Contains spoilers for X-Men #3!Cyclopshas always been theX-Men’ssteadfast leader, but a new series is showing him struggling in ways that readers have never seen before. Scott Summers has been through a lot recently, so its no wonder he’s not doing so well, but if he continues to push himself, who knows what might happen next.
InX-Men#3 by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman, readers seeCyclops struggle with anxiety, having a panic attack in a bathroomas he tries to pull himself together and be the one thing he’s never struggled with before: being an unflappable leader.
Scott has relocateda new team of X-Mento Alaska, where they’reoperating from a new base: a decommissioned Sentinel factory. He’splaying at being the revolutionary leaderthat he’s been in the past, but Cyclops’ demeanor behind closed doors shows that he’s struggling with leading, which is something new for him.
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Cyclops' Leadership Style Gets a Major Update
Including a Lot of Anxiety
The issue itself perfectly explains why Cyclops might not be in such a great mental state. As he reminds Agent Lundqvist of the Office of National Emergency (O.N.E.),the end of the preceding Krakoan era saw Cyclops tortured and given a death sentenceby 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 huge amount of trauma and, like usual, has seemingly internalized it rather than getting any help.
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Cyclops Is No Stranger to Stressful Situations
Panels fromNew X-Menby Grant Morrison and Chris Bachalo
This characterization of Cyclops is reminiscent of Grant Morrison’s run onNew X-Men. Morrison had Scott go through a slow-motion emotional breakdown, cheating on Jean Grey psychically with Emma Frost and admitting that he found it hard to relate to Jean. Scott had been possessed by Apocalypse directly preceding Morrison’s run, which, much like his treatment by Orchis recently, contributed to that specific breakdown.Cyclopsnever seems to be free of trauma, but hopefully, he can find some support in his newestX-Menteam before the stresses of leadership cause something to go really wrong.
X-MEN #3 (2024)
Cyclops
Cyclops, a.k.a. Scott Summers, is the X-Men’s core team leader and one of the first characters to appear in the franchise. As a human/mutant hybrid, Cyclops has the power to launch massive bursts of energy from his eyes that are regulated through the use of a specially designed visor. Despite his calm and collected demeanor, he tends to lose it when in the presence of a fellow team member, Wolverine.
