#8 is…
Too much "hunch punch."
Atrocitus (DC75th Anniversary, #042)
A 202-point no-range Charging brick would seem a poor candidate if not for his:
- Indomitable symbol;
- his “Burn Through Defenses” trait which downgrades Impervious to Invulnerability and Invulnerability to Toughness, making him an answer to those powers;
- great stats throughout;
- A later SP “Ever Growing Hate” and Poison to help him deal with swarms.
He’d place higher if he didn’t waste points on Blades/Claws/Fangs with such high natural damage. He also needs Telekinesis to help him not get shot to pieces from range. In Modern Age games, he’s a great fit for the Red Lantern Special Object and the Kinetic Accelerator; in Golden Age, it’s probably Fortitude or nothing.
Next one is less angry and less red. (Which could be anyone.)
I am so happy we got Atrocitus along with the other Lantern gernerals/leaders.
For Golden Age, what about Vampirism? Or Protected?
Those are good feat selections, esp. Vampirism (but I’m always a bit leery of that feat. It just doesn’t seem very theme-y to me on most characters). Of course Protected, being the one-size-fits-all feat that it is, is a good choice. It’s best on Willpower’d figures like Atrocitus, though.
Well, it couldn’t be Rulk. And this piece I expected higher. The first no-range brick to be truly competitive since the Green Scar.
I think the ever-lovin’ Ben Grimm has a Thing or two to say about that “competitive no-range brick since Green Scar” remark. Don’t you know he has a long-standing rivalry with Hulk? Are you trying to START something, Aaron? 😉
Bah! Thing is a brick, but not the kind I was talking about at 100 pts. Ben is one of the contenders for best piece in the game at that cost!