The Book of Captain Cold (II)

[Arch-vile]

The Book of Captain Cold (II)

C3G DC WAVE 38
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The figure used for this unit is a DC Heroclix figure from the The Flash set.
Its model number and name are #038 / Captain Cold.

The figure used for this unit is a DC Heroclix figure from the The Flash: The Rogues Fast Forces set.
Its model number and name are #001 / Captain Cold.

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Character Bio - Captain Cold is the mastermind of the Rogues, a group of villains who fight the Flash and have one rule: no killing.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Metahuman, Captain Cold has these Metahuman Synergies.
• As a Rogue, Captain Cold has these Rogue Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Captain Cold allows nearby Rogues to to take a turn with his Rogue Command special power and can save their Order Markers with his Rogue Contingency Plan special power.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Keeping the Rogues together is the trickiest part about playing Rogue armies with Captain Cold. Ideally he'll be somewhat in the back of your little 5-space Rogue network and you'll have some stronger blockers in the front for opponents to deal with before they can get to Captain Cold. Timely Flash Freezes can help keep him protected against melee attackers or force opponents into suboptimal positioning.
• Another thing to keep in mind is that unlike most other leaders, Captain Cold doesn't require all the Order Markers to function well. He lets any Rogue bond with any Rogue, as long as both start their turn within 5 clear sight spaces of him. If you're fighting Captain Cold, throwing him away from his allies is a great way to shut down that powerful bonding.
• Rogues faction strategy

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Arch-vile
• Second playtest: tcglkn
• Third playtest: Dr. Jekyll
• Changes made (defense & ranges -1, and first figure taking a turn must be within 5 spaces of Captain Cold)
• Fourth playtest: IAmBatman
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by tcglkn

[Arch-vile]

NAME = CAPTAIN COLD
SECRET IDENTITY = LEONARD SNART

SPECIES = METAHUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = ROGUE
PERSONALITY = AMBITIOUS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

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

POINTS = 200

THE ROGUES
After revealing an Order Marker on this card or the card of a Rogue you control within 5 clear sight spaces of Captain Cold and taking a turn with that figure, you may choose Captain Cold or another Rogue you control within 5 clear sight spaces of Captain Cold that has not taken a turn this player turn. Take a turn with the chosen figure. You may not take any additional turns with other figures you control.

ROGUE CONTINGENCY PLAN
When a Rogue you control is destroyed, you may immediately remove any unrevealed Order Markers from that card and place them on any other Rogue card you control.

FLASH FREEZE
Once per round, when a figure enters a space within 5 clear sight spaces of Captain Cold where it could end its movement, you may stop that figure's movement. That figure may not move or be moved by any special power on any Army Card or glyph for the rest of this player turn.

[Arch-vile]

Comic Art:

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Some sort of daytime city picture or iceberg or snowy place. I have a couple ideas below.

[Arch-vile]

I skipped the last chance thread, but I feel like everyone saw this in the Rogues thread anyway. Rogue Command & Rogue Contingency Plan are the big synergy hooks here, shoring up two of the Rogues' weaknesses. My goal for this design is to make Captain Cold a competitive Rogue leader, since the Rogues (while solid as heroes on their own) struggle as an army as-is.

[Yodaking]

Looking forward to seeing how it all tests out. It looks like a nice boost to the faction on paper. Melee unit moves towards the Rogues, gets flash frozen before they can engage, then two Rogues gets to attack that figure first before it can go again. Once that figure does engage, if it drops a Rogue with OM's on their card, those OM's are not lost.

[MrNobody]

I’d go Tricky over Clever.

[Ronin]

I prefer Clever in a vacuum, but there's probably an argument for just going Tricky, yeah.

[Arch-vile]

Clever would be a new personality, so I agree with using something different. Tricky works, though I was also thinking of Calculating or Cunning. Or Cold.

[johnny139]

For reference: "X Command" is already a power (see Creature Command on Frankenstein. I'd do something like "Order Rogue" or "Rogue Direction" or something like that.

I might remove the 6 spaces requirement for Contingency Plan, since I think it's a little more thematic that way... I don't know, I like the idea of him calling in someone "from the wings" when his squad goes down. Like letting you send in a second wave. If we're trying to pump up the Rogues I doubt it'd be a major balance issue?

No preference on personality, or really on the overall direction - you guys know the faction better than I do. Being a clear alternative to Waller (by requiring OMs on Rogue cards) should do that fine. I think.

[Yodaking]

How about MAN WITH A PLAN for the rogue bonding power?

[Arch-vile]

Or even something simpler, like THE ROGUES. I'm cool with whatever power name.

[IAmBatman]

Looks good! I almost wish you or someone else would finish of Magenta first, as I think the Rogues will continue to stink even with extra activations until they get more defensive staying power.