No. 6

Hulk [Avengers: Age of Ultron 008]

He sort of stands in for the One Man Army figure, one that can actually stand an even chance of defeating a 300-point force with multiple attackers, something that used to be fairly improbable. See, the trouble with OMAs is that if this ultra-tentpole:

• Faces Outwit or penetrating damage, and
• Misses more than one attack…
• …or both

…then the OMA loses. Badly.

WizKids has been designing its tentpoles with abilities mitigating these factors lately. And Hulk here is the best of the lot, boasting:

• Ultra-high attack value. 13 AV is unlikely to miss
• Excellent defenses. 19 DV is the best deterrent against multiple attacks. That, and…
• an Outwit deterrent in “Enormous Green Monster” that makes him stronger down the line.
• Stop clicks. In a game where even an 11-click dial can be depleted in a turn or two, these are great insurance. Hulk’s are even better because they coincide with Regeneration and clear his action tokens.

Hulk really stands apart from others in this class, though, with his Anger token mechanic that allows him to build them up to either easily heal from damage taken, or to maintain his offense [via Colossal Stamina] when double-tokened. Not to mention his trait that forces hit opponents into the devil’s choice of taking extra damage or building up Anger tokens that will be a problem later.

To illustrate: Hulk’s defense is Outwitted. +1 Anger token. He’s hit for 7. +1 Anger token, and he stops after taking just 6 while clearing off his action tokens. He has Invincible now, so he WON’T take mass damage from a follow-up strike — and in a 300-point game, there will only be a cleanup hitter available to attack. Now Hulk has at least 2 Anger tokens to GUARANTEE he Regens at least one click.

If Hulk has a weakness, it’s that he’s a Giant, which makes him an easy target. But as noted above, he can survive those shots better than most and his size makes him a better melee attacker anyway — and attacking is what Hulk does best.

There were a number of other candidates tussling for this spot. But some weren’t true OMAs — for example, Trinity War Superman 050 has ample room for at least one supporter — and for others Hulk, at least on paper, tends to win the one-on-one matches as well.

Because he’s the strongest there is. Heroclixin’s No. 6 figure of 2015.