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* IHaveNoSon: Marius loudly states that Julian CameBackWrong, and is no longer considered his son.
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* IHaveNoSon: Marius loudly states that Julian Julien CameBackWrong, and is no longer considered his son.
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* HavingABlast: As usual, Gambit's powers are used to charge up playing card projectiles which then explode. They get used in a couple of other ways as well, though.
** At one point Gambit charges a lockpick, then detonates it in the lock. It's not subtle, but it's certainly effective.
** In his final close-quarters battle with [[spoiler:the Tithe Collector, Gambit charges his opponents ''clothes'', then [[RelocatingTheExplosion throws him out a window]] before they detonate]].
** At one point Gambit charges a lockpick, then detonates it in the lock. It's not subtle, but it's certainly effective.
** In his final close-quarters battle with [[spoiler:the Tithe Collector, Gambit charges his opponents ''clothes'', then [[RelocatingTheExplosion throws him out a window]] before they detonate]].
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* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:The Tithe Collector gets his ''clothes'' charged up by Gambit's usual HavingABlast powers, then gets [[RelocatingTheExplosion thrown out a window]]. We don't directly see the explosion that follows, but it seems to be the end of him]].
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* RelocatingTheExplosion: [[spoiler:The Tithe Collector gets his ''clothes'' charged up by Gambit's HavingABlast powers, then gets thrown out a window.]].
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The ''Gambit'' limited series reveals that there have been many survivors, and that Bella Donna is not yet dead. It also swiftly reveals that the Brood's masked ally was her villainous brother Julien, Gambit's brother-in-law. Julien and his assassins have plans, and Gambit and his adoptive family are in their way.
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The ''Gambit'' limited series reveals that there have been many survivors, and that Bella Donna is not yet dead. It also swiftly reveals that the Brood's masked ally was her villainous brother Julien, Gambit's brother-in-law.who Gambit thought he'd killed, is still alive. Julien and his assassins have plans, and Gambit and his adoptive family are in their way.
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Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, the plot takes Gambit back to New Orleans, where a rare event offers an opportunity to save one of his loved ones - but an old enemy is ready to exploit it.
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Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, the plot takes follows on from a previous crossover between ''ComicBook/XMen1991'' and ''ComicBook/GhostRider''. That story took the heroes to UsefulNotes/NewOrleans, introduced Gambit's wife Bella Donna and introduced the Thieves Guild and Assassins Guild. However, both guilds were mostly slaughtered by the X-Men’s alien enemies, the Brood, and their mysterious masked ally. Bella Donna herself seemingly died when she pushed her powers too far while fighting the Brood.
The ''Gambit'' limited series reveals that there have been many survivors, and that Bella Donna is not yet dead. It also swiftly reveals that the Brood's masked ally was her villainous brother Julien, Gambit's brother-in-law. Julien and his assassins have plans, and Gambitback to New Orleans, where a rare event offers an opportunity to save one of and his loved ones - but an old enemy is ready to exploit it.
adoptive family are in their way.
The ''Gambit'' limited series reveals that there have been many survivors, and that Bella Donna is not yet dead. It also swiftly reveals that the Brood's masked ally was her villainous brother Julien, Gambit's brother-in-law. Julien and his assassins have plans, and Gambit
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* KilledOffForReal: As of 2022, [[spoiler:Julien, Gambit's villainous brother in law,]] has remained dead.
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* BackFromTheDead:
** Gambit's wife, Bella Donna, seemingly died fighting the Brood in ''ComicBook/XMen1991''. This series retrospectively reveals that she was OnlyMostlyDead, although she's still unconscious and slowly dying.
** Julien, Bella Donna's brother, was supposedly killed in a duel with Gambit. Not only is he back from the dead (thanks to [[spoiler:Candra and her elixir of life]]), he was actually [[spoiler:the unnamed masked villain helping the Brood in the previous ''ComicBook/XMen1991'' & ''ComicBook/GhostRider'' crossover]].
** Gambit's wife, Bella Donna, seemingly died fighting the Brood in ''ComicBook/XMen1991''. This series retrospectively reveals that she was OnlyMostlyDead, although she's still unconscious and slowly dying.
** Julien, Bella Donna's brother, was supposedly killed in a duel with Gambit. Not only is he back from the dead (thanks to [[spoiler:Candra and her elixir of life]]), he was actually [[spoiler:the unnamed masked villain helping the Brood in the previous ''ComicBook/XMen1991'' & ''ComicBook/GhostRider'' crossover]].
