When it comes to X-Men Many readers who love the adventures of the Marvel mutants have often shown particular affection for characters who have become iconic in the publisher’s multiverse, and Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, is still common today in the first positions alongside Wolverine.
However, in a recent post on social media Chris ClaremontThe English cartoonist, who wrote many of the best X-Men stories published in the second half of the 1970s, pointed out that the characterization of Cyclops’ character changed irreversibly after a certain event. Such a moment would be when Scott decided to give up Madelyne Pryor and her son, after learning that Jean Gray was still alive.
To this question “Why does everyone think Wolverine is the best of them all when Cyclops is the best X-Man?”Claremont himself, posted on Reddit by a fan, responded with the following words: “Logan’s cool, Scott isn’t. My problem is, I thought Scott was a fantastic character until he decided to get away from Madelyne and come back to Jean – that was it dishonorable and destroyed him as a character. Logan wouldn’t do that. He would kill you, but he would do it for the right reasons. “
Claremont then continued its strong allegations and opinions as follows: “”Scott was the foundation, the foundation of the team. It’s the core that everyone revolves around, and that’s why Madelyne meant so much to me that it was a way to give it a happy ending and solve all of Jean’s mystery. Overcome that death and move on to real life. And for me, for Scott, it was all about real life. “
The author then underlined how he wanted to insert important issues about Scott himself into the stories outside of his identity as a Cyclops, which also contributed Bring the character to a deep maturationhowever ruined by the choice of subsequent authors. Although Louise Simonson also tried to fix these changes, Claremont says they are impossible steps to trace back. Scott lost the chance to show himself as a good father for a number of arguably wrong decisions.
And what do you think of what Claremont said? Do you agree or prefer the turn Cyclops’ life and career took? Let us know with a comment below. We recall that betrayal could jeopardize Krakoa’s victory against Arakko, and leave the details to a new mutant introduced in X of Swords.
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