Captain Americais a Marvel Universe fable as a WWII super soldier and a salient leading bomber within theAvengers . However , despite Steve Rogers ’ many endowment , he still is n’t the most skilled Captain America because the X - Men ’s drawing card , Cyclops , once occupy up the Captain America mantel . While Captain America is no cub when it come to his own weapon , Scott Summers is far more adept at wielding the iconic shield .

InUltimate Fantastic Four / Ultimate 10 - Men Annual#1 , written by Aron Coleite and Joe Pokaski , with artwork by Dan Panosian and Mark Brooks , within Marvel ’s Ultimate Universe , the future oddment of the Fantastic Four and the 10 - Men team up to stop Reed Richards . After Steve Rogers ’ death at the hand of Mister Fantastic , Cyclops takes up Captain America ’s shieldto become Captain X - Merica .

Captain America and Cyclops are on equal footing with their prodigious leaders abilities , butCyclops ’ mutant power of calculating trajectory makes him vastly more skillful in using the shieldthan Steve Rogers himself .

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Cyclops ’ optical fire and instinctive understanding of trig allow him to utilize the shield in ways that are nearly impossible for Steve Rogers .

Cyclops' Powers Make Scott Summers a Better Captain America than Steve Rogers

Scott Summers Took up the Captain America Mantle (& Absolutely Dominated)

Cyclops is have a go at it for his iconic optic blastthat appropriate him to shoot energy at his opponents , acting as a concussive brute force being hurled out at his want target . However , Scott Summers also has a lesser - know power , which is his spacial awareness . Though it may not sound as compelling as a concussive optic blast , Cyclops ’ understanding of the space around him and his sharp , ingrain sentience of trigonometry grant him to instantly use slant to ricochet and crouch his opthalmic attack off aerofoil to hit his object . This skill is improbably useful when using projectiles like Captain America ’s cuticle .

After years of honing his skills , Steve Rogers is undeniably an expert when it comes to using his own carapace ; however , Cyclops ’ ocular blast and instinctive intellect of trigonometry allow him to use the shield in waysthat are nearly impossible for Steve Rogers . It ’s been shown that Cyclops can instantaneously take out any number of targets with a single blast . Steve Rogers may be a skilled wedge , peradventure even more skilled than Cyclops when it comes down to turn over - to - script combat , butCyclops is only unmatched in his tactical abilitiesand his dynamic range .

Captain America’s Shield in Cyclops’ Skilled Hands Would Be a Lethal Combination

Scott Summers’ Skills Make Him More Attuned to Projectile Weaponry

Steve Rogers is a veteran when fighting with his titular weapon system of alternative , and he has been shown to reverberate his shield many times , but Cyclops ' power set arguably cause him vastly more efficient . Cyclops ' mutant power to absorb energy and his elite grasp of spatial awareness enable him to make Captain America ’s shell doubly as lethal . As theX - Menand theAvengersoften have disjoined objectives , it ’s unlikely Scott would ever become Captain America in the main Marvel Universe , but Scott ’s uniquely defined abilities surprisingly makeCyclopsbetter suited to master theCaptain Americashield than Steve Rogers .

The Avengers and the X - Men are Marvel ’s top superhero teams , and while both have omega - level mutants and literal idol , only one is Earth ’s strongest .

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