Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Cable #5 by Gerry Dugan, Phil Noto, Joe Sabino, and Tom Muller, on sale now

In Cable #5 Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Cable find themselves in the precarious position of being attacked by aliens. When the invaders begin to close in, Jean tells Scott to unleash his optic blast with all he’s got and to not hold back. Cyclops then references the 1987 film The Princess Bride by responding with, “As you wish,” before unleashing the full force of his optic blasts on the attackers.

The reference is great for a couple of reasons: First, it suggests that the normally serious Cyclops has both watched and enjoyed the timeless and classic film. Written by William Golding based on his own book by the same name and directed by Rob Reiner, The Princess Bride opens with a Grandfather bringing a book over to his sick Grandson’s house. The boy’s not interested, but the Grandfather presses on and introduces Westley and Buttercup. She orders Wetsley around and with each command, his only response is, “As you wish.” But soon, she realizes that, “When he was saying, ‘As you wish,’ what he meant was, ‘I love you.’”

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While it comes as no surprise that Cyclops loves Jean Grey, The Princess Bride reveals that what Westley and Buttercup has is true love, which is quite fitting for Cyclops and Jean Grey, who’ve been together in some way or another since they debuted together in the original X-Men #1 by the legendary team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. If true love exists among the members of the mutant team, it's sure to come from these two especially considering all that they have endured together.

It’s also fitting that the reference comes in the midst of X of Swords, which has been building toward a tournament filled with epic sword fights. While the romance in The Princess Bride is great, the film also boasts two sword fights that are arguably among the best in film history. The first takes place when Westley is chasing down Buttercup’s kidnappers. Inigo Montoya sent to murder Westley as soon as he reaches the top of a rope he’s climbing, but the master swordsman instead decides to give Westley a fair duel.

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Inigo from "The Princess Bride" sword fighting with Westley.

Inigo is involved in another classic sword fight toward the end of The Princess Bride. Throughout the film, he’s been searching for the six-fingered man who murdered his father. He tells Westley then when he finds that man, he’ll say, “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” Inigo gets his chance later in the film in an emotional scene, as actor Mandy Patinkin revealed in a commentary track that he was channeling his grief over his father’s recent death into his performance as Inigo.

The Princess Bride had it all: romance, comedy, and awe-inspiring sword fights. If the sword fights in the X of Swords are half as good as the ones in The Princess Bride, it’s going to be a great crossover event.

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