How did Cyclops get his powers?

X-Men #43 breaks down Cyclops’ optical power that his activated X-gene (the gene that results in mutation) grants him. Essentially, Cyclops’ optic blasts come from the power of the sun too, just like Superman. However, it’s just his eyes that take in the energy.

Why did Cyclops turn evil?

4 BECAME A VILLAIN: CYCLOPS Following his obtaining of the Phoenix Force, Scott saw that only grand, meaningful action could help the mutant race. It even led him to eliminate his former headmaster and mentor. After losing the power of the Phoenix his new view on life remained.

Why doesn’t Cyclops have a visor on his eyes?

If Cyclops’ lack of control were simply due to brain damage sustained during a plane crash when he was a teenager, then the clone wouldn’t need a visor. The injuries wouldn’t be reproduced during the cloning process, and as a result the Cyclops clone wouldn’t have to cover his eyes with ruby quartz.

How powerful is Cyclops in Marvel?

One of Marvel’s most famous mutants, Cyclops is secretly a lot more powerful than most readers realize. Cyclops’ power levels seem to have increased with age; by the time of the superhero Civil War, Iron Man was measuring his energy output at 2 gigawatts a second, the equivalent of a nuclear power station.

Why can’t Cyclops control his optic Blasters?

However, it’s clear that isn’t the case; which strongly supports the Whedon idea, that Cyclops’ lack of control is psychological. There’s an aspect of Cyclops’ subconscious that fears and even hates his own powers, and that long-buried part of his mind will never allow him to control his optic blasts.

Does Hickman’s House of X have Cyclops?

But Jonathan Hickman’s House of X has left readers with a lot of questions; Hickman has introduced a clone of Cyclops, but one who still needs to wear a visor. So how do Scott Summers’ powers really work, and what control does he have?