History ComicBook / MonetStCroix

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->''"I don't hate everybody, I think I'm better than everybody. It's completely different."''
-->--'''Monet''', ''X-Factor''

Monet St. Croix, sometimes known by the codenames "''M''" or "''Penance''", was created by Scott Lodbell & artist, Chris Bachalo in 1994. She first appeared in the crossover, ''Phalanx Covenant'', before starring in ''ComicBook/GenerationX'' with her [[Characters/GenerationX classmates]] & their mentors, Banshee and ComicBook/EmmaFrost.

She possesses a variety of mutant abilities which caused Jubilee to think that her power was merely to be perfect.

Over the years, she's worked with many teams since Generation X, such as [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen Banshee's X-Corps]]''',''' [[ComicBook/MultipleMan Multiple Man's]] [[ComicBook/XFactor2006 X-Factor Investigations]]''',''' [[{{ComicBook/Storm}} Storm's]] [[ComicBook/XMen X-Women]]''',''' [[{{ComicBook/Magneto}} Magneto's]] [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015 X-Men]]''',''' [[{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}} Sabretooth's]] [[ComicBook/WeaponX2017 Weapon X-Force]], and [[{{ComicBook/Cyclops}} Cyclops']] [[ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen search & destroy team for Mother Mold.]]

She resides on the ''Island of Krakoa'' with the X-Men & other mutants.

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!Media Appearances
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* ''ComicBook/DawnOfX''
* ''ComicBook/GenerationX''
* ''ComicBook/GenerationX2017''
* ''ComicBook/JonathanHickmansXMen''
* ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen''
* ''ComicBook/WeaponX2017''
* ''ComicBook/XCorp''
* ''ComicBook/XFactor2006''
* ''[[ComicBook/AdjectivelessXMen X-Men]]''

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* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen'': Featured in the episode "Badlands".

