Gambit+Kittens, can we have more of that please?
There is a theory on Tumblr that he named them after classic animated cats, but I’m not totally sure about that. Oliver, I’m almost positive that this is a nod to Oliver Twist, seeing as Remy is an orphan himself, and that is also the name of his kid in the X-Men: The End comics. Lucifer, well, Remy is a Catholic (lapsed?) and Lucifer was the Angel that fell from Heaven, the comparison makes itself. Figaro possibly has something to do with the Barber of Seville and the fact that the Count is trying to woo Rosine (Rogue) and has to sneak and disguise himself to do it. Or maybe he just likes the opera?
Either way, I’m so glad that Remy got to keep his cats from Astonishing X-Men because if Rogue does stay dead then he’s going to need the emotional support he can get.
Oh, wait, there was actual plot in this issue too.
Mr Snow is spying on his team, so perhaps we were right not to trust him. Quicksilver is spying on his sister for Havok (and let’s hope it’s not because Polaris is the only sister Quicksilver has left). And the Thieve’s Guild is not exactly behaving itself.
Now they have one pissed off Danger on their hands… this can’t end well.
X-Men: The (fan fic) Series 
Gambit with cats le swoon
Le Swoon indeed!
I reckon that Asmus did pick Oliver as in Oliver Twist, but see, he also said in an interview or comment somewhere that he didn’t know what the other two names were, but he figured they were girls. Obviously, they didn’t turn out to be girls 😉 Anyway, I reckon there’s merit to both your theory and to the animated cats one. I mean, Peter David does seem to have this thing about Hell *looks pointedly at last X-factor series*. On the other hand, he does have two girls, and I can completely believe he would have seen those animated movies. Pop culture references aren’t unlikely, especially given all the ones he’s already made.
Anyway, I’m clearly thinking about this too much, hehe. So I’ll just end this with “Yay Kittens!” 🙂
You can never think way too much about something when it comes to Gambit. 😉