X-Men: How Rogue Touches Gambit Without Hurting Him
The X-Men's Rogue has a history of long and complicated romantic relationships; however, it's never stopped her from getting intimate with the Ragin' Cajun, Gambit. Even though she touches Gambit with no evident consequences, he has no immunity to her life absorption powers. Marvel fans have often pondered the question: how is it possible for Rogue to kiss her husband when she still has these absorption powers to this day?
Anna Marie's mutant gene activated during a date with a boy she had a crush on—Cody Robbins. As she felt the intense sensations of young love, she leaned in to kiss Cody but wound up draining his life and leaving him in a coma. Mystique eventually adopted and indoctrinated her into the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, where Rogue used her absorption powers for evil purposes. She permanently gained super speed, durability, and strength after draining the original Ms. Marvel's powers and memories. Carol Danvers' Kree physiology made her a powerhouse, but Rogue suffered from the memories that didn't belong to her. She eventually sought refuge with Professor Xavier and joined the X-Men in Chris Claremont and Walt Simonson's Uncanny X-Men #171.
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Gambit first joined the X-Men in the 1990s. Although he gets no clear induction, he first fully appears in Claremont and Mike Collins' Uncanny X-Men #266, rescuing a young Storm from the Shadow King. Gambit and Rogue would soon enter a romantic relationship during the first few issues of Claremont, Jim Lee, and Scott Williams' infamous 1990s X-Men comics. While Kelly Thompson and Pere Pérez's Rogue & Gambit miniseriesreveals that the Shadow Kingfirst had them hook up, they initially avoid any form of
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