COMIC ACCURATE: The Secret Six

[lancelot]

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Featuring: THE SECRET SIX
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One of the major players during DC's most recent Crisis, a team clandestinely led by quite the shadowy figure,this team takes a spin under the microscope in this go at COMIC ACCURATE: DC EDITION!

[lancelot]

Taking on all but suicidal missions and orders from a figure who appears to this bunch of lovable losers only on a computer screen and going by quite a lame codename of "Mockingbird", they shaped the course of late events during the Crisis. For more details on their involvement, go and check them out at:The Secret Six. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Six_%28comics%29)

Leading the squad was this once loser-turned-awesome-anti-hero, Cat-Man:
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or042 V Cat-Man
Team: Suicide Squad
Range: 4 :bolt:
Points: 64
Keywords: Secret Six
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Covering the team's rear and serving as the main sniper is Floyd Lawton:
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un209 LE Floyd Lawton
Team: Suicide Squad
Range: 8 :bolt:
Points: 67
Keywords: Secret Six, Suicide Squad
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A cat with deadly claws is Cheshire, coming at you with primal fury:
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un033 V Cheshire
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 0 :bolt:
Points: 44
Keywords: Martial Artist, Secret Six
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Coming out of her father's shadows and making a name for herself with her deadly blades, Scandal Savage is a chip off the old block:
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Team: Suicide Squad
Range: 0 :bolt:
Points: 60
Keywords: Martial Artist, Secret Six
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Usually found pallying around with his flexible friend, the Rag-Doll, this Apokolips defiant is this team's muscle, The Parademon:
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bb030 V The Parademon
Team: Suicide Squad
Range: 0 :bolt:
Points: 94
Keywords: Apokolips, Secret Six
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Serving behind the keyboards and revealing himself only at the very end, Lex Luthor was Mockingbird:
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jl008 V Lex Luthor
Team: Calculator
Range: 8 :bolt:
Points: 161
Keywords: Injustice Gang, Injustice League, Legion of Doom, Metropolis, Politician, Scientist, Secret Six
m-winga-fistd-shieldg-starburst81116310101821010172910172891628916299154109154KOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKO(Defense) Ruthless: Lex Luthor can use Mastermind, but can treat any friendly character 4 or fewer squares away to which he has a clear line of fire as if it were adjacent.
(Damage) Everything Has a Price: Lex Luthor can use Perplex. When he modifies the combat value of a target friendly character, roll a d6; on a result of a 1, deal the target 1 unavoidable damage at the end of the turn.

This team comes in at a svelte 490 points, just enough room to slap Outsmart on Lex:

Cat-Man 64
Floyd Lawton 67
Cheshire 44
Scandal Savage 60
The Parademon 94
Lex Luthor + Outsmart 161 + 10
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500 points

Not only is Lex your only Outwitter and provides some sort of Outwit protection from the opposition with Outsmart, he's probably your best ranged piece next to Floyd Lawton, later gaining a painful form of Perplex, but it's still Perplex. Floyd should run interference, with the mobility his Leap/Climb gives him and his 8 range paired with 2 damage +RCE will send the opposition running for cover.

Preferably right into the reach of Scandal, Cheshire, Cat-Man, and The Parademon, 3 of who can move into position with Charge with Cat-Man and The Parademon capable of dealing 6 damage or more via BCF and Super Strength + other factors. Scandal should be used as a moving meat shield, using her top-dial stealth to protect approaching Chargers and position them for multiple strikes. Her Regeneration will also lengthen her dial.

Overall, quite a well-rounded team with ranged combat and close combat threats with just enough support via Lex Luthor to give this team the oomph they need in combat.

However, until they make a Ragdoll figure, this team is forevermore incomplete...

Check back in two weeks for another installment of COMIC ACCURATE: DC EDITION!

[Steadfast]

I agree about the Ragdoll comment... though I also think that Deadshot needs a SERIOUS re-do.

[Arsenalroy2k]

However, until they make a Ragdoll figure, this team is forevermore incomplete...

