It's very sad the fate of Bill Mantlo. Although he still lives, we can never hope to see his work in comics again.

i don't understand Why Rom should ignore Battle fury.... also he doesn't ignore super senses, he only ignores Shape Change due to his analyzer. Rom should maybe use stealth only when he is on hindering terrain, cause he always evaded people. he was suspected of being a muss murder. he shouldn't also being indomitable. he is not a robot, he is a Space Knight inside an Armor. it's like giving Robot keyword to Ironman

i think this might be a comic accurated Rom

#001 Rom The SpaceKnight
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 8
Points: 180
Keywords: Soldier, Spaceknight, Armor

10 11 18 4

9 11 17 3

8 10 17 3

7 10 18 3

7 9 17 3

7 9 18 3

6 9 17 3

KO 9 16 2

KO 9 16 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Analyzer: Rom The Space Knight ignores Shape Change
Avoiding People..Seeking Wraiths: Rom The Spaceknight can use Charge. when Rom The SpaceKnight is on a square of printed hindering terrain he can use Stealth
Human or not?: Rom The Spaceknight can use Incapacitate as if he had three bolts and Energy Explosion .whenever he uses Energy Explosion targeting a single Character, damage dealt is penetrating
I'll Keep Searching: Rom The Spaceknight can use Toughness and Willpower
To Deceive Galactus: Rom The Spaceknight can use Outwit. when he does he can use it normally or he can use it to counter Power Cosmic TA or a Power possessed from an opposing Character with Power Cosmic TA

As one of the oldtimers around here to actually have bought Rom off the newstand, I've always been something of a fan of the character. Yes, the toy stunk...but it stunk so bad it's actually a collectible! As for Aquarius and RocketR123's dials, I think they are a little hopeful, as Rom was not really this powerful (and despite his confrontation with Galactus, he just wasn't much of an outwitter).

That said, I'm offering my vision of the character here. And with respect to all those before me, I'd like to remind everyone that Rom was a pacifist, so I've updated his powers (and their names, including his name, which should not have an article). Also, while his cybernetic armor could repair itself, it did so more along the lines of regular healing and not so much as a fast regeneration. And as for the keywords, every other cyborg in Heroclix has the "Robot" keyword, so Rom has it, too. "Soldier" is not quite accurate for him ("Spaceknight" covers his training) but the Police TA does show his ability to aid allies.


#Rom001 Rom, Spaceknight
Team: Police
Range: 8
Points: 120
Keywords: Armor, Cosmic, Robot, Spaceknight

10 10 17 2

8 10 17 2

8 10 16 2

8 9 17 3

8 9 16 3

7 10 16 3

7 9 16 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Analyzer: Rom, Spaceknight ignores other figures' Shape Change.

FOR GALADOR! (Running Shot)
Neutralizer: Rom, Spaceknight may use Energy Explosion. When using this power, roll a d6 for each target hit. On a result of 3-6, put an action token on that figure and place it in its owner's starting area.
YOU LEAVE ME LITTLE CHOICE (Psychic Blast)
PLANDANIUM ARMOR (Invulnerability)
CYBORG (Toughness)
Universal Translator: Rom, Spaceknight is a Wild Card and may ignore opposing figures' Team Abilities.
I AM A MAN! (Perplex)

I just googled. Wow, I never knew that. Horrible.

Generic SpaceKnights would work for me...

Yes Zarg you get a point regarding Soldier Keyword. i thought about it quite a bit before giving him. regarding the Dial itself i don't see it so strong. for the same points or lower we have stronger ones, except for the special outwit i placed for the reason he cheated galactus, convincing him, while all other SpaceKnights were fighting him, to go eat the Dark Nebula where Wraiths live and Big G fell for it. i think that was smart. i also like your dial. only doubt i have is giving him PB. he never acted as if he had. Wraiths were banished to limbo..hmm dunno...not sure about it

Personally I opted for 'Ignores Shape Change' because it felt like the simplest fit for his use of the Analyzer. If the Dire Wraiths existed, this would readily be replaced by 'Ignores Shape Change of figures possessing the Dire Wraith or Skrull keyword'. As for ignoring Battle Fury... this is how I envisioned banishment to Limbo, a form of Incapacitate that would work even on targets normally immune. Again, if there were a set full of opponents for him, this would be limited by keyword. It's just one interpretation. As this thread shows, there are obviously many.

