Gambit, real name Remy Etienne LeBeau, is a character from the series by Marvel. He is a mutant who can accelerate the molecular movement of an object, effectively giving it explosive properties. He is the husband of Rogue.
Gambit debuted in X-Men vs. Street Fighter and has reappeared in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.
Profile[]
Abilities[]
Gambit is gifted with the ability to charge inanimate objects with explosive kinetic energy. He is most often seen charging ordinary playing cards with said energy. Originally, Gambit needed to maintain physical contact with the object. However after surgery performed by Mister Sinister, he can charge anything simply by looking at it and concentrating, including living tissue.
Gambit’s reflexes and agility are greatly enhanced beyond a normal human’s, and he is able to use static energy to shield his mind from telepaths, even those as powerful as Professor Xavier and Emma Frost. Gambit is also able to exert a sort of hypnotic control over any living being by manipulating the static charges in their minds. He can force them to agree to with anything he says or does. However, more powerful minds have been able to resist Gambit’s charm.
Aside from his mutant powers, Gambit is also a master martial artist, being very adept in Savate, Bojutsu and Street Fighting. His extreme skills in Bojutsu makes him dangerously skilled in the use of his Bo staff. Gambit is also an expert marksman. He is extremely skilled in throwing small objects like cards, bolas, knives and balls with great accuracy.
Story[]
X-Men vs. Street Fighter[]
Gambit comforts Rogue when her thoughts are filled with her not being human. He tells her that she is perfect just the way she is.
Gameplay[]
Special Attacks[]
- Kinetic Card: An instant-hit projectile. Gambit winds up and then tosses out several cards. The punch button pressed very slightly changes the wind up time, with Hard Punch taking a bit longer, but both versions do the same damage.When done in the air this flies at a diagonally down-towards angle.
- Trick Card: Gambit's anti-air attack, he throws his card upward to hit incoming opponents.
- Cajun Slash: There are three versions of this move. Light Punch takes a quick one-hit swipe at your opponent.Hard Punch does three consecutive blows, which also does more damage than Light Punch, but there's a good amount of start up time, which keeps it from being highly useful in combos. Doing the motion and pressing Light Kick and Hard Punch at the same time(Medium Punch back in X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes) does a three-hit running swipe, which has about the same start up time as the Light Punch version, but does slightly less damage than the Hard Punch Cajun Slash.
- Cajun Strike: Much like his Cajun Escape, except Gambit automatically attacks with a Dive Kick and you cannot maneuver him in the air, besides doing an additional opposite wall hop. Besides that, everything that works with his other wall dive works here.The Hard Kick version makes his Dive Kick him travel forward further, and Light Kick has a steeper angle.
- Cajun Escape: Doing this motion will make Gambit hop off the wall on his back side, pressing in the opposite direction of a wall when you're close to it while airborne will cause him to quickly hop over to the other side, which can help keep your opponent guessing which angle you'll end up coming in from.Also, instead of pressing Up or Up-Back to execute this, if you use Up-Towards Gambit will initially hop off the wall that's facing his front side. Pressing a Punch button after you do a wall dive will make Gambit strike with his staff. He attacks directly under him, and the move is very fast and doesn't have much range, so you have to be pretty accurate with it to consistently land the attack.
| Set | Type | Assist | Counter | Cross-Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| α | Projectile | Kinetic Card | Kinetic Card | Royal Flush |
| β | Expansion | Cajun Slash | Cajun Slash | Royal Flush |
| γ | Launcher | Crouching HP | Crouching HP | Royal Flush |
Hyper Combos[]
- Royal Flush: Gambit throws his pole into the air, then rapidly throws 3/4 a deck of cards one by one at the opponent. The pole that he tosses upward is also effective. It can catch a flying opponent and land straight down where Gambit tosses his barrage of kinetic cards. Although it takes less hits, it does the same damage of when the opponent is on the ground.
- Cajun Explosion: A new Hyper Combo in Marvel vs. Capcom, Gambit jumps to either side of the screen (depending on the direction you enter) then fires 5 pillars of kinetic energy. Similar to that of Magneto's Magnetic Shockwave but in a 45 degree angle.
Tag Partner[]
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter
- Ken Masters
- Chun-Li
- Rogue
Theme Songs[]
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- “Come on, Mon ami!”
— Intro ("mon ami" means "My friend" in french) - “Don't mess, with the Cajun!”
— Victory 1 - “La tounimo, est fini...”
— Victory 2 (translates to "The tounimo is over..." [rough]) - “Ha!”
— Light attack - “Yah!”
— medium attack - “ERRGH!”
— Heavy Attack - “HEYAH!!”
— Heavy Attack 2 - “Ough...!”
— Soft hit - “DOOAUGH...!”
— Hard hit - “GRAAAAUGH!!”
— Defeated - “Cajun Slash!”
— Performing Cajun Slash - “Cajun Strike!”
— Performing Cajun Strike - “Kinetic Card!”
— Performing Kinetic Card - “Trick Card!”
— Performing Trick Card - “Royal... FLASH!!”
— Performing Royal Flush (he states "Flash" while the move name shows it as "Flush")- “See ya, mon cher...”
— Ending of Royal Flush ("mon cher" means "my dear")
- “See ya, mon cher...”
- “It's show time!”
— Called in - “Come on!”
— Duo team attack - “Chargin'...!”
— performing his Grab
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter[]
- “Care to dance again, mon ami?”
- “Care to deal again?”
- “Gambit says "you're not good enough!"”
- “Je suis le meilleur!”
— lit. "I am the best!" - “La tournament est finite.”
— lit. "The tournament is finished." - “No one is as good as the Cajun.”
- “That was too easy, mon ami. Try again?”
- “You've just been dealt a killer hand!”
Marvel Vs. Capcom: The Clash of Super Heroes[]
- “Hey, I think I bent my staff over your head......”
- “Style means everything, and you don' have any!”
- “Lebeau...... Remy Lebeau...... Remember dat name!”
- “Good looks, charm, wit, style and modesty, too!”
- “Not dealing with a full deck you say?”
- “Don't like that hand? I'll deal you another.”
- “First class beating...... Cajun style!”
- “You've dealt yourself a full hand, but I am all aces!”
Vs. Onslaught[]
- Gambit: "Now we finish dis, mon ami... I call your hand!"
- Onslaught: "You should have folded, Gambit. Now you will pay!"
Trivia[]
- Tony Daniels, who voiced Gambit in X-Men: The Animated Series, reprises his role in the Marvel vs. Capcom series.
- Tony Daniels is also the Announcer for both X-Men vs. Street Fighter & Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter.
- Gambit was originally going to be in X-Men: Children of the Atom, but was cut due to CAPCOM thinking that he was a villain due to him being a thief. They would later change their minds in X-Men Vs. Street Fighter due to his popularity.
- In an interview, the team express that Gambit was the hardest character to sprite, due to his Jacket.
- Omega Red, Him and Cable are the only characters in the Marvel vs. Capcom series to share their VAs with the Announcer.
Also See[]
- Gambit's moves in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
- Gambit's moves in Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes