Stilt-Man [Superior Foes of Spider-Man 013]

• Is the figure FRIENDLY and FELLOWSHIP-worthy? No moving attack at his base 50-point level — or, um, height — makes for a piece that won’t cause opponents to want to run from the table. Similarly, at 55 points and giant status, he becomes too easily visible to put the fear of heights into other players.
  However, as you add Leg Extensions to make him colossal (and costing 65 and up) he suddenly becomes a threat, dragging his Level to: MODERATE
• Is this figure still USEFUL and full of UTILITY anyway?  Again, it depends how tall he is. As normal height, he’s a Quake+Force Blast piece that can take one solid hit for the team thanks to his trait that allows him to drop a Leg Extension and take a max of 1 damage (and maybe none). As a giant, he can survive such hits at least twice and gains Giant Reach to make his Quake power much more effective (and also become a taxi). But it’s as a colossal that he can use his Colossal Retaliation SP, making him a deterrent to enemy attacks along with even further Giant Reach range. Level: MODERATELY HIGH
• Does this figure have a NEATO or NIFTY or NICHE or NERDCORE appeal? Characters like Stilt-Man are what’s great about superhero comics. And his Legs are a great gameplay mechanic that make getting multiples of this common figure a glad occurrence. Level: HIGH

F.U.N. to the core.

That nearly concludes Heroclixin’s look back at the best (and worst) of 2016’s figures. Next post will be my and Sceritz’s personal favorites for the year.