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Bulleteer, Libery Belle, Uncle Sam
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- She looks good, but 180 might be kind of cheap for a 5/5 and 7 life. Add in the auto shield and she looks way under-priced to me. I guess the closest comparison would be Q9 also at 180 and look at what you are getting with Bulleteer. Q9 (4 Life/7 Def.) - Avgs. 2.33 shields per roll Bulleteer (7 Life/5 Def. + Tough) - Avgs. 2.66 shields per roll Now regardless of the flying and the base attack of 5, there is already a big advantage to Bulleteer, it will take a very long time to break through those 7 life. Even granted Q9's awesome special, she can still move much easier (single-spaced, +1 move, flying) and attack with a 5 opposed to Q9's 4. And Q9 is generally considered under-priced as well. Bulleteer should be at least 230, IMHO. I think she could take Cap no question. LIBERTY BELLE - I like her Let Freedom Ring ability a lot; very creative to have it never work again if you roll a 1! - Again I think she is slightly too cheap, not as much as Bulleteer, but with a 50% chance of doing additional damage with her special, a base 5 attack, and 4 defense with stealth dodge, a jump of 10-20 would be good. UNCLE SAM - Great adaptation of Spartacus's Gladiator Inspiration. - I think the point value is good, I would test out the stars ans stripes ability. Rolling every turn could get a little over-bearing. - Also, can Uncle Sam really hit harder than Thanos? the Silver Surfer? Abomination? Feedback: We could all use a little more |
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Re: Garada's Customs -01/24- Bulleteer, Libery Belle, Uncle
No kidding! The creator, Grant Morrison, said the following in an interview: "I think of this one as my '(Brian) Bendis book' but it's drawn like Penthouse!"
Last edited by Garada; January 24th, 2009 at 07:18 PM. |
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Re: Bulleteer, Libery Belle, Uncle Sam
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In the comics, her power was linked to the ringing of the actual Liberty Bell, so the louder and prouder it rings, the more powerful her attack was. I will also give her a bump in price as you suggest. Quote:
Thanks for taking the time to look at my stuff. |
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Union Jack
Please welcome the newest member of The Valiants, UNION JACK!
Union Jack [aka Joseph Chapman] hails from Merry old England. From his Wikipedia Entry: Quote:
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I wanted to give him a GRENADE Special Attack, but I ran out of room on his Army Card, so I went with Counter Strike. The guy has all kinds of tricks up his sleeves, or rather in that big utility belt. EDIT 02/07/09: Union Jack's NM24 Army Card: Last edited by Garada; February 7th, 2009 at 04:37 PM. Reason: updated Army Card |
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Klarion The Witch Boy
I've been busy today!
Here is Klarion Bleak, better known as KLARION THE WITCH BOY. originally a Jack Kirby creation, I based my custom mainly on the version that appeared in the Batman - The Animated Series episode 'The Demon Within'. I already liked the character, and the miniature available from the HeroClix line is both cheap and very well sculpted, but ultimately my decision to create a Klarion custom is all thanks to Sherman Davies, who threw down the gauntlet in his custom thread when I dared to compliment his Etrigan The Demon and mentioned that Klarion would be a great complement to it. This one's for you, Mr. Davies: As always, please be tough in your scrutiny should you take the time to look at my cards. Thanks; -Garada EDIT: Remade Army Card: Last edited by Garada; March 22nd, 2009 at 05:27 PM. |
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Re: Garada's Customs -01/24- Bulleteer, Libery Belle, Uncle
Man, that Klarion's a creepy lookin' figure...
