ROGUE
Rogue is a long time member of the X-Men. The foster daughter of Mystique, she was previously a villainess
involved with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants II. She suffered mental problems because of her attack
on the X-Men's heroine friend Ms. Marvel and sought help from Professor Charles
Xavier. He examined her, using his telepathic powers, and although scanning her was very difficult,
he felt he'd learned enough to ask her to join the X-Men. She accepted and became a valued team member.
Although permanently gained powers of flight, superstrength and invulnerability from her contact with
Ms. Marvel, Rogue has never been able to control her only natural mutant gift of "absorbing"
others' abilities and psyche, a power which is activated by skin-to-skin contact and which forever keeps
her physically apart from people.
Upon meeting each other, Gambit and Rogue felt an obvious attraction to each other. Gambit pursued a
relationship in spite of the obvious limitations Rogue's power placed on them, eventually falling in
love with her and she with him. Since then, their relationship has been through numerous twists and
turns.