The card reads: Ongoing: Ko a non-army character you control >>> characters you recruit this turn with the same name as that character enter play with two +1/+1 counters.

my question is: when does the cards check for the character's version, before or after you KO it?

I want to know if I can KO a "knighted" Aspiring Pawn and then recruit a new one with +2/+2 counters.

thanks in advance

No you are alright. The cost KO non-army checks only when being played at which time he is a non-army, he gets KO'd and the card could care less from that point on.

The Aspiring Pawn doesn't go back to being Army until it's already KO'd, so the cost has already been paid.

thanks to both of you. you made my day a little happie
:)

So you could have some #####in ### 1 dropscoming in?

Sweet

... if you manage to "knight" more than one pawn ... you could use the effect more than once per turn, right?

They made a new and improved Question!?

Oh wait...crap.

Lol. :grin:

Yup. Golden Age idea... get three Knighted. KO them. Grab them back (Recon Program?). Play them and maybe a new one. Have 4 4-drops with mistaken costs. lol

And what about using new and improved with Kang?

I dunno, seems a little silly with Kang. The best part about Kang is that he's not unique, thus not needing to put them in your KO'd pile when you recruit another one. KO'ing them to an effect to boost your next recruit seems a little contrary.