Well in the xmen animated series from 97 when we get to see his family and they all are wearing that as well because they are part of some group of thieves.
Look at Gambit's hands (only two fingers exposed). He charges objects through his skin (opposite of Rogue). The black part of his suit helps him control his powers.
@@JoJoOnRUclips I think because it stands out more for him as Stan points out, because his Trenchcoat makes him look less like he's wearing a onesie like the rest of them.
I'm pretty sure we've seen Wolverine be burnt to a crisp (including having his hair burnt off), and then regenerating into his classic hairstyle. So the latter.
It's only because it looks cool. Comic book artists draw eyes in a second, it's second nature to them, but under cowls and masks they don't look good. Some artists still draw the eyes, though (e.g.recent Neal Adams,) and it looks terrible, imo.
If you want a functional reason, hiding the eyes is normal because an opponent can get a lot of tells seeing someone's eyes. A person generally will flick a glance toward where they're intending to attack. Heck, seeing the eyes can let an opponent know an insult got a reaction. This is why a lot of cops and other law enforcement wear sunglasses.
If the character has a secret identity the white eyes helps to give a sense of mystery. It's also easier to color just white than to color a tiny iris with precision with a brush. That takes extra moments, carefulnes and change to tiny brush. Slightes miss and it becomes very noticeble because viewers attention is always to the eyes. Back in the early days it was difficult to line up the colors perfectly with the inkwork in the printing process. Often the colorist chose to just make the eyes skincolored to avoid the problem.
I love how Channing Tatum's costume has the headpiece despite it being totally unnecessary and even weird looking in a live-action context. One of the things that helped the MCU go over with fans was the characters looking and acting like their comic selves.
These "head socks" were such a '90s thing. Some members of the X-Men, X-Factor, Cable's Six Pack and about every Image Comics character wore them at some point; just like Rob Liefeld's pouches (which actually served a practical purpose). Shatterstar from X-Force wore a sturdy, brown leather version of a head sock which actually functioned as a helmet (well, sort of).
So the black parts of his suit are all actually connected. This includes his gloves, pants and headsock. It’s all just one long body suit. The other pieces are tacked on, like the chest plate, boots and coat. The existence of this comic trope exists as far back as X-Men #1, where all the X-Men had a full body covering. Angel was the first to remove the skull cap. Then Cyclops. And since then, it’s mostly been an “optional” look for the X-Men.
The early 90s xmen was perfect. I remember waking up on Saturday mornings, making a bowl of cereal and sitting down for fox kids. Xmen, spiderman, and the tick I think. Then when I finished my favorite shows on fox, I switched to wb kids and watched superman, batman and justice league.. then a few years later static shock.. and I think Xmen 97 is great, they kept with what was so awesome about Xmen.. now I'm 36 and have introduced my son to Xmen and all my other great childhood cartoons. It's better than what most kids watch these days. Bryson is 6 now and he loves the classics, I really love when he asks about the characters and how they do what they do. Every Saturday morning he has my old childhood routine 😊. Anyway great video I'm subbing
One of the things you learn when you practice with a staff is that long hair keeps you safe. It acts like a cat's whiskers and tells you when the staff is getting too close to your head. If his cowl or whatever keeps his hair out of his face, then that's not a trivial detail. He's giving himself extra senses by taking care of his composure.
@@ВсеволодМальков-м2п Buddhist monks shave their heads for potentially a variety of reasons but one reason that is very commonly cited is that hair makes you look more attractive so they shave it off to symbolically renounce vanity and pursuits of the flesh.
I've trained with the staff under eastern and western martial arts, none of the martial arts value long hair because when you lose the pole you can be controlled by your hair and you WILL lose the fight@@ВсеволодМальков-м2п
Thats the most stoic and info-dense video about something useless, i have ever watched. I wish other content creators were half as efficient as you. Great job.
This isn't unique to Gambit. It was just a thing in earlier comics and I loved it. "Open face, open hair headgear" was donned by Cyclops (his goat costume), Sabertooth, Angel (pre-Horseman), Jean Grey. It's just part of the costume. It was really heavily used in X-men as sort of "non-masked yet costumed" superheroes. 😅
objection! Cyclops's version stops at the visor, it doesn't go up to the hairline. So really when he takes his visor off, the cloth on the back of his head should just fall down.
Love that one of the reasons is that it's meant to make the comic artists lives easier, when there is a will to avoid drawing the things that gives us difficulty there will be a way.
@@discmanthecdlord no that’s not the it’s actually in its own universe you can even check in marvel database x men the animated series and pryde of the x men are in their own realities
did no one see original silver surfer, spider man and his amazimg friends? we got captain america, hulk, and iron-man in those. most kids saw mandarin, modok, and mysterio for the first time outside comic books there.
