Recently, Swinebread , who holds some what anti-Gambit beliefs, asked me why I enjoyed the character? Also tomorrow X-men Legacy is going to feature him prominently so here's a Gambit post. I began my comics life with the 1990's x-men cartoon. Gambit was featured prominently on the show. He was attracted to Rogue, so was I. The fact that he's a smoker is one of the reasons I like him. Not many superheroes smoke cigarettes, he's almost a villain and a bit of a cowboy. He has a unique sense of honor. H e has a wierd costume that I'm not sure serves a purpose but it does look pretty cool. He's like the Han Solo or Sawyer of the X-men team. He's not a boy scout he's a bad boy. He's maybe the second most bad-ass character on the X-team after Wolverine. He's a thief and he has skills beyond his mutation. He has so much destructive power but doesn't use it. He uses playing cards! He is in total cont...