It's Friday, which means more previews from Xavier's School! This time from the great Eternal Games.

I'm not the biggest fan of Professor X not even having Shape Change to have a defensive option of some sort.

I think they got the Jean Grey costume wrong. Her mask should cover the top of her head, with her hair only coming out the back. It's as if the sculptor looked at that one cover appearance and couldn't figure out what was going on in the forehead region (because of the blast coming out of her head) and just made what would be reasonable... even though those ugly X-Factor costumes were not reasonable.

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Oh, no, wait, never mind, she changed the costume later, I guess.

I think Professor X is just a terrible figure for his points. Maybe you can work with his outwit and defend, but he has no defense and no offense other than incap or mind control... and the mind control doesn't let his victims attack. And he doesn't even get incap at the 50 point version. Sure, he lets you use a free card, but that's only a 5 point value.

I think the Angel will probably be worth it, especially if he can use his self-destructive special power on his last click.

Listen, let's focus on what's really important. Prof. X is an "a" dial.

Which means he most likely has a prime (and/or "b" dial).

WHICH MEANS WE MIGHT BE GETTING 616 MORPH POSING AS PROFESSOR X!

It might not be that...but I want it to be so badly.

Twilight zone I'm in apparently.

That Professor X is Grade A broken. 12 attack Mind control on every opposing character within his range is super strong and is the possible reason he doesn't have defensive capabilities. I guarantee there will be some student that grants mastermind or something for him.

The Angel is odd, but still very good.

That Jean though....arguably the best Jean made for the cost as she finally does more that TK a character. Granting the team extra actions and possible token removal from range heavy mates. I gotta say that adding Loki's staff will be the icing needed to make the absolute strongest Jean in the game. Loving that trait as well. Not to useful for her, but on the others like Beast....it'll be amazing.

I'll take any version of Morph I can get. A potential prime for a character as powerful as Professor X is a potential super scary thing.

B could also be Cassandra Nova, unless they keep the wheelchair and really make a Changeling!! (Yes that's Morph)

I’m with you: i can see A LOT of potential with this guy. the possibilty alone of re-arranging my opponent’s team without needing LOF is awesome. then I can perplex up a friendly for the killbox? love it. also, someone can carry him out to outwit? yeah, i’ll take that all day. idk if he’ll replace my favorite Charles (GSX FF) but both of them on the same team might be 150pts of ridiculousness that i need to try.

prof x is insane for the points. mind control with no lof and 8 range is silly. "oh hey, come walk over to my friend colossus. hey colossus, i just canceled this guys defense . i'm gonna perplex you up. go punk this person in the face for seven"!!

chase angel seems silly. especially if you put proteus on him. let him go suicide bomb him, and mess some stuff up. idc about jean. the only jean i'll need is the phoenix sr's from the last set and the gf from watxm.

I totally dig that Jean.

Professor X is cool - except its Charles, and well - unlike the writers of the X-movies, I never got into the X-Men because of Charles Xavier.

AoA Angel is neat like Dark Beast. Again, not interested in this realm but I can't deny his design is cool.

Im iffy on Prof X. At least you can just outright use mind control like normal in additional to his MC light no attack option. Honestly, its Prof X...he doesnt need LOF. Also, it wouldve been nice if the MC could be evaded....that still bugs me since day one.

How can Super Senses jump out of the the way of a MC? Ugh...I digress...

Angel is meh for a chase. I hate figures with 0 range and energy shield...especially mid dial so luckily he has the stop click.

And Jean...she's, well, Jean. Nothing special here except the new leadership. I would say move along, nothing to see here but DAMN that sculpt! Gonna have to call her Jeannie from the block.

The Prof X SP Mind Control will be pretty potent. It's a lot like Enchantress' move figures 1 square ability. Where Enchantress gets to do it as a free action, old Chuck gets to move those pieces up to half their movement.

No hiding in hindering, basing Poison figures, move mastermind fodder, block LoF, clear LoF, get pieces away from taxis and equipment, get pieces our of range - it can be pretty sick stuff. And with Indom, he can be pretty aggressive.

Jean has the awesome combo of Side-Step and TK to go with the Leadership - that is a lot of positioning and helping for 60 points. The sculpt is going to be tiny, which stinks. I don't care for those undersized designs.

I get the ESD + 0 range complaint. To maximize value, he needs to target ranged pieces who don't want to be based. He can be free to pick any square to base, though, as his ESD will help from his target's pals trying to shoo him away. Still, any complaints on Angel's design has to be mitigated by his 60 point cost. That is 10 points a click - 3 years ago that dial would have been 108 points.

Prof. X looks like a reuse of The Chief sculpt from World's Finest

Not really feeling Angel but seems like it could be cool.

This makes me sound super negative though. I am still getting at least a case of this.

I don't think Professor X can use MC normally from range. There is no may.

"I Will Not Harm Another If I Can Help It: Mind Control. When Professor X uses it as a RANGE action, he targets all opposing characters within range, regardless of line of fire, and hit targets can't make attacks during this action."

Anyone else notice that Prof. X's trait is specific to STUDENT ID cards and the Colossus ID Card says FACULTY? So are we getting two versions of everyone's ID cards?