Why Everyone Loves Cyclops Now
2026 is the year Cyclops returned. He's coming out as a main hero in Marvel Rivals, returning to the small screens with X-Men '97 Season 2, and hitting the big screens on Avengers: Doomsday.
However, Cyclops used to be everyone's least favorite X-Men hero. He was the boring leader, the jerk who kept Jean Grey from Wolverine. What changed to make him such a widely beloved character? Well, let's find out.
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Chapters:
0:00 2026 is the Year of Cyclops (Marvel Rivals, Avengers: Doomsday)
3:19 Why Did Cyclops Never Stand Out Among His Fellow X-Men?
6:12 Most of Cyclops is Never Adapted
9:25 Cyclops vs. The New X-Men (Especially Wolverine)
10:14 Cyclops, Wolverine, and Jean Gray
11:46 The 90s Cartoon and Fox Films Prioritized Wolverine Over Cyclops
14:29 Oh, But There’s X-Men Evolution
15:25 When Cyclops Became Marvel Comic’s “Greatest Villain” (Schism, Avengers vs. X-Men)
19:11 Cyclops was Right
20:53 Cyclops’s Powers Come from the Punch Dimension
21:32 Cyclops is Between Professor X and Magneto (X-Men vs. Inhumans, Krakoa)
23:55 How X-Men 97 Made People Fans of Cyclops's
26:15 The Disturbing Reason More People Love Cyclops Now….
29:41 What Happens When a Good Man Goes to War
31:36 Let’s Not End on a Dour Note