Welcome back, nerd squad. Some X-Men are more popular than others and this is one who often
seems to be underrated yet steadfastly popular with fans. He the ragin Cajun we all love,
he's Gambit. I'm so happy I get to you all about Gambit. As I'm also one of those who
love his character well. Many think of Gambit as someone with a pocket full of card tricks
and a weird headpiece and cut up gloves. But he is so much more than that. In fact, he's
likely one of the most powerful mutants around when it comes to his full potential. But allow
me to explain as we look at the top 10 superpowers you didn't know Gambit had. And if you love
Gambit or Rogue or both of these two as much as I do, be sure to give this video a thumbs
up. And stick around till the end of this list where I will have some bonus content
coming your way. 10
Kinetic Energy
While some who are less familiar with Gambit just think of him as a man with card tricks,
the truth is that he is so much more than that. His power isn't just throwing explosive
cards, though it might appear that way to the uninformed eye. Gambit's true powers are
to kinetically charge any object that he chooses, setting it to explode on impact or time it.
He once charged gum that he was chewing in his mouth and spat it at any enemy when it
seemed he would otherwise be a gonner, with a sword as his throat. Guess Gambit is lucky
he wasn't in Singapore, where the importation and selling of gum is illegal. While he may
seem super in control of these powers, he actually constantly fears that he isn't and
even made a deal with Mr Sinister to help him have more control over them. Yet in the
comics, the control he does demonstrate is pretty impressive. Making one wonder what
a fully in control Gambit would be capable of.
9 Poker Master
Remy's love of cards come from his thieving background. He grew up stealing and gambling
and actually earned quite a bit of money doing so. But more about his wealth another time.
As such he has an insane level of skill as a poker player. We see him beat out of his
X-Men squad in a "friendly" tournament in X-Men vol 2, issue 48. It comes down to him
and Sam Guthrie, aka Cannonball, who insisted he'd never played before but actually has
been playing poker for years with his siblings before coming to the X-Men and is a bit of
a pro himself. But even he is no match for Remy. When it seems like Gambit "accidentally"
charged the cards on purpose to make them explode so he wouldn't have to reveal his
full final hand, we find out that although he forfeits, he had the winning hand and chose
to throw the game in favour of Sam, as Storm picks up the remnants of his smoking Ace which
would have given him a royal flush to Sam's full house.
8 Super Reflexes & Agility
Have you ever noticed how Gamibt almost never misses when throwing one of his cards? Or
how he almost never gets hit when others are aiming for him? This is because he has superior
reflexes and agility. His movements are basically acrobatic. This helps him as a master thief
as well, often allowing him to sneak into places and out unnoticed. And it allows him
to dodge lasers on a Matrix level. He also has been able to avoid getting hit by projectiles
and save others by being hit simply by being quick enough to simply catch them.
7 Bojustu
When Gambit first made his appearance in Uncanny X-Men vol 1 issue 266, he actually was not
seen using his famous playing cards. Instead we met Gambit with metal spikes in hand, almost
like darts. Like many of his fellow mutants, first appearances can be deceiving and many
of the X-Men needed some time to evolve and settle before becoming the iconic characters
we know today. I mean look at how much Beast has changed from his first appearance. And
in fact while we've come to know Gambit for his explosive playing cards, he also is skilled
with weapons as well. Specifically his bo staff. His accuracy both with his staff and
anything that he chooses to turn into a projectile is impressive. He rarely misses his targets
and has even is accurate and skilled enough to use his staff to deflect bullets and powerful
enough to destroy a Danger Room bot with one swift blow of his staff.
6 Savate (Su-vaat)
Aside from his skill with his staff, Remy LeBeau is also skilled with his hands as well.
Er... his fists I mean. He is a Master of Savate (Su-vaat). What does that mean? It
means that he is a French kickboxing master. What makes French kickboxing different from
English kickboxing? I'm not sure. I assume it's similar but in french. Oui, oui, mon
cheri! It's actually like standard kickboxing but more graceful. His hits would also be
more powerful using this technique as he has a super charged metabolism that makes his
strikes land with more force. Nick Fury even said that Gambit was one of the best hand
to hand fighters he had ever seen.
