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    Character » Gambit appears in 4687 issues.

    A charming master thief and skilled martial artist who became a member of the X-Men, Gambit possesses the mutant ability to change potential energy in inanimate objects into kinetic energy which causes them to explode. His signature move is throwing kinetically-charged playing cards at his opponents.

    Gambit weapon question & theory

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    #1  Edited By Namor1987

    If Gambit used a gun couldn't he speed up the bullet's speed that which it travel through the air & make it more deadly upon impact? Also couldn't make himself do a sorta of automatic quick draw if he sped up the particles in his body?
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    #2  Edited By Gambit1024

    Techincally he SHOULD be able to do that because his powers deal with the manipulation of kinetic energy. He should also be able to rob kinetic energy and render things motionless.
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    #3  Edited By nightshroud1

    Theoreticly gamit should be able to charge the bullets and control when the explode after he fires them.

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    #4  Edited By N7_Normandy
    @nightshroud1 said:
    " Theoreticly gamit should be able to charge the bullets and control when the explode after he fires them. "
    thinking about this makes me really excited for Age of X. 
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    #5  Edited By Namor1987

    He could also turn Cyclops' powers against him like if he put his fingers on Cyclop's eyes/glasses or whatever & charged them/it up he could technically burn out or cause Scott's eyes to explode in his head, right?
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    #6  Edited By Metatron_Da_Don
    @N7_Normandy said:
    " @nightshroud1 said:
    " Theoreticly gamit should be able to charge the bullets and control when the explode after he fires them. "
    thinking about this makes me really excited for Age of X.  "
    why does he use guns now? that teaser image looked like a rifle handle
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    #7  Edited By Namor1987
    @Metatron_Da_Don said:
    " @N7_Normandy said:
    " @nightshroud1 said:
    " Theoreticly gamit should be able to charge the bullets and control when the explode after he fires them. "
    thinking about this makes me really excited for Age of X.  "
    why does he use guns now? that teaser image looked like a rifle handle "

    Lol who say its not a fully functioning rifle? But maybe he wants to test the boundaries of his powers & think out of the box
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    #9  Edited By Namor1987
    @IrishX said:
    "@Namor1987:
    This is what Gambit can do if his powers are able to reach their full potential... 
     
    http://www.comicvine.com/new-son/29-14150/     "

    I was talking about at his current power level & state but also that Cyclops' powers run off kinetic energy could he do that in his current state?
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    #10  Edited By Gambit1024
    @Namor1987: The Cyclops theory is actually pretty interesting. What form of energy is Cyclops's beam? I know he has to absorb solar energy to use his powers, but what is the beam itself?
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    #11  Edited By Namor1987
    http://www.comicvine.com/cyclops/29-1459/
      
    Cyclops' beams are ambient solar energy like from the stars & sun but it's says the beams come out as kinetic energy
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    #12  Edited By Gambit1024
    @Namor1987: So couldn't Gambit just manipulate it indefinitely? If he wanted to he could turn them on and off whenever he pleases, lol
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    #13  Edited By nightshroud1

    gambit can only charge objects with kinetic energy he can't manipulate them like havok

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    #14  Edited By Namor1987

    @nightshroud1:  But with that being said couldn't he charge the vizor that Cyclops wears & reverse the flow of kinetic energy aka Cyke's optic blast back in to his own head causing him to die or have his eyes explode? BTW doesn't his current powerset allow him to charge inorganic & organic materials?

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    #15  Edited By _Grifter_

    Gambit isn't immune to his powers once their active, he blinded himself at one point in time due to one of his throwing cards blowing up right in his face.

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    wouldn't Gambit using his powers on a gun be like Orson Randal using the Iron Fist on a gun
     http://www.comicvine.com/orson-randall/29-45082/
     I'm not saying that neither one is awesome but they sound similar
    Also why doesn't Gambit use a bladed weapon since if he charged that it cause a lot more damage like cut through Iron Man's armor atleast

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    #17  Edited By Hoboshotgun100

    well, he used to charge knifes before playing cards but i don't know about now ,so if gambit as new sun can charge planets
    and make them explode with the power of an exploding sun and still survive, would that make him the strongest omega level mutant or what?And i know that he can't reach that level but if he did.

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    #18  Edited By Gammbitt

    When Remy had his gray matter put back in he was able to manipulate the energy to travel through time, so theoretically he should be able to control Cykes power but thats at full power, he should be able to do what namor1987 says, he should also be able to speed steal.  speed steal is a technique that DC's Flash can use to stop a persons motion by robbing them of thier energy

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    #19  Edited By Ragin_Cajun

    Also it's been said that Remy can block bullets fired from a semi-automatic weapon by spinning his bo staff fast enough.  So theoretically he can stop bullets with just that at the least. That's not even deferring to his ability to manipulate the kinetic energy itself of the bullets. 

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    #20  Edited By The_Ghostshell
    @nightshroud1 said:
    " Theoreticly gamit should be able to charge the bullets and control when the explode after he fires them. "

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    #21  Edited By jrock85

    I think we all can agree that his powers are to complex for him to just throw exploding cards.

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