|
|
 ambit
has a fast mouth, no doubt about it, and he doesn't keep quiet when
the occasion calls for a witty remark or a suave line. His most famous
(or infamous) quotes are collected below, along with a few choice remarks
about the Cajun from his friends, enemies and creators.
| "Playin'
for keeps is still playin', mon ami, so take a card...ANY CARD!"
|
| -Gambit,
Avengers West Coast #101 |
|
"Every
man has a price to charge and a price to pay."
|
| -Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #350 |
|
"Forget
it...as of today, you can't afford
me no
more."
|
| -Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #350 |
|
"Say
to you, homme, what I said to the real Wolverine last time we
tussled: bang, you dead!"
|
| -Gambit
to a Wolverine clone after he impaled him, unknown issue of X-Men
|
|
"You
like it, chere? I get you one for Christmas."
|
| -Gambit
to Rogue, after she commented how much she liked the M’Kraan crystal,
Animated Series Episode ‘The Phoenix Saga’ |
|
"'He'
didn't know. Thought it might be something illegal...didn't know
it would be somethin' so...awful. Changed me, that night did.
Changed me hard. Sickened m'self so much I almos' died there too.
Sometimes...wish I had. Couldn' stop de ones I'd gathered, so
I helped whoever I could to get out. Managed ta snatch one little
girl outta harm's way. Don't know who she was, bones stickin'
every which way out of her face. But dat...dat was all I could
do."
|
| -Gambit,
X-Men #47 |
|
"If
I've learned anyt'ing about life wit de X-Men…it's dat anyt'ing
is possible."
|
| -Gambit,
X-Men #92 |
|
"You
will remember, Creed. 'Cause when you don't...I'll be here
to remind you."
|
| -Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men # 326 |
|
"What's
dat ole sayin'? Damned
if we do..."
|
| -Gambit,
Uncanny X-men #343 |
|
"After
all dis time--an I still manage to impress myself."
|
|
-Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #312
|
| "For
de first time since you dropped into dis century, you called me
Remy. You tryin' to make me blush?" |
|
-Gambit
to Bishop, Uncanny X-Men #334
|
|
"So
why's everybody callin' him 'Joseph'? What is dat all about? Maybe
I should just start callin' myself somethin' different. James.
"Gambit?" "No, I'm James." "
|
|
-Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #337
|
| "Girl,
don you ever listen? Wit'out you...I don't have much of a life!"
|
|
-Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #343
|
| "Who?
To my friends, de name's Remy LeBeau. To my enemies, it's Gambit!
You can go on ahead an' forget dat first name right about now."
|
|
-Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #361
|
| "If
I made a list of things to do 'with your own two hands'--stirrin'
gumbo wouldn't be on it." |
|
-Gambit
to Rogue, X-Men #8
|
| "Admit
it, mon ami, we actu'ly make a pretty good team...when we ain't
tryin' t'kill each other." |
|
-Gambit
to Bishop, X-Men #47
|
| "I
know what you're t'inkin', ma petite. Dat Gambit...still
de suave one, no?" |
|
-Gambit,
X-Men #81
|
| "When
you get mad...you really get mad, chere. You didn't kiss anyone
an' absorb dem while I was gone, did you—someone like Blastarr,
maybe—?" |
|
-Gambit,
X-Men #81
|
| "Good
thing I don't have money down on de ponies...dis ain't my year fer
luck." |
|
-Gambit,
X-Men #83
|
| "Great...now
tell me...you got a barf bag in yer costume?" |
|
-Gambit,
X-Men #84
|
| "I
never miss when I shoot f'r a pretty girl, chere." |
|
-Gambit,
X-Men #85
|
| "...so
den de bartender, he say to Thibedeaux...'cause dat's how these
stories, they be told inna Bayou country, hien--pardonnez-moi, mon
brave, but Gambit must deal wit' some more of your compatriots.