Anyway, glad to be of service, although I'm sure you would've designed a custom for him on your own at some point, anyway. Klarion looks good (I especially like the unusual combination of base stats he has - his life, move, range, attack and defense are all different numbers, something you don't see much), but I don't think he's worth 160 points. He has limited, non-guaranteed bonding (that works on opposing figures, true, but only if they're Demons) and two special attacks, one of which has a drawback and is not particularly overpowered to begin with. I'd place him closer to 110-130 points. Also, under the Demon Brand power, the words "currently on the board" are redundant. You're not pressed for space on the card, but if you were you could take those words out without any problem. |
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Klarion The Witch Boy Annotations
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The Ballad of KLARION THE WITCH BOY [aka 'The Demon Within' from The New Batman Adventures] After losing in an auction to Bruce Wayne for a Dark Age artifact [a Demon Branding Iron alleged to have belonged to Morganne LeFey] Klarion sends his cat familiar Teekl to steal the brand back! Luckily for Bruce, they are in the apartment of Jason Blood, aka Etrigan the Demon!!! [cue spooky music and smoke] Quote:
They scuffle, but ultimately Teekl still gets away with the brand, giving Klarion the opportunity to use its dark powers to do this: Thereby making Etrigan his slave for a good portion of the episode. My thought was that he should have about a 50/50 chance of controlling any Demon, since being in possession of the branding iron gives him that power. In the episode, it is not only used by Klarion to control Etrigan, Batman also uses it to tame Teekl: Teekl herself is a vicious fighter, giving Etrigan a run for his money: But once Teekl is out of the picture, Batman shows Klarion up to be the creepy little freak he really is! I made his base stats low, figuring that without Teekl, he is more vulnerable. In 'The Demon Within', when Teekl is defeated, Klarion is a weakling [or at least, he's just a little kid]... elsewhere in the episode, he is taken out with a sock to the jaw: [see notation 1] As for the ORBS OF DOOM... In the last act of the episode, Klarion is shown throwing green orbs of energy, about a half dozen of them; one of them hits Batman, but doesn't keep him down for too long. I wanted to give Klarion a ranged attack, but not a fireball [like Etrigan], so this episode gave me the answer. At the end of the day, Klarion is a bit of a poser, stealing other peoples spells and artifacts to use dark powers whose true depth is still unrealized by him. NOTATION 1: In the episode, Klarion did this to Batman: TURNING INTO A TREE!!!??? Oh, and he did this, too: In my design notes for the HeroScape version of Klarion, I tried to make those powers a part of his card, but it made him too complicated, and the quirks of his Demon Brand and the death of Teekl make him weird enough, so I kept his third power basic. To address Mr. Davies comments: Well, if we make some more DEMONS, he might be worth 160! Until then, I'll go with your high estimate of 130. re: Demon Brand, how would you word it? I will use that! I guess I was thinking that in the future, there may be a Demon who does not start in play [like the AE or Retchets], and I wanted to avoid any confusion. EDIT: I will be updating ALL of my cards late Sunday night [01/25], so any changes suggested on this thread will be implemented by then. Thanks for looking! -Garada Last edited by Garada; January 25th, 2009 at 04:16 PM. |
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Garada Humor
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Re: Garada's Customs -01/24 PM Union Jack, Klarion The Witch
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Edit: Oh, I forgot - yes, I've seen that episode. I'm a huge fan of Batman: The Animated Series. I've got all four box sets on DVD and was really tempted to buy that new Complete Series set they did a couple months ago. Thankfully for my credit card, reason prevailed over emotion in this case. |
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Re: Garada's Customs -01/24 PM Union Jack, Klarion The Witch
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The 'art book' is nice, but if you own the amazing BATMAN : ANIMATED book by Chip Kidd and Paul Dini, it offers very little new material. The packaging is EXTREMELY beautiful, but if you already own the content, be aware that you are paying solely for a thin art book, a 'new' 25 minute feature and a fancy box. You've been warned! |
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Re: Garada's Customs -01/24 PM Union Jack, Klarion The Witch
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Re: Garada's Customs -01/24 PM Union Jack, Klarion The Witch
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Klarion The Witch Boy - to match SD's suggested changes. Thanks! Bulleteer & Liberty Belle- Prices raised to 230 and 140 respectively... thanks hi1hi1hi1hi1! Queen Bee & HIVE Troopers - minor aesthetic changes. Last edited by Garada; January 26th, 2009 at 12:48 AM. |
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