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** Glory Girl has this mindset, as heroes are good and criminals are evil in her eyes. This leads her to be very hostile towards Gambit, to the point of attacking her in public while both were in civilian identity.

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** Glory Girl has this mindset, as heroes are good and criminals are evil in her eyes. This leads her to be very hostile towards Gambit, to the point of attacking her in public while both were in civilian identity. Dean also has this, though to a much more minor extent than Glory Girl.
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* AngstWhatAngst: InUniverse example. It sets off a small red flag for Renée when she tells Emma, whom she was told was as close to her as a sister growing up, that she has absolutely no memories of her, and she brushes it off as quickly as she tells her.

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* AngstWhatAngst: InUniverse example. It sets off a small red flag for Renée when she tells Emma, Emma - whom she was told was as close to her as a sister growing up, up - that she has absolutely no memories of her, and she brushes it off as quickly as she tells her.
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* AdultFear: Danny goes through this. He loses his daughter at summer camp and tries to find her for years, but to no avail. Then she turns up on his doorstep, only for him to learn that she became of the most wanted criminals in New Orleans.

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* AdultFear: Danny goes through this.this throughout the past two years of his life and the first couple arcs of the story. He loses his daughter at summer camp and tries to find her for years, but to no avail. Then she turns up on his doorstep, only for him to learn that she became of the most wanted criminals in New Orleans.
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* LovableRogue: You know Gambit is one when even ''Piggot'' is accused of liking her.

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* LovableRogue: You know Gambit is one when even ''Piggot'' is accused of liking her. The Wards also tend to be lenient and friendly with her, with the only exceptions being those with a very strict BlackAndWhiteMorality.
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* WillfullyWeak: Gambit uses cards to make use of her powers because she knows that she can destroy entire buildings with ease if she cuts loose and wants to avoid that.

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* WillfullyWeak: Gambit uses cards to make use of her powers because she knows that she can destroy entire buildings with ease if she cuts loose and wants to avoid that.escalating battles.
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* WillfullyWeak: Gambit uses cards to make use of her powers because she knows that she can destroy entire buildings with ease if she cuts loose and wants to avoid that.
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* GenderFlip: Taylor/Renée is essentially a female version of Remy.

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* GenderFlip: Taylor/Renée is essentially a female version of Remy.Remy/Gambit.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. While Taylor never went through the almost sadistic treatment the Trio put her through, she was forced to live on the streets of New Orleans, as well as fight and steal whatever she needed to survive.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. While Taylor never went through the almost sadistic treatment the Trio put her through, she was forced to live on the streets of New Orleans, as well as fight and steal whatever she needed in order to survive.
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* AngstWhatAngst: InUniverse example. It sets off a small red flag for Renée when she tells Emma, whom she was told was as close to her as a sister growing up, that she has absolutely no memories of her, and she brushes it off as quickly as she tells her.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. While Taylor never went through the almost sadistic treatment the Trio put her through, she was forced to live on the streets of New Orleans, as well as fight and steal whatever she needed to survive.
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* AmbiguousGender: Played with. Jess is genderfluid and switches between male and female identities at the drop of a hat. According to Renée, it's apparently the longest running prank in history as they love {{troll}}ing their enemies with altering identities.

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* AmbiguousGender: Played with. Jess is genderfluid like in canon and switches between male and female identities at the drop of a hat. According to Renée, it's apparently the longest running prank in history as they love {{troll}}ing their enemies with altering identities.
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* AffablyEvil: Renée is a proud thief, but she lives by a code and makes it a point to avoid senseless violence. She's also incredibly friendly with children and treats the people she works with well. Assault even calls her friendly after having played a poker game with her.
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* GenderFlip: Taylor/Renée is essentially a female version of Remy.
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** Danny truly thinks that Capes are really getting out of ideas if there is someone calling himself Two Mauls.

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** Danny truly thinks that Capes are really getting out of ideas if there is someone calling himself Two Mauls. One of the readers even called his alias a "crime against English".
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Penny, Renée's roommate, being a prostitute and her closest friend. She's also ecstatic when Renée discovers her father and is happy that she was able to find her family.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Both Director Simmons and Director Piggot tend to be more lenient with Gambit than they are with other criminals. Simmons even accuse Piggot of liking her!

