Amazingly fun generics.

imo best generic in the set

I'm turning Japanese, I'm turning Japanese, I really think so.

The order of the Hand will rule! A great generic. The only reason they didn't get a 5 from me on sculpt: I wish they had the Daredevil design.

Use these guys with the sinestro batman its sick

these ninjas never disappoint.

what needs to be said? everyone can see how awesome these guys are. certainly they are regularly snapped up from the prize pool at our local tourneys. rated low comic accuracy just because, good as the hand are, are they really this good?

I rated them low for accuracy, sure ninjas should be this good, but in the comics they never are.

stealth, range, and ridiculous damage potential up close for a figure under 40 points? yeah, im keen... but the hydra TA puts these guys over the edge into insanely good. have a couple play bodyguard for a ranged threat and let the attack bonuses stack up for maximum tomfoolery.

This figure would've been awesome even without a range attack. The potential to deal up to 8 damage in a single turn (2 as a freebie, up to 6 more with BCF afterwards) for 38 points is just sick. A stealthy range attack on top of that is sweet, tasty gravy. After click 1 they are nowhere near as imposing but they aren't useless: they can still do 4 damage in a single turn on clicks 2-3 and on clicks 3-4 they can be a tie-up piece. Plus they've got the range attack and the HYDRA TA down the dial, so they're never a complete wash; particularly for just 38 points. Great in singles or in swarms, this is a fantastically designed piece. If you are investing in a swarm of them make sure you have a means to get them around so that they CAN swarm (a GLC piece perhaps) and a means of ensuring their damage goes through defenses (friendly pieces with outwit, SHIELD DISRUPTOR + a TK piece who can move the shield disruptor around).

couldn't you use bcf on the free close combat action also? I thought bcf said, when you make a close combat attack you may...
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no sorry, a free combat attack is a free attack... blades claws fangs is activated by a power action.

Sure about it? Never goes that way otherwise how would you charge and BCF?

BCF is activated when you use an attack action. The free attack is a "close combat attack"