No. 4

Black Panther [Age of Ultron 045]

Though a favorite character of Heroclixin’s owner, Black Panther has rarely made our Top Ten anything in HeroClix. But the king of the Wakandas deserves this F.U.N. slot oh-so-much.

• For 140 points, he doesn’t deal a lot of damage top-dial [3] despite Outwit and Precision Strike. He’s thoroughly outdone in this weight class and opponents know it. FELLOWSHIP level: Moderately High
• But that Cloaking Tech tho: BP’s trait gives him perma-Toughness, Stealth and blocks LOF to him if he’s next to blocking terrain, meaning foes likely have to deal with his 17 DV Reflexes. Meanwhile, his speed SP has him Sidestepping when hidden in either of those ways and Outwitting at will. And oh yeah…Willpower. He’s the first BP to get it. This figure is so strong that you’ve got to restrain yourself from overextending him.  UTILITY level: Moderately High
• With seven keywords, he’s a fit for any number of themes. A Neato theme is to team him with other characters with multiple “afterimage” sculpts. And we’re just one unclixed character from getting the “all-new, all-different” Ultimates on a board. For all that, though, BP still remains a tad on the staid side, so his NIFTYNESS level is Moderately Low.

Nevertheless, being able to work a battlefield while never making a player feel like a jerk bag while doing it, the king reigns well over the F.U.N. fest.