In a bleak corner of the Marvel Comics multiverse, Cyclops has a daughter with Emma Frost who finally fixed the one problem with his mutant powers. Cyclops has the power to shoot concussive blasts from his eyes, red beams of raw energy derived from another dimension that he is able to channel. Unfortunately, due to a head injury followed by a psychosomatic fear of his own abilities, Cyclops has no control over his power and has to wear a visor or special glasses in order to use his eyes without decimating everything in his line of sight. With the birth of his daughter, however, that problem is fixed and she is able to wield his awesome power without any of the negative side-effects.
Ruby Summers is the daughter of Cyclops and Emma Frost on Earth-1191 and she made her first Marvel Comics appearance in X-Factor Special: Layla Miller by Peter David and Valentine De Landro. In the issue, fans are introduced to a desolate future of the Marvel multiverse during which time the Sentinels have taken over with mutants everywhere rounded up into concentration camps. Ruby is a part of the rebellious forces who are taking a stand against the Sentinels, a series of epic action-packed events that put her impressive powers on full display.
Ruby Summers has a combination of her parents’ powers as she inherited Cyclops’ optic blasts and a power reminiscent of Emma Frost’s diamond skin. Ruby, as her name suggests, can create a shell of impenetrable ruby skin similar to her mother. Plus, Summers has an upgraded version of her dad’s powers as she can control when to turn her blasts on and off as opposed to Cyclops whose eyes are always potentially lethal.
Ruby Summers is the perfect living example of the evolutionary superiority of mutantkind. It’s obvious that her powers are better than Cyclops’ since she can control them completely, but she also has an upgraded version of Emma Frost’s diamond skin ability. Whenever Ruby is in her ruby form, she is immune to the aging process and is technically immortal as she doesn’t need food or water while in that form as well. Ruby is a more evolved mutant than her parents just as Emma and Cyclops were more evolved forms of humans and as such she is a living example of the continuing trend of homo-superior’s limitless evolutionary capabilities.
Along with her ability to control to shoot concussive blasts out of her eyes on command and wrap herself in impenetrable ruby skin that make her basically immortal, Ruby also inherited her mother’s impressive strength. Like Emma Frost when in her diamond form, Ruby can lift roughly two tons, making her an incredibly powerful force for both long distance and hand-to-hand attacks. Cyclops’ daughter finally fixed the one problem with his powers which is just one aspect of superior mutant abilities.