Well, read this taken from http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/c/cyclops.htm
"Cyclops possesses the mutant ability to project a beam of concussive, ruby-colored force from his eyes. Cyclops's eyes are no longer the complex organic jelly that utilizes the visible spectrum of light to see the world around it. Instead, they are inter-dimensional apertures between this universe and another, non-Einsteinium universe, where physical laws as we know them do not pertain. This non-Einsteinium universe is filled with particles that resemble photons, yet they interact with this universe's particles by transferring kinetic energy in the form of gravitons (the particle of gravitation). These particles generate great, directional concussive force when they interact with the objects of this universe.
Cyclops's mind has a particular psionic field that is attuned to the forces that maintain the apertures that have taken the place of his eyes. Because his mind's psionic field envelops his body, it automatically shunts the other-dimensional particles back into their point of origin when they collide with his body. Thus, his body is protected from the effects of the particles, and even the thin membrane of his eyelids is sufficient to block the emission of energy. The synthetic ruby quartz crystal used to fashion the lenses of Cyclops's eyeglasses and visor is resonant to his minds' psionic field and is similarly protected."
It explains why his body does not get harmed from his eye blasts - it explains why his eyelids shut off the beams. It explains everything.
Then again - there's this site:
http://www.geocities.com/sikelops/cyclops1c.htm
"Cyclops has the power to absorb vast solar energies and release it as powerful optical energy blasts."
Which is real?
Originally posted by Arachnoidfreak
"Superman's heat vision is usually described as him having an excess of solar power in his eyes that he absorbed from the sun and he has to discharge it from time to time."
Oh come on, now they really are making this shit up as they go along. What a joke.
Cheers for the info anyway man.
Originally posted by Red Superfly
Well, read this taken from http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/c/cyclops.htm"Cyclops possesses the mutant ability to project a beam of concussive, ruby-colored force from his eyes. Cyclops's eyes are no longer the complex organic jelly that utilizes the visible spectrum of light to see the world around it. Instead, they are inter-dimensional apertures between this universe and another, non-Einsteinium universe, where physical laws as we know them do not pertain. This non-Einsteinium universe is filled with particles that resemble photons, yet they interact with this universe's particles by transferring kinetic energy in the form of gravitons (the particle of gravitation). These particles generate great, directional concussive force when they interact with the objects of this universe.
Cyclops's mind has a particular psionic field that is attuned to the forces that maintain the apertures that have taken the place of his eyes. Because his mind's psionic field envelops his body, it automatically shunts the other-dimensional particles back into their point of origin when they collide with his body. Thus, his body is protected from the effects of the particles, and even the thin membrane of his eyelids is sufficient to block the emission of energy. The synthetic ruby quartz crystal used to fashion the lenses of Cyclops's eyeglasses and visor is resonant to his minds' psionic field and is similarly protected."
It explains why his body does not get harmed from his eye blasts - it explains why his eyelids shut off the beams. It explains everything.
Then again - there's this site:
http://www.geocities.com/sikelops/cyclops1c.htm
"Cyclops has the power to absorb vast solar energies and release it as powerful optical energy blasts."
Which is real?
The comics say that his eyes are solarpowered.
Yeah, well, at least it explains his powers somewhat. The thing is, when powers aren't thought through well enough in the first place, it causes problems when trying to explain them, and then when they do figure out an explanation, it sounds contrived and totally "made up out of nowhere". It makes the character seem too transparent and cheap.
I've also wonderred about Cyclops seeing in red - man that would suck. Thing is, how come he never complains about it, ever? I would, I'd go mental if all I saw was red things. You'd be colour blind.
How come whenever Cyclops has those moments of "no powers" where he can take his shades off (this must have happened like a million times already) - shouldn't he be like "Oh my GOD my powers are gone! I can see greens, blues! Oh yellow I have missed thee!".
What if Cyclops was in the X-Jet on his own, and there was a fight involving, say, Wolverine and Magneto.....
Wolvie: "Fire the missiles Scott!"
Cyke: "Which button is it?"
Wolvie: "The green one!"
Cyke: "Oh crap......oh crap....oh crap.....errr.....oh CRAP!"
*Cyclops hits any old button. he hits the ejector seat button, and lands on Wolverine. Magneto escapes*
Wolvie: "Idiot"
Does Cyclops see in red all the time?
It'd be hard for cyclops to enjoy anything with colour co-ordination.
Wolverine: "Which is your favourite Power Ranger"
Gambit: "I like the pink ranger"
Rogue: "The blue ones pretty cool"
Jubilee: "I like the yello..."
Wolverine: "Shut up Jubilee I didn't ask you! YOU SUCK!"
Bishop: "I like the blue ranger"
Cyclops: "I thought they were all red? Are they not all the same colour?"
Wolverine: "No"
Cyclops: *cries*