X-Men Origins: Gambit #1

(August 2009)

Random Acts of Redemption (Table of Contents: 1)

Gambit / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Carey (credited)

Pencils

David Yardin (credited)

Inks

Ibraim Roberson (credited)

Colors

Nathan Fairbairn (credited)

Letters

Rob Steen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

She had that look, vous savez?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Marauders: Arclight [Philippa Sontag] (villain); Blockbuster (villain); Harpoon (villain); Prism (villain); Riptide (villain); Sabretooth [Victor Creed] (villain); Scalphunter [John Greycrow] (villain); Scrambler (villain); Vertigo (villain)
Bella Donna Boudreaux (also in flashback as a child); Julien Boudreaux (villain, death); Marius Boudreaux; Gambit [Remy LeBeau] (also in flashback as a child, origin); Jean-Luc LeBeau; Marrow [Sarah Rushman]; Mr. Sinister [Dr. Nathaniel Essex] (villain); Lian Shen (cameo); Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Father Legrange; Morlocks; Hounds (cameos)

Synopsis

Remy LeBeau, of the thieves guild, is to be married to Bella Donna Boudreaux, of the assassins guild. During the ceremony, her brother objects and challenges Remy. Gambit's powers manifest during the fight and he kills Julien and is exiled. Gambit has Mr. Sinister operate on his brain to get his powers under control and, in exchange, he gathers the Marauders together and leads them into the Morlock tunnels. Gambit is gutted by Sabretooth but is able to make his way out of the underground, saving the young mutant Marrow in the process. Remy returns to the life of a thief and saves Storm.

Reprints

• in Hasbro / X-Men Origins Gambit (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (April 2011)

Keywords

assassins guild; Morlock tunnels; New Orleans; thieves guild; wedding