Can Rogue & Gambit live happily ever after?
(10 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Well maybe for awhile. We’ll see.
It seems since the beginning, the pages of the X-Men have contained a great love story. Although the courtship and relationship of Scott and Jean was interrupted briefly by her “death,” it picked up right where it left off upon her return. Other romances have been written (Scott and Madelyne, Scott and Emma, Alex and Lorna, Kitty and Pietor, Betsy and Warren, Rogue and Magneto) but only one other pairing has generated anywhere near the support as that of Scott and Jean… the impossible (until now) romance of Rogue and Gambit.
Despite the fact that her powers make physical touch impossible, these two fell in love. They’ve had some times when she was depowered or had her powers temporarily inhibited, but other than that it was strictly no skin to skin contact. Until now. As of X-Men Legacy #224, Rogue is cured. Xavier (with the aid of a now helpful Danger) was able to remove personality partitions in her mind and allow her powers to reach their “mature phase”for the first time.
My prediction: Scott and Emma are breaking up so Rogue and Remy get to be the big romance for awhile. Next time Scott is stable with Emma (or Jean for that matter), Rogue’s lack of control may come back – (perhaps while she’s dramatically pregnant).
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So we saw what happens when she DOESN’T use her powers… nothing. But I wonder if there are any other differences to the mature phase of her powers besides her newfound control? I’m looking forward to getting to know the all-new Rogue, but I’m still not sure how I feel about them “fixing” such a fundamental part of the character.
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06/01/2009 at 11:58 pm
Aw, give her a break for at least a few issues. Do you know how hard it must have been for a cajun beefcake like gambit to wait that long? They deserve it!
06/02/2009 at 9:18 am
I haven’t read the issue yet, but Rogue has always been one of my favorite characters in the X-Men universe. We will have to see.
06/02/2009 at 10:35 am
Hope I didn’t spoil anything with the reveal – I waited almost a week to let the news spread a bit.
I bet they’ll let them live happily for awhile if not ever after.