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Remy LeBeau
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Remy Etienne LeBeau |
| Occupation: | Superhero formerly Thief, assassin |
| Relationships: | Jean-Luc LeBeau (adopted father) Bella Donna Boudreaux (616 ex-wife), Rogue (love interest and wife) Oliver LeBeau (The End son), Rebecca LeBeau (The End daughter), Raven (Mutant X adopted daughter) Ororo Monroe (friend) |
| Fandom: | Marvel Comics, X-Men, Exiles, X-Factor, X-Men: The Animated Series, X-Men: Evolution, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men Movieverse |
| Other: |  |
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Remy LeBeau is the alter ego of Gambit from the Marvel Comics series The X-Men.
Canon
Remy first appeared as in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (July 1990) as a cameo and fully in Uncanny X-Men #266 (August 1990). Remy possesses the mutant ability of control and manipulation of potential energy and kinetic energy.
Taylor Kitsch plays him in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which is a part of X-Men Movieverse.
Remy appeared in three animated incarnations of the X-Men: X-Men: The Animated Series (and its sequel X-Men '97), X-Men: Evolution and Wolverine and the X-Men.
Fandom
Remy/Gambit was an extremely popular X-Men character in the 1990s, thanks to both the comics and the animated series. He had several fansites and fanworks archives dedicate to him. He was a central or secondary character in several fics that are now considered fandom classics.
His popularity dwindled somewhat in the 2000s, mostly likely because he was not included as part of the main X-Men team in the X-Men movies that gained popularity at the time. Although, there were still many comics fans devoted to him.
He had another spurt of popularity in 2024 after the release of the X-Men '97 series, for many younger people this was their introduction to the character, and he gained many new fans.
Pairings
Remy is a bit of a little black dress in X-Men fandom, he has been shipped with almost every character he has interacted with, possibly because he can be quite flirty. His most enduring and popular ship is with Rogue, with whom he has had a on-again off-again relationship for several decades in the comics.
- Remy LeBeau/Rogue - canonical in most universes
- Remy LeBeau/Bella Donna - canonical
- Ororo Munroe/Remy LeBeau - canonical in Earth 1005
- Bobby Drake/Remy LeBeau
- Logan Howlett/Remy LeBeau
- Remy LeBeau/Pietro Maximoff
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Movieverse: many fans were unhappy that Gambit was excluded from most of the X-Men films, so they included him in their fanfiction
- Mundane AU: where he is not a mutant, and meets other characters in a more conventional setting. A variant is Sill has Powers, usually where mutants are accepted and live more ordinary lives
- Hurt/Comfort: usually with Remy being the character that is hurt and in need of comfort
- Friendship: focusing on his friendships with the other X-Men
- Cats: In the recent comics Remy adopted three cats, Oliver, Lucifer, and Figaro, and some fans like to include them in fanworks
- Supporting Character: often a featured secondary character in stories focused on other members of the X-Men
Cosplay
Cosplaying Gambit is very popular in the X-Men fandom[1]. The person portraying Gambit is often with someone dressed up as Rogue[2].
Fanworks
Fanart
Comicsverse
- Come cover me Gambit by PokerGambit
- Gambit by Iroisaac
- Gambit by Oshouki
- Gambit by Summerset
- Gambit by SamDelaTorre
Movieverse
X-Men evolution
- Gambit Evolution by starrrtt27
- X men evolution-Gambit by weapon-a17
Fanfiction
Comicsverse
- The Betrayal Arc by Valerie Jones
- The Gestalt Arc by Lori McDonald
- Strange Encounter by Valerie Jones (The X-Files/X-Men crossover case fic)
- The Jabber of Birdsong by voleuse
- Sharp by LunaNula
- Roll the Dice by peppymint
- Heal Thyself by O. Remy gets in a motorcycle spill and Dr. McCoy has to patch him up. Beast/Gambit
Movieverse
X-Men Evolution
Meta
- Gambit, Archived version character profile by everycharacterisamarvel
Example Art Gallery
Gambit by Laura Pierson (1995), showcasing Remy out of, and in, his X-Men costume. It was hosted at Lori's X-Men Archive
Gambit by Wildfire (approx 1998), this piece featuring Gambit's look from The Age Apocalypse comics and based upon a panel from the same series. This piece was hosted at Lori's X-Men Archive
Animated gif from the fansite The Charged Deck (early 2000s)
Animated gif from the fansite Gambit Palace, artist unknown (early 2000s)
Morning Stretch by Phoenix-Cry (2014), this piece showcasing Remy's three pet cats from the comics
Gambit holds a cat dressed as Wolverine. Or possibly is Wolverine. Art by Nikiseii (2023)
splash page for The Gambit Guild website, unknown artist (2010)?
Fannish Links
- Cajun Charm, former fansite and fanlisting
- Gambit Guild, fansite
- RemyLeBeau.com, fansite
- Gambit's Royal Flush, fanlisting
- Past Sins, fanlisting
- Charged Hearts - Iceman/Gambit fansite and archive
Archives
- Gambit works tagged on AO3
- Gambit works in X-Men Comics at FFN
- Gambit works in X-Men: Evolution at FFN
- Gambit works in Wolverine and the X-Men at FFN
- Gambit works in X-Men Movieverse at FFN
- Gambit works in X-Men: The Animated Series at FFN
- Bamfies_X-Men_Slash (focus on Wolverine, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Iceman & Beast)
- Crimson's Guild (Gambit centric fic)
- LeBeau Library (Gambit fic indexed by author)
- X-Archive (Mostly slash and focused on Gambit)
- Bela's Gambit Page (Gambit fic and fansite)
- Gambit Palace (Gambit fic and artwork, plus fansite)
- Remy Forever (personal archive)
- Icicles in the Sunrise (Iceman/Gambit fanworks archive)
LiveJournal Communities
- remy_lebeau, a LiveJournal community
- cajun_casanova, a LiveJournal community
- ragin_remy, a LiveJournal community
DeviantArt
- GambitFans, a Deviantart group
Mailing List
- Gambit Guild, a mailing list and fansite
- Logan Remy, Logan Howlett/Remy LeBeau mailing list
Tumblr
- Tumblr tags: remy lebeau, gambit
- Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Archived version
- Fuck Yeah! Gambit, Archived version
Canon Resources
References
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