Gambit Vs Backlash

Hmm Gambit has the "home turf"-bonus and since it is "only" his mission to escape i think he makes it. In an open fight i wouldn´t be so sure Backlash is bad ass.

My thinking is similar to what I know of Stompa's. If he just has to escape, then Gambit wins and it shouldn't be hard. If they have to actually fight and Gambit has to get a KO so he can escape, then I'd say Backlash. All gambit has on him is the range of his ranged attacks and in this scenario, with them both on the lookout for civilians, I don't see that being played up too much. Backlash is as agile and Gambit (if not more so) and has his whips for added maneuverability so avoiding the cards and the explosions shouldn't be too hard for him. He's also more durable than the average person and his conditioning allows him to take pain better as well. And that's before getting into his misting. Even limited to once a day he can use it to not only totally heal any damage done to him, but to sneak up on Gambit after Gambit thinks he's taken him down. And the version of Backlash with limited misting has increased energy output on his whips, so the loss of movement/defense/stealth gets turned into a bonus on range and destructive ability.

                   

My thinking is similar to what I know of Stompa's. If he just has to escape, then Gambit wins and it shouldn't be hard. If they have to actually fight and Gambit has to get a KO so he can escape, then I'd say Backlash. All gambit has on him is the range of his ranged attacks and in this scenario, with them both on the lookout for civilians, I don't see that being played up too much. Backlash is as agile and Gambit (if not more so) and has his whips for added maneuverability so avoiding the cards and the explosions shouldn't be too hard for him. He's also more durable than the average person and his conditioning allows him to take pain better as well. And that's before getting into his misting. Even limited to once a day he can use it to not only totally heal any damage done to him, but to sneak up on Gambit after Gambit thinks he's taken him down. And the version of Backlash with limited misting has increased energy output on his whips, so the loss of movement/defense/stealth gets turned into a bonus on range and destructive ability.

                   

               

@Super_SoldierXII: Gambit may charge cards quickly and he may throw them fast, but neither of those is instant. Neither even happens as fast as Backlash's whips which come out at the speed of thought (faster than grabbing a card, even for Gambit) and can move at least as fast as a bullet (faster than gambit can throw a card. its said they move as fast as though, but i'll just go with bullet speed since that's been said as well as its something more concrete). And unlike the cards, they emit energy as they fly (so a close miss can still hit) and they can turn with a thought (so even ducking one isn't enough since it can chase you). I feel like its on Gambit's head to avoid a psi-whip more than its on Backlash to avoid a card or the following explosion. Regardless, I think he could. As I said, Gambit's not going to be using his best explosions because the OP says they're both watching out for civilians and even if he weren't, Backlash is still very maneuverable. As I said, he's at least as agile and acrobatic as Gambit, but in addition to that, he can use his whips to grab anything that's secured and use that to further change his position. And even in the case that he gets caught up in an explosion, he could always use that opportunity to turn to mist under the cover of the explosion and then get close to Gambit without him realizing (and then beat him to death from the mist before reforming). He's used that tactic before. Basically, I think his agility and whips would make him hard to hit, and even if he does get hit, he can take what Gambit will be dishing out and could even use it for his own purposes.

The last two images are from a training session meant for rookies. That level of agility doesn't even require him to break a sweat. They aren't explosions, but that's what I could find quickly.

@Ren said:

Not to nitpick. But are we using old Backlash or Backlash prime. Because I think current Backlash is far less formidable.

He said one mist a day so I would imagine he's using the current Backlash with the more powerful whips. I prefer Backlash how he was originally as well, but I think this version can win the fight too.

Gambit.