Teach Me: Why is Gambit so awesome?
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I would read the hell out of this. Deadpool annoying the ever loving hell out of Wolverine sounds awesome. It is for this same reason I'm getting more and more tempted to pick up Cable and Deadpool...even though I think Cable is lame. (And to be honest I've hardly heard people talk about that character, so I almost doubt anyone will learn me why Cable is great - but I welcome the information)Hookman said:
I heard he was originally - they played him straight and evil didn't they? But now with his wacky anti-hero activities and his 4th wall breaking antics they're pretty different (apart from the still wildly similar costumes). Unless they changed Deathstroke...admittedly I don't read DC books so I wouldn't know.rossatdi said:
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Okay, so Gambit is seeming sorta...too great. Could someone give me the 411 on Gambit's faults? Clearly his dress sense in already on the list...or is it that only real men wear pink and blue breastplate things? (What is that thing anyway/has he gotten a costume update?)
Being a science nerd, that makes no sense. You can charge things with POTENTIAL energy, that is the concept of potential. Kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion, so charging kinetic energy is kind of contradictory.berethond said:
However, when I was a younger I used to enjoy his character as well, I remember him having that snarky loner wit that I only wished I had had at the time (as I was a loner then as well).
he's a master thief with a cajun accent. His power is interesting because there are constantly new ways for him to use it (my favotrit was when he charges the gum he had in his mouth and spit it at they who had pinned him) and his eyes are black and red.
Plus he's really good looking which must be appealing to the admittedly smaller number of female comic book readers.
Plus he's really good looking which must be appealing to the admittedly smaller number of female comic book readers.
If you made a list of all the things that was wrong with the science of X-Men, and placed it alongside a pile of all the issues of X-Men ever printed, the list would still be bigger.coldfrog said:
The Wolvering-Gambit rift among fans is almost like the Soda-pop rift. Among people like I who grew up in the 90s about 40% of X-men fans favor 1 of the 2 and the other 20% someone else. I was a gambit guy, as was almost everyone where I grew up and I find a similar trend among people from different places.
I understand why people where I'm from liked Gambit so much (the land of King Cakes, Lagniappe, no dipthongs, and borrowed French expressions) but his "Cajun accent" is very fake and steretypical almost to the point of offensive. Still, for a group that has had the US government try and kill our language, and been potrayed in pop culture as closed off swamp people (Southern Comfort made us out to be the Viet Cong on American soil)- it's nice to have the whole charming ragin cajun stereotype for a change. Still most people my age (25) grew up with Gambit as a favorite.
He's suave, but insecure; he's a hero, but has a dark past; he wants what he can't have (though they gave it to hime which made the whole Gambit-Rouge thing lame... also just stilted that the 2 stereotypes from the South would want each other to begin with...). To me Gambit and Wolvering both gained popularity as the outcast or anti-hero- just different varients. Whatever you don't like someone, you don't like them- no skin off anyones backs.
I understand why people where I'm from liked Gambit so much (the land of King Cakes, Lagniappe, no dipthongs, and borrowed French expressions) but his "Cajun accent" is very fake and steretypical almost to the point of offensive. Still, for a group that has had the US government try and kill our language, and been potrayed in pop culture as closed off swamp people (Southern Comfort made us out to be the Viet Cong on American soil)- it's nice to have the whole charming ragin cajun stereotype for a change. Still most people my age (25) grew up with Gambit as a favorite.
He's suave, but insecure; he's a hero, but has a dark past; he wants what he can't have (though they gave it to hime which made the whole Gambit-Rouge thing lame... also just stilted that the 2 stereotypes from the South would want each other to begin with...). To me Gambit and Wolvering both gained popularity as the outcast or anti-hero- just different varients. Whatever you don't like someone, you don't like them- no skin off anyones backs.
Gambit is just overrated. Nuff said. Now had he turned out as Chris Claremont intended him to i.e THE THIRD SUMMERS CHILD DUN DUUUUN! then he would have been kinda interesting but overall he's not that special.
Sorry guys, its always been captain america for me.
Although, the whole exploding cards bit was pretty cool...
Although, the whole exploding cards bit was pretty cool...
