Scott Summers
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Scott Summers |
| Occupation: | Superhero, student, teacher/mentor |
| Relationships: | Christopher Summers (Corsair, father), Katherine Summers (mother), Alex Summers (Havok, brother), Gabriel Summers (Vulcan, brother), Jean Grey (Phoenix, love interest & ex-wife), Madelyne Pryor (Goblin Queen, ex-wife), Emma Frost (love interest, AU!wife), Rachel Grey (AU!Days of the Future Past daughter), Nathan Summers (Cable, son), Nate Grey (X-Man, AU!AOA son), Ruby Summers (AU!Earth-1191 daughter), Megan Summers (AU!The End daughter), unnamed twins (AU!The End daughters), Alex Summers Jr. (AU!The End son), Hope Summers (adopted!granddaughter through Cable), |
| Fandom: | Marvel Comics, X-Men, X-Men Movieverse, X-Men: Evolution, Wolverine and the X-Men |
| Other: | Wikipedia Cyclops colors, line art by PhillieCheesie and color by BDixonarts. Scott's character styling is based upon the comics of the 1990s. As of March 2019, this piece has over 6600 views on deviantart |
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Scott Summers is the alter ego of Cyclops from the Marvel Comics series The X-Men. He generally appears as a main character in all the X-Men universes such as Marvel Comics: Earth-616, X-Men: The Animated Series, X-Men: Evolution, Wolverine and the X-Men, and X-Men Movieverse.
Canon
Scott is a mutant born with eyes that emits a powerful energy beam called an "optic blast".
Scott first appeared as Cyclops in X-Men #1 (September 1963).
James Marsden plays him in the X-Men Movieverse as an adult in the first three movies, in X-Men Origins: Wolverine Cyclops appears as a teenager by actor Tim Pocock. In Logan, it's implied that Scott was one of the X-Men that died in the Professor X's accidental psychic attack. In X-Men: Apocalypse, a younger version of him was portrayed by Tye Sheridan. Sheridan reprised his role in X-Men: Dark Phoenix and made a cameo in Deadpool 2.
Scott has also appeared in various television roles (both in starring and cameo roles):
- The Marvel Super Heroes
- Pryde of the X-Men
- X-Men: The Animated Series with appearances on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Fantastic Four: The Animated Series
- X-Men: Evolution
- Wolverine and the X-Men
- The Super Hero Squad Show
- Marvel Anime
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
- Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
- Ultimate Spider-Man
Scott has appeared in various X-Men or Marvel related video games.
Fandom
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The most popular het pairings for Scott Summers are Scott/Jean Grey, Scott/Ororo Monroe (Storm), and Scott/Emma Frost (White Queen). A popular slash pairing for Scott is for him to be with Logan Howlett aka Wolverine due to their animosity in the comics & pretty much any other fandom they are in together.
Terminology
- Optic blast is the most common term used to describe his mutant ability.
- See List of X-Men Pairing Names for a list of Scott pairing names.
Comics
Besides the common Scott pairings of Scott/Logan, Scott/Jean, Scott/Ororo, or Scott/Emma, other pairings include Scott/Remy, Scott/Kitty, Scott/Jubilee, Scott/Mystique, Scott/Laura, Scott/Allison, Scott/Carol, and Scott/Warren.
X-Men: Evolution
The common Scott pairings in this universe are Jean/Scott and Rogue/Scott for het. The common pairings for slash are Lance/Scott and Pietro/Scott. Rarer pairings also exist such as Kitty/Scott and Scott/Tabitha.
X-Men Movieverse
The common Scott pairings in this universe are Jean/Scott and Rogue/Scott for het, as well as Ororo/Scott and later Scott/Emma. The common slash pairing is Logan/Scott.
With X-Men: Apocalypse, the ship Scott/Kurt grew. Scott/Peter also started appearing.
Wolverine and the X-Men
The common Scott pairings in this universe are Jean/Scott and Emma/Scott for het. For slash, Scott/Logan remained common.
Fanworks
Fanfiction
- The Room with a Computer by Minisinoo, HP/XMM crossover, Scott Summers joins the Hogwarts staff as the new Muggles Studies Professor.
- New York State Laws & Regulations for Child Care by Tieleen, XM/MCU, The Avengers team adopt a young Scott Summers
- Dig for Fire by musesfool, XMFC, "I have a brother." (Alex Summers & Scott, Charles Xavier)
- Rex Racer on the Final Turn by GrayJay, XM, (Scott & Alex Summers) Summers brothers, secrets, and Speed Racer - or - a slow burn from the beginning.
- Climb The Wind by Minisinoo
Fan Art
X-Men Comics:
X-Men Evolution:
- Sexah Scott by rainbowtiger
- X Hex by Raphaella (Scott with Wanda's powers)
X-Men Movies:
Other:
- Ciclops by vancamelot
- Summer SKRATCH by jeffwamester (female!Scott)
Vids
Meta
- Cyclops, Archived version character profile by everycharacterisamarvel
Recs
- The Cyclops-centered X-Men Fanfiction Rec List!!! Comicverse, Archived version by water-soter
- Scott Summers fic recs, Archived version by justanotherghostwriter
Additional Art Gallery
Scott Summers by TheBoyofCheese, this piece showcasing Scott's look during the Phoenix Force comics storyline
Archives & Fannish Links
- Scott Summers tag at Tumblr
Archives
- Cyclops works at FFN under the X-Men comics category.
- Cyclops works at FFN under the X-Men: Evolution category.
- Cyclops works at FFN under the WXM category.
- Cyclops works at FFN under the X-Men: The Animated Series category.
- Cyclops works at FFN under the X-Men Movieverse category.
- Scott Summers works tagged on AO3
- X-Men Hero: Cyclops (defunt)
- Red Shades (static)
Communities
Mailing Lists
Fansites
- The Power of Cyclops (defunct)
- Fatal Optic (defunct)
Canon Resources
- Cyclops at the Marvel Database
- Cyclops at Uncanny X-Men.net
- Cyclops at Comic Vine
References