The Book of Captain America (Steve Rogers) (New Avengers)

[Arkham]

The Book of Captain America (New Avengers)

C3G MARVEL WAVE 43
EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Secret Wars: Battleworld set.
Its model number and name are #001 / Captain America.

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Character Bio - During World War II, Steve Rogers volunteered to receive the experimental Super-Soldier Serum. Enhanced to the pinnacle of human physical potential and armed with an unbreakable shield, he became Captain America. After a failed mission left him encased in ice for decades, he was found and revived by the Avengers, later joining their ranks and eventually becoming the team's leader. -Comic Vine
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Human, Captain America has these Human Synergies.
• As a Fighter, Captain America has these Fighter Synergies.
• As a Patriotic figure, Captain America has these Patriotic Synergies

Outgoing Synergy:

• Captain America's Advacing Avengers has synergy with figures with an Avenger Marker.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Avengers faction strategy guide
• Defenders / Heroes for Hire faction strategy

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (Arkham)
• Second playtest: (Karat)
• Third playtest: (Dr. Jekyll)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by Arkham

[Arkham]

NAME = CAPTAIN AMERICA
SECRET IDENTITY = STEVE ROGERS

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = FIGHTER
PERSONALITY = PATRIOTIC

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 220

ADVANCING AVENGERS
At the start of the game, choose up to 2 friendly Unique Heroes. Place a white Avenger Marker on their cards. After rolling initiative, immediately move Captain America and any friendly Heroes with an Avenger Marker on their cards up to a total combined number of spaces equal to your roll. Figures cannot exceed the Move number on their cards.

STEADFAST SHIELD STRIKER
Before attacking with Captain America, you may choose a figure within 5 clear sight spaces of him. Roll 2 combat dice. For each shield rolled, that figure rolls 1 fewer defense die for the remainder of this player turn. After attacking or defending with Captain America, you may move him up to 2 spaces up to 5 levels up or down. Captain America never takes leaving engagement attacks or falling damage.

I CAN DO THIS ALL DAY
When Captain America would receive enough wounds from a figure to be destroyed, roll 2 combat dice. If you roll at least one shield, he instead takes no damage and, if that figure is within 5 clear sight spaces, it receives a wound.

[Arkham]

Comic:

Spoiler Alert!

Background:

Spoiler Alert!

[Ronin]

Neat. Dig the direction, cool to see a Cap with Acrobatic Movement. I'd probably err on the side of Soldier for this take, but Agent isn't crazy.

[Arkham]

Thinking we can probably drop his attack to 5, given the potential double use of Stunning Shield Throw in a turn(shield throw > move > attack > roll at least 1 shield? > shield throw > move), and the defense reduction on top of the wound(s) should be more than enough. Could probably bump it to 12 or higher, with that potential in mind.

Points wise, 220 seems like a good spot. Pretty good army options/variety. Some examples:

Cap(220), Black Widow(230), Hulk(450) (900)
Cap(220), Falcon(190), Winter Soldier(240), Ms. Marvel(350) (1000)
Cap(220), Winter Soldier(240), Iron Man(270), War Machine(270) (1000)
Cap(220), Winter Soldier(240), Captain Marvel(370), Beast(170) (1000)
Cap(220), Ms. Marvel(350), Thor(430) (1000)
Cap(220), Spider-Man(280), Ms, Marvel(350, Moon Knight(150) (1000)
Cap(220), Spider-Man(280), Falcon(190), She-Hulk(310) (1000)
Cap(220), Black Widow(230), Ms. Marvel(350), Daredevil(200) (1000)
Cap(220), Bucky(60), Hawkeye(220), Black Widow(230), Iron Man(270) (1000)
Cap(220), Bucky(60), Hawkeye(220), Black Widow(230), War Machine(270) (1000)
Cap(220), Hawkeye(220), Spider-Man(280), Wolverine(280) (1000)
Cap(220), Black Widow(230), Spider-Man(280), War Machine(270) (1000)
Cap(220), Black Widow(230), Spider-Man(280), Iron Man(270) (1000)
Cap(220), Winter Soldier(240), Captain Marvel(370), War Machine(270) (1100)
Cap(220), Winter Soldier(240), Captain Marvel(370), Iron Man(270) (1100)
Cap(220), She-Hulk(310), Ms. Marvel(350), Hawkeye(220) (1100)
Cap(220), Hulk(450), Winter Soldier(240), Falcon(190) (1100)
Cap(220), Ms. Marvel(350), Scarlet Witch(255), War Machine(270), Spell(5) (1100)
Cap(220), Falcon(190), Winter Soldier(240), Ms. Marvel(350), Daredevil(200) (1200)
Cap(220), Ms. Marvel(350), Iron Man Hulkbuster(350), Spider-Man(280) (1200)

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I'd consider lower stats for a more acrobatic Cap. If it weren't for the high life and what a pain that power is, I'd endorse Acrobatic Maneuver, but probably best we just don't use that power again, and definitely not on anyone with life higher than 4.

As such, I can see keeping 6 Defense to rep the shield, but I like this one feeling more fast and agile than tanky like the current one.

Power interactions are cool. Put me down as pro Agent so he works well with Fury and still works with Winter Soldier and Black Widow. Feels like more of a "modern era, Avenger Cap" that's not still trying to be in WWII. (Bucky's dead!).

[MrNobody]

Like I said on Discord, I don't immediately buy Agent, but if Ronin says it makes sense for the character at certain points I believe him.

Not sure about 220, since we already have both a Cap and an Avenger Hub at that price point.

[Arkham]

Don’t personally really count Hasbro Cap, and he’s not taking Hawkeye’s place, but he’d be adding several options including Hawkeye.

If someone wants to break down other point options and the armies that could be enabled from them, I’m all ears. Going above 240 seems risky given how much of a staple Cap (I) already is in the faction.

[MrNobody]

IMO I think Hasbro Cap will count a lot more once we finish the Hasbro remakes, and he's officially "part of our library."

210 would probably be my suggestion. That makes him a block (that ends in either -50 or -00) with the following thematic units;
Dum Dum Dugan (90)
Sharon Carter (90)
Hank Pym (90)
Falcon I (140)
Falcon II (190)
Yellowjacket II (190)
Jack Flag (190)
Phil Coulson (190)
Hasbro Iron Man (240)
Winter Soldier I (240)
Winter Soldier II (240)
Uncle Sam (240)
Nebula (240)
Agent Venom (240)
Thing II (340)
Thorbuster Iron Man (440)
Some of those are more/less effective depending on what class we give him him, but it seems like a lot of good pulls for the character.

220 hardly seems like the end of the world either, just feels like we already have a few things in that slot.

[Arkham]

Personally, I put more importance into the end result, which is how many thematic 900/1000/1100/1200 point effective armies can we make from this point value, rather than him + 1 other person creating a block.

Granted, it'd be nice to do both if possible, but the former definitely carries more tangible weight in the bigger picture, especially since we already have so many point values accounted for. So if there's a lot of nice full armies that can be gained from 210, that'd help sell it for me.

[Lord Pyre]

Ooh love it! Obviously Cap 1 throws a big shadow over any future Caps, but he's very different, in a good way. Agent distances him even further, but I always love Cap as a soldier, so either way.

[Yodaking]

Interesting use of the initiative roll result there. A little concerned about the fun factor if he can use shield throw at the start of every turn no matter what the results of initiative are. You are the opponent, you win initiative, and Cap kills or stuns the figure you have OM1 on. Pretty much don't want to play with you anymore after that happens a few times.