The Book of Batman (Bruce Wayne)

[Scapemage]

Bird flying; Bird gets hit in the wing; Bird can't fly; Wings should = Hit Zones

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by scapemage921

Bird flying; Bird gets hit in the wing; Bird can't fly; Wings should = Hit Zones

Valid, however, it is also valid to question whether or not you could accurately hit a bird's wing, especially with a small projectile like an arrow.

[Master Tang]

Originally Posted by Griffin

Valid, however, it is also valid to question whether or not you could accurately hit a bird's wing, especially with a small projectile like an arrow.

When it is bigger than the rest of their body? I am going to say yes.

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by Master Tang

When it is bigger than the rest of their body? I am going to say yes.

Interesting. And do you think you could accurately do that while a bird/figure unit is flapping their wing very quickly to stay elevated?

This is just a fun geeky conversation btw, I really do see the validity of all sides.

[GreyOwl]

A bird, probably not. But a huge dragon whose wings flap much more slowly, and if I was a superhero or had magical powers or had a machine gun to spray the entire area with...then probably yes.

[Master Tang]

Originally Posted by Griffin

Interesting. And do you think you could accurately do that while a bird/figure unit is flapping their wing very quickly to stay elevated?

This is just a fun geeky conversation btw, I really do see the validity of all sides.

Like Grey Owl said, you're not shooting at a pigeon you are shooting at things with giant dragon-like wings and they are not humming birds so their wings don't beat at unpercievable speeds/

[Trav11111]

Ok, back on topic (kind of). I now see why capes are considered hittable. The best answer is the one about where you can hit if your looking at the back of the figure.

However, Batman in all medias uses his cape as a misdirect for anyone trying to shoot him.

In conclusion, play it how you want. The card has been play tested to give you a figure that works, but it's truly up to you how you play.

[Longy418]

Batman was up against some zombies and faced the onslaught special attack. Evasive strike does not work against special powers or 6+ ranged attacks so we ruled evasive strike could be used (we just let Batman pick the one destroyed Zombie). Hopefully this was how the rule was intended. Thanks for a response and for all the great work. Hopefully I will write up a battle report on this game some time soon.

[IAmBatman]

Hmm ... this is an interesting one. I'd like to hear some Hero input before a ruling is made.
Technically, a close reading of the card says when Batman is attacked by an opponent's figure, whereas in the case of the Zombies and their special attack, figures (plural) are attacking him in unison.

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Hmm ... this is an interesting one. I'd like to hear some Hero input before a ruling is made.
Technically, a close reading of the card says when Batman is attacked by an opponent's figure, whereas in the case of the Zombies and their special attack, figures (plural) are attacking him in unison.

That's a sneaky loophole, but it's a good fix.

Also while on the topic of Batman, I was wondering if you guys had playtest reports of the master set figures. I like reading those, but I was curious about Batman. I compare him to Captain America, and Batman has 1 less attack, defense, and life, but better movement. Both have counter abilities and ranged attacks, but Cap has Tactician. It just seems to me that Cap is much more powerful than just the 20 points more then Batman. Batman just dies too quickly, and isn't a team player the way Cap is (But that part makes sense. ).

Still one of my favorite figures, but Cap just seems to outclass him. So I was wondering how he did in playtests.

[IAmBatman]

Here ya go. Before my supplemental tests (that link should be particularly interesting to you), people were actually arguing he should be more than 200. His mobility over Cap is really quite an advantage and Evasive Strike >> Counter Strike, in my opinion. Tactician is nice, but it's not as useful as it could be due to mobility restrictions.

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Hmm ... this is an interesting one. I'd like to hear some Hero input before a ruling is made.
Technically, a close reading of the card says when Batman is attacked by an opponent's figure, whereas in the case of the Zombies and their special attack, figures (plural) are attacking him in unison.

That is exactly right. We have actually already addressed this, but it was like 8 months ago (I feel old). Zombies can totally bypass the Evasive Strike with their special attack, because it is not just one figure attacking, it is all three.