Rogue in other media

X-Men

Rogue appeared in the X-Men television series, where she was one of the main characters. In this series, she had her absorption powers, Ms. Marvel powers, and a copy of Ms. Marvel's psyche trapped inside her own. She is somewhat liberal in her use of her powers, but it is sometimes shown how the psyches affect her mind, such as when she absorbed the powers/minds of particularly dark or evil characters, like Archangel while he was a Horseman or the Juggernaut.

Rogue has a relationship with Gambit throughout most of the series, similar to the comics, even referring to herself as Mrs. LeBeau in "Hidden Agenda". However, Rogue also displays a more flirtatious attitude towards numerous other characters, such as Cyclops, Archangel, Colossus, and during the X-Men's appearance on Spider-Man: The Animated Series, she flirted with Spider-Man.

During the series, Rogue is one of the characters affected by the news of the "cure", which Apocalypse and Mystique used to make mutants into slaves. She is also revisited by Cody, her first boyfriend, and almost runs away with him. However, Rogue discovers that he was part of a plot for her to become the new ruler of the Brood, or "the Colony". Rogue was voiced by Lenore Zann. This particular version of Rogue also appeared in the Animated Series' two tie in comics: X-Men Adventures and The Adventures of the X-Men, with the former being based on the animated series and the latter including the same characters but with original storylines. Rogue appeared to be a regular in the first three volumes of this series, but appeared only in the final issue of The Adventures of the X-Men.

X-Men: Evolution

In this series, X-Men: Evolution, Rogue is re-imagined as a rebellious, yet deeply insecure, teenager with a goth/punk appearance. Her powers make her cynical and reclusive, but truthfully, she is consumed by the need for closeness and intimacy with others. She was voiced by Meghan Black, using a heavy Dixie accent.

Rogue was adopted by Mystique and raised by Destiny (Irene Adler). She initially joined the Brotherhood of Mutants, but left after finding out that they recruited her to be a potential weapon. Rogue develops a romantic interest in Cyclops for most of the series, though her feelings for him fade soon after he and Jean start dating. She is later seen having an interest in Gambit when they first meet in Day of Reckoning, and again when he kidnapped her in the Cajun Spice episode. (However, following the conclusion of the series, director Frank Paur hinted that sometime in the future, following the transformation of Jean into Phoenix, Rogue and Cyclops eventually do become romantically involved.)

Rogue quietly disliked Jean, despite Jean's efforts to show her kindness and friendship, partly due to jealousy over Jean having Cyclops as her boyfriend, and also because Jean represented everything Rogue was not - Jean was friendly, popular, and had a power that did not keep her from having physical contact with others. As she watches Jean get close to Scott, she knows she may never be able to get close to him, which exacerbates her feelings on her inability to develop a close relationship with anyone. After learning the truth about her relationship with Mystique, she shares a bond with her "little brother" Nightcrawler, but still lacks the intimate relationship she wants.

Rogue's absorption abilities are very strong in this series, which nearly drive her insane, but prove vital in the final attack against Apocalypse. Unlike in other universes, the powers she absorbs never totally fade, and at times, she can still use a mutant's power long after she has first absorbed them. Although Rogue did not have super strength or flight abilities as in the comics, she displays skill in hand-to-hand combat. Though she is never shown gaining Ms. Marvel's abilities, in Xavier's vision of the future, Rogue is seen flying and not wearing gloves, the latter indicating that she does eventually gain the ability to activate her power at will.

Wolverine and the X-Men

Rogue appears in Wolverine and the X-Men voiced by Kieren van den Blink. In this version, she appears as both a member of the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as a double agent. In the early episodes, her personality is similar to that of the X-Men: Evolution version of the character. She has a strong bond with Logan, shown as he was leaving on the day of the explosion. However, the two reconcile their grudges by the end of the season.For the first part of the season, Rogue is portrayed as a double-crosser, setting up the X-Men to look like they were attacking Senator Kelly. However, it is discovered that Rogue joined the Brotherhood to find out more information about Magneto as a spy. She rejoins the X-Men soon after discovering Magneto's plans to attack the MRD. Unlike her other animated adaptations, this Rogue does not have any romantic interest in Gambit. In fact the two, in this series, did not even meet.

