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"Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso has claimed that the current direction for X-Men leader Cyclops has been planned out for a long time. The final issue of X-Men: Schism saw Cyclops and Wolverine have a major fall-out over Cyclops&amp;#039;s recent decision-making, a disagreement which will cause the X-Men to split into two separate camps next month. While X-Men: Schism #4 suggested that much of the two characters&amp;#039; fall-out stems from both of their feelings about deceased X-Men original Jean Grey, Alonso has insisted that the bad blood goes much further. &amp;quot;The conflict between Cyclops and Wolverine is a philosophical one, but when two fellas get to the point of throwing punches, personal s**t tends to emerge - in the case of Scott and Logan, the dark undercurrents of a long and complicated relationship,&amp;quot; Alonso explained to Comic Book Resources. &amp;quot;Loghan and Scott aren&amp;#039;t fighting over Jean, of course, they&amp;#039;re fighting over the future of the X-Men.&amp;quot; Since the 2007 X-Men crossover Messiah Complex, readers have seen Cyclops become the undisputed leader of the X-Men and being forced to make some dark decisions as a result. &amp;quot;When we sat down and plotted out Messiah Complex several years ago, we knew we were about to send Cyclops down a long, dark road that would start when he took the reins as the unquestioned leader of the X-Men,&amp;quot; Alonso added. &amp;quot;We knew that the tough decision he&amp;#039;d be forced to make would take a toll on him.&amp;quot; The new X-Men direction will see characters like Emma Frost, Magneto and Storm siding with Cyclops, while Beast, Deadpool and Havok will choose to side with Wolverine instead. &amp;#039;X-Men Regenesis&amp;#039; begins with Wolverine and the X-Men #1 on October 26. &amp;gt; Read a preview for the final issue of Uncanny X-Men "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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