Gambit’s Squad
Gambit’s squad recently made their first appearance and little has been revealed about the individual members. So far, Gambit’s squad has only five students. Most wear modified versions of the standard X-Men training uniform while Foxx was given a more individual costume. The name of Gambit’s squad has not yet been established.
First appearance: X-Men (2nd series) #171
Current Membership: Bling, Flubber, Foxx, Onyxx, Rain Boy
Bling First appearance: X-Men (2nd series) #171
All Xavier Institute appearances: X-Men (2nd series) #171-172
Powers: crystallized rock body endows her with increased durability and the ability to blast off small portions of rock from her skin
Notes:
- Bling acknowledged that she was physically attracted to Foxx. Whether she identifies as lesbian or bisexual has yet to be revealed.
Flubber First appearance: X-Men (2nd series) #171
All Xavier Institute appearances: X-Men (2nd series) #171-172
Powers: bizarre physiology gives him heightened agility, abnormally large hands, and a rubbery body allowing him to spring great heights and distances
Foxx (Raven Darkholme) First appearance: Ms. Marvel #16 (as Raven Darkholme), X-Men (2nd series) #171 (as Foxx) ,(As
All Xavier Institute appearances: X-Men (2nd series) #171-172 (as Foxx)
Powers: (as Foxx) demonstrated heightened agility, fangs, and night vision
Notes:
- Foxx is an identity assumed by Mystique to infiltrate the Xavier Institute and “intervene” in Gambit and Rogue’s relationship. Foxx’s appearance was selected specifically to get under Gambit’s skin.
Onyxx First appearance: X-Men (2nd series) #171
All Xavier Institute appearances: X-Men (2nd series) #171-172
Powers: uneven granite body gives him superhuman strength and resistance to physical injury
Notes:
- Onyxx expressed a romantic interest in Foxx when she first appeared at the Institute.
Rain Boy First appearance: X-Men (2nd series) #171
All Xavier Institute appearances: X-Men (2nd series) #171-172
Powers: appears to be a being of living water held in a containment suit, able to expel his liquid mass as pressurized streams from his hands