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This is top 10 Nerd, I’m Cyclops and and this is the top 10 alternate versions of me,
Cyclops.
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Cyclops has been an X-Men since the 60s.
Over this time he has many different looks and costumes, what is your favourite superhero
costume for Cyclops?
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10 Captain America.
Scott Summers is seen as Captain America in the Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four
Annual from 2008.
This version of Summers has no powers but has adopted Captain America’s role after
Steve Rogers dies of rapid old-age which is on-set as a result of one of Reed Richard’s
experiment.
This experiment also results in both Jean Gray and Scott losing their powers, leaving
Scott to become Cap in an attempt to locate and kill Reed Richards.
I love this character design.
And if we’re picking an X-Men to stand in as Captain America, I think golden boy Summers
is a pretty good pick.
9 House of M, What If?
No More Powers.
In this edition of the famous What If series we get examine a world where Scarlet Witch
ended the House of M series by changing the world so that no one had any more superpowers.
In this world, Scott Summers is no longer Cyclops but just Scott Summers.
In this world he ends with on and off again girlfriend Emma Frost.
However when the Red Skull seeks to conquer planet earth using a cosmic cube he is one
of the good guys who feels he must take action, even without his powers.
In this world, some of the Fantastic Four, the Young Avenger, the X-Men, and the Avengers
team up to try and defeat the Red Skull.
In the end Spiderman is able to snatch away the Cosmic Cube using his webslinging which
is produced using his web producing bracelets.
Although our depowered heroes take heavy losses, they win the day.
8 1990s cartoon.
This version of Cyclops for me is pretty iconic.
I grew up watching this version of Cyclops so it’s always the one that comes to my
mind when I first think of him.
This is teacher’s pet, Cyclops, golden boy Cyclops.
In X-Men the Animated series from the 1990s we get to see Wolverine and Cyclops bicker
over who’s better for Jean Grey and throughout the series try to win her affections.
Although in the end Jean chooses Scott and they end up getting married.
[insert clip from “jean grey and scott summers get married” 2:17-2:22] Cyclops also gets
to fight many classic X-Men adversaries in the series including Mister Sinister & the
Morlocks.
Summers even reunites with some of his father, Corsair and his space-team, the Starjammers.
Though the two don’t recognize each other at first.
Near the end of the series, Scott is set up to become the next leader of the X-Men after
Professor Xavier.
I mean, I think you can tell how much I enjoy this version of Cyclops based solely on my
outfit.
7 President Summers.
In the 100th Anniversay Special released in 2014 we get to see a possible world where
Scott Summers is elected President.
A world where he promises equality for everyone, humans & mutants alike.
He promises this will be an america where no one will feel injustice and says that winning
the war is the easy part but now we must win the peace.
In this version, Scott ends up remarrying Emma Frost after the demise of Jean Grey.
In this version, Scott’s future face is illustrated with him having two red markings
on either side of his face near his eyes.
As a result of these markings he appears to have more control over his blasts.
Although it is more likely that his is probably a result of his wife, Emma’s telepathic
help, and the markings were added to make him look more futurey.
Although in the comic, we see that this is not a world that is ready for Scott Summers
to be president, I do think a lot of what Scott promises is still relevant to what the
world needs today.
6 Space Pirate.
In the Mutant X comic series from 1999, we get to view a world where it is actually Alex,
aka Havok, Scott’s brother who met Professor Xavier and became leader of the X-Men.
Only Summers and Alex are the only one to survive the plane crash in this version of
the story.
In this alternate verison, Scott Summers still becomes Cyclops but is also leader of the
Star Jammers.
These Star Jammers are comprised of Carol Danvers, Frankie Raye, Lockhead, Norrin Rad
and of course, me, Cyclops.
At this time on earth, 1298, Norrin and Frankie are no longer heralds of Galactus.
This version of Scott Summers is a lot more quippy and fun.
Not very serious at all, which makes him quite different from a lot of his counterparts.
He is really more a space pirate in this universe.
Think Starlord, a la the MCU Guardians of the Galaxy.
