Cyclops

Alias
Cyclops Erik the Red I
Nick Name
The First X-Man Slim
Civilian ID
Scott Summers
Occupation
Adventurer Mutant Rights Activist Student Teacher
Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Anchorage, Alaska
Group Affiliation
X-Factor X-Men
Base of Operations
Xavier Institute, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York
Height
6' 1"
Weight
180 lbs.
Eye Color
Black (Glows Red)
Hair Color
Brown
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Mutation resulting in ability to project a beam of concussive force from eyes. Invulnerable to his own power and the super-heated plasma of his brother Alex Summers (Havok). Excellent hand-to-hand combatant with natural abilities of geometry used for controlling direction and force of eye beams. Above average intelligence and a natural leader.
Accessories
Ruby Quartz Visor: Eyewear used to control concussive eye beams.
Common Enemies
Apocalypse Blob Brotherhood of Mutants Dark Phoenix Goblin Queen I Hellfire Club Juggernaut Legion Magneto I Master Mold Mr. Sinister Mystique Onslaught Proteus Pyro Sabretooth Sauron Sentinels Silver Samurai Stryfe Toad X-Cutioner
Regularly Appearing
Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2 & 3 Cyclops Vol. 1 Professor Xavier and the X-Men Uncanny X-Men X-Factor Vol. 1 X-Men Vol. 2
First Appearance
X-Men Vol. 1 #1 (Sept. 1963)
Creator
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Origin
The eldest of two sons of U. S. Air Force Major Christopher Summers, Scott Summers and his brother Alex were separated from their parents when they were pushed with the only available parachute from their father's private plane by their mother, after the plane was attacked by a scout ship of the alien Shi'ar Empire. Summers suffered a head injury from the rough landing and remained comatose for a year. The resulting brain damage caused by his fall prevent him from being able to control his mutant power to create force blast from his eyes. Separated after the accident, his brother Alex was adopted, and Summers was placed in an Omaha, Nebraska orphanage after recovering from his injuries. As he matured he began to suffer severe headaches and eyestrain. Diagnosed by an eye specialist it was discovered that eyeglasses with ruby quartz lenses corrected his vision problems, it was soon afterward that he developed his mutant power causing a major accident involving a construction crane. Although saving the crowd below from his accident by atomizing the crane, the crowd turned on him thinking his accident had been an intentional attempt on their lives. Frightened and on the run, Summers became unwillingly associated with the mutant criminal known as Jack O'Diamonds (Living Diamond). Professor Charles Xavier with the assistance of F.B.I. agent Fred Duncan rescued Summers from Jack O'Dianonds, enlisting him as the first member of his team of young mutants as Cyclops.