1) if a fig is in stealth and has PC , does it have to cancel its stealth in order to use PC on itself?

2) if a fig is in stealth and has perplex , does it have to cancel its stealth in order to use perplex on itself?

3) can a fig cancel its stealth after a failed attacked in order for a friendly fig to use PC?

1. It would have to cancel said Stealth BEFORE it took the action
2. Yes
3. Nope. See question 1

In order to use PC you have to have line of fire at the time of the relevant die roll. Mind you, you get it back at the end of your turn so only enemy PC can affect you during that time

per the faq, 1 & 2 ar both no, which is different than back in the day. #3 used to be yes as well, so it's probably no now as well.

I am not sure what FAQ you are referring to exactly. To support BigSoph for 1 and 2, from the HC FAQ:

Stealth
Q: Does a character with Stealth, or a team ability that mimics stealth, need to cancel its power or team ability in order to use a power such as Perplex or Probability Control on itself?
A: Yes. A character can draw line of fire to itself, but it cannot automatically do so. The team ability or power would need to be canceled in order to draw the line of fire to itself.

And as far as 3 and timing issues go, from the Icons rule book (page 13, under 'Powers'):

Powers are in effect when they appear in the stat slot. If a power is optional, it is assumed to be in effect during an action unless it is canceled at the beginning of that action. When a power is canceled, it is canceled until the end of that turn and resumes effect at the beginning of the next player’s turn.

So, if Domino wants to be able to PC her own attack roll, she'd have to cancel Stealth before the attack begins. Once the action has started her Stealth will stay up until the action is over, otherwise. Same goes for Team Abilites (I am looking at you Batman).

to the one you're quoting. i should have put "per the faq, 1 & 2 ar both yes" instead of "per the faq, 1 & 2 ar both no"

cool. change in icons that i didn't catch and didn't see mentioned when all folks were discussing the changes in icons. or words to that effect. i was still using a ruling from march of last year to show that one could cancel the stealth after the attack roll in order to pc the attack.

thanks all. later.