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Scourge is a REV from the Ultimate collection. He was a
normal vigilant human who went on a killing spree against criminals and
would always shout “Justice is Served” when he killed another. He was
stopped by Captain America, but others have taken up the Scourge persona
afterwards. Scourge seems to be your basic cheap clix that you put in the
game when you have points left over. The cost of his figures are 14, 17,
and 21 points respectively so he won’t take up a lot of room on your team.
You might be prone to throw him in the scrub pile with the Henchmen, Thugs
and Lackeys of the Heroclix world, but take a closer look.
His starting Speed on all three version (Rookie, Experienced,
and Veteran) is mundane with only the Veteran getting a starting Speed of
7. The Experienced and Veteran both get a starting click of Stealth so he
can hide in the shadows.
His Attack is what makes Scourge stand out. All three have a
Range of 6, which isn’t bad for a figure this cheap. What is amazing is
this. The Rookie has a starting Attack of 9,the Experienced 10, and the
Veteran 11. Good god. I know a lot of figures over 100 points who only
have a starting Attack of 9. Who wouldn’t find a figure of 21 points
attractive who could hit a figure with a Defense of even 17 over half the
time? All three also start with a Damage of 2 so he isn’t going to do a lot
of damage, but you only need to Perplex up by 1 and suddenly you can wound
figures with even Impervious and Invulnerability. Plus all three get RCE on
the 2nd click, the Experienced carries it to his third and the
Veteran to his 4th. So after taking a click of damage he now can
deal out 3 at distance.
For a figure this cheap with one stat being that grossly out
of proportion you know that there must be something that suffers. Well let’s
just say that Scourge won’t stick around in the game for long if your
opponent wants to take him out. All three have a starting Defense of 14, and
the Rookie and Veteran only have 3 clicks of life so one blow could knock
him out. They all start with Shape Change which most of the time will
fail, but even one roll of 6 could change the scope of the game. Still don’t
expect Scourge to hang around forever. Do your damage fast and furious if
you can.
Overall Scourge is a fun and intriguing piece for his point
cost. The Rookie is limited because with Stealth he is a sitting duck. The
Experienced and Veteran if you can get them into hiding could be quite an
annoying piece. If your opponent wants to take them out quickly they can,
but that means he is not focusing on your more expensive figures and that
gives you an edge. Overall I like the Experienced the best because the
Veteran gets a tad pricey for a scrub to throw in the game and really for a
figure this cheap isn’t an Attack of 11 a slight overkill? Alright well
there is no such thing as overkill in Heroclix.
I also took a quick look at the Limited Edition version
called Justice is Served. For 31 points he is 10 points more expensive then
the Veteran. What changes is he now has a starting Damage of 3 and his
entire dial has Exploit Weakness. Plus with the addition of Super Senses he
has a better chance of dodging some blows. This character would not be good
to base unless you use Charge. Plus this is an excellent figure to use with
Telekinesis and smack around some figures 4 times his cost. The downfall is
he doesn’t get Stealth until the 3rd and 4th click so
he can’t hide in the terrain like the Experienced and Veteran. This limits
him, but he would still be awesome to use in the right strategy.
Overall Score: (Out of 10. Score of: 4 = horrible, 5 = below
average, 6 = slightly above average, 7 = great, 8 = outstanding)
Rookie Scourge – 6.75
Experienced Scourge – 7.5
Veteran Scourge – 7.25
LE Justice is Served – 7.25
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