This is basically the same thing as why Akira Toriyama introduced Super Saiyan. To save time on drawing and it happened to make the character look cool
@@KindredBrujah Black and White manga are dependent on black ink. Goku's hair is black and that requires a lot of ink. But the SSJ hair needs no coloring, just the outline. Saving money
That’s actually a really good practical reason, to allow you to make a facial seal with a mask! I always assumed it was some sort of hearing and shrapnel protection, considering Remi likes to throw explosives around everywhere he goes. But the ear holes kind of undercut this theory haha
I think I read somewhere in the comics that Gambit wears the bright purple body armor for the same reason batman wore the bat symbol with the yellow background. It's bright and gives criminals or opponents with guns a place to concentrate fire as a distraction. In those moments of confusion is when he takes them down 👌🏾💯
Gambit #3. Yes. It is a *bulletproof* distraction that keeps eyes off arms and legs. The cowl is bulletproof (and energy-blast proof) too. He said he did a "deep dive" into this, but it couldn't have been very deep, since it is explained in very specific detail in comic panels in a comic that is literally named for character he's talking about.
It has become so ingrained in me that Gambit just has the thing that I didn't even question it when I saw the live action version. I just accepted "Yeah, that's Gambit's outfit"
I figured the largest reason for Gambits nearly fool body covering elements in his costume (not just his head, but arms, and most of his hands) was so him and Rogue could have an easier time touching. In ‘97, notice anytime she kisses him she either uses her own glove to protect their lips. Or she’ll kiss his cheek (which is covered by that head piece). His hands, with the exception of 3 fingers are also fully covered. Now of course, in the comics Gambit & Rogue are completely capable of touching one another skin to skin and have been for years.
Yes, it is an armor said that was established by forge and also, you left out. It was actually armor invented by Mr. Fantastic. Mr. Fantastic was the one who invented the armor maintenance so that their skin tights were not only bulletproof against. A small arms fire, but they were also, as you said, pressure suits. I hope the Future fantastic four and x men mov8es explain this
The Head piece is part of a onesie of their outfit. It’s like wearing a wet suit that is flame retardant and static resistant. It helps characters like Gambit control his kinetic energy, or Jean Grey with her telekinetic powers, or Havoc focus his cosmic energy. There’s many others. If you go back and look at the original X-Men Blue team you’ll see they had those covering their entire heads like masked hoods. It’s their team’s tights. Like Fantastic Four the uniforms are durable to their abilities. It’s a protective layer! Plus they evolved into what they wear now. As they get older you watch them going away from those uniforms as mutants are being hunted and the X-men are divided.
Having read most, if not all, of the X-Men comics back in the 80's and 90's I can tell you it is for protection but Gambit loves his hair and lays the rizz every chance he gets so anything that would cover the hair was out but he still wanted protection for his neck...
Its because originally Gambit couldn't control his powers and would accidentally charge things up that he brushed against. Kind of like Rogue. The body suit limited his accidental contact.
Figures. Any "accidental" contacts would like cause the intended "residuals" seen in Deadpool & Wolverine, because the Raging Cajun can really blow stuff (and in this particular case, people) up.
@@Zumoariit’s the first animation to get a full series but there was a different animated pilot in the 80s called pryde of the x-men (which was released on VHS), and they appeared in other marvel animated shows prior to that too.
Aside from artistic reasons, it might have a much simpler purpose: it keeps his face warm without obstructing his senses too much. The X-Men fly around in the Blackbird which based on high-altitude spy jets...high altitude mean that things get really chilly. He might otherwise wear a balaclava, but I don't know if you've ever worn one of those things but they're pretty uncomfortable and collect a lot of moisture from breathing if your nose and mouth are covered. Also if they do operate at high altitudes they might have seldom-seen headphones and respirators that go over the uncovered spots. Other X-Men might not be as sensitive to the cold; Nightcrawler and Beast have fur, Colossus' metal form is resistant to extreme temperatures, Jubilee can probably generate heat through a subtle use of her firework powers, Angel is adapted for high altitudes already and Storm is probably immune to cold because she controls weather and so on and so forth.
My headcanon was that Gambits "headbrace" was a security feature that prevented his head from accidentally getting charged by his powers and exploding.
Short but great analysis. I expected to be disappointed because stuff like this almost always comes down to some version of "it saved artists money" (because comic books have long been only on the fringes of being profitable, and artists are grossly underpaid), but you did actually come up with that answer and it makes total sense. Good watch, would recommend.
