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Cyclops Gets a Golden Villainous Redesign in Marvel’s X-Men
Marvel’s Marvel Dimensions reimagines the X-Men as villains in an alternate universe called the In-Verse.
In this world, mutants are divided into the Exalted, who rule over the Branded, and Cyclops is part of the ruling group.
He wears Victorian-style military clothes, a golden cowl and a handlebar mustache, while keeping his optic-blast powers.
The Exalted’s gold gives Xavier control over them, turning his role as mentor into one of control.
That is a dark twist on Xavier’s history of taking in and guiding young mutants.
The story also connects Cyclops’s new look to his reputation as a tactician, recasting him as an upper-class colonialist.
No next step for the story is specified.
Marvel’s Marvel Dimensions introduces an alternate-universe Cyclops with a golden cowl and Victorian military clothing.
In this story, Cyclops is part of the Exalted, a villainous version of the X-Men who rule over the Branded.
The Exalted’s gold clothing gives Xavier control over them, turning Cyclops’s connection to his mentor into a form of coercion.
The story recasts Cyclops’s tactical role as part of an upper-class colonialist persona.
- Who
- Cyclops, also known as Scott Summers, is the character receiving the redesign.
- What
- Marvel Dimensions depicts him as a villain in a golden cowl and Victorian military clothing.
- When
- Screen Rant published its article on November 13, 2026. The story is described as recent.
- Where
- The story takes place in the In-Verse, an alternate dimension.
- Why
- The redesign marks Cyclops as a villainous tactician; the Exalted’s gold clothing also brings them under Xavier’s control.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Cyclops debuted in The X-Men #1.
Cyclops changed from blue and yellow to black and red, with an X-shaped visor.
Cyclops and Xavier violently parted ways after Xavier betrayed him.
An alternate-universe Cyclops appears among the Exalted in a golden cowl and Victorian military clothing.
- Comic debut
- The X-Men #1, 1963
- Alternate dimension
- In-Verse
- Villainous faction
- The Exalted
- Subjugated faction
- The Branded
- Costume
- Golden cowl and Victorian military clothing