We are pleased to announce the upcoming Marvel HeroClix: Avengers/Defenders War set, releasing in May with Pre-Release Events starting in April! To kick off previews of the set, we have a character that isn’t hard to spot in a crowd, thanks to the American flag tattooed to his face! A former Weapon Plus program test subject, he’s clashed with the likes of Daredevil, Wolverine, and Captain America. Making his HeroClix debut, we bring you the deranged, dangerous, and highly aggressive supervillain known as Nuke !

Nuke has a point value of 70 and the standard speed, attack, defense, and damage symbols. He also can shoot one target up to five squares away. Nuke’s dial is six clicks deep and his power layout makes him a dangerous foe at range or up close. Aside from his tattooed face, Nuke’s most notable characteristic is his consumption of medications that boost his aggression, calm him down, or keep him balanced. This is captured on Nuke’s dial as a trait called Red, White, and Blue Pills, which lets him choose a pill type at the beginning of your turn. If Nuke chooses the Red Pill, he can use Battle Fury for the turn and modifies his attack value by +1. If he chooses the White Pill, Nuke can be healed 1 click but he can’t attack this turn. Lastly, if Nuke chooses the Blue Pill, he can use Precision Strike this turn.

Moving to Nuke’s dial, he begins as a ranged attacker with Running Shot and Energy Explosion. Mid-dial, he switches to close attacks by picking up Charge and Super Strength. Defensively, Nuke initially can soak up some damage by using Toughness. On the back half of his dial, he becomes harder to hit with close attacks, thanks to Combat Reflexes. Nuke’s base combat values stay fairly steady and don’t taper off too quickly.

If you wish to include Nuke on a themed team, he has the Thunderbolts and Soldier keywords as options. However, Nuke’s power layout, steady set of combat values, and his Red, White, and Blue Pills trait make him a viable choice for any team as a secondary attacker.

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