"Always you have been told that work is a curse and labour a misfortune.
But I say to you that when you work you fulfil a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when the dream was born,
And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life,
And to love life through labour is to be intimate with life's inmost secret."
— Kahlil Gibran
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Real Name: Remy Etienne LeBeau
Height: 6'2" Weight: 180 lbs.
Group Affiliation: X-Men
[Blue Strike Force]
First Appearance: UNCANNY
X-MEN #266, August 1990
ENERGY PROJECTION: ④
MENTAL POWERS: ①
STRENGTH: ②
FIGHTING ABILITY: ⑤
INTELLIGENCE: ②
Growing up on the streets of New Orleans, this ragin' Cajun used his mutant talent—to convert any object's stored potential energy into kinetic energy—to become a master thief. Since befriending the X-Man Storm, however, Gambit has given up his criminal ways. Now, as a member of the X-Men's Blue Strike Force, he uses his phenomenal power to protect people in need—both mutant and non-mutant!
⨂-TRA FACT: When he's not out saving the world, Gambit can often be found in the kitchen, cooking up a pot of his special Chicken Creole!
Original artwork by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Thomas Mason
Card design from the 1992 X-Men trading cards
• Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
• Original orchestrations by William David Brohn
• This rendition by me with help from NoteWorthy Composer, SolMiRe.com, Audacity, and a PDF of the show's reduced orchestrations floating around on the Internet
A national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during World War II. The day is officially celebrated every April 9, the beginning of the infamous Bataan Death March.
The observance of the Day of Valor is usually centered on Mount Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan. It is usually attended by the President of the Philippines, the Governor of Bataan, the ambassadors of the United States and Japan, and surviving veterans' groups.
By 2021, there were only 2,952 defenders of Bataan who are still alive.
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