**** Reptil (Humberto Lopez) ****

dianetics

Looks to be DOA.  
There is nothing special here other than the affiliation bonuses.

Hopefully he feeds somebody bad so I don’t have to put a lot of time into him getting extra covers.

* edit since there is no feeder planned, he’s going to be out of sight out of mind for me.

Gymp28

Yes! I finally called a character correctly from a clue (she-hulk notwithstanding, as it was so obvious) 

Bad

I think it's a pretty solid new 4*.
That "empower" by a 50% is really tricky. Running it with hulking and another special tiles creator can make devastating ones.
Also hulking and reptil can fortify.
And reptil's powers are pretty pretty cheap. 
That friendly damage is new and original. SW could take advantage of a friendly hit for to answer later (with an extra 10% supernatural bonus).
And finally the affiliation bonus which shows the beginning of a new era.

SaltnPeppa

So, are we getting Arcade's Murderworld as an Alliance Event then because this guy is in the game now?

KGB

rainkingucd said:

okay, ignore that last post.  Discord states that like 4* Jennifer Walters, Reptil starts without a feeder but with reason

"No feeder planned for him. There's a reason for that, which I can't reveal at the moment."

5* Devil Dino for Anniversary!

KGB

St_Bernadus

rainkingucd said:

okay, ignore that last post.  Discord states that like 4* Jennifer Walters, Reptil starts without a feeder but with reason

"No feeder planned for him. There's a reason for that, which I can't reveal at the moment."

For She Hulk they said she will feed the next character. This time Ice said no feeder planned for reasons. So there is a non feeder plan for him. 

wymtime

He feels like a 5,5,3 to me.  This is mainly because as a 5* player I don’t worry about my 4* taking match damage and during his PVP I would be looking at my best 2 buffed 5* and not worried about the affiliation.  

i do like the concept of his powers and look forward to trying him out

ThaRoadWarrior

HoundofShadow said:

I've no idea who this guy is, but his powers are straightforward, with the exception of the word empower, which has been clarified.

There are two ways to play around his potential self-stun: 
1) team him up with allies that go airborne to avoid the self stun.
2) make use of self-stun. Hydra Stomper comes to mind.

Alternatively, focus on his 25% damage increment for Supernatural allies. The kit is pretty straightforward, so there's nothing much to it.

He seems pretty new, and pretty street level. I have a Spider-Man tie in comic to the King in Black Knull crossover and they were like going around the city helping old ladies cross the street while Knull’s minions were running amok. He can turn into dinosaurs it seemed like.

WilliamK1983

So much for "going forward every new 4* will feed a 5*"  we've been bamboozled.  

KGB

WilliamK1983 said:

So much for "going forward every new 4* will feed a 5*"  we've been bamboozled.  

You'll note that statement doesn't say 'on release'.

So if this 4* becomes a feeder in a month or two for a new 5*, they will still be fulfilling their promise. I think many players mentally added the 'on release' part to that statement.

KGB

Bzhai

Hispanic Heritage month starts next week, so likely the 3/5* character also fits this theme?

WilliamK1983

KGB said:

WilliamK1983 said:

So much for "going forward every new 4* will feed a 5*"  we've been bamboozled.  

You'll note that statement doesn't say 'on release'.

So if this 4* becomes a feeder in a month or two for a new 5*, they will still be fulfilling their promise. I think many players mentally added the 'on release' part to that statement.

KGB

I hear what you're saying and I think that's a really bad idea for the devs to put into practice.  I have 4* She-Hulk just sitting there waiting to champ but I can't because I run the risk of missing her 5* feeder cover since she won't feed 5* She-Hulk until she rotates into LLs.  And I have to wait cuz they said it won't be retroactive.  So now what do we do with Reptil?  Are we supposed to just sit on him unchamped for a feeder tbd?  Poor planning and poorer communication on bc's part.  

Bowgentle

WilliamK1983 said:

KGB said:

WilliamK1983 said:

So much for "going forward every new 4* will feed a 5*"  we've been bamboozled.  

You'll note that statement doesn't say 'on release'.

So if this 4* becomes a feeder in a month or two for a new 5*, they will still be fulfilling their promise. I think many players mentally added the 'on release' part to that statement.

