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Jill Monroe
06-08-2007, 09:46 AM
Marvel's forever underrated "song bird" vs. the red eyed "ragin' cajun".

Dazzler is a diva with power to match, at times whiney, at other times very proactive, she was TWICE asked to join the Avengers but ultimately settled with the X-men more out of necessity than choice.

Gambit is a man who was once mysterious and charming but is now reviled. He came to the X-men when he befriended a child regressed Storm but he carried a terrible secret that would change his relationship with the X-men forever and NOW....well im sure you all know what's going on with him lol.

Dazzler's powers involve sound and light, her mutant ability to take sound, ANY sound and transduce it into various manifestations of light including: holograms, forcefields, focused pressor beams/photon blasts, laser blasts, strobe effects and more. her powers activate at "speed of light" and she can channel her power through ANY part of her body.

Dazzler is also an olympic class athlete/gymnast and specializes in FLUENT hand to hand combat while roller skating at high speeds. (she's even been shown to nail a foe in the face with a well placed roundhouse kick WITH the roller skates on lol)

Dazzler has nailed such foes as Rogue, Sabretooth, Juggernaunt, Wolverine, Blob, Enchantress and Klaw.

She's been able to match and check Havok in "sparring" matches and often enjoyed a healthy rivalry with him due to the nature of their powers.

Gambit is a master thief and escape artist, skilled in hand to hand combat and an aces gymnast as well. his power involving the ability to charge any object with kinetic energy and detonate the power, he has even been able to beat back Gladiator in one instance.

Would Gambit be FAST enough to evade light speed attacks? would he fare well if his vision was taken away from him by a "dazzle blast"? would his charms WORK on the diva who has dated such characters as Johnny Storm and Warren Worthington III.

Jacob Black
06-09-2007, 04:29 AM
Looks like you already have the winner picked lol ;)

But after reading the wikipedia entry on Gambit, I think I REALLY would have liked him as a character in Marvel.. It really depends on WHICH Gambit she fought, because when he lost his powers and Sage jumpstarted them again, it really hasn't said if he has gotten his full powers back.. his alternate reality counterpart New Sun? ...

I think it is really in the air because it hasn't been discovered if he is an omega mutant or not, if he WAS, then I say he would definitely win, because of the potential he had.. I mean New Sun destroyed the entire world...

He definitely has a chance...

ETA: I DEFINITELY want to RP him one of these days!

SiD
06-10-2007, 08:22 AM
would his charms WORK on the diva who has dated such characters as Johnny Storm and Warren Worthington III.

Im sorry i can't really connect the diva part with Johnny Storm:p

As for the match:
Gambit has been through various power levels. When young his powers grew out of control because he really is powerful. He got in touch with Mr.Sinister who then did some brain surgery on Gambit, reducing his power level too a more manageable level. Later when stuck in time back in 1891 he got that era's sinister too reattach what the future Sinister had removed.
Then he could just look at things and without even touching it he could detontate it. I think he burned out those powers when fighting New Son (a.k.a New Sun)

Current Gambit is a scary looking fella, who apparently can breathe poisonous fumes/gas from his mouth in addition too his regular power set.

Although it would seem like Dazzler nowadays CAN'T die, so im kinda unsure here.

Both have good aim, i think Gambit might have the egde when it comes too acrobatics, but Dazzler is no slouch either.
Right now 5/10

BlunderingEcker
06-10-2007, 05:41 PM
Gambit has a chance, it's just Dazzler has the match won. lol
I think Dazzler is more 'Powerful'. they are both impressively skilled, but Dazzler has a great track record.

Jacob Black
06-13-2007, 03:56 PM
It really depends, they are a great match for each other because they both are kind of able to counteract each other. Gambit moves fast and very gracefully and acrobatically and I think would be able to dodge some of Dazzler's attacks.

Dazzler.. again is REALLY fast with her attacks, but I think if they were to fight, it wouldn't come down to powers after awhile, they would get bored of that, I think they would fight physically tooth and nail, and even STILL...

I don't know who would win.

ETA: On Farrah's vision thing in the first post, Gambit did lose his vision, and I think he used his kinetic powers as a way to restore that? So she might not be able to blind him in a battle. Not sure on that though.

Jill Monroe
06-13-2007, 04:00 PM
but how do you dodge powers that move at LIGHT SPEED?

Gambit has been shown to be a tremendous acrobat/physical fighter but Dazzler is an olympic class athlete and gymnast as well as a trained hand to hand combatant so she's going to be able toat LEAST match and fight Gambit physically. because Gambit had more time "in print" in the '90's than Dazzler (who was more prominent in the 70's and 80's) and she's only just recently become more prominent again thanks to Excalibur , Gambit is probably a "fan favorite" BUT i think by definition, Dazzler's powers will give her the edge in a fire fight.

in a physical fight, Gambit is probably more proficient with weapons but Dazzler is wicked fast when fighting/moving on roller skates.

I imagine that Gambit would try to flirt/charm her (as he did ShadowCat, Psylocke and other women he's faught) to distraction.