The X-Men: Evolution gang, by Lukas Werneck!
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âMiss Rhode Island, please describe your idea of a perfect date.â
âThat's a tough one. I'd have to say April 25th. Because it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.â
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William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet... also Hamlet
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The Taste Of Love Is Sweet When Hearts Like Ours MeetâŠ
One of the things I love about Kelly Thompsonâs Rogue & Gambit series is that it not only brought back Rogue and Gambit as a couple, but also the seldom used endearment of âmon coeur.â Gambit first uses this in John Francis Mooreâs X-Men Annual (1997) as he and Rogue share a rare moment of domestic bliss and kiss without consequences more dire than gumbo boiling over. Heartsâ along with the French languageâ are infamous clichĂ©s of romance in American culture and are so over-used that they become stale and shallow vestiges of deep genuine feeling. However when used unironically, sincere sentiment can redeem even clichĂ©s from stagnant ubiquity and ineffective schmaltz. For Gambit to refer to his heartâ something integral to the core of his beingâ in reference to Rogue usually only occurs in moments of true vulnerability, either when he is being completely honest with himself, or when he feels so close to Rogue that their heartbeats could be synchronized. Part of the reason this has such a powerful resonance is because it suggests an impossible acknowledgement of his own inception as a characterâ and that without Rogue, there would be no Remy LeBeau.
By the time Gambit was introduced, Rogue was already a fleshed-out dynamic character. Their creator, Chris Claremont has stated that although he did not originally intend for them to become the power couple they are today, Gambit was essentially created for Rogue. Over the years, writers have made Gambit a compelling character himself, revealing the heart among the aces he hides up his sleeve. In Klaus Jansonâs Gambit #3 (1994), Mattie Baptiste assures Rogue that Gambit has a âheart of gold.â Scott Lobdellâs X-Men #48 (1996) contains the first correlation I have noticed between Gambit, Rogue, and the Queen of Hearts. In that issue Gambit purposely loses a poker game even though he has a winning hand consisting of the Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of Hearts. Before discarding the ace, Gambit instructs Cannonball, âNever ever show all y'cards at onceâ â alluding to Rogueâs rejection of his own heart in Fabian Niciezaâs X-Men #45 (1995). Finally, in Steve Seagleâs Uncanny X-Men #350 (1997), Rogue, aware of the significance that playing cards have for Gambit, symbolically inserts herself into the deck by giving him the Queen of Hearts as a way to remember her, and later that issue throws it back before she abandons him. Claremont, who similarly has Nightcrawler refer to Daytripper as his âheartâ in Nightcrawlerâs 2014 series, renewed the heart theme for Rogue and Gambit in X-Treme X-Men. Ready to sacrifice himself, Gambit asks Bishop to tell Rogue, âMon coeur et sa coeur⊠toujours.â When his âsweetheartâ tries to rescue him, the two are impaled togetherâ through their hearts. Later they agree to move forward with their relationship, and Rogue drops Gambitâs cardsâ with the Queen and Jack of Hearts falling together. In James Asmusâ Gambit #11 (2013), Gambit suggests that Rogue absorb his powers before a fight, handing her cards with the Queen of Hearts on the top of the deck. Later in the series, Gambit is hurt when Rogue labels him as a âthief at heartââ inadvertently dismissing his deeds as a hero and his love for her.
The heart theme between Rogue and Gambit persists into alternate realities. In Chad Bowers and Chris Simsâ X-Men â92 #10 (2016), as Rogue flies away Gambit says, âJe t'aime de tout mon coeur.â Ivan Velez Jr and Klaus Jansonâs What IfâŠ? #100 (1997) has Gambit scatter a deck of cards composed of only Queen of Hearts cards while thinking about Rogue, foreshadowing the significance the card would have in the main 616 universe with UXM #350âs release a few months later. In the television series X-Men Evolution episode âDay of Reckoningâ (2001), Gambit simply hands the love-struck Rogue a charged Queen of Hearts rather than fight her during their first encounter. In âCajun Spiceâ (2003), Gambit kidnaps Rogue and monologues to her that he always saves the Queen of Hearts to use last because he considers âherâ lucky. By the end of the episode they genuinely empathize with each other and he again gives Rogue a Queen of Hearts, this time as a gift. Brian K. Vaughanâs Ultimate X-Men #51 (2004) begins with a parallel scenario. Gambit kidnaps Rogue and suggestively asks her to play hearts. Rogue kisses Gambit to absorb his powers. In the processes she glimpses a memory of a dark-haired woman with an eye patch, telling Remy, ââŠtu es mon coeur⊠tu es mon Ăąmeâ â which is very similar to what Gambit says to Rogue in Claremontâs X-Treme X-Pose #2 (2003): ââŠyou are in my heart and soul.â
edited images from:
X-Men #24 (1993) by Fabian Nicieza and Andy Kubert
Cable #20 (1995) by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill
X-Men #45 (1995) by Fabian Nicieza and Andy Kubert
Rogue #2 (1995) by Howard Mackie and Mike Wieringo
X-Men Annual (1997) by John Francis Moore and Steve Epting
Uncanny X-Men #350 (1997) by Steve Seagle, Joe Madureira, and Andy Smith
Uncanny X-Men #382 (2000) by Chris Claremont and Tom Raney
X-Treme X-Men #10 (2001) by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca
X-Treme X-Men #16 (2002) by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca
X-Treme X-Men #19 (2002) by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca
X-Treme X-Pose #2 (2003) by Chris Claremont and Arthur Ranson
Gambit #11 (2013) by James Asmus, Clay Mann and Paco Medina
Gambit #17 (2013) by James Asmus, Clay Mann, Jay Leisten, and Ed Tadeo
Rogue & Gambit #3 (2018) by Kelly Thompson and Pere PĂ©rez
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If I loved you less, then I might be able to talk about it more.
