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The M-Twins 
Art by Larry Hama and Steve HarrisPublication information Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Uncanny X-Men #316 (September, 1994) Created by Scott Lobdell
Chris BachaloIn-story information Alter ego Nicole and Claudette St. Croix Species Human Mutant Team affiliations Generation X Notable aliases M-Plate, Penance, M Abilities Telepathy, Sibling-Merge, and the ability to open inter-dimensional gateways into alternate planes of existence. The M-Twins (Nicole and Claudette St. Croix) are fictional comic book superheroine, mutants who appear in the X-Men family of books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo, she/they (as M) originally was a member of the teenage mutant group Generation X, and have not appeared in the series since Generation X #58. Lobdell, the creator of M and Penance, never intended for there to be a "real" M - only the twins.[citation needed]
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Fictional character biography
Early Days
Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia to a rich and eccentric Afro-European father, Ambassador Cartier St. Croix from Monaco, and his Algerian wife, Nicole and Claudette St. Croix were the last children and their birth was wrought with complication. The twins, identical physically, were two very different entities; Nicole was the typical, talkative daughter, while her twin Claudette suffered from a severe case of autism. Cartier tried to get Claudette treatment, sending her to the best doctors money could buy, but there was nothing he could do.[volume & issue needed]
The twins were treated well by their parents and were their mother's favorites, but they could never be as perfect as their big sister Monet and never wanted to be as misunderstood as their big brother Marius. Life for them was typical until the day their mother died.[volume & issue needed]
They took the death of their mother badly. Nicole could not explain it but she knew that her brother had something to do with their mother's death. Enraged by his son's professed lack of knowledge about the death of his wife, Cartier threw Marius out of the house. Afterward, life returned to relative normality until the day Marius returned.[volume & issue needed]
The twins, always together, entered their sister's room only to find a red skinned creature and a transformed Marius, now dubbed Emplate. Angry that Marius returned home despite their father's protest, the autistic Claudette used her powers to banish him to another dimension along with his red "pet".[volume & issue needed]
The Twins, Art by Terry Dodson
The twins were left confused as to who the red creature was with their brother. Later, they realized that Monet had mysteriously gone missing. Afraid their father would break down and the household would fall apart, the twin sisters merged bodies and replicated Monet. Everything about the twins' version of Monet was like normal, including her physical body, personality, and powers. Everything would have been perfect, if it weren't for Claudette's autism. Since both the twins' personalities were combined, Claudette's autism would sometimes take effect, leaving "Monet" in catatonic stupors.[volume & issue needed]
When Cartier returned home he found the twins gone and Monet unconscious. Cartier grew concerned about his daughter's constant "black-outs" which started occurring after the twins went missing, and enrolled 'Monet' in Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.[volume & issue needed]
Twins posing as Monet, Art by Mark BuckinghamGeneration X and posing as Monet
The twins, still posing as their sister, were soon set upon by the Phalanx. 'Monet' along with Husk, Blink, and Skin were rescued by Emma Frost, Jubilee, Banshee, Synch, and Sabretooth. Afterwards they went on to join Xavier's school, which had been reopened in Massachusetts. They quickly established themselves just as egotistical and snide as the original Monet, creating an immediate rivalry with Jubilee. While they quickly proved to be powerful members of the team, 'Monet's' catatonic episodes worried the staff and students and Beast soon diagnosed Monet with autism.[volume & issue needed]
Later on, it was finally revealed that 'Monet' was truly Nicole and Claudette in disguise. While in a battle with the Prime Sentinels, 'Monet' was blasted by one, and buried under a pile of debris. When teammate Synch cleared off the rocks, he did not find *one* M, but the twins. However, despite their cover being blown, the twins still did not explain why they masqueraded as Monet in the first place.[volume & issue needed]
It would be soon after the twins' revelation that Emplate came back to terrorize the young mutants. During the battle, the twins merged with Emplate, creating a new persona, called "M-Plate". When the three of them separated, they knew each others' secrets, including what really happened to the true Monet St. Croix. The twins kept the secret for a short time, though Synch eventually found out when he accidentally synched with the twins' telepathy and found out their secrets. Everett managed to convince Nicole to finally reveal the truth to the rest of the team.[volume & issue needed]
Twins merge with Penance, Art by Terry DodsonImmediately after Nicole revealed to Generation X who Penance really was, the twin sisters merged back together to form "M". Using their combined powers, the twins somehow switched bodies with Penance, leaving the twins in the Penance body, but allowing Monet to go free. (Generation X #40) When Emplate returned during the school dance Jubilee caused an explosion which, once again, separated the twins from each other, and left the Penance body to become its own being.[volume & issue needed]
Cartier St. Croix upon hearing the return of the twins decided to visit his three daughters. When he arrived he came face to face for the first time in years with his son Marius who was severely injured. He tried to make amends with all his children for having neglected them for so long. When he apologized to Marius, his son finally revealed his darkest secret. He was the one who killed his mother, further infuriating Monet. Cartier‘s way of showing he cared was to transfer his daughters away from the academy. While the twins left permanently, Monet returned shortly after.[volume & issue needed]
It is unknown what effect M-Day has had on the twins since they have not been shown or talked about on panel since Generation-X #58.
Powers and abilities
- Telepathy: ability to read minds, project their thoughts into the minds of others, and defensively mask their mind against telepathic intrusion. Limited offensive capabilities, e.g. mind control, memory wipe, etc.
- Sibling-Merge: The twins (and all their siblings) are able to merge into different combinations with different powers.
The ability to open inter-dimensional gateways into alternate planes of existence.
Posing as their sister they displayed superhuman strength, telepathy, superhuman intellect, a healing factor, nigh-invulnerability, enhanced senses, enhanced agility, superhuman speed and reflexes, and flight.
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the harsh world known as the Age of Apocalypse, the St. Croix twins fell to their brother's control and alongside Emplate joined Apocalypse's Elite Mutant Force. The twins were called "The Monets" and worked under the supervision of Mister Sinister.[volume & issue needed]
They were rendered useless after they witnessed their brother being killed by a Brood infested Corsair and what happened to them after that remains unclear.[volume & issue needed]
See also
- List of fictional characters on the autism spectrum
References
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Categories:- Characters created by Scott Lobdell
- Comics characters introduced in 1994
- Fictional twins
- Marvel Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
- Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength
- Marvel Comics mutants
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- Marvel Comics telepaths
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