It would make a lot more sense if it did cover his ears. Having built in ear protection when your power is making things blow up would make a lot of sense and help with the not drawing ears thing.
i always like this stuff because like, comic book artists don't tend to make up much out of whole cloth. Everything's made out of something legit, because they mostly used references and had really rigid training for consistency. What I wanna know is what his armor is, that stuff is cool, especially the boots. I used to think Scarlet Spider was wearing a breastplate, because the way McFarlane drew it made it look metallic and ribbed. Anyway I would say Gambit is wearing something with superhero-mask "math" if you will. You take a 'cowl' which has always been in superhero stuff (the original x-men wore them, the kind without a nose cover unlike batman and space ghost and daredevil) , you remove the 'zorro mask' part, now you have Cyclops's cowl from the old days, or The Whizzer's classic outfit. Then you chop off the top so his hair can poke out, BUT you leave the forehead band in place (otherwise you get 90s Cyclops)
i don't think anybody thought Gambit talked funny until Deadpool started saying it, i literally never heard anybody in irl or any story where Gambit was in it saw anybody say this
cajun accents are like THE funniest weirdest accent, and because they're a tiny group nobody likes (they got kicked out of french canada for being so unlikeable) there's nobody whining that it's unPC to make fun of them. That combined with the fact that almost nobody talks that way anymore (just like nobody has that 'southern belle' dialect Rogue's sporting anymore) makes it increasingly hard to find anyone who can understand it.
Something to remember is that time you woke up in a start and it took you a second to calm down, maybe you were sweating? Maybe it happened more than once, but you weren't immediately in the appropriate state of mind to determine that you were dreaming, it took you a few seconds. It happens. Or how about that time you got black out drunk and made some very absent minded decisions. You don't remember touching this or that, but the evidence is there... Rogue has to have her entire body covered, because if she so much as accidentally touches you, well. You know. Imagine touching her eye, wtf... I can only assume it's similar for Gambit, anything he physically touches can become supercharged, it's why his gloves are only partly fingerless. If he needed the whole glove to be fingerless, he could simply explode it off. As someone who frequently enjoys indulging in the occasional substance or two, I am comfortable in saying that it's possible that it's probably to keep him from, I don't know, getting drunk, having a bad dream, and exploding the god damn bed in his sleep. It's a fair assumption, when you consider how many different ways that could happen in the Marvel universe, anything from Jean projecting her own bad dream from down the hall, all the way to a demon bear saw an opportunity to give you bad dreams, and so on. His childhood must have been a real bitch, huh? Imagine how often that must have happened before he decided to go with that, I believe he's had that look since his first official appearance, can you imagine it as an item they sell exclusively in the Marvel Universe? If it's not, then howcome Gambit isn't making money selling these things, there's clearly a market for them.
Functionally- keeps his hair out of his have Aesthetically- his hair splits down the middle so it works well for that as composition Lore Contrived- family trademark
Most references call it a Thief's Cowl being that gambit is a former thief. I'm guessing that he modified it to be more open since he no longer hides his face and prefers his hair to be free. (as you said; extra protection. )
I like how you work and point out your research points. Earned a sub! Keep it up. RUclips needs more of this and less of the drama baiting for clicks. Appreciate you!
Gambit has always been one of my favorite heroes ever. I remember thinking as a kid wow that dude's awesome. Being able to turn cards into explosive projectiles.
Actually, the 2022 Gambit miniseries written by Chris Claremont specifically addresses Gambit's attire, including the face mask. It is alien armor that protects against high impact assaults, such as bullets, but doesn't do much to protect against the smaller attacks like a punch or knife.
I forget entirely if I was told this or if I just made it up my self but when I was a kid watching the early 90s show, I had the impression it was some kind of containment suit, which also expained why he dressed differently than the other Xmen, and seemed to tend to stay in costume even in casual time. I think it was something about preventing him from accidentally "charging" things he didn't intend to. It is possible that if I just made it up it was because his gloves conceal two out of his five fingers, I do know when I was a kid I thought his power had something to do with skin touching skin, so the glove would keep his pinky from touching his ring finger, and his index finger from touching his middle finger. I think in my head it all came down to kind of an inversion of Rogue's ability, which I think I assumed was why they liked each other. She pulls the energy out of anything she touches, he crams energy in to what ever he touches. I know thats not actually what he does but it was me as a kid watching a cartoon show.
In Brazil we call this kind of balaclava "joana darc" and it's mostly worn by babies. However I think the 90s X-men relied heavily on a mix of military and sports and cool. These anti-flames balaclavas are used both by the military and by the high speed vehicle sports (like F1). Allowing some room for hair adds it to the cool factor and then "voilá"
As a comic book artist I can also add that it helps center the face when you draw the head. The Image guys like Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri and Whilce Portacio also started adding jackets and coats to replace capes and accesorize the costumes. It's especially with Rogue and Gambit's case in which her jacket and his trenchcoat IS essential to their look.
I always figured as a theives guild thing, its part of a full mask setup so that the head thing allows for a airtight seal, think gas mask type thing etc. so as theives, part of a more “ninja” type head/face mask and he just doesnt wear the mask part but kept the head sock for the look and light armor it provides.
Living in Canada as I do I can tell you that the head sock thing is an actual functional piece of winter gear you can buy and wear. They are fairly uncommon, but they were popular for a while in the 1990s and it is still possible to find one every now and then. Why a character from Louisiana is wearing a piece of winter gear in the summer in the American South is unknown to me, but I visited Florida a couple of times and saw hipsters wearing toques in warm weather. They called their toques "beanies" but it doesn't change the fact they were wearing toques in warm weather. I have always assumed Gambit is simply stupid like them and likes to wear seasonably inappropriate clothing too, which I guess also explains why he wears a trenchcoat when it is neither cold nor raining.
