Contains spoilers for X-Men #3!Cyclops has always been the X-Men Steadfast leader, but a new series shows him struggling in ways readers have never seen before. Scott Summers has been through a lot lately, so it’s no wonder he’s not doing so well, but if he keeps pushing himself, who knows what could happen next.
in X-Men #3 by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman, readers see Cyclops struggles with anxiety, having a panic attack in a bathroom As he tries to pull himself together and be the one thing he’s never struggled with before: being an unflappable leader.
Scott has relocated a new team of X-Men to Alaska, where they operate from a new base: a decommissioned Sentinel plant. He is Playing in being the revolutionary leader That he was in the past, but Cyclops’ attitude behind closed doors shows that he is struggling with leadership, which is something new for him.
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Including a lot of anxiety
The issue itself perfectly explains why Cyclops could not be in such a great mental state. As he mentions Agent Lundqvist of the Office of National Emergency (ONE), At the end of the previous Krakoan era, Cyclops was tortured and given a death sentence By the anti-mutant coalition Orchis. Now, he’s putting on a brave face as one of the most prominent public mutants, but he’s just suffered a tremendous amount of trauma and, as usual, has seemingly internalized it rather than getting any help.
One is, under Lundqvist’s leadership, harassing Cyclops and his team, making it difficult for them to establish a relationship with the locals of Merle, Alaska, the closest town to their factory. With Lundqvist breathing down his neck and threatening to expose the mysterious new manifestation of adult mutants introduced in the series, Cyclops had his back to the wall With few people to turn to. His wife, Jean Grey, is off in space, and even his own brother, Havoc, is working as part of a government-sponsored team in the new X-Factor Series.
Cyclops is no stranger to stressful situations
Panels of New X-Men By Grant Morrison and Chris Bachalo
The characterization of Cyclops is reminiscent of Grant Morrison’s run on New X-Men. Morrison had Scott go through a slow-motion emotional breakdown, cheating on Jean Gray cyclically with Emma Frost and admitting that he found it hard to relate to Jean. Scott was possessed by Apocalypse directly preceding Morrison’s run, which, much like his treatment by Orchis recently, contributed to this specific breakdown. Cyclops Never seems to be free from trauma, but hopefully, he can find some support in his newest X-Men team before the stresses of leadership cause something to go really wrong.
X-Men #3 is available now from Marvel Comics.
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