Cyclops in other media

Adaptations of Cyclops in other media
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
Original source	Comics published by Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Men #1 (September 1963)
Films and television
Film(s)	X-Men (2000) X2 (2003) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Television show(s)	X-Men (1992) X-Men: Evolution (2000) Wolverine and the X-Men (2008)
Games
Video game(s)	Marvel's X-Men (1989) X-Men (1992) X-Men Legends (2004)

This is a list of all media appearances of the Marvel Comics character Cyclops.

Television

The Marvel Super Heroes

• Cyclops made his first ever animated appearance in the 1966 series The Marvel Super Heroes episode of The Sub-Mariner "Dr. Doom's Day" with the original X-Men line-up (Angel, Beast, Iceman, and Jean Grey).

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

• Cyclops appeared in several episodes of the animated television series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. He appears in the episodes, "The Origin of Iceman", "A Firestar is Born", "The Education of a Superhero", and "The X-Men Adventure". George DiCenzo provided Cyclops' voice in "The X-Men Adventure" while Neil Ross provided Cyclops' voice in "A Firestar is Born".

Pryde of the X-Men

• Cyclops appeared in the Pryde of the X-Men animated pilot, wearing his old X-Men uniform from before he left. Michael Bell provided Cyclops' voice.

Marvel animated universe

• In X-Men: The Animated Series, he wears his then current costume designed by Jim Lee. Cyclops was voiced by Norm Spencer in the English version, and by Kōichi Yamadera in the Japanese dub. In this version, Scott was the established team leader and was in a relationship with Jean Grey from the beginning of the series, acting more or less as his mainstream counterpart would. The writers on this show seemed to have a decent grasp on the character, including the defining characterization during the "Night of the Sentinels" story arc. Throughout the series, Scott also discovered that his father was the space-pirate Corsair. During a battle with the government team known as X-Factor, Scott had to fight his brother Alex. Neither of the two seemed aware that they were brothers, and their powers seemed to have no effect on each other. When the series ended, Scott and Alex never had the chance to discover they are related. In the series, it was also revealed that he was one of the original X-Men members along with Beast, Jean, and Iceman. In the final episode of the show, a dying Charles Xavier tells him, "Scott, were I you father, I would tell you, 'no true a son could ever be.' I am proud."

• He also guest starred in Spider-Man: The Animated Series in the 1990s in The Mutant Agenda/Mutant's Revenge, along with the rest of the X-Men, when Spider-Man sought Professor X's help in curing his recent mutation crisis.

X-Men: Evolution

• In the later animated series, X-Men: Evolution, Cyclops was voiced by Kirby Morrow. Here, Scott Summers is the X-Men's field leader. In contrast to his mainstream version, this version of Scott is a confident and self-assured leader with a much more extroverted personality; his teammates all look up to him, especially since he was Xavier's original recruit; Rogue even appears to have a crush on him after she joins the team, mainly because he continued to try and befriend her even when she was a member of the Brotherhood. He has a slightly rockier, almost love/hate relationship with Jean Grey in this version for a time, although they later admitted their feelings after Scott was separated from the X-Men, lacking his glasses, and was discovered by Jean during a battle with Mystique. After graduating from Bayville High, he has become an instructor at Xavier's Institute for Gifted Children and is currently romantically involved with Jean. He also shares a close big-brother/little brother relationship with Nightcrawler. In this series, Scott later learned that Alex, his brother, was still alive, and they often shared conversation by either telephone or actually meeting up with each other, although Alex declined full-time X-Men membership. Except for a short flashback, their parents do not appear in this series.

Robot Chicken

• Cyclops appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Sausage Fest" voiced by Gary Holm. He was among the featured X-Men that were killed in battle against a Sentinel.

Wolverine and the X-Men

Jean Grey and Scott Summers in Wolverine and the X-Men.

• Cyclops appears in Wolverine and the X-Men voiced by Nolan North. He has been shown to be in a state of depression since Jean Grey disappeared. When Wolverine and the rest of the team locate Professor Xavier, Cyclops finally rejoins the team to help locate his mentor. Interestingly, Wolverine and Cyclops seem to have switched roles with Cyclops as the brooding loner and Wolverine as the responsible leader. His current costume in the show is similar to that of Gambit's (wearing his current mainstream costume with a long trench coat). Scott is convinced that Jean is still alive and spends much of his time trying to locate her, usually enlisting the aid of Emma Frost. He is willing to go to great lengths to find Jean. Even going so far as to attack the Marauders, as well as their leader Mister Sinister, because he believes that Sinister has Jean despite the fact that he has no evidence of this.

Marvel Super Hero Squad

Carlos Alazraqui will voice Cyclops for the upcoming The Super Hero Squad Show series on Cartoon Network.