Makes total sense! As an artiest stand point i could understand completely why it would save time. I mean drawing one's ear is hard enough but to do it perfectly the same way it can be daunting.
I think it is an extension of his costume. according to Gambit, himself. he wears the costume he does to mask his heat signature to sensors when he is trying to sneak into places to steal things. also, if you pay attention to the specific fingers on his hand that is covered he has the fingers covered that he would use to crack a safe and not leave fingerprints or any kind of oil impression from his hands.
That isn't a spoiler, that already _madeanameforitselfhere_
Fair point, editing took an embarrassingly long time
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Well in the xmen animated series from 97 when we get to see his family and they all are wearing that as well because they are part of some group of thieves.
Look at Gambit's hands (only two fingers exposed). He charges objects through his skin (opposite of Rogue). The black part of his suit helps him control his powers.
Hmm interesting never thought of it that way.
@@brendeng618 Remember the suit Professor X made for Havok in "X-Men - First Class"? It's the same idea.
Oh ya that makes sense great movie!
seems like if you were a thief you would want to cover your face and not every part of the head but the face.
A 4 minute video with no filler explaining exactly what’s in the title… earned my sub.
Uhh, it's him, Angel, Jean, Cyclops, Havok, Polaris. It's a pretty common look among the X-Men.
Yet Gambit's is the only one anyone really talks about.
Not just the Xmen. Some non-mutants wear a variation of it as well.
Take superior iron man when you remove his helmet. It kinda looks similar.
Wolverine's hairline does that on its own
Sabertooth has been drawn with one as well except his ears are covered yet visible.
@@JoJoOnRUclips I think because it stands out more for him as Stan points out, because his Trenchcoat makes him look less like he's wearing a onesie like the rest of them.
Now the question is, is Wolverine’s hairdo a result of him wearing the mask or did his hairstyle influence the design of the mask?
The second one.
Why not both
reminds me of a stupid little drawing i did once of batman taking his cowl off and his hair has gotten mushed into the bat ears so it's sticking up.
Right? Been wondering about that my whole life
I'm pretty sure we've seen Wolverine be burnt to a crisp (including having his hair burnt off), and then regenerating into his classic hairstyle. So the latter.
It's the same reason Batman and Wolverine have white-eyed cowls: they look cool and make things easier for the artists.
It's only because it looks cool. Comic book artists draw eyes in a second, it's second nature to them, but under cowls and masks they don't look good. Some artists still draw the eyes, though (e.g.recent Neal Adams,) and it looks terrible, imo.
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If you want a functional reason, hiding the eyes is normal because an opponent can get a lot of tells seeing someone's eyes. A person generally will flick a glance toward where they're intending to attack. Heck, seeing the eyes can let an opponent know an insult got a reaction. This is why a lot of cops and other law enforcement wear sunglasses.
@@Tiewazwtf are you on about? Stop smoking crack. 🤦🏿♂️ 😂😂
If the character has a secret identity the white eyes helps to give a sense of mystery. It's also easier to color just white than to color a tiny iris with precision with a brush. That takes extra moments, carefulnes and change to tiny brush. Slightes miss and it becomes very noticeble because viewers attention is always to the eyes. Back in the early days it was difficult to line up the colors perfectly with the inkwork in the printing process. Often the colorist chose to just make the eyes skincolored to avoid the problem.
"what would you prefer, yellow spandex?"
Me: "yes.."
"What did you expect? Black leather?"
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Yes is the only correct answer!
I love how Channing Tatum's costume has the headpiece despite it being totally unnecessary and even weird looking in a live-action context. One of the things that helped the MCU go over with fans was the characters looking and acting like their comic selves.
It's not unnecessary at all. Gambit has a specific look and the film was faithful to that look.
... Except for the eyes...
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I didn't invent the balaclava, Chere, but I was the first to recognize its potential as a tactical garment! The tactical balaclava! The... tacticlava!
Are we still doing Phrasing?
I like to think it's a normal balaclava from his thief days, but he ripped the top open so it wouldn't mess up his hair.
Btw his Body armor was NOT pink , purple nor red its MAGENTA like spider gwen , Jubilee , & on Archangels costume. It made him unique .
"Magenta is a purplish-red color."
These "head socks" were such a '90s thing.
Some members of the X-Men, X-Factor, Cable's Six Pack and about every Image Comics character wore them at some point; just like Rob Liefeld's pouches (which actually served a practical purpose).
Shatterstar from X-Force wore a sturdy, brown leather version of a head sock which actually functioned as a helmet (well, sort of).
I remember seeing something similar in xcom, the original one from 1994. Always wondered what it was supposed to be.