Un carte, a little dash o' mutant energy, an' when it hits...une
belle explosion! Bada-bing! Bada-bang! Bada-BOOM!" |
|
-Gambit,
X-Men #95
|
| "Ooh,
two at once? Not my style. Seriously." |
|
-Gambit,
Gambit #5
|
| "Non...what
you need t'do is give me more information--so I understand what
I'm expected t'do--or did--I have a headache." |
|
-Gambit,
Gambit #12
|
| (Thinking)
"I'm the leader of the geek patrol. That makes me king geek."
|
|
-Gambit,
Gambit #12
|
| "Okay,
our first order of business is...findin' out who--other than most
of you in this room, that is--wants me dead!" |
|
-Gambit,
Gambit #16
|
| "Look
at dis here. I be the thief, chere...and there you go off stealin'
my heart." |
|
-Gambit,
Rogue Ltd. Series #2
|
| "What,
Magnus? You surprised I hooked up wit' Lila? A boy needs lovin’,
y'know. And wit' a love like yours and Rogue's, well, I couldn'
steal her away from you now could I? What kinda gentleman would
that have made ol' Remy LeBeau?" |
|
-Gambit,
Somewhere in AOA
|
| "Everyone
can relax...Gambit has returned." |
|
-Gambit,
Animated Series Episode ‘Days of Future Past’
|
| "De
name is Gambit! Remember it!" |
|
-Gambit,
Animated Series Episode ‘Obsession’
|
| "Ahh,
de good ole' days, when dis thief's only concern was the big score.
Tell me, Yuio—how'd you and I ever get involved in dis whole hero
gig?" |
|
-Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #313
|
| "Always
did want one of dem weed whackers." |
|
-Gambit,
X-Men Annual '97
|
| "I'm
a t'ief when all else fails... an' all else failed." |
|
-Gambit,
Uncanny X-Men #361
|
| "Rogue,
I learned a long time ago...there's no point in worryin' 'bout
what you can't have." |
|
-Gambit,
Cable #20
|
| "You
be surprised, Erik...the sacrifices a boy could make in the name
of love." |
|
-Gambit,
Gambit and the X-Ternals #1
|
| "See,
de crystal wants somethin' in exchange for de shard. And I just
realized de only t'ing I have t' offer... Dis is for you, Rogue,
mon amour..." |
|
-Gambit,
Gambit and the X-Ternals #3
|
| "We
need no more killin' t'honor you. Take her powers, but not her life." |
|
-Gambit
to Candra, in regards to Bella Donna, Animated Series Episode
'X-Ternally Yours'
|
| "Assassin
kill Thieves, Thieves kills Assassins for three hundred years! No
one knows why anymore! This feud is crazy!" |
|
-Gambit,
Animated Series Episode 'X-Ternally Yours'
|
| "Dis
is not my home. I am not Thief, I am not Assassin. I am an X-Man.
And I'm never comin' back." |
| -Gambit,
Animated Series Episode 'X-Ternally Yours' |
| Gambit:
But I love you. |
| Rogue:
You're honest with the people you love, Gambit. Otherwise...it's
a gamble. |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #350
|
| Cerebro:
Security alert. Sector: Subrqur V |
| Gambit:
In English. |
| Cerebro:
That WAS English. |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #334
|
| Gambit:
I don't believe we ever met, Marko. De name is Gambit! |
| Juggernaut:
That name is almost as dumb as yer accent...how 'bout if I just
call ya ‘LOSER!’" |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #334
|
| Marrow:
No problemo. I boosted an old set of walkie-talkies from some maintenance
guys in the tunnels. |
| Storm:
Boosted? |
| Gambit:
You stole radios? |
| Marrow:
Gimme a break. I'm getting lectured on taking things by a pickpocket
and a member of the Thieves Guild? |
| Gambit:
Um, right... |
|
Unknown
X-book/issue
|
| Gambit:
A romantic moonlit flight through the mountains, cherie? |
| Rogue:
If your armpits sweat on me, I'll drop you. |
|
X-Men
Annual #1
|
| Rogue:
What am I going to do with you, Remy LeBeau? |
| Gambit:
I have a list, but I left it in my other pants. |
|
Astonishing
X-Men #1
|
| Cyclops:
That sir, is no way to treat a lady. |
| Gambit:
Or Rogue neither, hein? |
| Beast:
Myomy, talk about a man who loves to live dangerously. |
|
X-Men
#1
|
| Gambit:
Speaking o' which, whose 'Three Stooges Collected Works' video?
