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Dario
I always prefer reviewing Uniques or
R/E/V where the only difference between the figures
is the cost (and that each version is more powerful
than the
before). This is not one of those cases, but luckily
the choice isn’t too
hard. Monsieur Mallah & the Brain is better than
Monsieur Mallah because the latter has no attack
power, has Battle Fury as the only damage power! and
barely decent numbers for its 55 points… in a
nutshell, he’s not worth it…
but is this other guy better? let’s find out: he
costs 138 points, no TA, 8
range with 2 targets, and 9 clicks of health:
Stats:
Speed: 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6. He starts with 2
clicks of Running Shot
and ends with 2 of Flurry. No other powers
Attack: 11, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7. He has Psychic
Blast on the 3rd &4th
click, and then back again for the last 3 clicks.
Defense: 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14, 13. He has
Toughness from the 1st
click till the 6th
Damage: 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3. Starts with one
click of Outwit, then
follows 4 clicks of Perplex, then 2 of Exploit
Weakness and finishes with 2
Outwit
Analysis: It’s hard for me to deal with those new
lower attack values… but
keeping that in mind, this guy’s values are good.
Given that he has a decent range, that Psychic Blast
can come in handy, and besides it’s good because
he hasn’t very high damage values (although he has
Perplex there…) His
movement isn’t really good, but that Running Shot
combined with his
average-like range will do something for you if used
wisely, and that Flurry at the end can give you the
edge on a close combat fight late game
(specially considering that he has a 3 with Outwit)
His defense is his weak
point, as it is too low for the figure’s cost. That
Toughness will help, but he ought to have a better
defense… well, you know how I feel about defenses
:P Finally, his damage part of the dial… it’s very
nice, should he have a
little higher values it would be awesome. But it’s
still nice with Outwit at the beginning and the end,
and with that Perplex and Exploit Weakness…
Conclusion: He’s not a personal favorite… I feel
he’s a little overcosted…
if he at least had a decent TA… but try him with a
Feat or two, you may like him.
Ranking:
100 – N/A
200 – 1/5 Not enough room
300 – 2.75/5 Meh…
400 – 2/ Here’s room for bigger dudes :P
500+ - 2/5 See above
Today we review
three figures,pinky....i mean mossiure
mallah and the brain. this rev set has three
entirely unique figures, even the sculpts.
The rookie clocks in at 55 points. Is he any
good? Sure I guess, im not a big fan of low
cost brawlers but he looks ok. You get
charge on his first click, and throw pounce
on om him for some mobility 2-4. His stats
are OK, decent for his points, and if you
are playing against some one who is using
armor wars figs hes good.
The brain for 70 points is a very good
support fig. He is a support figure that can
punish someone who hits him with a little
psychic blast. He has mastermind to stick
around longer, but basically this is a
glorified black panther, or a glorified con
artist depending on if you push or not. I
might consider using him, but all in all I
dont think he will be getting much play. And
get your minds out of the gutters.
Monsieur Mallah & the Brain clocks in at
more points than the R and E together. I
guess the whole really is greater than the
sum of its parts. What you get is an odd
combination. He has outwit and running shot
and toughness on his first click, with good
stats. You get 8 range and 2 targets so you
can hedge your bets. I like the mid dial
psy blasts on this figure, but the late dial
flurry seems a little waster, especialy
because they only have 7 attack and no
perplex at that point. So once you hit the
second string of psy blasts you really
should hightail it back to mama medic.
Seeing as how the other two are relatively
useless, ill grade review the vet.
200: 3.232/5 you are putting all of your
eggs in one basket but he wont be hurt much
by smaller eggs. just slap on a medic and
maybe a feat and you are all set.
300: 3.346/5 armor piercing is a must but he
can work
