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Eric Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 27 October 2013 Location: United States Posts: 2280
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Posted: 11 April 2019 at 5:18pm | IP Logged | 1
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Wait, isn't Cyclops dead?
And if he isn't, this reminds me of a line from a Woody Allen movie: "They shot him in the eyes." "Oh my God, you mean he's blind?!" "Dead." "Oh yeah, because the bullets--they go through." (Or something like that!)
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Koroush Ghazi Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 25 October 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1640
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Posted: 11 April 2019 at 5:43pm | IP Logged | 2
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Paging Mr Fix-it!
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Dale E Ingram Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 July 2015 Location: United States Posts: 75
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 6:16am | IP Logged | 3
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I think it's plausible. But it's questionable whether it's a good idea that should have happened.
In the scene, he isn't firing an optic blast, so the bullet would not have encountered any resistance prior to hitting the visor. We can see that the visor was broken, so my "No-Prize" explanation for it is that the bullet shattered the ruby quartz lens of his visor, and the ruby quartz shrapnel was what actually caused him to lose his eye.
If anything, his optic blasts probably saved his life, because it was a straight shot, at fairly close range. His power probably slowed the velocity of the bullet down enough that it didn't go through his head and so only his eye was damaged.
That said, I'm torn on whether this was a good idea. I'm inclined to give Matt Rosenberg the benefit of the doubt and give him a chance to see all this through. But i have reservations over whether this was a good idea.
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David Schmidt Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 11 July 2017 Location: France Posts: 441
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 7:19am | IP Logged | 4
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So Nightcrawler was really a demon and Cyclops has really got just one eye...
Where do they get all these ideas?
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Eric Sofer Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 31 January 2014 Location: United States Posts: 4789
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 7:32am | IP Logged | 5
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Wait until you find out that Ororo was the human manifestation of the Force of Nature, and Sean Cassidy is actually a female faerie.* And Marvel Girl actually mutated from a light black pair of denim pants, and Logan was a wolverine mutated into human form. Oh... wait...
*I'll bet Claremont would have loved it.
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Jonathan A. Dowdell Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 July 2016 Location: United States Posts: 415
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 9:29am | IP Logged | 6
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Mr. Byrne, it is really being part of this forum that has made me realize the way many current comic creators think. Why wouldn't a character named Cyclops have one eye? Stan and Jack obviously made a mistake that has now been rectified.
Two other things... 1) The next creator will just give him his eye back and this will be forgotten. 2) Why does it matter whether Scott Summers has one eye? I'm not sure this will ever really have an impact on the character or the story line.
Edited by Jonathan A. Dowdell on 12 April 2019 at 9:30am
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Eric Sofer Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 31 January 2014 Location: United States Posts: 4789
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 10:36am | IP Logged | 7
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Jonathan D., I'm not sure if you're serious or not, but the answer to your question is: Cyclops was named as he was because it was descriptive of his super hero identity. It was for the readers as much as anything... those initial Marvel heroes were all pretty much named descriptively of their appearance or powers. The exceptions that I see were Thor, Mr. Fantastic, Marvel Girl, and maybe the Thing.
As opposed to the appearance of Deathkidney or SlashButt. ;)
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Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 March 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15729
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 11:20am | IP Logged | 8
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Yeah, you'd never guess which character was Thor from a line-up from just from his appearance...
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Eric Sofer Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | 9
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Peter M. - I'd expect Thor to be a guy with a sprained arm and a lisp. :)
In 1962, who knew who Thor was? Yes, by process of elimination from the Avengers, you'd get him. But the average comic reader might not. You make a good point; I'm just not sure it was quite so obvious. YMMV, obviously.
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Michael Roberts Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 2:55pm | IP Logged | 10
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Granted, Greek mythology might be a little more popular than Norse mythology, but both “Cyclops” and “Thor” require a certain level of cultural literacy. Maybe people might be expecting a bearded redhead, but Thor is the guy with the hammer.
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Joe S. Walker Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 12 April 2019 at 3:59pm | IP Logged | 11
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I think the question is best avoided because Cyclops' powers are pure fantasy, even more so than most super-powers.
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Mike Norris Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 13 April 2019 at 12:00pm | IP Logged | 12
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To my mind, losing an eye would throw Cyclops' powers off. He'd have to relearn how to use it and compensate for the loss.
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