<div class="floatleft">(http://www.pointofgeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Gambit-channing-tatum-bosslogic-pointofgeeks.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 28pt;">Gambit</span></span><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Remy Etienne LeBeau<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><strong>Age:</strong>25<br/><strong>Height:</strong>6'2"<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>180 lbs<br/><strong>Affiliation:</strong>X-Men<br/><strong>Played by:</strong>Bowen<br/><strong>Face Claim:</strong>Channing Tatum<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Gambit is cunning, smart, tricky, manipulative, and sneaky. Despite all this, he seems to have a good heart deep down and even a bit of a conscience. Gambit can be prone to sarcastic outbursts when annoyed or stressed out, and he can make a good quip here and there. He would sometimes rather talk a problem out then fight, depending on the situation. It was never shown whether Gambit was flirtatious or even romantic, but it's very clear, Gambit's a powerful mutant, but also is an expert thief and has a charm that the other Acolytes lack. He's a master of witty one-liners and has an abundance of charisma and self-confidence.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>History</strong></span><br/>Remy LeBeau is a mutant who was trained to be the leader of the Thieves Guild. 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 of New Orleans. 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.<br/><br/>Later, 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 off the streets and adopted him as his own son. 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, the granddaughter of the head of the Assassins Guild. However, Bella Donna's brother Julien objected to the marriage and challenged Gambit to a duel. Remy killed Julien in self-defence, but was excommunicated and banished from New Orleans in an attempt to maintain the non-aggression pact between the two guilds.<br/><div class="floatright">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9b/8a/12/9b8a126d8f1fdbb799fc8489958bb52a.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Powers</strong></span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Molecular Acceleration: </strong></span>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 once by Sage to enable him to accelerate his own regeneration process and better control his kinetic shifting and again by Faiza when he was shot through the head by a crime lord and spat a bullet back at him that eviscerated the later.<br/><br/><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.<br/><br/><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.<br/><br/><strong>* Disruption:</strong>Gambit can tame his explosive acceleration to temporarily scramble a persons sensory awareness knocking them out cold.<br/><br/><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 having once accelerated Sebastian Shaw to send him hurling through Sinister's machines.<br/><br/><strong>* Accelerating Regeneration:</strong>Gambit has affected his own recovery through this process having once healed after removing a piece of rebar lodged in his chest, once his eyes were damaged by a charged card exploding in his face and sage had augmented his powers enabling him to restore his sight.<br/><br/><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.<br/><br/><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<br/><br/><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.<br/><div class="floatright">(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/6/66/X-Men_Unlimited_Vol_2_3_Textless.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20080829025851)</div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Abilities</strong></span><br/><strong>Bilingual:</strong>He is fluent in English and Cajun French. He also knows some Japanese (not very fluent).<br/><br/><strong>Expert Marksman:</strong>He is extremely skilled in throwing small objects such as cards, bolas, knives, and balls with great accuracy.<br/><br/><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. Nick Fury even referred to Gambit as "One of the best hand to hand fighters I've ever seen".<br/><br/><strong>Master Thief</strong><br/><br/><strong>Master Acrobat</strong><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Weaknesses</strong></span><br/>Gambit's powers have no effect on anything unless he touches it.<br/><br/>Gambit's eyes are extremely sensitive to light.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Paraphernalia</strong></span><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">Equipment</span></strong><br/>Gambit's guild costume is armored, providing better protection than a normal X-Men uniform.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Transportation</strong></span><br/>The X-Men's Blackbird.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Weapons</strong></span><br/>Gambit usually employs throwing spikes and playing cards. He also often uses a telescoping bo-staff.