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* ''Generation X'' (1996): portrayed by Amarilis
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!!Tropes:
* AbsoluteCleavage: Her [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1218970/1218970_900.jpg X-Factor outfit]], until Pip the Troll insulted her about it. It returned in ''Weapon X'' and ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018''.
* ActionFashionista: Monet has a very glamorous wardrobe.
* ActionGirl: A female heroine, her FlyingBrick powers have her be a great front line fighter.
* ActOfTrueLove: Emplate thought she did this for Sabretooth in [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015 Uncanny X-Men]]. She attacks when he feeds on Creed & Callisto, telling him to deal with her & leave them alone. After she left with him, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1321439/1321439_900.jpg he was surprised how quickly she came just to save the others & sensed affection when it came to Creed]].
* AlphaBitch: In Generation X, functioning as the snobby rich popular girl.
* {{Ambadassador}}: More so in X-Factor where she was instantly violent when it came to making any kind of case about anything.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Nicole & Claudette from time to time. In ''[[ComicBook/NewMutants2019 New Mutants]]'' #1, they're seen in their Penance forms & Monet is shown to be yelling at them.
* BadDate: With Guido in ''X-Factor'', which is summed up [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1316662/1316662_900.png during their argument]]. It also officially ends whatever cordial relationship they had left.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Sabretooth in ''Uncanny X Men''. During their [[SnarkToSnarkCombat snark-off]] in issue one, Psylocke [[{{Exposition}} cuts in]] to ask if they are '''still''' bickering & why they don't just get a room.
* BerserkButton:
** Don't mess with her mind. She'll kill you violently.
** Don't hurt anyone she actually cares about. She might not kill you then.
** Mentioning Heaven after her resurrection is also a very bad idea.
* TheBeautifulElite: Monet is the daughter of a Monégasque ambassador and the granddaughter of a French aristocrat. Between her looks, wealth, fame and powers, it is little wonder she has an ego the size of a continent.
* BigBrotherInstinct:
** Monet is very loving toward Nicole & Claudette. Nicole says she's the only one who doesn't treat them like freaks. When they were inside Penance, Monet made sure they were comfortable as could be.
** Zigzagged with Emplate who declares his love for Monet. He admits feeding on her wasn't his finest moment but he has to feed to stay anchored to the world. He mocked her affection for Creed and later warned her that he would eventually kill her.
* BettyAndVeronica: Veronica to Jubilee's Betty for Synch, being the arrogant, stuck-up beauty -- and she won without much contest. It's reversed in Bunn's Uncanny with Sabretooth where she may have been the Betty to Mystique's Veronica. Bunn noted that they wouldn't get along well, and with Mystique being a former off & on lover to Creed, that may have come up later. Monet is far from a teddy bear, but she's an angel compared to Raven.
* BoobsOfSteel: Monet has a sizable rack, [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/qdK8TQR5K3E5d3uQfBdoQEHmYSBYf_nnS8omWmm3MWi-6MXyTlWdsy2PPpds60l0vPCda4zl4NoL=s0 especially when drawn by Emanuela Lupacchino]], and possesses SuperStrength.
* BrainyBrunette: She's a highly intelligent woman with long brown, [[DependingOnTheArtist or black]], hair.
* BunkerWoman: An extreme when she's trapped in the Penance body by Emplate, where she was imprisoned for years, unable to have her cries for help heard.
* ButNotTooBlack: When she appeared in ''Phalanx Covenant'' in 1994, she was black with a [[https://imgur.com/uA6XcwE light brown]] or [[https://imgur.com/oGctnLR caramel complexion]], along with notably curly hair & plump facial features. Her father was also shown to be black. But given [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1258678/1258678_900.png some depictions of her in Generation X]], it's clear this trope was at play.
* ButtMonkey: ''ComicBook/XFactor2006'' has a lot of fun putting the prideful Monet into a lot of comical situations, usually taking advantage of her SuperToughness to take the brunt of attacks that would be fatal to other characters. She never ends up truly hurt, but it annoys her to no end and they often have comical side effects on her appearance, like leaving her hair a mess or [[ClothingDamage ruining her clothes]].
* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Emplate's Cain.
* CameBackWrong: Her first death & resurrection in ''X-Factor'' leaves depressed and numb. As noted above, she didn't want to hear anyone mentioning a Heaven that she didn't see & sneers that Darwin just sees her as something Hell spat out. She's still recovering when she joined Storm's X-Men.
* CelebritySuperhero: Monet is quite famous and has posed for ''Vanity Fair'' twice.
* CharacterDeath: Like any superhero, she's had a few of these.
** In ''X-Factor'', she's critically injured during her [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown encounter]] with Pluto and is dying when she fights Strong Guy, who finishes her off. When he becomes the new King of Hell he brings her BackFromTheDead and expels her from hell.
** She dies again in ''X-Men'', digging her way out of rubble and making a note to herself to stop dying.
** In ''House of X'', she gets killed off-panel when she takes on numerous enemies to protect Jean.
* ClingyJealousGirl: If Monet has eyes for a guy, she won't take kindly to other girls getting too cozy.
** When Jubilee wanted to spend time with Synch, [[https://i.imgur.com/w0FuFG1.png Monet shows a literal case of the trope when making it clear that it's not gonna happen.]]
** Creed & Rachel had to find the missing Inhumans in limbo, but the former went to find Monet [[https://i.imgur.com/AtHCCdu.jpg who was quick to question him & show disapproval about his partnership with Rachel.]]
* CivvieSpandex: For the first half of ''X-Factor'', up until the renumbering, Monet's outfit tended to be whatever she was wearing at the time.
* CloseCallHaircut: Deadpool tied napalm bombs to her hair & when they exploded, they left a large bald spot on the right side of her head.
* CombatStilettos: Monet often wore high-heeled boots during ''X-Factor''.
* ComicBookTime: One of the beneficiaries. See, since she's one of the Generation X crop, she should logically be around the same age as her classmate Jubilee. Except Jubilee's been a perpetual teenager, while during her ''X-Factor'' days Monet is depicted as being in her late twenties / early thirties, same as the rest of the cast, presumably to cause less raised eyebrows about her sleeping with Madrox or Strong Guy, who if she was still a teenager would have some years on her.
