Joelle originally met Gambit at an event held by Borya Cich, when Gambit used her to escape detection after he stole an artifact from Cich's vault.^[1] Joelle later encountered Gambit while breaking into the Museum of the Americas, where they both were looking into the history of an artifact that had embedded in Gambit's chest.^[2] Joelle and Gambit then travelled to Guatemala in search of an ancient hidden city, which held information about the artifact.^[3] Joelle later teamed up with Gambit to break into one of Red Skull's research facilities. While she insinuated to Gambit that she was after a cure for her daughter, Joelle was actually attempting to steal a chemical that would allow her to die, eventually doing so.^[4]

Eternal life.

Skilled burglar and combatant.

Joelle suffers from arachnophobia.

• Joelle nearly died during childbirth, but was granted eternal life by an unknown individual.^[5]
• Joelle has a fear of spiders (arachnophobia).^[3]