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<\/a><\/p>\nBased on his initial appearance in the 1984 Mirage Comics series, this version of\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0has a point value of 50 and is built for close attacks. \u00a0He has the standard speed, attack, defense and damage symbols and a fairly consistent set of combat values. \u00a0His dial features two special powers in his defense and damage slots, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u2019s defense special power,\u00a0You Cannot Beat Me, Even Four to One<\/em>, boosts his defense value by +1 for each opposing character within 3 squares.\u00a0\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u2019s damage special power,\u00a0Head of the New York Branch of the Foot<\/em>, lets him use\u00a0Leadership<\/em>\u00a0with a twist:\u00a0 On a successful roll for\u00a0Leadership<\/em>,\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0can potentially remove action tokens from up to two adjacent friendly characters with the\u00a0Foot Clan<\/em>keyword regardless of point value.\u00a0\u00a0Head of the New York Branch of the Foot<\/em>\u00a0should be particularly useful if\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0leads a swarm of low-point Foot Ninjas to add an extra action to your action pool and free up friendly characters for attacks by removing their action tokens.<\/p>\nThe special powers aren\u2019t the only interesting thing about\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>. \u00a0During his first battle against the Turtles,\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0detonated a thermite grenade in a last-ditch attempt to destroy them.\u00a0 As a nod to this moment in TMNT history,\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0has a trait called\u00a0Thermite Grenade<\/em>\u00a0which comes into play when he\u2019s KO\u2019d from an attack.\u00a0 When\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0is KO\u2019d, all characters within 3 squares of the same elevation of the square he last occupied are dealt 3 penetrating damage.\u00a0\u00a0Thermite Grenade<\/em>\u00a0is a devastating trait for opponents who unwisely choose to get too close to an already weakened\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>.<\/p>\nIf you wish to include\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0on a themed team, he has the\u00a0Foot Clan, TMNT Villain<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Martial Artist<\/em>keywords as options.<\/p>\nYou\u2019ll want to hold back\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0initially to get some use out of the\u00a0Leadership<\/em>\u00a0from his\u00a0Head of the New York Branch of the Foot<\/em>\u00a0special power to add an extra action to your action pool and remove action tokens from teammates so they can keep wearing down opponents.\u00a0 The popular combination of\u00a0Charge<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Blades\/Claws\/Fangs<\/em>\u00a0at the start of\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u2019s dial will get him into a fight quickly and potentially deal plenty of damage.\u00a0 Should\u00a0Shredder<\/strong>\u00a0fall in battle, hopefully you\u2019ve softened up any nearby opponents to give them a parting gift of penetrating damage from the\u00a0Thermite Grenade<\/em>\u00a0trait \u2013 just make sure to keep your own characters out of the 3-square area of effect!<\/p>\nThanks for reading!\u00a0 Join us again as we reveal more exciting characters and highlight strategies and team builds from the\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix: Heroes in a Half Shell<\/strong>\u00a0set.\u00a0 Until then, keep on Shreddin\u2019!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Greetings HeroClix Fans! It\u2019s time for another HeroClix preview from the upcoming\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix: Heroes in a Half Shell\u00a0set!\u00a0 Today, we are pleased to present the head of the Foot Clan\u2019s New York branch and arguably the Turtles\u2019 most famous foe.\u00a0 Please welcome Oroku Saki (aka\u00a0Shredder)! 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