Gambit’s latest weapon of choice pays tribute to his beloved wife,X-Menhero Rogue, creating a gut-wrenching moment for the master thief, and solidifying the fact that every variant of Gambit has an undying love for his chère. Gambit and Rogue are the premiere X-Men couple, but their love isn’t always perfect, especially with Remy LeBeau’s latest variant showcasing a heartbreakingCajun thief who has lost his greatest love.
InTVA#3 – written by Katharyn Blair, with art by Pere Pérez – the TVA suspect Jimmy Hudson, the son of Wolverine, of stabbing Mobius, and attempt to arrest him, which prompts Gambit to come to his teammates' aid, pulling out his pièce de résistance:the card Gambit wields is a Queen of Hearts that features his most cherished X-Men, Rogue.
While this variant of Gambit’s Rogue is gone, the nod to Rogue shows that the power-zapping southern belle is still a part of Gambit’s life, with her death likely playing a major part in this variant of Gambit’s origin.
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TVA#3 – Story By Katharyn Blair; Art By Pere Pérez; Color By Guru-eFX; Lettering By Joe Sabino
Rogue and Gambit are the X-Men’s most persevering couple, with the two lovebirds’ relationship surviving several breakups, world-ending threats, andeven their owndeaths. However, Marvel almost made the mistake of ending one of the X-Men’s most fundamental relationships. There was a period whereGambit and Rogue had spent significant time broken upafter Rogue learned of Gambit’sconnection to the Mutant Massacre, and the couple also faced trouble in their solo-series,Rogue & Gambit,when Marvel contemplated splitting the two up permanently. Luckily, Rogue and Gambit remain an item, but the same can’t be said for the TVA’s Gambit variant.
Rogue’s image featured on Gambit’s iconic cards adds layers to the variant’s backstory.
When the TVA enlists the help of a Gambit variant along with Ghost-Spider and Jimmy Hudson, it is revealed thatGambit has tragically lost Rogue,and the guilt is eating him alive. With this new iteration of Gambit,Marvel interestingly gives a glimpse into a universe where Gambit is without Rogue, and the result is a disheveled, brokenhearted man. Rogue’s imagefeatured on Gambit’s iconic cardsadds layers to the variant’s backstory. When Jimmy questions Gambit about his card of Rogue, Gambit replies he will talk about anything but her, clearly showing how her absence continues to affect him.
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Remy Is Haunted By Rogue’s Memory
Despite being gone, Rogue has been mentioned and has made several appearances throughout theTVAseries, with Gambit being forced to face a zombified illusion of his wife during a mission in an alternate dimension. Gambit and Rogue have had one of the most endearing relationships in X-Men but this downtrodden version of Gambit without Rogue is a daring departure from his normally suave demeanor.Gambit’s small tribute to Rogue is both sweet and heartbreaking,and with how oftenX-MenheroGambitis shown commemorating her, there is a high chance the mystery surrounding Rogue’s demise will be further explored.
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