QFMFT.

I can forgive them not having made Jennette to date. But no Ragdoll yet? What the hell?

[Kingofdreams]

I've been using the space Phantom pog as a stand in for Ragdoll (I know Raggy deserves better but the pog allows some representation and is a good point filler (without breaking keyword theme) for some of my secret six builds):-

94 BB030 The Parademon
60 AA014 Scandal Savage
64 OR042 Cat-Man
67 UN209 Floyd Lawton
44 UN033 Cheshire
161 JL008 Lex Luthor
9 SVB002 Space Phantom
Total 499 points

and

60 AA014 Scandal Savage
64 OR042 Cat-Man
67 UN209 Floyd Lawton
9 SVB002 Space Phantom
75 AA051 The Mad Hatter
97 OR030 Knockout

Total 372 points (leaving 28 points for Feats, usually lunge on Knockout plus either elite sniper and Vault on Floyd or Outsmart and Contingency plan on Hatter).

[Quebbster]

I keep wanting to play Secret Six teams, but I am held back by the lack of good ranged combatants. Deadshot is fragile (I don't have Floyd) and Luthor isn't really thematic...

[Hesster56]

Needs more Knockout!

Of course, I typically think everything goes better with six foot redheads, so that might just be my issue. When they finally do get around to giving us a better Deadshot and Ragdoll, I think she'll fit nicely as a primary brick. And of course, adding Mad Hatter into the mix as well would be hilarious. But then you start getting int prohibitive point costs. 500 is right around the top of what I would want to play these guys at, especially with their lack of options for dealing with high damage speedsters.

[phantalien]

Wait, Bane was in the Secret Six. Why did you not include him?

[lancelot]

Wait, Bane was in the Secret Six. Why did you not include him?

He wasn't part of the Crisis Secret Six. The current Secret Six has quite a different make-up than this article's Secret Six.

[airdomin8]

A good article! And plenty of low-cost, high-efficiency figure!

[docsweeney]

Ragdoll is long overdue. New version, golden age version. Just make one!

[MindsEnd]

This is what I use to take the place of the missing Ragdoll that should have been in the last set Wizkids.

Super Apes: Igor

If you ignore the range I think this is a great stand in for Ragdoll.

[lukebuchanan]

You're missing out if you're not using Knockout V. And if you don't have Floyd just use Vet. Deadshot and make sure HE's the piece that dies to heal the others.

Secret Six is just plain fun, using the team and reading the book.

Great article.

[flatmatt]

I played a similar team at 600 points last week with E Copperhead as Ragdoll, V Deadshot instead of the LE, and Trick Shot on Deadshot along with Vendetta on "The Parademon." I wanted to play Outsmart on Lex, but that venue doesn't allow print and play. The team did not do well, but it's great that we finally have a real version of the Parademon!

[Oroci]

Of course, I typically think everything goes better with six foot redheads, so that might just be my issue.

Then you must love the newest incarnation of the team, with Giganta :p

[cramcompany]

My favorite DC team. Nice article!

[Catman25]

good article but we need a new deadshot and a ragdall

[necrodog]

I keep wanting to play Secret Six teams, but I am held back by the lack of good ranged combatants. Deadshot is fragile (I don't have Floyd) and Luthor isn't really thematic...

No, because although he's keyworded for it he never takes the field with the team.
It's a toss-up between the V Deadshot and Floyd, but neither is very durable and they do pretty much make up the range options for the team until a Jeanette is made. If you want to play Secret Six you're pretty much committing to a close combat fight with a little sniping from the fringes (if you're lucky.)
My biggest issue is that there is no incarnation of the team that doesn't include Ragdoll, and there is no 'doll. I'm glad they made a good Parademon for the team, but that chaacter is dead and still no clown to click. I've thought a lot about finding someone to do a custom on a V Copperhead dial, but I don't know who to go to...

[necrodog]

Ragdoll is long overdue. New version, golden age version. Just make one!