So the black parts of his suit are all actually connected. This includes his gloves, pants and headsock. It’s all just one long body suit. The other pieces are tacked on, like the chest plate, boots and coat. The existence of this comic trope exists as far back as X-Men #1, where all the X-Men had a full body covering. Angel was the first to remove the skull cap. Then Cyclops. And since then, it’s mostly been an “optional” look for the X-Men.
Hope he used the restroom before suiting up! 😂
How long does it take Gambit to get dressed and undressed, that's the real question
The early 90s xmen was perfect. I remember waking up on Saturday mornings, making a bowl of cereal and sitting down for fox kids. Xmen, spiderman, and the tick I think. Then when I finished my favorite shows on fox, I switched to wb kids and watched superman, batman and justice league.. then a few years later static shock.. and I think Xmen 97 is great, they kept with what was so awesome about Xmen.. now I'm 36 and have introduced my son to Xmen and all my other great childhood cartoons. It's better than what most kids watch these days. Bryson is 6 now and he loves the classics, I really love when he asks about the characters and how they do what they do. Every Saturday morning he has my old childhood routine 😊.
Anyway great video I'm subbing
One of the things you learn when you practice with a staff is that long hair keeps you safe. It acts like a cat's whiskers and tells you when the staff is getting too close to your head. If his cowl or whatever keeps his hair out of his face, then that's not a trivial detail. He's giving himself extra senses by taking care of his composure.
hehe fun, curious where info from tho
It's an interesting theory
that is why shaolin monks shave their heads? This makes zero sense
@@ВсеволодМальков-м2п Buddhist monks shave their heads for potentially a variety of reasons but one reason that is very commonly cited is that hair makes you look more attractive so they shave it off to symbolically renounce vanity and pursuits of the flesh.
I've trained with the staff under eastern and western martial arts, none of the martial arts value long hair because when you lose the pole you can be controlled by your hair and you WILL lose the fight@@ВсеволодМальков-м2п
'"What is the head sock thing?" and "Would I be able to pull it off?" The second question is an absolute 'Yes."' 😂😂😂
Thats the most stoic and info-dense video about something useless, i have ever watched.
I wish other content creators were half as efficient as you. Great job.
It looks like a ski mask that has been cut.
It's just a headsock... End of story.
"Purple plastic abs"
Uh, that's pink...
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I’m literally colorblind and that still made me go, ‘Wait…’
3:35 Don't forget maximum visual readability across varying poses and angles. That's another big part of comic character design staples.
"the oldest one" Laughs in Pryde of the X-Men
wasn't a series. He said 'series'.
This isn't unique to Gambit. It was just a thing in earlier comics and I loved it. "Open face, open hair headgear" was donned by Cyclops (his goat costume), Sabertooth, Angel (pre-Horseman), Jean Grey. It's just part of the costume. It was really heavily used in X-men as sort of "non-masked yet costumed" superheroes. 😅
objection! Cyclops's version stops at the visor, it doesn't go up to the hairline. So really when he takes his visor off, the cloth on the back of his head should just fall down.
Mentioned in the video, even cited more than you.
Seeing people refer to 90s comic as "earlier" makes me feel old. I mean, you're not *wrong* though.
Love that one of the reasons is that it's meant to make the comic artists lives easier, when there is a will to avoid drawing the things that gives us difficulty there will be a way.
You finally got around to the real reason, it makes the artists job easier and less costly for the ink.
I have no problems with that I'm just wondering why it looks like hard rubber on Channing 😭 it reminds me too much of Clooney Batman
yeah it wasnt a great success but they tried
(Sigh)
To please the fanboys or not?
The costume just didn't look right in the movie it look like cosplay😅
Probably because practically, an elastic headband is pretty hard to get to stay in one place. A form-fitted rubber thing will stay where you put it.
My guess is that it is more practical to stitch a wig to hard rubber and make it look cool than to fumble with spandex ripping at the seams.
Sometimes the only reason for something it's only function is it looks cool
True, and with superheroes, that's most of the time :p
It didn't look cool in live action😅
@0:10 not the oldest one
Yes that’s true before that one we had the cancelled pryde of the x men
@@Teddysabritas6379interesting. I thought that was the actual pilot. Great info 🙏
@@hornedgod2873I mean it technically counts as a pilot for 1997 cartoon
@@discmanthecdlord no that’s not the it’s actually in its own universe you can even check in marvel database x men the animated series and pryde of the x men are in their own realities
did no one see original silver surfer, spider man and his amazimg friends? we got captain america, hulk, and iron-man in those. most kids saw mandarin, modok, and mysterio for the first time outside comic books there.
This is basically the same thing as why Akira Toriyama introduced Super Saiyan. To save time on drawing and it happened to make the character look cool
Why would Super Saiyan save time on drawing?
@@KindredBrujah Black and White manga are dependent on black ink. Goku's hair is black and that requires a lot of ink. But the SSJ hair needs no coloring, just the outline. Saving money
Isn't it part of the thieve's guild armor? (That they wear a gas mask over.)
It always reminded me of the head gear greco roman wrestlers wear.
