10 Smartest Decisions In Marvel Hero History

10. X-Men's Fake Plan To Stop Kruun - Astonishing X-Men #22-23 (2008)

When the X-Men discovered the alien warlord, Kruun, was preparing to destroy Earth, they orchestrated a plan to stop them. As Kruun was about to blow up the X-Men's spaceship, Cyclops pointed out he could destroy him if he hadn't lost his powers. Emma Frost reassured Cyke, reminding him that Kruun doesn't know about their secret weapon - Leviathan.

Cyclops then got into a small warship and blasted at Kruun's battalion, giving his teammates ample time to escape. Tragically, Kruun's forces destroyed Cyclops's ship was destroyed, killing the X-Men's leader.

Because Kruun needed to know what Leviathan was, he resurrected Cyclops with alien technology before interrogating him. Cyclops then explained that he knew Kruun had bugged the X-Men's ship, and was listening to everything they had said. Believing they could use this to their advantage, Emma Frost telepathically told her teammates to pretend they had a secret weapon called Leviathan, leading Kruun on a wild goose chase.

Cyclops decided he would go on this supposed suicide mission, since Kruun was under the false impression he lost his powers.

But after Cyclops knocked Kruun out with an optic blast, the warlord realised this was yet another lie he fell for. With Kruun heavily weakened, the X-Men were able to dethrone and imprison the extra-terrestrial despot.