Moments that may give you diabetes are quite numerous, with the next being better than the last.
- "Kitty's Fairy Tale," from Uncanny X-Men 153, is an entire issue dedicated to Kitty Pryde telling a bedtime story for Illyana...that is essentially a retelling of the Dark Phoenix Saga, with a Happy Ending. And the rest of the X-Men, including Cyclops, overhear it. The ending is pure sweet.
- Any time Magneto acts like Kitty's surrogate father, even in such little ways as scolding her for snacking when she should be studying (this was way back in the eighties, during his first Heel–Face Turn). Becomes a bit of a Tear Jerker when one realizes that he probably acts this way because she reminds him of his deceased daughter.
- Also due to Magneto, even in full-on villain mode, having a soft spot for her after he very nearly accidentally killed her, leading to a Villainous BSoD and major What Have I Done moment. The next time the two meet, he is visibly overjoyed that she is alive.
- Cyclops had two, on two separate occasions, with the same dialogue in completely different contexts. The first time was when Jean Grey was brought back to herself in the penultimate chapter of the Dark Phoenix Saga, and the second was after Madelyne Pryor was rescued from Mastermind and resuscitated after nearly drowning."Hi."
"Hi, yourself." - During Chris Claremont's initial run on the book, the X-Men were a close-knit family. Any time a new member joined that family and was accepted into it (not necessarily at the same time as they joined), WAF Fs were sure to abound. Examples include Kitty Pryde being invited to join in a celebration after an adventure on Nightcrawler's birthday, Psylocke being welcome with warm smiles and approval after holding her own against Sabretooth, and Rogue finally being accepted after a shaky start by Storm allowing her to touch her and borrow her abilities so she could see through her eyes.
- After Jean Grey first becomes the Phoenix, Wolverine (who up to that point had just been a bad-tempered jerk) goes and buys her flowers while she's in the hospital. Turns into a Funny Moment when he finds the other X-Men beat him to the punch, and promptly tosses the flowers in the trash.
- In ''Uncanny X-Men'' #129, Scott and Jean have their first serious, heart-to-heart talk after meeting again. Scott reveals the reason that he didn't grieve Jean was because he never believed she was dead.Scott: All my life, it seemed that— every time I turned around— I was losing people I loved: my folks, my brother Alex, the few friends I made at the orphanage. Each time, the loss hurt. Losing you was the loss I couldn't take. If I'd allowed myself to feel... anything, the grief would have broken me, maybe killed me. When I thought you'd died... I... it was like my mind shut part of itself off. I felt... nothing. Jean, you're everything to me— as necessary as the air I breathe. I used to say "I love you" without truly knowing what I was talking about. I know now— a little, anyway. Jean— I love you.
- Cyclops' speech to Dark Phoenix in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #137:Cyclops: I came to talk.
Dark Phoenix: I won't listen!
Cyclops: Then, kill me. I can't stop you. I won't even try. Be true to your malefic destiny, Phoenix— Kill me... if you can. But if you can't, then ask yourself why. You're Dark Phoenix— Power incarnate. No force in existence can stand against you. The X-Men have defied you, fought you— Yet we live. Why?!
Dark Phoenix: You're... Not worth killing.
Cyclops: That's one answer. But there's another. True, you're Dark Phoenix, but you're also still Jean Grey. No matter how hard you try, you can't exorcise that part of yourself. It's too fundamental. You can't kill us because you love us. And we love you.
Dark Phoenix: Dark Phoenix knows nothing of love!
Cyclops: Oh? For love of the X-Men, you sacrificed your life. For love of me, you resurrected yourself. For love of the whole universe, you almost died a second time to save it. Knowing nothing of love?! Jean, you are love! - No matter how close Rachel Summers feels she is to her mother, it was Scott who accepted her right away when she revealed her parenthood (unlike Jean who took several years until she was ready to deal with it).
