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{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Anna Marie LeBeau<br />{{small|Rogue}}
| image          = Excalibur 2019 -18.jpeg
| caption        = Various incarnations of Rogue, as depicted in ''[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]]'' (vol. 4) #18 (2021). Art by [[Russell Dauterman]].
| alt            = 
| publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut          = ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|Avengers Annual]]'' #10 (1981)
| creators       = [[Chris Claremont]] (writer)<br />[[Michael Golden (comics)|Michael Golden]] (artist)
| alter_ego      = Anna Marie LeBeau (maiden name unknown)<ref>''Marvel Fearless and Fantastic! Female Super Heroes Save the World Vol. 1'', page 78, December 2018</ref><ref name="Gold #30">''X-Men: Gold'' #30 (2017)</ref>
| species        = [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|Human mutant]]
| homeworld      = Caldecott County, [[Mississippi]], [[United States]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marvel.com/universe/Rogue|title = Rogue &#124; Characters &#124; Marvel}}</ref>
| alliances      = {{Plainlist|
* [[X-Men]]<ref name="Uncanny X-Men' 1983">''Uncanny X-Men'' #171 (July 1983). Marvel Comics</ref>
* [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]
* [[Brotherhood of Mutants|Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]]
* [[Uncanny Avengers|Avengers Unity Division]]
* [[X-Treme X-Men]]
* The Lights
* [[X-Treme Sanctions Executive|X.S.E]]
}}
| partners       = [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]]
| aliases        = Anna Raven<ref name="rogue#2">{{cite comic| Writer=[[Tony Bedard]] | Penciller=Karl Moline | Inker=Rick Magyar | Story=Forget-Me-Not | Title=Rogue | Volume=1 | Issue=2 | Date=August 2004 | Publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>
| powers         = * Attribute, memory, and power absorption through [[Physical intimacy|physical contact]]
* Permanently absorbed superpowers:
** [[Superhuman strength]], speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes
** Near-invulnerability
** Flight
| sortkey        = Rogue
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| altcat         = Marvel Comics
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| title          = Rogue
| schedule       = Monthly
| format         = {{collapsible list|
* '''Vol. 1-2'''
* [[Limited series (comics)|Limited series]]
* '''Vol. 3'''
* [[Ongoing series]]
}}
| issues         = {{collapsible list|
* '''Vol. 1 & 2''': 4
* '''Vol. 3''': 12
}}
| limited        = Y
| ongoing        = Y
| genre          = [[Superhero comics|Superhero]]
| startyr        = 1995
| endyr          = 2005
| startmo        = January
| endmo          = August
| writers        = {{collapsible list|
* '''Vol. 1'''
* [[Howard Mackie]]
* '''Vol. 2'''
* [[Fiona Avery]]
* '''Vol. 3'''
* [[Robert Rodi]] (#1–6)
* [[Tony Bedard]] (#7–12)
}}
| pencillers     = {{collapsible list|
* '''Vol. 1'''
* [[Mike Wieringo]]
* '''Vol. 2'''
* [[Aaron Lopresti]]
* '''Vol. 3'''
* Cliff Richards (#1–6)
* Karl Moline (#7–12)
}}
| inkers         = {{collapsible list|
* '''Vol. 1'''
* [[Terry Austin (comics)|Terry Austin]]
* '''Vol. 2'''
* [[Randy Emberlin]]
* '''Vol. 3'''
* [[Norm Rapmund]] (#1–6)}}
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'''Rogue''' is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; comic book characters (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], commonly in association with the [[X-Men]]. Created by writer [[Chris Claremont]] and artist [[Michael Golden (comics)|Michael Golden]], she first appeared in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|Avengers Annual]]'' #10 (1981). In the [[Marvel Universe]], Rogue is depicted as a [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]], a subspecies of humans born with an "[[X-gene (comics)|X-gene]]" that grants [[Superpower (ability)|superhuman abilities]]. She is capable of absorbing the life force, attributes, memories, and superpowers of anyone through physical touch. The character is initially portrayed as a reluctant [[supervillain]], but she soon joins the X-Men as a [[superhero]] and has since endured as one of its most prominent members.

Rogue's early history was only revealed over twenty years after her introduction in her self-titled solo series. The backstory written by [[Robert Rodi]] established her real name as '''Anna Marie''', although her surname remains unknown. A [[runaway (dependent)|runaway]] from the fictional Caldecott County, [[Mississippi]], Rogue is [[Adoption|adopted]] by [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]] and [[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]] and inducted into the [[Brotherhood of Mutants|Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]]. She permanently absorbs [[Carol Danvers|Ms. Marvel]]'s psyche and [[Kree]] powers and, fearing for her sanity, defects from the Brotherhood to join the X-Men to use her powers for good. Although she would later gain full control of her mutant abilities, Rogue considers them a curse for many years as they prevent her from getting close to others, including her [[On-again, off-again relationship|on-off love interest]] and eventual husband [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]], with whom she stars in the team series ''[[Rogue & Gambit]]'' and ''[[Mr. and Mrs. X]]''. A white streak that runs through her hair and gloves that enable her to regulate her powers serve as Rogue's visual motif.

Often listed as one of the most notable and powerful female characters in Marvel Comics, Rogue has been adapted in various [[Rogue in other media|media incarnations]]. [[Anna Paquin]] portrayed the character in [[20th Century Fox]]'s [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]], while [[Lenore Zann]], Meghan Black, and [[Kieren van den Blink]] have provided her voice in [[X-Men in other media#Animation|animation]].

==Publication history==
Rogue was first slated to appear in ''[[Ms. Marvel]]'' #25 in 1979 (and artwork for the first half of the story was completed),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Mayra |date=Sep 7, 2022 |title=Every Time Captain Marvel Fought Rogue In The Comics, Explained |url=https://www.cbr.com/captain-marvel-vs-rogue-comics/#marvel-super-heroes-vol-2-11-established-their-clash |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003012745/https://www.cbr.com/captain-marvel-vs-rogue-comics/#marvel-super-heroes-vol-2-11-established-their-clash |archive-date=Oct 3, 2022 |access-date=Feb 2, 2024 |website=Every Time Captain Marvel Fought Rogue In The Comics, Explained}}</ref> but the book's abrupt cancellation left her original introduction story unpublished for over a decade until it was printed in ''Marvel Super Heroes'' #11 in 1992, where she absorbed her current powers permanently from Ms. Marvel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Draven |first=Derek |date=2021-07-16 |title=X-Men: 10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Rogue |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-rogue-comic-book-facts-trivia/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> Rogue's first published appearance was in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|Avengers Annual]]'' #10 (1981).<ref>{{cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=2023-01-10 |title=X-Men: A Veteran Mutant Has the Perfect Superhero Redemption Story |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-rogue-perfect-superhero-redemption-story/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=203}}</ref><ref name="Connolly">{{Cite web |last=Connolly |first=Spencer |date=2022-06-13 |title=Rogue Only Joined the X-Men Because of One Avenger |url=https://screenrant.com/rogue-xmen-team-member-captain-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> Her second appearance and first cover appearance was ''[[Rom the Space Knight|Rom]]'' #31 (Jun 1982) tied with ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #158 (Jun 1982), but #158 is also her first X-Book appearance. She next appeared as an antagonist in ''[[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Dazzler]]'' #22-24 (Aug-Oct 1982) before joining the X-Men in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #171 (1983). Rogue has also had two miniseries and one ongoing title.

Rogue's real name and early history were not revealed until more than 20 years after her introduction. Until the backstory provided by [[Robert Rodi]] in the ongoing ''Rogue'' series, begun in September 2004, her background was only hinted at. This resulted in Rodi's version of Rogue's origins inadvertently conflicting with earlier information. In ''[[X-Men Unlimited]]'' #4, [[Scott Lobdell]] indicates that Rogue ran away from her father after her mutant powers manifested, but in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #182, Rogue reflects that she never knew her father because he had left before she was born, and several issues, including ''Uncanny X-Men'' #178 and ''X-Men'' #93, indicate that Rogue was taken in by [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]] and [[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]] before her mutation became active.

[[Chris Claremont]] said in June 2016 that, had he not left Marvel in 1991, Mystique would have been Rogue's real mother. It is a storyline that appeared in a 2009 run of the series ''[[X-Men Forever]]''.<ref name="ClarionLedger" /> Claremont also revealed that the only advice he gave to artist Michael Golden was that Rogue should be inspired by [[Grace Jones]] and that she should have streaks of white in her hair. However, [[Michael Golden (comics)|Michael Golden]] did not know what Jones looked like so the visual he submitted did not resemble Jones at all. Still, Claremont immediately approved, telling Golden he "nailed it."<ref name="ClarionLedger">{{cite web |title=X-Men's Rogue: From Mississippi and proud of it |url=http://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/entertainment/2016/06/23/x-mens-rogue-mississippi-and-proud/86179080/ |access-date=June 23, 2016 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |publisher=clarionledger.com}}</ref> 

Rogue was a regular character in ''[[Uncanny Avengers]]'' (2012), beginning with issue #1.

Rogue had two [[Limited series (comics)|limited]] solo series between 1995 and 2000, followed by an [[ongoing series]] from 2004 to 2005, and she is slated for a fourth volume set for release in 2026. 