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Both Director Simmons and Director Piggot tend to be more lenient with Gambit than they are with other criminals. Simmons even accuse Piggot of liking her!her! It also helps that Gambit herself is affable and polite with them when the more zealous Wards and heroes aren't going after her.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: As all other Case 53, Renée can't remember anything before waking up in an alley.

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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: As all other Case 53, 53 (though she doesn't identify as one since the changes were extremely minor and she doesn't even have the tattoo that others always have), Renée can't remember anything before waking up in an alley.

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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Glory Girl has this mindset, as heroes are good and criminals are evil in her eyes. This leads her to be very hostile towards Gambit, to the point of attacking her in public while both were in civilian identity.

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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: BlackAndWhiteMorality:
** As far as Guppy cares, Gambit is an evil freak that needs to be arrested. He ''really'' doesn't care about her side of the story.
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Glory Girl has this mindset, as heroes are good and criminals are evil in her eyes. This leads her to be very hostile towards Gambit, to the point of attacking her in public while both were in civilian identity.


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* EthicalSlut: Renée's old roommate, Penny, sleeps around a lot and openly flirts with Danny right after she just finished having sex with her partner, but she is a kind person that Renée openly calls friend.


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* HalfHeartedHenchman: Danny ends up helping Renée because she's his daughter, but doesn't like the whole criminal aspect. Renée dispels this by telling him that he's a minion since henchmen are expendable, but minions aren't.


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* MakingASplash: Guppy, one of the New Orleans Wards, has hydrokinetic abilities.
* NobleDemon: Bonus points for sometimes being called a demon by certain people. Renée is an open criminal who steals what strikes her fancy, but she operates within a strict code and has a soft spot for children.


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* PurpleProse: Gambit can occasionally use these.
-->'''Gambit''': Alas, I'm afraid I am disinclined to acquiesce to your request.\\
''[The Wards just stare blankly at her]''\\
'''Gambit''': Means 'no'.
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* RealityEnsues: As Renée points out to Danny, even if they find out that she really is his missing daughter (which turns out to be the case), things aren't just going to go back to the way they were before. Taylor has been Renée for years now and is a proud thief, she's not going to just return to being the happy young girl Danny dropped off at summer camp all those years ago at the drop of a hat.

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* EvilIsPetty: The reason Jess/Circus wants to steal Max Anders' piano? Because he parked his car in the spot Jess usually park theirs, and they want to drop the piano over his car in vengence. Renée was not amused.

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* EvilIsPetty: The reason Jess/Circus wants to steal Max Anders' piano? Because he parked his car in the spot Jess usually park theirs, and they want to drop the piano over his car in vengence.vengeance. Renée was not amused.



* GratuitousFrench: Renée occasionally speaks french, but mostly speaks English, albeit with a Cajun french accent and some french words mixed in. Jess/Circus finds it annoying.

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* GratuitousFrench: Renée occasionally speaks french, but mostly speaks English, albeit with a Cajun french accent and some french words mixed in. Jess/Circus Jess finds it annoying.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yes, Jess is a foul-mouthed asshole who antagonizes almost everyone they interact with, but they do go out of their way to help Renée and even taught her to survive on her own.



* ThatManIsDead: Renée make it very clear to Danny that his daughter (Taylor) is dead, but that he could see Renée as his daughter too.

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* ThatManIsDead: Renée make makes it very clear to Danny that his daughter (Taylor) is dead, but that he could see Renée as his daughter too.

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* AdultFear: Danny goes through this. He loses his daughter at summer camp and tries to find her for years, but to no avail. Then she turns up on his doorstep, only for him to learn that she became of the most wanted criminals in New Orleans.



* {{Angrish}}: According to Jess, Renée starts to become incomprehensible when she's angry thanks to her accent going out of control. Though this being Jess, they may have been trolling her.



* BlackEyesOfEvil: The only thing that mark Renée as a Case 53, it is because of how eerie looking they are that people called her a demon. It's also mixed in with RedEyesTakeWarning, though hers is a [[AffablyEvil nicer]] [[NobleDemon case]] than most.

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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Glory Girl has this mindset, as heroes are good and criminals are evil in her eyes. This leads her to be very hostile towards Gambit, to the point of attacking her in public while both were in civilian identity.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: The only thing that mark marks Renée as a Case 53, it 53. It is because of how eerie looking they are that people called her a demon. It's also mixed in with RedEyesTakeWarning, though hers is a [[AffablyEvil nicer]] [[NobleDemon case]] than most.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Both Director Simmons and Director Piggot. Simmons even accuse Piggot of liking her!

