You think the reason why he is a jerk has to do with him having the lamest power

I think this change of character in Scott is a good way of looking at just how much a person can truly take before they start to change and that the only way to prevent that change is to have someone to lean on. Of all the X-men (even to an certain degree Xavier), Scott has been the heart of the team and has believed the most in what they stand for and their mission. Even when crap was hitting the fan or Xavier was walking out on them Scott was there to keep everyone together. But, that was because he also had Jean there to back him up.

Cyclops.  Where other characters are heroes, anti-heroes, or villains, he is simply a dick.

" Cyclops' first real dramatic change in character occurred after X-Men: The Search For Cyclops in which Cyclops was consumed by Apocalypse."

Scott finally grew some balls, you want to say Emma ruined fine, but with Jean he never would've reached his full potential. He's had to do to help his race survive and has more over his head than most other leaders. He's done a good job at it. As Ferro said, he has grown accordingly and that's the truth.

Give him back Jean, his kids (X-Man, Marvel Girl and maybe find a way to bring back Cable) and his brother(s) he might get better.. eventually.

Give him back Jean, his kids (X-Man, Marvel Girl and maybe find a way to bring back Cable) and his brother(s) he might get better.. eventually.

@SC: Can I get a link to Joe Casey's rant?

At first Cyclops always seemed like such a teacher's pet.  He was always so straight-laced, and by the book.  It may be that he's lost a lot of that, but in exchange, he's become something of a jerk.  Perhaps it is necessary to carry them through these troubled times, but that doesn't mean we all have to like him.

@hulk_beyond said:

Give him back Jean, his kids (X-Man, Marvel Girl and maybe find a way to bring back Cable) and his brother(s) he might get better.. eventually.

Jean should really just stay dead, X-man is still alive, but I don't know where he is right now. If Havok and Rachel came back I think it might help him.

.......I am getting really sick of the current depiction of Cyclops. He's now more like a comic version of Malcolm X than Magneto was. He's militant, serious, and dare I say it, ruthless. I'd say it was the fault of the unchecked trauma of being merged with Apocalypse for that brief amount of time, and he retained some of the immortal mutant's aggression. Scott nowadays even reminds me of a more antihero-esque version of the GI Joe villain Serpentor. So I'd say it's about time he stepped down and went to "find himself" for a while. 'Cause there is no way I am going to stand his tenure as X-Men leader any longer, unless the guys at Marvel finally bring him back to his senses.

Cyclops.  Where other characters are heroes, anti-heroes, or villains, he is simply a dick.

 To paraphrase a quote from The Dark Knight, Cyclops is "not the hero [the mutant race] deserved but the hero [they] needed."

He's grown stronger, tougher, and shrewder because he's carrying the fate of the mutant world on his shoulders.

NONE of the X-Men are perfect. NONE. Cyclops just gets the most heat because he's the best and because he's in the limelight.

I think this article is a little unfair, and it's frankly disingenuous to judge a characters evolution when you admittedly have not been following along for most of it.  

@pixelized: I don't think no one cares. In fact, a lot of people are complaining and it looks like there's going to be an event where the X-Men become split on the issue. My question is if this was Wolverine would this many people be complaining?

 To paraphrase a quote from The Dark Knight, Cyclops is "not the hero [the mutant race] deserved but the hero [they] needed."He's grown stronger, tougher, and shrewder because he's carrying the fate of the mutant world on his shoulders.NONE of the X-Men are perfect. NONE. Cyclops just gets the most heat because he's the best and because he's in the limelight.

gota say as someonewho's hated the guy since the x-men animated show from the 90's, he's become alot more of an intresting character and someone i've started to like since Grant Morrison's run on the x-men, i think is is due to the fact that he's with Emma now instead of Jean

I love current Scott Summers, though I was kind of mad about the X-23 thing when I first read the issue. He's one of my favorite comic book characters because of the way he's grown over the years. He's been fighting a war for mutant rights and, more recently, their survival as a species since he was a teenager. He's seen good people die and seen what evil men are capable of, so it would only make since that by this point he would have changed from the bright-eyed (excuse the pun) teenager that believed in Xavier's dreams of hugs and kisses to a realist who knows he has to make tough decisions that not everyone will be happy about, especially after the revelations about some of Xavier's past decisions. It's not like he's a completely different character, he's still insecure and self-conscious just like when Stan Lee first created him but he's also a time-tested leader with his back against the wall most of the time; he doesn't have the luxury of getting everyone in Utopia to take a vote when a move needs to be made. He's made some cold decisions but without him sending Cable to the future with Hope, she wouldn't be alive today and without him creating X-Force, Bastion and his crew would have struck without warning. Not every reader likes it, and that's understandable, but if Marvel pulled a Parallax/ Brand New Day move on Cyke, I'd have to stop reading X-Men.

