A rumour's flying around the net surrounding Cyclops' future. It was recently revealed at SDCC, that Cyclops is leaving the X-Men, and that Emma Frost will take over his team of X-Men, after the events of Schism. 
 

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It would be good imo but I get the feeling he would get made to look like a chump and second stringer over time especially next to Capt.

At this point he is the X-men. Him leaving to join the Avengers is a bad idea. And Wolverine is already on the Avengers, i doubt he will be kicked off the team too considering how big of a cash cow he is. Why take him off his team and put him on another with the guy by the end of this event that he is fighting with? Wolverine i can see leaving the X-men, Cykes I can't and atleast Wolverine would be on one of his other teams.

@Baddamdog: I heard the rumor that Cykes is leaving but considering how vague the report was by one of the staff members or mods who wrote it compared to an interview I read in June about Schism, I was standing by the interview I read. The interview stated the guys were writing Schism as quoted  "are not about killing people or taking big players off the board" so judging by how vague the report was that they might see Cykes as much vs the original authors of the event and Cykes is as big as it gets in terms of X-men right now, but things can change. So my original idea was also based off another rumor coupled with the Schism interview was that Cykes gets injured. My idea is that Cykes is still head of the X-men but due to his injury cannot function as a field man which would require him to make teams to do the X-men's missions hence why Wolverine gets his own X-men book now and Emma Frost has her own team.

@cattlebattle: I;m guessing it has, but I still don't see him completely leaving the team or dying since the interview. Some one made that joke of him ending up in a wheelchair, which I took seriously cause I can see that happening.

X-MEN: REGENESIS #1

Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by BILLY TAN Cover by CHRIS BACHALO Variant Cover by MORRY HOLLOWELL

When the dust settles from the X-Men's Schism, a line has been drawn, and every mutant must choose. Who will they follow 00 XXXXXX or Wolverine? Either way, with mutantkind cut in two, things will never be the same. Setting the stage for this month's WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #1 and November's all-new UNCANNY X-MEN #1, go through the ranks of the X-Men as they choose their destiny. 
 
I would really love to see The Professor in the forefront again

@cattlebattle: I wouldnt mind it either, though I do feel very against Cykes leaving the X-men and joining the avengers is worse IMO. He would be going down from an A-List hero/leader of the biggest franchise in Marvel to competing with Cap and we all now that would end up, he'd possibly go to a second stringer again.

I'm not saying he will go to Avengers but if that is premise it's just kind of a bad idea IMO.

Awesome, I knew Cap drank black coffee.

Awesome, I knew Cap drank black coffee.

I really hope he doesn't join the Avengers.

@fesak: Amen

I would be ok with this.

                    It would be an odd move from "self-appointed leader of the mutant race" to "just another Avenger".  I wonder if Cyclops can take orders from someone else again??

                   

               

                    It would be good imo but I get the feeling he would get made to look like a chump and second stringer over time especially next to Capt.

                   

               

                    At this point he is the X-men. Him leaving to join the Avengers is a bad idea. And Wolverine is already on the Avengers, i doubt he will be kicked off the team too considering how big of a cash cow he is. Why take him off his team and put him on another with the guy by the end of this event that he is fighting with? Wolverine i can see leaving the X-men, Cykes I can't and atleast Wolverine would be on one of his other teams.

                   

               

@jloneblackheart said:

Awesome, I knew Cap drank black coffee.

Black coffee is the best. No f*ng milk or other crap in my coffee, dammit.

I really hope he doesn't join The Avengers.

I'd say the odds of Cyclops joining the Avengers are slim.

Well... 
 
Seeing as how Bucky's probably going to bite it in Siege and Steve will be Captain America from now on, it makes sense that Steve will replace Bucky on the main Avengers team. That being said, he can't lead them and his Secret Avengers all at the same time (there's a difference between leading a team and just being on one), so maybe, just maybe, he'll ask Cyclops to take on that role.  
 
