The Book of Cyclops (Original X-Men)

[IAmBatman]

Does that mean you believe we should make his normal attack representative of his optic blasts, Ollie?

[Swamper]

I think you should keep his Optical Blast, since it is his superpower, not his normal power. He never uses his fists, and I think his card should reflect that.

[IAmBatman]

I'm not suggesting changing any of the special powers on his card - I'd want to keep them all as is. I'm just wondering if his normal attack should also be a representation of his optic blast and be equipped with a range, or if we should keep it as melee, even though he, as you say, never uses his fist.

[Swamper]

Thats what I'm saying. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

I think that ya'll should keep him as is.

[IAmBatman]

Hmm ... does that include keeping his normal attack at 4 and range 1? Or do you think the normal attack should go down to 3, as Balantai and Hahma were arguing?

[Swamper]

Well, he is a superhero. Again, I know virtually nothing but what I've seen in the movies, but it seems that superheroes are stronger than a regular person. I'd put a regular person at three, and Cyclops at 4. He must lift weights or something, being a superhero.

[Balantai]

I really don't think 3 is indicative of regular person's attack. I think that should be 1 or 2.

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

It's really something I want to avoid as often as possible ... but some characters, like Cyclops, just make it so frigging hard to get around. The fact that we didn't include his optic blasts in his normal attack at all, but just tried to represent his melee attack there sort of tied our hands a bit.
Maybe we should reconsider having his optic blasts represented in his normal attack if he's not ever going to really use his normal attack unless negated?

I am definitely in favor of a ranged normal attack that symbolizes his optic blast being his usual first and last resort in combat.
Range 6
Attack 4

[IAmBatman]

I could go either way. What do others think of putting his optic blast back into his normal attack to give his normal attack some (apparently) needed relevance?

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by Griffin

I am definitely in favor of a ranged normal attack that symbolizes his optic blast being his usual first and last resort in combat.
Range 6
Attack 4

I can live with this because if he's using it against an adjacent figure, I can still envision him using his optic blast up close to justify the attack of 4. Whereas if it were a range 1 attack 4, it's hand to hand and as I stated before, that wouldn't work for me with Cyclops.

Most of the time his Special Attack would still be used, but on occasion there might be a defending figure, like Count Vertigo, where a normal attack might be preferred or work better against. There is also the negation situation that would lead one to use this normal attack.

The other thing that would make an argument for having this optic blast tied to a normal attack is that others in this set with range seem to have their normal attack linked to their iconic powers. Iceman, Jean Grey and Magneto, as currently presented have ranged normal attacks, and it's not because they carry a pistol. I was confused when Cyclops didn't have something similar to begin with.

[IAmBatman]

OK - range 6, attack 4 sound good to everyone? I think this change makes sense, all things considered (and I was one of those in favor, initially, of making his normal attack melee only).

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

OK - range 6, attack 4 sound good to everyone? I think this change makes sense, all things considered (and I was one of those in favor, initially, of making his normal attack melee only).

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