History Characters / ChildOfTheStormXMen

* CloningBlues: He's unsurprisingly unhappy to find out that he's been cloned, but bears the clone no ill-will, firmly stating that [[spoiler: Gambit]] is not, as he puts it "a bad copy of a better man", but a person - and his brother.

* NiceGuy: He's a genuinely nice person, if a little uptight, which is why Harry takes a liking to him. He also accepts Gambit as his brother without reserve, even though he understandably struggles a little with the concept of having been cloned. The latter remarks that as far as he - someone very perceptive and very well-informed - can tell, despite the destructive nature of his powers, he's never hurt a fly (demons don't count). Likewise, their even better informed grandmother calls him "endearingly awkward and painfully sincere" as well as a "kind and thoughtful boy". This comes with the downside that for a long time, Gambit doesn't feel he can face him, out of shame and a belief that he's [[CloningBlues "a bad copy of a better man".]]

* GentleGiant: Carol observes that he's got a [[IncrediblyLamePun gentle]] vibe. This, unfortunately, doesn't help against 'the Beast' who, though UnskilledButStrong, is vicious, doesn't hold back, and knows how to cause pain.

* AbusiveParents: Emotionally distant with Tony at the best of times, though possibly this was to protect him as he got involved with the Hellfire Club. This left Tony with epic DaddyIssues.

* TheMole: For Xavier, within the Hellfire Club, playing the part of White King. It's implied that this got him killed.

Grandson of Alexander Summers Senior, orphaned in a car crash and raised by his grandfather, before being sent to the Xavier Institute when his powers manifested. Proto team leader of the modern X-Men. A bit uptight. Head over heels in love with Jean. Brother by cloning of Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit, and all spoilers related to that are UNMARKED.

[[folder: Scott Summers]]

Grandson of Alexander Summers Senior, orphaned in a car crash and raised by his grandfather, before being sent to the Xavier Institute when his powers manifested. Proto team leader of the modern X-Men. A bit uptight. Head over heels in love with Jean. [[spoiler: Brother by cloning of Remy LeBeau a.k.a. Gambit.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He's utterly devoted to Jean, to the point where EveryoneCanSeeIt. Everyone, that is, but the entirely oblivious Jean, who thinks that they're JustFriends. Xavier himself inwardly lampshades the absurdity of the fact that someone as smart and powerful as she is simply hasn't noticed.
* BadassFamily: His grandfather Alex Summers senior is a member of the First Class and the Shadow Initiative, his grandmother is [[spoiler:Emma Frost, a very powerful psychic and a high-ranking member of the Hellfire Club]], and his [[spoiler:cloned brother is Gambit]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Scott is generally described as a pretty kind person with a BigBrotherInstinct, but he's also been trained by people like [[OldMaster Xavier]] and [[LivingWeapon Logan.]] When a particularly dumb classmate made a lewd remark about Jean, Scott told him to back off. Said classmate then asked if he was doing it because Jean was sleeping with him, then said 'damn, how much to get on that action?'. A furious Scott knocked him out with one punch (and then apologised to Jean afterwards).
* BigBrotherInstinct: Has this towards Bobby.
* BlessedWithSuck: He's very, very powerful... but he can't control his powers without artificial aid and he lives in mortal terror of hurting someone by accident.

* ChickMagnet: To an extent. Carol's noticed his good looks, and [[spoiler:Maddie]] has expressed an interest. Even Jean, though currently ObliviousToLove, has done some looking, as well as her older sister, Sara. Since he's [[spoiler:Gambit's brother]], this is unsurprising.

* EyeBeams: As per usual. These are attested to as being powerful enough to blow up a mountain, and definitely destroy demons by the dozen.
* {{Foil}}: To his clone-brother, [[spoiler: Gambit]]. He's relatively introverted and awkward, has serious self-esteem issues, is morally upright and straightforward, and very much part of a team. [[spoiler: Gambit]] is a famously charming extrovert, morally pragmatic in his methods and about as straightforward as a pretzel, completely self-confident, and an instinctual loner. However, both are very emotionally controlled, very careful in the use of their powers (which have literally blown up in their faces before), very skilled tacticians and analysts, and very firm in their principles and belief in freedom.

* NiceGuy: He's a genuinely nice person, if a little uptight, which is why Harry takes a liking to him. He also accepts [[spoiler: Gambit]] as his brother without reserve, even though he understandably struggles a little with the concept of having been cloned. The latter, who has a DarkAndTroubledPast, remarks that as far as he - someone very perceptive and very well-informed - can tell, despite the destructive nature of his powers, he's never hurt a fly. And demons don't count. This comes with the downside that for a long time, [[spoiler: Gambit]] doesn't feel he can face him, out of shame and a belief that he's [[CloningBlues "a bad copy of a better man".]]

* PsychicBlockDefense: As per standard for one of the X-Men, good enough that Emma Frost compliments him on it.

* SiblingYinYang: Scott is, to put it simply, a complete and utter dork. His [[spoiler: genetic copy/clone]] brother is a walking, talking weapon of mass seduction. The two of them are described as "studies in contrast who could have used each other as shaving mirrors."

* HiddenDepths: The oneshots reveal that he is rather talented with mathematics, and is capable of running several betting pools amongst the student body.

* PowerIncontinence: Chapters 59 and 60 feature a spectacular case of this.

* PutOnABus: Goes off to the Xavier Institute after the mountain fight, making a cameo in chapter 77 and again in chapter 1 of ''Ghosts''.

* BadassFamily: Judging by her powers and the brief mention in ''Child of the Storm,'' she is most certainly a part of one of these.

* ActionHero: As is occasionally demonstrated.
* AdaptationalRelationshipChange: His family tree has been jumbled around a bit - Alex Summers Senior is his grandfather (his namesake was Scott's tragically deceased younger brother), [[spoiler: Gambit is his clone/brother]], and his grandmother is none other than [[spoiler: Emma Frost]].

* BadassFamily: His grandfather Alex Summers senior is a member of the First Class and the Shadow Initiative, his grandmother is Emma Frost, a very powerful psychic and a high-ranking member of the Hellfire Club, and his [[spoiler: cloned brother is Gambit]].

* BlindWithoutThem: Not technically blind, but he destroys everything he sees. This has caused him no little angst over the years. [[spoiler: Strange eventually figures out how to fix this]].

* ChickMagnet: To an extent. Carol's noticed his good looks, and [[spoiler: Maddie]] has expressed an interest. Even Jean, though currently ObliviousToLove, has done some looking, as well as her older sister, Sara. Since he's [[spoiler: Gambit's brother]], this is unsurprising.

* DisabilitySuperpower: Famously, via brain damage, to the point where Strange observes that it's an odd multiversal recurrence - and is accordingly wary about messing with it. [[spoiler: In chapter 73 of ''Ghosts'', Strange reveals that, after four and a half years worth of study of Scott's brain, his mutation, and all the information that Essex collated on it - including any meddling he'd performed on either Scott or Remy - he's figured out how to fix it]].

* OddFriendship: Winds up bonding with Maddie, who'd previously been the chief minion of the man who had him kidnapped in the first place. It helps that she's just executed a HeelFaceTurn and that, practically speaking, she was as much a victim as he was.

* TheChick: Both to Harry and his friends and to the X-Men.

* ArchEnemy: Sabretooth. He has a past with Fenrir Greyback, too - and not a nice one.