Ok, actual comics question about X-Men. I like Marvel, but even the best of us cannot keep up with the sheer volume of X-Men spin-offs and lore.
Does Gambit’s cowl serve a purpose other than like…looking neat? I know he has the altered gloves, but outside of just aesthetics I can’t sort out why he almost always has that.
My best guess other than character silhouette/recognizability is that…maybe it prevents people from touching his head/neck/accidentally setting off his powers? But then this would imply he would need full body coverage and I was always under the impression that Remy was in control of his powers. Like they can’t be set off if an object just brushes him. Considering he’s so strongly tied to a hot, humid climate as a character, it seems like it would honestly SUCK to wear in the deep south.
The only practical explanations I can think of for it are,
1.) Altered balaklava, implying he is always ready to steal something should the opportunity arise.
2.) Again, an altered balaklava. Despite being the “ragin’ cajun” he has a profound love of down hill skiing and is down to let that icy powder fly at his face, any time and anywhere. You never know if a mall will randomly have an indoor ski hill.
It doesn’t need an explanation other than “it was a cool design element and stuck, like the black sclera in his eyes”, just curious if it has a practical purpose that was ever given in cannon.
