4935 Reviews: A Clone at last.

[bill4935]

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featuring SCARLET SPIDER

Ever wanted to throw a giant bomb of glue and glob your enemies into large sticky masses? Ever want to use the Pounce feat but had to break away first? Don't care much about team abilities or keywords? Have I got a HeroClix character for you!

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[bill4935]

ws040 Scarlet Spider
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 0 :bolt:
Points: 72
Keywords: New Warriors, Scientist
m-boota-fistd-shieldg-starburst9111839101739917381017381017389162KOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKO:m-boot: Pounce from Above: Scarlet Spider can use Leap/Climb. After he resolves a move action, he can make a close combat attack as a free action.

:g-starburst: Web: Impact Webbing: Scarlet Spider can use Energy Explosion as if he had a range of 6. For each character hit, you may place a Web special marker in that character's square.

<img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80851/HCRealms.com/201104/scarlet-spider.jpg" style="width:140px;padding-right:5px" align="left" title="This is a great costume... unless you know where a person's eyes are located on their face.">Not many people are fans of the "Spider-Clone" story. But in HeroClix, the clone himself makes for a picture-perfect secondary attacker.

My ideal #2 attacker goes like this: he's got a useful ranged attack to deal good damage or else slow down opponent movement, along with a strong defense in case of return fire. Then he's got a powerful move-and-attack to get in close and throw the first punch, a punch that can overpower Invulnerability. Finally he's got great defense for close-in attacks and the ability to automatically break away. All this should cost around 75 points.

Scarlet Spider? Check, check, check-check-check-check. As long as you have some objects for him to grab mid-Leap, he's going to do all that for you. He's got strong Combat Values and at least one good keyword - Scientist, which lets him team up with other great Scientists like his "twin" brother Parker, the incredible GSX Professor X, great support pieces like the Researcher and Cave Carson, and of course the amazing double-Perplex of Mr. Fantastic... Reed Richards. That insipid fool! How I despise him. I'll defeat you yet, Richards! RICHAAARDS!! (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80851/HCRealms.com/201104/doctor-doom2.jpg)

Oh. Ahem. Where was I? Right, the special powers. With Pounce From Above, he can Leap through terrain and then attack - which you never could do with the Pounce feat. Impact Webbing isn't the Spider's only ranged attack (don't forget throwing objects), but it may toss a gooey wrench in your opponent's plans.

Top tip: The Spider has great mobility - nearly equal to a flying Hypersonic character. Try to use it. Keep him on the move to where he will cause the most disruption and where his Combat Reflexes will keep him safest. Since his defense stays strong down his dial, focus your Leaping Heavy Object attacks on the enemies with the highest Attack Values.

Here's the Math: There's 102 characters in HeroClix with starting values of at least 9:m-boot:, 11:a-fist:, 18:d-normal:, and 3:g-starburst:. Guess who's got the lowest point cost. Go on, guess.

Have you used the Scarlet Spider to good effect? Or is he a flimsy cheap Xerox of good ol' Web-Head? Let us know by posting your comments in the HCRealms.com units review by following the link here (http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=286494).

[talebearer]

Nice. Suddenly I find myself looking to fit my thus-far-unplayed Scarlet Spider onto teams...

[brevard321]

Eh, my Scarlet Spider got owned by Amanda Waller and some of her female Checkmate friends, including Negative Woman.

Then they worked over my WOS Iron Man! I was down to a Researcher only, and yeah, he got owned, as well.... :(

:)

[Gabellius]

Scarlet Spider is great, but I really feel like he needs the TA to match the rest of the New Warriors and his Ben Reilly counterpart.

[brevard321]

Scarlet Spider is great, but I really feel like he needs the TA to match the rest of the New Warriors and his Ben Reilly counterpart.

I was also SEVERELY puzzled by the loss of Spider-Man Ally when going from Ben Reilly to Scarlet Spider. If anything at all, it should have been the other way around.

On that note, why do Ben Reilly and Peter Parker get to be a Wildcard, but Bruce Wayne and Batman don't even get their own team abilities? Curious, and sad face... :(

[pattheimpaler]

The first time I used him, I used Pounce From Above to utterly cripple Xorn, who was hiding behind the Dynamostat, which I picked up and bashed him with. The rest of the New Warriors went on to defeat WoS Wolverine and Nightcrawler. One of my only wins against Nightcrawler, and it was with the New Warriors, of all teams.

[HH2011003]

Eh, my Scarlet Spider got owned by Amanda Waller and some of her female Checkmate friends, including Negative Woman.

Then they worked over my WOS Iron Man! I was down to a Researcher only, and yeah, he got owned, as well.... :(

:)

Haha, all the means is that Amanda Waller is amazing. #lovethewall

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I love my New Warriors theme-team even if they've never won a game.

