I guess some storylines are too complicated even for X-Men: The Animated Series. The cartoon gave several hints that Cable was Cyclops and Jean Grey's son, but never stated that fact outright.

Later, Cable gathered a team of mutants to stop Apocalypse from taking the Axis of Time, which would grant the mutant total control of the timestream. Eventually, Cable and Bishop compromised by infecting Wolverine with the virus, which in turn created antibodies that somehow stabilized the mutant race in the future. When Cable's future was erased because Bishop prevented Apocalypse from unleashing an anti-human virus, he traveled back in time to stop Bishop (and the X-Men) and restore the future. However, he appeared in later seasons as a resistance leader in the future fighting Apocalypse, complete with a new cybernetic arm. During the first season, Cable appeared as a lone wolf mercenary who helped topple the oppressive, mutant-enslaving government of Genosha. X-Men: The Animated Series other time traveler, Cable makes multiple appearances in wildly different roles.

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