|
| Cyclops:
Ummm, that'd be mine. It was...er, a gift...a wedding gift. |
| Gambit:
Like I said, you're a lucky man, Scott Summers. |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #318
|
| X-Baby
Bishop: Hey, loser...don't mess with the X-Men. Even the little
ones. |
| X-Baby
Gambit: 'Specially the little ones. |
|
X-Men
#82
|
| Xavier:
You wanted me to get my mental powers back, monster... well, have
them I do. |
| Nina:
Bet you feel stupid now, don't you doodie-head. |
| Gambit:
Well dat's a rallyin' cry if e'er I did hear one. |
|
X-Men
#84
|
| Remy:
Act'lly, Stormy...I came up here to de roof so that I could spend
some time alone. |
| Storm:
I do not believe you. |
| Remy:
When I met you, chere, you were trapped in a twelve year old body...I
thought, "Someday she'll grow out of being so stubborn." |
| Storm:
No such luck. |
|
Uncanny
X-men #326
|
| Remy:
Y'believe dat, chere--dat sometimes a person can't...become something
better? |
| Storm:
I would like to believe there is always room for growth...for evolution
of the soul. But, yes...there would seem to be some things--like
the true nature of a person--that cannot be changed. And you, Remy...what
do you believe? |
| Remy:
Honestly? Not much o' anyt'ing at dis moment, chere...Not much o'
anyt'ing. |
|
Uncanny
X-men #326
|
| Sabretooth:
Why...are you...doing this...to me? |
| Remy:
Because I want you to remember. Every one. When you go t'sleep at
night...I want you t'see every face in every dream. I want you to
wake up retching from de taste of their blood on your tongue. Eyes
opened or closed, I want you to remember every life you shattered.
De ones you killed...and de ones who died b'cause of you! |
|
Uncanny
X-men #326
|
Remy:
Mon dieu, man--you're a mutant wit de power t'tear flesh and crush
bone wit yer teeth and claws! Dey were all helpless!
| Sabretooth:
Don't make me remember! |
| Remy:
Don't you dare turn away, Creed! Y'think your victims got
to turn away when you pulled deir insides out!? People like
us AIN'T ALLOWED t'forget! |
|
|
| Remy:
Sorry, mon ami. Other plans. |
| Rogue:
But, Remy...Ah hoped...Ah mean...Ah thought... |
| Remy:
Merci anyway chere. 'Sides, Rogue... Poppa always taught me
"three's a crowd..." |
| Rogue:
... |
| Joseph:
*Ahem* |
|
Uncanny
X-men #341
|
| Remy:
My fav'rite part was when y'waited for de exact instant he
doubted himself...before y'gave him de coup de grace. |
| Sam:
Thanks, sir. |
| Remy:
Call me Remy, Sam. Or Joseph at the very least. |
|
Uncanny
X-men #341
|
| Beast:
Pay attention, class. That circle on top...? That's our pre-navigated
destination.
A stargate allowing us to traverse the lots o' lightyears
between here and Shi'ar space. |
| Remy:
And those small dots...blockin' our path? I supposed it's
too much to hope dat's just snow. |
| Beast:
Snow, it's not. |
|
Uncanny
X-men #342
|
| Joseph:
Gambit, I just wanted to thank you for supporting me back
there. It means more than I can say. |
| Remy:
Don't go gettin' all misty-eyed, mon frere--us untrustworthy
types have to stick together, neh? |
|
Uncanny
X-men #342
|
| Joseph:
This is embarrassing. |
| Remy:
For you, sure. |
| Joseph:
But why is it my magnetic powers don't work on this alien
metal? |
| Remy:
Maybe 'cause it ain't metal? It's prob'ly some kind of polymer.
