I’m hoping that someone may be able to answer my question which concerns the carry ability.The characters that I’m asking about are:

Void sog035 - QUANTUM TRANSPORTER: When Void uses the Carry ability, she can carry up to four friendly characters. After Void resolves a move action, she may immediately use Support as a free action.

Vanisher uxm018 - INTO THE DARKFORCE: Vanisher can use Phasing/Teleport, Stealth, and the Carry ability to carry up to 3 characters.

And Wiccan av047 - GROUP TELEPORTATION: Wiccan can use Phasing/Teleport. When he uses this power, he can carry up to three friendly characters. If more than one character is carried, after the action is resolved deal 1 unavoidable damage to Wiccan.

Now I’m told that any character now that the carry ability but can only carry the size below them (i.e. a giant character can carry a standard size character but a standard size character cannot carry another standard size character.) Now in each of the above ability descriptions, they all seem to imply that X number of friendly characters can be carried but are not referred to as passengers (older cards.) My question is in the case of each of the above listed, can the friendly characters being carried be considered passengers and if so can the carried characters be of the same size (or smaller) as the character doing the carry?

Under the new wording it might look something like:

Void sog035 - QUANTUM TRANSPORTER: Passenger 4. After Void resolves a move action, she may immediately use Support as FREE.


Vanisher uxm018 - INTO THE DARKFORCE: Phasing/Teleport. Stealth. Passenger 3.


Wiccan av047 - GROUP TELEPORTATION: Phasing/Teleport. When using Phasing Teleport he has Passenger 3. If more than one character is carried, after resolutions, deal 1 unavoidable damage to Wiccan.

A good rule of thumb is nearly all powers are to be used as intended when they were designed. This doesn't work for everything but it comes close for most.

Thanks for the clarification. I was hoping that caring X number of friendly characters would be the same as the Passenger ability. Just out of curiosity could this be thought of as "official" ?

Characters have always been able to carry smaller ones.

All pre-2017 rules mentions of the Carry ability are covered by general errata to be Passenger.