The iconic X-Men The leader, Cyclops, is one of the most famous Marvel superheroes of all time, and Scott Summers’ ruby ​​quartz visor is one of the most recognizable pieces of superhero technology in history. Forced to use his specialized visor to control his epic optical blasts, a version of Scott – from reality 100th Anniversary Special: X-Men one shot – I saw the hero with a level of control never seen before over his mutant abilitiesusing adaptive technology that the Cyclops of Earth-616 could only dream of and that I could never imagine him with.
Since Scott Summers’ debut 60 years ago in X-Men #1, the mighty hero was canonically unable to control the kinetic blasts that shoot from his eyes due to a brain trauma he suffered in a plane crash as a child. While Cyclops’ mutant disability is a source of constant frustration for the iconic hero, it is also a source of pride and identity, a piece of Scott that is essential to his being.
THE 100th Anniversary Special: X-Men #1, by writer Robin Furth and artist Jason Masters, saw Scott Summers becomes President of the United States in the year 2061boasting new implanted technology that allowed Cyclops to open his eyes without glasses or visor and gave him incredible delicacy in his iconic optical blasts.
The Marvel multiverse has seen many variations on Cyclops’ visor
From his monocle to his mask, Scott always relies on ruby ​​quartz
During President Summers’ inauguration, it can be seen that Scott has ruby ​​quartz implanted – in his skull or behind his eye sockets – which allows him to exist without the need for ruby ​​glasses or a visor. This in itself is a major inversion of Cyclops’ identity, who is permanently seen wearing a visor or glasses in almost every reality in which he appears. However, this version of Cyclops is even more impressive, as Scott is seen wearing quartz-shaped glasses that manifest. several kinetic red orbs around his face. Impressively, it appears that Scott can use these energy balls to direct and aim his optical blasts wherever he wants.giving you a degree of control and subtlety never before seen.
Unfortunately, Scott’s outbursts still get out of control after an anti-mutant fanatic shoots him. Still, his attack accidentally knocks out many, many people, inadvertently proving once again how advanced his new ruby ​​quartz glasses really are. The reality of the 100th Anniversary Special: X-Men Number 1 is certainly not the only variant of Scott’s visor seen in the Multiverse. One of the most unique visor variants happened in Age of Xwhich saw Scott arrested as a teenager after accidentally killing several people with his eyes.
This version of Cyclops was called Basilisk and wore a terrifying golden mask, making it one of Scott’s most ferocious looks in history.. Node Age of Apocalypse, the distorted reality saw Scott wearing a monocle visor after losing an eye, an And if…? variant of Cyclops saw his visor physically implanted in his face, and Corporal Scott Summers of X-Treme X-Men wore some really cool glasses.
The Ruby Quartz visor is an essential part of Scott’s identity
Even when given the opportunity to cure his disability, he chose to keep it
While President Summers has some impressive optical blasts, it’s interesting that he received some sort of procedure that allows him to open his eyes without glasses or a visor. Although Cyclops grew up as a young X-Man with immense frustration over his visual impairment, over the years he has come to see it as an essential part of his mutation and identity.
This can be seen throughout the Krakoan Era, where Scott repeatedly had the Five resurrect him with his disability remaining when he could have easily “fixed” him, allowing him to utilize his optic blasts as they were intended. Fortunately, President Summers still has a unique visor that he uses to use his optical beams, visually maintaining this crucial part of his identity.
Scott Summers has a very powerful and often uncontrollable mutant ability that forces him to wear a unique ruby ​​quartz visor while awake. However, in one universe, the X-Men The leader and president of the United States has found a way to maintain his mutant identity while also giving his optic blasts a major upgrade, something I never thought I would witness for Cyclops in any reality.
100th Anniversary Special: X-Men #1 from Marvel Comics is now available.