STEPFORD CUCKOOS | uncannyxmen.net

Publication Date:

27th Jul 2017

Written By:

Gremlin

Image Work:

Gremlin

Real names

Sophie, Phoebe,
Irma (née Mindee),
Celeste and Esme

Former aliases

Thousand-in-One,
Five-in-One,
Four-in-One,
Three-in-One,
Weapon XIV

Height

5' 6"

Weight

105 lbs

Hair

Blonde

Eyes

Blue

First appearance

New X-Men (1st series)
#118

Known relatives

Emma Frost (mother)
John Sublime (creator)

Profession

Students

Group affiliation

X-Men, formerly Corsairs (Phoebe, Celeste, Irma), Brotherhood of Mutants (Esme)

Powers

• Bio-engineered genetic duplicates of Emma Frost, possessing her telepathic abilities and linked to one another in a telepathic hive mind through nano-cybernetic interface, allowing them to exchange information with one another at computer speed and operate as a psychic gestalt, making their telepathy stronger than the sum of their parts when used in unison
• Intermittent access to Frost's diamond transmorph secondary mutation, once used to contain fragments of the Phoenix Force inside their diamond hearts, greatly increasing their telepathic abilities but leaving them cold and emotionless

Note: Grant Morrison originally intended to name the Stepford Cuckoos the S.P.I.C.E. Girls when their names were lined up, but he only got around to revealing 4 out of 5 names before leaving the series. As a result, the Cuckoo he intended to name "Irma" was named "Mindee" in New X-Men (1st series) #155. Years later, a dialogue box in Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #514 performed a soft retcon saying Mindee's real name was actually Irma. She's answered to both ever since.