* CoversAlwaysLie: Many cases in ''X-Factor'' & ''Weapon X'' where she's [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1274460/1274460_900.png black]] on the covers but [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1274829/1274829_900.png white]] in the interiors.
* CriticalHit: She was dying from brain hemorrhaging before taking on Guido in Hell & when he got serious, all it took was one good hit to finish her.
* CurbStompBattle: With her temper and brawler nature, she's received few of these, such as being kicked into space by Hulk, rag-dolled by Pluto, then clobbered and killed by Strong Guy.
* DeadpanSnarker: One of her main traits. An X-Factor example when the team is waiting for Siryn to have her baby.
-->'''Guido:''' How long's it been now?\\
'''Monet:''' About three minutes later than the last time you asked.
* DeathIsCheap: As noted above, she's died a few times but won't stay dead.
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler: Her sacrifice in ''House of X'' #4. She sends Jean off of the Orchis-invaded ship in an escape pod before turning to face them. Despite being outnumbered & overwhelmed.]]
* DidTheyOrDidntThey: She & Synch shared a passionate kiss one night in the school library before she suggests going someplace private. [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1320268/1320268_900.png After this, they're not seen again.]] In the next chapter, they're shown holding hands, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1320607/1320607_900.png which is their first public couple-display.]]
* DisappointingOlderSibling: Monet has noted on a good few occasions that Emplate is a pathetic disgrace.
* DontYouDarePityMe: She usually got defensive when Sabretooth showed concern for her.
* DudeNotFunny: In ''X-Factor'', Pip the Troll winds up hijacking Monet's body via BrainUploading to save his own life after his body is shot. Polaris and Rictor find the situation hilarious until Shatterstar points how what a horrible violation it is, prompting both to shut up. When Monet does get control of her body back, she's absolutely livid with them for laughing at her, with the exception of Shatterstar.
* EatingTheEyeCandy: Synch, Guido, Darwin, Madrox, and Longshot have admired her looks. In return, she herself, isn't above noticing the male form, notably Sabretooth whom she volunteers to watch lift heavy stuff form their aircraft.
* EffortlessAmazonianLift: She's easily able to carry her male teammates.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: When it came to her & Sabretooth, a total of seven characters have suspected more to their relationship.
** Psylocke was the first in ''Uncanny X-Men'' 1 when she notes how much they bicker, suggests they get a room, and thinks they may be flirting. In the finale, she compared them to [[OutLawCouple Starkweather & Fugate]].
** Callisto was next, mockingly calling Monet Creed's "little girlfriend" at first, and later during a spat, she cuts in to warn them of the situation but wryly apologizes for interrupting "whatever's going on" between them.
** Emplate says he detected affection from Monet when it came to Creed before guessing that she's bored with handsome, cultured men. Much later, he threatens to gut her with a warning that Creed will do it eventually which causes Monet to snark at him looking down on the guys she hangs around.
** Deathstrike in ''Weapon X''. When Creed is briefing them on Monet and the mission to save her, she instantly notes Monet as his ex girlfriend which makes Creed defensive.
** Domino becomes a ShipperOnDeck as soon as she hears Deathstrike's comment, thinking it adorable. When she sees Creed shyly trying to speak with Monet, she gushes, tells Monet about how he wanted to save her, and how nobody believed his [[JustFriends protests]].
** After hearing Domino's LoveInformant ramble, Deadpool promptly asks if they're going to kiss which causes Creed & Monet to tell him to shut up.
** Finally, Omega Red tells everyone to focus on love after they finish war. But later when Creed & Monet finally talk about what happened between them, Omega Red is watching them with a grin.
* ExaggeratedTrope: Her RichBitch nature in ''X-Factor'' is dialed UpToEleven, sometimes bordering on hatefulness. As seen in her debate with Siryn.
---> '''Siryn:''' I've had it with your holier-than-thou attitude..\\
'''M:''' You're lecturing me about being Holy? You're the one who thinks God is out to get you because you lost your baby.\\
'''Siryn:''' Don't you dare bring that up!\\
'''M:''' Too late. What are you gonna do? Scream at me?
* FaceMonsterTurn: After she's merged with Emplate in ''Uncanny'' & later became the villain of ''ComicBook/GenerationX2017''.
* {{Filler}} Can arguably go into this territory with [[http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2019/10/19/there-were-so-many-things-i-wanted-to-do-cullen-bunn-reflects-on-his-time-writing-the-x-men/ recent interview]] from [[WordOfGod Bunn]]. According to him, Hickman was in talks before he started on Uncanny, he was told not to change too much regarding the X-Men, and that many of the books around this period going forward was placeholders. That being the case, Creed & Monet's relationship was something that happened during a transitional point and won't be acknowledged going forward. We already saw some of his developments fizzle such as Monet being White Queen of the Hellfire Club which has been forgotten ever since and Emma is very much still White Queen in Hickman's run.
* FirstLove: Synch. After his death, she yells at Jubilee that he was the first person she ever had feelings for.
* FlyingBrick: A super strong and super tough heroine here who's capable of flying.
* FullFrontalAssault: Under Cortex's MindControl, she strips naked in front of Darwin to seduce him, but when he [[IgnoreTheFanservice doesn't fall for it]] Cortex has Monet try to kill him instead, leading to several issues with Monet fighting completely nude. (Cortex's MindControl gives her some purple techno skin that makes her have a BarbieDollAnatomy or has some SceneryCensor cover up her nudity). When the MindControl is eventually severed, Monet is so furious at Cortex she attacks him without bothering to put some clothes back on.
* FusionDance: Largely unexplored but she and her siblings can fuse with each other and create a unique person, such as M-Plate. Her young twin sisters can also fuse into an exact copy of her and impersonate her for years.
* GoodIsNotNice: Good? ... maybe. Pleasant? Not really. Monet isn't ''incapable'' of being nice, but it does take her a wind-up. And if you upset her... you're screwed. Just ask Ballistique, if she ever recovers from what Monet did to her.
-->'''Monet:''' ''(as she tears Ballistique's mind to shreds)'' Go on. Say I "can't". It'll be funny. I'll laugh like this: Ha. Ha.
