The Book of Beta Ray Bill

[marrowick]

The Book of Beta Ray Bill

C3G MARVEL PUBLIC EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION 13
CHAMPIONS AND ILLUSIONISTS


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Critical Mass set.
Its model number and name are #094 / Beta Ray Bill.

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Character Bio - When Surtur destroyed the Burning Galaxy on his crusade to destroy Asgard, a race of beings called the Korbinites left their planet in a massive fleet. Before the journey, however, their scientists created a guardian who would travel with the fleet and protect them during their journey. The Korbinite Bill was selected after various tests and challenges and was turned into a cyborg.

When the Korbinite fleet neared the Milky Way Galaxy, it was detected by a SHIELD satellite and Nick Fury asked Thor to investigate. Thor boarded Bill's ship and they fought. During the fight, Thor lost his grip on Mjolnir for more than 60 seconds and was transformed into Donald Blake. Curious, Bill picked up the hammer and was deemed worthy, instantly giving him the powers of Thor and a costume of similar design.

Sensing this, Odin transported both Thor and Bill to Asgard, where Bill demanded he be allowed to keep the hammer because he had beaten Thor. However, Odin said that the contest was not fair because Thor had an artificial limitation, so he temporarily restored both of their powers and arranged for them to fight to the death in the realm of Skartheim, a lava-filled wasteland. After a long and grueling battle, both combatants succumbed to exhaustion and collapsed. However, Bill's race was naturally enhanced by warm climates and he awoke before Thor but refused to take his life, thus passing Odin's final test.

Odin then created a new hammer, Stormbreaker, imbuing it with all the powers of Mjolnir, but none of the limitations. Thor and Bill became friends and they, along with Sif, returned to save his people from the armies of Surtur.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Warrior, Beta Ray Bill has these Warrior Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Beta Ray Bill may attack with his Back to Back special power after you take a turn with an Asgardian Unique Hero. Current Asgardians.

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-Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses-

Immunities

• N/A

Benefits

• N/A

Weaknesses

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (Trollbrute)
• Second playtest: (Ronin)
• Third playtest: (midgieboy3)
• Fourth playtest (Yodaking)
• Fifth playtest: (fret_gurglo)
• Sixth playtest (Asterius)
• Seventh playtest (Zettian Juggernaut)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Japes

Card Updates:
7 March 2021 - Class changed to Warrior

[marrowick]

NAME = BETA RAY BILL

SPECIES = KORBINITE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = WARRIOR
PERSONALITY = VALIANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 8

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

POINTS = 420

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 4 + Special.
If Beta Ray Bill attacks an adjacent figure with this special attack, he may attack another adjacent figure, adding 1 attack die. He may continue attacking adjacent figures, adding another attack die for each subsequent attack, up to a maximum of +2 dice. Beta Ray Bill cannot attack the same figure more than once per turn.

BACK TO BACK
After revealing an Order Marker on an adjacent Unique Asgardian Hero you control and taking a turn with that Hero, if Beta Ray Bill is still adjacent to that Hero, you may immediately attack with Beta Ray Bill.

SUPER STRENGTH

FLYING

[MegaSilver]

Originally Posted by marrowick

BACK TO BACK
At the start of the game, you may choose one other Unique Guardian Hero or Unique Champion Hero you control. If Beta Ray Bill and the chosen hero are adjacent to each other when an Order Marker is revealed on the chosen hero's card, after taking that turn, if they are still adjacent, and both of them are engaged, you may immediately attack with Beta Ray Bill's normal attack or special attack.

Cueing Omegacron's card, the last line should read: "you may immediately take a turn with Beta Ray Bill, in which he may only attack."

[Viegon]

I really like this design, it captures Beta Ray perfectly.

Originally Posted by MegaSilver

Cueing Omegacron's card, the last line should read: "you may immediately take a turn with Beta Ray Bill, in which he may only attack."

C3G doesn't use that wording, they've always used wording like Beta Ray already has.

As to the design, a couple thoughts/suggestions:
1) Shouldn't Back to Back be Champions and Guards instead of Champions and Guardians? Sif, who should work with Beta Ray, is a Guard and not a Guardian (the only other current Guard is Aaron Cash).
2) Is there a reason for him not to be a Champion? I think it'd be nice if he was a Champion so Sif could use her Fierce Devotion power with him (which would make them an awesome duo).
3) Personally, I think the engagement restriction should be dropped from Back to Back. It's already very limited, with the engagement restriction I worry it will be too hard to pull off. Plus, I love the thematic imagine of Beta Ray and Thor standing back to back tossing their hammers around.
4) For Stormbreaker, how about wording it like this:

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4 + Special. Attack 3 + Special.
Before attacking with this special attack, you may subtract 3 from the Range number. If you do, Beta Ray Bill may attack any or all figures adjacent to him, one at a time, rolling 1 additional attack die for each figure Beta Ray Bill has previously attacked this turn, to a maximum of +3 dice.

[dok]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Is he a cyborg known to self-repair, though? I mean, I know he's a cyborg, but I don't know about the other part.

Moreover, does it make sense for him to have the vulnerabilities (Arnim Zola, Ultron, Braniac 13, Deathlok, Ghost, Mister Terriffic, Superboy) and advantages (Forge, Selene, Werewolf) associated with Cyborgs? If not, then I think just leaving him a Korbinite is better (and simpler, obviously).

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I'd prefer he be able to go back-to-back with Sif than with Hulkbuster Iron Man (who does not need the synergy, IMO).

