10. Cyclops Returns
The X-Men are hopeless as a team without a leader as proven by the opening scene of the film. The team would have been overwhelmed by the flood of mutants attacking them. Imagine then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere comes the familiar voice of Cyclops barking out orders, bringing the team back into line. It would have been the first time in the film series that we would see Cyclops for the awesome leader that he is. It didnt make sense that Dark Phoenix would have killed Cyclops. In the comics, Dark Phoenix was unable to kill Scott because of the feelings that Jean had for him. In X-Men 2, Logan said that Jean chose Scott over him. In the finale to The Last Stand, Dark Phoenix did not disintegrate Logan, even though she could have. It could be argued that Dark Phoenix couldnt kill Wolverine because of his healing power, but it was shown in one of the alternate scenes from the forest that Dark Phoenix has the power to manipulate things on a molecular level. Interestingly too, Scotts death was never shown. Excluding all of the other points, Cyclops returning would have greatly improved The Last Stand. His return for the final fight would have allowed Wolverine to be front and centre for most of the film, but it would have also allowed Wolverine to stay true to character to the end. We would also have finally seen why Jean chose him, and why the Professor chose him to lead.