@Rosencrantz&Guildenstern said:
Wait a minute... I haven't read all the AvX related stuff yet, so please excuse me for me not being informed enough, but... I was under the impression that Cyclops used the Phoenix Force to have more mutants born, but this article suggest that he's rather made already existing persons to become mutants... against their will... Is that true? I mean, did he at least gave some mutants their power back who got depowered by the Scarlet Witch? Because of he's just randomly turned people into mutants, ignoring whether they want to be one or not, telling them "Guess what, you're a mutant. Hope you had no prejudice against us; now, kome wif me eef you wanna leev!"... well, in that case, maybe he's not such a tactical genius after all. Sorry for being an uninformed noob, I'd appreciate if some of you fellow comic book aficionados would enlighten me in regards if what really happened. Thanks for your patience.
As for Wolverine and his murders... sure, he's not a figurehead superhero like Spider-Man, but when was the last time he deliberately killed or endangered innocent people around him? I might not be the biggest comic book expert, but I remember him killing mainly criminals without whom our world's a better place... examples being either when he's mind controlled (which does happen a lot) or giving a mercy blow (if you consider Mariko innocent). Regarding cyclops killing Xavier... sure, he was under the influence of the Phoenix Force, but he was aware of the risk of meddling with such entities, so it's not quite the same as killing while being possessed against your will.
Nevertheless, while I not appreciate the whole "gambling with the life of billions" deal, Cyclops' imprortance and role prevents him from becoming an outright moustache-twisting villain. He will definately continue to play a crucial role in saving mutantkind. No matter how big a "jerk" he appears at times, he always ends up being right in the end. His X-team seems to grow akin to mutantkind's answer to The Authority.
I just hope he doesn't stare too long into that abyss... especially not with his visors removed XD
@Rosencrantz&Guildenstern: Maybe you don't remember but his squad of mutant assassins (X-Force) killed a child because he could've turned into the next incarnation of Apocalypse. Otherwise, killing people IS murder no matter if it's a good or a bad guy. If you compare how many people Wolverine killed in cold-blood versus how many Cyclops killed when he was "high" with the Phoenix, maybe you can see the difference. The problem is that the former is an Avenger and was never judged for his actions - both in the comics as well as by the readers.
Another Point: Some People keep saying that Cyclops was perfectelly aware of his actions during his possession by the Phoenix but AvX's creators themselves said, in previous interviews about the event, that everytime a Phoenix Five fell it was like the remaining ones got overcharged and "high" with the power - like a drug-addicted would (I remember this was emphasized in some interview). I suppose we can trust the writers, right?!
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