Scott Summers

"It must burn you up that a boy like me saved your life, huh? Gotta be careful. I might not be there next time. Oh, and Logan, stay away from my girl."

―Scott Summers^[src]

Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, is a mutant whose eyes constantly emit beams of concussive force. He became one of Professor X's first students and the field leader for the X-Men.

Biography

X-Men: First Class

While Charles Xavier used Cerebro to locate other mutants, a boy with sunglasses and a baseball glove is one of the many he sees.

Original Timeline

He is first seen being scolded and sent to detention by his teacher for wearing his protective sunglasses in class. Later, while copying words on a blackboard as punishment, he is attacked by Victor Creed who wants to capture him for William Stryker's mutant experiments. During the chase, Cyclops' sunglasses fall off and his optic blasts damage the school building.

He is finally taken captive and temporarily incapacitated with a carbon blindfold over his eyes, but is soon freed when a vengeful Wolverine attacks Stryker's facility. While escaping, Cyclops makes use of his eye beams to annihilate Stryker's minions, being pointed in the right direction by Emma. He is then guided by the telepathic voice of Professor X who leads him and the other mutants to safety. Outside, he meets Professor X for the first time, and he and the other mutants leave with in the X-Jet.

X-Men

"If they have anything that can pick up our jet, they deserve to catch us."

―Scott Summers^[src]

After years of being taught by Xavier, Summers became leader of his X-Men and a teacher at his school. He also developed a romantic relationship with Jean Grey. Summers and Ororo Munroe rescued Logan and Marie from a fire in Logan's caravan and from Sabretooth who had been sent by Erik Lehnsherr, and brought them back to Xavier's school. After properly meeting Logan, the pair had many minor arguments with Logan, usually due Logan's attraction to Jean Grey, but nevertheless Summers effectively led the X-Men to stop Magneto's attempt to turn world leaders into mutants using a device on the Statue of Liberty.

X2: X-Men United

During a school excursion to the museum of natural history shortly after the incident at the Statue of Liberty, Jean told Scott that she felt that something terrible was about to occur. Scott assured Jean that he would not let anything happen to her.

Later, Summers accompanied Charles Xavier to Erik Lehnsherr's plastic prison. While waiting for Xavier, a drugged Yuriko Oyama and her guards attacked Cyclops. Despite his struggles, she knocked him out and took Summers and Xavier to Stryker's facility at Alkali Lake.

After Stryker brainwashes him, he has Summers wait for the X-Men. He found Erik Lehnsherr, Raven Darkholme and Jean Grey and he fired his optic blasts but Grey sensed it, pushed Lehnsherr and Darkholme out of the way and told them to go. Grey fought against Summers while attempting to break Stryker's brainwashing and during the struggle, Summers' blasts caused the lake's dam to collapse.

After successfully breaking through Stryker's brainwashing, Summers and Grey escaped from Stryker's facility and entered the Blackbird but the dam had already begun giving way. Jean got out of the jet and seemingly sacrificed her life to stop the water hitting the Blackbird.

X-Men: The Last Stand

"Not everybody heals as fast as you, Logan."

―Scott Summers^[src]

After spending many months mourning Jean's death and unable to cope with his grief, a withdrawn Cyclops returned to Alkali Lake. He heard Jean's voice and begged for it to stop. He then unleashed the full force of his optic blast to make it stop, but out of the water, Jean appeared. She told him to take off his ruby quartz glasses because she could control his powers. When Scott removed his protective lenses, Jean's power neutralized his optic blast and his eyes became normal blue eyes.

However, lacking complete control over the Phoenix, Jean killed him as they kissed. His glasses are found, floating in the air around the lake. His grave was erected next to Jean's and Xavier's.

New Timeline

X-Men: Apocalypse

"Not all of us can control our powers."

―Cyclops^[src]

To be added

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Due to Logan traveling back in time and altering the past, Scott and Jean no longer died and are still active within the X-Men.

Character traits

Scott is diligent regarding his duties as the leader of the X-Men, he is very serious and a good leader.

He has a good relationship with the X-Men, and cares about Charles.

He has a dislike of Logan for his obvious attraction to his girlfriend, Jean Grey, and more than willing to openly out him for doing so and to pick a fight.

Relationships

Professor Xavier - Mentor.
Havok - Older brother.
Jean Grey - Fiancee and teammate, enemy (Phoenix).
Storm - Friend and teammate.
Beast - Friend and teammate.
Wolverine - Savior, later Rival and teammate.
Rogue - Student and teammate.
Iceman - Student and teammate.
Colossus - Student and teammate.
Kitty Pryde - Student and teammate.
Nightcrawler - Ally
Magneto - Enemy.
Mystique - Enemy.
Sabretooth - Enemy.
Banshee - Friend and teammate.
Quicksilver - Friend and teammate.
Emma - Friend, Ally and teammate.
Toad - Friend, teammate and Ally, later turned Enemy.
William Stryker - Enemy.
Lady Deathstrike - Enemy.
Pyro - Student and later enemy.

Appearances/Actors

Canon (7 films)
- - X-Men: First Class (Possible Cameo)

- Original timeline (5 films)
  - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (As Scott Summers only) - Tim Pocock
  - X-Men (First appearance) - James Marsden
  - X2: X-Men United - James Marsden
  - X-Men: The Last Stand - James Marsden

- New timeline (2 films)
  - X-Men: Apocalypse - Tye Sheridan
  - X-Men: Days of Future Past - James Marsden

Behind the scenes

Cyclops had very little screen time in The Last Stand due to Marsden's filming of Superman Returns.
Due to Wolverine being portrayed as the main character, Cyclops is relegated as a supporting character in the movies despite being a main character in the comics.
Actor James Marsden wore platform shoes In reality, he is actually under 6' 0", shorter than Famke Janssen who plays his love interest, Jean Grey, and even shorter than Hugh Jackman who played Wolverine.
Tim Picock was unfamilar with the X-Men comics, but watched the X-Men: Evolution cartoon to research what his character would be like at that age.

Trivia

In the comics, due to a brain injury, Cyclops is unable to shut off his optic blasts at will and must therefore wear a visor or glasses with ruby quartz lenses that block the beams.
In the first X-Men film many fans claimed that Cyclops' visor seemed too bulky. As a result they were changed for X2: X-Men United.

Snapshot - 165 — Car with license plate B10-1212

Cyclops's license plate number is B10-1212.
In the comics Scott has a younger brother, Alex Summers aka Havok. While a character named Alex Summers, who uses the alias of Havok, appears in X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past, his relationship to Scott in the films (if any) has not yet been explored.
In the promotional photos for X-Men: The Last Stand, Cyclops was seen in his X-uniform.