* HatesBeingTouched: She's had her moments.
** When Layla tries to check on her after she's threatened by Polaris. Monet defensively says she fine & tells Layla not to touch her.
** In Bunn's Uncanny, Storm has a brief reunion with her & Psylocke where the latter hugs her but she's promptly snubbed when she puts supportive hands on Monet.
** [[spoiler: In House of X 5, Storm reaches out for her & asks she prove she's the real deal after her resurrection. Monet instantly withdraws & tell her "No touching", which was all the proof Storm needed.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: Played up in ''X-Factor'' when she was prone to a violent disposition & temper.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Reveals this during a therapy session with Doc Samson. She has to be the superior jerk because she's still suffering from her time as Penance. Everyday, she has to make the choice not to kill herself and gets her strength from the arrogant "''M''" persona.
* {{Hypocrite}}: ''X-Factor'' had this as a major flaw of hers.
** She's a reckless hothead who prefers solving things violently, but is quick to point out the recklessness of others. At one point, Layla calls her out by saying she's is the last one who should tell anyone how to act when she just got done getting clobbered by Pluto.
** She admitted to Doc Samson that she's still traumatized by her brother's abuse & chooses not to kill herself daily. However, she mocked Siryn for the way she grieved the death of her father & child.
** She expressed belief that the dead shouldn't be revived & only those who can't let go tamper with such things. She seemed touched after Guido resurrected her, ignoring her earlier rants about the dead.
** After learning Guido was resurrected without a soul, she calls him a freak & monster in his presence. When Darwin reacts the same way after her resurrection, she takes great offense and punches him.
** Monet's BerserkButton is having her mind messed with. That hasn't stopped her from using or threatening to use her telepathy in ways that causes severe and sometimes permanent harm like when she put Ballistique in a coma as retribution for shooting Guido.
** When Pip the Troll accidentally had his consciousness transferred into Monet's body, Monet is furious and Lorna and Rictor for finding it funny. However, Monet herself is often insensitive to the plight of other people as seen when she mocked Siryn's grief over her dead baby.
* HomeNudist: Early on in ''X-Factor'', Monet is the privacy of her room, shrugging off her robe and dancing to the tune of "I'm Too Sexy" naked. Naturally, [[AccidentalPervert Rictor barges at that moment]] and gets a full-frontal view while the viewer sees her ToplessnessFromTheBack. She promtly gets a NakedFreakOut and tosses Rictor out of her room.
* HonorBeforeReason: Subverted. Mordo abducts Monet's father Cartier to lure her into a trap so he can drain her energy and put his cancer into remission. When they are attacked by the Mutant Response Division, Mordo agrees to create a portal so they can escape but notes that doing so would be taxing on his body. Monet offers to let him drain her in exchange for saving them. Despite Guido, Darwin and Cartier pointing out that Mordo had kidnapped her father and would likely never keep any promise he made to her, Monet seemingly still insists on fulfilling her end of the bargain. However, Monet doesn't actually let Mordo drain her and uses her telepathy to make him think she did. Guido thinks that Monet got the idea from Layla when she mentioned the old and weak Dr Doom from the BadFuture she and Jamie went to but Monet insists she came to the idea herself.
* IGaveMyWord: She'll keep her word, even if she makes a deal with a super-villain but only Emplate has made her drop this.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Always had shades of this but ''X-Factor'' dials it UpToEleven. When Guido catches a villain during their date, she was pissed that he'd be focused on anything but her company.
* ItsAllMyFault: When Guido is mortally wounded by Ballistique, she blames herself since she was the one who helped return Ballistique's memories in the first place. Later, she's told by Layla that in the future she knew where Guido died, Monet drove herself almost mad from the guilt, and one of the reasons Layla decided to go against destiny and bring Guido BackFromTheDead was to spare Monet from that.
* KarmicTransformation: Courtesy of Emplate when he becomes fed-up with her superior attitude.
* LackOfEmpathy: In ''X-Factor'' Volume 3, Issue #2, a Mutant who has lost his powers chews out Monet for showing off hers. Her response, as usual, is arrogant indifference.
* LogicalWeakness: FlyingBrick she may be, but Monet still needs to breath. Chloroform will knock her out the same it does anyone else.
* LoveHurts:
** Synch was murdered in an explosion at the school.
** Her night with Madrox was a one-night-stand by one of his dupes, tainting what she considered the happiest thing in her life at the time.
** Creed was a villain [[HeelFaceBrainwashing morally inverted]] by a non-permanent spell. She reunited with him after their first fallout only to lose him again when he was killed, sent to Hell, and [[FaceHeelTurn reverted]] to his evil self.
* LustObject: In ''X-Factor'', most of her male teammates end up lusting after, particularly Darwin and Guido, who both have her ''Vanity Fair'' spread.
* MaleGaze: Issue #200 of ''X-Factor'' has a [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/SJQofOeQlcl4Aq17x_fK8kI_sEcbURk_Pqcdl0HhAn1dsgOZWvWTZ3PDcQp6z6gb90fxG_pMnH0=s0 top panel shot of her ass]].
* MayflyDecemberRomance: She & Sabretooth would fit.
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: As of ''House of X'', she can transform into her Penance form at will, and as such she now goes by the alias ''Penance'' again rather than ''M''.]]
* MostCommonSuperpower: And she'll flaunt it whenever she sees fit.
* MsFanservice: This gets played up in X-Factor where she has two naked scenes and later starts wearing a skintight costume with AbsoluteCleavage.
* MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe: When Nicole & Claudette think she's dead, they merged to form a lookalike. When the truth is revealed, they feel guilty for taking their sister's life and free her from Penance by switching places with her.
* NakedOnRevival: [[spoiler: Like the rest of Cyclops' team in ''House of X'' #5, she's naked when she gets revived into a new husk body after her death.]]
* NeckLift: Was on the receiving end of a psychic one from a ticked Polaris until the latter was calmed down by Layla.
* NighInvulnerability: Bullets bounce off of her, but if she faces something strong enough, she can be injured such as the internal damage she suffered by Pluto, and when Strong Guy got serious in their battle, his blows finished her off.
