Heroclixin’s FAVORITES of 2014 [part 4: No. 4 and 3]

No. 4

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Superior Spider-Man [Deadpool 060]

Wait, WHAT? Why him? Especially since he also made an appearance on the Worst of 2014 list?

“Because he is a superior Spider-Man, you dolts! How many OTHER Spider-Man figures start with two clicks of Outwit? Only this one, which has actually bothered to earn its doctorate. Or can’t have their damage dealt reduced below 1 without the benefit of Precision Strike? Only THIS Spider-Man, which shall brook no interference from milksop morality in achieving its superior goals. Or can use their genius to bring in Spider-Bots to increase their capabilities even more?

“Only this Spider-Man. NONE OTHER. And you would do well to appreciate this fact. With additions of Indomitable and Improved Movement: Elevation and Hindering, he can be extremely effective when played with the intelligence required for superiority.

“The mechanical minions in particular are an essential component to this Spider-Man’s plan of attack. Attaching the Mark 1 model enhances his dial-long Super Senses +1 for each and the Mark 2 increases his Outwit range from the usual 6 to a superior 8 — the greatest that any Spider-Man can boast!”

(And you can certainly detect the glee with which I role-play as the super-villain-turned-hero arrogance.)

“Truly. SUPERIOR.”

So why isn’t he “superior” enough to be on the map every week?

“You dare cast aspersions upon this figure? Well, in the interest of dispassionate scientific analysis, we shall be frank — he doesn’t work as well as a character of his cost should. We covered this in the “10 Worst” entry — were you not being even minimally attentive, imbeciles?

“The deeper truth is that we don’t find it particularly pleasant to run him on the best keyword theme for him: Avengers. And again, he’s quite unwieldy for Scientist teams.

“Neither are worthy of him!!!”

What WILL be worthy?

One day he will find the right combination of Spider-Bots and Toyman and his toys to dominate with Tiny Size minion shenanigans. And we fully expect, with this spring and summer’s Avenger-related releases, that we may be able to run a Mighty Avengers team with him.

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No. 3

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Angel [Days of Future Past 005]

He’s a longtime favorite, ever since the X-Men guest-starred in that one Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode where an alternately well-spoken and snarling Juggernaut tried to kill Professor X. And yes, I’ve always preferred Warren Worthington III’s natural self to the metal-winged version.

He also makes X-Men teams so much more playable, and F.U.N. for me in a way that X-Men teams usually aren’t. He’s Friendly, being just Angel, after all, the guy who flies. But he brings oh-so-much Utility to teams:

  • Allowing X-Men to use Defenders TA and vice versa.
  • Functioning as a taxi with Sidestep.
  • Improved Movement Charge making him a backup attacker.
  • Pushing to Perplex on clicks 2-3.

He’s a most Nifty version of Angel that’s the first piece I reach for when running X-Men or Celebrity teams, and those will be the next teams I play him on.

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Next: Favorite pieces of the year.

 

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