1. Gambit
Remy LeBeau lies at the eye of perfect storm of stupidity in X-Men. His costume - a weird sorta half-mask, trenchcoat, and bright purple breastplate - looked immediately dated, and he's never changed it. He talks like Pepé Le Pew. He gives off a creepier vibe than even Starfox, the Avenger whose superpower is tricking people into sleeping with him. In theory, his mutant powers are pretty neat, as he's able to control pure kinetic energy to his will. But he uses it in the stupidest way possible, by throwing playing cards at people which explode with all the consequence of a party popper. Did we mention the accent? And the creepiness? And the fact that he may very well be a pick-up artist, with all the sleaziness that entails? Not content with hitting all those key crappiness requirements, Gambit is involved in one of the most tedious sorts of ongoing subplots: his on-again, off-again relationship with Rogue. Does anybody care at this point? Rogue's cool, with her tragic powers and Southern belle demeanour. In fact she's the exact opposite of Gambit, which is why they really shouldn't end up together. Gambit and Rogue are the Ross and Rachel of the X-Men. And nobody's favourite Friend is Ross.
First Posted On:
29th May 2014
