It would be a bit of a intresting fight, as Cyc would know that Bishop could eaisly absorb his rays. So he likily would try to use the surroundings to his advantage. However, Bishop isn't any amanture either, as Bishop has a lot in his arsenal then just absorbing whatever he threw at him. Where he could eaisly use guns, grenades and other objects to knock Cyclops around. This battle really comes down to how many weapons Bishop brings in and the setting.
Since they are both pretty even in tatics, it would just come down to who has the most guns 😉
Cyclops wins this. Everyone keeps assuming Cyclops is going to blast him. Cyclops will fight him hand to hand and win. Gambit has already fought Bishop. Gambit threw a card that wasn't actually charged and Bishop tried to absorbed it but failed. Gambit then engaged Bishop in hand to hand combat and beat the **** out of Bishop. If Gambit can come up with a plan like that, there is no doubt that Cyclops could as well. Gambit has much better agility and reflexes than Cyclops, but I think Cyclops would still beat Bishop hand to hand.
I am not downplaying Bishop but he wouldn't beat Cyclops. Cyclops wins 8/10.
If Cyke goes all out and takes his visor off and blasts him full power then Bishop is dead. If he keeps his visor on and fights like he normally does Bishops just gonna absorb the energy and send it all back at him, which would knock Cyke out since he doesnt have superhuman durability.
If Cyke takes off his visor, Cyke wins 10/10.
If Cyke doesnt take off his visor, Bishop wins 6/10.
Yes I suppose 10/10 is toomuch but I'm sorry Bishop still takes the vast Majority.
Cyclops visor or no visor can't hurt Bishop with his optic Blast, The man's power is tailor made to absorb Cyclop's powers.
Hand to hand Combat is abit closer but I can't see either with a definite edge but Bishop won't be hurt by Cyclops kicks and punchs partly because he simply absorbs the force and partly because he is wearing body armor.
Also Bishop is packing quite a bit of fire power which cyclops is not immune to. I have yet to even hear a decent argument for Cyclops winning.
Originally posted by xmarksthespotCyclops optic blasts are pure concussive force...
Bishop's power is to absorb energy...
I'm trying to recall if I've ever actually seen Bishop absorb one of Cyclops blasts. So until someone shows me he can I'll reserve my opinion on that.
If Bishop has his future weapons then it's a matter of a quickdraw.
Hmm I'd figure he can absorb the kinetic energy generated as the optic blast impacts rather than the blast itself, but I don't know if he could absorb it as fast as it's generated. He can stop a bullet by absorbing the kinetic energy - he can't absorb the bullet. In this case it's not a bullet it's just pure force, much larger in size and magnitude that travels much faster than a bullet. That would explain why the optic blast threw him through a building.