I vote for # 3 - Whedon's entire run seemed to be leading up to that "To me, my X-Men" line. Which was fine by me - I may even have fist-pumped, when I first read it. A few other nominations: in the Proteus story, when he picks a fight with Wolverine just to clear Logan's head (!); and I vaguely remember a scene in Morrison's run, drawn by one of the Quietly fill-ins, where Cyclops is rescuing a Chinese mutant from a space-station. The station is exploding, the rescue vessel is gone, and Cyclops has some slim-chance-but-just-may-work plan for escape. When the Chinese mutant (Xan?) ask, incredulously if he really thinks it will work, Cyclops has a very matter-of-fact "no doubt in my mind" response. Which was totally bad-ass. Does that ring a bell with anyone? ps Paul Smith - damn. That panel where Cyclops zaps Storm is so dynamic.