Thanks Maklar! I was split between Disengage and Ghost Walk for mobility skills, but his Groks needed to keep up, so Disengage is mostly there to avoid Rats and the like. Hurricane was made to be super-good because I didn't want his points to be too close to Nilfheim. Maybe I'll lower the range so he's a bit less campy. Now onto the next figure!
Character Bio:
This terrible beast hails from the far reaches of Icaria, one of the oldest dragons alive. Exiled for a long forgotten crime and stripped of all titles, this monster had no name until Valhalla, where a soldier of Earth named it after the dreaded Ancalagon the Black from the War of Wrath.
Here on Valhalla Ancalagon travels where he pleases, wreaking havoc wherever there are foes to fight. His flames are so hot and so bright that none can bear to look at them, making his attacks impossible to defend against. Paradoxically, the safest place by the beast is right next to him, for it would be easier to survive the attacks of his massive claws that it would be to stand up to his fire.
When left alone or out of battle, Ancalagon is strangely quiet in contrast to the rest of Utgar's horde. Wandering alone for countless years on Icaria, the dragon keeps all thoughts to himself, no one capable of guessing what he might be thinking. To this day his true personality and history remain a complete mystery.
Ancalagon is Utgar's answer to all those 185 and 210 point dragons the allies have summoned. Ancalagon may not be a King, but he commands the attention of all around him nonetheless. At a whopping 640 points, only the strongest of Superheroes can stand up to him.
His powerful stats mirror Charos, only with more Attack, Defense, and Move. Plus 6 range. Felling this monster is no easy task indeed. Despite how good his powers are, his true fear factor lies in his incredible abilities.
Hyper Beam can singlehandedly fell any foe given his 6 Attack. With it, none can approach the dragon all by themselves and hope to survive. Only the healthiest of Heroes can even make it to Ancalagon in a single piece. Luckily, once adjacent to the dragon, Hyper Beam will no longer apply.
Wave of Fire will do the rest, however. Once per round Ancalagon may unleash his terrible Fiery breath upon all small, medium, and large units within 6 clear sight spaces. Only those managing to hide behind LoS-blockers can hope to survive this attack. Once triggered, however, Ancalagon is limited to one attack per OM. It also affects friendly units, so be careful!
Lastly,
Enormous Flying is a fun take on such a massive unit. Ancalagon may land on any small/medium Squad figures and stamp them out of existence. This means securing a Height can be easy even with ranged squads turtling up there. Ancalagon goes where he pleases.
Such a unit seems unstoppable even for 640 points, and he nearly is. Even Q9 can be blasted out of existence in a single blow from this monster. Hyper Beam can take care of any Heroes, and Wave of Fire can take care of any Squads. Ancalagon's strategy is simple: fly around and kill all you see. However, there are some ways to counter him.
Sergeant Drake Alexander can do fairly well against this beast. Thorian Speed is the only ability that can hope to defend against Hyper Beam, and once adjacent to Ancalagon, that ability will no longer work. For a little more than a third of the points, Cyprien can also do damage with
Chilling Touch, the vampire able to fly in from outside Ancalagon's range. Morsbane, Atlaga, and Sudema can obviously do this dragon in as long as they can make it to him in one turn. Huge figures are immune to Hyper Beam, and can thus last a lot longer against this foe.
Also surpringly useful are the Ashigaru with Kato. Wave of Fire may be able to wipe out many of them in one turn, but after that the dragon can only kill one of these swarmers a turn unless he takes passing swipes to move with Enormous Flying. Getting Ancalagon to waste Wave of Fire can make all the difference. Powerful as Hyper Beam is, it's still only one attack a turn.
Greenscales don't pair well with this loner since he can kill them so easily. This exile does best alone, as any friendly units by him risk death as well. That ought to go without saying, though, given that his cost alone will take out a massive chunk of your army even on 1000 point games. He's immensely powerful, but also immensely expensive.
Thanks for reading! The rest of the new units are in the OP.
~TAF