Gambit (AKA Remy Etienne LeBeau) is a card-throwing, energy-manipulating mutant who debuted in the Uncanny X-Men comic series. Formerly a sly thief/con man, Gambit is often portrayed as a charming, smooth-talking man with a strong love of his Cajun heritage. His mutant gene bestows him with the ability to harness kinetic energy, where he can channel it into various objects (in his case, usually playing cards) to strike his enemies, and he often uses a bo staff for close encounters. Gambit is closely associated with fellow X-Men team member Rogue, whom he eventually marries after a tumultuous relationship. On a path of redemption, many of the X-Men are wary of him at first but eventually warmly accept him as one of their own.