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CHARACTER · X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE

Gambit

Appears in
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005)
Played by
Taylor Kitsch

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Gambit is a character in the video game X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), portrayed by Taylor Kitsch.

10 Interesting Facts About Gambit

Interesting Facts (5)

  1. #001

    He botched his first audition for the role of Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) because he was too tired. Convinced he was right for the part, he had his managers arrange another audition.

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  2. #002

    Quesada's policy effectively barred Marvel superheroes from smoking, and within months it turned Gambit from one of the comics' heaviest smokers into a non-smoker.

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  3. #003

    In the X-Men/Star Trek crossover, Gambit reacts like an excited kid, since Star Trek exists as a TV show inside the Marvel universe and Remy is a devoted fan.

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  4. #004

    Charles Xavier has trouble reading Gambit's mind and has compared the experience to holding onto snakes.

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  5. #005

    Gambit can charge nearly any non-organic object with kinetic energy, not only his staff or cards, and he used that power to help destroy a zombified Galactus in Marvel Zombies.

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Production Story (1)

  1. #006

    Gambit's chain-smoking in the comics stopped with no explanation in the story itself; the change came from a policy put in place while Joe Quesada was editor-in-chief at Marvel.

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Characters & Cast (1)

  1. #007

    He tried out for Gambit in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), though the character ended up being removed from the film. He was cast later on and was set to serve as executive producer on a solo movie of his own, which was first shelved and then scrapped after Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox; he finally played the role in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

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Life & Family (3)

  1. #008

    His Cajun accent as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) is spot-on because he grew up in the bayous near New Orleans, Louisiana.

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  2. #009

    Gambit met his first X-Man while trying to rob a mansion where Storm was battling the Shadow King; he saved her life, and the two quickly became close friends.

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  3. #010

    Gambit was born with blood-red eyes that gave him a demonic look, so he was given up for adoption as a baby and remembers nothing of his birth family.

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