Daniel Way's greatest moment of his Thunderbolts run is probably the reference to Heaven's Assassin with the angel feather.

That's all I got, folks.



#024 Punisher

Real Name: Frank Castle

Team: Thunderbolts

Range: 5

Points: 75/50

Keywords: Heroes for Hire, Marvel Knights, Soldier, Thunderbolts


7 10 17 3

6 10 17 2

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6 10 17 3

6 10 17 2

5 10 16 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

The Blackest Ops: At the beginning of your turn, pick Stealth or Running Shot. Punisher has that until you select again.

Neverending War: At the beginning of your turn, pick Ranged Combat Expert or Energy Explosion. Punisher has that until you select again.

I don’t want to talk about it: Once per game, when Punisher would be KOed, instead turn him to his starting click.

That's my kind of Frank; the kind that tries to take down Red Hulks with a pea shooter.

I will say, even though Red Hulk's Thunderbolts was a drastic departure for the brand name, I do find it amusing that it's basically a team named after his human alter ego's nickname.

I like this Punisher a lot. Very no-frills, but still varied and a thinking man's piece. You've got a lot of solid combinations you can attempt with this dial, and I like that. I'd pay the price for him gladly.

Big thanks, you two! I wanted something that captured the flexibility of Frank's arsenal and matched his creativity from the Ennis run. I worry that even adjusting his points for the resurrection ability, he's still a hair undercosted. Still, I go by the apparent Wizkids system of "if it's not guaranteed on the dial, adjust points accordingly."

Haha and excellent point, No-Name. That had definitely occurred to me. I think a villains-based Thunderbolts under Red Hulk could've worked and been a critically better-received product... But it still would've needed more imagination than the actual comic had...

Honhonhon, I am ze Cyclone. I am vewy French, but my writairs, zay are vewy American. Why else would I ‘ave zis ridiculous accent?



#025 Cyclone

Real Name: Pierre Fresson

Team: No Affiliation

Range: 7 

Points: 75/50

Keywords: Thunderbolts, Masters of Evil, Maggia, The Cabal, Scientist


9 10 18 2

9 10 17 1

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9 10 17 2

9 10 17 1

8 10 18 1

8 10 17 1

7 10 17 1

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Tornado Tech: Pulse Wave, but instead of dealing damage to hit opponents, treat them as though they were hit by Force Blast. You pick the direction of their knockback. Opposing characters hit by this attack who hit other characters or walls are assigned 1 extra damage.

Joystick is really standoffish and arrogante, but hey, I guess she's got reason.




#026 Joystick
Real Name: Janice Olivia Yanizeski
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 0
Points: 125/100
Keywords: Thunderbolts, Masters of Evil, Brute, Spy

10 10 17 3

9 10 17 3

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8 10 17 2

7 10 17 2

6 10 17 2

6 10 16 1

6 10 16 1

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Brawler by Nature: Combat Reflexes.
A Larger Game: Joystick does not break theme if on a themed team with Grandmaster.
Dual Energy Truncheons: Joystick may use Close Combat Expert as a combat action. She can target up to two adjacent opponents with a single attack, and she splits damage between them.

Shouldn't he have masters keyword for his time with Crimson Cowl?

Huge thanks, Dasaul29! I've updated his keyword!

I think Sinister Foes of Spider-Man will always be my definitive take on this guy.



#027 Boomerang
Real Name: Fred Myers

Team: Sinister Syndicate

Range: 6

Points: 75/50

Keywords: Thunderbolts, Sinister Syndicate, Masters of Evil, Celebrity


7 11 17 3

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6 10 16 3

6 10 16 3

5 10 15 2

5 10 15 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Trick Boomerangs: At the beginning of your turn, pick one: Energy Explosion, Penetrating Shot, Precision Strike, Incapacitate, or Probability Control (only for his attack roll). Boomerang has that power until your next turn. Cannot pick the same power twice in a row.
Hammer Body Armor: Toughness and Energy Shield/Deflection

EDITED 8/6/18 as per notes!

Big thanks to Jetpack and DarkBlueAnt for making this dial happen! Without you, this set would only include tomorrow's B dial!

Seems like most were never wild about Jolt, the Jubilee/Shadowcat of the team, but I never minded her. I got that she was the team's conscience and instrumental in a few of the more sociopathic villains' change. I also appreciated the diversity she brought to the team. Double that for her being used by Nicieza to address the Columbine shootings.

I DO sense that now that Thunderbolts is "out" as outlaw heroes and/or recovering villains, there's less place for a character who's straight-up heroic. Come to think of it, she'd be a good fit for the New Warriors, Young Avengers, or the Champions.



#028 Jolt

Real Name: Helen "Hallie" Takahama

Team: Thunderbolts

Range: 0 

Points: 50/25

Keywords: Teen, Thunderbolts


10 10 19 1

9 10 18 1

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9 10 18 1

9 9 18 1

8 9 17 1

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Bio-Electric Touch: When Jolt hits with a close attack, give the target an Action Token.

Supercharged Senses: Super Senses. When Jolt has no action tokens, she succeeds on 4-6.

Myers' new suit is an upgrade with body armor - Toughness would be appropriate. Don't forget his jet boots, though.

Plugging in the Celebrity keyword proves you read the book.

Many thanks and good call, Jetpack! I'll update his powers!

Real Name: Helen "Hallie" Takahama
Keywords: Add - Young Allies

Finally, I'd suggest adding something that represented her personality - whether it be other T-Bolts gain Defend (but only to replace her defense), or that adjacent friendlies can't have their combat values lowered.

Whoa, my thanks on the name catch! The B dial had the full name, and this was inadvertently posted between drafts. I'll update that immediately.

I'd also debated adding the Young Allies, but didn't that only happen after her resurrection? I have that represented on the B dial, for sure!

Love that Jolt! A compact, precise little Hypersonic Harasser - she's not dealing a lot of damage, but she's great at zipping in, pinging a support piece for damage and a token, and getting the heck outta dodge! And if she can't, those numbers can do wonders for her!

She's a character I could stand to see make a comeback.