Are Cyclops' beams always at full power?

Scott Summers was the first of two sons born to Major Christopher Summers, a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force, and his wife Katherine. Christopher was flying his family home from vacation when their plane was attacked by a spacecraft from the interstellar Shi'ar Empire. read more

Scott, on the other hand, has been shown to have extremely precise control over his optic beams. Enough that he has used it to pick a lock. So, in summary. In canon Cyclops can only control his optic beams via his eye lids or his ruby quartz visor. In head canon Cyclops has additional mutations that give him some manner of control over his optic beams. read more

Cyclops is seen fighting The Hulk in World War Hulk: X-Men #1 and in issue #2, where he uses a beam blast to stop the Hulk, refusing to let the Hulk take Professor Xavier. While it peels off some of the Hulk's skin, he was able to walk towards Cyclops and clench his entire face, effectively containing the blast. read more

Cyclops (real name: Scott Summers) is a mutant capable of generating concussive force-based, red-colored beams from his eyes. He has fought for peace and equality between humans and mutants ever since joining the X-Men. read more