But not t'worry. We'll improvise. I'll charge-up de wall...and
release de kinetic energy stored inside...like dis. Voila! |
| Joseph:
Remy, you are full of surprises. |
| Remy:
Joseph, you don't even know de half of it…and here's hopin'
ya never have t'find out. |
|
Uncanny
X-men #342
|
| Joseph:
Are you alright? |
| Remy:
Never better, Magneto. |
| Joseph:
I've told you before, Cajun...Do not call me by my
former name again! That life is over, forever. |
| Remy:
So you keep sayin', Mags...but I jus' keep on doubtin'. |
| Joseph:
Is such suspicion born of a guilty conscience, LeBeau? What
is the saying..."It takes one to know one?" But enough,
we have a more urgent matter at hand. |
|
Uncanny
X-men #343
|
| Rogue:
Ah...saw what ya did. It must have been hard on you. |
| Gambit:
No, Chere. Not having you in my life...? Dat was hard. |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #336
|
| Gambit:
...dese people even accepted me. Dat should tell ya what a
poor judge of character dey are. |
| Joseph:
Point taken. |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #338
|
| Rogue:
G-Gambit. Gambit...Ah loved you. Ah...always...loved you. |
Gambit:
As if I'm gonna let you punch out on an exit line like dat, chere? |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #343
|
| Gambit:
Oh, th' pain. [His head is resting on her, ahem, chestoral area.] |
| Rogue:
Hush, Cajun, an' get up! |
| Gambit:
Mus' be paralyzed. |
| Rogue:
Convenient position. |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #367
|
| Gambit:
Rogue...c'mon. chere--hang in there. Don't die, girl! Y'can't die,
not now. Not when we were just…we could've... |
| Rogue:
Don't do this, Remy...don't go gettin' all sappy on me now. We had
our moments, sure...plenty of 'em...an' Ah loved...every single
one of 'em...but it never would have worked...we know that. |
| Gambit:
I love you, Rogue. I've always loved you. You need to know that.
|
| Rogue:
Never have worked...move on, Remy...just move on... |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #375
|
| Archangel:
I'm thinkin' back about a year ago, maybe more...somebody swiped
a Matisse from my New York penthouse. |
| Gambit:
Why you be lookin' my way when you say such things? |
| Rogue:
Maybe, Gambit, because you're a thief. |
| Gambit:
Not for a Matisse, Rogue. Remy's taste runs more to Cezanne. |
|
Uncanny
X-Men #379
|
| Rogue:
An' what kinda man are you NOW, Remy? |
| Remy:
Dat's why I need you...to help me find out...cause wit'out you girl...I'm
afraid o' the answer. |
|
X-Men
#33
|
| Gambit:
On de count of 'three'? |
| Bishop:
Why wait? Let's go on 'two'. |
|
X-Men
#46
|
| Joseph:
What was that all about? |
| Gambit:
You tell me, Joseph—or Magneto—or Erik Lensherr. What name you goin'
by today, mon ami? |
|
X-Men
#58
|
| Rogue:
White lilies are for death...that go for roses, too? |
| Gambit:
Dear Lord...give me de strength. |
|
X-Men
#81
|
| Rogue:
Truth is, sugar...once you've had three or four personalities at
a time runnin' in yer skull...altered states of reality become second
nature. If y'all weren't in such bad shape...Ah'd actually be enjoyin'
this! |
| Gambit:
You're a very sick girl. |
|
X-Men
#82
|
| Professor
X: Walking into a trap is one thing--but to do blindly is--
|
| Gambit:
What's th' saying, Prof... 'Love is blind'? See you later. |
|
Gambit
#5
|
| Gambit:
We gotta get a move on, girl! |
| Rogue:
Shame to end the date so early. |
|
Gambit
#5
|
| Daredevil:
Frick here. |
| Gambit:
How come I get stuck bein' Frack? |
| Constrictor:
If I wanted lame cracks I'd get my face kicked in by Spider-Man!
|
|
Gambit
#11
|
| Gambit:
Doom's been missin' since Onslaught. This ain' him. |
| Sehkmet:
Yeah, you're Mr. Ice. The fact five other Dooms showed up wasn't
also a clue? |
| Gambit:
Hey, Spock isn' s'posed t'make fun of Kirk in front of the aliens!
|
|
Gambit
#12
|
| Jake:
Better than my plan, I guess. |
| Gambit:
Which was? |
| Jake:
To tell him ‘my friend got his head caught in the rice-picker.’