* NoRomanticResolution: With Creed as of ''Weapon X''. They had a heartfelt convo while [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1273920/1273920_900.png a giant heart loomed behind them]] as Creed prepared to tell her something, but doesn't get the chance. The book ended with lobotomized Creed running into the Saskatchewan woods and Monet in Aspen wondering what happened to him, which is the last we see of their relationship. We also never learned what Creed wanted to tell her earlier.
* TheNothingAfterDeath: According to her, there's either this or Hell if you're lucky.
* ObliviousToLove: Guido & Darwin had obvious feelings for her but she didn't know until they confessed. Especially clueless with Guido whose kiss left her confused at how weird he was acting.
* OfficialCouple: With [[FirstLove Synch]] and Sabretooth
* OldFlame: What she is for Creed in ''Weapon X''. Many assumed they had a Secret Relationship in Uncanny X-Men, but it's ambiguous. Here, Deathstrike follows that thought, calling her Creed's ex. Even though he got defensive at the insinuations, the ShipTease very heavily implied lingering feelings, despite them not seeing each other in a few months to over a year.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: During ''X-Factor'', Darwin has a blatant and unrequited crush on her, so when she suddenly starts making moves on him, he realizes something's tremendously wrong. She's being controlled by Cortex, and tries to murder him.
* OverlyLongName: Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St. Croix
* ParentalFavoritism: She is the favored child of their father. When Nicole & Claudette thought she'd been killed, they merged and assumed her identity since their father wouldn't be able to bear losing Monet.
* PetTheDog: At one point in ''X-Factor'', she buys a new [=iPhone=], and after noticing Terry staring jealously at it, buys one for her as well, along with one for Layla Miller and Rahne (both of whom she ''really'' doesn't like)... [[KickTheDog and then crushes Rahne's in an act of spite for Rahne leaving]].
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: With Synch after he gets killed, and the cover for ''Weapon X'' 27 [[https://i.imgur.com/1B3m5LZ.jpg gave off this vibe with Creed]].
* ProudBeauty: Monet is hot and she knows it. A lot of her ego seems to come from her beauty.
-->'''Rictor''': ''[about the X-Factor Investigations office]'' What a ''dump''. Kind of a come-down for a high-toned girl like Monet St. Crox.\\
'''Monet''': Actually I've done wonders with beautifying the interior. To begin with, I moved in.
* PublicExposure: ''X-Factor'' shows she's posed nude for a ''Vanity Fair'' cover & taken at least one topless photo which Guido secretly carried around. GodivaHair preserves her modesty in both of them.
* ThePunishment: Emplate trapped her inside of Penance as punishment for her high-handed attitude towards him. The name even comes from him saying that the new form will be her penance for her attitude.
* RaceLift: Goes back & forth between [[https://i.imgur.com/TKWt6i8.jpg black]] & [[https://i.imgur.com/ARyyQIX.png non-black]]. Her father is black in most [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/3/39328/1113409-st.croix4.jpg depictions]] but has been white in two cameos, adding to the confusion.
* RichBitch: In ''X-Factor'' she could compete with Emma for reigning champion.
* SameCharacterButDifferent: On two separate occasions. During ''X-Men'' vol 4 in 2014 and Pak's ''Weapon X'' in 2017. Both books depicted her as a much nicer & more openly caring person, contrasting her typical RichBitch nature.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: During ''X-Factor'', she's not above throwing her considerably large bank account at a problem if need be.
* SecondLove: Sabretooth was an arguable case when the relationship existed. She was with Synch, Madrox, Strong Guy, and Darwin prior to him. Madrox ended as a short fling, Darwin was a one-night stand, and Synch is her FirstLove -leaving him & Guido.
** Guido was too shy to confess his feelings until his death & resurrection, which left him with no soul. Monet renounced him for being a monster but went on a date with him after heavy persuasion on his end. The BadDate began their decent into enemies but an alternate future shows that they could have become lovers if Monet had been understanding about Guido's actions on the date.
** Creed was trickier due to differing writers in [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015 Uncanny X-Men]] to [[ComicBook/WeaponX2017 Weapon X]], along with cancellations. But he seems to be in the lead. They had a BelligerentSexualTension in Bunn's Uncanny with [[EveryoneCanSeeIt some]] insinuating there was more going on. Monet sometimes egged-on the insinuations, as noted [[InconvenientAttraction above]] with Psylocke. Pak took a comedy route & removed the belligerence, making them more awkward. However, when they finally address their fall-out, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1273920/1273920_900.png a giant heart loomed behind them]], seemingly confirming their feelings.[[note]]Bunn has called them a [[https://twitter.com/cullenbunn/status/1009239337588940803 torturous love]], which confirms the romantic insinuations were deliberate & that he saw them having feelings of love for each other. It's unknown if he was going for ShipTease to a RelationshipUpgrade or {{Subtext}} to a RelationshipReveal. Recent interview linked above in {{Filler}} points to the latter when he said it was a ''hinted romance''.[[/note]][[note]]When Monet first comes up in Weapon X, Deathstrike [[{{Exposition}} tells everyone]] she's Creed's ex girlfriend which ran with the narrative of them being a couple in Uncanny. Due to Pak's more comedic take, Creed & Monet are more awkward with each other and get defensive about their relationship. Meanwhile in Uncanny, as noted, neither of them ever denied any insinuations. So while takes were different, Pak & Bunn combined did seem to write Monet and Creed as having serious feelings for one another.[[/note]]
* SexForSolace: With Darwin in ''X-Factor''. She was numb after being brought back from the dead, and used him as a way to feel something again.
* SexGoddess: According to Madrox, Monet is wilder and better in bed than Siryn -comparing the latter to an ocean wave washing over you while Monet is the monsoon.
* ShesGotLegs: When her clothes get ruined & she has to wear Madrox's shirt, Guido & Longshot take notice of her legs. The latter goes into detail that they're very toned & her calf muscles are well-developed.
* ShipSinking
