Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-1428128-20130310205113/@comment-61022-20130325222610

Well the terms "good" and "evil" are entirely subjective. There are sure fire characters who fit in either distinction (for characters like Captain America and Spider-Man, there's no question) However, characters like Magneto and Emma Frost are considered neutral because they have crossed the line between good an evil time and time again.

However, I would say that the "Good" distinction for Cyclops is still there because (a) Avengers VS X-Men was still rather recent and as such the direction Cyclops will go from here is still in question and (b) Cyclops pretty much started off, and for the majority of his publication history was a good guy (minus that time he was briefly merged with Apocalypse) Versus Magneto and Emma who started off as villains, and have crossed over into being good. However, their choice of being on the "side of angels" is really dependant on their personal interests at the time.