#3

Taskmaster (Chaos War 047)

The 139-point Tasky is on the high end of the Leaders of the list, costwise. But with his ability to automatically boost the Attack and range of adjacent allies upon a successful Leadership roll, he’s well worth the points — especially because he also sports Enhancement regardless of his rolls! Add to that his great numbers, wild card ability, Thunderbolts ATA and power-copying trait, and it’s no wonder the trainer of super-villains everywhere steals a spot high on the list.

 

#2 is on the side of the law:

Commissioner Gordon (The Dark Knight Rises 027)

At 99 points and only 5 clicks long, Gordon looks like he might be a better fit for retirement than leading the troops. But look at what his Leadership SP brings: 1) it effectively works on a 4-6, with 4  only adding an action, 5 working normally and 6 dropping tokens from two pals sharing a keyword/TA with him. He’s also got Defend (with 18 DV!) and PD to benefit his adjacent friends.

They also benefit Gordon; his trait gives him Mastermind to protect those five short clicks, and it works on pricer pieces if they share his keywords or TAs. Oh, and he’s got Outwit and Sharpshooter and Indomitable, too.

It’s a wonder that between him and Batman that Gotham hasn’t become Disneyland.

The #1 Leadership piece in Heroclixin is also a Gothamite:

Nightwing (Batman Fast Forces 003)

Dick Grayson has the best version of Leadership yet: he can treat any adjacent ally as cheaper for the token removal. It just doesn’t get any better than that. He’s a good crackin’ figure beyond that, too, with Outsiders TA and great numbers and powers.