Anyway, there were sixteen players and Rambo took pictures of some of them so that I could "convert" them into goon pogs.


The weaselly Gunsel is, of course, Dr. Ben Hatton, host of the Big Monkey Podcast. Note the Stealth (the dial's based on the superstitious and cowardly Joe Chill).
Can't you just picture Ben, cowering behind potted plants, with a little pearl-handed 22 in his trembling hands? Ah, well; the customers have gotten used to it... .

Note that John has Leap/Climb so he can run away from whomever he insulted most recently on the Big Monkey Podcast. Or when someone whom I insulted decides to attack Jon instead.


The Hoodlum is supposedly Joe Kroc, but I've always suspected that's some sort of anagramatic assumed named, forced on him after he turned State's Evidence.
Gabe is the smooth Con Man (whose stats I borrowed from Space Phantom).


PJ Rusk is the Accomplice, sinking deeper and deeper in the depravity of underground heroclix clubs. I find it so sad. Profitable, but sad.
Steve is the Bruiser, and bruise me he did during our first game yesterday.


The Tough Guy, with the Toughness to go with the title, is none other than Jonnie Hex of Jon Hex Lives and the Big Monkey Podcast. Jonnie always looks as if he's about to shank you or buy you a Courvoisier; nothing in between.


And Yonaton plays the role of Fodder, those indispensably dispensable goons you throw at Batman and Robin while you make good your escape. Have you noticed that Fodder are always male? Do they have female counterparts who work for supervillainesses, and are they called Mudder?


Judo Kid is actually "Judo" Kiet. Like Judo Guy, he's got Combat Reflexes, so if you're going to try to hit him, better do so from a distance.

He acts swiftly to get you hooked on plastic crack. He knows he's got Willpower, but you don't... .
"Sure, kid; you can have a booster. The first one's free...!"
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The innocent dupe would be Mick. I played him in the last game, and learned Superman is almost untouchable.
Mick; that's right.
Which one are you?!
Judo Kid is Kiet.
I just want to see if you can guess first, with two hints: I'm in college and I could write villian dialog very well, because of heroclix
So friggin awesome to be able to complete my Big Monkey set. Officers Garling and Sanders are sure gonna have their hands full. Not that they were ever able to touch The Lieutenant!
I'd like to make Mick the Innocent Dupe not so innocent. Woot! What a cutie.
"I'm in college "
I didn't think there was anyone 20 y.o. playing. Kiet?
OK, these are hilarious.
Isn't Heroclix now defunct? I bought a booster from the latest set and it was so poorly made (a major regression in sculpting and production) that I figured it was the last gasp of a dying game. As in, going the way of Mage Knight. Am I wrong?
LOL, very wrong! I assume you bought from a Marvel set; there always seem to be some problems with those. DC seems to be fussier.
Everyone I know thinks the sets are better than ever! Heroclix has really taken off at our stores at the company that makes them have redirected their marketing more toward comic book lovers (rather than just game guys). It's pulling in all those of us who've never played such a "miniature" game before, but who love the characters the Heroclix figures represent.
Games like MageKnight aren't really based on anything in particular; the characters are ad hoc, and as soon as fickle gameplayers get distracted by the next shiny game, it ends.
But Heroclix's audience is comic book fans, not just gamers. We follow characters forever. Every figure in Heroclix is a character already, one with fans. Even Halo.
man, i never knew jon carey was so cute. between him and scipio, it's a good thing i don't live in d.c.
I love that people always think I'm older than I actually...except at bars where it actually matters...my name starts with a S Scip
Oh yeah, changed my display name from njp8baller to something more descriptive
I have now been immortalized as a pog. Wow. Just wow. I never thought I'd be able to check that off the list.
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