** She has a lot of ShipTease with Strong Guy, but it ended after he CameBackWrong. Becoming a [[TheSoulless soulless]], amoral jerkass tends to kill romance anyway, but killing a kid to become the Lord of Hell just to save her didn't help.
** Darwin confessed his love at the end of ''X-Factor'' & was coldly rejected. Monet slept with him but it's made clear sex was all she wanted, and Darwin admitted to himself she didn't love him after their night together.
** Sabretooth got reverted to his evil self which will put a lid on anything he & Monet may or could have had. It doesn't help that she also doesn't know where he is or whatever happened to him after seeing him get killed in ''Weapon X''.
* ShipTease: A long one with Sabretooth in Bunn's ''Uncanny X-Men'' & Pak's ''Weapon X''. The biggest fuel was EveryoneCanSeeIt, as shown above. However, other teases are as follows.
** Monet has two instances of EatingTheEyeCandy when it [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1318859/1318859_900.png comes to him]]. As we see in one instance, she openly admits to doing so.
** When he finds Monet in limbo, he mentions working with Rachel whom he sent back so he could talk with her alone. Monet asks if he's protecting his new friend, then gives a threatening grin while [[ClingyJealousGirl admitting she doesn't like it]].
** The extent of Creed's [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl protectiveness]] of her, which he's only shown with lovers. [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Not counting his mother]].
** When talking about Emplate, Creed says it seems like she feels sorry for him. Digging at him slightly, M flippantly admits to having a soft spot for monsters before nudging him aside while mockingly calling him "frail", a name he used with her against her wishes.
** A debatable moment comes up which is similar to the above. Creed talks about Psylocke dancing across a midfield dealing with Archangel. Monet smirks & comments that he of all people should appreciate someone having a soft spot for the dormant killer.
** After her Emplate curse, Creed goes to her room to speak with her, kneeling down & tenderly [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1169126/1169126_900.png cupping her face as he does so]], which is usually a more intimate gesture in fiction.
** ''Weapon X'' has a possible InterruptedDeclarationOfLove from Creed, who just wants to say -but he's cut off by Omega Red. Also, during the scene, there's a [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1273920/1273920_900.png giant heart behind them]], which only adds to the romantic insinuation.
** After Creed tells everyone of the mission to save Monet, Yuriko concludes that she's Victor's ex girlfriend, which Domino [[ShipperOnDeck instantly finds adorable]].
** As noted above, Domino ships them & gushes at Victor's apparently feelings for M. The only reason she stayed on the team was to save M when she learns of her history with Creed.
** She later has a somewhat LoveInformant ramble to M when telling her how Creed wanted to save her and nobody believed his flustered argument that she was just a friend.
** Finally there's the aforementioned ''Weapon X'' cover in PleaseDontLeaveMe.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Madrox, Synch, Strong Guy, and Inverted Sabretooth.
* SkewedPriorities: Shows this in on occasion, which money & NighInvulnerability can do. One example in ''X-Factor'' is when she was shot by an assailant & more concerned about the damage to her shirt than the fact someone was shooting at her.
* SmashSisters: In ''X-Factor'', her and Siryn often end up pairing and fighting together and Siryn is her closest friend in XF-Investigation and refuses to let their brief LoveTriangle with Madrox damage their relationship. When Siryn disbands the Detroit branch of X-Factor in depression, Monet is the only one to accompany her to Ireland.
* SmugSuper: Why, yes, Monet does know she's a super-strong, gorgeous, rich woman, and she's not about to hide it for anyone.
* StatusQuoIsGod: See MeaningfulRename above.
* SuddenlyEthnicity: In ''COmicBook/XFactor'', she defends her religion at an anti-Muslim protest. She openly identifies as Muslim, saying her mother was Algerian and most Algerians are Muslims. Other than this, she shows no Muslim practices or beliefs.
* SuperMode: [[spoiler: During House of X #4, she prepares to fight off the Orchis by transforming into Penance! She then proceeds to slash her way through the army]]
* SuperPowerLottery: She has {{Flight}}, SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, NighInvulnerability, {{Telepathy}}, telescopic vision, enhanced hearing, genius intellect and in later stories full-on [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]]. She can merge with her siblings or her siblings could merge to form her, and the siblings had powers of their own. [[spoiler: Most recently she has displayed the ability to freely transform into Penance, the razor sharp, clawed body.]] Domino calls out this when she says it's like Monet was caught in an explosion at a super-power factory.
* TangledFamilyTree: By X-Men standards, the St. Croix family tree isn't that tangled - there's Monet, her creepy evil brother, and their little sisters ([[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome where ever they've gotten to]]). Of course, some materials have suggested she's related to Bishop somehow, and he's got his own tangled family tree...
* TearsOfRemorse: When Guido is shot during an anti-mutant protest, a horrified Monet flies him to the hospital, shedding a few tears. While in the waiting room, she's completely broken down, telling Siryn it was all her fault.
* TimeDelayedDeath: After being [[CurbStompBattle clobbered]] by Hades, she's revealed to be dying from brain hemorrhaging.
* TokenFlyer: In ''Generation X'', Monet was the only one of the kids who could fly.
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Twice in ''X-Factor''. The first time is when she is stripping naked in her room while dancing to Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy". The second is when she, while under Cortex's control, is trying to seduce Darwin and strips down.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A, as shown in HiddenHeartOfGold. Also when she cries to Jamie after empathizing with an abuse victim & threatening to clobber him if he told anyone about her weak moment.
* UltimateLifeform: She has been called "the perfect human/mutant" by various parties due to her mix of FlyingBrick, {{Telepathy}}, and other powers, in addition to her beauty, intelligence and physical fitness.
* WomenPreferStrongMen: As noted above, she [[EatingTheEyeCandy eats the Creed eye candy]] when he's unpacking the Blackbird, even telling him to come on so she can continue to do so while he's doing heavy lifting.
* WomanScorned: When she found out Madrox was with her and Siryn simultaneously, she clobbers the messenger dupe then demands Madrox bring out the one who seduced her. Since he couldn't will certain dupes into existence, she clobbers him to force out more dupes and beats them all until she can get the right one.

