History ComicBook / Gambit

[[caption-width:300:"[[VideoGame/{{X-MenVsStreetFighter}} You don't mess with the Cajun.]]"]]

Gambit is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by ChrisClaremont and Jim Lee first officially appearing in ''[[ComicBook/{{UncannyX-Men}} Uncanny X-Men]]'' #266 (August, 1990), due to the comic of his second appearance being released weeks earlier. Not too long after his birth in [[TheBigEasy New Orleans, Louisiana]], Remy [=LeBeau=] was kidnapped from the hospital by the [=LeBeau=] Clan Thieves' Guild. During this time he was both sought after and feared because of his [[TechnicolorEyes unusual black-on-red eyes]]. In part to protect him from a child trafficker, Jean-Luc [=LeBeau=], the leader of the Thieves' Guild, secretly sent Remy to be part of a gang of young pickpockets before adopting him as a Guild member and his son.

* PlanetEater: A great number of events from Gambit's life were the direct result of [[spoiler:an alternate version of himself called New Sun trying to prevent him from bringing to fruition a prophecy that forsaw him losing control of his Omega-level powers and unitentionally absorbing the energy of everything on the Earth616. In a great number of universes visited by New Sun, various versions of "Le Diable Blanc" had already distroyed their own worlds.]]

* PlanetEater: A great number of events from Gambits life were the direct result of [[spoiler:an alternate version of himself called New Sun trying to prevent him from bringing to fruition a prophecy that forsaw him losing control of his Omega-level powers and unitentionally absorbing the energy of everything on the Earth616. In a great number of universes visited by New Sun, various versions of "Le Diable Blanc" had already distroyed their own worlds.]]

After that he travels the world, saving a thieving de-aged {{Storm}} with LaserGuidedAmnesia from the Shadow King. Storm gets her age and memories back and becomes responsible for Gambit joining the X-Men. After helping the X-Men save the day many times and forming a long-running relationship with Rouge, he remained a mysterious figure in the group with {{Wolverine}} never completely trusting him. Eventually, his secret involvement with Mr. Sinister and the Marauders was outed by SelfDemonstrating/{{Magneto}} and once the truth was revealed through a kiss from Rogue, the X-Men abandoned him in Antarctica effectively kicking him off the team.

Surviving the ordeal with the help of an energy-based mutant named Mary Purcell. Gambit would rejoin and leave the X-Men several times after. At one point, both Gambit and Rouge lose their powers and they could finally touch and explore their relationship. Despite this, Gambit goes through several misfortunes including being blinded, being forced to being one of Apocalypse's horsemen and [[spoiler: being defeated in battle by [[Comicbook/{{AvengersVsX-Men}} Captain America]]]]. He currently serves on the X-Men.

[[caption-width-right:300:"[[VideoGame/X-MenVsStreetFighter You don't mess with the Cajun.]]"]]

* OutOfFocus[=/=]DemotedToExtra: He suffers of both tropes since the earlier-mild 2000s thereafter.

* OutOfFocus[=/=]DemotedToExtra: He suffers of both tropes since the mild-2000s thereafter.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Gambit with Comicbook/{{Cyclops}} and Wolverine.

* YourCheatingHeart: He'd been hitting on Rogue for half-a-dozen issues before his wife Belladonna suddenly turned up - although in fairness, he did have good reason to treat the marriage as effectively over.

* LoveTriange: Him with Rogue and Bella Donna then him with Rogue and Magneto.

* ButtMonkey: Not only that Gambit had a dark past, he also has bad luck with his love life - his first childhood friend Belladonna is crazy, [[StuffedInAFridge his French girlfriend was murdered by Sabretooth]] and he is suffering in a MasochismTango relationship with Rogue. He is also shunned by his own teammates after learning his small involvement in the Morlock Massacre. Now he is a character that [[DemotedToExtra hardly appears in comics]] as most writers either dislike him or don't know what to do with him.

