Very cool feat! I'd try it on IC V Ultron....

I think it may work well on the preview for this upcoming week as well!

So, the submissions have been collected for the Dark Reign BFC Contest and the polls are now being opened for all of the HCRealms community to pick the winners!

There will be four separate polls opened (A-D). The top three cards from each of these polls will go against each other in a final poll. Good luck to everyone who submitted!


Poll A - http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=260332

Poll B - http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=260335

Poll C - http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=260334

Poll D - http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=260336


Thanks for all the entries and remember to let us know what you think!

Welcome to another look at Dark Reign. So what should take a look at today? What’s that you say? You want more alternate versions of characters with the same name? How about someone awesome? We just saw another feat, Concentrated Blast, how about someone that can use that feat? We need more Sharp Shooters!

To all of those I say……………. will do!

Today we will be looking at Iron Fist! But not Danny Rand (as we’ve already seen one of him in this set), we’re looking at Orson Randall.







You don’t know about Orson Randall? Well shame on you, shame. Background time!

BACKGROUND
Orson Randall was the man who held the title and earned the abilities of the Iron Fist before Danny Rand. Danny knew nothing of his past Legacy and Orson is one of the reasons for that. During Orson’s service to K’un Lun things did not go as smoothly as they could have…..as he would say ‘Don’t be so optimistic. You’re and Iron Fist. It can always get worse.’ There have been 66 men and women to carry the mantle of the Iron Fist (not including the Wah Sing-Rand who isn’t around any time soon) and as many have. Orson as his right to do so, ventured from the mystical city into the world.



This was a troubled time for Orson as he was pulled into the first World War. As many other would, Orson had trouble adjusting to life after what he had seen. He was tired of death. When he was called forth to fight in the tournament of the Capital Cities of Heaven he refused. This was unprecedented. The other six cities were shocked and their Immortal Weapons were sent to remedy this issue. Not to bring him in to answer, but to have his life taken. Well Orson didn’t want to fight……..but the ability to fight was never an issue to him. When they came for him, Orson killed one of his attackers in self defense. He managed to escape and he took the Book of the Iron Fist with him in the hopes that he could stop the cycle of violence from starting anew.



Orson was able to stay hidden for the most part of his life from then on, hiding from The Prince of Orphans and other even greater threats for the better part of a century, until it was time for the tournament to start again. The city that had lost its Weapon chose another, and old enemy of Danny’s, and charged him with the task of hunting and killing Orson for his crime against them. As they started to get closer Orson sought out Danny to give him the knowledge to both survive the tournament and more importantly end the cycle of violence. Danny was skeptical of Orson’s fighting style at first seeing his matching side arms, mocking his ‘gun-fu’. But seeing is believing and see it he did. Orson was not the first Iron Fist to channels his chi through a weapon but he did use it with the weapon of his time. This is just one of the many secrets contained in the Book of the Iron Fist.



Confronted by his would be killer, Davos the new weapon of K’un Zi, with Danny at his side Orson was finally put to the rest his soul had yearned for so long. His final act was to give his power earned to his successor, Danny. And although he would not live to see his dream come true, Danny was able to finish what Orson had started so very long ago and put K’un Lun on a new and better path.
END BACKGROUND


So that is just some of the awesome that Orson Randall is. But the question remains………how does he translate into Heroclix form? Keep reading and we’ll find out together.


#DR060 U Iron Fist
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 6
Points: 85
Keywords: Immortal Weapon, Martial Artist, Past, Soldier

8 11 17 2

9 10 17 3

8 10 17 3

8 9 16 2

7 9 16 2

7 8 15 2

7 8 15 3

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Well first things first, no trait and no team ability, which is a first so far for what we’ve seen. But he does have that new fangled sharpshooter symbol. So coming in at an economical 85 pts he’ll be able to fit on most teams and not break the bank to do so.

Starting out, Orson shows his first of four special powers.

Movement - Less Talking. More Kicking: Iron Fist can use Charge and Running Shot.

So either way he’s going to be able to move before attacking with his 8 movement. And mobility can be the key in many games. But remember just because he has the option to charge doesn’t mean you can’t running shot into base to base contact with your target and shoot him, which is granted by his sharp shooter ability. So either way you have options. What makes that trick even more appealing is that he starts off with a click of LIGHTNING FROM GOD (Psychic Blast). And while many people will continue to bring out their Fortitudes, most of the time they won’t have the points or the inclination to get Repulsor Shield as well. His 11 attack is a good starting point to make sure you have a good chance of hitting most targets you come across. His starting 17 defense with toughness is decent enough for most situations…..more on that in a bit. He starts with just a 2 natural damage but we also see his second special power.

