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- — James Sheridan
Biography[]
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Powers[]
Concussive Optic Blasts: Cyclops possesses the mutant ability to project a powerful beam of unheated concussive ruby-colored force from his eyes. Cyclops' powers come from ambient energies (such as solar radiation, photons, and cosmic rays) absorbed and metabolized by his body into concussive blasts that are released from his eyes. Quicksilver has compared Cyclops's power to "a frickin' nuke inside his head". The maximum force of the optic blasts are unknown, but a commonly given description is that Cyclops can "punch holes through mountains", and he has been shown to rupture a half-inch thick carbon steel plate. When Iron Man measured Cyclops' power, he found the energy output was well over 2 gigawatts, larger than a large nuclear reactor.
- Spatial Awareness: Cyclops possesses an uncanny sense of trigonometry, in this sense used to describe his observation of objects around himself and the angles found between surfaces of these objects. Cyclops has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to cause his optic blasts to ricochet and/or reflect off those objects in a trajectory to his liking. This is commonly called a "banked shot" when applied to this talent. Cyclops has been observed causing beams to reflect from over a dozen surfaces in the course of one blast, and still hit his intended target accurately. It is his sense of spatial awareness enhanced to superhuman levels that allows him to perform these feats as well.
- Energy Resistance: Cyclops is resistant to the effects of his own powers.
Abilities[]
Expert Pilot: Cyclops is an expert pilot of fixed-wing aircraft. It has also been implied that his trigonometric sense improves his abilities in the air.
Master Tactician and Strategist: His tactical prowess allows him to observe and understand the progression of fights from a remote position, as well as consider additional variables and incorporate his own skills into a scenario.
Multilingual: In addition to English, Cyclops is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Russian.
Expert Martial Artist: Cyclops also has extensive training in martial arts and unarmed combat, holding black belts in judo and aikido. His level of skill is sufficient to defeat six normal men with his eyes closed.
Telepathic Resistance: Years of being in intimate situations with telepaths have allowed Cyclops to hone his mind to the point where he can resist telepathic intrusion and withhold certain information from high level telepaths.
Equipment[]
Cyclops' Visor: The mask James wears to prevent random discharge is lined with powdered ruby quartz crystal. It incorporates two longitudinally mounted flat lenses which can lever inward providing a constantly variable exit slot of 0 inches to .79 inches in height and a constant width of 5.7 inches. The inverted clam-shell mechanism is operated by a twin system of miniature electrical motors. As a safety factor there is a constant positive closing pressure provided by springs. The mask itself is made of high-impact plastic. There is an overriding finger-operated control mechanism on either side of the mask, and normal operation is through a flat micro-switch installed in the thumb of either glove.
Cyclops' X-Suit: The costume (X-Costume, X-Suit, or X-Uniform) was designed for body protection and ideological identification with the public, marking him as a superhero. Cyclops wears a suit made of Kevlar, which is fire retardant among others defensive properties. The uniform also offers a certain level of resistance to electric shocks, force impacts, and others basic types of attacks.
Limitations[]
Cyclops is susceptible to all human vulnerabilities.