The Book of Lockheed

[Zettian Juggernaut]

That's kind of what I thought.

[quozl]

My question:

How easy is it for Lockheed to get knocked out of a fight?

Because right now, he's going to take one shot from a medium to heavy hitter most of the time and be out of the fight. He'll probably take a few shots from the wimpy guys. Is that thematic?

[IAmBatman]

Well he's fairly small (physically-speaking) and not the most powerful guy around. Most of the time he doesn't get directly involved in combat or cherry-picks enemies (from what I've seen at least) in a supportive role with Kitty.

[quozl]

What I'm getting at is that if he's the kind of character that isn't very powerful but usually stays in the fight quite a while, then we can give him a defense boost either by upping his Defense, upping his Life, or giving him a defensive power like Stealth Dodge. However, if it's thematic that he gets picked off when 4 street thugs take shots at him, he should stay as-is.

[IAmBatman]

I don't think upping his life would be thematic (if anything, I think 4 feels a tad high), and I don't really want to see his cost go up any. I could possibly see his defense going up to show evasiveness (like Quicksilver), but I can't really comment on his staying power in fights other than to ask - do heroes ever really get knocked out of the fight in comics?

[Zettian Juggernaut]

But if he is played with Kitty, then no one can shot Lockheed or Kitty, but it might not heart to bump he's defense up one.

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by Zettian Juggernaut

But if he is played with Kitty, then no one can shot Lockheed or Kitty, but it might not heart to bump he's defense up one.

That's a really good point. I could see a defense of 5 with 3 life here actually. He's hard to hit but it doesn't take much to get him down when you do hit him.

[quozl]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

That's a really good point. I could see a defense of 5 with 3 life here actually. He's hard to hit but it doesn't take much to get him down when you do hit him.

That sounds good to me!

[Zettian Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

That's a really good point. I could see a defense of 5 with 3 life here actually. He's hard to hit but it doesn't take much to get him down when you do hit him.

That could work.

[IAmBatman]

I like that too. Undersized figures typically have had lives of 1-3, not 4, so that change would be consistent with what we've done previously.

[Tornado]

From Marvel.com

Spoiler Alert!

Lockheed is a purple-skinned alien with a dragon-like appearance, including small forepaws and wings. He can fly via his natural wings, as well as breathe fire. Lockheed is immune to the intense heat and flames he can generate, as well as that from external sources within certain limits. Lockheed has been seen to withstand immersion in molten lava with no ill effects. He also possesses five lungs of unknown function. Lockheed’s mind is capable of resisting telepathic probes from even the most powerful telepaths. Like all members of his race, Lockheed is empathic, able to sense the emotions of others.

From Marvel.wikia - Durability: Lockheed is also much more durable than most would assume, having taken direct hits from super-humanly strong beings and being relatively unfazed.
--However on the durability chart he is ranked a 2 out of 10.

Lava Resistance or extra Defense vs. SAs from Telepaths would be themed or perhaps extra Attack vs Small or Tiny.
Defense 5 Life 3 sounds good.

[Zettian Juggernaut]

Okay, I have some ideas:

3 Life
5 defense
And this for his SA:

FIRE SNORT SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 3.
Choose a figure to attack. You may also choose a figure adjacent to the targeted figure to be affected by this Special Attack. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figures roll defense dice separately. Lockheed and figures with the Lava Resistant special power cannot be affected by this special attack.

I'm not sure on Mental Shield, yet.