Gambit

Gambit or better known under his alias, Ethan Alexandre Crespo is a NYC-based anti-hero who regularly crosses paths with the Elite heroes. They are not a superhuman, magic-user, or alien; in fact, they are one of the few regular humans who are associated with the Elite.

## History

Ethan was originally born October 9; to a Afro-Brazilian mother, and a Lokono man from Guyana; identifying as a Afro-Indigenous person. His parents were locally famous in their town because of their status as entertainers, specifically puppeteers. His mother would make them, and perform shows with his father. When Ethan was 8, he began drumming and eventually formed an informal band, Animus, with his friends at 12. Also at 8, their parents began to notice their child was in fact genderfluid, and was getting bullied by the children at his school. Their parents decided to put them in a secret martial arts gym and gymnastics where they would learn how to fight and defend themselves through capoeira, ninjutsu, dim mak, and kick-boxing.

Eventually, at 18, he then emigrated to Queens, New York, to pursue their life in America. Their band followed them, and they continued to be a drummer, while picking up a side job in a tech company. They began to gain a huge amount of fans, and he quickly was able to leave his job and start a career in a punk/rock 'n roll band with his childhood friends, as the drummer. His friends later revealed that they all had powers, two of which were superhumans and the other being a magic-user.

## Abilities

* **Genius Intellect:** Ethan picked up many skills over the years, but was mostly interested in tech.
	+ **Excellent Hacker:** Ethan is able to hack sophisticated systems, such as the Elite mainframe, and get in without a trace,
	+ **Medical Science:** During his years of learning martial arts, he had to learn how to heal himself, not only using natural resources, but also using western supplies.
* **Expert Martial Artist:** Ethan is a near-expert in many fighting styles such as dim mak, capoeira, ninjutsu, and kick-boxing.
	+ **Excellent Gymnast and Acrobat:** With their years of experience in gymnastics, Ethan was able to gain one of his greatest skills: acrobatics.
* **Multilingualism:** Ethan's native language is the Lokono language, along with Portugeuse, but he quickly learned Dutch, Italian, Spanish, French, English, Hindi, Arabic, Zulu, Yoruba, Russian, Igbo, Mandarin, Xhosa, and Tamil.
* **Stealth:** Ethan always had a gift for stealth and living in the shadows; he then applied it to his fighting and that became the best quality of his combat.
* **Charm:** Ethan is a very persuasive person, and can use their charm to get exactly what they want.
* **Escapology**
* **Peak Human Condition:** Ethan keeps his body in the best condition that's humanly possible since he does not have powers or any 'Unseen' abilities.
	+ **Peak Human Speed**
	+ **Peak Human Strength**
	+ **Peak Human Agility**
	+ **Peak Human Stamina**
	+ **Peak Human Reflexes**

## Weapons

* **Strings:** Ethan's main way to get around and weapon to fight with, their strings can allow them to swing along the sides of buildings and many other uses. The strings are made of strong metals and fibers that allow them to not break; they also shoot out of his arm bracelets.

* **Knives:** They keep daggers in their utility belt, in order to easily throw the daggers at their target.
* **Sitcks/Tonfas:** His favorite weapon choice, are his metal fighting sticks with retractable handles.