5 Hypnotic Charm
Have you ever wondered why so many ladies have the hots for Gambit? Well it could because
of this subtle and sometimes lesser known ability. Remy is charming just on his own
but he also possesses a power known as hypnotic charm. This power allows to him to have slight
control of another being through the power of suggestion. Basically Cajun jedi mind tricks.
He can suggest something to you that you might be inclined to follow through with or agree
with him on. Some have even suggested that he may have used his influence to make Rogue
fall for him. However this power is not a particularly strong one, so it is unlikely
that this theory is true and more likely that the two just fell in love organically. Because
as soon as someone becomes aware of this power, it ceases to work on them any longer. And
it's likely that Rogue after all this time would know about both Remy's hypnotic and
natural charm.
4 Mental Defense
Gambit's ability to manipulate kinetic energy means that he is almost always surrounded
by it which grants him an electrostatic field. This basically acts like a mental shield and
protects him from those who would probe his thoughts. Professor X once likened trying
to get into Remy's mind to trying to hold onto a bunch of snakes. And Psylocke has also
struggled when it comes to breaking through Gambit's mental defenses. It doesn't help
that Gambit also specifically will focus on misleading thoughts when he feels someone
trying to make their way into his mind, which only makes attempting to use telepathy on
him feel even more impossible and frustrating.
3 Healing Factor
While this has never been explicitly confirmed. We have seen Gambit both withstand and recover
from a number of devastating blows within a short amount of time. It has been suggested
that he may be able to harness kinetic energy in order to heal himself. Which might also
explain how in Bishop's timeline he survived long enough to be an elderly man who remembered
the X-Men and was known as the Witness, if he was actually the Witness. That theory has
never been fully confirmed or denied.
2 Molecular Manipulation
On the alternate earth of 9921, Gambit becomes New Sun. New Sun is basically Gambit with
his powers at unlocked to his full potential. This version of him was so powerful he ended
up killing his earth's Phoenix. His kinetic powers far surpass those of his earth 616
counterpart, to the point that he can manipulate kinetic energy on a molecular level. He could
heat up molecules or cool them down and stop a person dead in their tracks. And he no longer
had to touch objects to make them explode. He could even transform himself into energy,
manipulating his own molecules and converting himself in energy waves.
1 Toxic Conversion
During Gambit's run as Apocalypse's Horsemen of Death, Gambit had this power. He agreed
to be one of Apocalypse's Horsemen, believing that he would be the salvation of the mutants.
And if he turned on them that Gambit would be able to stop him. Unfortunately it didn't
quite work out as Remy had hoped. And he ended up actually attacking his former teammates,
the X-Men. As a result of this transformation, he gained the power to transform air into
a deadly poison, even once threatening to do so to his own master, Apocalypse, after
regaining his sense of self and remembering who he truly was.
Thanks for watching, nerd squad. Are there any powers you feel like we left out? What
are some of his powers that you think make Gambit cool? How do you feel about the fact
that the Gambit solo movie project involving Channing Tatum was cancelled? Let us know
in the comments below. I personally was looking forward to hearing what a Cajun Channing Tatum
would sound like. But I also feel like Gambit is a hard one to cast. I'm not convinced anyone
would be quite right for that role. And speaking of comments, it's time to turn to some comments
from one of our latest videos, the Black Widow Trailer Explained. American Paisa comments,
"I can't recall a time when you guys have explained a trailer. I like tis addition."
Thank you! I think we have before but it was a while ago. Like a while a while. I remember
doing another one. Maybe for Avengers Endgame? Michael Hertelendy says, "Loved the second
analysis of the trailer. And the bloopers. The "loading fists" makes sense if wearing
some tech like Crossbones, but yeah, looks a bit ridiculous. Keep up the great work!"
True. I think Crossbones is the only one who would actually be doing something when loading
his fists for this reason. But I mean, I kind of love ridiculous little things in fight
choreo like that. If work hard to figure out why your character might have those mannerisms
they can look as badass as they do silly. Thanks for commenting. And that's all the
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