Keywords you'd like to see created

[Zatara55]

Archers[B]To me they make up a pretty good portion of figures and I think that if we can have brute, mystical, animal, armor KWs we could have archers.

[B]CowboyI just want to play Jonah, Two-Gun and Vigilante on a theme team.

[Esper3k]

If we can have Skrulls, I'd like to see other alien races as well like Kryptonian.

[adamkomar]

Immortal, paragon, shapeshifter, speedster.

[hoojeebo]

"Assassin" is my top want. Think about it: somebody hired them all to do a job, & so they're stuck working together...! That way, the lameness that is "no keywords for certain characters" would at least be resolved for Arcade & Omega Red, & it applies to so many others.

[Rurouni KJS]

"Assassin" is my top want. Think about it: somebody hired them all to do a job, & so they're stuck working together...!

But would they work WELL together? No, and thus they fail the keyword test: a keyword team should only get the bonus due to having worked together in a group before (X-Men, JLA) or by sharing some expertise to allow for faster communication and/or synergistic action (Scientists share knowledge of basic and obscure scientific theories, Animals use extra senses & instinct, Teens know the latest slang or can pick it up fast, Brutes just bowl everything over).

Assassins would either kill each other off for a bigger slice of the payment or split off to use their own methods. Just to use your own example, Omega Red would be just as likely to be hurt/killed in Murderworld as their mark! That's not a team-up at all deserving of a shared keyword and the bonuses thereof.

[caravel]

But would they work WELL together? No, and thus they fail the keyword test: a keyword team should only get the bonus due to having worked together in a group before (X-Men, JLA) or by sharing some expertise to allow for faster communication and/or synergistic action (Scientists share knowledge of basic and obscure scientific theories, Animals use extra senses & instinct, Teens know the latest slang or can pick it up fast, Brutes just bowl everything over).

Assassins would either kill each other off for a bigger slice of the payment or split off to use their own methods. Just to use your own example, Omega Red would be just as likely to be hurt/killed in Murderworld as their mark! That's not a team-up at all deserving of a shared keyword and the bonuses thereof.

I suppose this "we work well together" theory would explain the tragic non-existence of my most wanted keyword: Lawyer.

[BLACKHEART25]

Mercenary would be a good keyword. Kinda like assassin, but some smart people get into the mix.

Sociopath (I doubt i spelled that one right)
Criminal

[AutobotBubbs]

"Assassin" is my top want. Think about it: somebody hired them all to do a job, & so they're stuck working together...! That way, the lameness that is "no keywords for certain characters" would at least be resolved for Arcade & Omega Red, & it applies to so many others.

I agree wholeheartedly. If they can make 'league of assasins' as a keyword, why not just drop the first two? You can't join the League without being an Assasin.

So Assasins don't play nice with others, and Politicians do?

They might just be in it for themselves, but that would be another reason for sticking toghether. Would you REALLY want to go up against the Justice League ALONE? Its would make things alot easier to have some extra bodies around to either do some of the work or divert some fire.

They can kill each other AFTER the job is done.

[Rurouni KJS]

I agree wholeheartedly. If they can make 'league of assasins' as a keyword, why not just drop the first two? You can't join the League without being an Assasin.

So Assasins don't play nice with others, and Politicians do?

They might just be in it for themselves, but that would be another reason for sticking toghether. Would you REALLY want to go up against the Justice League ALONE? Its would make things alot easier to have some extra bodies around to either do some of the work or divert some fire.

They can kill each other AFTER the job is done.

Occasionally, laws actually get passed. More than occasionally, in fact. Politicians can and do work well together, AS A MATTER OF COURSE.

"League of Assassins" is an actual team, presumably with their own bylaws, lingo and shared tactics, so yes, they deserve the keyword. Random "Assassins?" No. By and large, assassins in the field work ALONE.

Let's remember that keywords aren't just cute descriptors. They're tied to fairly powerful game effects and those effects should make some sense when you put characters with the same keyword together.

"Archers" is another proposal that looks cute on paper (and on a map!) but makes little sense in terms of game mechanics. Comic book archers tend to be notoriously individualistic. I'd say rather than working together seamlessly, they'd instead compete against each other at making the toughest shot.

[beakersloco]

I agree wholeheartedly. If they can make 'league of assasins' as a keyword, why not just drop the first two? You can't join the League without being an Assasin.

So Assasins don't play nice with others, and Politicians do?

They might just be in it for themselves, but that would be another reason for sticking toghether. Would you REALLY want to go up against the Justice League ALONE? Its would make things alot easier to have some extra bodies around to either do some of the work or divert some fire.

They can kill each other AFTER the job is done.

+1

I also feel this way .. Assasins needs a keyword. And all animals are not gonna work together but yet I can build an animal keyword team and use brood (when do they play nice with anyone?) or a Martial Artist keyword. Also not every Martial Artists fighting style will work with another martial artists style.

I for one feel that every character should have a keyword. Why does Parrallax not have either a Green Lantern Corps or Sinestro Corps keyword? Or at the very least insane, as if I understand the character he actually went crazy.

Not giving characters keywords basically means that people who like the keyword aspect of the game will not be able to play certain characters.

We all should keep in mind that if I remember correctly as long as your local judge and players agree that the team you build is a theme you can still get the bonus. The problem is going to be that one person (every venue I think has one )who just to be a butt will be like no thats not a theme unless it uses the established keywords.

