CYCLOPS
Earth-8101
Real Name: Scott Summers
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate mutant
Occupation: Superhero
Group Membership: X-Apes (Angel/Warren Worthington III, Beast/Henry McCoy, Colobbus/Piotr Rasputin, Icemonk/Robert Drake, Marvel Girl/Jean Grey, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Professor X/Charles Xavier, Psylocke/Betsy Braddock, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Wolverine/James Howlett);
formerly Outcasts (Beast/Henry McCoy, Colobbus/Piotr Rasputin, Dr. Druid/Anthony Druid, Elektra/Elektra Natchios, Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze, Hulk/Bruce Bananner, Icemonk/Robert Drake, Iron Paw/Daniel Rand, MACH IV/Abner Jenkins, Moonstone/Karla Sofen, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Power Simian/Luke Cage, Psylocke/Betsy Braddock, Punisher/Frank Castle, Speedball/Robert Baldwin, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Wolverine/James Howlett)
Affiliations: Ape-Vengers (Gro-Rilla/Henry Pym, Iron Mandrill/Tony Stark, Thorangutan/Thorangutan Odinson, Wasp/Janet van Dyne), Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Fantastic Four (Invisible Simian/Susan Storm, Simian Torch/Johnny Storm, Thing/Ben Grimm), Forbush Ape (Irving Forbush), Huhr (Bruce Bananner), Spider-Monkey (Peter Parker)
Enemies: Captain America (Baron Blood/John Falsworth);
formerly Ape-Vengers
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: X-Mansion, X-Apes headquarters
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#1/2 (November, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: Cyclops is a mutant who projects powerful concussive optic blasts from his eyes, requiring a specialized visor to control their intensity and direction. His beams strike with force rather than heat, allowing him to blast obstacles, repel attackers, or deliver precise strikes.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'8")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 160 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(Marvel Apes I#1/3 - BTS) - The mutant concussive-blast powerhouse Cyclops became part of the X-Simians at an unrevealed point in time, serving alongside fellow mutant primates Angel, Beast, Icemonk, and Marvel Girl under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier.
(Marvel Apes I#1/3) - During what would become known as the Silver Age of heroes, Cyclops and the X-Simians would fight alongside other costumed superapes such as Daredevil, Forbush Ape, the Ape-Vengers and the Fantastic Four.
(Marvel Apes I#1/2) - When Professor X's urgent telepathic warning echoed above them, Cyclops broke down alongside the rest of the X-Simians. Tears streamed down his visor as he stood front-and-center with Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, and Icemonk, all overwhelmed by a looming cosmic threat.
(Marvel Apes I#2/1 - BTS) - Cyclops and the X-Apes became part of the Outcasts, which emerged as a loose resistance within the simian world, formed by super-powered apes who had learned a truth most refused to face, the heroic Captain America was no patriot at all, but a powerful über-vampire (secretly the undead Baron Blood in disguise). The Outcasts saw the danger and united in secret to oppose the growing corruption within their world's heroes, operating from the Sanctum Sanctorum, the former home of the late Doctor Strange, their sanctuary was mystically concealed within a shared memory and could only be reached through the Monkey's Paw. To most simians, the Outcasts were little better than the criminals they opposed and were actively hunted by "Captain America's" Ape-Vengers.
(Marvel Apes I#2/1) - Colobbus was present at the Sanctum Sanctorum when Speedball brought Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh and the Gibbon of Earth-616 to their hidden refuge to safe them from "Captain America", the Fantastic Four and Ape-Vengers after being accused for killing Reed Richards.
Comments: Created by Karl Kesel and Tom Peyer.
Marvel Apes I#2 (September, 2008) called the X-Men of Earth-8101 the X-Apes, they were previously known as the X-Simians in a back-up feature from Marvel Apes I#1. Thus the X-Men were known as the X-Simians before the present day and X-Apes after.
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from 8101 when zombies invaded their world. The reset button was eventually pushed on the original Earth-8101, preventing the divergence.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Cyclops has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes I#3, p5, pan1 (main image)
Marvel Apes I#1, p23, pan1 (X-Simians crying)
Marvel Apes I#2, p23, pan1 (part of the Outcasts)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#1/2 (November, 2008) - credits unrevealed
Marvel Apes I#1/3 (November, 2008) - Tom Peyer (writer), Barry Kitson (pencils, inks), Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennan, Tom Brevoort (editors)
Marvel Apes I#2/1 (November, 2008) - Karl Kesel (writer), Ramon Bachs (pencils, inks), Tom Brennan (editor)
Marvel Apes I#3/1 (December, 2008) - Karl Kesel (writer), Ramon Bachs (pencils & inks), Tom Brennan (editor)
First Posted: 11/20/2025
Last Updated: 11/20/2025
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