Just cause I'm curious, can you give an outline of Rogue and Gambit's other romances during their breaks in the main canon? Relationships, one-night stands, etc.
I feel like I constantly see people saying the opposite stuff. Some people say Gambit's a womanizer and cheater, meanwhile some say he's nothing like that, etc.
Oh boy, welcome to battlefield that is comic relationships 😭 Especially with these 2, because as much as different writers tried, it was hard to recreate the same kind of energy that Rogue and Gambit have with each other.
Let’s start easy with Rogue before heading to Gambit’s romance history
Like in her relationship with Gambit, one of Rogue’s biggest issues with romance is the fact she can’t touch people. Her only other significant relationship was with Magneto.
- Not to say writers didn’t try though, but a lot of new romances with her ended either in 2-3 comics or even in the same comic it was introduced. Off the top of my head though, some of her other “relationships” were
- Human Torch, this ended literally in a few panels but they are friends!
- I think I remember her being into Northstar (who is another mutant) but they didn’t do anything. Which makes it funnier as Northstar is revealed to be gay later in his comics.
- She’s definitely kissed Wolverine before, but let’s be real. Who hasn’t kissed Wolverine?
There has been a “What If?” comic that had her married to Captain America but I don’t consider “What If?” canon. I might be missing 1 or 2 more people but writers just couldn’t give Rogue another partner that worked as well or was as popular as Gambit.
Now let’s get to Gambit! He actually is kind of in the same boat as Rogue, barely any of his other relationships lasted for more than 2 or 3 comics. And besides Rogue he had 1 other significant romance. And for what you heard about him being a womanizer:
— I guess if you go off the base definition of womanizer it’s not wrong to call him that??? The more accurate term is slut. (said with love) When not with Rogue he just kind of just sleeps around and flirts.
— He is NOT a cheater though, I don’t know how people started this whole cheater thing. He loves and respects Rogue to much and hasn’t really dated anyone long enough to cheat.
His only other meaningful relationship was with Belladonna. She was his first love and was in an arranged marriage since they were kids. They planned to wed when they were 18. This marriage was meant to bring the Thieves Guild (Gambit’s guild) and the Assassins Guild (Belladonna) together. But at the wedding, Belladonna’s brother started a fight and Gambit killed her brother. Though it was agreed Gambit fought in self defense he was exiled. He and Belldonna did love each other but this was pretty much the end as he didn’t want to ask her to leave with him so her reputation in the guild wasn’t tarnished. Gambit left New Orleans and this starts his actual backstory way before becoming an X-Men.
I’m not going to name the long list of people he’s had flings with because that’s too many 😭. But I’ll name some of the more notable ones!
- Dr. Cecelia Reyes, a trauma surgeon mutant. I actually did like their relationship! Most people did too but it didn’t last long.
- Another thief whose name I can’t remember
- A mutant named Frenzy, this was very enemies to fling to enemies
- Lila Cheney, who I think Gambit did actually really like and was more than a fling.
- Candra, an immortal being who founded the Assassins and Thieves Guild
He has had a few more one night stands but again, Gambit is lowkey a slut. Not as much as Wolverine is though HAH.
But these are the other relationships they had! A lot of focus goes into their relationships with the X-Men and family. Like Gambit and his dad is a very important relationship, as is Rogue and her relationship to her adoptive mom Mystique.
It’s hard to write other relationships when you absolutely nail it the first time but Marvel did try. These relationships did happen either before Rogue and Gambit dated or in their breakup. Thankfully Marvel locked in and now they are married and we don’t have to see any other weird pairing again!
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