have both helped one another in many ways, especially with Emma being an
accomplished therapist.
Albeit one who did offer to sleep with Scott when he was her patient and she knew he was
married because so was his wife, Jean, as they were in couples counseling.
But still, if you can put aside where their relationship came from.
It’s a strong one.
And one that in the end I believe was better for both of them.
I’m still waiting on that Emma/Scott/Jean triad though.
Or that Scott/Jean/Logan triad.
Thank you so much for watching, nerd squad.
I hope you enjoyed this list.
Who do you think is one of the most iconic loves of Scott’s?
Are you team Jean or team Emma?
Or do you ship him vehemently with someone else?
Speaking of someone else it’s time for that honourable mention.
Today’s honourable mention goes to Madelyn Pryor who isn’t really the superhero type
and so could not be mentioned on this list.
Cause you know top 10 SUPERHEROES Cyclops hooked up with.
Still their relationship was insane and epic and Maddie deserves a shout out for everything
she has been forced to endure.
Hopefully I get to talk about my favourite Goblin Queen and Scott on another list cause
without them we would not have Cable.
And that’s reason enough alone to give them some list love.
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