The Book of Cosmic Boy

[Lazy Orang]

Sentinels were around for him. Sentinels first appeared in Wave One.

[IAmBatman]

Yep. And pretty sure Griff specifically wanted a Magneto that could throw Sentinels, so there's a good chance he tested it. I do know that it'd be very against the LD's intent to change that on Magneto (II).

That shouldn't change what's done here one way or the other, though.

[A3n]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Yep. And pretty sure Griff specifically wanted a Magneto that could throw Sentinels, so there's a good chance he tested it. I do know that it'd be very against the LD's intent to change that on Magneto (II).

That shouldn't change what's done here one way or the other, though.

Magneto II appears to be your LD. And sadly he was not tested against any Huge figures either.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by A3n

Magneto II appears to be your LD. And sadly he was not tested against any Huge figures either.

Was he? Yeah, I remember now. I ran him to make the Brotherhood faction come together. I do remember folks (Griff especially) pushing for no size limit on the throw, though, so I know it was an intentional choice.

Huge figures are fairly rare in our overall pile of figures, though, so not shocked to see that interaction not specifically being tested. He's been out for a really long time, though, and nobody's reported any issues, so I've personally no desire to revisit it or no problems with it thematically.

[MrNobody]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Huge figures are rare in terms of the overall population, though, so a relatively low metagame impact if he can't throw them. In addition, plenty of figures have direct counters that are not factored into their cost.

But we now have at least 1 fairly solid primarily Huge faction (Transformers) and a few other developing/niche ones (Dinos, Sentinels, whatever else have you) that he could end up going up against. So overall metagame impact? Probably very low. But I’m just imagining those few Huge matchups being way less fun for the Legion team if they can’t use one of their core powers. If anything, I like Quozl’s version where it can still be used to block attacks, but not to throw or inflict damage.

Like I said before, I think it’s apt to make a comparison to Fantastic Force Field or Psychic Defense X. Going up against an entire army with Mental Shield when you have a Prof X army doesn’t sound fun to me, so I wouldn’t want to do something like that to Cos without good reason, which I’m not entirely sure there is.

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Yep. And pretty sure Griff specifically wanted a Magneto that could throw Sentinels, so there's a good chance he tested it. I do know that it'd be very against the LD's intent to change that on Magneto (II).

That shouldn't change what's done here one way or the other, though.

Maybe it’s my fanboyism showing through, but I guess it just feels a bit unfair to do it in one place and not another. Sure, Cos probably isn’t quite as powerful as Magneto, but they’re not that far off. It’s kind of hard to judge I think, because Magneto is more prone to huge flashy displays of power. But I’m not convinced Cos couldn’t toss most of the big boys in the game, given the C3G meta-rule of “people with magnet powers can toss non-metal things just as easily.”

I can’t provide any specific “feats” for Cos off the top of my head, but I know I’ve seen him pull stuff from space to earth and throw cruiser starships (like maybe Millennium Falcon sized?) around, if that gives a little perspective.

[Lord Pyre]

Magneto should thematically be able to shred Transformers.

Galactus not so much. But I feel like this is a super minor point.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Lazy Orang

I kind of wish we had a size above Huge, a bit like we have Tiny for below Small. Galactus ought to be on a completely different scale from Giant-Man. Galactic or something.

Humongous!

[MrNobody]

Originally Posted by japes

Humongous!

Hugh Mungus what?

[Lord Pyre]

I honestly thought we had a Colossal size for Galactus and friends...

[IAmBatman]

Only Galactus’ Herald can move him.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

I honestly thought we had a Colossal size for Galactus and friends...

Colossal is a much better idea than humongous. Good call

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

I honestly thought we had a Colossal size for Galactus and friends...

And I thought @IAmBatman claimed to have big cockles....