This. KGB is correct.

And yes, in sealed...he's pretty nasty. Especially if you team him with Legion 😜 My shiny new Kitty/Colossus duo says so.

That's great but I'd like you to read the Aquaman precedent and explain how it differs.

From Page 5: Replacement values apply to a character for as long as that character meets the replacement's requirements.

From Page 6: The order in which simultaneous effects are resolved is determined by the active player....

In the example above, yes the free action is given prior to the power action, but the effects of these actions will take place simultaneously. Therefore, the active player may choose to halve his or her speed (per the power action) prior to replacing his or her speed with the printed speed value plus the result of the d6 (per the free action).

I am not orange, but I hope that helps!

Well, that's the thing. KGB's not correct until the figure is errata'd. Going by order of replacement values, this dude can move.

I'd expect an errata making it the way KGB breaks it down, but considering all the BS alpha strike in the set, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't.

Yeah, this. I'm sure the intent is what I said but intent and actual rules sometimes conflict. I made more of a snap explanation of what it most likely should be than what it is. The game currently has a bit of an odd rule in that stats don't technically have a value until a game effect specifically checks them. So you get some unintended consequences like this.

If you want the benefit of the dimensional portal you would have to use the free action to replace his movement value with his movement value plus the d6 first. Once you give him the action to use running shot you would not be able to then give him a free action before moving to use the portal power.

You can give him the free action before you use Running Shot, and still choose to use the Running Shot replacement value before the Dimensional Portal replacement value.

For all those that say it is not similiar to the Aquman power, it does not matter.

Golden Rule #1

Whenever a combat value needs to be calculated for any game effect, the controller of the character whose value needs to be calculated starts with the printed value, applies all replacement values in any order, then applies the sum of all modifiers to arrive at a final result. Remember that a locked value will override any other replacement values and modifiers.

Right. The reason, really, why both of these (Mikhail and Aquaman) work out the way they do.
If you wanted to fix this I think you'd have to errata to require the Dimensional Portal specifically be the first replacement applied.

Subscribing

As I said earlier in the thread, the core rules of the game don't really allow a figure to easily have a power that changes one of their values and then let's you change that value again afterward in a way that forces you to do it in a certain order.

Well to be fair, Mikhail does use reality warping powers so if anyone is fitting of such a weird outcome it's him

Rules allow it.
It's just never come up before.

so, to sum this up....

I'm controlling Mikhail. I want to peform a running shot. I roll a D6 to activate DIMENSIONAL PORTALS, I roll a 6. My speed value is now 16. I then perform running shot, cutting this value in half, so I may move 8 and then give a ranged combat action.

Yes?

Nope.
You give free action for DIMENSIONAL PORTALS Roll a 6.
Give action for Running Shot, you know have two replacement values that take effect at the same time so active player gets to choose the order.
you can either
A: Half the 10 to 5, then replace that with the 16
or
B: Replace with 16 then half the 16 down to 8.