scott is interesting now...no more boy scout. gotta do what ya gotta do to ensure the your people make it...i love it.

i think is is due to the fact that he's with Emma now instead of Jean

Cyclops is not just a team leader anymore, he is responsible for the safety of virtually all Mutants and has to be be a bit heartless in his decisions. Even when he sent his son on a dangerous mission to the future knowing full well he might die. He doesn't have the luxury of getting all broken up and emotional because its all on him and there is no one else.

I too never liked Cyclops, but I must say that the idea of all those years of leading a team and having people under his command die finally taking a toll on him sounds cool. I picture him as the weary old company commander in the WW2 movies, that stops seeing his men as men and just people to get the job done, because it's the only way he can keep himself from going insane because he knows most of them are going to have to die to accomplish the mission.

Well after losing his wife several times seeing his kids from the future like several times, and finding out he had a brother who he never really knew(vulcan), feeling betrayed rightfully so by Prof.X maybe he snapped he has a right i mean he was mister perfect for several years nobodies perfect.

I like how there is a defining moment for Scott's change with his time with Apocalypse. 
Also after reading "Second Coming" I really understand where Scott's new militaristic attitude is coming from. He is the de facto leader of an entire species that is not only dwindling but also actively being persecuted. He is doing everything he can to hold them together whether he likes it or not. What choice does he have? If he doesn't who steps up? Magneto? Namor? The other options are even worse than the blood that is on Scott's hands. That being said it would be nice to see Scott just breaking down in a few months with the weight of holding his heart inside and locked up.

i hope Cyclops dies and Jean comes back to life to lead the team. I would LOVE if cyclops were to be dead for at least 3 years. And I don't want him to die some noble, heroic death, I want him to go out like a total jackass; disregarding the safety and welfare of everyone he claims to care about.
That… would be… AWESOME!

I must say a this point MAG-FREAKING-NETO would do a better job with leading the X-Men.

The world has changed and so has Scott Summers, I mean you look at him in the 90's yes he had compassion but he was also a pushover, a lapdog, who was two steps away from having Wolverine take Jean from him. Lets get to the big picture outside of the X-Men (I will not even go as far as to say the mutant community), nobody thought twice about Cyclops, now when they have those "Top Men" meetings I guarantee they are calling Cyclops now where the only thing he could done before is to make sure Xavier's wheelchair was packed properly.

Leave Cyclops Alone!!

@Nighthunter: Just because the people at Marvel have interpreted Cyclops one way doesn't mean we have to.

Im not  a reader of x men , but I saw the 90 animated show and cyclops was a jerk and I hate him , Wolverine should kick his ass and be the head of the x men

As far as I'm concerned, Cyclops' first revealed the dark side of his character occurred" in Unanny #201, when he was more interested in clinging to his position of leadership than in bonding with his newborn son; and in X-Factor #1, when he ran out on his wife and baby without telling Madelyne the real reason he was leaving.  If he was too  poleaxed by the news of Jean's return to think clearly, how come he had the presence of mind not to tell Maddie what was going on?  Maybe Scott married Madelyne for the wrong reasons, but he did marry her.  He swore solemn vows and ignored them.  If he regretted the marriage, he should have asked for a divorce before leaving.  Maddie was entitled to honesty; if the truth was painful, she could at least have dealt with her anger before the demons got to her..  

If some of Cyclops' old friends are now questioning his behavior, it's about time.

 However, as was detailed here, at some point he lost a lot of humanity.  While that seems to be his M.O. nowadays, and the way writers feel the need to portray him, I don't think it necessarily makes him a better leader.  He was always a good leader, he just has become a much shrewder one. 

 Captain America is a great leader, and he doesn't sacrifice his soldiers.  He just has much more confidence in the ability of the individual.