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*WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for X-Men #3. Continue reading at your own risk!
X-Men #3 comes from the creative team of Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer & Livesay, Marte Gracia, and VC’s Clayton Cowles. The main focus of the story is on the X-Men dealing with the fallout of a new mutant’s powers activating and causing a citywide panic, the government sending troops to the X-Men’s new headquarters, the Factory, in Alaska, and Cyclops’ meeting with a government agent named Lundqvist. It’s this meeting between Cyclops and Agent Lundqvist that brings the real drama to the issue, with the two having a tense conversation inside an Alaskan diner.
“Scott Summers vs. The United States of America” is an appropriate title for X-Men #3, as Cyclops verbally threatens Agent Lundqvist that his X-Men will continue doing their job, with Agent Lundqvist and the O*N*E task force allowing them to. Cyclops says the government doesn’t want Scott Summers vs. The United States to kick off for real, and then excuses himself to the diner restroom. It’s here that we see something is very wrong with Cyclops.
Cyclops is hiding a dark secret from the X-Men
Cyclops enters the restroom and takes off his jacket, appearing to have trouble controlling his breathing. It’s almost as if Cyclops is suffering from some sort of ailment. While lurched over the sink, we can see Cyclops sweating and telling himself, “Breathe. Breathe. BREATH.” Is this another case of a Legacy Virus that only affects mutants, or has something else happened to Cyclops between the ending of the Krakoa era and X-Men: From the Ashes?
We should get some answers to these many questions as X-Men continues, but hopefully Cyclops’ team won’t suffer any dire consequences as these answers come to the forefront.
