-Citizen Scribbler

Cyclops was always a stand out character from the beginning. Carrying the leadership weight of the X-Men....while also being a big brother for them all too look up to. That was the MAGIC from the very first time I read the X-Men..........but over the years (which would be a long time ago for me) they lost something.....and his strategic genius never seemed to be fleshed out properly.....that and they made him look like a "Prick" most of the time......which intially he was anything but. The truth is that to me, he was a more of a good natured individual who had the same superlative strategic intellect as "Michael Samuele" of the early 90's tv show "La Femme Nikita".......the character of Michael had these talents fleshed out in fantastic form.....but for a long while.....the same could not be said of Cyclops.

It wasn't until the tv animated "X-Men Evolution" came out that I started to see Scott Summers portrayed as he should have been.........even if in the very last episode they SHOE HORNED Wolverine to be the strategic hero ( I think that was mostly to coincide with the 2nd X Man movie.....BUT IT WAS SO DISRESPECTFULL TO FANS OF THE CHARACTER...........Rogue to was the main focal point in the plan against Apocalypse......BUT AT LEAST IT MADE PERFECT SENSE in her case. That's the moment were I felt as though they were really shoving Wolverine's ass in everybody's face.

The first X-man Movie didn't matter....because Wolverine was central to the story, and it made sense for him to be the focal point.......besides.....all the characters where pretty much respected as to their attributes, and talents....espeically Cyclops.........even with the 2nd Movie.....and even though I was disgusted with the lack of Cyclops screen time...... I was not upset at Wolverine.....because again... he was still central to this particular story....it felt right to see him taking the lead screen time...........but in the 3rd Movie? COME ON!!!!.......and besides.....of all the X-Men......he's the poorest advessary to be facing Magneto in the comic book world......he's tailor made for Magnteo to seperate the Metal from his Wolverine flesh..........I can just hear Magnetos comments to him... "Very good Wolverine......but now that you've managed to heal yourself.......what are you going to do for a new Ademantium Skeleton?" Uggh.....it's so obvious Magneto would own him.

Look, I never liked Wolverine in the Comics (but I didn't hate him either).....but in the first movie I found him a fascinating character.....even in the 2nd.......but now all I can say is that WOLVERINE IS WAYYYYY OVERATED......and so I'm not surprised that he ended up where did on this list. And I am happy that Cyclops is ranked high on the list.......maybe......just maybe........DC will get a clue as to what makes a hero great.

There's an episode of X-Men Evolution where the X-Men are stuck in a cave while they are being attacked.....(it's the episode where they face off with Juggernaut in a climatic battle on top of a damn......one of my all time favorte Cyclops moments is in that part to boot......"You want it Raw....Then take if Raw!".....you Cyclops fans will know what I'm talking about)....anyway, while under attack......Woverine & Cyclops argue about what to do......and after Cyclops makes his case.....everyone (except Wolverine of course) goes on to stand behind Cyclops.......that to me is the true essence of the charcters.......the leader and the maverick......a maverick who is best when he, like the other X-Men is loyal to the X-Men's true leader.

In a nut shell, DC can either allow them to write Cyclops like he's a stuck up Prick.....just to make Wolverine look better......or they can write him like a the esscence of cool that I always pictured him as.......and that's as the leader of the X-Men.

Deadpool kicked Deathstroke's butt though.

also, sad that many of my favorites didn´t seemed to make it to the top 50, no sign of Hank Pym, Scarlet Witch of the Vision.

I blame Bendis for that

but then again, I blame him for almost everything nowadays.

Scott

I'm sure I'll be seeing two more of my top 10--and so 5 of each will make this list and DC's...

Is the Thing really that popular that he has beaten Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man and Hawkeye? I had no idea he was that popular.... For me he ranks well below a lot of characters that have already made it....

1.Captain America
2.Spider-Man
3.The Thing
4.Daredevil
5.Ghost Rider (just to tick Omega Alpha off. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure it'll be either Doom or Professor X.)

Also, there was that time he picked a fight with Wolverine by throwing a drink in his face and insulting his manhood. And then kicked his arse with a combination of judo and psychological warfare.

My guess for the top 5:

1) Spidey
2) Daredevil
3) The Thing
4) Frog Thor
5) Cap. America

Doom never really seemed like all that engaging a character. He was a robot half the time. I did, however, enjoy Simonson's work with him in his FF run.

p.s., I'm kicking myself for finally having prepared my votes and then realizing that I had missed the deadline by a day. With my votes, Frog Thor may have even beat out the Thing.