2025 saw the publication of a limited series titled ''[[Rogue: The Savage Land]]'' by writer [[Tim Seeley]] and artist Zulema Lavina.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rogue and Magneto's steamy jungle flirtations will return in Rogue: The Savage Land |url=https://www.polygon.com/marvel/451092/x-men-rogue-magneto-romance-savage-land |last=Polo |first=Susana |date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rogue: The Savage Land announced by Marvel… so let's talk about the controversy between Rogue and Magneto |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/rogue-the-savage-land/ |last=Angeles |first=Christian |date= 13 September 2024|access-date=2025-03-14 |website=[[Comics Beat]]}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==

===Early life===
Her parents, Owen and Priscilla, were married early in their relationship and lived in a back-to-nature [[hippie]] commune in Caldecott County, [[Mississippi]].<ref name="GoingRogue">''Rogue'' (vol. 3) #1–6 (September 2004 – February 2005). Marvel Comics</ref> Born as Anna Marie, she enjoyed the attentions of her Aunt Carrie, on her mother's side. Anna Marie was raised speaking [[Colloquialism|colloquial]] [[American English|English]] and [[French language in the United States|French]], common to the Mississippi [[bayou]] area.<ref>''X-Men/Alpha Flight'' #1 (December 1985). Marvel Comics</ref> The commune's failed attempt to use [[Native American mythologies|Native American]] mysticism to reach the "Far Banks" results in Priscilla's disappearance. Carrie takes over Anna's care, and in her grief at the loss of her sister, becomes a strict and authoritarian guardian. Anna Marie was a rebellious child<ref name="GoingRogue"/> and, at some point, the exact event or reasons still unclear, she ran away from home as a young teenager.

At some point, Rogue grows close to a boy named Cody Robbins. During their flirtation, Cody impulsively kisses her, at which point her latent mutant power to absorb the life energy and psyche of others with skin-to-skin contact emerges. Rogue is traumatized by the experience, and Cody is left in a permanent coma.<ref name="unlimited4">''X-Men Unlimited'' #4</ref><ref name="Sims">{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Chris |date=2020-05-04 |title=Rogue's Entire Backstory Explained - Looper |url=https://www.looper.com/206883/rogues-entire-backstory-explained/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Looper.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Hence, Rogue wears body-concealing clothing that eliminates the possibility of accidental skin contact. She wishes she "did not have to cover up so much around folks" to protect them from her, and starts to think of her powers as a "curse".<ref>{{Cite web |last=shubham |date=2021-05-13 |title=Best Female Marvel Characters (The Handpicked List) |url=https://womenintheworld.org/female-marvel-characters/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Women In The World |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706014629/https://womenintheworld.org/female-marvel-characters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Not long after, she is approached by [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]], who seeks her out on the advice of her precognitive partner [[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]].<ref name="Sims"/> Mystique ultimately takes Rogue in and raises her as a daughter.<ref name="unlimited4"/> Her role as a mother figure allows Mystique to gradually twist Rogue's loneliness, envy, bitterness, and despair into anger and hatred, before recruiting her into the [[Brotherhood of Mutants]].{{Volume needed|c=y|date=April 2009}}

===Brotherhood of Evil Mutants===
After Rogue gains a measure of control over her powers, Mystique begins coaxing her into taking part in terrorist activities as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. Although Rogue does not blindly hate humans like Mystique, she is led to believe that a normal life is impossible for her in a world where mutants are feared, and so willingly chooses to help the Brotherhood.<ref>Ann Nocenti's "Her First and Last", ''Classic X-Men'' #44 (February 1990). Marvel Comics</ref>

===X-Men===
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The more Rogue uses her mutant power, the more her mind becomes filled with fragmentary psychic echoes of the people she absorbs.<ref name="UX236">''Uncanny X-Men'' #236. Marvel Comics</ref> The permanently absorbed Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel) is a completely distinct, albeit dormant, personality in her head, and [[Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)|Mastermind]] subtly exacerbates Rogue's psychological distress as a means of revenge against Mystique.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #170</ref> Desperate, Rogue turns to [[Professor Charles Xavier]] and the X-Men for help.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-03 |title=The tragic history between Carol Danvers and Rogue |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-tragic-history-between-carol-danvers-and-rogue |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2022-10-06 |title=10 Best Villains Who Became Heroes In Marvel Comics |url=https://screenrant.com/best-villains-became-heroes-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> The Professor is unable to do a psychic scan of her, due to the clashing human and [[Kree]] portions of her psyche, but nonetheless decides to not only welcome her into the school, but make her a probationary member of the X-Men. The X-Men threaten to leave the school should Rogue be accepted, even though none of the active members aside from Storm and Nightcrawler had even met Rogue before. However, Xavier is adamant and convinces the X-Men to stay.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men' 1983"/><ref name="Schedeen">{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2015-07-14 |title=X-Men: Top 15 Rogue Moments |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/14/10-awesome-rogue-moments |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

===Return===
Sacrificing herself to stop [[Master Mold]], Rogue is pulled through the [[Siege Perilous (comics)|Siege Perilous]], where she is judged by other-dimensional forces with the promise of a "new life".<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #246</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-08 |title=X-Men: 10 Most Important Rogue Stories Of All Time |language=en-US |work=CBR |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-important-rogue-stories/ |access-date=2022-10-10}}</ref> Rogue is purged of the remaining portions of Carol Danvers's personality, as well as Carol's powers, and teleported back to the X-Men's Outback base. She finds it has been taken over by the [[Reavers (comics)|Reavers]] in her absence, and the now-physically separate Danvers persona attacks her. Rogue flees, absorbing the powers of the mutant [[Gateway (character)|Gateway]] to teleport herself to safety. She ends up in the [[Savage Land]], and spends the ensuing days learning how to survive in the inhospitable land. She is eventually attacked again by Danvers, who is now under the mental enslavement of [[Shadow King]]. There is not enough life force between the two to sustain both Rogue and Danvers physically as a result of the separation, and Rogue is unwilling to kill Danvers. With Danvers on the verge of draining Rogue's life completely, [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] intervenes and kills the Ms. Marvel persona.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #269 (October 1990). Marvel Comics</ref><ref name="Cronin">{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=2015-09-26 |title=Top Five Greatest Rogue Moments |url=https://www.cbr.com/top-five-greatest-rogue-moments/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

===X-Treme X-Men team===
Rogue is part of the [[X-Treme X-Men]] team led by [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]]. The team's first mission is in search of [[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]]'s diaries (which prophesy future events). During an invasion of Khan (an alien conqueror from another dimension) of the island nation of [[Madripoor]], Rogue requests that [[Sage (Marvel Comics)|Sage]] use her power of jump-starting abilities to evolve her to a point where she can control all of the various powers that she has ever absorbed. Sage agrees, and Rogue becomes a one-woman army, able to use the powers of anyone she absorbed in the past all at once.<ref>''X-Treme X-Men'' #13 (July 2002). Marvel Comics</ref>

===Back to the X-Men===
Rogue and Gambit return to the X-Men as part of Marvel's [[X-Men Reload]]. Over time, Rogue's own abilities return, although exactly how and when is never revealed or discussed. However, she no longer possesses the abilities she absorbed from Ms. Marvel. Rogue and Gambit are both put on [[Havok (character)|Havok]]'s team and participated in various missions.<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #157 (July 2004). Marvel Comics</ref>

As described in her own miniseries, Rogue then travels down south to save a young mutant girl from her powers. While there, she meets Campbell St. Ange, a young man immune to Rogue's lethal touch. Also while there, Rogue forcibly absorbs knowledge from her Aunt Carrie that explains that Rogue's mother traveled to the Far Banks, a dream-realm, to stop her father from getting there. Rogue encounters the incorporeal spirit of her mother therein and absorbs her memories. After the reunion, her mother's trapped spirit can finally move on. Rogue subsequently goes back to her Aunt Carrie and makes amends with her.<ref>''Rogue'' (vol. 3) #6 (February 2005). Marvel Comics</ref>

===Blood of Apocalypse===
In the events that followed [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]], the mutant [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]] is reawakened. Gambit, seeking redemption from Rogue and his fellow X-Men, volunteers to be transformed into Apocalypse's [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|horseman]] Death. Gambit believes he can control whatever Apocalypse will do to him, in hopes of gaining more power to protect Rogue and the X-Men from the villain.<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #184 "Epilogue: Riddle of the Sphinx"</ref>

===Endangered Species: Rogue's X-Men===
As Professor Xavier goes into space with [[Havok (character)|Havok]] and several other X-Men to pursue the villain [[Vulcan (Marvel Comics)|Vulcan]], Cyclops gives Rogue the authority to form her own team, complimenting her inspired improvisation in battle situations. She is hesitant at first, because of Gambit's recent disappearance with Sunfire, but accepts the position, saying that when he comes back, she will still be at the school. She chooses [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]], [[Cable (character)|Cable]], [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]], [[Lady Mastermind]], [[Karima Shapandar]] (Omega Sentinel), and [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]], a line-up with which Cyclops does not agree.<ref>''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #192 (December 2006). Marvel Comics</ref>

===Messiah Complex===
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The X-Men attacks the Marauders' Antarctic base to rescue Rogue and the mysterious mutant baby who is at the center of Messiah Complex. However, the baby eventually takes precedence and the X-Men do not recover (or even see) Rogue.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=April 2009}}

Mister Sinister, now in possession of the mutant baby, relocates the Marauders to Muir Island. While standing by Rogue's bedside, Mystique is visited by Mister Sinister, who tells her that there will be no cure for Rogue and she will eventually die. Without warning, Mystique ambushes Sinister and shoves his face onto Rogue's. The instant contact seemingly kills Sinister.<ref>''[[New X-Men (2004 series)|New X-Men]]'' (vol. 2) #46. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Being cured===
Rogue takes some time off from the X-Men and travels around the Australian Outback on a motorcycle.<ref>''X-Men: Legacy'' #210 (June 2008). Marvel Comics</ref> She returns to the X-Men's former headquarters in Maynards Plains, Australia. Once there, she has a conversation with Mystique (a part of Rogue's psyche), telling her that no one else can help her with her powers and that it was down to her to figure out how to control them.

