The Hidden Powers of Cyclops: Explained

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The Hidden Powers of Cyclops: Explained
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Learn about the three distinct powers of Cyclops and the potential he's hiding behind his ruby quartz visor.

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT While the X-Men 's stalwart leader Cyclops is one of Marvel 's most iconic heroes, he's also the most misunderstood. Not only do fans often misunderstand what Scott Summers' mutant ability actually is, but they also don't know the full potential he's hiding behind his ruby quartz visor. In fact, Cyclops has three distinct powers stemming from his mutant X-gene...

Unlike DC's Superman, Cyclops doesn't have heat vision. His power is to fire kinetic energy, meaning his powers land similar to punches Cyclops can melt steel with his beams, however this is due to intense friction, not heat - Marvel has made an in-joke of people misunderstanding Cyclops' powers, to the extent that Scott even had to remind his own father that he doesn't have heat vision.

Wherever the power comes from, Cyclops' mutant ability is to fire blasts of force from his eyes - blasts he can narrow to a pinpoint or widen to a huge, wide-bore wave of energy. His powers are made more useful by his instinctive trigonometry - an ability to inherently sense how his optic blasts will rebound and ricochet.

Cyclops' DNA has immense potential - as discovered by Mister Sinister, it synergizes perfectly with most other mutant powers, making Scott the perfect genetic template to clone and remix...

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