No. 9

Deathlok [Wolverine and the X-Men 11b]

WHY I WANTED HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE: Because of 2007’s Sinister set.

See, that’s when this Deathlok, Michael Collins, was first made in HeroClix. But it was so underwhelmingly poor that the LE version was somehow named Michael Roth instead. They couldn’t even get the NAME right. With this, we finally get a proper rendition of Michael Collins. And he’s also a candidate for the Black Box.

I WANT TO RUN HIM EVERY WEEK BECAUSE: Deathlok’s the kind of F.U.N. fig I like. He’s a Nifty addition to my black character themes but extra Useful thanks to his ability to use Ranged Combat Expert with Running Shot. But despite the fact that he can have an 11-12 AV all dial long if you like, he remains a Friendly piece because he can never one-hit-KO a foe due to his trait. He’s not a point-and-click bruiser; he requires finesse and teamwork.

I DON’T PLAY HIM EACH WEEK BECAUSE: I have no cute themes to run him on. He’s also a bit more powergamey than I like. Finally, he’s a prime, which sometimes limits what teams he can run on.

I’LL FIELD HIM NEXT: Who knows? Maybe a black cyborgs’ convention? May also want to try the Maximum Carnage ATA on him.

Next: Somebody white. We’re not TOTALLY racist