Damage - Book of the Iron Fist: Iron Fist can use Perplex but he may only target characters with the Martial Artist keyword.

So this will give him a lot of flexibility for himself, possibly his martial artist teammates (looking at you, Mr. Rand), and on occasion his opponents. If he needs that 12 attack or just to bump his move or damage up by 1 to fit the need he has that flexibility. And remember, on the turns were Orson is not acting directly he can still help out by perplexing other things if need be.

On his second click he trades in one point of attack for an extra point in movement, which rounds up to 5 for charge and running shot which makes it an even more important addition. Orson also switches out his Book of the Iron Fist for Forgotten Fist of Shou-Lau (Exploit Weakness) and a bump up to 3 damage and switches out his Psychic Blast for Gun Fu (Energy Explosion). Now we’re used to seeing EE and checking for multiple targets, and he has two, so that’s good. But what we’re not used to seeing anymore is a character that can use it while basing his target and have his toughness absorb the damage (not including a critical hit). Add to that the brand new Concentrated Blast Feat you’re excited to use and you have the chance to hit for 3 to the target and splashing all of the adjacent figures while your boring old toughness laughs at it.

One more click in and we keep the 10 attack and EE and his 17 defense with toughness (3rd straight click for those keeping track) and we trade exploit weakness to get Book of the Iron Fist again with the 3 damage hanging around. But the big change is that we trade out his movement special power for Blood Stained Hands (Flurry). Take a second before you say something you’ll regret about this switch. Flurry, 10 attack, base 3 damage and Exploit Weakness. Yes, this will cause some serious damage used properly.

His 4th click we finally say good bye to his 17 toughness and see a 16 with his 3rd special power.

Defense - Champion of K'un-Lun: Iron Fist can use Super Senses and Willpower.

Coupled with that his damage dips back to 2 with Book of the Iron Fist and his attack hangs on at a 9. He still has energy explosion but watch out it you use it in base combat, if you roll high enough you might have to rely on your super senses to avoid the damage this time.

Click 5 and 6 are almost identical with just one point of attack being the difference and flurry is traded out for 2 clicks of Leap/Climb and Book of the Iron Fist continues until its final appearance.

On his final click Orson shows us one more trick he can pull out of that wonderful book of his. We see the return of Less Talking More Kicking, a final bump up to 3 natural damage with exploit weakness again, and a single click of Meditation of Open Palm(Regeneration) which might be a life saver in the right circumstances. But we also have his final special power.

Attack - Never Stop Running: When Iron Fist is given a power action, he can use Quake. Immediately after the resolution of Quake, he may move up to his full movement value as a free action.

Never Stop Running will not only help him offensively but help him stay away from that hoard of moloids! This power allow him to shake off anyone still wanting some Kung-Fu action from Orson and let him do what he does best - RUN… hopefully to that vine you placed at the beginning of the game.




So whether it is a comic theme team he’s on or helping out the martial artists who are the usual suspects in the game right now Orson can give you a very nice and flexible range capable option when building your teams.

That’s going to do it for this weeks preview. Next week we might just have to look at someone that is not exactly from our area code…….oh sorry, did I say someone? My mistake.

Awesome! Nicely done! I was wondering when we were gonna see the old Iron Fist.

It was only a matter of time...

Amazing work Algrim! I like the Character cards and Feat cards too! awesome! Keep it coming!

Orson Randall's use of Perplex is an awesome idea. It completely makes sense that he would be able to help out other Martial Artists. Nice dial!

This stuff always leaves me breathless. I'm loving the commitment you're showing to this set, Algrim! I agree with everyone who says it's blowing "Hammer of Thor" way out of the water!

Thanks for the props! Coming from you, that means a lot!

Well, I'm glad everyone likes it. I'm a big fan of some of the HoT characters, so I don't want to steal any of their thunder (I made a funny)... but thanks! I appreciate the kind words... it helps me get through the night when a mod goes horribly wrong and I have to start all over again...

It *IS* and awesome idea... and one that was totally not mine. In a discussion about the dial with tyroclix, he suggested that SP and I thought it was perfect! So props to tyroclix for an awesome and accurate SP for Orson!

Ok - we are at the final round of our BFC contest. Check it out!

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=260546

is this legit? awesum if it is but HoT hasn't even come out yet, then they hav to make B&B. but i guess with how long the games been gone the designers had alot of time on their hands

P.S. sorry to anyone who has posted this already. i'm sorry. i didnt want to read 11 pages of comments.

If you'd read at least a few of the comments then you'd know the answer to your first question...