The X-men's blue team leader is back for more optic blasting fun. He was the hands down cheapest character in XSF and I gotta admit that I hated him in that game. However, Capcom decided to tone him down to make him more of a fair fighter and he's become one of the best anti-cheap ass characters in my opinion. Though his magic series has been shortened and all his moves have been given recovery lags, he still has excellent range, good versatility and one of the most powerful supers in the game. The most talkative characters in the game, every move he does makes him shout, grunt or say, "Behold! Optic blast!" Keep away comes naturally for Cyke, but his up close fighting skills are also extremely effective. A great character for anyone to use.

Optic Blast +P
Cyke shouts, "Optic Blast!" and shoots a beam from his ruby lenses. It does good damage and can be done in mid-air. It also pushes opponents back if blocked so you don't need to worry about being countered if it connects. Avoid becoming predictable with these though cause the recovery lag makes him vulnerable to jump in attacks. Jab makes a low blast come out, Strong shoots one out at head height and Fierce shoots one diagonally upwards. Mix up your attacks and keep em away.

Optic Sweep +P
Cyke gets on all fours and shoots the ground. The beam bounces up and trips his opponents. This move can be comboed and it can even OTG and opponent. It can be used to end his ground combos but the opponent has to be standing on a certain spot for this to connect. Avoid pulling this move off randomly cause he's vulnerable to a lot of attacks while doing it.

Gene Splice +P
Cyke shouts, "Gene Splice!" and does a multi hitting dragon punch type of move. It doesn't look like it hurts until you're hit by the optic burst that he shoots out at the end. It comes out extremely fast. The strength of the punch button determines the distance he will go before he hits his opponent. Keep on tapping the punch button to get more hits to come out. This moves effectiveness is limited and you should avoid using it too often.

Rushing Punches +P
Cyke runs forward with 6 punches that end with a Fierce Optic Bullet. This move used to open up all kinds of combo possibilities but Capcom's taken a lot of em away. It's a good way of attacking with Cyke on the ground but then again, dashing in with his normal attacks works just as well! This move can be interrupted during the middle of it in case it's blocked.

Bulldog +K
I hated this move in XSF. I detested it. It infuriated me! It used to come out very fast and it'd jack you into the air, setting you up for a Mega Optic Blast. It's been massively toned down in this game though. It's now a charge move and it doesn't throw his opponents into the air anymore. It also has a start-up delay, so it's much easier to avoid or counter. Don't try it on the computer cause it will always counter it. However, human's are total suckers for this move and will often take them by surprise. It's unblockable so use it to get turtles to come out of their shells, but use it sparingly.

Cyclone Kick +K
Cyke does a combo of kicks that hits high then low. This is the best way to end all of Cyke's ground combos. This move has almost no delay if it's blocked so it's hard to counter. Feel free to use this very often. It's great for OTGing your opponents and for chipping that little bit of life off even if they block.

Mega Optic Blast +2P(Level One)
Cyclops shouts, "Behold! Optic Blast!", opens up all the channels on his visor and lets 'er rip. This super is impressive both visually and with the damage that it does. The only way to escape is by super jumping. This is one of the most effective supers in the whole game cause of it's range and damage potential. If you ram on the buttons and shake the joystick, you can get up to 60% of your opponents life to disappear. This is one of the best chipping supers as well because push blocking it is absolutely useless. No matter what they do, they will lose a lot of block damage to this move. Hit em with it if they only have a few pixels of energy left. You can also wait for them to switch out, because they WILL want to switch if Cyke has a super charged up and they only have a few shreds of life left. Watch out though because it takes some time to start, so use it only if you're at least a third of the screen away.

Super Optic Blast +2P(Level One)
I usually call this the Control Beam but Super Optic Blast is what it says if you win with this move so I guess that's the name. Cyclops shouts, "Behold! Optic Blast!" (again?) and shoots out a skinnier beam of energy that you can control. The computer will automatically aim Cyke's head so that the beam will hit your opponent at first, but you can redirect it to any direction that you want afterwards. It does decent damage and is great for surprise attacks or countering Dragon Punch supers. You can put it into an air combo and it will connect some of the time. Keep in mind though that it's not a surefire combo like it was in XSF.

Gene Splice MP+MK
Cyclops hops in and does a gene splice. It's one of the best team attacks in the game cause it sets up a lot of characters supers. If this entire move connects, Hulk can do his Gamma Crush, Sakura can do her Fireball super, Blackie can do the Armageddon and Ken can do his Shinryuken. Basically, any super that can be setup by a launcher will chain after this attack.

Optic Blast HP+HK
Cyke also has one of the best counters. It is not only extremely fast, but it goes all the way across the screen instantly. He can stop Shinkuu Hadokens and other beam supers with this. Use it anytime, except against air attacks cause it's the low optic blast version and it'll usually miss.

Mega Optic Blast HP+HK(Level Two)
This is one of the best team supers in the whole friggin game. It's best to team Cyke up with a character that has a comboable team super like Ken or Akuma. Have your partner start the team super and Cyke will come in with his huge beam of death and fry the opponent crispy.

Ground Magic: Stronger
Air Magic: Stronger
Super Jump Magic: Zigzag
Air Launchers: S.Strong
AC Finishers: Fierce, Roundhouse