Stepford Cuckoos | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | New X-Men #118 (November 2001) |
Created by | Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Celeste Cuckoo Esme Cuckoo Irma "Mindee" Cuckoo Phoebe Cuckoo Sophie Cuckoo |
Species | Mutant clones |
Team affiliations | (The Five) Weapon Plus Xavier Institute (Celeste, Mindee & Phoebe) Corsairs training squad Street Team X-Men X-Men-In-Training Jean Grey School Students New Charles Xavier School Students (Esme) Brotherhood of Mutants (Esme & Sophie) Chaos War's Dead X-Men |
Notable aliases | Three-in-One, Five-in-One, Thousand-in-One, Weapon XIV (Units 1 to 5) |
Abilities | Telepathic hive-like super-mind, telekinesis, flawless diamond form impervious to destruction or emotion. |
The Stepford Cuckoos are a set of fictional mutants, psychically linked quintuplets (Celeste Cuckoo, Esme Cuckoo, Irma "Mindee" Cuckoo, Phoebe Cuckoo, and Sophie Cuckoo) appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The alphabetical order of the Cuckoos' first names corresponds with their ages, with Celeste being the firstborn and Sophie being the youngest. Originally calling themselves the Five-in-One, after the deaths of Esme and Sophie the remaining sisters were known as the Three-in-One.[1] They are commonly associated with the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning and successor mutant schools.
Their name "Stepford Cuckoos" is a reference to the books The Stepford Wives and The Midwich Cuckoos. The Stepford Cuckoos made their live action debut as the Frost Sisters; Esme, Sophie, and Phoebe in the television series The Gifted (2017 - 2019), portrayed by Skyler Samuels.