Irma Cuckoo

Sophie, Phoebe, Celeste & Esme Cuckoo (Quintuplet Sisters)

Salem Center, NY

## Background

### **2003 - 2005:Weapon XIV**

While Emma Frost was laying in a comatose state, Dr. John Sublime extracting thousands of eggs from her ovaries to begin his experimentation. The Weapon Plus program began the cloning to develop a powerful humanoid/nanite hybrids capable of killing every mutant on Earth by combining their telepathic abilities. The project was designated Weapon XIV & the girls were incubated & artificially aged inside the subterranean level of The World.

Thousands of girls were cloned from the ovum but only five survived the process. Sublime sent the girls infiltrate the Xavier Institute following their reveal to the public as a school for mutants. The "orphan" quintuplet sisters Sophie, Phoebe, Irma, Celeste & Esme were enrolled as student to hone their talents for Sublime's purpose. To protect their secret origins, the girls unconsciously placed mental blocks in the minds of the faculty, preventing them from investigating their background.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Telepathic Hive Mind**: The Stepford Cuckoos have a linked hive mind, which allows them to share thoughts & maintain continuous telepathic connection. The link is strongest when the girls are in close physical proximity. Their collective mind also allows for increased telepathic strength & shared intellect.
	+ **Telepathy**
	+ **Telepathic Illusion**
	+ **Mind Alteration**
	+ **Telepathic Tracking**: The Cuckoos' psionic senses enable them to detect & track other sentient beings by their unique psionic emanations or thought patterns. This ability is highly sensitive to proximity.
	+ **Astral Projection**
	+ **Mental Paralysis**
	+ **Mental Amnesia**: The Cuckoos can erase particular memories, cause total amnesia & restore memories.
	+ **Mental Triangulation**
	+ **Telepathic Immunity:** With her sisters, they can block even very talented telepaths from reading their minds.
* **Organic Diamond Form**: They have the ability to transform themselves into a flexible, translucent, organic diamond-like substance while retaining mobility. In this form, their skin is as hard as real diamond. In this state, food and water are not needed for an undetermined amount of time.
	+ **Psionic Immunity**
	+ **Superhuman Strength**
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**
	+ **Superhuman Durability**
	+ **Compartmental Diamond Transformation**: They can selectively transform discrete parts of their bodies.

### Weaknesses

* **Diamond Form:** When in Diamond form, they cannot use their telepathy or feel emotions.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Energy Projection:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Fighting Ability:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Her first boyfriend, Germaine, died during an anti-mutant riot.
* Her favorite thing to do is playing the piano.
* Irma has an unexplained but combative flirtation with Jay Guthrie. He constantly interrupts her while she is practicing the piano.
* She has also shown an interest in Christopher Muse.
* She once dyed her hair black but grew tired of it.
* Unlike Emma Frost, their diamond forms are completely flawless. Nothing can enter or escape from their core but maintaining this form for an extended period of time reduces their emotional capabilities.

## Notes

* The original character of Irma Cuckoo belongs to the Marvel Universe.