[Isran_Imrador]

52, and countdown characthers should get a few keyword...

Animal man, Adam Stange, Starfire and Lobo...And the Eye of Ekron

Ohh, and Booster, Supernova & Rip hunter (+ the head of Red tornado)

Thats two teams from 52...

Kyle, Donna, Red Hood & Atom...from Countdown...

Other than that I want: Archeologist, Brave & Bold, Speed Force...

[CFGuy]

How about a new feat card?
10 points.
"Add any 1 keyword to the character assigned this feat card. This character does not count towards the number of members on the theme team."

Hehe, Matter-Eater Lad might now cost me 21 points now, but by golly, he will have the Legion of Super Heroes keyword now.

And you could add Omega Red to the League of Assassins.

[BLACKHEART25]

Brood isn't an animal.

[TheLord]

But would they work WELL together?

They do if the pay is right.

[MrFurious87]

im gonna go out on a limb here and say that wizkids should make the new bishop a freakin' mutant first off.

[Cliffjumper]

I think the generic "Assassin" term is needed.

Sabretooth, Deadpool, Omega Red, Arcade, David Cain, Deathstroke, Deadshot etc

[Cliffjumper]

I agree wholeheartedly. If they can make 'league of assasins' as a keyword, why not just drop the first two? You can't join the League without being an Assasin.

So Assasins don't play nice with others, and Politicians do?

They might just be in it for themselves, but that would be another reason for sticking toghether. Would you REALLY want to go up against the Justice League ALONE? Its would make things alot easier to have some extra bodies around to either do some of the work or divert some fire.

They can kill each other AFTER the job is done.

I agree with my fellow Autobot. Thats how Id see an assassin team up working out to begin with.

Overly analyzing the aptitude of a team up is ridiculous considering how many keywords crossover universes even. Thats like saying its stupid to have an Animal Theme Team cause theyd all eat each other first before the job got done.

[MrFurious87]

yea assasin sounds good, im suprised there isnt one yet, or even mercinary or something.

[Zatara55]

Who would have Paragon? And who would have "Brave & Bold"?

[Vevilaughs]

I would like a Dead or Died key word.

Marvel Girl, Robin, Lightning Lad, Northstar, Electra, Supergirl, Superman,...

[CFGuy]

I would like a Dead or Died key word.

Marvel Girl, Robin, Lightning Lad, Northstar, Electra, Supergirl, Superman,...

hehe, how about a theme word of KO'ed.

So I can make a theme team of all the figs I have lost with. :laugh:

[adamkomar]

I think the generic "Assassin" term is needed.

Sabretooth, Deadpool, Omega Red, Arcade, David Cain, Deathstroke, Deadshot etc

I would prefer Mercenary over Assassin. Both could be good, too, though.

[AutobotBubbs]

Communist would also be one to see, for all the ex-ruskies out there. Omega Red, Crimson Dynamo, Titanium Man, the Black Widows, any of the Great 10, you can see where I'm going with this.

I doubt though they'd ever make 'nazi' or '3rd reich' as a keyword, lest they be flooded with angry letters.

[fathernson]

I'm categorically against all "professional" keywords. Lawyer, doctor, archer, politician, reporter, etc. In my opinion that's just not what keywords are about.

Keywords need to represent team affiliations, like Avengers, Lethal Legion, Fearsome Five, etc. I don't even feel that they should be used to represent places, like Gotham City or New York, because that could allow you to put Bat Allies and Enemies on the same team, or Spider-Man and Kingpin on the same team. To me, that's just not OK.

So call me a keyword militant purist, but that's my opinion.

[The Mattador]

'Pimp' for figures like Arcade and Black Mask and 'Ho' for figures like Con Artist and Cuckoo (just because of the way they're all dressed). You could get a bonus to your AV for every 1 pimp you run with 5 ho's in your team build!

For those of you with no sense of humor, this was a lame attempt at some...

[Space Jawa]

I think this is part of where the idea that judges can allow certain theme teams, even if they don't actually have the keywords, comes in. There was a theme team played at my venue last night that featured Omega Red, Black Widow, and I think Crimson Dynamo, along with one other piece. He was allowed to play it as a Russian theme team.

[BigSoph]

Speed Force
Insane (or Arkham Inmate)
Time Traveller (drop future, past...be more specific. Face it, WWII deserves its own keyword as does the old west and Ancient)

[YosiP]

I'm just going to wait for unrestricted tournaments, and make my own theme teams, because according to wizkids themselvesHowever, when you’re playing among friends for fun, or at an Unrestricted event, your Judge (or the other players, if there is no official Judge for the game) can allow you to declare figures to have a keyword you feel they’re missing. Note that the other players and the Judge do have to agree, much as if you were playing with any other sort of house rule.

[JoeGualtieri]

Animal man, Adam Stange, Starfire and Lobo...And the Eye of Ekron

That's one of my top wants as well. "Odyssy" could work.

A generic one that probably should exist: "Criminal" or perhaps slightly more specifically "Gangster" for the Kingpins, Black Masks, and even Snap Wilsons of the world.

On a more light-hearted note, I'd love "Self aware" for Ambush Bug and Animal Man

[SLVRSR4]

I'm thinking we need a key word called "Borken."

It would finally allow us to identify what the cheese really is. It would also further the concept of cheese by allowing certain players to make whole teams of them and gain all the perks involved with a theme build.