===Utopia===
Rogue, Gambit, and Danger decide to go to San Francisco to regroup with the other X-Men. On their way there they are intercepted by [[Pixie (X-Men)|Pixie]], who teleports them into the city, which is in a state of chaos due to the anti-mutant and pro-mutant movements. Cyclops admonishes Rogue for her disappearance and sends all three out to locate several missing students and bring them home. During their mission, Rogue faces off against the new [[Karla Sofen|Ms. Marvel]]; finding that she cannot touch her opponent, Rogue resorts to a trick and flees the site.<ref>''X-Men Legacy'' #226</ref>

===Nation-X===
As Utopia has become a safe haven for mutants, the entire population were on high alert following an attack on the X-Men by [[Emplate]], who feeds on mutant bone marrow for sustenance. The X-Men instruct everyone to stay close to each other and report anything out of the ordinary. [[Bling (comics)|Bling]] goes to check out an old amphitheater on her own when Emplate captures her to use as a food source.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2015}}

Unable to enter Emplate's cross-dimensional base, Rogue absorbs Trance's astral projection ability to enter the dimension and save Bling. As she investigates his lighthouse home for clues to Bling's whereabouts, Rogue was attacked by psychoplasmic ghosts. After fighting them off, she rescues Bling from Emplate.<ref>''X-Men: Legacy'' #228–230 (November 2009 – January 2010). Marvel Comics</ref>

===Necrosha===
In an attempt to finally achieve godhood, [[Selene (comics)|Selene]], along with her servant [[Eli Bard]], resurrected many of the X-Men's greatest deceased allies and villains under her control. Among the resurrected is Rogue's foster mother, Destiny, who attempts to contact Rogue but instead contacts [[Blindfold (comics)|Blindfold]].<ref>''X-Necrosha'' #1 (December 2009). Marvel Comics</ref>

===Post-Siege===
Following the ''[[Siege (comics)|Siege of Asgard]]'', Rogue was present at the funeral of Robert Reynolds, [[Sentry (Robert Reynolds)|the Sentry]]. She stated that Reynolds was immune to the ill effects of her power and that, in a time in her past when she could touch no one else, she had at least one intimate encounter with him.<ref>''Sentry: Fallen Sun'' (July 2010). Marvel Comics.</ref> However, between two episodes of psychic blocks that caused Reynolds to completely forget his life as the Sentry, when he regained those memories for a few days, he contacted Charles Xavier telepathically and did not recognize Rogue when he "saw" her through that telepathic bond.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2013}}

===Second Coming===
During the event in which Cable and [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope]] return to the present timeline, Rogue is able to sense Hope's presence, like Destiny prophesied, although neither she nor Emma Frost can explain it. After a short confrontation with some of [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]]'s men, the X-Men and Cable decide for a diversionary tactic. Cable, along with some of the X-Men, stays behind (since it was him they were tracking), while Rogue, Nightcrawler, and Hope leave so that their enemies do not capture Hope. To that end, Rogue absorbs the power sets of Colossus, Wolverine, [[X-23]], the Archangel, and Psylocke.<ref>''X-Men: Legacy'' #235 (June 2010). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Collision===
Rogue, along with Magneto, [[Loa (comics)|Loa]], and [[Anole (character)|Anole]], accompany [[Indra (comics)|Indra]] to India: Indra because his wealthy parents informed him of his brother being ill; Magneto because he wanted to investigate strange anomalies in electromagnetic fields over Mumbai. They are attacked by giant Servidores who are chasing Luz,<ref>''X-Men Legacy'' #238</ref> a young woman who claims to be a mutant, but later turns out to be from Quitado, an alien city populated by lab-created superhumans.<ref>''X-Men Legacy'' #239</ref>

===Post "Age of X"===
After the events of the "[[Age of X]]" storyline, Rogue decides not to wipe her memories. Gambit admits the extent of his feelings for her, but is also frustrated by her indecisiveness. He tells her that it is better they are apart until she decides to be with him for good and that he would be waiting for her when she is ready.<ref name="X-Men: Legacy 248">''X-Men: Legacy'' #248</ref> She becomes torn between her feelings for Gambit and Magneto. After Rogue confronts Magneto about his past, she spends a night with him, promising nothing else.<ref>''X-Men: Legacy'' #249 (July 2011). Marvel Comics</ref>

===Avengers vs. X-Men===
Although Rogue was initially neutral in the [[Avengers vs. X-Men|war between the Avengers and the X-Men]], when the Jean Grey School was surrounded by the [[She-Hulk]], the [[Moon Knight]], and the [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]] to stop other X-Men from joining Cyclops' team, Rogue was forced into action when some students attacked the She-Hulk,<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Gage, Christos |penciller=Sandoval, Rafa |inker=Tarragona, Jordi |colorist=Rosenberg, Rachelle |story= |title=X-Men: Legacy |volume=1 |issue=#266 |date=May 2012 |publisher=Marvel Comics |id=}}</ref> declaring her allegiance to Cyclops after [[Iron Man]] sent a remote-controlled armor to attack the school.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Gage, Christos |penciller=Sandoval, Rafa |inker=Tarragona, Jordi |colorist=Rosenberg, Rachelle |story= |title=X-Men: Legacy |volume=1 |issue=#267 |date=May 2012 |publisher=Marvel Comics |id=}}</ref>

===Uncanny Avengers===
Rogue attends Xavier's funeral alongside Wolverine. Later, after seeing the [[Scarlet Witch]] placing flowers on Xavier's grave, Rogue confronts her and orders her to leave, blaming her for his death; the two begin a verbal conflict that results in Rogue punching her in the face, though the Scarlet Witch refuses to fight back. Rogue intends to absorb her powers, but it fails. They are then attacked by [[S-Men|five mysterious assailants]]. During this conflict, the Scarlet Witch is impaled while defending Rogue, and the two are both seemingly defeated.<ref>{{citation|last=Remender|first=Rick|author2=Cassaday, John |title=Uncanny Avengers|issue=#1}}</ref>

It is later revealed that the instigator behind the attack on Rogue and the Scarlet Witch was the [[Red Skull]], who has since fused his and Xavier's brains to give him access to his tremendous mental powers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Michael |date=2019-07-08 |title=X-Men: 10 Most Important Rogue Stories Of All Time |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-important-rogue-stories/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Despite the Skull's attempts to control them, he is eventually defeated by the 'Avengers Unity' team — including [[Captain America]], [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], Wolverine and Havok — but manages to escape.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=December 2013}} In the aftermath, Rogue accepts membership of the team, seeing it as the best way to continue Xavier's dream, but notes that she will still not forgive the Scarlet Witch for her actions.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #4. Marvel Comics</ref>

The team makes their debut as the Avengers Unity Squad (which also contains [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]], the [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]], and [[Wonder Man]] as the team's latest recruits) during a press conference that debuts them. The press conference is then crashed by a resurrected [[Grim Reaper (Marvel Comics)|Grim Reaper]], who attacks the Avengers Unity Squad while claiming that he is now unable to die. During the fight, Rogue absorbs some of Wonder Man's powers and seemingly punches the Grim Reaper harder than normal, which apparently kills the Grim Reaper again.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #5. Marvel Comics</ref>

She was later seen fighting alongside Captain America with the Avengers A.I.<ref>''Avengers A.I.'' #10. Marvel Comics</ref>

Rogue absorbs Wolverine's powers and is told to stop the Scarlet Witch, who is seemingly helping the Apocalypse Twins, but in reality, she plans to use her powers to bring as many of Earth's heroes as she possibly can to defeat the Twins.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #13. Marvel Comics</ref> Wolverine tells her that no one is to be killed if it can be helped, but upon seeing Wanda, Rogue goes into a berserker rage and murders her. Rogue is then killed by the recently re-resurrected Grim Reaper, who had been revived once again by the Apocalypse Twins to be one of their four horsemen of death.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #14. Marvel Comics</ref> Her death was undone when Havok and the surviving members of the Unity Squad were sent from the future by Kang to stop the Twins from destroying Earth, their minds projected back into their past selves so that they could not only warn Rogue what was to come, but then arranged for her to absorb the powers of numerous superheroes to give her the strength to hold the Celestial back. Rogue also finally made peace with Wanda and forgave her.<ref name="Uncanny Avengers 21">''Uncanny Avengers'' #21. Marvel Comics</ref><ref name="Schedeen"/> After the crisis was over, Rogue was in the process of being driven mad by all the heroes Rogue had absorbed (all of the Avengers and the X-Men). The Scarlet Witch cast a spell to return those powers to their owners, although Rogue still retained the powers and the very essence that she absorbed from Wonder Man.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #22. Marvel Comics</ref> She has also lost her ability to freely touch others.<ref name="Uncanny Avengers 23">''Uncanny Avengers'' #23. Marvel Comics</ref>