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Both Director Simmons and Director Piggot.Piggot tend to be more lenient with Gambit than they are with other criminals. Simmons even accuse Piggot of liking her!
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** Renée felt her original alias, Deck, was this. She's much rather be referred to as Gambit.

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** Renée felt her original alias, Deck, was this. She's She'd much rather be referred to as Gambit.

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* AmbiguousGender: Played with. Jess is genderfluid and switches between male and female identities at the drop of a hat. According to Renée, it's apparently the longest running prank in history as they love teasing their enemies with altering identities.
* AtrociousAlias: Danny truly thinks that Capes are really getting out of ideas if there is someone calling himself Two Mauls.

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* AmbiguousGender: Played with. Jess is genderfluid and switches between male and female identities at the drop of a hat. According to Renée, it's apparently the longest running prank in history as they love teasing {{troll}}ing their enemies with altering identities.
* AtrociousAlias: AtrociousAlias:
** Renée felt her original alias, Deck, was this. She's much rather be referred to as Gambit.
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Danny truly thinks that Capes are really getting out of ideas if there is someone calling himself Two Mauls.

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* AmbiguousGender: Played with. Jess is genderfluid and switches between male and female identities at the drop of a hat. According to Renée, it's apparently the longest running prank in history as they love teasing their enemies with altering identities.



* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Renée bing an amnesiac Taylor does not take long to come up.

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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Renée bing being an amnesiac Taylor does not take long to come up.



* GratuitousFrench: Renée occasionally speaks french, but mostly speaks English, albeit with a Cajun french accent and some french words mixed in.

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* GratuitousFrench: Renée occasionally speaks french, but mostly speaks English, albeit with a Cajun french accent and some french words mixed in. Jess/Circus finds it annoying.
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* SirSwearsAlot: Jess can't seem to end a sentence without at least swearing once.

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* SirSwearsAlot: SirSwearsALot: Jess can't seem to end a sentence without at least swearing once.

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* BlackEyesOfEvil: The only thing that mark Renée as a Case 53, it is because of how eerie looking they are that people called her a demon. It's also mixed in with RedEyesTakeWarning.

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* BlackEyesOfEvil: The only thing that mark Renée as a Case 53, it is because of how eerie looking they are that people called her a demon. It's also mixed in with RedEyesTakeWarning.RedEyesTakeWarning, though hers is a [[AffablyEvil nicer]] [[NobleDemon case]] than most.



* CoolCar: Poor Dean. He had such a nice sport car, too bad Renée like making chases in style.

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* CoolCar: Poor Dean. He had such a nice sport car, too bad Renée like likes making chases in style.



* FriendToAllChildren: It really catch the PRT off guard finding Gambit playing the Girl Scouts.
* ItIsDehumanizing: This is Renée's opinion about refering to people with powers as "Parahumans" and that labeling powers is just as dehumanizing.

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* FriendToAllChildren: It really catch caught the PRT off guard off-guard finding Gambit playing the Girl Scouts.
* GratuitousFrench: Renée occasionally speaks french, but mostly speaks English, albeit with a Cajun french accent and some french words mixed in.
* ItIsDehumanizing: This is Renée's opinion about refering referring to people with powers as "Parahumans" and that labeling powers is just as dehumanizing.



* RefugeInAudacity: Danny acompanying Renée to the PRT building while wearing an uniform from [[StrawFeminist Lustrum's gang]] and calling himself Minion counts. Director Simmons though Piggot was kidding when she told him.

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* RefugeInAudacity: Danny acompanying accompanying Renée to the PRT building while wearing an uniform from [[StrawFeminist Lustrum's gang]] and calling himself Minion counts. Director Simmons though Piggot was kidding when she told him.


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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Renée is the same age as Taylor was around the start of canon, but she looks more like an eighteen or twenty year old college student than your average teenager.
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* EvilisPetty: The reason Jess/Circus wants to steal Max Anders' piano? Because he parked his car in the spot Jess usually park theirs, and they want to drop the piano over his car in vengence. Renée was not amused.

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* EvilisPetty: EvilIsPetty: The reason Jess/Circus wants to steal Max Anders' piano? Because he parked his car in the spot Jess usually park theirs, and they want to drop the piano over his car in vengence. Renée was not amused.