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gambit's adoptive brother, Henri LeBeau, appears in the first issue. He's a master thief, a BadassNormal who's skilled enough to break into the X-Men's mansion. He's killed by an assassin five pages later, during his first and only conversation with Gambit.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gambit's adoptive brother, Henri LeBeau, [=LeBeau=], appears in the first issue. He's a master thief, a BadassNormal who's skilled enough to break into the X-Men's mansion. He's killed by an assassin five pages later, during his first and only conversation with Gambit.
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* TakingYouWithMe: In the final issue, [[spoiler:Julien starts making this threat to Gambit. He's promptly KilledMidSentence, shot InTheBack by the Assassin's Guild on [[OffingTheOffspring his father's orders]]]].
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* TakingYouWithMe: In the final issue, [[spoiler:Julien starts making this threat to Gambit. He's promptly KilledMidSentence, shot InTheBack by the Assassin's Guild on [[OffingTheOffspring his father's orders]]]].orders]]]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gambit's adoptive brother, Henri LeBeau, appears in the first issue. He's a master thief, a BadassNormal who's skilled enough to break into the X-Men's mansion. He's killed by an assassin five pages later, during his first and only conversation with Gambit.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gambit's adoptive brother, Henri LeBeau, appears in the first issue. He's a master thief, a BadassNormal who's skilled enough to break into the X-Men's mansion. He's killed by an assassin five pages later, during his first and only conversation with Gambit.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Tithe Collector is only referred to by his title, not any other name.
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* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Julien is shot InTheBack while making a final, furious TakingYouWithMe speech to Gambit. He does not take Gambit with him]].
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* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Julien is shot InTheBack while making a final, furious TakingYouWithMe speech threat to Gambit. He does not get to take Gambit with him]].him. He doesn't even get to finish his speech]].
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:He doesn't do the deed himself, but Marius has his archers kill Julien in the final issue]].
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:He doesn't do the deed himself, but Marius has his archers kill his son Julien in the final issue]].
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* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:The Tithe Collector gets his ''clothes'' charged up by Gambit's usual HavingABlast powers, then gets [[RelocatingTheExplosion thrown out a window]]. We don't directly see the explosion that follows, but it seems to be the end of him]].
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* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Julien is KilledMidSentence as he's about to attack Gambit in the final issue, with almost a dozen arrows buried in his back]].
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Julien is shot InTheBack while making a final, furious TakingYouWithMe speech to Gambit. He does not take Gambit with him]].
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Julien is shot InTheBack while making a final, furious TakingYouWithMe speech to Gambit. He does not take Gambit with him]].
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* PaintingTheMedium: The caption boxes representing Gambit's thoughts have rounded edges and tend to reflect his playing card motif. It's most notable with the boxes in portrait format, which are the right proportions and orientation for a card.
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* PaintingTheMedium: The caption boxes representing Gambit's thoughts have rounded edges and tend to reflect his playing card motif. It's most notable with the boxes in portrait format, which are the right proportions and orientation for a card.card.
* TakingYouWithMe: In the final issue, [[spoiler:Julien starts making this threat to Gambit. He's promptly KilledMidSentence, shot InTheBack by the Assassin's Guild on [[OffingTheOffspring his father's orders]]]].
* TakingYouWithMe: In the final issue, [[spoiler:Julien starts making this threat to Gambit. He's promptly KilledMidSentence, shot InTheBack by the Assassin's Guild on [[OffingTheOffspring his father's orders]]]].
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* FunetikAksent: Gambit and Rogue are often written this way, and the series is no exception. Many of the other New Orleans characters get the same treatment.
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* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:He doesn't do the deed himself, but Marius has his archers kill Julien in the final issue]].issue]].
* PaintingTheMedium: The caption boxes representing Gambit's thoughts have rounded edges and tend to reflect his playing card motif. It's most notable with the boxes in portrait format, which are the right proportions and orientation for a card.
* PaintingTheMedium: The caption boxes representing Gambit's thoughts have rounded edges and tend to reflect his playing card motif. It's most notable with the boxes in portrait format, which are the right proportions and orientation for a card.
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''Gambit'' (1993) is a limited series from Creator/MarvelComics, the first solo series to star the eponymous [[Characters/MarvelComicsGambit Gambit]]. The series is written by Howard Mackie with art by Lee Weeks and Klaus Janson. Color art is by Steve Buccellato.
Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, the plot takes Gambit back to New Orleans, where a rare event offers an opportunity to save one of his loved ones - but an old enemy is ready to exploit it.
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!!''Gambit'' provides examples of:
* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:At the end of the story, Bella Donna is revived by the last traces of the Elixir - but awakes with no memory of her identity, or of her husband Gambit]].
* IHaveNoSon: Marius loudly states that Julian CameBackWrong, and is no longer considered his son.
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:He doesn't do the deed himself, but Marius has his archers kill Julien in the final issue]].
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