More Hydra Please

[strucker]

Just saw the stats for the Xplosion Viper and I am throughly depressed. I was hoping she'd do at least 3 clix of damage somewhere so that we Hydra people could take out those darn clix with INV., but no such luck. She's basically just a Red Skull with one less click and no willpower or leadership. Bleargh. So, anyway, Mr. Leuenheuser, please make a Hydra figure that can hit for more than 2 damage, OK? I mean, the Skrulls have Super Skrull, the Defenders have Hulk, X-Men have Logan, Avengers...don't get me started, etc., etc. MAKE A DREADNOUGHT, DARN IT!!!!!!!!!

[Raosun]

Okay how about a Veteran hand ninja with BCF? He's in this set. But one wierd thing, Hydra adds plus one but requires LOF right? A ninja has no range.

[AshenFang]

And doesn't poison bypass Invuln/Toughness?

[JoFo]

Originally posted by AshenFang
And doesn't poison bypass Invuln/Toughness?

Unfortunately not. :(

[strucker]

Yeah, poison is great when you are playing the Red Skull and Viper leading a huge Hydra group versus a SHIELD group, but it is really ineffective against a powerful foe with a deep dial or Inv. Viper could have been really cool, with RCE and BCF to represent her succesful career as a hired gun and Hydra leader, but oh well. I could always glue her sculpt onto the "Elektra Assassin" base. Still, Hydra needs a heavy hitter. Super-Adaptoid, maybe....

[shin-goji]

LOS does not require range. All Hydra agents can add +1 just so long as a clear LOS can be drawn between them and the target, no matter the range.

[Aron]

Modok and/or super adaptoid will be nice

I expect modok to be aim/hydra and adaptoid to be MOD

Aim needs fliers as well, so i can see modok being a flier for aim..

[Aron]

Adding +1 to a range attack that isn't there isn't useful

Mind you one of the new hand ninjas has range, while the other has blades claws - blades calws won't benefit from the aim ability but the other will..

[zeppo]

modok would be perfect
AIM had a number of prototype armors over the years, currently i use yellowjackets or mandriods to similate them.
I also wish viper had leadership. As for a big gun . . . . . . . . silver samuri worked with her quite often so i'll be (somewhat) surprised if none of his figs are equipped with that team ability (just for affiliation).
I'm hoping that the ninja's have stealth and other powers that shield doesn't have so the two groups can be equal, but different. as right now, sheild has mobility/range and abilities over their only slightly less expensive counterparts.