Huge thanks, No-Name! Glad you like it! That story sounds fun! Was that in New Ways to Die? I recently considered reading it, but I didn't like the idea of Songbird apparently joyfully fighting Spider-Man. Didn't jive with how I imagine the character. I could be VERY mistaken about the arc!

Huge thanks for the feedback! I definitely appreciate it and the insight! I'm only really familiar with Iron Patriot from Bendis' Dark Avengers and Siege, which was good for his psychology, but not for much else. I updated the piece with your notes. Let me know what you think!

Oh I was not saying you have to change him, but that power certainly makes him better and gives him more of the feel i was thinking of. The list was a cool little series. When osborn came into power, he made a list of his enemies and sent members of his dark avengers to kill them. I have to reread some of them. Only ones I really remember is daken dismembering punisher and the one about ronin.

I think it may have been in one of those The List issues, but I'm not certain. Yeah, just googled it - it was definitely The List.

Oh, don't get me wrong-- I'm VERY happy to have the feedback and to have made a better version of the character!

Oh nice! Many thanks! I should probably check this out. I'm not wild about most crossover events, but post-Civil War-era Marvel was such an interesting time...

I definitely recommend reading this one. Of all of them, it has lasted with me lol.

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Last Norman for a week or so. Promise.



#071 Super-Adaptoid
Real Name: Norman Osborn
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 7
Points: 150/100
Keywords: A.I.M., Heavy Metal, Phalanx, Dark Avengers, Cosmic, Robot, Armor

10 10 17 2

10 10 17 2

9 10 17 2

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9 10 17 2

8 10 17 2

8 10 17 2

7 10 18 2

7 10 18 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Gorgon’s Sight & Toxie’s Touch: Poison. Roll d6, 4-6, give an adjacent opponent an Action Token.
Red Hulk’s Strength & Skaar’s Blade: Super Strength & Blades/Claws/Fangs.
Vision’s Phasing: Phasing/Teleport. If Super-Adaptoid moves half its speed or less, Attack as FREE.

WHOOOOOO!!! First super rare!

One of the things I most love about the Thunderbolts are the brevy of complex female characters.

While Moonstone might steal the spotlight most of the time, Songbird might be deeper and richer -a woman with a truly harrowing past who once once masqueraded as a hero until she sought to become one, not for glory, but for redemption in the fullest extent of the meaning.

You see her grapple with that throughout the Ellis and Diggle runs in particular, where she realizes that to be a good person, she has to become an outlaw against the Osborn brand of fascism.

Although she's made great strides, she knows that deep in her heart, she's only one bad day away from a relapse.



#072 Songbird

Real Name: Melissa Gold

Team: Thunderbolts, Avengers

Range: 6 

Points: 100/75

Keywords: Femizons, Avengers, Celebrity, Masters of Evil, Thunderbolts


10 10 18 3

10 10 17 3

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10 10 18 3

9 10 17 3

7 10 17 2

7 10 18 2

7 9 17 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Sonic Constructs: At the beginning of your turn, pick one: Ranged Combat Expert, Smoke Screen, Barrier, Telekinesis, Incapacitate, or Pulse Wave. Songbird has that until you pick again. When Songbird uses Running Shot, instead of making a ranged attack, she can use one of these instead.

Leader of the T-bolts... Sometimes: Leadership & Perplex.

Probably my favorite male member of the Thunderbolts, Ghost may be a stinking lurker, his woke paranoia and conspiracy theorizing about government leaders and tech giants makes him a great anti-hero of the 99%.



#073 Ghost

Team: Thunderbolts

Range: 6 

Points: 75/50

Keywords: Thunderbolts, Spy, Armor, A.I.M., H.A.M.M.E.R.


6 10 19 2

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6 10 18 2

4 9 18 1

4 8 17 1

3 8 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

Intangible Spy: Phasing/Teleport. Ghost may occupy a space of Blocking Terrain if it is adjacent to any other non-special, non-blocking terrain. If he does, it must be destroyed before he can be targeted, except for abilities or traits that ignore/destroy Blocking Terrain.

 Industrial Saboteur: At the beginning of your turn, pick Outwit, Incapacitate, or Perplex. Ghost has that power until the end of the turn. Hit opposing characters with the Robot, Armor, or Vehicle keywords targeted by this Ability take 1 penetrating damage.

I'm so bummed the newest Bolts ended with Ghost finally doing something. Seems like its never going to happen now but the adventures of Ghost and Jolt sound great.

Totally agree! I think the issue was Zub’s Thubderbolts were never able to distinguish themselves a single their own thing; they were always an event-proxy book. First Pleasantville, then Civil War II, then they got dragged into Secret Empire. Sub was doing interesting enough things with the characters that they should continued in the way of Avengers Academy-Arena-Undercover.

Who knows, maybe the next writer will pick up the story in 3-5 years...

Our last Runaway is, of course, Nico Minoru. IMHO, wi031 Nico Minoru is the definitive Nico, but she's also just a hair overcosted. Sure, she can pick powers like crazy, but Wizkids tends to only cost based on what's on the dial.

I tried to keep her at 50 points by removing a dial and compensating with one more Willpower. Dunno if that's enough overall, but hey, that lets you have all the Undercover Avengers on one slick, 300 point team!



#074 Nico Minoru

Team: Avengers,Masters of Evil

Range: 0

Points: 50

Keywords: Teen, Masters of Evil, Mystical, Runaways, Young Avengers


9 10 17 2

9 10 17 2

9 10 17 2

8 9 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

KO KO KO KO

Sister Grimm: Give Nico Minoru a free action and choose up to two standard powers, each of a different combat type. You may not choose a power from a type chosen during your last turn. Nico Minoru can use the chosen powers until your next turn.

This'n's a biggun.



#075 King Hyperion

Real Name: Mark Milton

Team: No Affiliation

Range: 9

Points: 300/250

Keywords: Brute, Eternal, Exiles, Ruler, Squadron Sinister, Thunderbolts, Weapon X


13 12 19 5

12 11 18 4

12 11 18 4

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12 12 18 5

11 11 18 4

10 11 17 4

10 10 17 4

9 10 17 3

8 10 17 3

8 10 17 3

7 10 17 3

KO KO KO KO

Atomic Vision: Improved Targeting: Ignores Hindering & destroys Blocking. Improved Movement: Destroys Blocking Terrain while moving through it.

Omnicidal Maniac: Each time Hyperion KOs an opposing character with an attack, he may be given a FREE attack.

 Bloodthirsty Combatant: Sidestep & Flurry.

 Brute Strength: Penetrating Shot. Super Strength, may combo with Hypersonic Speed.

This'n's another biggun.



#076 Ares
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 6
Points: 200/150
Keywords: Avengers, Dark Avengers, Deity, Soldier, Warrior

7 12 18 4

6 11 18 4

5 11 17 4

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7 12 18 4

6 11 18 4

5 11 17 3

4 11 17 3

4 10 17 3

4 10 17 3

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

The God of War: Ares’ damage cannot be reduced below his printed damage value.
Fight to the Bitter End: Characters within 4 spaces of Area can’t use Shape Change or Mastermind.

Oooooh. Ares is NASTY. He's not fast, but dagnabbit, he doesn't need to be. He just needs to wade into combat and wreck faces. LOVE IT.

Huge thanks, No-Name! Real talk: Should he be faster, maybe minimum speed of 6? I figured that his ridiculously high damage would balance him out, but if he's too much of a target, it sort of defeats the purpose.