Gambit is the mutant Remy Lebeau, who has the ability to charge inanimate objects with kinetic energy thus causing them to explode. He is also one of the best thieves in the Marvel Universe, and is usually a member of the X-men, although he has been known to assosiate with other groups. For more details please see his biography.

Remy was born with red on black eyes as a part of his mutation. Because of this he was stolen as a prize for the Antiquary, a member of the Thieves Guild, who knew that a child with those eyes was prophesised to be the savior of the Guilds. Le Diable Blanc was the name give to that child, and as such Remy.

The Guilds are split into the Thieves Guild and the Assassins Guild. They are centuries old organisations set up by Candra, an External, to do her bidding. Eventually they became a way for her to alleviate her growing boredom with life and she set them against each other, gifting the Thieves with long life and the Assassins with supernatural powers in exchange for tithe.

The Thieves Guild comprises of the foremost thieves in the world, and Remy is one of the best among them. The Guild is seen as being largely patriarchal although Mercy LeBeau, Henri's widow, is notable as the first woman to join the Thieves' Guild. She is later joined by Zoe Ishihara.

The Thieves Guild also seems largely bound by tradition, as shown by the numbers of rites and rituals that they go through within the comics, as well as the fact that it is ruled by a High Council. Also, although it seems to be mosty Catholic, the Guild is full of rituals and roles that are most definitely not. There are also a set of Guild Prophecies around which a lot of their activities seem to be based, and Remy is hailed as the one who will lead to fulfillment of at least one of them.

Belladonna Boudreaux is the daughter of Marius Boudreaux, the head of the Assassins Guild, and took her father's place upon his death.

She became Remy's wife by an arranged marriage, although they were childhood friends and sweethearts. Their marriage was arranged to bring peace between the warring Guilds, but in the end it resulted in Remy being banished from New Orleans because of his duel with Belladonna's brother Julien. For more information see the allies and enemies section or the women of Gambit section.

Although they called each other husband and wife when Belladonna Boudreaux arrived seeking Remy's help in X-Men (2nd series) #8, it is unknown if they ever actually consumated the marriage, as Remy was exiled immediatly after the ceremony.

However it can be assumed that Remy and Belladonna are no longer married, as seen in Gambit (2nd Series) #4, when Remy referred to her as his ex-wife.

The Marauders are a group of ruthless mercenaries and killers hired by Sinister to do his dirty work. For more information see the allies and enemies section.

Although Remy gathered the Marauders for Sinister, as payment for the operation that reduced his power levels, he was never actually a part of their group. He led them on one mission, into the Morlock Tunnels, although he had no idea what was going to happen when he was down there.

Although Remy gathered the Marauders, who perpetrated the Morlock Massacre, and led them into the tunnels, he was not ultimately responsible for the atrocity. It was Sinister who ordered the Marauders collected and who then ordered the slaughter of the Morlocks.

This is a bone of contention for many Gambit fans, as before Uncanny X-Men #350 it was shown that Tommy, a Morlock, led the Marauders into the tunnels accidentally. Remy's involvement was later retconned in.

Remy and Sabretooth have had several run ins, only a few of which we know about.

They first met in Paris where Remy was undergoing his "Tracts of Passage" and had to steal "L'Etoile du Tricherie" pendant from the jewel thief, Genevieve Darceneaux. Sabretooth had been hired by the pendant's original owner to get it back. After Remy had managed to steal the pendant, having seduced Genevieve, Sabretooth kidnapped both her and Henri. He dangled them over the edge of Notre Dame cathedral by the rope he had tied around their feet and threatened to drop both of them if Remy did not give him the pendant. Remy gave him the pendant, but Sabretooth dropped them anyway, forcing Remy to save Henri and let Genevieve fall to her death.

They may have had further run ins, but the next meeting we know about is when Remy gathered the Marauders, who included Sabretooth, for Sinister. Sabretooth almost kills Remy not long after this, slashing him open when he tries to stop the Morlcock Massacre.

They meet several times once Remy is with the X-Men, and each time they meet it is clear that Remy holds a lot of anger directed at the other mutant. See the history section for more information.

Remy rescued Storm from the Shadowking's hounds after she had been deaged by Nanny. He then pretty much adopted her and they travelled together for a while, stealing and having fun, until Storm remembered who she was. After that they returned to the X-Men and she convinced Remy to stay and fight with them, and later become an X-Man. See the history section for more information.

Their relationship has often been portrayed as one of firm friendship at the least, and that of siblings at the most, with Remy being the only person Storm has ever allowed to call her Stormy, despite her protestations.

In the X-treme line of comics their relationship was shown as having evolved into more of a flirtatious one, with the two of them kissing while out on a mission. However with Storm now married to the Black Panther, this has fallen away.

New Son was an alternate reality version of Remy, who was born in his reality's foremost mutant research and genetic planning facility and trained for the use and exploitation of his mutant powers. Having escaped and destroyed the facility he joined the X-Men, until he was cast out for killing that reality's Phoenix. He then wandered until he met Jean-Luc LeBeau, who took him in as a friend and mentor. With Jean-Luc he learned about the prophecy concerning him and set out to fulfil it, bringing about heaven on Earth and leading everyone into the shining light of the sun.