After that he travels the world, saving a thieving de-aged {{Storm}} with LaserGuidedAmnesia from the Shadow King. Storm gets her age and memories back and becomes responsible for Gambit joining the X-Men. After helping the X-Men save the day many times and forming a long-running relationship with Rouge, he remained a mysterious figure in the group with {{Wolverine}} never completely trusting him. Eventually, his secret involvement with Mr. Sinister and the Marauders was outed by Magneto and once the truth was revealed through a kiss from Rogue, the X-Men abandoned him in Antarctica effectively kicking him off the team.

As a teen, he honed his thievery skills, learned acrobatics, Savate (a French martial art) and Bojutsu (bo staff fighting) and learned he had a mutant power. Remy has ability to force objects to explode by "charging" them, converting their potential energy into kinetic energy. The bigger the item the longer it charged so he preferred to use smaller items like his WeaponOfChoice, a deck of playing cards. Around this time he also gets mixed up with Mr. Sinister during a mission.

** BadassLonghair

Gambit is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by ChrisClaremont and Jim Lee first officially appearing in ''[[ComicBook/{{UncannyX-Men}} Uncanny X-Men]]'' #266 (August, 1990), due to the comic of his second appearance being released weeks earlier. Not too long after his birth in [[TheBigEasy New Orleans, Louisiana]], Remy [=LeBeau=] was kidnapped from the hospital by the [=LeBeau=] Clan Thieves' Guild. During this time he was both sought after and feared because of his unusual black-on-red eyes. In part to protect him from a child trafficker, Jean-Luc [=LeBeau=], the leader of the Thieves' Guild, secretly sent Remy to be part of a gang of young pickpockets before adopting him as a Guild member and his son.

* TheMasochismTango: With Rogue.

* PsychicStatic: Gambit has been known to employ the intentional version, at one point revealing to several Xavier Academy students that he [[BrainBleach pictures the Blob naked]] in order to make sure that telepaths like Rachel Summers and Emma Frost aren't eavesdropping on his thoughts.

* [[RaginCajun Ragin' Cajun]]

* SimpleStaff: The Bo staff.

In other media Gambit became popular due to the '90s ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' animated series, two years after his debut in the comics. In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' he wasy played by Taylor Kitsch.

* BadassLongcoat

* ImprobableWeaponUser: The exploding playing cards, not the bo staff.

To placate and attempt peace between the Thieves' Guild and their rivals the Assassins' Guild, Remy married his first love Bella Donna, the granddaughter of the Assassins' leader. After the wedding, he was challenged by her brother Julien to a duel. Remmy kills Julian and Jean-Luc has no choice but to exile him. Striking on his own as a thief for hire, [[PowerIncontinence his powers grow beyond his control]]. Mr. Sinister fixes the problem, but it comes with a cost. Gambit formed the [[PsychoForHire Marauders]] and led them into the New York tunnels on Sinister's order. The Marauders were responsible for the Morlock Massacre, killing many of the mutants in the group, Gambit unable stop it. He was only able to save one child, who later became Marrow.

* ''VideoGame/{{X-MenVsStreetFighter}}''

* ''VideoGame/{{X-MenNextDimension}}''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Spider-ManTheAnimatedSeries}}'' (Two episodes)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-MenEvolution}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{WolverineAndTheX-Men}}'' (Two episodes)

After that he travels the world, saving a thieving de-aged Comicbook/{{Storm}} with LaserGuidedAmnesia from the Shadow King. Storm gets her age and memories back and becomes responsible for Gambit joining the X-Men. After helping the X-Men save the day many times and forming a long-running relationship with Rouge, he remained a mysterious figure in the group with {{Wolverine}} never completely trusting him. Eventually, his secret involvement with Mr. Sinister and the Marauders was outed by Magneto and once the truth was revealed through a kiss from Rogue, the X-Men abandoned him in Antarctica effectively kicking him off the team.

A charming Cajun thief and highly acrobatic fighter, rumor has it that Gambit was initially intended to be a villain, but fan reaction was so positive he was swiftly re-tooled and became a mainstay of the 1990s X-Men. Has a long on-again off-again romance with Rogue, which, like the character himself, is hugely divisive.

He's been evil a few times, but he always seems to get over it...