[kirbunkle]

I love these articles. For the points, Scarlet Spider is a solid bet. I think people overlook the fact that actually DOES HAVE RANGE.... a 6 range that can be outwitted... but still... STILL...

But it's really the move and attack ability that makes him awesome. Those numbers on top may be good, but you gotta get to that second click otherwise this guy doesn't do too much out in the field.

[konasavage]

Great Review again sir!

I pulled this guy for the WoS sealed event and he helped a ton. Once I got him onto his Pounce from Above power, things were golden! The only part I found hard was the decision between an 11 attack or the move/attack ability.

You have inspired me to use him more.

[WestCoastAvengers]

I like to use Ben Reilly as a tie up that is hard to hit & can do some damage, that can turn into the Scarlet Spider.

[Megatreky]

Is it sad that the best Spider-Man in "Web of Spider-Man" is actually a clone?

[gudda]

My all time FAVORITE heroclix figure EVER.

[pattheimpaler]

I love my New Warriors theme-team even if they've never won a game.

I've hardly won any games with them (the one I mentioned above was the first time), and they are easily one of my losingest teams, but I have fun fielding them- not sure why, I never really read the Warriors books except the few that involved Scarlet, and only then because they were included in a collection.

[Carbon Rod]

"Big Ben" as I call him, has won me many a game. He's crippled many a tent pole (if you play him in science teams, he'll always have some outwit to make sure damage sticks) and flat out assassinated support pieces. In higher point games he makes an EXCELLENT assassin. Last time I used him he made his way across Madripoor on the sidelines as my opponent dealt with my bigger threats, not even thinking of ole' Scarlet. Next thing you know Professor X takes 6 clix of damage (5 with a heavy object plus a crit) and is one shotted. He's glorious.

Now if we can get this dial with Spider-Girl's defensive SP and put him in his Spider-Man costume? There's a Spider-Man it'd rock all day and night.

[TheTwoToner]

I love the new SS. I enjoyed the old one as well, but this one has done nothing but perform well.

I've also discovered that shouting "SCARLET SPIDER!" tends make his attacks hit and his super senses succeed.

[Roderic_Cliche]

Love this piece. :) He's a great attacker on New Warriors teams, and he has a fun sculpt--not quite as good as the OLD sculpt, but saving points and getting a stronger figure overall? Ok! I'll take it.

[catherine]

Love Scarlet here. Yet to use him with scientists, but he does pretty well alongside Spider-Girl and the New Warriors. Only disappointment is the lack of TA.

[Clclix]

Scarlet Spider is an absolutely amazing piece. He has wrecked pieces twice his cost, then come back for more. I like to Phone Booth him to his Pounce from Above power. Heck, until Phone Booth was "aged", he was on my Origins team that will never be.

[Danzig01]

My all time FAVORITE heroclix figure EVER.

Really? Ever? Hope you will go into depth on that selection on the very next ClixCast (TM). If there ever is one..... (hint,hint;))

[coldfuzion]

Thanks for this. Went straight to evil-bay and bought him.

[GL_Alex]

I thought you should have mentioned the original Scarlet Spider U. Would have been a more complete character review.

[Superclone]

Just played him this weekend on a Spider-man and his Amazing Friends team against the Sinister Syndicate.

WoS Spider-Man Red/Blue
WoS Scarlet Spider
WoS Black Cat
WoS Firestar
GSX Iceman

Scarlet Spider was the MVP by far! He took down both WoS Venom and SI Doc Ock pretty much on his own. It was particularly satisfying that after having to retreat with Spider-man from Venom, Scarlet charged in and walloped Venom with an HO that was left.

I lost the game to a well played team and bad dice rolls. Overall though, a fun as all get out team.

[carnage666]

HAve to admit, while I do like this Scarlet Spider, I still prefer the one from Sinister and using Trick Shot with him :)

[spangdog]

<img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80851/HCRealms.com/201104/scarlet-spider.jpg" style="width:140px;padding-right:5px" align="left" title="This is a great costume... unless you know where a person's eyes are located on their face.">Not many people are fans of the "Spider-Clone" story. But in HeroClix, the clone himself makes for a picture-perfect secondary attacker.

My ideal #2 attacker goes like this: he's got a useful ranged attack to deal good damage or else slow down opponent movement, along with a strong defense in case of return fire. Then he's got a powerful move-and-attack to get in close and throw the first punch, a punch that can overpower Invulnerability. Finally he's got great defense for close-in attacks and the ability to automatically break away. All this should cost around 75 points.

