Cyclops (Marvel Comics)

Cyclops is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the comic book ''The X-Men''. Cyclops is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, born with superhuman abilities. Cyclops emits powerful beams of energy from his eyes and can only control the beams with the aid of special eyewear, which he must always wear. He is typically considered the first of the X-Men, a team of mutant heroes who fight for peace and equality between mutants and humans, and one of the team's primary leaders.

The first-born son of Corsair, Scott Summers is the older brother of Havok and Vulcan. His first and most enduring love interest is his current wife, Jean Grey, with the two having a daughter, Rachel Summers, from an alternate future. Other significant love interests include his ex-wife Madelyne Pryor—a clone of Jean and mother of his son Cable—and fellow X-Man Emma Frost. Cyclops' archenemy is Mister Sinister, who is obsessed with the Summers and Grey bloodlines and has often manipulated events in Cyclops' life, resulting in various clashes with the X-Men.

Cyclops is most often portrayed as the archetypal hero of traditional American popular culture—the opposite of the tough, anti-authority antiheroes that emerged in American popular culture after the Vietnam War (e.g., Wolverine, his X-Men teammate).

James Marsden initially portrayed Cyclops in the 20th Century Fox ''X-Men'' films, and a younger version of the character was portrayed by Tim Pocock in the 2009 prequel film ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine''. He also was portrayed by Tye Sheridan in ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016) and ''Dark Phoenix'' (2019), as well as a cameo in ''Deadpool 2'' (2018). Provided by Wikipedia