Actually, the Analyzer worked on just about anything, not just Wraiths, so just sticking to Shape Change wouldn't be too off the mark.

It may possibly be that I'm a tad bored at work. Here is a fanciful Spaceknights Fast Forces based around the mini-series released in 2000. The dials loosely follow the storyline... Liberator starts hallucinating and is benched until Axadar appears before him, Terminator loses it around the time Lightningbolt dies, and Sentry returns from disgrace as an avenging angel. Most of the rookies are inconsistent. With the Spaceknights ATA (identical to Inhumans) it comes to an even 1000 point force of broadly useful but far from insurmountable characters.

#ROM001 Rookie Liberator
Team: Police
Range: 6
Points: 100
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor, Ruler

8 10 17 3

8 10 16 3

7 9 17 3

7 9 17 3

8 9 16 2

8 10 16 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Axadar : When Liberator takes damage, stop turning the dial when this power is revealed. All friendly characters ignore Shape Change and Stealth while this power is visible.

#ROM002 Veteran Terminator
Team: Hypertime
Range: 8
Points: 110
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor, Ruler

8 10 17 4

7 9 16 3

7 10 17 3

7 11 17 2

8 10 16 2

8 10 16 3

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Crown Prince: Terminator can use Leadership. When using Leadership, Terminator may remove tokens from non-adjacent friendly figures possessing the Spaceknight keyword.

#ROM003 Experienced Starshine
Team: Police
Range: 6
Points: 100
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor, Soldier

8 9 18 3

7 9 16 3

7 10 17 3

7 10 17 2

8 8 17 2

8 8 16 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Brilliant Display: When a line of fire is drawn through any square within 3 of Starshine, the attacker's attack value is modified by -2.

#ROM004 Experienced Hammerhand
Team: Police
Range: 4
Points: 100
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor, Soldier

8 11 18 3

7 11 16 3

7 10 17 2

7 10 17 2

6 9 17 2

6 9 16 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Sledgehammer Blows: When Hammerhand succeeds with a close combat attack, he may use Force Blast as a free action, targeting the same target.

#ROM005 Rookie Lightningbolt
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 6
Points: 80
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor

8 9 18 1

7 9 17 2

7 10 17 2

7 10 17 2

6 9 17 2

6 9 16 1

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

First To Fall: When Lightningbolt is KO'd by an opposing character, choose up to 2 friendly characters with the Spaceknight keyword. Modify the attack value of these characters by +2 until the character which KO'd Lightningbolt is KO'd. These characters possess Battle Fury.

#ROM006 Rookie Scanner
Team: Mystics
Range: 6
Points: 90
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor, Psychic

10 8 18 0

10 8 17 0

9 9 16 0

9 9 16 0

8 10 15 1

8 10 15 1

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Feedback: If Scanner has no action tokens, friendly figures within 3 squares may use the Mystics Team Ability.
Deep Reading: Scanner may use either Outwit or Probability Control once during her controller's turn.

#ROM007 Veteran Sentry (Angel One)
Team: None
Range: 4
Points: 110
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor, Warrior

10 11 17 2

9 11 17 2

9 7 16 1

8 7 16 1

10 9 15 3

12 10 15 4

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Avenging Rage: When Sentry (Angel One) takes damage, stop turning his dial when this power is revealed. Sentry (Angel One) uses Battle Fury.

#ROM008 Rookie Javelin
Team: Police
Range: 10
Points: 90
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor

7 10 16 3

7 9 16 3

6 10 15 3

6 9 15 3

7 10 16 2

7 9 16 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

#ROM009 Rookie Pulsar
Team: Police
Range: 6
Points: 90
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor

10 9 17 3

9 9 16 3

9 9 16 3

9 9 16 3

8 9 18 1

8 9 18 1

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Clever Construct: Pulsar can use Barrier. Opposing figures adjacent to blocking terrain markers placed by Pulsar must breakaway as if they were adjacent to Pulsar.

#ROM010 Rookie Firefall
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 6
Points: 90
Keywords: Spaceknights, Galadorian, Armor

7 9 16 2

7 9 16 2

6 9 15 3

6 9 15 3

7 9 15 2

7 9 15 2

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

KO KO KO KO

Living Flame: Firefall can use Energy Explosion. When he does, consider all characters within two squares of his target(s) to be adjacent to the target(s) and damage dealt cannot be reduced below 1.