And the only other Guard is Aaron Cash, who obviously isn't a major offensive threat, so no concerns there. Losing Guardian means losing Heimdall, though, and it's not like Thorbuster or Hulkbuster are really any scarier than Thor or Superman, if we're exploring power combos.

A scan of other Asgardians leads me to Defender (Valk) as another possibility.

Originally Posted by Viegon

Personally, I think the engagement restriction should be dropped from Back to Back. It's already very limited, with the engagement restriction I worry it will be too hard to pull off. Plus, I love the thematic imagine of Beta Ray and Thor standing back to back tossing their hammers around.

Are you suggesting that the requirement be just be being adjacent to the champion, at the beginning and end of the turn, but not also engaged?

That's possible, but Back to Back is pretty powerful. Two attacks on that level is a huge turn.

[Midgieboy3]

Originally Posted by marrowick

NAME = Beta Ray Bill

SPECIES = Korbinite
UNIQUENESS = Unique Hero
CLASS = Champion
PERSONALITY = Valiant

SIZE/HEIGHT = Medium 5

LIFE = 6

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

POINTS = 420

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4 + Special. Attack 4 + Special.
Before attacking with this special attack, you may subtract 3 from the Range number. If you do, Beta Ray Bill may attack any or all adjacent figures, one at a time, rolling 1 additional attack die for each figure Beta Ray Bill has previously attacked this turn, to a maximum of +2 dice.

BACK TO BACK
After revealing an Order Marker on a Unique Asgardian Hero you control adjacent to Beta Ray Bill and taking a turn with that Hero, if Beta Ray Bill is still adjacent to that Hero, you may immediately attack with Beta Ray Bill's normal or special attack.

SUPER STRENGTH

FLYING

What made you to decide to not give him a Mjolnir ability? If that is a legit question.

[SirGalahad]

Originally Posted by marrowick

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4 + Special. Attack 4 + Special.
Before attacking with this special attack, you may subtract 3 from the Range number. If you do, Beta Ray Bill may attack any or all adjacent figures, one at a time, rolling 1 additional attack die for each figure Beta Ray Bill has previously attacked this turn, to a maximum of +2 dice.

BACK TO BACK
After revealing an Order Marker on an adjacent Unique Asgardian Hero you control adjacent to Beta Ray Bill and taking a turn with that Hero, if Beta Ray Bill is still adjacent to that Hero, you may immediately attack with Beta Ray Bill's normal or special attack.

Just to be clear on on intent:

So if BRB is completely surrounded by figures, he can use his SA thusly:

1. Subtract 3 from Range 4 = Range 1
2. Attack first figure with 4 dice
3. Attack second figure with 5 dice
4. Attack each additional figure with 6 dice

Pasteability:

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4 + Special. Attack 4 + Special.
Before attacking with this special attack, you may subtract 3 from the Range number. If you do, Beta Ray Bill may attack any or all adjacent figures, one at a time, rolling 1 additional attack die for each figure Beta Ray Bill attacked this turn, to a maximum of +2 dice.

BACK TO BACK
After revealing an Order Marker on an adjacent Unique Asgardian Hero you control and taking a turn with that Hero, if Beta Ray Bill is adjacent to that Hero, you may immediately attack with Beta Ray Bill.

[marrowick]

Originally Posted by SirGalahad

Just to be clear on on intent:

So if BRB is completely surrounded by figures, he can use his SA thusly:

1. Subtract 3 from Range 4 = Range 1
2. Attack first figure with 4 dice
3. Attack second figure with 5 dice
4. Attack each additional figure with 6 dice

Pasteability:

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4 + Special. Attack 4 + Special.
Before attacking with this special attack, you may subtract 3 from the Range number. If you do, Beta Ray Bill may attack any or all adjacent figures, one at a time, rolling 1 additional attack die for each figure Beta Ray Bill attacked this turn, to a maximum of +2 dice.

BACK TO BACK
After revealing an Order Marker on an adjacent Unique Asgardian Hero you control and taking a turn with that Hero, if Beta Ray Bill is adjacent to that Hero, you may immediately attack with Beta Ray Bill.

Thanks for clarifying those.

[Viegon]

And the "+ Special" isn't supposed to be on there any more. I believe this is the text the SP should have:

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 4.
After Beta Ray Bill attacks an adjacent figure with this special attack, he may attack another adjacent figure, adding 1 attack die. He may continue attacking adjacent figures, adding another attack die for each subsequent attack, up to a maximum of +2 dice. Beta Ray Bill cannot attack the same figure more than once per turn.

BACK TO BACK
After revealing an Order Marker on an adjacent Unique Asgardian Hero you control and taking a turn with that Hero, if Beta Ray Bill is still adjacent to that Hero, you may immediately attack with Beta Ray Bill.

[marrowick]

Originally Posted by Viegon

And the "+ Special" isn't supposed to be on there any more. I believe this is the text the SP should have:

Are you sure? We still add dice to the attack so shouldn't the + special still be there?

[Viegon]

Originally Posted by marrowick

Are you sure? We still add dice to the attack so shouldn't the + special still be there?

Oops, you're right, the "+ Special" still needs to be there for the attack boost.

[Viegon]

So are we okay with changing the "After" to an "If" but otherwise leaving the wording as-is?

STORMBREAKER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 4 + Special.
After If Beta Ray Bill attacks an adjacent figure with this special attack, he may attack another adjacent figure, adding 1 attack die. He may continue attacking adjacent figures, adding another attack die for each subsequent attack, up to a maximum of +2 dice. Beta Ray Bill cannot attack the same figure more than once per turn.