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Scott Summers is a mutant with the ability to fire destructive optic beams from his eyes. As the X-Man Cyclops, he has learned much of leadership. The firstborn son of Major Chris Summers, Scott and his brother Alex witnessed the apparent murder of their parents by the Shi'ar Emperor D'ken. As an introspective orphan , his mutant abilities first manifested. After escaping from an abusive orphanage, Summers was rescued by Logan, a fellow mutant who ran a school aimed at helping mutants to control their uncanny abilities.