Scott Murdock (Earth-6891)

"Cyclops was one of the greatest superheroes of our time. Courageous, smart, and he had natural leadership."

- - Logan Howlett

Early Life
Scott Murdock was born in September 18th, 1973 in Hell's Kitchen, New York City to boxer Jack Murdock. He was raised alone by his father as a devout Roman Catholic, and frequently visited him during his boxing sessions to spend time, something which his father abhorred as he wished the young Scott would study to get a better life. Scott watched serials of Captain America and became an instantaneous fan of superheroes, such as the Justice Society.

Gaining Powers
One day, while walking through the neighbor, saved an old man from being struck by a chemical truck owned by Roxxon. While he saved the man, the chemicals fell into his eyes, forever blinding him. However, duo to their experimental nature, it granted the young Murdock superhuman senses to compensate him for his lack of vision; he now could gaze beams of light from his eyes.

Life as a Superhero
His powers became his curse, and he and his father saw that as a curse from Satan. One day, while the two argued, Scott accidentally killed his father when opened his eyes. He became homeless, and without any money he started to live as a beggar. All that changed the day he met Ted Reyes, the vigilante Blue Beetle, who created powerful googles that allowed Scott to see without harming anyone else. Inspired by the acts of heroism of Reyes and Captain America, Murdock named himself Cyclops, and became a costumed vigilante of his own.

He eventually met Phoenix, a fellow Metahuman, during a joint mission against Juggernaut, and they fell in love. The couple formed the X-Men, eventually recruiting the help of Iceman and Beast. As one of the X-Men, Cyclops had a friendlly rivalry with the Avengers, and he became a good friend of Iron Man. The two teams worked together many times, and were sent by President George W. Bush to help the United States Armed Forces in Iraq during the War on Terror, an event he did not endorse.