A little far fetched, but that's my theory about Cyclops being an Avenger. 
 
But my personal opinion? Cyclops doesn't survive Schism. 

BLADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I doubt Cyke will bite the dust at the end of Schism (he's simply too important a character in the Marvel Universe), but him taking a hiatus from the X-Men wouldn't be too hard to believe. He may simply wish to take time away from having the weight of the mutant race on his shoulders.

Cyclops is a natural choice to be a leader in the Avengers, he's someone that Steve Rogers greatly respects as a commander and strategist. Steve will remain Top Cop and overall commander of the Avengers (becoming Captain America again after Bucky's death and personally leading the Secret Avengers), with Cyclops acting as a team leader.

I foresee Cyclops still being a part of the X-Men, just taking a behind-the-scenes leadership role similar to Xavier in the early days of the team. He will trust Emma with leading the team as they attempt to create a more media-friendly public image for the X-Men, and mutants in general (think Joss Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men).

So Cyclops will remain in a leadership role among the X-Men, he just won't be in the spotlight as the mutant authority (that will be Emma, with Magneto and Xavier as her top advisers), instead he will be a lead Avenger working alongside Steve Rogers as Captain America. Being former leader of the mutant race, Cyclops becoming an Avenger would be an ideal way to boost positive perception of mutants worldwide. I also predict that Wolverine will end up leaving the Avengers to focus on leading his own X-Men team.

I think that the picture of Steve looking at all the photos of characters he is interested in might lead to him choosing a couple. I don't think that Blade will be one of them because Blade just doesn't fit the bill. Scott leading the Secret Avengers would be awesome and I could totally see that happening especially Steve going back to being Cap. I can see Cap still being the head honcho and giving the orders but it would be just like Professor X's guidance to Scott in the beginning of the X-Men. Where Cap is there giving the orders of the missions but letting Scott figure out how to handle it on his own.

Awesome, I knew Cap drank black coffee.

I think it would be bad for the development of the character at this point to be part of a not-mutant group and also not taking a leadership role on a team. 
 
BTW from where are those images with Wolverine and Emma and the dark sillouetes? I though that Cannonball would join the "pro-cyke" group but he is obviously on the other side.

I don't see why Scott would join the Avengers.. Especially with Wolverine being on like two of the teams lol 
 
With Emma leading the X-Men i'd rather just see Scott being a character who just does a Wolverine and goes off somewhere taking a break rather than being an Avenger. It would be as pointless as having Red Hulk on the Avengers when they could have so many other better members instead IMO.

It would be an odd move from "self-appointed leader of the mutant race" to "just another Avenger".  I wonder if Cyclops can take orders from someone else again??

I may not like Cyclops as much as I used to (pre X-factor was his high point for me) but I don't want to see him dead. Truth be told, I'd like to see more of the Madrox/Cyclops conflict fleshed out. There's an animosity there and I'd like it to grow, or maybe even mend. As an Avenger... that makes sense. Wolverine was an Avenger, Prof. X is always in their books too. Cyclops as an Avenger, I think, is a serious downgrade. If they give him his own book, I may consider reading it. But right now, the only book I really buy is X-Factor.

Cyclops is probably the 2nd best team leader after Steve Rogers himself, i think he'd make a great avenger and could even lead secret avengers if Cap returns to the normal Avengers team !!!

It would be an odd move from "self-appointed leader of the mutant race" to "just another Avenger".  I wonder if Cyclops can take orders from someone else again??

im indifferent about the whole subject.

Personally I think it would be good if he joined the Avengers, even for just a small time, for a couple of reasons. The first being that he would be knocked down a peg or two (which needs to happen so badly) as he wouldn't be the leader or the 'head' of the team, he'd be somewhere down the bottom as he isn't a highly established Avenger yet, so he would have to be taking orders rather than dishing them out to everyone he can get his hands on. Secondly, it would be good for him to go, in order to let some other X-Men have some more spotlight time to be honest, and maybe even let someone else's leadership skills shine through more than what they already have (Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde, Rogue, Colossus)

I'd read it. 

but...why? it would be a downgrade imo, leaving his position as leader of a rapidly decreasing mutant race just to join a superhero team that really any other person could fill?

