Piedmon
Saiyajin Quaterback
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For ****'s sake....
1. That's ULTIMATE Gambit and Wolverine. These are alternate universe versions of the characters. Even if Ultimate Gambit can charge Adamantium, that has no bearing on the nature of 616 Gambit's powers.
2. Gambit TOLD Wolverine he could charge that adamantium skeleton. Does that make it true? Of course not. Gambit's a very charismatic man. He could easily pull off such a bluff, if Wolverine were ignorant of his powers' nature (as Ultimate Wolverine would be.)
3. Gambit's powers work on ORGANIC materials. Wood, soil, flesh, those things. His telekenetic charges can travel through metal (usually via his staff) but he CANNOT make metal/inorganic objects explode.
4. Of course Wolverine rushes Gambit. That's his best chance to win. I believe we're working with the assumption this fight takes place in an empty, sealed area (let's say the Danger Room with all programs deactivated.)
Gambit is quicker than Wolverine, yes, but that's not the same thing as being faster. If you ever go to a track meet, go take a look at the sprinters. They're pretty buff, not the stereotypical scrawny lightweights you think of as "runners." That's because speed comes from muscle power. Who do you think has more of that power--Gambit, or Wolverine?
Wolverine is insanely durable. He takes punches from Spider Man, gets hit by trains, clipped by planes, and all kinds of shit that should make even a man with an indestructible skeleton fall apart. Gambit gets about four seconds to throw his cards before Wolverine clears the distance. He might knock Wolverine back a few times, but I think Wolverine is tenacious and durable enough to make it through the field of fire and end the fight. Not that Gambit has no chance, but I think in a straight-up fight odds SERIOUSLY favor Wolverine.