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* ''ComicBook/XCorp2021''

* AbsoluteCleavage: Her [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1218970/1218970_900.jpg X-Factor outfit]], which returned in ''Weapon X'' and ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018''.

** She dies again in X-Men, digging her way out of rubble and making a note to herself to stop dying.
** [[spoiler: Recently in ''House of X'', she gets killed off-panel when she takes on numerous enemies to protect Jean.]]

* CombatStilettos: Monet often wore high-heeled boots during X-Factor.

** Psylocke was the first in Uncanny X-Men 1 when she notes how much they bicker, suggests they get a room, and thinks they may be flirting. In the finale, she compared them to [[OutLawCouple Starkweather & Fugate]].

** After learning Guido was resurrected without a soul, she calls him a freak & monster in his prescience. When Darwin reacts the same way after her resurrection, she takes great offense and punches him.

** Despite her snark & defensiveness toward him, Monet has still had two case of [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1318859/1318859_900.png eyeing Creed in what could be seen as lustful gazes]], and getting [[ClingyJealousGirl jealous]] at [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1154899/1154899_900.jpg his brief partnership with Rachel Grey]].

* ItsAllMyFault: When Guido is mortally wounded by Ballistique, she blames herself since she was the one who helped return Ballistique's memories that turned her into a supervillain. Later, she's told by Layla that in the future she knew where Guido died, Monet drove herself almost mad from the guilt, and one of the reasons Layla decided to go against destiny and bring Guido BackFromTheDead was to spare Monet from that.

* LackOfEmpathy: In X-Factor Volume 3, Issue #2, a Mutant who has lost his powers chews out Monet for showing off hers. Her response, as usual, is arrogant indifference.

* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler: Recently revealed she can transform into her Penance form at will, and as such she now goes by the alias ''Penance'' again rather than ''M''.]]

%% * TangledFamilyTree: An understatement.

* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Twice in X-Factor. The first time is when she is stripping naked in her room while dancing to Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy". The second is when she, while under Cortex's control, is trying to seduce Darwin and strips down.

* InconvenientAttraction: A possibility given her hot & cold nature with him. [[WordOfGod Cullen Bunn]] described her relationship with him as torturous love, which seemed to confirm she had feelings for him,[[note]][[https://twitter.com/cullenbunn/status/1009239337588940803 Bunn twitter confirmation]][[/note]]. She's made her share of remarks on his violent past and was called out by Callisto as being scared when she saw him lose it in their fight. While she was never bothered by others making insinuations on their relationship, she could get very defensive about it with Sabretooth personally. For example, when Psylocke tells them to just get a room, a smiling Monet asked if she was jealous rather than deny the insinuation that was being made. However, when Sabretooth points out her calling him "''Victor''" for the first time instead of "''Creed"'', "''Sabretooth''", or one of her more insulting names, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_900.png she gets really defensive about it]].

* [[BettyAndVeronica Betty]]: As mentioned on the main page, when it came to the Synch portion of their rivalry, Monet was the Veronica to Jubilee's Betty. However, had Bunn's Uncanny run long enough to explore it, she could've been the Betty to Mystique's Veronica. Bunn has [[http://cullenbunn.tumblr.com/post/133700934954/i-feel-like-m-and-mystique-dont-get-along-at-all agreed to her & Mystique not getting along]] and that the former had a torturous love with Creed. While Monet is far from a teddy-bear, she's an angel compared to Raven.

