Do we like them?

Do we like Cyclops?

A character from X-Men (1963–present)

Our score: 7 out of 10. A principled, tactically brilliant leader who carries heavy burdens. He can be rigid and makes some bad personal calls, but we'd follow him into a fight.

Scott Summers is a founding member of the X-Men. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created him in 1963. As a boy he is orphaned, and as a teenager he finds his eyes fire destructive optic blasts he can't control. Professor Charles Xavier takes him in, teaches him control, and gives him ruby-quartz glasses to keep the beams in check.

Xavier picks him to lead the team. He is shy and guarded, but also levelheaded and a strong strategist. Marvel describes him as a skilled battle tactician. His leadership is structured and military in style, and critics say that is both his strength and his flaw.

We score him a 7. He is loyal, self-sacrificing and dependable under pressure, and he always puts the team and the dream of mutant safety first. His faults are human ones: he can be stubborn, he is emotionally closed off, and he can be too one-sided about how to train young mutants. That has caused clashes with Wolverine. Some of his personal choices, such as how he handled his relationships, are still debated by fans. He is a good man who is hard to love at times, but one worth backing.