This power can only transfer damage from an attack.
It says the damage from the attack is dealt to Iron Patriot instead.

So, I'm going to change my view and say that that is enough for it to still be considered to have come from the attack. (or for it to meet the condition in the PG entry of stating otherwise.)

Great discussion. To help the RAs when they do post a ruling here's a thread I found debating the word "transfer".

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=427124

The two examples that were referenced were Mastermind and New Mutants ATA. Both were ruled to be transferring damage even though the word "transfer" is never stated in the powers.

However, those two effects are worded differently than Iron Patriot's bodyguard trait. The active player can choose to transfer the damage while IP's you must deal the damage to him. Plus IP's specifically says "damage from the attack" and not just whenever dealt damage.


BODYGUARD: At the beginning of the game choose a friendly character with the Celebrity, Politician, or Ruler keyword. When that character is adjacent to Iron Patriot, it can use Super Senses and on a result of 3-4, the damage from the attack is dealt to Iron Patriot instead.

MASTERMIND: When this character would be dealt damage, you may instead choose to have all the damage be dealt to a single adjacent friendly character with a point value less than this character's. Any additional effects of the damage dealt (knock back, penetrating damage, etc.) are applied to the character taking the damage. Damage dealt by this power is not an attack.

NEW MUTANTS: Whenever a character using this team ability would be dealt damage, you may give an action token to an adjacent friendly character using this team ability. If you do, deal all of the damage to that character instead.