Rogue displays a fairly liberal use of her abilities and is shown absorbing numerous mutants for a variety of reasons; for example, she absorbs Quicksilver, Domino, Blob, Juggernaut, and Shadowcat all in one episode either to use their abilities, extract information, or to knock them out. There were no seeming ramifications from her absorptions. Her X-Men uniform is similar to her 1990s era comics uniform and the outfit she wore in X-Men: The Animated Series. Her casual clothing is reminiscent of one of her 1980s uniforms, which consisted of a green shirt and gloves over an all black outfit. She is also seen wearing a brown cloak with the hood up, similar to the one worn by Anna Paquin in the X-Men films.

Marvel Anime: X-Men

During the final episode of Marvel Anime: X-Men, Rogue can be briefly seen next to Colossus before leaping into action. She is shown flying, and presumably possesses her original mutant powers in addition to her Ms. Marvel powers.

Ultimate Spider-Man – 2012 animated series

In the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "I Am Spider-Man", a Daily Bugle news crawl mentions Rogue shaking hands with the Mayor for funding a new Library, the Mayor suffers the effects of her abilities and but is expected to fully recover.

Films

Rogue was portrayed by Anna Paquin in the X-Men film series. In the films, her relationship with Wolverine echoes his relationships with both Shadowcat and Jubilee in the comics; that of a protective surrogate father. Like her Ultimate Marvel counterpart, her love interest is Iceman.

X-Men

Rogue (real name Marie) runs away from home after her power manifests itself by accidentally draining the life from her boyfriend while she is kissing him. This causes him to have an aneurysm and places him in South Beach for several weeks. Rogue adopts her new alias and wanders into a bar, where she witnesses Wolverine getting into an altercation with some patrons. She later catches up to Wolverine and convinces him to give her a lift in his truck. The two talk and seem to develop a father-daughter like relationship. On the road, both are attacked by another mutant, Sabretooth, who is Magneto's henchman, but they are rescued by two X-Men, Storm and Cyclops. Then, Rogue integrates as another student of Charles Xavier, in his special school of mutant (gifted) children, and particularly becomes friends with Bobby Drake/Iceman and John Allerdyce/Pyro.

Meanwhile, Magneto builds a machine by which humans are turned into mutants. This is temporary, though, as the human body rejects such change, eventually suffering terminal cellular degeneration. Nonetheless, Magneto's actual concern is that, as the mutating machine is powered only by his own mutant ability of magnetism, and given that machine weakens its operator greatly after use, extensive usage may prove fatal to him. As Magneto knows that Rogue has the power to steal any mutant's power temporarily after such mutant is touched by her, Magneto plans to use her to power the machine.

Back at the institute, Rogue attempts to wake Wolverine (who is having a nightmare about his adamantium procedure) but he awakens suddenly in fright and accidentally releases his claws through Rogue. In shock, Rogue reaches out and touches him in order to use his powers to heal herself. He collapses as Storm, Cyclops, Jean, and a bunch of students enter. Mystique, disguised as Bobby, tells Rogue the professor is angry with her and so she flees. When Wolverine goes to find her and bring her back to the institute, Magneto knocks Rogue unconscious, kidnaps her and defeats Wolverine. The X-Men fly to the Statue of Liberty where the device is located. There, Storm electrically shocks Toad, and Wolverine stabs Mystique into unconsciousness. Meanwhile, Magneto sets Rogue in the device and then forcibly transfers his powers to her. The device is aimed at a nearby United Nations summit whose delegates would be turned into mutants. Furthermore, the entire city would also be affected by Magneto's mutating device.

Almost reaching the device, the X-Men are stopped by Magneto and left with Sabretooth. The team get together and defeat Sabretooth when they hear Rogue's cries for help. Wolverine manages to destroy the machine before it activates, yet the experience leaves Rogue with a permanent white streak through her hair. Rogue appears to have been killed, but Wolverine places his hand on her face so she could absorb his healing powers and be healed. Jean reports that "she took on some of (Logan's) more 'charming' personality traits for a while" (a fact that is not generally noted in the films). Wolverine later gives Rogue his dog tags and tells her "I'm coming back for this," when she said that she did not want him to go.