KGB

I hear what you're saying and I think that's a really bad idea for the devs to put into practice.  I have 4* She-Hulk just sitting there waiting to champ but I can't because I run the risk of missing her 5* feeder cover since she won't feed 5* She-Hulk until she rotates into LLs.  And I have to wait cuz they said it won't be retroactive.  So now what do we do with Reptil?  Are we supposed to just sit on him unchamped for a feeder tbd?  Poor planning and poorer communication on bc's part.  

She hulk feeds already.
Champ her and you see the cover at 280.

DAZ0273

ThaRoadWarrior said:

HoundofShadow said:

I've no idea who this guy is, but his powers are straightforward, with the exception of the word empower, which has been clarified.

There are two ways to play around his potential self-stun: 
1) team him up with allies that go airborne to avoid the self stun.
2) make use of self-stun. Hydra Stomper comes to mind.

Alternatively, focus on his 25% damage increment for Supernatural allies. The kit is pretty straightforward, so there's nothing much to it.

He seems pretty new, and pretty street level. I have a Spider-Man tie in comic to the King in Black Knull crossover and they were like going around the city helping old ladies cross the street while Knull’s minions were running amok. He can turn into dinosaurs it seemed like.

I only know him from the old Super Hero Squad cartoon ( Which is great fun even if you don't have younger kids: I hate those Squaddies!) but that must be at least 10 years old so not that new.

MegaBee

DAZ0273 said:

ThaRoadWarrior said:

HoundofShadow said:

I've no idea who this guy is, but his powers are straightforward, with the exception of the word empower, which has been clarified.

There are two ways to play around his potential self-stun: 
1) team him up with allies that go airborne to avoid the self stun.
2) make use of self-stun. Hydra Stomper comes to mind.

Alternatively, focus on his 25% damage increment for Supernatural allies. The kit is pretty straightforward, so there's nothing much to it.

He seems pretty new, and pretty street level. I have a Spider-Man tie in comic to the King in Black Knull crossover and they were like going around the city helping old ladies cross the street while Knull’s minions were running amok. He can turn into dinosaurs it seemed like.

I only know him from the old Super Hero Squad cartoon ( Which is great fun even if you don't have younger kids: I hate those Squaddies!) but that must be at least 10 years old so not that new.

And he was in comics before that!

McRich

Can 4* Reptil feeds a 4* Devil Dinosaur?  I see a relation.  Just kidding.
I am predicting, Reptil doesn't feed anyone until the next upcoming 5 star.

leviticuschom

can only speculate why he isn't a feeder yet. Wonder if it's because of the impending "big" announcement coming up - or to feed planned future character. Would like to think that it is the latter option. Not sure that this first 5/3 release will be the right character, hoping for Wong. Sus some Anniversary shenanigans, maybe a bonus 5*, Humberto could feed a 5* Moon Girl or something of that nature.

Seems like a playable character, probably a 553, hoping that his final numbers get a buff, otherwise will be a B/C tier. I saw the initial numbers on the d3go site - laughably weak - these numbers look much better.

Bowgentle

Maybe the upcoming 3 will feed Reptil who will feed the upcoming 5.
Which would suck because then we'd need further 'bonus' 4s to catch up with the unfed old 5s.

ThaRoadWarrior

MegaBee said:

DAZ0273 said:

ThaRoadWarrior said:

HoundofShadow said:

I've no idea who this guy is, but his powers are straightforward, with the exception of the word empower, which has been clarified.

There are two ways to play around his potential self-stun: 
1) team him up with allies that go airborne to avoid the self stun.
2) make use of self-stun. Hydra Stomper comes to mind.

Alternatively, focus on his 25% damage increment for Supernatural allies. The kit is pretty straightforward, so there's nothing much to it.

He seems pretty new, and pretty street level. I have a Spider-Man tie in comic to the King in Black Knull crossover and they were like going around the city helping old ladies cross the street while Knull’s minions were running amok. He can turn into dinosaurs it seemed like.

I only know him from the old Super Hero Squad cartoon ( Which is great fun even if you don't have younger kids: I hate those Squaddies!) but that must be at least 10 years old so not that new.

And he was in comics before that!

Huh, cool. The issue I had made it seem like he was trying to join the avengers. But I didn’t look him up; probably should have.

SandKing

According to a screenshot on discord, this guy feeds Havoc.