Films

In the feature film X-Men (2000) and its sequels X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Cyclops is portrayed by James Marsden. Although an important figure and leader in the films, his role is increasingly reduced in favor of other characters, especially Wolverine. This is most evident in the sequels. Fans of Cyclops and X-Men in general were outraged by this, and one IGN contributor wrote: "Cyclops was misunderstood, miswritten, misdirected and generally mismanaged in this series." However, James Marsden's performance in the films was well-received, and garnered him a Blockbuster Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In the prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine set 17 years before the X-Men series, actor Tim Pocock makes a minor role as a young Scott Summers.

X-Men

In the first movie, Cyclops is the leader of the X-Men, and a teacher at the school. He is in a long-term relationship with Jean Grey. He starts to dislike Wolverine after he sees him flirt with Jean. He goes with Storm to a train station to find Rogue, who is running away, but is stopped by Toad in the process. Toad removes his visor with his tongue, and causes him to unleash the full force of his optic blast, destroying the roof of the station. During the battle on Liberty Island, he is locked in a display cage by Toad but escapes by using his optic blast. He blasts Sabretooth out of the statue where they are trapped, allowing him and the other trapped X-Men to get free. At the film's climax, he hits Magneto with a well placed shot, allowing Wolverine to rescue Rogue and stop Magneto's plan.

X2: X-Men United

In the beginning of X2, Jean tells Scott that she has a bad feeling that something terrible will occur, but Scott assures Jean that he would never let anything happen to her. Cyclops accompanies Professor X to visit Magneto, who is locked in a plastic prison cell. While waiting for Professor X, Lady Deathstrike and the prison guards attack Cyclops. Cyclops is captured along with Professor X. After William Stryker brainwashes Cyclops, Stryker has him waiting for the X-Men, ready to ambush them. The resulting battle between Cyclops and Jean cracks the dam under which they are fighting. After freeing Cyclops, Jean engulfs herself in a flame-like Phoenix aura and appears to sacrifice herself so the X-Men can escape the water. Cyclops becomes distraught over Jean's sacrifice.

X-Men: The Last Stand

Cyclops had very little screen time in The Last Stand. About 30 minutes into the film, after spending some time mourning Jean's death and trying to cope with his grief, a moody and withdrawn Cyclops returns to Alkali Lake. He hears Jean's voice and begs for it to stop. He then unleashes his full force of beam to make it stop, but then out of the water, Jean appears. She says for him to take off his ruby quartz glasses because she says she could control his powers. Lacking complete control over the Phoenix, Jean "apparently" kills him off screen as they kiss. His death is never shown on film but it is said four times in the film. Though his body is never found, his ruby-quartz glasses are later seen floating in the air around the lake. At the end of the film, his grave can be seen, next to Jean's and Xavier's. It has been speculated that because Scott was NOT shown to have died on-screen he might not be dead but there is no proof to prove OR disprove the theory. Despite appearing in his X-Men leather uniform and battle visor in the film's promotional posters, Cyclops is never seen wearing it in the actual film.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

A young Cyclops has a minor role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where he is played by Australian actor Tim Pocock. He is first seen being scolded and sent to detention by his teacher for wearing his protective sunglasses in class. Later, while being punished to copy words on a blackboard, 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 blinded, 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 Frost. He is then guided by the telepathic voice of Professor X who guides him and the other mutants to safety. Outside, he meets Professor X for the first time and leaves with him on his helicopter.

Video games

Video game appearances

Cyclops is a playable character in many X-Men games:

• Marvel's X-Men
• X-Men for Sega Genesis
• X-Men Arcade Game
• X-Men 2: Clone Wars
• Spider-Man/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
• X-Men 3: Mojo World
• Marvel vs. Capcom series
• X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
• X-Men: Mutant Academy
• X-Men: Mutant Academy 2
• X-Men: Next Dimension
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

X-Men Legends series

He appeared in X-Men Legends and its sequel X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, where he was a very powerful character. He was voiced by Robin Atkin Downes (who also voiced Pyro) in X-Men Legends and by Josh Keaton in its sequel.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Cyclops appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, where Robin Atkin Downes is credited as the voice of 'Dark Cyclops'. He first appears in a cinematic detailing the failed attempt by various heroes, including Colossus, Hawkeye and The Hulk, to stop Doctor Doom from conquering Earth. He tries to defeat Doom with an optic blast, only for Doom to deflect the attack, with his new powers, back at him. He later appears in Doom's castle, having been corrupted, and transformed into Dark Cyclops, an evil version of himself that fights the heroes alongside Psylocke.

As one of the playable heroes available via download for the Xbox 360 version of the game, as part of the Marvel: Ultimate Heroes expansion pack, Cyclops is voiced by Scott MacDonald. He has special dialogue with Jean Grey, Dark Colossus and Dark Cyclops, in which it is revealed that Dark Cyclops was a clone created by Dr. Doom's powers., .

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2

• Cyclops is confirmed to appear in the sequel Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 but at this point it is unknown whether or not he will be playable.