For other uses of Cyclops, see Cyclops (disambiguation) Cyclops (born Scott Summers) is a mutant with the ability to fire an optic blast from his eyes. Having been one of the first members of the modern group of X-Men, Scott Summers was chosen to succeed his mentor and become the X-Men's field leader. Scott first appears in a high school Spanish class. While messing with his glasses, the teacher orders him to sit up and take them off, to which he responds that he has a headache. The teacher then