Scarlet Spider? Check, check, check-check-check-check. As long as you have some objects for him to grab mid-Leap, he's going to do all that for you. He's got strong Combat Values and at least one good keyword - Scientist, which lets him team up with other great Scientists like his "twin" brother Parker, the incredible GSX Professor X, great support pieces like the Researcher and Cave Carson, and of course the amazing double-Perplex of Mr. Fantastic... Reed Richards. That insipid fool! How I despise him. I'll defeat you yet, Richards! RICHAAARDS!! (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80851/HCRealms.com/201104/doctor-doom2.jpg)

Oh. Ahem. Where was I? Right, the special powers. With Pounce From Above, he can Leap through terrain and then attack - which you never could do with the Pounce feat. Impact Webbing isn't the Spider's only ranged attack (don't forget throwing objects), but it may toss a gooey wrench in your opponent's plans.

Top tip: The Spider has great mobility - nearly equal to a flying Hypersonic character. Try to use it. Keep him on the move to where he will cause the most disruption and where his Combat Reflexes will keep him safest. Since his defense stays strong down his dial, focus your Leaping Heavy Object attacks on the enemies with the highest Attack Values.

Here's the Math: There's 102 characters in HeroClix with starting values of at least 9:m-boot:, 11:a-fist:, 18:d-normal:, and 3:g-starburst:. Guess who's got the lowest point cost. Go on, guess.

Have you used the Scarlet Spider to good effect? Or is he a flimsy cheap Xerox of good ol' Web-Head? Let us know by posting your comments in the HCRealms.com units review by following the link here (http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=286494).
I've used him to the same great effect of talents. The best was using T.K. so that he could tie up ranged attackers for my real hitters to get into the brawl

[spangdog]

Put a cheap T.K. with him to tie up some ranged characters on the other side. It worked out great for me. You just have to watch the placement putting him into the fight like that, and on when to push him as well. Otherwise I find him to be a strong fig to use.

[DrugSex]

The only one spidey i like. The dial, the keywords... all perfect. Maybe (just maybe) the Spiderman TA is missing.

[2 Gun Kid]

Hes good and once we get a New Warriors ATA he will be GREAT!!!

[bluesummers]

I love this series because by the time they get to 15 reviews, 80 more figs will have come out. Its ENDLESS!

[bill4935]

I love this series because by the time they get to 15 reviews, 80 more figs will have come out. Its ENDLESS!

Not quite. As soon as we've reached 4935 reviews (at one per week, this will happen on Tuesday, November 3, in the year 2105 AD) - I have a living will set up that orders my life support to be shut down when the thread for that review reaches 4 pages in length.


Review #4935? Yes, it has already been selected. I will review my favourite HeroClix character, ________. The Veteran version, of course. Since in 2011 nearly all of his powers and TA have improved with each new rulebook since Infinity Challenge, by the year 2105 I believe he will have improved to become so powerful that he will be a winning tournament piece for other game systems, too.

[HCfan653]

I've also discovered that shouting "SCARLET SPIDER!" tends make his attacks hit and his super senses succeed.

Voice activated Heroclix! What will they think of next?! But yeah, I like him too.

[pgubany]

Here's what a spider-man should look like.

The Amazing Spider-man Unique
Range: 0 :bolt:
Team: Spider-Man Points: 101
m-normala-normald-normalg-normal
9111828101728101627916269162610162 KOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKO
:star: Spider Sense....Tingling Spider-man can use Super Senses. Each time Spider-man rolls for Super Senses and is successful, you may move him two squares as a free action.
:m-boot: Pounce Spider-man can use Leap/Climb. After Spider-man uses Leap/Climb he can make a close combat action as a free action. After the action resolves deal Spider-man one unavoidable damage.
:d-normal: Web Shields, Reflexes, and ...Spam! Spider-man can use Combat Reflexes and Energy Shield Deflection.
:g-starburst: Using The Whole Web Cartridge Spider-man can use Incapacitate as if he had a range of 6 with [BOLT][BOLT]. For each character hit place two action tokens on that character instead of one.

View dial at the Dial Maker (http://www.urlmaker.com/robert/heroclix/customs_view.cfm?figs=70634)

[HCfan653]

Here's what a spider-man should look like.

The Amazing Spider-man Unique
Range: 0 :bolt:
Team: Spider-Man Points: 101
m-normala-normald-normalg-normal
9111828101728101627916269162610162 KOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKO
:star: Spider Sense....Tingling Spider-man can use Super Senses. Each time Spider-man rolls for Super Senses and is successful, you may move him two squares as a free action.
:m-boot: Pounce Spider-man can use Leap/Climb. After Spider-man uses Leap/Climb he can make a close combat action as a free action. After the action resolves deal Spider-man one unavoidable damage.
:d-normal: Web Shields, Reflexes, and ...Spam! Spider-man can use Combat Reflexes and Energy Shield Deflection.
:g-starburst: Using The Whole Web Cartridge Spider-man can use Incapacitate as if he had a range of 6 with [BOLT][BOLT]. For each character hit place two action tokens on that character instead of one.

View dial at the Dial Maker (http://www.urlmaker.com/robert/heroclix/customs_view.cfm?figs=70634)

I like it! :D