Top 10 ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF GAMBIT
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Since 1990 Gambit has been exploding stuff and charming X-men readers, literally and
figuratively.
And since 1990, there have also been many different versions of Gambit across the universes,
keeping a classic and well known character fresh and exciting for years.
So let’s take a look at the top 10 ALT VERSIONS OF GAMBIT.
In the number 10 spot IS THE WITNESS.
On Earth 1191, the entirety of the xmen were wiped out by someone known as the x-traitor.
Entirely, except for one.
His name was the witness, as he was the last person to have seen the xmen alive, and he
had a Cajun accent and long hair and seemed very familiar despite the decrepit appearance.
He is also able to exist at all points in time at once, so has popped up in other earths,
oftentimes crossing paths with the mutant Bishop.
Coming in at number 9 WE have MUTANT X GAMBIT.
Gambit from the Mutant X storyline used to be the leader of the New Orleans thieves guild
and was married to Bella Donna here.
A fun twist on this guy is that after a near-fatal injury, he was turned into a vampire by Bloodstorm,
who you may also recognize.
He also takes on the care of an adopted daughter named Raven, who is actually the biological
child of alex Summers and Jean Grey.
But nobody gets to live a happy family life in comics, not even vampires.
Next, at number 8 IS MISFITS GAMBIT.
X-men Misfits was a manga recreation of the xmen universe, with a center on Kitty Pryde
and a twist on many familiar characters.
In this universe, Gambit embodies the whole misfits title really.
He’s a loner most of the time but he’s also a really great chef, which is how he
becomes friendly with kitty.
Nice to see him picking up a new hobby besides card throwing for once.
In the number 7 spot IS AGE OF APOCALYPSE GAMBIT.
Gambit in the apocalypse crossover series was a member of Magneto’s xmen and a very
close friend of Magneto.
However, when rogue chose Magneto over Gambit, he was understandably pretty cheesed with
his buddy, and left the team.
All because she could touch Magneto, but not Gambit.
He formed his own team called the x-ternals, pretty clever name, but one member, Guido,
defected and eventually to save Magneto, Gambit was absorbed back into the xmen despite the
love triangle.
Coming in at number 6 WE GOT GAMBIT NOIR.
X men Nor introduced a version of Remy LeBeau who owned a nightclub and casino called Creole
Club.
As with many nightclubs, a lot of interesting stuff passes through, which makes him the
perfect informant to Thomas Calloway, a reporter for the daily bugle.
And as with many nightclub owners, the way he goes about business is not always the nicest.
But it does get the job done.
Oh, until it lead to his death.
Next up, at number 5 WE HAVE ULTIMATE GAMBIT.
Gambit from ultimate marvel had a backstory very similar to mainstream continuity.
Now, when he is offered a place with the x-men he turns it down, preferring to work on his
own with an orphaned girl he rescued from Hammerhead.
Eventually he leaves the girl at a homeless shelter with strangers because it’s apparently
the safest option.
And he joins the Fenris twins in exchange for better control over his explosive powers.
He just has to steal rogue as a little favor to them.
Up next at number 4 IS 2019 GAMBIT.
Wait, who?
So glad you asked!
If you didn’t know, now you do; Gambit is getting his own movie in 2019!
And it’s even more special because this is an entirely new Gambit, played by Channing
Tatum.
I know that will get some of you ladies in the theatre.
Some of you guys too, let’s get real.
And it’s gonna be released on Valentines day.
Gentlemen, take your girlfriend out on a date so she can ogle at her celebrity crush, she’ll
be so grateful.
In the number 3 spot, WE HAVE BROTHERHOOD MILLENIAL VISIONS GAMBIT.
There are several Gambits from the world of what If, but millennial visions came to screw
things up and have a good time.
He was a member of the brotherhood of evil mutants led by Magneto.
And he used this as an opportunity to get close and cozy with Magneto’s wife, Rogue
Darkholme, who was an merge of rogue and Mystique.
So much for brotherhood.
Coming in at number 2 IS THE END GAMBIT.
Here on earth 41001, Gambit is revealed to be an actual clone of Mr Sinister, containing
DNA of Scott summers as well, and he was created as a weapon against Apocalypse.
As for good news, he has finally been able to get busy with longtime love and have kids
Rebecca and Oliver.
As for bad news, the woman he’s waited so long for is killed off.
You just can’t win em dude.
And finally, in the number 1 spot WE GOT NEW SUN.
This version of Gambit was born as a result of his parents being paid to have a kid, so
it’s a weird way to enter life.
A government project known as alpha-1 took over from there, and trained him even before
he had powers, so when they began to show up he had a great handle on them.
So great, he accidently destroyed his world, don’t you hate it when that happens.
So he proceeded to hunt down all the alternate versions of himself and kill them off, in
the hopes that this would never happen again.
So those were the top 10 ALT VERSIONS OF GAMBIT.
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