The Book of M. Bison

[Scapemage]

The Book of M. Bison

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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Street Fighter set.
Its model number and name are #019 / M. Bison.

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Character Bio - Leader of the criminal organization known as Shadaloo, M. Bison's true desire is raw power. By harnessing great technology, Bison powers himself with Psycho Power, a mystical energy allowing him to brainwash others and present himself as a great fighter. Throughout history, M. Bison has made many attempts to coerce and control powerful fighters, including hosting a Street Fighter tournament. M. Bison has particular interest in the Satsu No Hado power held by Ryu and Ken, hoping one day to control them within his empire.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Human, M. Bison has these Human Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• M. Bison's Psycho Power special power allows him to move or attack with Enforcers you control.
• As an M. Bison, if you control Dee Jay, he has the class of Enforcer instead of what is listed on his card.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As an M. Bison, if Chun-Li is engaged with him, she cannot attack any other figure.
• M. Bison's Psycho Power special power allows him to take control of an engaged Human figure.
• As a Dictator, M. Bison interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a flying figure, M. Bison interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with a special attack, M. Bison can interact differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Scapemage
• Second playtest: LordVenoc
• Third playtest: Ronin
• Fourth playtest: Midgieboy3
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Scapemage/japes updates

CARD UPDATES:
2021, March 8 - Psycho Warp to work on Special Attacks

[Scapemage]

NAME = M. BISON

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = DICTATOR
PERSONALITY = EGOTISTICAL

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 6

LIFE = 5

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

POINTS = 330

PSYCHO POWER
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and taking a turn with M. Bison, if he is engaged, you may either:

• move any two Enforcers you control, or;
• attack with one Enforcer you control, or;
• take temporary control of any Human engaged with M. Bison and immediately take a turn with that Hero.

PSYCHO CRUSHER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range Special. Attack 5.
Instead of moving and attacking normally, you may move M. Bison up to four spaces in a straight line. During this movement, M. Bison may move through all figures and does not take leaving engagement attacks. After moving, roll attack dice against each figure M. Bison moved through. Roll for each attack separately. M. Bison must attack all figures he moved through, and may attack them even if he is engaged with a different figure.

PSYCHO WARP 13
If an opponent's figure attacks M. Bison and at least 1 skull is rolled, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 13 or higher, M. Bison takes no damage and you may choose an empty space within 3 spaces of M. Bison. Place M. Bison on the chosen space. M. Bison will not take any leaving engagement attacks when using Psycho Warp.


FLYING

[Scapemage]

Art post, if needed. Comic and mini linked thus far.

Comic Art Option:

Spoiler Alert!

[Scapemage]

Okay, so I implemented the comments from LCW. Thanks for chiming in to everyone who did so there. Psycho Power now requires an Order Marker, the Special Attack is down to 5 attack, range up to 4, and has been reworded for clarity. A quick run through the point calculator gave me high 300s (first time using it, it is tough to rank the powers). We will see where he lands. I feel like low to mid 300s is appropriate for him since he is easily the most powerful person in Street Fighter to my knowledge.


Current Enforcers (plan is for Street Fighter villains and some other general fighting-game villains to be Enforcers):
Joe Fixit
Balrog (SF villain)
Firebrand
Reptile
LexCorp Security

[johnny139]

I'd put Bison anywhere from 250 to 350. He's probably second only to Akuma (and Gouken) as top dog in the SF universe and he's flexible in interpretation.

Already been patched up pretty well here so I'm happy with him.

I might cut the movement part of the second pip, though, just to streamline him a bit. Move two Enforcers, attack with one Enforcer, or take temporary control.

[Lazy Orang]

Can you move and attack with the same Enforcer?

[Ronin]

Psycho Power doesn't need a Mental Shield call-out. It would if it were doing something mechanically different from straight-up 'take control' that were trying to convey the same theme, but it can go without.

Prototype synergy section:

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Human, M. Bison has these Human Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• M. Bison's Pscyho Power special power allows him to move or attack with Enforcers you control.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As an M. Bison, if Chun-Li is engaged with him, she cannot attack any other figure.
• As a Human, M. Bison interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Dictator, M. Bison interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a flying figure, M. Bison interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with a special attack, M. Bison can interact differently with these special powers.
• M. Bison's Pscyho Power special power allows him to take control of an engaged Human figure.
• M. Bison's Psycho Warp 13 special power can be bypassed by special attacks.

[quozl]

Is Psycho Crusher supposed to be 4 spaces or up to 4 spaces?

[Scapemage]

Originally Posted by johnny139

I might cut the movement part of the second pip, though, just to streamline him a bit. Move two Enforcers, attack with one Enforcer, or take temporary control.

I'd be alright with that to tone down the power level some.

Originally Posted by Lazy Orang

Can you move and attack with the same Enforcer?

Yes, that's the idea.

Originally Posted by quozl

Is Psycho Crusher supposed to be 4 spaces or up to 4 spaces?

It's intended to be exact, as it has a fixed range from my understanding.

[quozl]

Originally Posted by Scapemage

It's intended to be exact, as it has a fixed range from my understanding.

OK, but that's pretty limiting on how many times he'll be able to setup that power. What about lifting the straight line restriction and doing something like this?

Instead of moving and attacking normally, you may move M. Bison exactly four spaces, never moving to the same space twice. During this movement, M. Bison may move through all figures and does not take leaving engagement attacks. Roll attack dice against each figure M. Bison passed through with this movement. Roll for each attack separately.

[Spidey'tilIDie]

My thought is that Scapey is trying to mimic the game, which definitely has him moving in a straight line (it has to, it's only in 2D).

[Scapemage]

Originally Posted by quozl

OK, but that's pretty limiting on how many times he'll be able to setup that power. What about lifting the straight line restriction and doing something like this?

Instead of moving and attacking normally, you may move M. Bison exactly four spaces, never moving to the same space twice. During this movement, M. Bison may move through all figures and does not take leaving engagement attacks. Roll attack dice against each figure M. Bison passed through with this movement. Roll for each attack separately.

Originally Posted by Spidey'tilIDie

My thought is that Scapey is trying to mimic the game, which definitely has him moving in a straight line (it has to, it's only in 2D).

I like the straight line restriction to keep him toned back but also for precisely the reason Spidey mentioned. I would not mind a free-form range but it may prove to be more powerful than ever using his normal attack that way. Maybe a once per round restriction would be in order if we went in that direction.


I'll leave things open for thoughts longer as we've only heard from a few people thus far.