X2

In X2, Rogue begins dating Iceman (her love interest from the past film), despite her continued difficulties making direct physical contact, a factor which frustrates both of them. At one point, Iceman is overcome by the sight of Rogue with a dress on and kisses her, which at first seems successful and carries on for longer than either of them expected it to, but soon Iceman is forced to pull away when her powers inevitably start harming him. Rogue and the other X-Men also manage to escape William Stryker who sends agents into the X-Mansion to kidnap the mutants. Rogue, Iceman, Pyro, and Wolverine escape to Iceman's family home in Boston. However, Iceman's younger brother, angered by the "gifts" of his older brother, calls the police on the X-Men. When they arrive, Wolverine is shot in the head by a policeman, and an enraged Pyro manages to destroy many of the police and their vehicles. Rogue touches Pyro's skin and absorbs his powers, enabling her to calm the flames. This scene depicts Rogue also absorbing the emotions of others unlike other scenes in the trilogy, as she seems to be grimacing while calming the destruction that Pyro has created. Both Rogue and Iceman are eventually promoted to the front line X-Men team and are given uniforms similar to the other X-Men at the conclusion of the film, when Xavier and the X-Men team meet the President in the White House.

X-Men: The Last Stand

In X-Men: The Last Stand, a pharmaceutical company announces that they have a cure for the mutant gene. Rogue expresses interest in being cured, evidently still longing to touch someone. When Iceman begins to develop a friendship with Kitty Pryde, and especially after seeing them "hugging" during a training session (they did it mostly to avoid a missile that almost hit them) and after watching them ice skate together, she is encouraged more so. Upset, Rogue leaves to seek out the cure; Iceman follows her to the pharmaceutical company, but cannot find her. At the very end of the film, she comes back to the school, simply saying, "I'm sorry, I had to." When Iceman expresses disappointment and says it was not what he wanted, she says, "I know. It's what I wanted." It is revealed Rogue had taken the cure, and they hold hands, Rogue bare handed. (An alternate ending reveals that Rogue ultimately decided against taking the cure and holds Iceman's hand with gloves on.) However, the film's end shows Magneto regaining his powers after being injected with the cure, implying that it is not permanent.

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Paquin reprised her role in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Bryan Singer initially announced that the character had been cut as her subplot in the film "became extraneous", but later clarified that while the bulk of her footage had been cut, she would still appear in the film. In July 2014, producer Lauren Shuler Donner confirmed that Paquin's deleted scenes would be included in an "director's cut" version of the film. Under the title X-Men: Days of Future Past - The Rogue Cut, this version was released on July 14, 2015. Rogue's status is unknown during the theatrical version of the film, though Bobby Drake is shown to be in a relationship with Kitty Pryde. A subplot in the alternate version of the film involves Xavier, Magneto, and Bobby going on a mission to rescue Rogue after Kitty is stabbed by Wolverine, so Rogue could take over Kitty's role in sending Logan back to the past while Kitty rests due to the strain on Kitty of maintaining the temporal link. Although Xavier believed that Rogue was dead, Bobby reveals that she had been captured by the Sentinels' human agents and was being experimented on in Cerebro - the only location where Xavier's mind couldn't reach - to try and duplicate her powers, with Bobby never mentioning it earlier as he couldn't find a way to rescue her. With Xavier's guidance, Bobby and Magneto manage to penetrate the mansion and rescue her, but Bobby is killed while holding off three Sentinels to allow Magneto and Rogue to escape. When Rogue arrives at the hideout, she tells Kitty that Bobby did not make it and that she is sorry. Rogue then takes Kitty's powers and takes over the role of holding Wolverine's mind in the past, with a suggestion that Logan is aware of the switch as he appears to feel Rogue's presence. Once the timeline is altered by Wolverine in both versions of the film, Rogue is shown to be alive and well, and back with Bobby.

Other film appearances

The Wolverine co-writer Mark Bomback revealed that Rogue was originally intended to appear in the film, but was written out.

Paquin stated on Twitter that she would enjoy playing Rogue again, as long as the character is shown with the power of flight. A later tweet by Paquin confirmed that she will not appear in the upcoming film Gambit. However, Paquin later clarified that what she meant was that she did not know whether or not the character would be in the film.

In the 2017 film Logan, Rogue appears in the fictional X-Men comic owned by Laura, as illustrated for the film by Dan Panosian.

Video games

Other appearances