EMMA.
2020 | dir. Autumn de Wilde
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"Girl in Pink Dress" by Laura Wheeler Waring 1927
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You light up everything you touch, but never me.
GAMBIT & ROGUE + parallels
X-Men '97 | "Remember It"
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The Taste Of Love Is Sweet When Hearts Like Ours MeetâŠ
One of the things I love about Kelly Thompsonâs Rogue & Gambit series is that it not only brought back Rogue and Gambit as a couple, but also the seldom used endearment of âmon coeur.â Gambit first uses this in John Francis Mooreâs X-Men Annual (1997) as he and Rogue share a rare moment of domestic bliss and kiss without consequences more dire than gumbo boiling over. Heartsâ along with the French languageâ are infamous clichĂ©s of romance in American culture and are so over-used that they become stale and shallow vestiges of deep genuine feeling. However when used unironically, sincere sentiment can redeem even clichĂ©s from stagnant ubiquity and ineffective schmaltz. For Gambit to refer to his heartâ something integral to the core of his beingâ in reference to Rogue usually only occurs in moments of true vulnerability, either when he is being completely honest with himself, or when he feels so close to Rogue that their heartbeats could be synchronized. Part of the reason this has such a powerful resonance is because it suggests an impossible acknowledgement of his own inception as a characterâ and that without Rogue, there would be no Remy LeBeau.
By the time Gambit was introduced, Rogue was already a fleshed-out dynamic character. Their creator, Chris Claremont has stated that although he did not originally intend for them to become the power couple they are today, Gambit was essentially created for Rogue. Over the years, writers have made Gambit a compelling character himself, revealing the heart among the aces he hides up his sleeve. In Klaus Jansonâs Gambit #3 (1994), Mattie Baptiste assures Rogue that Gambit has a âheart of gold.â Scott Lobdellâs X-Men #48 (1996) contains the first correlation I have noticed between Gambit, Rogue, and the Queen of Hearts. In that issue Gambit purposely loses a poker game even though he has a winning hand consisting of the Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of Hearts. Before discarding the ace, Gambit instructs Cannonball, âNever ever show all y'cards at onceâ â alluding to Rogueâs rejection of his own heart in Fabian Niciezaâs X-Men #45 (1995). Finally, in Steve Seagleâs Uncanny X-Men #350 (1997), Rogue, aware of the significance that playing cards have for Gambit, symbolically inserts herself into the deck by giving him the Queen of Hearts as a way to remember her, and later that issue throws it back before she abandons him. Claremont, who similarly has Nightcrawler refer to Daytripper as his âheartâ in Nightcrawlerâs 2014 series, renewed the heart theme for Rogue and Gambit in X-Treme X-Men. Ready to sacrifice himself, Gambit asks Bishop to tell Rogue, âMon coeur et sa coeur⊠toujours.â When his âsweetheartâ tries to rescue him, the two are impaled togetherâ through their hearts. Later they agree to move forward with their relationship, and Rogue drops Gambitâs cardsâ with the Queen and Jack of Hearts falling together. In James Asmusâ Gambit #11 (2013), Gambit suggests that Rogue absorb his powers before a fight, handing her cards with the Queen of Hearts on the top of the deck. Later in the series, Gambit is hurt when Rogue labels him as a âthief at heartââ inadvertently dismissing his deeds as a hero and his love for her.
