I don't really expect an answer to this since the rules aren't officially out yet, but I just have to ask. The new rules article states:

First up is the addition of a new type of character: The PRIME Character. These characters are identified with a GREEN Ring on their base. Prime characters take Unique to the next level – you can only play ONE PRIME character per force, no matter how large your build total is.

Okay, but we already have a bunch of characters with green rings, all those bystander tokens from bygone days. Are they all primes now? Is this a sneaky way of eliminating all those horrific Mary Jane abuse teams? : - )

OMG, they better not, I would be so pissed. More specifically, GG102 Hulk, CA30 Falcon, CA056 Squirrel Girl, and GG049 would want words with them.

edit: and speaking of the new rules, I saw the leaked new PAC, and I've taken to thinking of the new last sentence of HSS "the Suttkus rule."

Yeah! No more pog abuse!

Although, it's been years since I've seen players do that. Most everyone I know have 'grown up' in that regard. LOL.

I can't have been the only person complaining about that ruling, but thanks. The more things I can get named after myself, the longer my legend will live into infinity! My ultimate goal in life is to hear someone quote something I've said misattributed to Mark Twain. (And doing it on purpose doesn't count, or I could have satisfied my goal years ago.)

Not to mention all the Horde tokens that are basically bystanders designed to be played in multiples. Either someone in design forgot what color the rings were on bystanders or bystanders are being designated something other than "characters" in the new rule book.

Lian "Meat Shield" Harper thanks you WizKids......

ioB006 Lian Harper
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 0
Points: 1

4 5 7 .

KO KO KO KO

I don't get why this is a matter. Bystander Tokens don't have bases do they?

Maybe Prime characters have a different shade of green ring than bystanders?

And what would that be?

New leaked PAC?

This hasn't stopped the few bystanders with LE rings from being treated as unique. It won't stop Prime either.

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The new PAC adds to HSS: "If this character loses Hypersonic Speed before it finishes moving, it can't continue moving and must immediately resolve the action." It has long been ruled (and by "long" I mean since IndyClix, at least) that Hypersonic Speed would work this way, but I've argued repeatedly that by the rules of the game, it shouldn't, without text like this sentence in either the PAC or the Player's Guide. The general rule is that if you lose a power after it has been activated, you continue to resolve the power. For instance, if you have a minion ability that gives you charge within 8 squares of a certain figure and you charge outside of that 8 squares, you still get to make your free close combat action. Flurry has to specifically state that it doesn't work this way. HSS has been ruled to not work that way, but the text was never entered into any official document until now. It makes my inner rules nerd happy that this has been fixed.

Of course, many other people have complained about this, so I'm not saying it should be called the Suttkus rule. But I never object to having things named after me.

"If this character loses Hypersonic Speed before it finishes moving, it can't continue moving and must resolve the action immediately."

Basically actually putting into the rules the way it's always been ruled.

Yep, someone got a hold of the Dark Knight starter set last week and posted pictures of the PAC here.

I hope this is not the case. How can I run Date Night Fantastic Four without my Alicia, Mary Jane and Pepper Potts pogs together?

They're all base!

And all their base belongs to... never mind.