===''X-Men'' (vol. 4)===
In 2013, Marvel revealed a new comic book simply named ''X-Men''. Written by [[Brian Wood (comics)|Brian Wood]], ''X-Men'' features an all-female cast including [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], [[Jubilee (character)|Jubilee]], Rogue, [[Kitty Pryde]], [[Rachel Summers|Rachel Grey]], and [[Betsy Braddock|Psylocke]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Esposito|first=Joey|title=Marvel Debuts All-Female X-Men|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/14/marvel-debuts-all-female-x-men|website=IGN|date=14 January 2013 }}</ref> Rogue was removed from this series' cast after the ''[[Battle of the Atom]]'' crossover, to avoid contradicting her death in ''[[Uncanny Avengers]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

===AXIS and return to the Uncanny Avengers===
After her resurrection, Rogue took part in AXIS with the X-Men, her powers allowing her to sense the aspect of Professor X that remained within the Red Skull.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' #25</ref> During this time, the AUD was disbanded when various heroes underwent a moral inversion due to a spell cast by [[Doctor Doom]] and the Scarlet Witch to stop the telepathic Red Skull. In the aftermath, the Unity Division was reformed, with Rogue as leader of the team.<ref>''Avengers/X-Men: AXIS'' #9</ref><ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 2) #1</ref>

===All-New, All-Different Marvel===
Following the Incursions, Rogue remains as the field leader of the Avengers Unity Squad, although she accepts Steve Rogers' official oversight and recommendations for membership, such as [[Deadpool]]. She is also depicted as suffering side-effects from the mass terrigenesis, requiring regular injections to stop herself from becoming ill or dying.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 3) #1</ref> When various Avengers are brainwashed into civilian lives in the community of Pleasant Hill – a S.H.I.E.L.D. project to 'reprogram' supervillains into regular civilians using fragments of a [[Cosmic Cube]] that has since gained sentience – Rogue's new identity of Claire sees through the deception thanks to telepathic training provided by Professor X, allowing her mind to plant various clues that lead her to the rest of the team.<ref name="UncanAven3#8">''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 3) #8</ref> The same training helps her to resist telepathic attacks by the Red Skull who is keen to use her powers.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 3) #18</ref> Later on, the Red Skull attempts to mount a new attack on the team and Rogue succumbs, but Deadpool is able to resist the telepathic attack long enough to get Magneto's old helmet on Rogue so that she can resist the Skull's telepathy.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 3) #21</ref> Rogue subsequently takes the Skull to a new facility where [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]] is able to extract the uniquely Xavier elements from the Skull's brain, depriving him of Xavier's telepathy. Rogue and [[Human Torch|Johnny Storm]] incinerate the brain, rebelling against the orders of the [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]] Captain America. Absorbing Deadpool results in the return of [[Wonder Man]] (whom she had previously absorbed).<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 3) #22</ref> She seems to have at least partially gained control of her powers, as seen when she touches Johnny Storm and is held by Wonder Man.<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 3) #28</ref><ref>''Avengers'' #686</ref> She fights against the Hydra forces in Washington D.C. during the dictatorship of Hydra Captain America.<ref>''Secret Empire'' #8</ref> She resumes her relationship with Johnny Storm<ref>''Uncanny Avengers'' (vol. 3) #30</ref> and avenges his apparent death by killing [[Corvus Glaive]].<ref>''Avengers'' #680</ref>

===Return to the X-Men===
Rogue returns to the Xavier Institute for Mutant Outreach and Education in New York after the incarceration of [[Kitty Pryde]] and forms a secondary team with the [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], [[Armor (Marvel Comics character)|Armor]], [[Ink (comics)|Ink]], [[Magma (character)|Magma]], and [[Magik]].<ref>''X-Men: Gold'' #24</ref> Later, [[Kitty Pryde]] sends her on an undercover mission with her ex-boyfriend [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]] to the island of Paraiso. Their mission, as an estranged couple requiring relationship therapy, was to investigate the disappearance of mutants.<ref>''Rogue & Gambit'' #1 (2018)</ref> This results not only in them confronting their emotions and relationship challenges, but also finding that their memories and powers (as well as those of the missing mutants) are drained into their clones by a mutant called Lavish. Although they are severely weak, they fight against Lavish and the clones, restoring their memories and powers.<ref>''Rogue & Gambit'' #1-5 (2018)</ref> The couple decide to reunite and Rogue thanks Kitty for having sent them on the mission.<ref>''X-Men: The Wedding Special'' (2018)</ref> A conversation with [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] and [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]] spurs Gambit into proposing to her at Kitty and [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]]' cancelled wedding and the couple decide to take advantage of all their friends being present. They are married by the rabbi who was present for officiating Kitty's wedding, with Nightcrawler and the [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]] as Rogue's bridal party and with Storm and [[X-23]] as Gambit's best women.<ref name="Gold #30"/>

While in space, their honeymoon is interrupted when they receive a message from Kitty Pryde about a secret package that they must find; however, the unknown package involves the Shi'ar Empire and several others are after it as well.<ref>''[[Mr. and Mrs. X]]'' #1 (July 2018)</ref><ref>''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #2 (August 2018)</ref> They soon discover that the package is actually [[Xandra Neramani|Xandra]], who is the bio-engineered daughter of Xavier and [[Lilandra Neramani]].<ref>''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #3 (September 2018)</ref> The newlyweds are soon caught by the Shi'ar but are able to free themselves; with the help of [[Cerise (comics)|Cerise]] and the [[Starjammers]], they escape. Having read Rogue's mind, Xandra offers to fix her abilities so she can touch anyone; however, Rogue refuses; when Gambit questions her, she explains that the last time it happened, she never learned to control it herself. The ground is interrupted by the Imperial Guard and by [[Deathbird]] and a fight ensues.<ref>''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #4 (October 2018)</ref> Realizing they are losing the fight, Xandra uses her abilities to make everyone think she and Rogue were killed; after the Imperial Guard and Deathbird leave, they return, only to have Rogue's ability become uncontrollable, as she can now absorb memories without touching anyone. Xandra explains that her powers have evolved, Rogue will have to learn to control it on her own; Gambit and Rogue return to Earth.<ref name="Mrs. X 2018">''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #5 (November 2018)</ref>

During the holiday season, Gambit and Rogue are pulled into the [[Mojoverse]].<ref>''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #6 (December 2018)</ref> They are, at first, unaware of what is going on due to their minds being wiped and living in a Noir setting until Rogue's ability becomes unstable, killing Remy in the process,<ref>''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #7 (January 2019)</ref> forcing [[Mojo (comics)|Mojo]] to constantly reset their lives to Fantasy, Western, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi and Comedy. During a reality talk show, Gambit walks off and into a bar, where he meets a mysterious brunette who turns out to be [[Spiral (character)|Spiral]]. She restores his memory and makes Gambit an offer that if he steals something for her, she will help Rogue with her powers and help them escape. Spiral meets Rogue in her mind and explains to her that, until she became self-aware of what her abilities should be doing, she was subconsciously blocking control over her powers.<ref>''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #8 (February 2019)</ref>

Rogue was later contacted by Hijack after [[Spider-Girl]] (Makawalu Akana) saved him from [[Doctor Tramma]] and accidentally tapped into his powers enough to deactivate the power in New York City. She helped Hijack carry Makawalu back to her apartment. When Makawalu regained consciousness, she met Rogue for the first time who stated that she is with the X-Men. With her mother coming up and noting that she will be grounded, Makawalu asked Rogue to leave her the number for the X-Men which she can use when she is no longer grounded.<ref>''Spider-Girl'' Vol. 3 #5 (October 2025). Marvel Comics.</ref>

== Characterization ==
{{In-universe|section|date=March 2015}}

===Mutant powers===
[[File:Rogue (Marvel Comics).png|thumb|211x211px|For many years, Rogue used a pair of gloves to regulate her uncontrollable mutant absorption abilities]]
Rogue possesses the [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] ability to absorb the psyche and abilities of another human being or members of some sapient alien races through skin contact.<ref name="Smith">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Barrett Edwards |date=2022-08-25 |title=X-Men: 5 Things About Rogue the MCU Needs to Get Right |url=https://gamerant.com/x-men-rogue-mcu-needs-to-get-right/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> Rogue can absorb the memories, knowledge, talents, personality and physical abilities (whether superhuman or not) of the person she touches, as well as occasionally duplicating in herself physical characteristics of her victim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel Makes Major Change to Rogue's Powers |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-x-men-rogue-powers-change-mr-and-mrs-x/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Marvel |date=22 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Linyard |first=Taylor |date=2020-10-21 |title=X-Men: 10 Times Rogue Stole Another Hero's Powers |url=https://whatculture.com/comics/x-men-10-times-rogue-stole-another-heros-powers |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CF">{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Chantel Von |date=2022-09-30 |title=10 X-Men Characters Fans Want In the MCU |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-characters-fans-want-in-mcu/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=2019-06-27 |title=X-Men: 10 Mutants Who Are Close To Being Omega Level |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-mutants-close-omega/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> As a young woman, Rogue permanently absorbs the superhuman powers and the psyche of [[Carol Danvers]], the original [[Ms. Marvel]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=If Rogue Touched Thanos, Would She Absorb Gauntlet Powers? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/rogue-xmen-thanos-infinity-stones/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref> This provides her with superhuman strength, stamina, durability, reflexes, speed and a seventh sense.<ref name="Connolly" /><ref name="Smith" /> In the ongoing comics, Rogue possesses [[Wonder Man]]'s essence, including his powers and psyche. Her organic tissues are permeated with ionic energy, granting her an array of superhuman abilities. She possesses superhuman strength sufficient  to lift well over 100 tons, as well as some degree of superhuman speed, agility and reflexes. In addition, Rogue is virtually invulnerable to damage and is capable of flying at high speeds. Rogue's eyes glow in the dark and her vision extends somewhat into the infrared spectrum, allowing her to see in the dark. Her new ionic physiology also grants her a form of immortality, protecting her from age and disease.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coolest Powers Rogue Has Absorbed |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/the-coolest-powers-rogue-has-absorbed |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Sideshow Collectibles |language=en}}</ref>

