The badness continues and is only getting worse. Behold!…

#4
Human Torch (Captain America 058)

At first, Torchy looks great; 4 damage, Running Shot, and a fair amount of Toughness that other versions of Johnny usually lack. But he’s got this thing called Nova Flame that drags him high (low?) onto the Worst list.

1. He’s got to push to even get to the Special Power that allows him to TRY to add the Nova Flame. Pushing means he loses that 4 damage and he’s stuck there for a turn, anyway, on top of that.
2. THEN he’s got to push AGAIN, via double power action, to get the Nova Flame, leaving him a sitting duck AGAIN. Better hope he actually managed to hit something while he’s hurting himself…AGAIN.
3. Better hope he doesn’t get hit, because taking any little bit of damage from the attackers who fire at this sitting duck removes the Nova Flame and he’ll have to start all over again.

Paying an extra 20 points over the next cheapest versions of the youngest member of the Fantastic Four because of that stupid, almost-useless power makes him one of the worst of the worst ‘Clix of 2011.

No wonder Johnny's cryin' himself a kiddie pool.

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#3

Guile (Street Fighter 105)

The famous flat-topped Street Fighter makes the list for having an even more stupidly useless power than Torch’s, his “Flash Kick” that moves him 1 whole square to deal 1 whole damage — MAX! — and add one whole token. If that didn’t sound weak enough, wait — there’s more:

• It’s a power action, so it doesn’t work with the Street Fighter TA at ALL.
• His damage is only 2 to start with. Why would you lower it?
• Because you HAVE to move to do it, it’s basically shut down when he’s based. Sure, you could make a break away roll…to do less damage and give the target a token it’ll clear before Guile does HIS. Yeah, no thanks.
• Guile has no armor, so if he gets hit while based before or after using this power, he’s stuck on Penetrating/Psychic Blast and Energy Shield/Deflection, both beyond useless in adjacency.
• Playing keep away is difficult with his paltry 4 range (which is also a problem for his using the above powers).

Continue? Only if you get to switch characters!

This Guile just “ticks” me off. #3 Worst HeroClix of the year.

I’ll give you all until next week to brace yourselves for the very worst of the bad ‘clix 2011 had to offer. In the meantime, have a weekend as good as these ‘Clix are lousy!