He succeeded in fulfilling the prophecy, but it didn't go to plan. The energies of the Old Kingdom, when combined with his biokinetic powers, created an uncontrollable cascade of energy that destroyed everyone and everything save New Son. This is why his name is sometimes New Sun, as he literally released the power of a sun across the Earth. For more information about New Son check out the allies and enemies section.

The fact that New Son managed to kill his reality's Phoenix could indeed mean that at full power Remy could indeed be more powerful that the 616 Phoenix. However, although he had his power levels restored at one point to return from the past, Remy burnt himself down to his regular power level whilst fighting New Son. See the history section for more information.

In the the timeline that Bishop comes from the elderly Witness, said to have been the last person to have seen the X-men before they were killed, was also known as LeBeau. Shortly after having come to the present Bishop began to believe that Remy was the Witness, although a younger version of the man, and this lead to distrust and allegations that Remy was the traitor who betrayed the X-Men to their graves.

However the Witness also made an appearance in the present, during Gambit and Bishop: Sons of the Atom, with both Remy and Bishop present, and he revealed that he existed simultaneously in all timelines at once, this being the reasoning for him witnessing and knowing everything.

Despite this seemingly showing that Remy wasn't the Witness, the Witness was also shown in Bishop: The Last X-Man #7 responding to Bishop saying "I won't be manipulated Gambit. Know that" with "I believe you, mon ami". This sparked off more speculation that Remy is indeed the Witness.

Remy was also shown in Gambit (series 2) #10 as being the Witness and sending the Momentary Princess jewel into the time stream.

Who the Witness really is is a question that still hasn't got a concrete answer, although as well as the above points there is speculaion that Remy’s powers will evolve or be altered to allow him to become the Witness or that the Witness is Remy's future offspring.

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Shortly after having come to the present Bishop began to believe that Remy was the Witness, who was said to be the last person to see the X-Men alive, and this lead to distrust and allegations that Remy was the traitor who betrayed the X-Men to their graves. However it was later revealed that Professor Xavier, under the control of Onslaught, was the one who was to kill the X-Men and cause Jean to leave the message the became all that was left of the X-Men in the future.

In current comic cannon Remy is not the 3rd Summers brother, whose existance was hinted at by Sinister and who was later revealed in X-Men: Deadly Genesis.

In the cannon of X-Men: The End, Remy is shown to be Sinister's clone with Scott's DNA allowing him to be a mutant. This is to be considered Alternate Universe however.

Remy recently became Death, horseman of Apocalypse, and as part of his transformation his skin became black. Nobody is sure why this happened though but the transformation also changed his hair to white, his eyes to pure red and his powers. See the history section for more information.

Remy's marriage happened sometime shortly after his 18th birthday, and his exile immediatly after that.

He then traveled the world, which likely took more than a year and eventually ended up back in America. While he was there he found his way to Clare de Luc's cafe, where he spent enough time that she and Grey Crow both formed an attachment to him. When Rogue arrives there, following the ghosts of Remy's past, Clare states that it was about 6 years ago that Remy was there.

Marvel stated a few years ago that none of the X-Men on the team at that time except Wolverine were over thirty, with Beast being the oldest.

Based on this information which is a few years old now, and giving a year or so as an error margin, Remy should be no younger than 26 and no older than 30.

For more information about what has happened in his life see his history.

It's a fashion thing. Seriously though, there has never been an explaination for either, other than the fact that his father Jean-Luc wears a long coat and the Thieves fight with bo staves in the 2nd Gambit series. There is however a lot of fan speculation. See the common fan theories section for more information.

It is commonly thought that he keeps it in his trench pocket, or hidden in one of the many tool pouches that his later uniforms have. However I think Remy sums it up best himself when he tells Bishop "Don't ask if you y'don't want to know" in X-Men (Series 2) #46

Remy possesses a form of hypnotic 'charm' which allows him to exert a subtle influence over any sentient mind, although the effect of this is lessened if the target knows about it. This power allows him to compel others to believe what he says and agree with anything he suggests, to a certain extent.

It is unknown how strong this power is and what its exact nature is although there is much fan speculation that it is empathic in nature, however it is known that he has good control over it. See the common fan theories section for more information.

There is no canon evidence that Remy's flexibility is a product of anything other than his training as a thief. However there is a lot of fan speculation otherwise. See the common fan theories section for more information.

Romy is the relationship pairing of Rogue and Remy (ROgue and reMY) and is commonly used when referring to a love of the couple or within fan based media.

Remy was created by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee. His physical appearance was apparently designed by Steve Gieger and was drawn by Mike Collins in his first story.

Remy's first issue was Uncanny X-Men #266, although due to publishing dates being messed up he was first seen by the public in Uncanny X-Men Annual 14. The events from the Annual follow on directly after the events in Uncanny X-Men #266 and #267.

The best comic to start with is his first issue, Uncanny X-Men #266. Then I would check out either some of his solo series or X-Treme X-Men (on of his better showings in my opinion). I would avoid the recent Blood of Apocalypse arc until you've read more about the character.