Ah, indeed... that does sound familiar, though I forgot that Beast and Iceman were so... cool, though it makes sense, and also makes me understand early comparisons with the Teen Titans more easily.
So we stay away from Jean-Scott, it always something. First, Scott is ubershy, then Warren is the man and dates Jean, and Scott wants her to be happy. Then Jean starts having issues and can't be with anybody. Then Scott ends up falling for some other chick, and she dies, and Scott is all messed up. Yeah, keep that going for years. Then, when they finally get together in season five, everyone rejoices... maybe.
Scott's personal journey is, of course, always of balancing holding back with taking action, something he hasn't mastered yet, and thus, he overdoes one or the other often. He constantly deals with the responsibility of taking care of his teammates and finds that being a tactical genious is no substitute for being a good leader. Scott has a deeply hidden anger issue and a bit of depression he's constantly battling. We'll try not to make him too emo, though.
Each character of course learns new applications for their powers each season.
Beast, on the other hand, is fiercely and happily intelligent and capable. He's basically the model student, and it goes straight to his head. He believes he's always right and makes great arguements for how things should be. He's got a good heart, but sometimes he's too smart for anybody's good. He's great with words, as a spokesman or arbitrator, but he is the most self-assured and the most stubborn X-Man and, arguably, the most capable at the start of the series.
Jean Grey, would be the last to arrive (I can just imagine the facial expressions). She would also be the most passionate, caring and empathic. She would really feel for people and be a concience to the team, even the professor. She'd be the first one to say "that's not right" or "we can't do that." She's the people person, even moreso than Henry, who is a great talker, but not always the best listener, yet. She holds back like Scott at first, but she learns to let go of her abilities as they are called upon more and more.
Xavier, is brilliant favorite teacher that quickly finds himself pressed about with all sorts of amazing pressures from governments, interest groups, paramilitary organizations, mutant terrorists and of course, concerned parents. It's a lot to handle and slowly we see this idealist bogged down, re-encouraged by his students and overcome huge obstacle after obstacle.
Bobby Drake, the youngest, the wisecracker, the free spirit, the most apparently underpowered at start discovers cool new abilities all the time. He has the most fun, by far, and causes the most trouble, by far the most likely to get in over his head.
Warren Worthington III, the pretty boy, the poser, the rich showboater and the most badass X-Man to start with. Henry might be confident, but Angel thinks he's a gift from heaven, that he's unstoppable, and with his aim, he may not be far off. Angel is the dramatic one and will make a grand show in the clutch whenever he has the chance. Otherwise, he holds back and watches, planning his moves, social and combat, long in advance. He's the craftiest X-Man at start, though he grows to need the team the most and be the most protective.
Just thoughts... more later...