Isn't Golden Age the father of the current Secret Six member? I want the new one, please.

Oh, nice article focusing on one of my three favorite teams, by the way.

[JoeGualtieri]

Isn't Golden Age the father of the current Secret Six member? I want the new one, please.

Oh, nice article focusing on one of my three favorite teams, by the way.

Looking at all the reused sculpts in B&tB, why not just do both in one set?

[Rurouni KJS]

My S6 teams:
V Knockout 97 + Lunge 5
V Deadshot 71 + Trick Shot 20
V Cat-Man 64
Scandal Savage 60
V Cheshire 44 + AP 10
V Parademon Warrior 25
2 pogs to die for Suicide Squad TA
= 400 points. (35 in feats). BFCs: Resistance, Poor Teamwork, Grounded, Infiltration

-or-

V Knockout 97 + Lunge 5
The Parademon 94
V Deadshot 71 + Trick Shot 20
V Cat-Man 64
Scandal Savage 60 + Auto Regen 12
V Cheshire 44 + AP 10
23 points of pogs to die for S.Squad TA
= 477+ points. (47 in feats). BFCs: Resistance, Poor Teamwork, Grounded, Infiltration

These are more accurate than builds with Luthor, who never actually worked with the team on the field, right?

[lukebuchanan]

My S6 teams:
V Knockout 97 + Lunge 5
V Deadshot 71 + Trick Shot 20
V Cat-Man 64
Scandal Savage 60
V Cheshire 44 + AP 10
V Parademon Warrior 25
2 pogs to die for Suicide Squad TA
= 400 points. (35 in feats). BFCs: Resistance, Poor Teamwork, Grounded, Infiltration

-or-

V Knockout 97 + Lunge 5
The Parademon 94
V Deadshot 71 + Trick Shot 20
V Cat-Man 64
Scandal Savage 60 + Auto Regen 12
V Cheshire 44 + AP 10
23 points of pogs to die for S.Squad TA
= 477+ points. (47 in feats). BFCs: Resistance, Poor Teamwork, Grounded, Infiltration

These are more accurate than builds with Luthor, who never actually worked with the team on the field, right?


Yes, but it's a damn shame that anyone would be forced to use the CJ Parademon Warrior as a sub......just doesn't work if you've read the books.

And Trick Shot on Deadshot is a waste. Knockout and Parademon are your hitters, everyone underestimates Cat-Man and Scandal, and CHeshire is a pain.....all in all if you can hit those regen rolls the Secret Six cand deal lots of damage.

[OlieQ]

I've been waiting for a new ragdoll and a better floyd since I saw the parademon in my first box of brave and the bold. Who do I talk to to get these two things? Lol, floyd better have sharpshooter and penetrating/psychic blast, they gave pb to merlyn and bullseye, deadshot deserves it to

[Ouchmaker]

I'm really hoping that the next DC set will have Ragdoll (the modern), and remakes of Deadshot and Bane. Wouldn't mind Jeannette and Black Alice either, but those three first. Catman & Deadshot duo as an SR would be nice too.

Deadshot is pretty much the epitome of a sharpshooter.

[Vlade]

I use creeper in place of ragdoll and until we get a new deadshot, hitman is my substitute for him.

[thebigZZZZZ]

whenever they clix Jeannette, Ragdoll, Black Alice...then I would like to field Amanda Waller as well as she is secretly the current Mockingbird.

also I dont remember seeing Knockout and Cheshire on the same time because during that time, Knockout was the mole for Scandal while Cheshire betrayed the Six. Fiddler was one of the original member who got shot by Deadshot...on Lex's order. how nice. heh would be neat if we get the Fiddler in DC 75th Anniv. set. we need more golden age villains.

[Superclone]

Grant Morrison would like a discussion with you about what the most recent Crisis was in the DCU.

Great team lineup though :)

[konasavage]

Secret Six should be made all in one set like Runaways was in HoT. We have Scandal and The Parademon in modern, lets pound out the rest, stat!