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russianspy
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Today we review professor zoom. If
you want to know how he is as a comic book charecter
think flash but evil. If you want to know how he is
as a clix think flash but good. For 99 points you
get a flash with a few more options, and with a
movement spike and phasing at the end to get back to
mama medic. He also has some late dial outwit, so in
larger point games you can leave him in danger and
outwit so one of your bigger pieces can attack. His
starting defense is a relatively high 17 with
supersenses making him hard enough to hit. His
damage is 2 for four clix and then 1 for three with
some mid dial exploid weakness, which you wont be
using if you know whats good for you and zoom. He
has some late dial blades claws fangs, which
unfortunately does not work with HSS so you probably
shouldnt use it either. I personally really like
this figure, he offers a few more options than most
other HSS'rs.
100: 1.112/5 just no
200: 1.667/5 not really he needs a few feat cards to
work right
300: 2.764/5 it could work
400: 3.401/5 yeah he shines here
500: 3.212/5 he goes down a bit because other
stronger figs will easily kill him
~so said the spy
Dario
Today it’s another guy from Icons:
Professor Zoom. Honestly, I know about
this dude pretty much the same as whoclix, so go
there. If you’re too lazy,
I’ll just let you know that this is a Flash’ foe who
used to be friends with
him; he has pretty much the same powers my personal
favorite superhero. This
guy has 7 clicks of health, no TA, no range, and he
costs 99 points. Is he
worth it?:
Stats:
Speed: 14, 13, 12, 11, 11, 15, 15. HSS from the 1st
to the 5th, then the
last 2 are Phasing.
Attack: 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, 6. B/C/F the last 3
clicks.
Defense: 17, 16, 15, 14, 16, 15, 15. Super Senses
the first 3 clicks
followed by 2 of Energy Shield/Deflection.
Damage: 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1. Exploit Weakness for
the 3rd and 4th clicks,
then Outwit the last 2.
Analysis: This character isn’t bad designed. He has
very decent attack
values, HSS with pretty good numbers and then
Phasing, which allows him to
run away straight to a medic if you want; low yet
expectable damage values,
with some Exploit Weakness to get some damage
through damage reducing
defenses and some Outwit to help your team; and
decent defense values with
some nice defensive powers to make it hard to hit
him. But, the Outwit at
the end, although helpful, would be MUCH better if
they were up front the
dial. also, those two final 15’s aren’t so nice, a
lower defense would have
been better to make it easy to heal him. Also, I
don’t know why they put the
14 with Energy S/D and then the 16 and not the other
way around. But the
main problem with this character is the cost. I
understand that 99 points
it’s not THAT high considering the defense (with
those powers), the speed
values with that HSS and then Phasing, and the
Outwit… but the thing is, he
doesn’t offer any kind support ability (just the
Outwit, at the end, when
you are gonna try to heal him and thus, lose it) and
also, he hits for two
low… I mean he’s not a supporter of any tipe, he’s
not a first string
attacker, he’s not a second string attacker… he
barely qualifies as a third
string attacker. He can be ignored by the big
characters easily, and he’s
too costy to be just a support-killer.
Conclusion: He will se some play in casual play, and
might see some in high
points game. In 300 points game, he’ll be used only
by fans of him.
Ranking:
100 – 1.5/5 It’s not 1 because they may never get to
hit him :P
200 – 1/5 Not a good idea…
300 – 2/5 Better, but yet…he takes too much space…
400+ – 3/5.
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monkley
Hello everyone,
The name is malemonkley and I'm the newest Pojo.com heroclix
reviewer. So
enough with the introductions on to the reviews!
Professor Zoom
Unique
99 points
14,13,12,11,11,15,15 5 slots of super strength 2 of phasing
10,9,9,8,7,6 BCF on the last three slots
17,16,15,14,16,15,15 3 of Super Senses two of Energy
Deflection
2,2,2,2,1,1,1 2 slots of Exploit Witness and 2 of outwit on
the back end
Review:
I love HSS figs. In general they're my style (hit and run).
Now then
Professor Zoom is awesome for his point cost. HSS is strong,
and he has the
attack to back it up. His defense is solid with Super Senses
giving him a
decent defense. Down on the other side, the phasing combines
well with the
Outwit to let you get back to your healer.
Now here is my problem with him. Two of his best abilities,
Exploit Weakness
and BCF don't mix with his Hypersonic (which also cursed the
LE Shazam)
meaning you cannot run up and hit for six, or an unblockable
two. That bites
to me.
Cards to use with him: ICWO will always help. Armor Piercing
is a must as it
is on all HSS people.
Final thoughts:
He's good for what he does, with the point cost to have him
be a solid
secondary attacker. Just use him for the hit and run
strategy, and watch as
your opponent cries.
200 4/5 (Give him a little bit of support and he can be an
awesome primary attaker)
300 3.5/5 (Solid secondary attacker)
400 3.5/5 (See 300 point)
500+ 2/5 (At this point level you need something with damage
reducers and a deeper dial)
