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For questions about "Cyclops", a popular mutant character from Marvel's X-Men. Cyclops' mutant ability is to emit beams of concussive energy, known as "Optic blasts," from his eyes. Always use in conjunction with the [marvel] tag and use with other tags where appropriate, for example, [x-men-cinematic-universe-.

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How does Cyclops see?

From official Marvel Universe wiki: Due to a head injury, Cyclops is unable to shut off his optic blasts at will and must therefore wear ruby quartz lenses to block the beams. From the same page:...
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Cyclops Visor Material and beam color

This question has several parts, so it may need to be split into a few questions. I know that Cyclops visor aperture is made of a mixture of powdered ruby-quartz. Has he ever tried using a different ...
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How did Cyclops originally control his optic blasts?

I have seen the X-Men films, but have not really been a fan of the comic books. I have always wondered if Cyclops just bandaged his eyes permanently growing up, and how he came to realise that ruby ...
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How can Cyclops miss with his optic blast?

Scott Summers' optic blasts are a discharge of powerful energy beams, they travel at the speed of light in the direction he is looking. How can he miss someone or something if his beam is hitting ...
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