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With his eyes hidden behind the visor that regulates his powerful optic blasts, Cyclops gives the impression of remoteness, even coldness. He is forced into solitude by the physical barrier made necessary by his uncontrollable mutant power, yet he gels perhaps more deeply than any of the other X-Men. No one else on the team is so concerned for the safety of others, or so deeply dedicated to the dream of mutants and humans living together in peace and equality.

This concern for others, like his solitude, is born our of the uncontrollable nature of his power. Without his ruby crystal visor, he must be constantly on guard to avoid injuring others. His life has been structured entirely around preventing himself from doing unnecessary harm. He is a careful thinker and meticulous planner with a brilliant strategic mind capable of analyzing and planning for almost any situation. Combined with his natural leadership abilities, these qualities make him a perfect fit for leadership of the X-Men. Imagining the team with him is almost impossible.

The man known as Erik Lehnsherr emerged a survivor from history’s greatest act of evil, having lost everything he had ever known. He brought with him a perfect knowledge of the lexicon of hate, and mankind’s capacity for inhumanity. He feels more keenly than most will ever know what it means to be different, and be hated for it.

As one of Earth’s most powerful mutants, Magneto sees himself as the savior of his kind, a liberator who will burn away all those that stand in the way of the mutant ascendancy. His entire life has been spent in pursuit of that final goal.

Recently however, he witnessed another of history’s greatest tragedies. Even as his lifelong goal came within his grasp, mutant turned against mutant, and all was lost. He lives now without powers, a broken man from a broken land, hoping one day to see again his dream of mutant supremacy rise and cover the Earth.