Following the conclusion of ''[[X-Men: Messiah Complex|Messiah Complex]]'', Rogue's slate is wiped clean. The touch of mutant baby [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope]] erases all of the previous memories and abilities Rogue has absorbed, including those of the Hecatomb. It also cures her of the Strain 88 virus. Rogue's touch now simply steals the memories and abilities of individuals with whom she comes in direct skin-to-skin contact. She controls her powers, making her touch lethal — or non-lethal — at will.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashford |first=Sage |date=2021-11-20 |title=Marvel: The 10 Strongest Female X-Men |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strongest-female-x-men/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=If Rogue Touched Thanos, Would She Absorb Gauntlet Powers? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/rogue-xmen-thanos-infinity-stones/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref>

Following the events of ''X-Men: Legacy'', Rogue appears to be able to activate her powers at will, as opposed to them being constantly active, as demonstrated when she kisses [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]] without incident. [[Professor X]]avier hypothesizes that her inability to control her powers stem from mental blocks which separate her psyche from those she had absorbed, crippling the development of her powers in their nascent stage. When Xavier removes the blocks, her powers are allowed to develop normally.<ref name="X-Men: Legacy #224">''X-Men: Legacy'' #224 (July 2009). Marvel Comics</ref> With this new control, Rogue absorbs all the powers of the New X-Men to defeat a rogue Predator X, with no apparent harm to either them or herself.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #517">''Uncanny X-Men'' #517</ref> She uses this new control during her fight with the Avengers, making the [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]] and the She-Hulk immediately unconscious and absorbing their powers without any negative feedback (although she does acquire She-Hulk's green skin).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coolest Powers Rogue Has Absorbed |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/the-coolest-powers-rogue-has-absorbed |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Sideshow Collectibles |language=en}}</ref>

=== Real name ===
For the first two decades of the character's existence, Rogue's real name was unrevealed; in ''X-Men'' #24 (Sept. 1993), she tries to reveal it to [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]] while on a date, but he stops her. The first media to give Rogue a real name was the [[20th Century Fox]] film ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'', released in the year 2000, in which her first name was "Marie" (with the official novelization of the film giving her surname as "D'Ancanto"). ''X-Treme X-Men'' #31 (Nov. 2003) has Rogue use the name "Anna Raven" while living a civilian life, a joint reference to actress [[Anna Paquin]], who played Rogue in the film series, and to her foster mother Mystique, whose real name is Raven Darkholme.

These two names were combined to create Rogue's real name, which was finally established as "Anna Marie" in issue #2 of her 2004 ongoing series.<ref name="GoingRogue"/> The name was subsequently listed in Rogue's profile in the ''X-Men 2005'' issue of the ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe]]''<ref name="AnnaMarie">{{Cite comic| writer = Moreels, Eric J.| cowriters = Ronald Byrd, Marc-Oliver Frisch ''et al''.| colorist = [[Chris Sotomayor|Sotomayor, Chris]]| editor = Grünwald, Jennifer| title = Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2005| date = November 2005| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York City]]}}</ref> and has been consistently used to refer Rogue both by other characters and by Rogue herself ever since.

Rogue's surname remains unknown; alternate-universe versions of the character have used the name "Anna Raven" (''Exiles'' #99, Oct. 2007) and "Anna Marie Darkholme" (''Secrets of the House of M'', Jul. 2005). Chris Claremont used the name "Anna Marie Raven" in reference to Rogue in [[Diegesis|non-diegetic]] establishing text in ''X-Men Forever: Alpha'' (May, 2009).

== Cultural impact and legacy ==

=== Critical reception ===
Martyn Warren of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' referred to Rogue as "one of the greatest X-Men of all," writing, "Rogue made her first appearance in ''Avengers Annual'' #10 in 1981 and since her debut, she has become one of the most recognizable super-powered mutant members of the X-Men. Her power to absorb the life force of humans and the powers of mutants with physical contact does make her a potentially dangerous ally. But with such a caring heart and an upbeat personality, she always takes a challenge head-on, no matter how difficult it is. With multiple appearances in comics, television shows, and films, she has gained a huge fan base who treasure the many quotes she has delivered over the past 40 years."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Martyn |date=2022-01-12 |title=10 Quotes That Prove Rogue Is The Best X-Men Member |url=https://screenrant.com/rogue-quotes-best-x-men-member/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> Michael Austin of ''[[CBR.com]]'' called Rogue "one of X-Men's most popular women," saying, "One of the most popular superhero teams of all time, the X-Men's roster is made up of many different iconic characters. Marvel has also used those characters to craft some of the best stories in comic book history. One of the most important of these characters is Rogue. Although initially a villain, Rogue quickly rose to become one of the most popular X-Men. She has come a long way since her villainous beginnings and has been a part in some of the best X-Men teams and stories ever."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Michael |date=2019-07-08 |title=X-Men: 10 Most Important Rogue Stories Of All Time |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-important-rogue-stories/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Darren Franich of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described Rogue as one of the characters "who left a significant footprint on X-history," asserting, "She's been a young villain-ingenue and a flowing-hair babe with a Gambit fixation, but there's always something fundamentally sad and fascinating about Rogue. Her superpower is tragic at the level of great science fiction: If she touches anyone, she absorbs their powers, their memories, and their whole life. (Touch them too long and they die.) Rogue is how you teach kids about melancholy."<ref name="Let's rank every X-Man ever">{{Cite web |last1=June 09 |first1=Darren Franich Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 12:31 PM |title=Let's rank every X-Man ever |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/05/21/x-men-best-worst/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> Jacob Threadgill of ''[[The Clarion-Ledger]]'' stated, "Hailing from fictional Caldecott County, Mississippi, the character Rogue has gone from misunderstood villain to one of the most beloved female characters in comic book history as a member of the X-Men. In popular culture, Rogue's backstory of isolation as a confused teen who has the ability to absorb fellow mutants' powers, memory and personality has struck a chord with fans worldwide."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Threadgill |first=Jacob |title=X-Men's Rogue: From Mississippi and proud of it |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/entertainment/2016/06/23/x-mens-rogue-mississippi-and-proud/86179080/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}}</ref>

