Sigh...yes a figure is only measured in worth based on "brokeness". Well its a matter of perspective....dibny here brings back an old Giant ability by tieing opponents up from 2 squares away WITH plasticity. Which means characters using hypersonic speed or brawlers are really screwed. If someone does manage to get close or if dibny slaps himself in front of you...he can push to give himself a 20 defense. ALL the while pumping out barrier tokens to guard his back side from ranged attacks. Let's not forget his 8 range outwit that basically Ignores everything. For his cost...In the correct hands (and viewed by an 'experienced' eye obviously) Elongated man can seem pretty broken as he is now one of the most efficient and cost effective tie up characters in the game. Hmmm...perhaps YOUR broken is 16 range pulsewave as a free action with a locked damage value of 8?

elongated man, is a 5 star piece. so good, yet so underrated. so overlooked. put a sniper rifle construct on him. then just go to outwit town. no piece does outwit better IMO. and if your opposition didn't pack anti-stealth... then it's going to be a long day for them.

They key word to note on that ability are "Even if they would not have to do so normally"

Normally, a figure would need to end its movement if they become adjacent to an opposing figure (Or within 2 squares, in the case of Enlongated Man). But, using powers or improved movement are not normal game rules. Powers/Traits supersede base rules, hence why they are so useful, am I right? Improved movement: Ignores Characters, Hypersonic Speed, etc...these abilities will allow them to ignore Enlongated Mans 'adjacency bubble' because these abilities either allow you to break away automatically, or ignore characters for movement purposes all together (Even ignoring his adjacency bubble, because IM: Characters doesn't care about breaking away).

Win / Loss: 16-5 Ralph Dibney is a fantastic support piece. His Special Outwit makes him brutal to face and his layered defense can frustrate newer players. Extremely mobile and pushable on his first click I'm a bit leery about choosing to go to click 3 and will even use Barrier instead of attacking to avoid an errant crit miss. If you are facing Ralph, a way past his plasticity is to use stealth or another figure to block Ralph's LOF which is needed to be affected by his Plasticity boost. Ralph is everything I wanted in an Elongated Man - a stretchy Batman... EDIT: Haven't used him in over a year - so how does he do, now? Crushing it! 5 years old and still doing work!

I don't see why people keep wanting to put the sniper rifle on him. Does th two extra range really matter? I would rather play him with the Omega Drive, which now includes all terrain to see through, and the ability to outwit pretty much anything you want.

Seconded. The rifle isn't going to do anything for Ralph's Outwit- that's "as if he had a range of 8," regardless of what range he "actually" has (4, 7, 10, whatever). Plus, with the Omega Drive, he's basically a stealth Modern Age Reed Richards piece.