Now that we've looked at The Horsemen of Apocalypse, the pieces originally announced for release in the Origins gaming convention, let's look ahead to August's GenCon convention exclusives, starting with:
 
MOONSTONE (#M-001)
wing symbol
135 points
Team: none
Keywords:  Celebrity, Dark Avengers, Thunderbolts
Range: 8 x 1
 
DIAL & CARD:
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STRENGTHS:
It's all about her "Intangible Attack" trait, allowing her to disregard walls and blocking terrain for movement: she can Charge from behind walls. With solid stats backing her up, that's pretty awesome! Even without cover, though, she can contribute with 8 range and Outwit, using her Invulnerability to weather enemy attacks.
 
Mid-dial, she switches to Running Shot and Penetrating/Psychic Blast, making her trait even more effective. Defensively, she swaps to Mastermind. A couple of Perplex clicks help. She wraps up with Pulse Wave and Energy Shield/Deflection.
 
WEAKNESSES:
She's defensively soft after her opening Invulnerability, which could be a problem given her relatively short 7-click dial. Very weak against tie-up at that point as well.
 
CARDS OR COMPANIONS TO CONSIDER:
She's really 143 points, because you're going to want to use the 8-point THUNDERBOLTS ATA every time. The YELLOW LANTERN object helps her mid-dial PB. She qualifies for the OUTSMART feat for most of her dial...use it.
 
IN SUM:
She's going to be highly useful for her trait and Outwit, but she'll need friends to share the load (and, later, the injury via Mastermind). Not quite tough enough to lead a team but more than a mere secondary attacker, Moonstone rates 3.5 of 5.