Remy Lebeau ( aka
Gambit ) is one of the
X-men and an intriguing
Marvel super-hero. Born in
New Orleans to unknown parents, he was unsual to the effect that his eyes had a reddish hue. He's stolen from the hospital and put under the care of a person called
Antiquary. However
Jean Luc Lebeau, leader of the
Thieves Guild, steals
Remy from him and hides him, only to lose him a little later on.
Young
Remy grows on the street as an orphan. He starts picking up the tricks of the trade, specializing in pick-pocketing. His skill catches the attention of
Jean Luc who takes him into the guild and teaches him the skills and secrets of the Guild.
His clan, the
Thieves Guild of
New Orleans, was at war with the
Assassins Guild. To maintain peace among the clans, he married
Belladonna Boudreaux, the daughter of the chief of the
Assassins Guild. But
Remy was exiled soon after for killing her brother in a duel.
His skills and
mutant ability to charge objects with kinetic energy made him an excellent thief and he adventured for a long time. It was during one such adventure, he met
Storm ( while she was in her younger self). The two became a team and robbed many rich estates.
Storm reverted to her former self and rejoined the
X-men and
Gambit chose to follow her.
While in the
X-men,
Gambit, at first takes a liking to
Jean Grey and flirts with her a bit, but
Rogue soons captures his heart. However, his efforts to approach
Rogue are in vain.
Gambit is a mysterious character and there are unclear parts of his past. However, he seems to know
Madripoor,
SabreTooth, and some other old enemies of the
X-Men.
Bishop once suspected him of being a traitor to his companions in the future, but that plan has been revised since
Professor Xavier has been shown to be
Onslaught, the
X-Traitor. In the future,
Bishop was supposed to have been trained by
Gambit, who taught him how to fight and was known as
The Witness.