George Marston of ''[[Newsarama]]'' referred to Rogue as one of the "best X-Men members of all time," asserting, "Rogue started out as a villain, but for the Avengers rather than the X-Men. Since reforming to heroism, Rogue has become one of the most long running and powerful members of the X-Men."<ref>{{Cite web |author1=George Marston |date=2022-07-18 |title=Best X-Men members of all time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-x-men-members-of-all-time/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> Matthew Aguilar of ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' asserted, "Over the years the X-Man known as Rogue has seen many changes to her powers, costume, and even personality. Those are interesting in their own right, but today the focus is squarely on the many looks she's adopted over the years, each of which has its own cadre of fans. The character left quite the impression on the Avengers in her first appearance (1981's ''Avengers Annual'' #10), and ever since she's been a stalwart of the X-Men universe. Granted she started out on the wrong side of things, but hey, it doesn't matter where you start, only where you finish. Fortune cookie psychology aside, Rogue appeals to fans because of her unyielding charisma, her southern charm, and an intriguing powerset that comes with its own struggles. She can fly, lift a tank, and punch through a wall, but being cut off from physical contact with others has always been a fly in the ointment, and that struggle is an essential part of the character."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranking The Top Rogue Costumes |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/ranking-the-top-rogue-costumes/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Marvel |date=5 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Matthew Perpetua of ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' stated, "She's easily one of the best characters on a purely thematic level. She's a walking, talking metaphor for sexual anxiety, particularly during the AIDS epidemic of the '80s – she can't touch ANYONE without absorbing part of them and potentially killing them. The character has suffered a bit in recent years thanks to writers insisting on giving her control over her powers and reversing a lot of what makes her special, but Rick Remender has done a good job of reconnecting Rogue with her impulsive, surly roots over in ''Uncanny Avengers''."<ref name="Perpetua">{{Cite web |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |title=95 X-Men Members Ranked From Worst To Best |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/94-x-men-members-ranked-from-worst-to-best |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=BuzzFeed |date=28 January 2014 |language=en}}</ref>  Sara Century of ''[[Syfy]]'' said, "Gambit and Rogue are a couple that becomes infinitely more intriguing due to their ability to find stability with one another. The easier and more lighthearted the dynamic, the sexier it becomes. In more recent days, Rogue and Gambit have gone from being a hopelessly melodramatic and toxic pairing to being the X-Men's most endearing couple. They worked through their issues together in therapy and reunited in a surprisingly healthy way. When Kitty Pryde left Colossus at the altar, Gambit took the opportunity to propose to Rogue, and they turned attention from an exhausted relationship to a promising new future together. Without question, Gambit and Rogue are at their very best now, and it's refreshing to read a couple who are just flat-out good for one another in a mythos mired so often in frustration and personal tragedy."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-19 |title=Exploring intimacy issues with Gambit and Rogue |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/exploring-intimacy-issues-with-gambit-and-rogue |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
* In 2006, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Rogue 4th in their "Top Ten X-Babes" list<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Hilary |date=2006-05-05 |title=Top Ten X-Babes |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/05/top-ten-x-babes |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829145248/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/05/top-ten-x-babes |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 5th in their "Top 25 X-Men" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Hilary Goldstein & Richard |date=2006-05-15 |title=The Top 25 X-Men |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/15/the-top-25-x-men |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2008, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Rogue 1st in their "Top 50 X-Men of All Time" list.<ref name="cbrtop50x-men">{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=September 27, 2008 |title=CBR's Top 50 X-Men |url=http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=237561&page=3 |access-date=February 25, 2009 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]] |page=3}}</ref>
* In 2011, ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' ranked Rogue 10th in their "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.<ref>{{cite book |last=Frankenhoff |first=Brent |title=Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics |publisher=[[Krause Publications]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4402-2988-6 |page=16 |author-link=Brent Frankenhoff}}</ref>
* In 2011, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Rogue 5th in their "Top 25 X-Men" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-13 |title=The Top 25 X-Men - Comics Feature at IGN |url=http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/708/708826p5.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004756/http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/708/708826p5.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 2014, ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' ranked Rogue 5th in their "95 X-Men Members Ranked From Worst To Best" list.<ref name="Perpetua" />
* In 2015, ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' ranked Rogue 11th in their "14 Female Superheroes Who Deserve Stardom" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=14 Female Superheroes Who Don't Get Enough Credit In Hollywood Despite Being Seriously Cool |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/113325-14-female-superheroes-who-dont-get-enough-credit-in-hollywood-despite-being-seriously-cool |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Bustle |date=27 September 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2015, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked Rogue 4th in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list.<ref name="Let's rank every X-Man ever" />
* In 2017, ''[[ComicBook.com|Comicbook.com]]'' ranked Rogue 8th in their "10 Best X-Men" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Best X-Men |url=https://comicbook.com/news/10-best-x-men/ |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Comicbook.com |date=9 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> 
* In 2018, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Rogue 10th in their "Age Of Apocalypse: The 30 Strongest Characters In Marvel's Coolest Alternate World" list<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=2018-09-16 |title=Age Of Apocalypse: The 30 Strongest Characters In Marvel's Coolest Alternate World |url=https://www.cbr.com/age-of-apocalypse-characters-ranked/ |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> and 6th in their "20 Most Powerful Mutants From The '80s" list.<ref>{{Cite web |author=C. B. R. Staff |date=2018-09-02 |title=Fast Times At Mutant High: The 20 Most Powerful Mutants From The '80s |url=https://www.cbr.com/powerful-mutants-80s/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2018, ''[[GameSpot]]'' ranked Rogue 28th in their "50 Most Important Superheroes" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 50 Most Important Superheroes, Ranked |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-50-most-important-superheroes-ranked/2900-473/#24 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2019, ''[[Mashable]]'' ranked Rogue 2nd in their "8 Badass Women of Marvel We Cannot Stop Fangirling Over" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pardiwalla |first=Tanzim |date=2019-03-07 |title=8 Badass Women of Marvel We Cannot Stop Fangirling Over! |url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/2447/8-badass-women-of-marvel-we-cannot-stop-fangirling-over |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Mashable India |language=en-in}}</ref>
* In 2019, ''[[ComicBook.com|Comicbook.com]]'' ranked Rogue 37th in their "50 Most Important Superheroes Ever" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranking The 50 Most Important Superheroes Ever |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-50-most-important-superheroes-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Movies |date=25 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2020, ''[[Scary Mommy]]'' included Rogue in their "195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic |url=https://www.scarymommy.com/marvel-female-characters |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Scary Mommy |date=29 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Rogue 4th in their "10 Strongest Characters From X-Men Comics" list<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2021-11-05 |title=The 10 Strongest Characters From X-Men Comics |url=https://www.cbr.com/strongest-xharacters-x-men-comics/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> and 6th in their "20 Strongest Female Superheroes" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=2019-06-25 |title=Ranking The 20 Strongest Female Superheroes |url=https://www.cbr.com/ranking-strongest-female-superheroes/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[Women in the World]]'' ranked Rogue 15th in their "Best Female Marvel Characters" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=shubham |date=2021-05-13 |title=Best Female Marvel Characters (The Handpicked List) |url=https://womenintheworld.org/female-marvel-characters/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Women In The World |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706014629/https://womenintheworld.org/female-marvel-characters/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked Rogue 1st in their "Marvel Comics: The 10 Greatest Redemptions" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaty |first=Drew |date=2021-07-23 |title=Marvel Comics: The 10 Greatest Redemptions, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-best-redemptions-ranked/ |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> 4th in their "The 10 Strongest X-Men" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2021-12-23 |title=The 10 Strongest X-Men |url=https://screenrant.com/strongest-xmen-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> and ranked Rogue and Gambit 9th in their "10 Best Relationships in The X-Men Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2021-10-07 |title=The 10 Best Relationships in The X-Men Comics, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/best-relationships-in-x-men-marvel-comics-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Rogue 2nd in their "Marvel: 10 Best Reformed Villains" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2022-02-05 |title=Marvel: 10 Best Reformed Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-best-reformed-villains/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>  5th in their "10 X-Men Characters Fans Want In the MCU" list,<ref name="CF"/> and 7th in their "The Avengers' Greatest Leaders" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2022-07-25 |title=The Avengers' Greatest Leaders, Ranked By Experience |url=https://www.cbr.com/avengers-greatest-leaders-ranked-by-experience/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''Sportskeeda'' ranked Rogue 6th in their "10 best X-Men characters who also joined the Avengers" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ukil |first=Aparna |title=10 best X-Men characters who also joined the Avengers |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/comics/10-best-x-men-characters-also-joined-avengers |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=25 April 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[Newsarama]]'' ranked Rogue 10th in their "Best X-Men members of all time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=George Marston |date=2022-07-18 |title=Best X-Men members of all time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-x-men-members-of-all-time/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked Rogue 2nd in their "Top 10 X-Men, Ranked by Fighting Skills" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=2022-05-29 |title=Top 10 X-Men, Ranked by Fighting Skills |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-fighting-skills-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> 5th in their "10 Best X-Men Characters Created By Chris Claremont" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chachowski |first=Richard |date=2022-03-05 |title=The 10 Best X-Men Characters Created By Chris Claremont, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/best-x-men-characters-created-by-chris-claremont-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> 6th in their "10 Best Marvel Comics Characters That Went From Villain To Friend" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=2022-04-01 |title=10 Best Marvel Comics Characters That Went From Villain To Friend |url=https://screenrant.com/best-marvel-comics-characters-villain-friend-change/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> and included her in their "10 Most Powerful X-Men" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2022-02-24 |title=10 Most Powerful X-Men |url=https://screenrant.com/most-powerful-x-men-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[MovieWeb]]'' ranked Rogue 6th in their "X-Men Characters That Need Redemption In The MCU" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fink |first=Richard |date=2022-05-18 |title=X-Men Characters That Need Redemption In The MCU |url=https://movieweb.com/x-men-characters-in-the-mcu/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=MovieWeb |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[Digital Trends]]'' ranked Rogue 9th in their "Marvel's most powerful mutants" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-22 |title=Marvel's most powerful mutants, ranked weakest to strongest |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/most-powerful-marvel-mutants-ranked/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Digital Trends |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2023, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Rogue 6th in their "10 Most Fashionable Marvel Heroes" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alford |first=Alicea |date=2023-01-04 |title=10 Most Fashionable Marvel Heroes, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/best-dressed-marvel-heroes/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

==Other versions==
===Age of Apocalypse===
In the ''[[Age of Apocalypse]]'' reality, Rogue is brought to [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] and his X-Men for education in her powers by Mystique.<ref>''X-Men Chronicles'' #01 (1995)</ref> Soon after this, Rogue would battle against Apocalypse's son Nemesis (who later became Holocaust) alongside the Scarlet Witch, and would witness the death of the latter. During the next few years, Rogue would express an attraction to both Gambit and the leader of the X-Men, Magneto. She would ultimately become romantically involved with Magneto after he worked out a way for them to touch by surrounding his body in a tight electromagnetic 'sheath' that prevented her from actually making contact with his skin, while still feeling as though she was. The two would later conceive a son named Charles, after Charles Xavier, who was slain by [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion]] whose target had actually been Magneto himself.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=April 2009}} The Age of Apocalypse universe was later revealed to have been preserved due to the actions of [[Jean Grey]]. Rogue and Magneto, along with that reality's X-Men continue their lives.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=April 2009}} This reality's version of Rogue had her uncontrollable absorption abilities and permanently possessed around half of Polaris' magnetic abilities. Unlike her husband Magneto and Polaris herself, Rogue appeared to prefer to use these abilities to fly and augment her physical strength and durability to superhuman levels.