|
| Gambit:
Who's more the geek--you for quotin' Star Trek or me for gettin'
it? |
| Jake:
Definitely would be you. |
|
Gambit
#12
|
| Gambit:
Not at all, Madame. I am well accustomed to traveling in the company
of a crybaby. |
| Jake:
Hey! |
|
Gambit
#12
|
| Gambit:
Can't get a twelve-course meal at McDonalds. |
| Jean-Luc:
Is that a Scots restaurant? |
| Gambit:
Never mind! |
|
Gambit
#13
|
| Jake:
Remy, have I told you how much I hate you today? |
| Gambit:
Jake…you--uhm...look...well...uhm...will you marry me? |
| Jake:
Hate. You. |
| Gambit:
Okay, okay--how 'bout jus' some hot lovin? |
|
Gambit
#13
|
| Rogue:
Keep gettin' a static charge from your kisses! |
| Gambit:
Must be my electric personality. |
|
Gambit
#16
|
| Rogue:
I can read one of your 'woe is me' moods a mile away. No more secrets
between us--remember? |
| Gambit:
You're right. Fair is fair. No more secrets. So...what's your real
name, Rogue? |
|
Gambit
#16
|
| Rogue:
It was like a good dream, wasn't it, Remy? Like God wantin' t'give
us a few weeks of happiness for all the pain we been through. |
| Gambit:
Yah. I'm sorry 'bout how I been--th' usual, we push each other away
when we're scared. Guess it was my turn this time. Tag, you're it. |
|
Gambit
#16
|
| Gambit:
I don' think we even took five steps down the road toward known'
what happiness really is—much less actually bein' happy. |
| Rogue:
For two people who keep sayin' we want love...we sure do go an awful
long way t'avoid it. |
|
Gambit
#16
|
| Gambit:
In th' meantime, I have to stay frosty. I get too excited, I'm liable
to lose control. |
| Rogue:
I guess 'break-up messin around' is out? |
| Gambit:
Heh. Yah... |
|
Gambit
#16
|
| Bishop
to Gambit, in reference to a trick Gambit pulled that could have
gotten them both killed: |
| Bishop:
How many times have you tried that trick? |
| Gambit:
Counting dis one? One. |
|
Unknown
X-book/issue
|
| Gambit
to Phoenix, in the Pentagon: |
| Gambit:
You t'ink dey serve drinks at de late show? |
| Phoenix:
I think the more nervous you get the more jokes you crack. |
| Gambit:
Shh. Ancient family secret. |
|
Unknown
X-book/issue
|
| Bishop:
Why am I not surprised that this—STY is one of your old haunts,
LeBeau? |
| Gambit:
Now, now, Bishop, don' go letting appearances fool you. I mean,
look at us! Who'd guess we were two of de most loyal, dedicated,
trustworthy mutants in de X-Men? |
| Bishop:
Indeed. |
|
X-Men
#47
|
| Grifter:
Nice trick. |
| Gambit:
I don't do tricks. |
| Grifter:
Oh. Then how'd you get out of your shackles? |
| Gambit:
Maybe I just ain't as dangerous as you are. |
| Grifter:
Maybe. But I doubt it. |
|
X-Men/Wild
C.A.T.s Crossover, Silver Age
|
| Rogue:
You never give up...do you? |
| Gambit:[Lying
on her bed] What kind of thief would I be if I did, chere? An' look
where it's landed me. |
| -Rogue
Ltd. Series #1 |
| Jean:
I must confess, infuriating and arrogant as Gambit can be...those
eyes, that grin, the body—it takes a girl's breath away. |
| Cyclops:
Oh, really? When the next opportunity presents itself...remind me
to drop a truck on him. |
|
X-Men
#1
|
| "The
lesson for today, Tovarisch? NEXT time your extremely WEIGHTY teammate
is doing reconnaissance on an icy PRECIPICE... do NOT leap on his
back and yell ‘CHICKEN FIGHT’." |
|
-Colossus
to Gambit after they have just barely been saved by Storm and
Rogue from falling into an icy crevice, X-Men #82
|
| "Gambit
gets points for style and an A+ tush." |
|
-Sehkmet
Conoway, Gambit #1
|
| "You
mean, someone was actually desperate enough to become...MRS. Gambit?!"
|
|
-Jubilee
in regards to Bella Donna, Unknown X-book/issue
|
| "Chris
[Claremont] described him as edgy and rough-and-tumble; He was charismatic
rather than handsome, sort of a John Malkovich type. In retrospect,
I probably drew him too good-looking." |
|
-Jim
Lee, on the creation of Gambit
|
| Rogue:
Bella Donna and I have been scoutin' out the area leadin' to the
Assassins Guild while we waited. That and comparing notes on Gambit.
|
| Wolverine:
And? |
| Rogue:
Apparently he has a mole on his... |
|
Ghost
Rider #26
|
| "Gambit's
kissed many women, chere, but loved only me." |
| -Bella
Donna Boudreaux to Rogue, Animated Series Episode 'X-Ternally Yours' |
|
