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Nightcrawler
Alter Ego: Kurt Wagner
Rank: 80
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Main Book: The Uncanny X-Men
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 161 lbs.
Powers, Abilities, Weapons & Gadgets
- Ability to teleport by opening a portal to another dimension, travelling through it via unconscious direction-finding senses, and returning on this dimension in another location
- He maintains his momentum when teleporting
- Can only teleport to places he can see or has seen before
- Able to teleport a certain amount of weight with him
- Ability to cling to solid surfaces with his hands and feet
- Ability to render himself nigh-invisible using shadows and the ever-present portal
- Has a tail that can support his entire body weight
- Olympic-class acrobat
- Skilled hand-to-hand combatant
- Master at fencing
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Gambit
Alter Ego: Remy LeBeau
Rank: 65
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Main Book: The Uncanny X-Men
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 179 lbs.
Powers, Abilities, Weapons & Gadgets
- Ability to tap into an object's potential energy and transform it into kinetic energy through touch, does not work with living objects
- Thus, he throws one of these energized objects and they will explode on impact
- Possesses superhuman agility and dexterity
- Ability to shield his mind from dtection and intrusion via static interference
- Possesses a hypnotic charm, giving him the ability to exert subtle influence over sentient minds
- Speaks fluent English and French
- Highly skilled at throwing items accurately, including knives, spikes, and playing cards
- Highly-skilled duelist and fencer
- Always carries playing cards and a telescopic bo staff
Two of my favorite X-Men duking it out, this one is awesome. Honestly with this one I don't think either one has the clear advantage. I'm definitely willing to listen to everyone's opinions and might be swayed, but for now I'm going to vote for my favorite of the two: Gambit.
I had to give it to Crawler, because all he has to do is grab Gambit and poof into his other dimension and drop em off in it before poofing back into earth realm.
I'm going with Nightcrawler. Both are well trained fighters, and both are also agile as hell. Nightcrawler probably more so, and he's also able to dodge Gambit's projectiles. Gambit can't dodge being teleported quite as easily, whether into another dimension or even just into a locked cell.
Teleportation is arguably the more story-breaking power of the two, so Nightcrawler wins. This would be a good fight to read though