At this point he is the X-men. Him leaving to join the Avengers is a bad idea. And Wolverine is already on the Avengers, i doubt he will be kicked off the team too considering how big of a cash cow he is. Why take him off his team and put him on another with the guy by the end of this event that he is fighting with? Wolverine i can see leaving the X-men, Cykes I can't and atleast Wolverine would be on one of his other teams.

@god_spawn said:

At this point he is the X-men. Him leaving to join the Avengers is a bad idea. And Wolverine is already on the Avengers, i doubt he will be kicked off the team too considering how big of a cash cow he is. Why take him off his team and put him on another with the guy by the end of this event that he is fighting with? Wolverine i can see leaving the X-men, Cykes I can't and atleast Wolverine would be on one of his other teams.

Agreed.

@Samimista said:

@god_spawn said:

At this point he is the X-men. Him leaving to join the Avengers is a bad idea. And Wolverine is already on the Avengers, i doubt he will be kicked off the team too considering how big of a cash cow he is. Why take him off his team and put him on another with the guy by the end of this event that he is fighting with? Wolverine i can see leaving the X-men, Cykes I can't and atleast Wolverine would be on one of his other teams.

Agreed.

I'd rather read Cyclops in Avengers than Wolverine, I think he's much better suited for the role plus Wolverine is in way too many comics at the minute !!!

@darth_fletcher said:

@Samimista said:

@god_spawn said:

At this point he is the X-men. Him leaving to join the Avengers is a bad idea. And Wolverine is already on the Avengers, i doubt he will be kicked off the team too considering how big of a cash cow he is. Why take him off his team and put him on another with the guy by the end of this event that he is fighting with? Wolverine i can see leaving the X-men, Cykes I can't and atleast Wolverine would be on one of his other teams.

Agreed.

I'd rather read Cyclops in Avengers than Wolverine, I think he's much better suited for the role plus Wolverine is in way too many comics at the minute !!!

Why is he much better suited for the role? Wolverine has never been a second string character but he doesn't scream mutant messiah like Scott does and I doubt he could what Scott has to the same extent. I know Wolverine is smart and is a good leader but for a smaller team like X-force, for the entire X-men no.

@god_spawn said:

@darth_fletcher said:

@Samimista said:

@god_spawn said:

At this point he is the X-men. Him leaving to join the Avengers is a bad idea. And Wolverine is already on the Avengers, i doubt he will be kicked off the team too considering how big of a cash cow he is. Why take him off his team and put him on another with the guy by the end of this event that he is fighting with? Wolverine i can see leaving the X-men, Cykes I can't and atleast Wolverine would be on one of his other teams.

Agreed.

I'd rather read Cyclops in Avengers than Wolverine, I think he's much better suited for the role plus Wolverine is in way too many comics at the minute !!!

Why is he much better suited for the role? Wolverine has never been a second string character but he doesn't scream mutant messiah like Scott does and I doubt he could what Scott has to the same extent. I know Wolverine is smart and is a good leader but for a smaller team like X-force, for the entire X-men no.

Cyclops is actually a good fit for the Avengers in the respect that, unlike Logan, he isn't a poster child for mutant violence. He's not as outwardly mutated as Beast, but it's clear he's still a mutant. His role in the team would make sense from an integrationist perspective, the problem would be that, as you said, he's the Mutant Messiah, and that he's the greatest leader in the MU, but it's doubtful he'd be leading the Avengers.

@god_spawn: Yep, which is why the whole thing is just an exercise in character-assassination. Scott'll be the the scapegoat for the disaster that is Utopia, like Sentry was for SI/DR/Siege. Marvel will screw him over to appease the disenfranchised X-Fans.