- “You know how long I've waited for this? (*whoops*) Imma 'bout to make a name for myself, here!”
- ―Gambit[src]
Gambit (real name Remy Etienne LeBeau) is a superhero from Marvel Comics. He is a mutant, commonly in association with the X-Men. His abilities are to mentally create, control, and manipulate pure kinetic energy to his desire.
Gambit was created by Chris Claremont and Arthur Adams.
Background[]
Powers and abilities[]
- Kinetic energy generation and manipulation: Gambit has the ability to convert the potential energy stored in an inanimate object into pure light kinetic energy, thus "charging" that item with highly explosive results.
- Combat: Gambit is extensively trained in martial arts, particularly Savate and the staff style art Bōjutsu. He is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, applying street-fighting techniques and acrobatics. Gambit is also a skilled card-thrower, so he throws his charged playing cards at opponents with great accuracy.
Weapons and equipment[]
- Playing cards: Gambits prefers to create kinetic charges with smaller objects, such as his deck of playing cards, which he will use to charge and throw at his enemies.
- Bō staff: Gambit also carries an extendable metal staff.
Appearances[]
Deadpool & Wolverine[]
Gambit appears in the film as one of the characters sent to the Void (a space for erased characters to live in), and works alongside X-23, Elektra Natchios, and Blade as part of a resistance group known by Deadpool as the "Others" who come to help Deadpool and Wolverine capture Cassandra Nova. He retains a comic-accurate look of the character and also makes jokes about him not knowing a life outside of the void, a reference to the development hell received by his movie adaptation. His fate is left ambiguous by the end of the film as he was apparently consumed by Alioth, but is heavily implied that he is revived when the TVA decides to take accountability for their actions.
Avengers: Doomsday[]
Gambit is set to return in the film, with Channing Tatum reprising his role.
Trivia[]
- Gambit was originally planned to make appearances in two other X-Men films.[citation needed]
- James Bamford was set to make a cameo appearance as Gambit in X2, but the scene was cut.[citation needed]
- Gambit appeared in an early draft of X-Men: The Last Stand as a new student of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and Iceman's rival for Rogue's affections. Before being cut from the film, Keanu Reeves was being considered, Channing Tatum auditioned for the role, Josh Holloway was offered, but declined due to scheduling conflicts with Lost, and Gregory Helms stated that he planned to read for the part.[citation needed]
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