Scott Summers (Earth-7000)

Scott Summers AKA Cyclops, is an American mutant who can fire optic blasts from his eyes. He was the first member of the X-Men, and is the leader of the team.

Early life and recruitment by Charles Xavier
Scott Summers was born on September 5, 1980. Only named Scott, he was left up for adoption. He would not know until later on in life that he was actually the biological son of the powerful mutant, Nathaniel Essex.

Scott was raised by foster parents, Jonathan and Brenda Summers. Raised in rural Iowa, Scott attended public school with normal children and his mutation did not trigger until his junior year of high school. In his junior year of high school, he had problems with his eyes and began to suffer migraines. Eventually, his mutation triggered and he destroyed a car with an optic blast. He could not open his eyes without his optic blasts being released so he had to wear a blindfold after the incident and close his eyes. His parents still loved him even after learning he was a mutant and wanted to shelter him, afraid the government would come after him.

Scott was located via Cerebro by Charles Xavier in 1996. Starting his education at the Xavier Institute for Gifted Children, he began learning to control his powers. Scott was given ruby quartz glasses to wear so that he could see and his optic blasts would be blocked from use by it. The first member of the X-Men, Scott chose the code-name "Cyclops."