{"id":6127,"date":"2016-09-30T15:53:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T15:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67272bb316.nxcli.io\/heroclix\/?p=6127"},"modified":"2016-10-13T19:30:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T19:30:57","slug":"tmnt-heroclix-heroes-in-a-half-shell-fast-forces-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/2016\/09\/30\/tmnt-heroclix-heroes-in-a-half-shell-fast-forces-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TMNT HeroClix: Heroes in a Half Shell Fast Forces Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings HeroClix Fans!<\/p>\n

Welcome back for another exciting preview for the\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0Heroes in a Half-Shell\u00a0<\/strong>set!\u00a0 Today we finish previewing the Fast Forces Pack that joins the second\u00a0Gravity Feed set, adding more than 30 characters from the\u00a032 years of TMNT history, based on both\u00a0the comics and animated TV series. \u00a0If you missed\u00a0the\u00a0TMNT HeroClix: Heroes in a Half Shell Fast Forces \u2013 Part 1<\/strong>\u00a0article, you can find it\u00a0here<\/a>. The last three characters in this Fast Forces, representing the Turtles and their allies from the original 1987 cartoon, are\u00a0Michelangelo<\/strong>,\u00a0Donatello<\/strong>, and\u00a0April<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Each of the Turtles in this pack come in at 75 points, all share the\u00a0TMNT<\/em>,\u00a0TMNT Ally<\/em>,\u00a0Animal,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Martial Artist<\/em>\u00a0keywords and a few other features that give\u00a0Krang<\/strong>\u00a0a headache.\u00a0 Even though they are mutated into human size, they are still turtles and are most at home near water as evidenced by their\u00a0Aquatic\u00a0<\/em>movement symbol that lets them get around the sewers unencumbered.\u00a0 They all start off with similar defense powers;\u00a0Invulnerability,<\/em>\u00a0moving into\u00a0Toughness<\/em>.\u00a0 The last shared feature is the trait\u00a0\u201c\u2019Clang\u2019?\u00a0 Did You Say \u2018Clang\u2019?\u201d\u00a0<\/em>that modifies their attack value by +1 when attacking only characters 75 points or less, and modifies their damage values by +1 when attacking only characters with the\u00a0Robot\u00a0<\/em>keyword.\u00a0 That covers their basic ninja training skills, let\u2019s get into their individual fighting styles.<\/p>\n

\"TMNT<\/a><\/p>\n

Michelangelo<\/strong>\u00a0is pretty laid back for a nunchuker, which is part of what makes him a bit unpredictable at times. In this case, that\u2019s represented by his\u00a0Shape Change<\/em>\u00a0that later turns into\u00a0Probability Control<\/em>.\u00a0 Defensively he departs from\u00a0Leonardo<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Raphael<\/strong>\u00a0a little by putting some\u00a0Combat Reflexes\u00a0<\/em>in between his damage reduction clicks.\u00a0 Offensively, with a pair of fast swinging nunchuks, he can do a lot of damage with\u00a0Flurry<\/em>.\u00a0 Choose his targets carefully though, for when you want him to deliver a\u00a0Pizza To The Face<\/em>\u00a0to prevent a single opposing character he hits from using any attack powers until your next turn.\u00a0 To finish his dial and keep the\u00a0Foot Clan\u00a0<\/strong>goons from getting away, or so he can skate away to finish his left over pizza,\u00a0Michelangelo<\/strong>\u00a0has a few clicks of\u00a0Plasticity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"TMNT<\/a><\/p>\n

Every team needs its brain, and\u00a0Donatello\u00a0<\/strong>has it where it counts.\u00a0 He splits his mental efforts between\u00a0Outwit<\/em>to start with and\u00a0Perplex\u00a0<\/em>on the back half of his dial.\u00a0 Though he lacks a move and attack option, he does have\u00a0Leap\/Climb<\/em>\u00a0to get him wherever you need him to get the most out of his damage powers.\u00a0 On defense, he departs from his teammates and has\u00a0Energy Shield\/Deflection<\/em>\u00a0instead of\u00a0Combat Reflexes<\/em>.\u00a0 His teammates find his attack special very useful.\u00a0\u00a0Trash Can Over The Head<\/em>\u00a0prevents a single character that\u00a0Donatello\u00a0<\/strong>hits from using any defense powers until your next turn.\u00a0 That\u2019s two ways to cancel or otherwise prevent an opponent from using their powers.\u00a0\u00a0Donatello<\/strong>\u00a0is one smart amphibian!<\/p>\n