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* BlackEyesOfEvil and RedEyesTakeWarning: The only thing that mark Renée as a Case 53, it is because of how eerie looking they are that people called her a demon.

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* BlackEyesOfEvil and RedEyesTakeWarning: BlackEyesOfEvil: The only thing that mark Renée as a Case 53, it is because of how eerie looking they are that people called her a demon.demon. It's also mixed in with RedEyesTakeWarning.



* SirSwearsAlot: Jess can't seem to end a sentence without at least swearing once.



* ThouShaltNotKill: One of the rules Jess, Renée and the people of her guild lives by, sinc they know that killing someone will just escalate things and make everything worse.
* SirSwearsalot: Jess can't seem to end a sentence without at least swearing once.

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* ThouShaltNotKill: One of the rules Jess, Renée and the people of her guild lives by, sinc since they know that killing someone will just escalate things and make everything worse.
* SirSwearsalot: Jess can't seem to end a sentence without at least swearing once.
worse.



* WhatTheHellHero: Guppy sending Two Mauls to an "innocent until proven guilty" bystander (Gambit), is not taken well at all.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Guppy sending Two Mauls to an "innocent until proven guilty" bystander (Gambit), is not taken well at all.all.
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[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/gambit-worm.430580/ Gambit]] is a Literature/{{Worm}} fanfic written by Fantasy Ra. It tells the story of [[LovableRogue Renée]], a New Orleans Case 53 with control over kinetic force going by the name of [[CharacterTitle Gambit]], finding herself traveling to Brockton Bay to help an old friend while making sure that her presence there is not noticed. The fact she is there to help on a robbery does not help. And neither does picking a fight with an [[ThoseWackyNazis Empire 88 goon]].


!!''Gambit'' provides examples of:

* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Renée knows perfectly well she could easily level a building if she wanted to, which is part of why she uses cards since she can't "charge" as much as other objects to fight.
* AtrociousAlias: Danny truly thinks that Capes are really getting out of ideas if there is someone calling himself Two Mauls.
* BadassLongcoat: Renée buy a passerby's coat shortly after arriving to BB.
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Renée bing an amnesiac Taylor does not take long to come up.
* CoolCar: Poor Dean. He had such a nice sport car, too bad Renée like making chases in style.
* EvilisPetty: The reason Jess/Circus wants to steal Max Anders' piano? Because he parked his car in the spot Jess usually park theirs, and they want to drop the piano over his car in vengence. Renée was not amused.
* {{Expy}}: Renée is one to, well, [[ComicBook/XMen Gambit]].
* FriendToAllChildren: It really catch the PRT off guard finding Gambit playing the Girl Scouts.
* ItIsDehumanizing: This is Renée's opinion about refering to people with powers as "Parahumans" and that labeling powers is just as dehumanizing.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: As all other Case 53, Renée can't remember anything before waking up in an alley.
* LovableRogue: You know Gambit is one when even ''Piggot'' is accused of liking her.
* PsychicBlockDefense: Thinkers have a hard time using their powers on Renée if they can at all. Is part of the reason [[TheEmpath Dean]] don't like her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Both Director Simmons and Director Piggot. Simmons even accuse Piggot of liking her!
* RefugeInAudacity: Danny acompanying Renée to the PRT building while wearing an uniform from [[StrawFeminist Lustrum's gang]] and calling himself Minion counts. Director Simmons though Piggot was kidding when she told him.
** The very next day after a robbery in which no evidence was found out, people found Gambit giving out "gifts" to the homeless that looked suspiciously like the reported stolen goods.
* ScoundrelCode: Jess gave Renée 30 rules for both how to act on the work and life lessons. [[NoodleIncident She was never sure what rule 10 have to do with anything though...]]
* ThatManIsDead: Renée make it very clear to Danny that his daughter (Taylor) is dead, but that he could see Renée as his daughter too.
* ThievesGuild: Renée is the leader of one in New Orleans. Danny is quick to point out that it is basically an union for thieves.
* ThouShaltNotKill: One of the rules Jess, Renée and the people of her guild lives by, sinc they know that killing someone will just escalate things and make everything worse.
* SirSwearsalot: Jess can't seem to end a sentence without at least swearing once.
* VillainsOutShopping: Danny was not happy to find villains (and Assault) having a poker night at his house.
* WhatTheHellHero: Guppy sending Two Mauls to an "innocent until proven guilty" bystander (Gambit), is not taken well at all.

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