Some even figured killing the younger Cyclops from the past "before he could grow up to be such a monster" was worth a shot. Although I'd argue in answer to the question that it was killing Xavier that put him over. As horrific as what Wanda did was, nobody the (adult) X-Men personally knew and cared for (as far as I could recall) outright died from or as a result of being depowered. Hell, one of the big problems the New X-Men had with the adult X-Men was that in their minds, Emma Frost effectively sent their depowered friends/classmates to die (on that bus that got blown up by the Purifiers), so maybe if someone they'd been close to had ended up dead as a direct or indirect result of Wanda's actions, maybe there'd be harder feelings about her compared with Cyclops after he killed Xavier. As disappointed and betrayed as they felt because of the long litany of sins Xavier committed in his past while preaching peace and love between humans and mutants for all those years, Cyclops just killing him was still a bridge too far for a lot of them, Phoenix-induced psychosis or not.
The spider is always on the hunt.
Aside from the fact he was pole ridden as the end all, be all of the X-Men. He was supposed to be the batman/Captain America type that all other X-Men should bow down and worship him. The X-Men are about a team/family anytime there's a drift toward one character being so much more important than others, that turns me off. I don't like Jean Grey character just for that same reason.
The Avengers were smart enough to understand that Wanda was not in control of her faculties.
The X-Men were not smart enough to understand that Scott was not in control of his faculties.
“Generally, one knows me before hating me” -Quicksilver
What did Wanda was completely out-of-character, driven mad by grief…
What did Scott was letting a part of him that was repressed taking control, the little boy that wants to be in charge eventually and feel free and secure. He was able to go very far to achieve this goal, losing his inhibitions, the Phoenix giving him the power, a display of 'hubris'…
“Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time.” Goethe
It says a lot about how important Xavier is that Exodus and the Acolytes not only never tried to kill him, but actually saved his life with temporally accelerated emergency surgery once. Seriously.. Benet du Paris had Heather Tucker accelerate him to move a super speed to A: get to him in time to heal him, but also help him work faster.... EXODUS.... Exodus was apparently willing to risk his life to save Xavier.
True, but why is only Scott given that benefit and not both?
How much trauma and grief did Scott cause when he murdered Xavier and conquered the world? Trauma and grief applies to everyone, including Wanda. Considering the majority of the X-men were alive and well, I'm guessing not that much.Reminder that Wanda is not the only one who feels grief. How many friends, family members and student did Cyclops have to bury before AvX? That's not trauma?
I'm sure there was a lot of grief when the P5 started giving everyone free energy, clean water and free food.
Well yes, some millionaires must have been upset.
What do you mean? I'm replying to them making a case for Wanda that could be made the same way for Cyclops. They gave Wanda the benefit.
Then you must not know Cyclops or the X-Men much outside of major events.Considering the majority of the X-men were alive and well, I'm guessing not that much.