That’s actually a really good practical reason, to allow you to make a facial seal with a mask! I always assumed it was some sort of hearing and shrapnel protection, considering Remi likes to throw explosives around everywhere he goes. But the ear holes kind of undercut this theory haha
This makes perfections to
I think I read somewhere in the comics that Gambit wears the bright purple body armor for the same reason batman wore the bat symbol with the yellow background. It's bright and gives criminals or opponents with guns a place to concentrate fire as a distraction. In those moments of confusion is when he takes them down 👌🏾💯
I like that. Effectively putting a bullseye on the one place where your armour is thickest, drawing fire there to buy time. Nice.
Gambit #3. Yes. It is a *bulletproof* distraction that keeps eyes off arms and legs. The cowl is bulletproof (and energy-blast proof) too.
He said he did a "deep dive" into this, but it couldn't have been very deep, since it is explained in very specific detail in comic panels in a comic that is literally named for character he's talking about.
It has become so ingrained in me that Gambit just has the thing that I didn't even question it when I saw the live action version. I just accepted "Yeah, that's Gambit's outfit"
I figured the largest reason for Gambits nearly fool body covering elements in his costume (not just his head, but arms, and most of his hands) was so him and Rogue could have an easier time touching. In ‘97, notice anytime she kisses him she either uses her own glove to protect their lips. Or she’ll kiss his cheek (which is covered by that head piece). His hands, with the exception of 3 fingers are also fully covered. Now of course, in the comics Gambit & Rogue are completely capable of touching one another skin to skin and have been for years.
3:25 Rob Liefeld, cutting corners in art!? NO WAY! /s
Yes, it is an armor said that was established by forge and also, you left out. It was actually armor invented by Mr. Fantastic. Mr. Fantastic was the one who invented the armor maintenance so that their skin tights were not only bulletproof against. A small arms fire, but they were also, as you said, pressure suits. I hope the Future fantastic four and x men mov8es explain this
It was a common headgear during Jim Lee’s run. Gambit, Havok (as a Genoshan soldier and when he joined X Factor), Polaris, Sabretooth to name a few.
That movie isn't even a spoiler anymore.
It is
@@airrider-jk9ik Highest selling R rated movie + Gamibit meme, everybody has seen it
@@airrider-jk9ikyou had time to watch it
@@Half_Bl00d_H3R0 I have seen it
It’s still spoilers
it doesnt take a day to do research, edit and do voice overs. it was a spoiler when this was made, it isnt anymore.
Talks about not having to draw ears; inserts frame with Gambit's ears poking through the head gear.
TIL Gambit's headgear was inspired by Flash Gordon. Amazing.
The Head piece is part of a onesie of their outfit. It’s like wearing a wet suit that is flame retardant and static resistant. It helps characters like Gambit control his kinetic energy, or Jean Grey with her telekinetic powers, or Havoc focus his cosmic energy. There’s many others. If you go back and look at the original X-Men Blue team you’ll see they had those covering their entire heads like masked hoods. It’s their team’s tights. Like Fantastic Four the uniforms are durable to their abilities. It’s a protective layer! Plus they evolved into what they wear now. As they get older you watch them going away from those uniforms as mutants are being hunted and the X-men are divided.
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Having read most, if not all, of the X-Men comics back in the 80's and 90's I can tell you it is for protection but Gambit loves his hair and lays the rizz every chance he gets so anything that would cover the hair was out but he still wanted protection for his neck...
Its because originally Gambit couldn't control his powers and would accidentally charge things up that he brushed against. Kind of like Rogue. The body suit limited his accidental contact.
Figures. Any "accidental" contacts would like cause the intended "residuals" seen in Deadpool & Wolverine, because the Raging Cajun can really blow stuff (and in this particular case, people) up.
It's a form-fitting, padded cowl.
i thought he was just insecure about his forehead
I am insecure about my forehead.
@@biancaluedeker me too!
In the original game "UFO: Enemy Unknown" (also known as "X-COM: UFO Defense") this headpiece was also used by X-COM operatives.
00:14 the irony
Is X-Men the Animated Series (1992) not the oldest animation?
@@Zumoari I was talking about the irony of him saying Gambit talks funny when he talks funny
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@@Zumoariit’s the first animation to get a full series but there was a different animated pilot in the 80s called pryde of the x-men (which was released on VHS), and they appeared in other marvel animated shows prior to that too.
Thinking back, there was a Gambit trading card circa 1990 that said he wore body armor. I always assumed the head thing was part of that armor.
1:56 "Mutants, aliens, or whatever this thing is" He's actually a mutant alien. Really. His name's Warlock (no, not that one)
It's just a simple unique cover for his head that simple. The comic artist don't need an answer that simple. It's what made it look awesome!!!
Its cleary a thingamajig doohickey yokeamebob, they sell them everywhere.
Thank you, Comics Stan. You resolved an issue that perplexed me in high school and haunted my unoccupied moments for decades.
2nd Hokage wields it better.
