I'm gonna be using this a lot.

So just trying to understand how this works. Does this mean you could take 2 keyword X-men characters and team them up with say Shatterstar (x-force) and pay the 5 points to grant this ATA making it an X-men theme team?

Yes that is correct.

I am very happy for that. I was afraid the rules would implode in a blazing shower of bad design choices.

"I don't have theme, but this ATA gives me theme, so now it's legal to have an ATA, but it wasn't legal to have the ATA when I used it to make theme, so I don't have theme, so I can't use the ATA to do the thing it's designed to do, but that makes no sense, so it must give me theme..." *degrade to insane rambling here*

Dark Angel teamed with Vampire Wolverine, will love this ATA

So would Psylocke be friendly to herself? Thinking of teams with her and Dark Angel and no other characters with qualifying names.

Yep! A character is always friendly to themself!

See Squadron Supreme ATA for reference:


The way it was explained to me is that all "During Force Construction" effects happen simultaneously so things like these ATA's can work.

Such a versatile ATA. Common Storm (UXM) affords you the best utility in lower point formats.

I'm wanting to be sure I understand this, the second part of the ATA can only be used if you are within four squares of one of the named characters?

Yes, that is how it works.

They can use Sidestep anyway, being within 4 squares just gives them the Improved Movement when they do. http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...8686979#ata124

I would just like to make sure I'm reading this right. If I am building a X-Men keyword theme team and I add Dark Angel with this ATA to it. Is it still considered a X-Men keyword theme team?

Yes. This ATA allows you to make a themed team. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to use the ATA at all.
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