The Book of Captain Cold (I)

[IAmBatman]

The Book of Captain Cold (I)

C3G DC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
WORLD WAR WINTER

Comic PDF

Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Collateral Damage set.
Its model number and name are #037-039 / Captain Cold.

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Character Bio - "Leonard Snart was raised by an abusive father and took refuge with his grandfather, who worked in an ice truck. When his grandfather died, Len grew tired of his father's abuse and set out to start a criminal career (...) but knew he had to do something about the local hero, the Flash. Snart read an article that theorized that the energy emissions of a cyclotron could interfere with the Flash's speed. He designed a weapon to harness that power and broke into a cyclotron lab, intending to use the device to charge up his experimental gun. As he was finishing his experiment, a security guard surprised Snart. Intending to use his gun only to scare the guard, he inadvertently pulled the trigger and discovered that his weapon had been altered in a way he had never imagined. The moisture in the air around the guard froze. Intrigued by this twist of fate, Snart donned a parka and the aforementioned visor and declared himself to be Captain Cold - the man who mastered absolute zero. (...) Most recently Captain Cold was declared the leader of the Flash's Rogue's Gallery. His skill and experience have made him a strong leader to the likes of the Weather Wizard, the new Trickster, the new Mirror Master, and the new Captain Boomerang. (...) Like the majority of The Flash's Rogues, Snart has no real super power. He instead relies on his cold guns and instincts" (www.wikipedia.com).
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Terrain Rules: When moving on a Heavy Snow or Slippery Ice space, each space counts as two spaces. Landing on a Heavy Snow or Slippery Ice also counts as two spaces.
• Q: Is Molecular Field intended to change the terrain type all the time, or just when counting spaces for movement?
  A: When the power says "count" it means "consider." So when a space counts as heavy snow or slippery ice, it's literally considered to be heavy snow or slippery ice. And since the power says "instead of their normal terrain types" it also means they're no longer considered the other terrain type. This means any bonuses based on those terrain types (such as water, concrete or asphalt, movement on road, etc.) would no longer apply.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

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

Outgoing Synergy:

• Captain Cold can activate Rogues with his Cold Gun Special Attack.

-Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses-

• As a Human, Captain Cold interacts differently with certain special powers. Current Special Powers that Interact Differently with Humans.
• As a figure with a Special Attack, Captain Cold can be affected by aspects of certain special powers. Current Special Powers that Interact Differently with Special Attacks.
• Figures with the Ice Resistance special power are not affected by Captain Cold's Cold Gun Special Attack. Current figures with the Ice Resistance special power.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Rogues faction strategy
• Captain Cold (I) Strategy Discussion

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Captain Cold
• Second playtest: Margloth
• Third playtest: Karat
• Fourth playtest: Tornado
• Art by A3n

[IAmBatman]

NAME = CAPTAIN COLD
SECRET IDENTITY = LEONARD SNART

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = ROGUE
PERSONALITY = GREEDY

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 90

COLD GUN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 3.
For each skull rolled when attacking with this special attack, the defending figure rolls 1 fewer defense die. Figures with the Ice Resistance special power cannot be targeted for this special attack. If Captain Cold inflicts one or more wounds with this special attack, you may take an immediate turn with any Unique Rogue Hero you control within clear sight of Captain Cold.

FROZEN MOLECULAR FIELD
Opponents' figures must count all land spaces within 4 spaces of Captain Cold as Heavy Snow instead of their normal terrain types, and all non-land spaces within 4 spaces of Captain Cold as Slippery Ice instead of their normal terrain types. Ladder rungs are not affected by Frozen Molecular Field.

[IAmBatman]

Some Art Options:

[Good Pig]

Cool. A nice and simple Flash counter while still having usefulness in plenty of other army builds. I like it. He'll probably be pretty cheap 120-140 maybe.

[Griffin]

Looks good, but you know I like it.

[tcglkn]

This is a good design. Makes me want to do Heat Wave sooner than later.

[IAmBatman]

Cool! Thanks for the feedback, guys. I thought there might be more desires to tweak here, but it's nice to see this is looking like a smooth one so far.
One thing I considered, but didn't include, was a Rogue faction power ... since he's kind of their leader, it would make sense on him. But I couldn't decide if that was something we needed or not.

[tcglkn]

I'm not sure if the Rogues need synergy. They are a loose team much like the Sinister 6 from what I have read of them. I would be fine with or without a team power here. The class of Rogue is enough for me.

[IAmBatman]

Cool. This is where I've been going as well.

[Griffin]

Yeah, I don't think they need synergy. They just need complimenting powers.

[Spidey'tilIDie]

If we are going to put synergy on any DC heroes' villains, it should be Flash's. They are collectively known as "The Rogues" for a reason and have several times carried their own comic books, albeit mini-series. The ones mentioned in the Bio, along with Heatwave, Pied Piper, and to a lesser extent, Abra Kadabra, The Golden Glider, and the Top. I think it could be as loose as simply putting Rogues for all of them and then a power where Captain Cold's team can add one to Initiative roll for each Rogue on his team. Call it "Respect of the Rogues"

[IAmBatman]

OK ... so ...

No Direct Synergy - Griff, Tickle
Direct Synergy - Spidey

Anyone else want to weigh in while the breathing period is still going?