So a recent prerelease event I attended had a second tournament in the “pauper” format where only commons and uncommons are allowed. I decided to run a Celebrity themed team helmed by the new Superman himself: Super-Man [Rebirth 016]!

He has this nifty trait where, at beginning of turn, he can pick a stat and boost it +2 for the round. I like the F.U.N. of it not being FREE to symbolize him having to focus his qi to get the upgrade. But somehow his 20 DV still seemed to get hit, and hard. Him not having Willpower was also problematic at 150 points.

I looked forward to running him with the rest of his Justice League China pals, possibly at his lower cost to start with Hypersonic. And recently, I did, in a solo game against most of the current lineup of the West Coast Avengers:

ADW chase Hawkeye
WK Kate Bishop
WK Gwenpool
Kid Omega
Miss America
Noh-Varr

F.U.N. team, but no match for the Justice League of China:

Super-Man [016] at 75 points
Super-Man [Fast Forces]
Bat-Man
Bat-Man [Fast Forces]
The-Flash
Wonder-Woman

By the end, only FF Super-Man had been KO’d. Not having to helm the force gave the 016 model the cover needed to make the most impact.