5 Starbolt.
Starbolt is kind of the rule 63 version of our Cyclops.
Known as Summer Scott, she belongs to Emma Frost’s X-Force team.
She has the same powers as the Scott Summers of earth 616 and a very similar look.
Although there is a John Gray, aka Sunspot, in this alternate world, it is Gambit and
Starbolt who seem to have sparks fly.
During a sea battle, where the X-Force is attempting to save the Queen of England, Starbolt
gets knocked into the water and Gambit comes to her rescue, giving her a kiss in order
to give her life-saving oxygen.
But then he also gives her an oxygen pack…?
So it sounds to me like he maybe just wanted to kiss her.
You can find this female version of the Cyclops character in the 2008 comic series, Exiles.
4 Old Man Summers.
For this alternate version of Cyclops we turn to the comic X Factor Special Layla Miller
Edition from 2008.
This version of Scott Summers is half cyborg.
He has glowing eyes and no longer wears a visor.
Cyclops in this story is an old man who is hiding out with his mutant daughter, Ruby.
This version of Cyclops lives on earth 1191, a world where mutants are hunted down by Sentinels
and put in concentration camps or worse.
Every day he waits for Layla Miller, another mutant, to come and visit him.
One day she finally gets propelled into the future multiple man, Jamie Madrox.
The same man Cyclops blames for turning him into a half cyborg.
When Layla comes across Cyclops he is originally upset that she took so long to get there and
did not give him any indication of this future.
However she ends up apologizing and inspiring Cyclops and Ruby to continue the fight for
mutant rights.
3 Sheriff Summers.
For this version of Scott Summers, we look to the X-Treme X-Men series, 2012 edition.
Set in a steampunk western world, think the 1999 film Wild Wild West, Scott Summers is
a Sheriff who is in a gang lead by Xavier.
This version of Xavier is using mind control to make those in his gang act ruthlessly and
do his bidding.
One of the things Xaviers makes Summers do is fight Dazzler who is travelling around
with her own Xavier, albeit just a head in a jar type.
Dazzler implores Sheriff Summers to find the mind control, urging him that although he
may be a cold fish in every universe that he is also a hero.
Eventually Sheriff Summers does end up becoming free of Xavier’s mind control and resumes
his normal duties as good guy Sheriff.
I highly recommend checking out issues 4 and 5 of this series so you can get a good look
at all the steampunk outfits and steampowered things, like steampowered horses.
Neat!
2 Corporal Summers.
Turning again to X-Treme X-Men there is another amazing version of Scott Summers.
In this version, Scott is known as Corporal Summers, an African American slave who was
beaten every day of his childhood until his powers awakened.
Corporal Scott Summers was trained by Colonel Fury and Doctor Xavier who helped him learn
how to control his powers.
Though in this verse he still is seen wearing ruby quartz specs.
Corporal Summers fought in for the Union in the American Civil War and though he was feared
by his fellow non-mutant soldiers, the mutants help in the Civil War made it last only two
weeks.
In this time, Corporal Summers managed to kill about 600 Confederate soliders.
Wow.
1 Basilisk.
At the top of my list is probably the most ruthless version of Cyclops, Basilisk.
He is also probably the saddest and darkest.
I do love my dark comics.
Basilisk’s story goes like this: Scott Summers got his powers when he was fourteen while
he was in a movie theatre.
This resulted in the death of 7 people and his parents.
Following this Scott was imprisoned and later transferred to Alcatraz, a prison exclusively
for mutants.
Arcade also known as Harcourt Teesdale is in charge of the prison and upon discovering
that ruby quartz can be used to block the energy blasts that emits from Scott’s eyes,
builds and puts a mask on Scott after surgically removing his eyelids.
What I wanna know is who did that procedure?
This mask or visor is definitely the coolest looking one compared to any other visor we
have yet to see the character wear.
That basically tells you how dark this series is.
Though don’t worry, Basilisk does escape prison and manages to join Magneto’s forces.
He even meets another mutant named, Frenzy, falls in love and gets married.
Which is very Scott Summers of him.
That was our top 10 alternate versions of Scott Summers.
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