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In the mid-1990s Marvel Comics wanted to 'reimagine' the Tony Stark/Iron Man character, this was achieved during a crossover event (ironically?) called The Crossing involving Iron Man, War Machine, Force Works, and the Avengers. During this event a version of Madame Masque, later revealed to be a robot/clone of the original character tagged along with Tony Stark in his effort to identify the perpetrator of assorted heinous crimes. When the responsible party turns out to be Tony Stark himself, Masque finds herself working with the Avengers to stop Iron Man and his allies.











For users unable to see the images, here is the dial that represents the Masque of The Crossing:



Rookie Masque Points: 50 Range: 5

Team: Avengers

Keywords: Avengers, Maggia, Robot

7 9 17 2 7 9 16 2 6 10 15 1 5 9 15 1 5 9 15 2 5 8 14 1 KO KO KO KO

Heroic Sacrifice: When an adjacent friendly figure would be dealt damage, but before it takes the damage, you may KO Masque. If you do, that character ignores that damage.



This is an excellent 50-point dial with an emphasis on ranged-combat and a desire to stay adjacent to allies that can support its ranged attacks. In my humble opinion, the HeroClix game is improved by the general trend of reduction in typical range values and while 5 is nothing like the 8 or 10 ranges of days past, the modern HeroClix game has plenty of ways to boost range values. I have an appreciation for low-cost figures with 'free move action' Team Abilites, and this version of Masque will be able to use her Avengers team ability to position without consuming a precious action. The late-dial movement values are a little low for my taste, but there is the nice combination of Combat Reflexes and Leap/Climb that can allow Masque to get out of base-to-base combat and reposition adjacent to a friendly figure to set up a potential Heroic Sacrifice.



I am pleased that their are two recent micro set figures that have an excellent synergy with this version of Masque: the #209 Tony Stark and #205 Iron Man from the recent Avengers Movie mass-market set. This version of Masque spent some time tagging along with Tony Stark, and shares the Avengers keyword wiuth both figures, so 100-point-incremented keyworded team options abound! Each of these figures also offers a way to boost

Masque as well:



Alter Ego Tony Stark Points: 50 Range: 0

Team: No Affiliation

Keywords: Avengers, Celebrity, Scientist

7 9 17 1 6 9 16 1 6 8 16 1 6 8 16 1 5 8 15 1 KO KO KO KO

Alter Ego: I AM Iron Man: Give Tony Stark a power action that deals no pushing damage and replace this character with AVM #006 or AVM #205 Iron Man on its orange starting line. Existing action tokens on this character and action tokens for this action are applied to the replacement. This power can't be countered.



It's Mine - You Can't Have it: Tony Stark modifies the defense value of adjacent friendly characters with the Armor or Robot keyword by +1. Tony Stark modifies the attack value of opposing characters with the Armor or Robot keyword by -1.



Notice that because of Masque's Robot keyword, she gets a slight defense boost from Tony Stark's attack power, and the Perplex can be used to boost either range or damage on offense. Tony Stark has a choice of Iron Man suits to change into; I like the further synergy of the Iron Man from the mass-market set:



Alter Ego Iron Man Points: 150 Range: 7

Team: Avengers Initiative

Keywords: Armor, Avengers, Celebrity, Scientist

10 10 17 3 10 10 16 3 10 10 17 4 9 9 17 3 |

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| 9 9 16 3 8 10 15 2 8 9 15 1 KO KO KO KO

The Armored Avenger: Adjacent friendly characters with the Avengers keyword modify their range values by +1 if not already modified by this effect.



This Iron Man dial has the hindering-terrain-ignoring Avengers Initiative team ability, plus a trait that will boost the range of an adjacent Masque who happens to have the Avengers keyword.



Players that are interested in recreating lineups of Avengers with HeroClix forces that featured Masque should refer to Avengers issues 393 and 395. The lineup from 395 is viable at around 800 points adding this Masque to the player's choice of HeroClix versions of: Crystal, Quicksilver, Vision, Captain America, Black Widow, Giant-Man, Wasp, Hawkeye, and Hercules.



Watch this space closely on Tuesday as you may have double vision when you see our next sneak

peek! HCRealms and WizKids have treated HeroClix fans have been sneak peeks of the micro-set versions of Spider-Woman Thor , and Iron Man ; the fun continues with a version of character from a very specific story from the glory days of 1990's Marvel Comics:In the mid-1990s Marvel Comics wanted to 'reimagine' the Tony Stark/Iron Man character, this was achieved during a crossover event (ironically?) calledinvolving, and the. During this event a version of, later revealed to be a robot/clone of the original character tagged along with Tony Stark in his effort to identify the perpetrator of assorted heinous crimes. When the responsible party turns out to be Tony Stark himself, Masque finds herself working with the Avengers to stop Iron Man and his allies.For users unable to see the images, here is the dial that represents the Masque ofRookiePoints:Range:Team:This is an excellent 50-point dial with an emphasis on ranged-combat and a desire to stay adjacent to allies that can support its ranged attacks. In my humble opinion, the HeroClix game is improved by the general trend of reduction in typical range values and while 5is nothing like the 8 or 10 ranges of days past, the modern HeroClix game has plenty of ways to boost range values. I have an appreciation for low-cost figures with 'free move action' Team Abilites, and this version of Masque will be able to use her Avengers team ability to position without consuming a precious action. The late-dial movement values are a little low for my taste, but there is the nice combination of Combat Reflexes and Leap/Climb that can allow Masque to get out of base-to-base combat and reposition adjacent to a friendly figure to set up a potentialI am pleased that their are two recent micro set figures that have an excellent synergy with this version of Masque: the #209and #205from the recentmass-market set. This version of Masque spent some time tagging along with Tony Stark, and shares thekeyword wiuth both figures, so 100-point-incremented keyworded team options abound! Each of these figures also offers a way to boostMasque as well:Alter EgoPoints:Range:Team:Notice that because of Masque'skeyword, she gets a slight defense boost from Tony Stark's attack power, and the Perplex can be used to boost either range or damage on offense. Tony Stark has a choice of Iron Man suits to change into; I like the further synergy of the Iron Man from the mass-market set:Alter EgoPoints:Range:Team:This Iron Man dial has the hindering-terrain-ignoringteam ability, plus a trait that will boost the range of an adjacent Masque who happens to have thekeyword.Players that are interested in recreating lineups of Avengers with HeroClix forces that featured Masque should refer to Avengers issues 393 and 395. The lineup from 395 is viable at around 800 points adding this Masque to the player's choice of HeroClix versions of:, andWatch this space closely on Tuesday as you may have double vision when you see our next sneakpeek!