Aside from artistic reasons, it might have a much simpler purpose: it keeps his face warm without obstructing his senses too much. The X-Men fly around in the Blackbird which based on high-altitude spy jets...high altitude mean that things get really chilly. He might otherwise wear a balaclava, but I don't know if you've ever worn one of those things but they're pretty uncomfortable and collect a lot of moisture from breathing if your nose and mouth are covered. Also if they do operate at high altitudes they might have seldom-seen headphones and respirators that go over the uncovered spots. Other X-Men might not be as sensitive to the cold; Nightcrawler and Beast have fur, Colossus' metal form is resistant to extreme temperatures, Jubilee can probably generate heat through a subtle use of her firework powers, Angel is adapted for high altitudes already and Storm is probably immune to cold because she controls weather and so on and so forth.
Finally someone is talking about it
My headcanon was that Gambits "headbrace" was a security feature that prevented his head from accidentally getting charged by his powers and exploding.
3:12 comic accurate height of wolverine
Short but great analysis. I expected to be disappointed because stuff like this almost always comes down to some version of "it saved artists money" (because comic books have long been only on the fringes of being profitable, and artists are grossly underpaid), but you did actually come up with that answer and it makes total sense. Good watch, would recommend.
It's the thief guild uniform right?
Remember it in the old 1996 Xmen cartoon where all the thieves wore it, the group he originated from.
It would make a lot more sense if it did cover his ears. Having built in ear protection when your power is making things blow up would make a lot of sense and help with the not drawing ears thing.
Coif is correct pronounced both ways because i said so
i always like this stuff because like, comic book artists don't tend to make up much out of whole cloth. Everything's made out of something legit, because they mostly used references and had really rigid training for consistency.
What I wanna know is what his armor is, that stuff is cool, especially the boots. I used to think Scarlet Spider was wearing a breastplate, because the way McFarlane drew it made it look metallic and ribbed.
Anyway I would say Gambit is wearing something with superhero-mask "math" if you will.
You take a 'cowl' which has always been in superhero stuff (the original x-men wore them, the kind without a nose cover unlike batman and space ghost and daredevil) , you remove the 'zorro mask' part, now you have Cyclops's cowl from the old days, or The Whizzer's classic outfit.
Then you chop off the top so his hair can poke out, BUT you leave the forehead band in place (otherwise you get 90s Cyclops)
i don't think anybody thought Gambit talked funny until Deadpool started saying it, i literally never heard anybody in irl or any story where Gambit was in it saw anybody say this
Well I did but I often struggle with accents, so take it with a grain of salt.
They did. When I was a kid, my friends and I would mock the accent
It's a weirdly uncommon Louisiana accent I found it cute
cajun accents are like THE funniest weirdest accent, and because they're a tiny group nobody likes (they got kicked out of french canada for being so unlikeable) there's nobody whining that it's unPC to make fun of them. That combined with the fact that almost nobody talks that way anymore (just like nobody has that 'southern belle' dialect Rogue's sporting anymore) makes it increasingly hard to find anyone who can understand it.
Wow I've wondered why they all wore these simce like 1992.
2:22 So that is why they are immune to cold because I really don’t know why some mutants in marvel are kill able and most are not.
"I've always seen it called a cowl. Lots of characters had them in the nineties. Cyclops, Jean, Havok."
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Something to remember is that time you woke up in a start and it took you a second to calm down, maybe you were sweating? Maybe it happened more than once, but you weren't immediately in the appropriate state of mind to determine that you were dreaming, it took you a few seconds. It happens. Or how about that time you got black out drunk and made some very absent minded decisions. You don't remember touching this or that, but the evidence is there... Rogue has to have her entire body covered, because if she so much as accidentally touches you, well. You know. Imagine touching her eye, wtf... I can only assume it's similar for Gambit, anything he physically touches can become supercharged, it's why his gloves are only partly fingerless. If he needed the whole glove to be fingerless, he could simply explode it off. As someone who frequently enjoys indulging in the occasional substance or two, I am comfortable in saying that it's possible that it's probably to keep him from, I don't know, getting drunk, having a bad dream, and exploding the god damn bed in his sleep. It's a fair assumption, when you consider how many different ways that could happen in the Marvel universe, anything from Jean projecting her own bad dream from down the hall, all the way to a demon bear saw an opportunity to give you bad dreams, and so on. His childhood must have been a real bitch, huh? Imagine how often that must have happened before he decided to go with that, I believe he's had that look since his first official appearance, can you imagine it as an item they sell exclusively in the Marvel Universe? If it's not, then howcome Gambit isn't making money selling these things, there's clearly a market for them.
Youngblood and wildcats weren’t xmen
That's not really the point, now is it.
It aint nothin but a Pooh Sheisty Mask
You got something very wrong in this video.
Rob Liefield isn't an artist.
Yes he is.
@@SuperAlfern If that's the case then my 10-year-old niece is an artist. She's got more talent than Liefield ever had.
@@AngelusNielson can she draw horrifyingly twisted stick women who wear enormous balloons in their blouse ?
