The Book of U.S. Agent (II)

[MrNobody]

The Book of U.S. Agent

C3G MARVEL WAVE 45
MARVELS


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. set.
Its model number and name are #037 / U.S. Agent.

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Character Bio - "Ma'am, if Uncle Sam wanted me to be Mickey Mouse, I'd do it. I'm that kind of American - The kind you can count on. When do I start?" -John Walker (Captain America #333)
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Q: U.S. Agent can use his special attack at a weird time. Can he also use it at a normal time?
• A: Yes.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As an Operative, U.S. Agent has these Operative Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: MrNobody
• Second playtest: Erichth74
• Third playtest: Cinderquail
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by Dr. Jekyll

[MrNobody]

NAME = U.S. AGENT
SECRET IDENTITY = JOHN WALKER

SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = OPERATIVE
PERSONALITY = AGGRESSIVE

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 210

AMERICAN ZEALOT
If there is a revealed Order Marker on this Army Card, add 1 to U.S. Agent’s Attack number and Defense number. If U.S. Agent inflicts 1 or more wounds with his normal attack, you must choose an opponent, who may move an unrevealed Order Marker from another Army Card in your army to this card.

SIDEARM SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 4.
After attacking normally, if U.S. Agent is not engaged, he may attack a non-adjacent figure with this special attack. When using this special attack, U.S Agent is not considered engaged to any figures that he has inflicted wounds on this turn.

RECKLESS SHIELD DEFENSE
When defending against an attack, U.S. Agent always adds one automatic shield to whatever is rolled. Immediately after a friendly figure within 5 clear sight spaces of U.S. Agent rolls defense dice, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 13 or higher, add an automatic shield to the friendly figure's defense roll. If you roll 3 or lower, U.S. Agent cannot use this special power for the rest of the round.

SUPER STRENGTH

[MrNobody]

Comic Art

Spoiler Alert!

[MrNobody]

And we're live! I ended up going Operative as a class here. Pulls him out of the Cap sphere just a little bit more (no Winter Soldier team-ups, etc.), but he does have that Omega Flight history and I like how the class feels for him in general.

One change I'm considering;

AMERICAN ZEALOT
If there is a revealed Order Marker on this Army Card, add 1 to U.S. Agent’s Attack number and Defense number. If U.S. Agent inflicts 2 or more wounds with an attack, you must choose an opponent, who may move an unrevealed Order Marker from another Army Card in your army to this card.

That'd give Walker some incredibly light synergy with Vision (Jonas), a fellow Mighty Avenger. Not something I'd ever build around, just a little touch that could maybe be built upon in the future.

[IAmBatman]

Pretty cool write up. I'd say that the trigger on American Zealot is already easy enough to play around/build around that I would try not to get too complex with the trigger. Make it 2+ wounds and people will probably just forget about it triggering most of the time.

I think he'd be interesting to pair with Cap, actually (give Cap OM1 and Walker OM2 and 3).

Pistol Follow-Up SA is a bit of an awkward title. Might be worth brainstorming alternatives.

[Tornado]

Digging the Operative love.

[MrNobody]

I like the theme on the 2+ wound trigger (dealing out 1 wound at a time is just Walker doing his job, but dishing out a ton is him going a bit overboard), but I totally see where you’re coming from with it being too much/too hard to remember. Do we feel like the 1+ wound trigger combined with allowing the enemy to move your OMs is too much?

Open to any suggestions for the SA name. Would love to get some more cheese onto the names on this card, since the first one played US Agent fairly straight.

[Ronin]

Really dig the write-up, and I like the enemy moving the OM.

Would it be clearer to phrase the SA like this?

After attacking normally, if U.S. Agent is not engaged, he may attack a non-adjacent figure with this special attack.

I think the thing that trips me up about the current phrasing is that it makes it sound like you have to decide whether or not to use the SA before you know if he can.

[MrNobody]

Is there a way we can word that so he can use the SA even if he can't use his normal attack? I had thought about that issue, but didn't see an immediate solution.

Thinking I'll move ahead with something like this whenever I get a second to run checklists. The new Cap is 220, and I kind of like it being a consistent thing that Walker comes in 10 points lower than him.

NAME = U.S. AGENT
SECRET IDENTITY = JOHN WALKER

SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = OPERATIVE
PERSONALITY = MISGUIDED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 210

AMERICAN ZEALOT
If there is a revealed Order Marker on this Army Card, add 1 to U.S. Agent’s Attack number and Defense number. If U.S. Agent inflicts 1 or more wounds with an attack, you must choose an opponent, who may move an unrevealed Order Marker from another Army Card in your army to this card.

PISTOL FOLLOW-UP SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 4.
Wording of some sort?

RECKLESS SHIELD DEFENSE
When defending against an attack, U.S. Agent always adds one automatic shield to whatever is rolled. Immediately after a friendly figure within 5 clear sight spaces of U.S. Agent rolls defense dice, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 13 or higher, add an automatic shield to the friendly figure's defense roll. If you roll 3 or lower, U.S. Agent cannot use this special power for the rest of the round.

SUPER STRENGTH

[Ronin]

I think saying "he can use this SA at weird time" doesn't preclude being able to use it at normal time. I'd be fine just FAQing that.

[tcglkn]

Doesn’t really seem like a follow up if you can use it without the normal attack.

[MrNobody]

Definitely open to alternate name suggestions on the SA. Could do Pistol Shot SA, but it’s pretty mechanically different from our other ___ Shot SAs.