7.

Doctor Octopus [WizKids M16-001]

WHY IT’S ONE OF THE BEST: It’s all about that likely-not-properly-worded trait of his that allows him to take a power action to remove his Tentacle tokens (that have been boosting his DV until now), then later in the round use Flurry as a free action for each token. So you can taxi him to his target, Outwit the poor fool, then swing four times with locked 3 damage. It’s usually enough to KO or leave seriously wounded any piece unlucky enough to be hit all four times. He’s got Willpower and can renew the Tentacle tokens each turn, so he can follow up if necessary. 80 points well spent.

BUT WHAT ABOUT FURY? The Man on the Wall can neuter Ock’s ability to Flurry if you’re not careful.

WHY IT’S HERE ON THE LIST: He’s thoroughly dependent on a taxi for effectiveness and his 16 DV is easy to hit if he’s not sitting on T-tokens to shore that number up. But he’s so potent a threat and economically costed that his closest cousin, Doctor Octopus [Superior Foes of Spider-Man 055] was worded far more carefully to prevent the abuse that this Ock is capable of. Enjoy Heroclixin’s Top Ten fig of 2016; his like may not come around again.

 

Sceritz thinks Ock’s arch-enemy belongs in this slot instead:

7. Spider-Man [Superior Foes of Spider-Man 049]

Ever wonder why they never got Spider-Man right? Because they were cooking up this perfect dial for all this time. Spider-Man web slings shots himself into opponents all the time. Of COURSE he should have HSS. He’s got the proportional strength of a spider, OF COURSE he should slam you with an ultra heavy object (such as a small truck)! He’s a genius! Of course he should have Perplex! And Spider-sense? I don’t care how precise you are, you’re gonna need more than that to land one on Spidey. At 100 points and 6 clicks, he is a perfect picture of Spider-Man while maintaining a balance that most other characters haven’t quite obtained. When he does get to his later clicks he has the ability to attack FOR FREE. This dial doesn’t make the list necessarily for it’s raw power or meta play as much as it does for its character accuracy. In my opinion this is the most representative Spider-Man out there and it’ll be hard to top him.

It’s also hard to argue with this good reasoning. But of course we are arguing. On to No. 6…!