Functionally- keeps his hair out of his have
Aesthetically- his hair splits down the middle so it works well for that as composition
Lore Contrived- family trademark
Yup, this was definitely the exact answer I was expecting! Well done, video!
I'd like to imagine that it's body armor fitted like a wet suit, but Gambit didn't like how it messes with his hair, so he cut the top off.
Most references call it a Thief's Cowl being that gambit is a former thief. I'm guessing that he modified it to be more open since he no longer hides his face and prefers his hair to be free. (as you said; extra protection. )
I like how you work and point out your research points. Earned a sub! Keep it up. RUclips needs more of this and less of the drama baiting for clicks. Appreciate you!
0:49 that’s soooo smart^^^ more people need to say this in their videos lol
0:49 PERFECTION!!! CHEFS KISS
I am so glad this was not a click fade video! Actual answers are so good!
Gambit has always been one of my favorite heroes ever. I remember thinking as a kid wow that dude's awesome. Being able to turn cards into explosive projectiles.
Actually, the 2022 Gambit miniseries written by Chris Claremont specifically addresses Gambit's attire, including the face mask. It is alien armor that protects against high impact assaults, such as bullets, but doesn't do much to protect against the smaller attacks like a punch or knife.
I forget entirely if I was told this or if I just made it up my self but when I was a kid watching the early 90s show, I had the impression it was some kind of containment suit, which also expained why he dressed differently than the other Xmen, and seemed to tend to stay in costume even in casual time. I think it was something about preventing him from accidentally "charging" things he didn't intend to. It is possible that if I just made it up it was because his gloves conceal two out of his five fingers, I do know when I was a kid I thought his power had something to do with skin touching skin, so the glove would keep his pinky from touching his ring finger, and his index finger from touching his middle finger.
I think in my head it all came down to kind of an inversion of Rogue's ability, which I think I assumed was why they liked each other. She pulls the energy out of anything she touches, he crams energy in to what ever he touches. I know thats not actually what he does but it was me as a kid watching a cartoon show.
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I'm so glad I finally got to see the Ragin' Cajun at work on the big screen.
Don't forget the 90's hairstyles using Mousse. We used a lot of Mousse back then. Especially my wife.
I feel like there's something else you did in the 90s that you're being a bit coy about detailing...
Thank you for not trying to retcon some well thought out reason into what was simply a fictional comic book aesthetic.
In Brazil we call this kind of balaclava "joana darc" and it's mostly worn by babies.
However I think the 90s X-men relied heavily on a mix of military and sports and cool. These anti-flames balaclavas are used both by the military and by the high speed vehicle sports (like F1).
Allowing some room for hair adds it to the cool factor and then "voilá"
1:57 Shapeshifting techno-organic mutant alien.
Also know as Warlock, a huge goober and a silly fella
I have this strong memory of Wolverine having an Australian accent in that earliest animated series.
As a comic book artist I can also add that it helps center the face when you draw the head. The Image guys like Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri and Whilce Portacio also started adding jackets and coats to replace capes and accesorize the costumes. It's especially with Rogue and Gambit's case in which her jacket and his trenchcoat IS essential to their look.
That's head underwear. Next question.
The title and opening are perfect. I think we all thought it but never seen a video about it. Lovely!
I always figured as a theives guild thing, its part of a full mask setup so that the head thing allows for a airtight seal, think gas mask type thing etc. so as theives, part of a more “ninja” type head/face mask and he just doesnt wear the mask part but kept the head sock for the look and light armor it provides.
This video was well made. Thank you for making it.
And thank you for watching it.
Living in Canada as I do I can tell you that the head sock thing is an actual functional piece of winter gear you can buy and wear. They are fairly uncommon, but they were popular for a while in the 1990s and it is still possible to find one every now and then. Why a character from Louisiana is wearing a piece of winter gear in the summer in the American South is unknown to me, but I visited Florida a couple of times and saw hipsters wearing toques in warm weather. They called their toques "beanies" but it doesn't change the fact they were wearing toques in warm weather. I have always assumed Gambit is simply stupid like them and likes to wear seasonably inappropriate clothing too, which I guess also explains why he wears a trenchcoat when it is neither cold nor raining.
it is based on Japanese, for example Udō Jin-e from Rurouni Kenshin.
Makes total sense! As an artiest stand point i could understand completely why it would save time. I mean drawing one's ear is hard enough but to do it perfectly the same way it can be daunting.
He's allergic to mosquitoes and tries to eliminate any exposed flesh a lot of mosquitoes in the bayou
This. Was very quaint. I enjoyed
I think it is an extension of his costume. according to Gambit, himself. he wears the costume he does to mask his heat signature to sensors when he is trying to sneak into places to steal things. also, if you pay attention to the specific fingers on his hand that is covered he has the fingers covered that he would use to crack a safe and not leave fingerprints or any kind of oil impression from his hands.
God damn at least ONE other person knows their stuff.