===Ultimate Marvel===
In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] continuity, Rogue is first introduced in the story arc ''Return to Weapon X''<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #7-12 (August 2001 – January 2002)</ref> as a prisoner of [[Weapon X#Ultimate Marvel|Weapon X]] and she worked with the [[Juggernaut (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Juggernaut]] and [[Nightcrawler (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Nightcrawler]]. In this version, her name appears to be '''Marian Carlyle'''.<ref>Ultimate Comics X-Men #1</ref> Her powers are exploited to steal sensitive information on the location and layout of [[X-Mansion#Ultimate Marvel|the Xavier Institute for Gifted Children]]. Using this information, agents of Weapon X storm the school and capture the X-Men. Rogue is released along with the X-Men, the Juggernaut, and Nightcrawler, when a combination of the [[Brotherhood of Mutants#Ultimate Marvel|Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy]] and [[S.H.I.E.L.D.#Ultimate Marvel|S.H.I.E.L.D]] rescues them and destroys Weapon X's facility. Though offered a place on the X-Men, she joins the Brotherhood. She later joins the X-Men in the ''Return of the King'' arc.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #27-33 (March–July 2003)</ref>

In the ''Cry Wolf'' story arc,<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #50-53 (October 2003 – January 2004)</ref> the X-Men are attacked by [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Gambit]] who kidnaps Rogue and takes her to his employers, [[Fenris (comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Andreas and Andrea von Strucker]]. They hope to use her powers for "[[Industrial espionage|corporate espionage]]". In exchange for her help, they promise her they will help her control her powers through a power-dampening material they had developed. She turns them down, feeling that her powers are her penance. Rebuked, they attack Rogue and Gambit. She touches both of them and uses their powers to fend off their guards. The X-Men arrive to take her back, but she turns them down and leaves with Gambit.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #53 (January 2004)</ref>

Rogue does not appear again until ''Ultimate X-Men Annual'' #1, in which she and Gambit fight the Juggernaut. Gambit sacrifices himself to save Rogue and she kisses him as he dies at his request. With this kiss, she takes his powers that seemingly override her own, ridding her of her 'death touch' through several of the books (this also affects Rogue's appearance, as she acquires black eyes with red irises). In the subsequent story arc ''Date Night'',<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #66-69 (March–June 2006)</ref> Rogue decides to rekindle her relationship with the [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Iceman]] after she loses her virginity to him (something possible due to her being able to touch him now).<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #66 (March 2006)</ref>

During ''Ultimate X-Men Annual'' #2, Rogue speaks to [[Professor X#Ultimate Marvel|Professor Xavier]] about her concerns regarding Gambit's powers still remaining. Xavier theorizes this is only a temporary change and her powers will return within time. Towards the end of the ''Annual'', Rogue touches a delusional Nightcrawler and her old powers re-emerge, causing her to start teleporting randomly, and she loses Gambit's power, sending her back into the shell of hiding her skin, much to her and the Iceman's dismay.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men Annual'' #2</ref>

During ''Ultimate X-Men'' #77, she loses her arm during a fight with [[Cable (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Cable]]. However, after absorbing some of [[Wolverine (Ultimate Marvel character)|Wolverine]]'s healing power, her arm appears to grow back.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #77</ref>

In ''Ultimate X-Men'' #80, Cyclops disbands the X-Men following Xavier's death. Rogue stays with the Iceman at the Xavier Institute as a student. Xavier later returns and reveals himself to be alive. Rogue once again becomes an X-Man. At the end of ''Ultimate X-Men'', a [[Banshee (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Banshee]]-enhanced Rogue is seen to be a member of [[Colossus (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Colossus]]' team. Her appearance heavily altered, it seems her abilities have been enhanced such that she can call on absorbed abilities, as she has Colossus' armored flesh and the [[Warren Worthington III#Ultimate Marvel|Angel]]'s feathered wings extending from her arms. While telling Cyclops the benefits of Banshee she kisses him. When asked why, she replies "'Cause I can."<ref name="ultx95">''Ultimate X-Men'' #95</ref>

In ''Ultimate X-Men'' #95, she reveals that when her father got drunk he would [[Sexual abuse|molest]] her. Once when he tried to touch her, she took his life. She also appears to have found out who [[Kestrel (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Vindicator]] was, but before she could elaborate, Vindicator took her out.<ref name="ultx95"/>

Addicted to Banshee, Colossus' X-Men began to acquire more Banshee from the [[Acolytes (comics)|Acolytes]]. When they were discovered by the others, a battle raged. She absorbed the Iceman's power and kissed him to show what Banshee could allow her, but the kiss was broken off by [[Liz Allan#Ultimate Marvel|Firestar]]. Hostilities ceased when [[Northstar (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Northstar]] turns up — alive, but crippled.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #97</ref>

After the [[Ultimatum (comics)|Ultimatum Wave]] hits [[Manhattan]], [[Jean Grey#Ultimate Marvel|Jean Grey]] refuses to allow Rogue to join her as she cannot be trusted. Rogue then attacks [[Department H]], absorbing [[Wolfsbane (character)#|Sasquatch]]'s power and attacked [[Jubilee (character)#Ultimate Marvel|Jubilee]]. It is then revealed that Vindicator is, in fact, John Wraith, whom she blames for ruining her life. She threatens him for help in killing [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Magneto]]. They travel to [[Montreal]], where Rogue poses as a stripper to get close to Sabretooth and the Juggernaut.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #98 (January 2009)</ref> The Purifiers soon attack the X-Mansion and the Juggernaut dies fighting alongside Rogue. Rogue absorbs his powers just before he dies and now permanently possesses them. She then helps the X-Men in their effort to defeat Magneto and his Brotherhood. They do so, but suffer many casualties. Rogue is one of the few X-Men to survive to battle alongside Jean Grey, the Iceman, [[Kitty Pryde#Ultimate Marvel|Shadowcat]], [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], and Colossus. She is last seen helping Jean Grey and the Iceman tear down the Xavier Institute and everything on the estate. They bury the remains of the deceased X-Men in its place.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men: Requiem'' (September 2009)</ref>

==In other media ==
===Television and films  ===
Rogue has been adapted into several [[Animated series|animated television]] series and films, first appearing in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' (1992–1997), where she was voiced by [[Lenore Zann]].<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Rogue Voices (X-Men) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/X-Men/Rogue/ |access-date=June 13, 2019 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Patten |first=Melanie |date=January 20, 2016 |title=One-time slasher flick queen Lenore Zann seeks role as Nova Scotia's NDP leader |url=https://www.citynews1130.com/2016/01/20/one-time-slasher-flick-queen-lenore-zann-seeks-role-as-nova-scotias-ndp-leader/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613062525/https://www.citynews1130.com/2016/01/20/one-time-slasher-flick-queen-lenore-zann-seeks-role-as-nova-scotias-ndp-leader/ |archive-date=June 13, 2019 |access-date=June 13, 2019 |publisher=[[CKWX]]}}</ref> Initially, the director Larry Houston planned an X-Men team without Rogue, with [[Kitty Pryde|Shadowcat]] in the original lineup. However, Marvel requested that Shadowcat be replaced with Rogue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mattson |first=Kelcie |date=2024-05-26 |title='X-Men: The Animated Series' Original Line-Up Was Entirely Different |url=https://collider.com/x-men-the-animated-series-original-team/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en}}</ref> The character later appears in the [[Revival (television)|revival]] ''[[X-Men '97|X-Men ’97]]'' (2024–present), with Zann reprising her role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=February 15, 2024 |title='X-Men '97' exclusive look reveals legacy costumes, Theo James casting |url=https://ew.com/x-men-97-trailer-legacy-costumes-casting-confirmed-theo-james-8580432 |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref> Rogue also appeared in ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' (1994–1998), again voiced by Zann in the second season, titled ''Neogenic Nightmare'' (1995–1996).<ref name="EF">{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2020-09-15 |title=X-Men: Every Film & TV Appearance of Rogue, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-rogue-every-appearance-ranked/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> 

Rogue also appeared as a [[supporting character]] in ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' (2000–2003), where she was voiced by Meghan Black.<ref name="EF" /> In this version, she is reimagined as a sullen and [[Recluse|reclusive]] teenage [[Goth subculture|goth]], as the producers of the series believed her absorption powers would make her isolated, cynical, and insecure due to her desire to get close to others.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=[[Boyd Kirkland|Kirkland, Boyd]] (series producer) |date= |title=X-Men: Evolution - Episode 3 "Rogue Recruit" Introduction |type=DVD behind-the-scenes interview |language=English |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzaBctHbD2g |access-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url= |archive-date= |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] |quote=When we were creating our version of Rogue, we were trying to think, logically, 'What kind of a personality type would [being unable to touch anyone] lead her to become?' And that led us to making her a goth where she dresses, behaves and acts as if she doesn't want to fit in. }}</ref><ref name="MarvelEvolution">{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/rogue-changed-comics-x-men-evolution-disney-plus |title=How Rogue Changed from the Comics for 'X-Men: Evolution' |last=Matter |first=Brittany |website=Marvel.com |publisher=Marvel |date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=January 4, 2023 }}</ref> She also appeared in ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]'' (2009), voiced by [[Kieren van den Blink]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=January 22, 2009 |title=Wolverine and the X-Men - Review |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/reviews/wolverine-and-the-x-men-1200473130/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613064248/https://variety.com/2009/scene/reviews/wolverine-and-the-x-men-1200473130/ |archive-date=June 13, 2019 |access-date=June 13, 2019 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> This version was an [[Composite character|amalgamation]] that mixed traits from the earlier animated series with elements from the films.<ref name="EF" /> Rogue also made a [[Minor character|minor]] non-speaking appearance in the ''[[Marvel Anime|Marvel Anime: X-Men]]'' (2011) episode "Destiny - Bond".<ref name="EF" />

