The Book of Hercules

[SirGalahad]

The Book of Hercules

C3G MARVEL WAVE 6
AVENGERS ARRIVE

Comic PDF

Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Secret Invasion set.
Its model number and name are #016 / Hercules.

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Character Bio - The son of the Olympian god Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena, Hercules gained great strength from completing the 12 Labors, many of which involved destroying legendary monsters. He inherited from Jupiter his arrogance and fondness for defying authority, often to his own detriment.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As an Olympian, Hercules has these Olympian Synergies.
• As a Champion, Hercules has these Champion Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

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-Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses-

Immunities

• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Hercules cannot be affected by aspects of certain special powers. Current Special Powers the Interact Differently with the Super Strength special power.

Benefits

• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Hercules interacts differently with certain special powers. Current Special Powers the Interact Differently with the Super Strength special power.

Weaknesses

• Tiny, Large, and Huge figures cannot be moved by Hercules's Herculean Tackle special power. Current Tiny, Large, and Huge figures.
• As a Champion, an opponent's Allen the Alien rolls 1 additional attack die against Hercules due to Allen the Alien's Champion's Challenge special power.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: SirG / Bats
• Additional HH tests: Griff
• Second playtest: johnny139
• Third playtest: Lord Pyre
• Fourth playtest: marv_art
• Mini Photos: Hahma
• Art by Good Pig. Updated by A3n

Card Updates:
3 January 2021 - Herculean Tackle wording update

[SirGalahad]

NAME = HERCULES


SPECIES = OLYMPIAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CHAMPION
PERSONALITY = ARROGANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 8

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 7
DEFENSE = 7

POINTS = 360

TEST OF MIGHT
Start the game with one brown Challenge Marker on this card. After revealing an Order Marker on this card and before taking a turn with Hercules, you may choose any Unique or Event Hero that is within 5 clear sight spaces of Hercules and place your Challenge Marker on the chosen figure's Army Card. The chosen figure and Hercules add 2 additional dice when attacking each other with normal adjacent attacks. When Hercules or the chosen figure is destroyed, place your Challenge Marker back on this card.

HERCULEAN TACKLE
Instead of his normal move, if he is not engaged, Hercules may move up to 5 spaces with Herculean Tackle. When moving with Herculean Tackle, Hercules has the Flying special power, but may not move up or down more than 25 levels in a single tackle. After moving you may switch Hercules with an opponent's adjacent small or medium figure. Switched figures never take any leaving engagement attacks.

OLYMPIAN FORTITUDE
Whenever Hercules would be destroyed or receives enough wounds to be destroyed in any way except by this special power, he instead receives two wounds.

SUPER STRENGTH

[IAmBatman]

Wow, the ultimate loner!
A couple of questions ... does he really have the secret identity Heracles?
I wonder if Olympian Fortitude should really be stronger than the Event Hero special rules? They take 4 wounds from auto destroy powers ... I wonder if we shouldn't keep him on the same level?

[SirGalahad]

Heracles was his other name. It's not a big deal to leave it off.

Event Hereos generally have 10+ Life. With his 8 Life, 4 wounds would be half, which seemed a bit much. I deliberately left off terrain though, so he still can be tossed into lava.

[Hahma]

Some photos:

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...llcatmi-12.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...llcatmi-11.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...llcatmi-10.jpg

[SirGalahad]

Thank you sir. Linked to OP.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by SirGalahad

Event Hereos generally have 10+ Life. With his 8 Life, 4 wounds would be half, which seemed a bit much. I deliberately left off terrain though, so he still can be tossed into lava.

Yeah, I figured that'd be your response. I just wanted to make sure we at least considered it, though. I'm fine with him being more resistant to such powers, though.

[A3n]

Write up looks really good, I could even see his defense up to 8.

Cheers

[IAmBatman]

I dunno, 8 life and 8 defense is reallly brutal, as seen on Thor. I think given his other defensive powers, it might be too much.

[Good Pig]

It feels like he needs to be able to do something other than just attack. All of his abilities right now say what other figures can or can't do to him. Not what he can do to anyone else.

The stamina aspect preventing wounds is cool, but I'd say have one or the other, not both.

Spitballing, but the wrestling aspect could be represented in his ability to remove an OM if he successfully defends an attack from an adjacent figure or something along those lines.

[IAmBatman]

I always thought Tactical Switch felt kind of like Wrestling ...

[IAmBatman]

Not sure if we want to go in that direction, but we could probably combine the first two powers as one, then make Tactical Switch a power for just him under the heading of Greco-Roman Grappling (it fits well, IMO).