How would you make Cyclops cool?

[theoneandonly]

have DC comics write him after buying the rights.

[dkrook]

Merge him into the black version of Cyclops for about a year or two.

[Bl00dwerK]

Cyclops has always been cool.

[xiyon]

have DC comics write him after buying the rights.

I'd sell my soul to have Geoff Johns write Cyke, to be honest.

[Snoop Dogg]

I have found cool Cyclops--

[manymade1]

Is Whedon's Scott seen as the best iteration?

[Hizashi]

Is Whedon's Scott seen as the best iteration?

His version might be my favorite, but I don't know if you could get his most ardent fans to agree on one version of Scott as the best.

[mikelmcknight72]

He's been cool since the Giant-Size X-Men era began. The character is a natural leader, a master strategist, and should epitomize super-hero above all else. Nevertheless, I'd do the following:

1. He is fully healed of the influence/scars that his time merged with Apocalypse left behind. He's older & wiser. He still believes in Xavier's dream, but is not an unrealistic idealist. Even if it is unobtainable, a hope-focused outlook is a positive thing.

2. He (and Jean) would make rescuing Rachel, helping her heal, and embracing her as their daughter a high priority.

3. He and Jean getting back together is inevitable, but it should be done very slowly. The relationship needs to add to their characters without defining them.

4. Visually, a head-gear free version of the Whedon-era costume would be perfect. Keep that hair uncovered! A blue/gold jacket over it would be frequently worn, but not ever-present. If ever a character was well-suited for it, I think it is Scott. Plus, it would add some gold to the Whedon-era costume.

[Snoop Dogg]

Cyclops needs a trenchcoat and a Devil Trigger.

[Kusanagi]

1: Less love drama, can't stress this one enough.

2: More kickass moments.

3: The writers intentionally have Cyclops be right, have good strategies that actually lead to the X-men not being fucked over. Actually have characters acknowledge this.

[Hizashi]

Cyclops needs a trenchcoat and a Devil Trigger.

Yes.

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[ohsnapulon5000]

Is Whedon's Scott seen as the best iteration?

Oh definitely. It's one of the few times that I've really stanned for a lead male comic book character, let alone Cyclops of all people. He was pretty brilliant in Exogenesis by Ellis and Wolverine: The best There Is.

[Sutekh]

Is Whedon's Scott seen as the best iteration?

I liked it. He came across as badass, and yet also a bit fried, as if he was on the raggedy edge of losing it. That was neat.

I also would love if he kept some of that development and no *longer* needed the visor, but just used it to focus and angle the beam, and kept it around in case of one of those inevitable situations where people lose hard-won control temporarily. As Jean said, long, long ago, "I want to see your face."

But the visor seems to be like Chuck's wheelchair. No 'fix' or cure or training will ever get him out of it, because it's 'an iconic part of the brand' or some marketingspeak hogwash.

[Snoop Dogg]

You shouldn't "fix" a character's disability. Even if you were telling the last X-Men story, "fixing" a character's disability would not be a good thing.

[Glio]

Yeah, it may seem silly but as a child I loved that there was a superhero with glasses like me. It was cool