* BettyAndVeronica: Veronica to Jubilee's Betty for Synch, being the arrogant, stuck-up beauty -- and she won without much contest.

** Creed was trickier due to differing writers in [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015 Uncanny X-Men]] to [[ComicBook/WeaponX2017 Weapon X]], along with cancellations. But he seems to be in the lead. They had a BelligerentSexualTension in Bunn's Uncanny with [[EveryoneCanSeeIt some]] insinuating there was more going on. Monet sometimes egged-on the insinuations, as noted [[InconvenientAttraction above]] with Psylocke. Pak took a comedy route & removed the belligerence, making them more awkward. However, when they finally address their fall-out, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1273920/1273920_900.png a giant heart loomed behind them]], seemingly confirming their feelings.[[note]] Bunn has called them a [[https://twitter.com/cullenbunn/status/1009239337588940803 torturous love]], which confirms the romantic insinuations were deliberate & that he saw them having feelings of love for each other. It's unknown if he was going for ShipTease to a RelationshipUpgrade or {{Subtext}} to a RelationshipReveal. Recent interview linked above in {{Filler}} points to the latter when he said it was a ''hinted romance''.[[/note]][[note]]When Monet first comes up in Weapon X, Deathstrike [[{{Exposition}} tells everyone]] she's Creed's ex girlfriend which ran with the narrative of them being a couple in Uncanny. Due to Pak's more comedic take, Creed & Monet are more awkward with each other and get defensive about their relationship. Meanwhile in Uncanny, as noted, neither of them ever denied any insinuations. So while takes were different, Pak & Bunn combined did seem to write Monet and Creed as having serious feelings for one another.

* LackOfEmpathy: In X-Factor Volume 3, Issue #2, a Mutant who has lost his powers chews out Monet for showing off hers.

* ItsAllMyFault: When Guido is mortally wounded by Ballistique, she blames herself since she was the one who helped return Ballistique's memories that turned her into a supervillain. Later, she's told by Layla than in the future she knew where Guido died, Monet drove herself almost mad from the guilt, and it's one of the reasons Layla decided to go against destiny and bring Guido BackFromTheDead was to spare Monet from that.

* * ItsAllMyFault: When Guido is mortally wounded by Ballistique, she blames herself since she was the one who helped return Ballistique's memories that turned her into a supervillain. Later, she's told by Layla than in the future she knew where Guido died, Monet drove herself almost mad from the guilt, and it's one of the reasons Layla decided to go against destiny and bring Guido BackFromTheDead was to spare Monet from that.
* KarmicTransformation: Courtesy of Emplate when he becomes fed-up with her superior attitude.

* HonorBeforeReason: Mordo abducts Monet's father Cartier to lure her into a trap so he can drain her energy and put his cancer into remission. When they are attacked by the Mutant Response Division, Mordo agrees to create a portal so they can escape but notes that doing so would be taxing on his body. Monet offers to let him drain her in exchange for saving them. Despite Guido, Darwin and Cartier pointing out that Mordo had kidnapped her father and would likely never keep any promise he made to her, Monet still insists on fulfilling her end of the bargain.

* TheBeautifulElite: Monet is rich, famous, beautiful and has an incredible power set.

* IGaveMyWord: She'll keep her word, even if she makes a deal with a super-villain but only Emplate has made her drop this.* InconvenientAttraction: A possibility given her hot & cold nature with him. [[WordOfGod Cullen Bunn]] described her relationship with him as torturous love, which seemed to confirm she had feelings for him,[[note]][[https://twitter.com/cullenbunn/status/1009239337588940803 Bunn twitter confirmation]][[/note]]. She's made her share of remarks on his violent past and was called out by Callisto as being scared when she saw him lose it in their fight. While she was never bothered by others making insinuations on their relationship, she could get very defensive about it with Sabretooth personally. For example, when Psylocke tells them to just get a room, a smiling Monet asked if she was jealous rather than deny the insinuation that was being made. However, when Sabretooth points out her calling him "''Victor''" for the first time instead of "''Creed"'', "''Sabretooth''", or one of her more insulting names, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_900.png she gets really defensive about it]].

* ActionFashionista: Monet is as stylish as she is powerful

* ActionFashoinista: Monet is as stylish as she is powerful

* AbsoluteCleavage: Her [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1218970/1218970_900.jpg X-Factor outfit]], which returned in ''Weapon X'' and ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2018''

* SuperPowerLottery: She has {{Flight}}, SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, NighInvulnerability, {{Telepathy}}, telescopic vision, genius intellect and in later stories full-on [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]]. She can merge with her siblings or her siblings could merge to form her, and the siblings had powers of their own. [[spoiler: Most recently she has displayed the ability to freely transform into Penance, the razor sharp, clawed body.]] Domino calls out this when she says it's like Monet was caught in an explosion at a super-power factory.

* WomanScorned: When she found out Madrox was with her & Siryn simultaneously, she clobbers the messenger dupe then demands Madrox bring out the one who seduced her. Since he couldn't will certain dupes into existence, she clobbers him to force out more dupes and beats them all until she can get the right one.