12 Reasons to Love Gambit...

[fajrdrako]

Twelve Reasons to Love Gambit
Whether you are Rogue or not

12. He has a staff and knows how to use it.

11. Acrobatics.

10. Flirtatious charm and good looks.¹

9. Floppy auburn hair.

8. Shady past as a con man, ambiguous morality, good heart.

7. Glowing eyes when he is charged up.

6. Sense of romance.

5. Sense of drama.

4. Long coat.

3. Long fingers.

2. Flaming playing cards.

1. Cajun accent.²

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¹ The loooks depend what artist is drawing any given issue. I don't know many comic book characters whose looks change so much from one artist to the next. Clark Kent? Bruce Wayne? Peter Parker? They always look more or less the same. Gambit? Different all the time.

Of course, this is suitable: he is chameleonic.

But he isn't a Skrull shapeshifter.

² The more insightful among you may notice that Gambit has certain characteristics in common with Captain Jack Harkness.

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[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

2 The more insightful among you may notice that Gambit has certain characteristics in common with Captain Jack Harkness.

I was just gonna say...

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

At least I am consistent in my taste in heroes.

I knew they were similar types, but really, I hadn't noticed how many direct similarities there were until I started listing. Even the 'kinetic energy' thing - Captain Jack is filled with vortex energy, which could be seen as an analogue. If Captain Jack were Cajun and if Gambit wore braces, they could practically trade places and no one would notice the difference.

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

they could practically trade places and no one would notice the difference

Ianto would know. Ianto always knows. And the kiss would give it away. ;-)

(I've not read the book, but that is SO ROMANTIC.)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Ianto would know. Ianto always knows.

Oh, very true. I'm sure he'd like Gambit (though he wouldn't trust him an inch) but he'd be no substitute for Jack.

And the kiss would give it away. ;-) (I've not read the book, but that is SO ROMANTIC.)

It is, it really is. There was so much to love in that book. I thought the characterization was delightful - and that applies to Jack, Ianto, Gwen and Rhys. Jack seemed a little too shallow, maybe, but then the ending totally redeemed that - without so much as missing a beat or changing tone in the slightest.

And it looks as if the next book (which I've just started) is good, too.