[[File:Anna Paquin Rogue.webp|thumb|190px|[[Anna Paquin]] as Rogue in a promotional poster for ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past#The Rogue Cut|X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut]]'' (2015)]]
A film adaptation of Rogue appeared in [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]’s ''[[X-Men (film series)|X-Men film series]]'' (2000–2024), played by [[Anna Paquin]].<ref name="Bustlerogue2">{{cite web |last=Rhiannon |first=Alexis |date=September 7, 2018 |title=Anna Paquin's Rogue Probably Won't Appear In Another X-Men Movie, But The Actor Hasn't Ruled It Out Completely |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/anna-paquins-rogue-probably-wont-appear-in-another-x-men-movie-but-the-actor-hasnt-ruled-it-out-completely-11788722 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908114603/https://www.bustle.com/p/anna-paquins-rogue-probably-wont-appear-in-another-x-men-movie-but-the-actor-hasnt-ruled-it-out-completely-11788722 |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |publisher=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Macnabb |first=Matthew |date=December 2, 2015 |title=X-Men: Anna Paquin Wants to Make a Movie Where Rogue Flies |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-anna-paguin-rogue-flies/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205021742/https://screenrant.com/x-men-anna-paguin-rogue-flies/ |archive-date=February 5, 2019 |access-date=June 14, 2019 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> The film series depicts a different version of the character compared to her in the comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Migalla |first=Sean |date=2024-02-25 |title=10 Powers Rogue Never Used In Fox's X-Men Movies |url=https://screenrant.com/rogue-x-men-movies-mising-superpowers/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> Paquin first appeared as a supporting character in ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' (2000), and reprised the role in ''[[X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]'' (2003), and ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Kai |date=2025-04-11 |title=Anna Paquin Explained Why She’d Return As Rogue 1 Year Ago & I Need To See It Happen In Avengers: Doomsday |url=https://screenrant.com/avengers-doomsday-rogue-anna-paquin-return-need-op-ed/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> She later returned in ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' (2014), though only for a brief [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] in the theatrical release. According to director [[Bryan Singer]], the majority of her scenes had been cut from this version of the film as her subplot "became extraneous". The scenes were later included in the [[director's cut]], titled ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past—The Rogue Cut|The Rogue Cut]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web |date=August 3, 2014 |title=X-Men: Days of Future Past Extended Cut Coming 2015 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/06/x-men-days-of-future-past-extended-cut-coming-2015 |access-date=August 5, 2014 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref name="Rogue Cut3">{{Cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=2014-09-25 |title=Fox to Add Anna Paquin Back to ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/fox-to-add-anna-paquin-back-to-x-men-days-of-future-past-1201314028/ |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lovett |first=James |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Bryan Singer Reveals X-Men: DOFP Rogue Cut Release Date |url=http://comicbook.com/2015/05/05/bryan-singer-reveals-x-men-dofp-rogue-cut-release-date/ |publisher=Comic Book.com}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

=== Video games ===
Rogue has appeared in numerous video games since 1990. Zann voiced the character in ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]'' (1997) and ''[[Marvel Rivals]]'' (2024).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lyonsdove |first=Malachi |date=August 23, 2021 |title=X-Men: All of Rogue's Video Game Appearances |url=https://gamerant.com/x-men-rogue-video-game-appearances-90s-2000s-2010s/ |access-date=November 16, 2025 |website=[[GameRant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Rogue Voices (X-Men) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/X-Men/Rogue/ |access-date=June 13, 2019 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunico |first=Jonas |date=November 12, 2025 |title=Rogue and Gambit are Joining Marvel Rivals Season 15, Who Else Will Be a Part of the Shooter Soon? |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/marvel-rivals-season-15-possible-characters-releasing-after-rogue-gambit-1754427 |access-date=November 16, 2025 |website=[[International Business Times UK]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Jennifer Hale]] provided her voice in ''[[Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro]]'' (training mode, 2001), ''[[X-Men: Next Dimension]]'' (2002), and ''[[X2: Wolverine's Revenge|X-2: Wolverine’s Revenge]]'' (2003).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="btva" /> [[Megan Fahlenbock]] voiced Rogue in ''[[X-Men: Mutant Academy 2]]'' (2001), while [[Erin Mathews|Erin Matthews]] voiced the character in ''[[X-Men Legends]]'' (2004) and [[Catherine Taber]] in ''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse|X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' (2005).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="btva" /> 

Rogue also appeared in other games without voice acting credits, including ''[[X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants|X-Men 2: Fall of Mutants]]'' (1990), [[Sega Genesis]] ''[[X-Men (1993 video game)|X-Men]]'' (1993), the ''X-Men'' [[Game Gear]] trilogy (''[[X-Men (1994 video game)|X-Men]]'' in 1994; ''[[X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy|X-Men: Gamemaster’s Legacy]]'', in 1995; ''[[X-Men: Mojo World]]'', in1996), ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'' (1998), ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]]'' (2000), ''[[X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse]]'' (2001), ''[[LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)|LittleBigPlanet]]'' (2008, [[DLC (video gaming)|DLC]]), ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' (2011), ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad Online]]'' (2011), ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]'' (2012), ''[[Deadpool (video game)|Deadpool]]'' (2013), ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]'' (2013), ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]'' (2013), ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]]'' (2014), ''[[Marvel: Future Fight|Marvel Future Fight]]'' (2015), ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]'' (alternate skin), and ''[[Marvel Snap]]'' (2018)''.''<ref name=":0" />

=== Miscellaneous ===
The character appeared in the ''Marvel Knights: Wolverine versus Sabretooth'' [[motion comic]], voiced by [[Kazumi Evans]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Rogue Voices (X-Men) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/X-Men/Rogue/ |access-date=June 13, 2019 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref> She also appeared in the ''[[Death Battle|Death Battle!]]'' episode "Rogue vs. [[Wonder Woman]]".<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OU-6G-oIdQ|title=''Rogue vs. Wonder Woman (Marvel vs. DC) {{!}}'' DEATH BATTLE!|date=January 3, 2011|author=[[Rooster Teeth]]|access-date=January 3, 2011|via=[[YouTube]]|work=[[Death Battle|Death Battle!]]}}</ref> Additionally, Rogue appeared as a meet-and-greet character at [[Marvel Super Hero Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/meet-the-heroes-of-marvel-super-hero-island-at-islands-of-adventure/|title=Meet the heroes of Marvel Super Hero Island at Islands of Adventure|website=Attractions Magazine|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703175351/https://attractionsmagazine.com/meet-the-heroes-of-marvel-super-hero-island-at-islands-of-adventure/|archive-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref>
== Collected editions ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Material collected
!Publication date
!ISBN
|-
! colspan="4" | Solo series '''(1995–present)'''
|-
| ''Rogue''
| ''Rogue'' (vol. 1) #1–4
| November 1995
| {{ISBNT|978-0752201030}}
|-
| ''X Men Icons: Rogue''
| ''Rogue'' (vol. 2) #1–4
| May 2002
| {{ISBNT|978-0785108764}}
|-
| ''Rogue'' Vol. 1: ''Going Rogue''
| ''Rogue'' (vol. 3) #1–6
| March 2005
| {{ISBNT|978-0785113362}}
|-
| ''Rogue'' Vol. 2: ''Forget Me Not''
| ''Rogue'' (vol. 3) #7–12
| October 2005
| {{ISBNT|978-0785117346}}
|-
| ''Rogue: The Complete Collection''
| ''Rogue'' (vol. 3) #1–12
| September 2015
| {{ISBNT|978-0785197218}}
|-
! colspan="4" | Other series
|-
| ''X-Men: Gambit & Rogue''
| ''Rogue'' (vol. 1) #1–4 and ''Gambit'' (vol. 2) #1–4
| October 2016
| {{ISBNT|978-1302902483}}
|-
| ''Rogue & Gambit: Rings of Fire''
| ''[[Rogue & Gambit]]'' (vol. 1) #1–5
| July 2018
| {{ISBNT|978-1302911607}}
|-
| ''Mr. and Mrs. X'' Vol. 1: ''Love And Marriage''
| ''[[Mr. and Mrs. X]]'' #1–6
| March 2019
| {{ISBNT|978-1302913519}}
|-
| ''Mr. and Mrs. X'' Vol. 2: ''Gambit and Rogue Forever''
| ''Mr. and Mrs. X'' #7–12
| August 2019
| {{ISBNT|978-1302913526}}
|-
| ''Captain Marvel Vs. Rogue''
| ''Avengers Annual'' #10, ''Uncanny X-Men'' #158, 171, 269, ''Ms. Marvel'' #9–10, ''X-Men: Legacy'' #269–270, ''Captain Marvel'' #4–5 and material from ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' #11
| June 2021
| {{ISBNT|978-1302926519}}
|-
| ''Rogue & Gambit: Power Play''
| ''Rogue & Gambit'' (vol. 2) #1–5
| January 2024
| {{ISBNT|978-1302948061}}
|-
|''Rogue: The Savage Land''
|''[[Rogue: The Savage Land]]'' #1–5
|September 2025
|{{ISBNT|978- 1302964412}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Marvelwiki|rogue|Rogue}}
* {{Marvelwiki|rogue-age-of-apocalypse|Rogue (Age of Apocalypse)}}
* {{Marvelwiki|rogue-ultimate|Rogue (Ultimate)}}
* {{Marvelwiki|rogue-earth-1009|Rogue (Earth-1009)}}
* {{Marvelwiki|rogue-earth-58163|Rogue (Earth-58163)}}
* [http://members.shaw.ca/rogueshrine Rogue Shrine]. Comprehensive appearance list and chronology, etc.
* {{Marveldatabase|Rogue}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090209020434/http://www.freewebs.com/new-generation-x/rogue.htm New Generation X]
* [http://uncannyxmen.net/characters/rogue UncannyXmen.net Spotlight on Rogue] at UncannyXMen.net
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