this peice as a competitive figure will NOT see play in worlds whatsoever, and will find a spot on a team ONLY under the following conditions:

1) there is only 1

2) it needs to be a theme team

3) only for the nova corps team to use defend (but not exactly to this guy)

4) only for comic book accuracy teams

5) only when it is a very large force, or all of the previous requirements have been met, and you have just enough points for this guy, and not someone useful

So you don't think people will find a place for cheap running shot taxis? Especially ones with Perplex on their end dial to punish people for popping them.

I think three of this guy with the Super-Nova brick figure will be a pretty interesting team. Super-Nova defends them, they heal him, he gives them +1 RCE, they perplex up his stats. And if you get a good opportunity, burn their heath for a +3 to attack and damage for a big hit.

WK did right by the way of The Nova Corps, by making each generic useful and contributing greatly to NC themes. Look out, Green Lantern Corps!

Well here is marvels answer to the green lantern corp except better:)

This guy's fairly useful for a generic. Used a couple of these guys as tie-up pieces and they held their own for a bit. The end-dial Perplex certainly doesn't hurt, either.
Honestly, though, I can't see this guy doing well outside a Nova Corps. team, but then again, the same can be said for any NC but Nova Prime.

Yeah, I think this piece is being undersold. Playability is much better in Nova Corps teams, as tie up pieces and theme team probbers and taking tokens off Nova Prime and healing Super Nova and.. the list goes on. They're even good attackers when they get RCE from some of their buddies. I played 6 of them in a 900pt Nova Corps team, and they were fantastic, doing everything I mentioned, plus forceblasting opponents, and using that perplex later on. I love these guys.