<div class="floatleft">(http://hdimagesnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Ben-Barnes-HD-Wallpapers-1.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">Basics</span></span><br/><strong>Character Name:</strong>Remy LeBeau<br/><strong>Alias:</strong>Gambit<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Orientation:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><strong>Status:</strong>Complicated<br/><strong>Age:</strong>25<br/><strong>Height:</strong>6'2"<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>179 lbs (81 kg)<br/><strong>Hair Color:</strong>Auburn<br/><strong>Eye Color:</strong>Black sclera with red pupils<br/><strong>Hometown/Place of Birth:</strong>New Orleans, Louisiana<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">More Personal</span></span><br/><strong>Family:</strong><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body"><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Jacques LeBeau (foster grandfather, deceased)</li><li>Rochelle LeBeau (foster grandmother, possibly deceased)</li><li>Jean-Luc LeBeau (adoptive father)</li><li>Henri LeBeau (foster brother, deceased)</li><li>Mercy LeBeau (foster sister-in-law)</li><li>Mrs. LeBeau-Marceaux (foster aunt)</li><li>Rouler Marceaux (foster grandfather-in-law)</li><li>Belize Marceaux (foster uncle)</li><li>Theoren Marceaux (foster cousin)</li><li>Etienne Marceaux (foster cousin, deceased)</li><li>Mrs. LeBeau-Lapin (foster aunt)</li><li>Emil Lapin (foster cousin)</li></ul></div></div><br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Cunning, smart, tricky, manipulative, sneaky, flirtatious, romantic...All are words that have been used to describe Gambit by many people in his life. They are far from the only words, and a number of much harsher words have been used before as well, but those are the ones he likes to remember. A chronic flirt and charmer, it's rather known that Gambit enjoy the company of women, and with his silver tongue and Cajun flair, most tend to like him in return. This, combined with his rather cocky displays of thievery and other exploits, can lead many to dismissing him out of hand as nothing more than an arrogant playboy just out for his own fun and amusement.<br/><br/>And they wouldn't be wrong. Gambit is out to enjoy life to its fullest, but there's more to him than pretty women and valuable items. Despite all claims to the otherwise, the man does have a conscience (if skewed) and a good heart, and he knows quite well when he's done wrong. He strives to keep others from seeing that side of him. He suffers in private from memories of actions taken in the employ of Mr. Sinister, and even if it was in self-defense, he regrets taking the life of his would-be brother-in-law. If at all possible, he would prefer to talk his way out of a fight, rather than breaking out the cards or his staff.<br/><br/>One of the few things where the core of Gambit might shine through are topics dealing with the control of mutant powers. He'll never admit it, but he is terrified of losing control of his abilities, and even to this day suffers the occasional nightmare where he's lost all control and destroys the world itself. An unlikely, possibly even impossible scenario, but one he fears nonetheless. This fear can lead him to make stupid decisions (such as, again, his time working for Mr. Sinister), and it's for that reason that the only class at the Institute that sees a perfect attendance record from the thief is the Power Control class held by the Professor himself.<br/><br/><strong>Hobbies:</strong><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Breaking and Entering</li><li>"Borrowing Without Permission"</li><li>Flirting</li></ul><br/><strong>History:</strong>Abandoned at birth due to his burning red eyes, the child who would one day become Remy LeBeau was kidnapped from his hospital ward by members of the New Orleans Thieves' Guild who referred to the child as "le diable blanc" - the white devil. They believed he was the child that had been prophesied to unite the warring Guilds. Soon after, Remy was placed in the care of a gang of street thieves who raised the child and taught him the ways of thievery. When he was around ten years old, Remy attempted to pick the pocket of Jean-Luc LeBeau, then-patriarch of the Thieves’ Guild. Jean-Luc took the boy in off the streets and adopted him into his own family. As part of a peace pact between the Thieves’ Guild and their rivals, the Assassin’s Guild, a marriage was arranged between Remy and Bella Donna Boudreaux (who were secretly star-crossed lovers already), the granddaughter of the head of the Assassin's Guild. However, Bella Donna's brother Julien objected to the marriage and challenged Gambit to a duel. Remy killed Julien in self-defense, but was excommunicated and banished from New Orleans in an attempt to maintain the nonaggression pact between the two guilds--the marriage never took place.<br/><br/>Leaving the city, he wandered the world, plying his skills as a master thief to get by and make a name for himself. As time passed, however, and his mutant powers only continued to grow stronger, he became worried. It only took one "accident" for Remy to realize the danger he could unleash at his finger tips, how one mistake could potentially level a building, a neighborhood, and end innocent lives. This fear of his led him to cross paths with the geneticist Mr. Sinister...a brief period in his life that haunt him to his day, for what he ended up becoming involved with.<br/><br/>It was while he was searching for a way to gain more control over his abilities than he ran into a girl named Anna Marie, on a train headed to New York. For the thief, it was love at first sight...Something about the Southern belle ensnared him--and it wasn't just the fact that she seemed rather resistant to his charms. Even learning of her power and the danger association with it didn't dissuade him.<br/><br/>Remy followed her to Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning. Initially scoffing at the thought of a mutant school, he nonetheless ended up enrolled as a "student" and, after sticking his nose into one secret elevator too many, on the short list to become an X-Man himself. Maybe. The heroics weren't exactly his style, but he had no reason to leave either. Staying at the school to try and win the heart of Rogue, and attending what few classes caught his interest, the rebellious thief didn't take long to build a reputation for himself as a troublemaker. Particularly, if there was trouble, odds were the Cajun had a had (or voice) involved in it. But despite all his claims of only being out for himself, when Magneto and his allies attacked the school, Gambit was one of the ones that fought back. Facing off against Sabertooth, he found himself badly injured in the fight, but nonetheless saw the bitter grudge he had with the savage mutant settled slightly by being instrumental in seeing him captured.