Question: Why did writers decide to kill Gambit off?
Mutant Liberation Begins - S1-E2
Audio problem: When Magneto is saying, "For an old friend has challenged me to remember this view of Earth," his mouth is closed for the last two words.
Mutant Liberation Begins - S1-E2
Madelyne Pryor: [In labor pains] Logan, he's, he's here!
Wolverine: Who? Apocalypse?
Madelyne Pryor: The baby!
Wolverine: Oh, crap!
Tolerance Is Extinction - Pt 2 - S1-E9
Trivia: When Cable scoffs at the uniform Cyclops gives him to wear, Cyclops asks if he was expecting black leather. This is a reference to the first X-Men film, when Wolverine scoffed at the X-Men's black leather uniforms, only for Cyclops to ask him if he preferred yellow spandex instead.
Answer: The post-credits scene from season 1 implies that Apocalypse is going to bring him back to life as his Horseman of Death, which Gambit was at one point in the comics. I also read that former showrunner Beau DeMayo had planned for Gambit to be the central character of season 3, which would have been an adaptation of the Age of Apocalypse storyline from the comics, which seems to imply Gambit will eventually be freed from Apocalypse's control. Whether that is what ends up happening remains to be seen, since DeMayo was fired by Marvel before season 1 premiered.
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