32 Why do so many people hate Scott Summers?
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This article is from the X-Men Comic Books FAQ, by Kate the Short (racmx@yahoo.com) with numerous contributions by others.
32 Why do so many people hate Scott Summers?
There tend to be two major schools of thought on this. People hate Scott
Summers, aka Cyclops, because:
* Of what he did to Madelyne Pryor
* Readers find him dull and/or unimaginative
On the first count, harsh people with long memories are not going to
soften their opinion of a character's bad behavior. To them it is
simple: Scott left his wife and child to run off after his first love in
X-Factor #1. For the record, Madelyne did issue him an ultimatium and
they had been having marital problems. The best defense of Scott is that
Claremont had written him out and editorial staff of the time declared
Scott (and Jean) must come back. Madelyne was an inconvenience and hence
Inferno was born.
On the second count, many dislike Scott as a one-dimensional follower of
Xavier. Madelyne notwithstanding, they find his goody-two-shoes attitude
just plain irritating. Next to Wolverine, he's a nerd.
It's okay to like Scott, though. Usenet has lots of room for different
opinions.
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