<br/><br/>And now? Well...Now Gambit has few new scars and stories to try and woo the ladies with. As soon as he's healed enough to get back to the wooing, anyway.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">Mutations and Powers</span></span><br/><strong>Classification:</strong>Alpha (Omega-potential)<br/><br/><strong>Type of Mutant:</strong>Unknown; Due to being abandoned at birth, biological parents are unknown, thus so is genetic history.<br/><br/><strong>Powers:</strong><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Energy Manipulation</strong> - Remy has the power to take the potential energy stored in an object and convert it to kinetic energy thus “charging” that item with explosive results. He prefers to charge smaller objects, such as his ever-present playing cards, as the time required to charge them is greatly reduced and they are much easier for him to throw. The only real limitation to this ability is the time required to charge the object. The larger it is the more time it takes. He can charge a rock as big as a small house in the matter of seconds. Most charging takes place through direct skin contact. The power of his explosions is dependent on the mass of the object he is charging, for example, a charged playing card explodes with the force of a grenade. Gambit can also use his powers to accelerate an object's kinetic energy instead of converting its potential energy, for example, he can charge his bo staff with enough power to level a house. His ability also allowed him to affect his own capability to heal but this is rarely seen, he's also used his power to accelerate organic material on a few occasions either causing them to explode or enhancing their own physical capabilities. These powers have been augmented to enable him to accelerate his own regeneration process and better control his kinetic shifting.</li><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Cutting Ability</strong> - Charged objects can also have a razor edge emitting an energized flow that can slice through objects or work like an explosive cookie cutter by energizing around wherever Gambit wishes and having it explode harmlessly.</li><li><strong>Dissolution</strong> - Gambit can also cause objects to pull themselves apart instead of exploding violently making them harmlessly melt down to nothing. Once having focused charging on dissolving shrapnel in a victims stomach and at times when jumpstarted able to overcharge falling debris from crumbling buildings. His control ,over this has increased to the point he can shatter ice he was encased in without blowing up.</li><li><strong>Disruption</strong> - Gambit can tame his explosive acceleration to temporarily scramble a persons sensory awareness knocking them out cold.</li><li><strong>Enhanced Conditioning</strong> - Gambit's ability to tap energy also grants him superhuman speed, strength, reflexes and reactions, flexibility, dexterity, coordination, balance, and endurance via charging himself. Bestowing him an added edge he has used to his advantage by developing a unique acrobatic fighting style. He can also augment others through this.</li><li><strong>Accelerated Healing</strong> - While not on the level of the likes of Wolverine or Deadpool, Gambits heals extraordinarily quick by accelerating his own organic growth, and is able to survive wounds that would kill most other men.</li><li><strong>Static Interference</strong> - Creates natural static, because of the charged potential energy always in his body, that shields his mind from intrusion by telepaths. Can increase the effect by holding a charged object near his head. Although reportedly uncomfortable for the parties involved, this shield does not totally prevent telepathic invasion.</li><li><strong>Vibration Emission</strong> - Gambit, through the kinetic acceleration instead of conversion can emit a shockwave accompanying a bright flashbang which leaves a sizable crater in the ground.</li><li><strong>Hypnotic Charm</strong>: Subliminal psionic talent channeled through his voice that allows a subtle influence over any sentient mind. This power allows Gambit to compel others to believe what he says and agree with anything he suggests. More powerful minds have proven immune to Gambit's charm, and people who are consciously aware of what he's doing can shake off the effects.</li></ul></ul><br/><strong>Abilities:</strong><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Multilingual</strong></li><li><strong>Expert Marksman</strong></li><li><strong>Master Combatant</strong>: Though not on the same level as the likes of Captain America, he is still a profound fighter, often employing martial arts, street fighting, and acrobatics. He is well adept in the martial arts Savate (French kickboxing), and Bojutsu, the art of using a Bo staff. </li><li><strong>Master Thief</strong>: If it is valuable and locked away, odds are Remy can steal it. This is aided by other abilities such as his skill in acrobatics, escapology, lock picking, pick pocketing, reverse-pick pocketing, and so on.</li></ul><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">School Information</span></span><br/><strong>Classes Taken:</strong>Gambit is more of a loafer around the Institute than a real student. But, when he does attend class, he's in:<ul class="bbc_list"><li>Any class Rogue is in</li><li>Power Control: This is the <span class="bbc_u">only</span> class he takes seriously.</li><li>Strategy and Tactics: For fun.</li></ul><br/><strong>Clubs/Extracurriculars:</strong><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Chess</li><li>Other physical activities as he feels like, to impress the ladies.</li></ul><br/><strong>Student Relations:</strong><ul class="bbc_list"><li><span class="bbc_u">Anna Marine / Rogue</span>: He's in love with her. Well and truly is, yet struggles to get her to take him seriously. He's only at the Institute because he followed her there.</li><li><span class="bbc_u">Alison Goodsmile / Cheyenne</span>: A friend that Remy made fairly quickly on arriving at the Institute. They're close, and on track to possibly add a "with benefits" tag to their friendship.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>More to be decided!</li></ul></li></ul>