\"TMNT<\/a><\/p>\n

Our last character in the\u00a0Heroes in a Half Shell Fast Forces Pack<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the first humans the Turtles befriended as a\u00a0TMNT Ally<\/em>\u00a0was\u00a0Reporter,<\/em>\u00a0April O\u2019Neil<\/strong>.\u00a0 At 25 points,\u00a0April<\/strong>\u00a0only has a two-click dial with\u00a0Plasticity<\/em>,\u00a0Super Senses<\/em>, and a damage special power,\u00a0I\u2019ve Got Pizza Guys,<\/em>\u00a0that lets her heal one adjacent\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u00a0keyword-possessing character of one click for free or all adjacent\u00a0TMNT<\/em>\u00a0keyword possessing characters of one click by giving her a power action on both clicks.\u00a0 As if that wasn\u2019t enough,\u00a0April<\/strong>\u00a0also has the\u00a0We\u2019ve Gotta Save April<\/em>\u00a0trait that adds to her utility at the risk of running up the opponent\u2019s total score.\u00a0 Whenever she would be KO\u2019d by an opposing character\u2019s attack, you instead put a\u00a0Rescue\u00a0<\/em>token on her card and place her on the attacker\u2019s card.\u00a0 Friendly characters with the\u00a0TMNT Ally<\/em>\u00a0keyword get +1 attack value when attacking that character.\u00a0 When a character is KO\u2019d with\u00a0April<\/strong>\u00a0on their card, you can place\u00a0April<\/strong>\u00a0in the square they last occupied on click #1.\u00a0 At the end of the game, the opponent scores 25 points for everyRescue\u00a0<\/em>token on\u00a0April\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>card.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all the characters you get in the\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix: Heroes in a Half Shell Fast Forces Pack<\/strong>, so what might a team of them look like?
\nLet\u2019s try this:<\/p>\n

75\u00a0\u00a0 Leonardo
\n75\u00a0\u00a0 Donatello
\n75\u00a0\u00a0 Michelangelo
\n50\u00a0\u00a0 Casey Jones
\n25\u00a0\u00a0 April\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 _<\/u>
\n300 total points
\nTMNT Ally Keyword
\n+5 to initiative bonus
\n3 uses of Themed Team Probability Control
\n<\/strong>
\nYou get 3 actions per turn at 300 points, but can stretch that to 4 on certain occasions with\u00a0Casey Jones\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>Rules Are For Suckers<\/em>\u00a0trait.\u00a0 Run\u00a0April\u00a0<\/strong>up into the fight to be the nosey investigative reporter and to tie up an opponent, practically forcing them to \u2018capture\u2019 her so all the rest of your team can get +1 attack from\u00a0We\u2019ve Gotta Save April<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0Donatello\u00a0<\/strong>Outwit<\/em>s characters and prevents use of defense powers when he hits, while\u00a0Leonardo<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Casey Jones\u00a0<\/strong>add to close combat damage, each with\u00a0Empower,<\/em>\u00a0making\u00a0Michelangelo\u2019s<\/strong>nunchuk\u00a0Flurry<\/em>\u00a0extremely bad for the opponent\u2019s health, which is able to deal up to 10 damage, in the right conditions, with successful attacks.\u00a0 It\u2019s a little close combat heavy so you\u2019ll want a map that either prevents long range lines of fire from being drawn or a map that hinders enemy movement.\u00a0 Of course, the\u00a0Sewer Indoor\u00a0<\/em>map from the first set\u2019s OP kit or the\u00a0Turtles Lair Indoor<\/em>\u00a0map from the\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix:\u00a0Mouser Mayhem!\u00a0Starter Set<\/strong>\u00a0are perfect for getting the most out their\u00a0Aquatic\u00a0<\/em>movement symbols,\u00a0<\/em>as the water terrain that goes around most of those two maps acts like a moat\u00a0and\u00a0will hinder the movement of any regular size character with the plain boot symbol.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for today, HeroClix fans! Set your local pizza shop on speed dial, you won\u2019t want to waste any time when the\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix<\/strong>:\u00a0Heroes in a Half Shell Fast Forces<\/strong>\u00a0Pack\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Gravity Feed<\/strong>\u00a0hit streets in a few weeks!\u00a0 Also remember to pick up the TMNT Dice and Tokens Pack that has a pair of TMNT themed 6-sided dice and 6 poker chip style tokens with Turtles art on them.<\/p>\n

Until next time, Cowabunga dudes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings HeroClix Fans! Welcome back for another exciting preview for the\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix:\u00a0\u00a0Heroes in a Half-Shell\u00a0set!\u00a0 Today we finish previewing the Fast Forces Pack that joins the second\u00a0Gravity Feed set, adding more than 30 characters from the\u00a032 years of TMNT history, based on both\u00a0the comics and animated TV series. \u00a0If you missed\u00a0the\u00a0TMNT HeroClix: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,19,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heroes-in-a-half-shell","category-tmnt-heroclix","category-tmnt-previews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wizkids.com\/heroclix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}