The Book of Bruce Banner

[tcglkn]

The Book of Bruce Banner

C3G MARVEL WAVE 9
HOMELAND SECURITY

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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Hulk set.
Its model number and name is #002 / Bruce Banner.

Character Bio - Dr. Robert Bruce Banner became a brilliant scientist and started working for the U.S. Department of Defense, in charge of an experimental Gamma Bomb. A teenager named Rick Jones takes a dare from some friends to drive inside of an off-limits Military-run atomic testing range seconds before a powerful Gamma-Bomb was due to be detonated. The scientist/physicist Bruce Banner selflessly endangers himself to save the life of a boy whom had wandered onto the grounds. Banner tells his colleague, Igor Drenkov, to hold the test, but Igor is a Soviet agent and does no such thing. Hoping for Banner's death, and the end of his project, Igor allows the test to continue. Dr. Banner then dashes to the teenager and speeds with him towards a nearby trench. Frantically, Dr. Banner hurls Rick Jones into the crevice where the teenager is shielded from the mysterious, menacing Gamma Rays. But, at that very second, standing in the open, exposed and unprotected, the heroic Bruce Banner absorbs the full impact of the gamma explosion, even though the center of the blast was a good five miles away. His ear-piercing screams fill the desert air, as the scientist loses all sense of time and space. A strange, awesome change takes place in the atomic structure of his body. During the rescue, Banner's body was irradiated by the gamma blast which, when combined with his own unique genetics, leading to the birth of the Incredible Hulk!
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

Classic:

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Marvel:

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C3G:

• As a Scientist, Bruce Banner may benefit from Invisible Woman's Fantastic Force Field 4 special power.

Synergy Benefits Offered

Classic:

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Marvel:

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C3G:

• Bruce Banner can transform into other figures with the same identity. These include: Incredible Hulk.
• As a Scientist, Bruce Banner may add up to 1 die to The Thing's attack.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: tcglkn
• Second playtest: marv_art
• Third playtest: IAmBatman
• Fourth playtest: marv_art take 2
• Fifth playtest: Scapemage
• Art by tcglkn

[tcglkn]

NAME = BRUCE BANNER

SPECIES = Mutate
UNIQUENESS = Unique Hero
CLASS = Scientist
PERSONALITY = Reserved

SIZE/HEIGHT = Medium 5

LIFE = 2

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 2
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = 70

SECRET IDENTITY
You may draft one other Bruce Banner figure that is not a Scientist. Choose which figure will start the game on the battlefield. You can control only one Bruce Banner figure on the battlefield at a time.

MONSTER WITHIN
Anytime this figure receives one or more wounds or is destroyed, switch this figure, if possible, with another Bruce Banner figure you control. Switched figures will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

PUNY HUMAN
At the end of each round, if you control a different unengaged Bruce Banner figure on the battlefield that has at least one wound, switch it with this figure. After switching the figures, you may remove up to three Wound Markers from the other figure's card. Switched figures will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

[IAmBatman]

So he's basically a big healing glyph for Hulk? Yeah, I could see that being worth 50 points. Looks good.

[tcglkn]

I willing to tweak the number of wounds left on Hulk's card, but pretty much.

[SirGalahad]

So Bruce doesn't heal while off the battlefield? I thought if he was injured and transformed into Hulk and back again, he was healed.

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by SirGalahad

So Bruce doesn't heal while off the battlefield? I thought if he was injured and transformed into Hulk and back again, he was healed.

That would pretty much make this an unbeatable cycle. Anytime he takes a wound, he'd become the Hulk and heal his wounds.

[SirGalahad]

Drop his Life to 3 and let him heal all but 1 wound, then all somebody has to do is get one good shot in at him to destroy him. His puny human defense shouldn't let him last that long anyway.

[IAmBatman]

Hmm, cool idea.

[Good Pig]

So if Hulk is in rage mode, then he turns into Bruce, he stays in rage mode because you swap him out before rolling for initiative?

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by Good Pig

So if Hulk is in rage mode, then he turns into Bruce, he stays in rage mode because you swap him out before rolling for initiative?

Yes, I don't mind him going straight from Bruce to Rage mode.

[Griffin]

When I can later, I will work on the wording some more with you, but I do really like this design.

[Good Pig]

Awesome job tickle.