The heart theme between Rogue and Gambit persists into alternate realities. In Chad Bowers and Chris Simsâ X-Men â92 #10 (2016), as Rogue flies away Gambit says, âJe t'aime de tout mon coeur.â Ivan Velez Jr and Klaus Jansonâs What IfâŠ? #100 (1997) has Gambit scatter a deck of cards composed of only Queen of Hearts cards while thinking about Rogue, foreshadowing the significance the card would have in the main 616 universe with UXM #350âs release a few months later. In the television series X-Men Evolution episode âDay of Reckoningâ (2001), Gambit simply hands the love-struck Rogue a charged Queen of Hearts rather than fight her during their first encounter. In âCajun Spiceâ (2003), Gambit kidnaps Rogue and monologues to her that he always saves the Queen of Hearts to use last because he considers âherâ lucky. By the end of the episode they genuinely empathize with each other and he again gives Rogue a Queen of Hearts, this time as a gift. Brian K. Vaughanâs Ultimate X-Men #51 (2004) begins with a parallel scenario. Gambit kidnaps Rogue and suggestively asks her to play hearts. Rogue kisses Gambit to absorb his powers. In the processes she glimpses a memory of a dark-haired woman with an eye patch, telling Remy, ââŠtu es mon coeur⊠tu es mon Ăąmeâ â which is very similar to what Gambit says to Rogue in Claremontâs X-Treme X-Pose #2 (2003): ââŠyou are in my heart and soul.â
edited images from:
X-Men #24 (1993) by Fabian Nicieza and Andy Kubert
Cable #20 (1995) by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill
X-Men #45 (1995) by Fabian Nicieza and Andy Kubert
Rogue #2 (1995) by Howard Mackie and Mike Wieringo
X-Men Annual (1997) by John Francis Moore and Steve Epting
Uncanny X-Men #350 (1997) by Steve Seagle, Joe Madureira, and Andy Smith
Uncanny X-Men #382 (2000) by Chris Claremont and Tom Raney
X-Treme X-Men #10 (2001) by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca
X-Treme X-Men #16 (2002) by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca
X-Treme X-Men #19 (2002) by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca
X-Treme X-Pose #2 (2003) by Chris Claremont and Arthur Ranson
Gambit #11 (2013) by James Asmus, Clay Mann and Paco Medina
Gambit #17 (2013) by James Asmus, Clay Mann, Jay Leisten, and Ed Tadeo
Rogue & Gambit #3 (2018) by Kelly Thompson and Pere PĂ©rez
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Captain Marvel #49 - âRevenge of the Broodâ (2023)
written by Kelly Thompson
art by Sergio Davila, Sean Parsons, Roberto Poggi, & Ceci De La Cruz
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Dark X-Men #04 (2023)
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I feel like Gambit and Naveen from Princess and the Frog would get along
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See. A comic shows a mature relationship with an ex. Rogue may be about to die, and Gambit, instead of being all âMagnetoâs not here, Iâm here, let me comfort you insteadâ, he makes the offer to call him and let Rogue talk to him again.
This, right here, is maturity. No bitching, no attacking the her, no talking about her behind her back, just good, old-fashioned friends.
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Rogue Ship: Roguneto
Rogue and Magneto (aka Roguneto)
While both Rogue and Magneto were on the X-Men for a long time during the 80s, their first real interaction started in the Savage Land arc in Uncanny X-Men #269. In Uncanny X-Men #274 you have this little gem, which started the whole thing off:
While they go their separate ways just an issue later, it is clear that there is an intense attraction on either side and their affection for one another comes up repeatedly throughout the time when they are officially enemies. When Magneto re-joins the X-Men after M-Day, they finally consummate their relationship.
In both the movies and television they are nothing but adversaries, but in two alternative comic book realities they are close. In Age of Apocalypse they are married with a child and in Age of X Rogue serves as Magnetoâs closest adviser.
Why Theyâre (Not) Popular: Despite the fact that theyâre canon, the relationship between Anna and Erik is not popular. Most Rogue fans prefer her with Remy, and newer fans who donât know about their extensive history tend to be baffled by the whole thing. Then thereâs the age issue. Chronologically, Magneto is probably about fifty years older than Rogue, and his children are older than her (although Lorna seems to be about the same age.) Heâs been de-aged, so physically there is not such an age difference, and if you factor in the fact that Rogueâs had millions of peopleâs memories in her head, mentally theyâre closer in age. Although she's not as emotionally mature as he is.
Strengths of Their Relationship: Because they have a lot in common (difficult childhoods, been on both sides of the law, willing to die for what they believe in) they understand each other as few others do. They share a kinship. Partially because of that, these two challenge each other. Rogue is one of the few people on Earth willing to reason with Magnus and to try and work things out before they get violent. She views Magneto as misguided not evil, and tries to make Erik examine his own preconceptions. Rogue has basically played the part of his conscious for a while now.Â
Alternatively, Magnetoâs determination and confidence in her has made her more self-assured. When sheâs with him, sheâs more mature, more assertive (I guess youâd have to be if youâre dating Magneto) and more willing to follow her own heart.
Relationship Problems: The biggy, of course, is that theyâre fundamentally on different sides. Sometimes Magneto works with the X-Men, but his loyalty is not with them, they are just means to an end. Mutant supremacy is the most important thing to him, and heâs willing to kill for it, while Rogue abhors killing. His murder of Zaladane in Uncanny X-Men #275 is what drove them apart initially, and this fundamental difference between the two of them has hampered their relationship even when they are on the same side.
Favorite Moment:
Yeah, itâs from AoA, but it still rips my heart out, damn it!
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Early Early
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