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The Book of Atlas

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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Fantastic Forces set.
Its model numbers and names are #016 / Goliath or #017,018 / Atlas.

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Character Bio - Recruited as a henchman by Heinrich Zemo, and then put through the same process that gave Wonder Man his powers, Erik Josten started off his super-career on the wrong side of the law. Originally calling himself "Power Man" (and then "Goliath", when a certain someone objected to his original choice of moniker), Josten clashed with the Avengers both on his own and as a member of the Masters of Evil.

Josten's life began to turn around when he joined Helmut Zemo's incarnation of the Masters of Evil, who disguised themselves as a new team of heroes: the Thunderbolts. Though the team was founded with villainous intent, Josten and most of his fellow team members found themselves loving the heroic lifestyle, and turned on their leader. Though Atlas struggles with mental instability and the demons of his past, he's committed himself to heroism, and is fiercely loyal to his fellow reformed teammates.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Base Clarification: Atlas is a single-spaced figure.
• Q: If Atlas has only 1 Life remaining, can Ionic Imbalance still activate?
• A: Yes. When the number of wounds taken from an attack or special power exceeds the remaining Life of the figure taking the wounds, that figure is still considered to have received all wounds from that attack or special power.
  
  So when you're adding up the number of wounds Atlas would take from an attack, if that number is 2 or more, you have the option to use Ionic Imbalance, even when Atlas has only 1 Life left.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Mutate, Atlas has these Mutate Synergies.
• As a Charlatan, Atlas has these Charlatan Synergies.
• As a Repentant figure, Atlas has these Repentant Synergies.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Atlas has these Super Strength Synergies.
• As a Huge figure, Atlas has these Huge Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a huge figure, Atlas interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Atlas interacts differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Thunderbolts Strategy Guide

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Ronin
• Second playtest: Arkham
• Third playtest: Lazy_Orang
• Fourth playtest: Midgieboy3
• Fifth playtest: Tiranx
• Sixth playtest: Ronin
• Playtest Summary
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Arkham
• Erik Josten created by Stan Lee, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby
• Atlas persona created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley
• Comic Art by Tom Grummett, Gary Erskine, and Chris Sotomayor