The reason Gambit is so bad ass is because:
1. He can explode thing by transferring Kinetic energy
2. Being able to transfer kinetic energy make him have extra speed,strength,mobility etc
3. The Kinetic energy also produces a static around his brain making it impossible for anyone to read his mind
4. He is able to transform his body into energy and time travel
5. He can also use this energy to heal him self
6. he possesses hypnotic abilities
1. He can explode thing by transferring Kinetic energy
2. Being able to transfer kinetic energy make him have extra speed,strength,mobility etc
3. The Kinetic energy also produces a static around his brain making it impossible for anyone to read his mind
4. He is able to transform his body into energy and time travel
5. He can also use this energy to heal him self
6. he possesses hypnotic abilities
Lo and behold, the answer to all your questions about plots and story arcs for our lovable Cajun thief:blackcherry said:
http://www.comicvine.com/gambit/4005-1499/
As for why I love the character, I would have to say my favorite thing about him is that he isn't overexposed. I would like Wolverine more I think if comics weren't saturated with multiple titles of him, and we got to explore more of why he is always angry and moody (I think it's a classic case of PTSD, sure he can regen from anything, but he still feels the pain. His psyche must be shattered at this point, its surprising he functions at all) rather than 'rawr claws! healing factor!' all the time.
I never liked Gambit, but I think I know why others do. It comes down to one word: edgy.
Criminal Background = Edgy
Gray Morality = Edgy
Trenchcoat = Edgy
Expert With A Weapon = even though it was only a staff, this is still Edgy, as most of the other X-Men didn't use weapons at the time.
Lots of Black in the Costume = Edgy. Everyone knows heroes are brightly colored.
Speaks With An Accent = several X-Men had accents already, but I think people decided Gambit's accent was somehow Edgier.
Mysterious = Edgy
Looks Uncannily Like Cyclops And Havok (brothers, remember) And Has Similar Powers = Edgy, because long-lost siblings are always good for tension, especially when they're the black sheep of the family. Wasn't Gambit supposed to be another Summers?
Weird, Highly Destructive Mutant Power = Edgy
Ridiculous Machismo = Gambit has the I'm-a-bad-boy-and-that's-why-you-love-me personality that has made sixteen-year old girls lose their minds since forever. To your average comic nerd, this is Edgy.
Forbidden Romance = Edgy. In love with a spectacularly beautiful bulletproof babe but can't touch her because Angst Is Cool.
Conflicted Angst = Edgy. Gambit wants to be bad and good at the same time.
Stubble = Edgy
It goes on.
Gambit is the perfect critique of 90's comics: a character so completely EDGY and COOL he is a parody of his own medium. Bishop is another example.
I should probably state for the record I was never a huge Wolverine fan either. Seems like there's a split between Wolvie/Gambit. Not here. I don't recall ever having a favorite X-Man.
Criminal Background = Edgy
Gray Morality = Edgy
Trenchcoat = Edgy
Expert With A Weapon = even though it was only a staff, this is still Edgy, as most of the other X-Men didn't use weapons at the time.
Lots of Black in the Costume = Edgy. Everyone knows heroes are brightly colored.
Speaks With An Accent = several X-Men had accents already, but I think people decided Gambit's accent was somehow Edgier.
Mysterious = Edgy
Looks Uncannily Like Cyclops And Havok (brothers, remember) And Has Similar Powers = Edgy, because long-lost siblings are always good for tension, especially when they're the black sheep of the family. Wasn't Gambit supposed to be another Summers?
Weird, Highly Destructive Mutant Power = Edgy
Ridiculous Machismo = Gambit has the I'm-a-bad-boy-and-that's-why-you-love-me personality that has made sixteen-year old girls lose their minds since forever. To your average comic nerd, this is Edgy.
Forbidden Romance = Edgy. In love with a spectacularly beautiful bulletproof babe but can't touch her because Angst Is Cool.
Conflicted Angst = Edgy. Gambit wants to be bad and good at the same time.
Stubble = Edgy
It goes on.
Gambit is the perfect critique of 90's comics: a character so completely EDGY and COOL he is a parody of his own medium. Bishop is another example.
I should probably state for the record I was never a huge Wolverine fan either. Seems like there's a split between Wolvie/Gambit. Not here. I don't recall ever having a favorite X-Man.