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Set: Unleashed

Number: 87

Rarities: 6 Unique

Cost: 112

Health: 9

SSADD: 10/9/16/4

Powers: Charge, TK, Incapacitate, Energy Shield/Deflection, Barrier, Willpower

Ranged Attacks:  1 Range 6

Team: Green Lantern

Kilowog has some big fans out there, and I proudly count myself as one of them.  The big Poozer has made memorable appearances in Green Lantern (obviously) but more notably, Justice League, where he was the league’s Mr. Fix-It during the memorable Keith Giffen/Barry Kitson et. Al. run.  His home planet was destroyed during the Crisis, but that didn’t stop Kilowog from being, one of the most loved GL’s not named Hal, Jon or Kyle.  During Hal Jordan’s moment of insanity during the Emerald Twilight storyline, Kilowog was murdered (honestly, it was the ONLY character death I’ve ever cared about) by his former student.  It was all very Shakespearean, and very sad too.  Fortunately for comic fans world-wide, Kyle Raynor recently resurrected the big guy, and he’s back in business.  Some things do get righted in Comics I guess.  He’s also made appearances in the Justice League animated show, their depiction pretty much being the same as the one in the comics.

WizKids has a treasure trove of nifty Green Lanterns to mine figures from.  Problem is, all of them are immensely powerful.  So what do they do?  Make REVs for Jon Stewart and Hal Jordan (where’s Kyle?) and make everyone else a Unique.  Makes sense to me!  At 112 points he falls in between the Rookie and Exp. versions of Hal, and in between the Exp. and Vet. Versions of Jon Stewart.  In a tournament where you can only play one of each “Named” character, Kilowog could come in quite handy when you want a third Green Lantern character.  In fact, if they make a few more GL’s you can create an entire Green Lantern Corps if you want…and that’s what I think Heroclix should be about.  Plus with this figure you can re-write your own version of Emerald Twilight and maybe this time the good guys WILL win.  Hey that’s a good idea for a game scenario…put up Veteran Hal Jordan GL against the Sinestro Construct and Kilowog!

So he’s not overly cheap, but then again, he’s not too expensive.  At 112 points he’s gotta have some firepower, and at a 4 damage to start, he’s not doing too shabby.  Unfortunately he only gets one click at that ranking, but the rest of the dial isn’t too bad either.  9 Attack is pretty average, but 16 Defense is above average.  A 10 Speed will get him where he needs to go too.  Let’s look at those powers shall we?  Having Charge and TK on the same dial is a mixed bag.  At least the TK lasts for quite a few clicks before it becomes Incap, which at range isn’t bad either.  Too bad by the time you get it your attack is at a 7.  Energy Shield gives way to Barrier, which becomes Willpower at the end.  Not having to pay for pushing the big guy at the end of his dial doesn’t suck, but it’s not AS useful as it could be at the beginning.

Overall he’s a playable figure, but not as a primary attacker, and at 112 points, he’s going to be left off of a lot of 300 point teams.  In a 400 and above game he’s a great support piece/secondary attacker.

Recent Ebay auctions have shown that Kilowog has an average value of $19.85, with a high of $33.01 and a low of $10.50 (with 95 auctions closing in the last 90 days), puts him as about the fifth most valuable regular Unique in the Unleashed set (any guesses as to the top 4?)

My ratings – playability first, then Collectability.

4,4

Next time – The Man with the Kryptonite Heart!