New Character - Sidewinder (Seth Voelker) 4*

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  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 3,410 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 20 February 2025, 18:33

    @DAZ0273 said:
    If I had gus fring I think I would want an urgent doctors appointment.

    • I don't actually know what gus fring is but it sounds bad...

    Its the character (another villain) that Esposito played in Breaking Bad.

    KGB

  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 3,410 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 20 February 2025, 18:38

    @entrailbucket said:
    He's insane.

    I haven't figured out all the details of how his match damage boost works, but oh man does it ever work.

    How are you able to get covers for him already? Is there a store I missed (I assume you can't cover swap for him yet).

    I presume the damage works as advertised. If you have his Yellow at 5 covers you should be getting 1500% bonus damage (15x) which on 5 star characters (esp 550s like yours) should be hitting well over 100K per match 3. If it does, it likely signals the end of MThor because you'll be able to down her on turn 2 at worst if you boost TU.

    KGB

  • LavaManLee
    LavaManLee Posts: 1,523 Chairperson of the Boards

    You can buy covers in the "offers" section. There is a chain that, if you bought all of them, would give you nine covers.

  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 6,243 Chairperson of the Boards

    @KGB said:

    @entrailbucket said:
    He's insane.

    I haven't figured out all the details of how his match damage boost works, but oh man does it ever work.

    How are you able to get covers for him already? Is there a store I missed (I assume you can't cover swap for him yet).

    I presume the damage works as advertised. If you have his Yellow at 5 covers you should be getting 1500% bonus damage (15x) which on 5 star characters (esp 550s like yours) should be hitting well over 100K per match 3. If it does, it likely signals the end of MThor because you'll be able to down her on turn 2 at worst if you boost TU.

    KGB

    Just to put that particular narrative to rest, it won't signal the end of m'Thor, for a couple reasons. Leapfrog is one -- a 100k+ single target hit, even a fully passive one, is just worth less now than it's ever been, because the enemy dodges it and goes invisible.

    The other reason is that m'Thor is already sorta bad on defense and everybody still uses her anyway, because she can trivially beat any opponent of any level on offense. Having 100k match damage on your defensive team is cool and seems strong, but it's totally meaningless if you never get a turn.

    Now let's not talk about m'Thor here anymore.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,549 Chairperson of the Boards

    @KGB said:

    @DAZ0273 said:
    If I had gus fring I think I would want an urgent doctors appointment.

    • I don't actually know what gus fring is but it sounds bad...

    Its the character (another villain) that Esposito played in Breaking Bad.

    KGB

    Oh, never seen it although I hear it is a great show. Hopefully will get to watch. Currently watching Walking Dead for first time ( but had read comic books up to just past Governor on this one, got too grim)

  • Falconfreak
    Falconfreak Posts: 120 Tile Toppler

    Am I reading it correctly that there is no 3* feeder for him?

  • liminal_lad
    liminal_lad Posts: 480 Mover and Shaker
    edited 20 February 2025, 23:02

    He doesn't seem to have a feeder. I didn't get any retro rewards.

  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,697 Chairperson of the Boards

    @trenchdigger said:
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    You’re right thanks for correcting me. I went back and did the math.

    This will make numbers go crazy, but since we aren’t tracking overkills I think his value is wasted on the match damage monsters.

    Still he can bring some good heroes up and potentially give us more variety in PvE.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,549 Chairperson of the Boards

    Why are his arms so massive?!? Dude looks like he has been put together from other people's body parts.

  • meteor0905
    meteor0905 Posts: 80 Match Maker

    😉😁🤣😂😤 lol.....

  • ThisisClemFandango
    ThisisClemFandango Posts: 908 Critical Contributor

    @meteor0905 said:
    😉😁🤣😂😤 lol.....

    Also what's going on with his leg? His pants have a bordering on offensive crease

  • rainkingucd
    rainkingucd Posts: 1,472 Chairperson of the Boards

    @ThisisClemFandango said:

    @meteor0905 said:
    😉😁🤣😂😤 lol.....

    Also what's going on with his leg? His pants have a bordering on offensive crease

    something something snake something something

  • WhiteBomber
    WhiteBomber Posts: 506 Critical Contributor

    @rainkingucd said:

    @ThisisClemFandango said:

    @meteor0905 said:
    😉😁🤣😂😤 lol.....

    Also what's going on with his leg? His pants have a bordering on offensive crease

    something something snake something something

    Badger badger badger badger... ?

  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 3,410 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 23 February 2025, 19:17

    Noticed during the 1v1 shield training event that his Blue passive covers himself as well as allies (I would have 1 shot him with 4 star Carol's Black but he went away to avoid being downed).

    That means you don't have to bring Leapfrog to cover him. Or bring it anyway and give your team even more ways to avoid nukes!

    KGB

    P.S. That match damage boost is indeed crazy. In the right mode node on day 1 I used 4 star L370 Juggs as my only character choice and was seeing numbers like 24K damage. I just obliterated that node in a handful of moves and I presume on the next 2 days I'll be doing the same to the Riri and Things nodes.

  • darkman84
    darkman84 Posts: 61 Match Maker

    After playing him in shield training 1v1 against Wiccan, I can tell that he is terrible on his own. But I get that he's designed to be a support.

  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 5,951 Chairperson of the Boards

    @ThaRoadWarrior said:
    If you asked me what property this character was from solely based on his visual design, I would 1 million percent tell you Masters of the Universe. Not a comment on the art, just on the fundamental design.

    Interestingly (?) Sidewinder predated He-man toys by about a year or so.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,549 Chairperson of the Boards

    @bluewolf said:

    @ThaRoadWarrior said:
    If you asked me what property this character was from solely based on his visual design, I would 1 million percent tell you Masters of the Universe. Not a comment on the art, just on the fundamental design.

    Interestingly (?) Sidewinder predated He-man toys by about a year or so.

    Fair play to him he is pretty buff for an old geezer, this is him without the mask

    He must be the most real to life accurate drawing coz the artist nailed "economist" with balding boring looking middle aged man right there!

  • LavaManLee
    LavaManLee Posts: 1,523 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 24 February 2025, 15:16

    One thing that is good is that while he is away, his passive won't send his allies away. Basically, in PVP, you really need two moves on your first turn. Move one, hit him and send him away. Move two, target one of his allies and hope you can do some damage.

    I will say that without supports in PVP, this would be ridiculously harder. It is hard enough as it is though, and this is with "baby" Sidewinders.

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