New Character - Iron Man (Cosmic Invasion) 5*

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  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 7,929 Chairperson of the Boards

    @Painmonger said:

    @KGB said:
    Presumably the Blue team damage counts the 8 AP used to fire the power as part of the damage calc. Otherwise it's a really bad power.

    KGB

    I would hope so, it's not doing great damage even with 8. Self fueling all over the place, so at least it's offset by being super spammy.

    Yep, I think he's good but not as a standalone. I'll be plugging him into the Carol/Coulson engine, and I bet that'll be pretty fun. All his stuff is either super cheap, accelerated, or both. There are some other possibilities too!

  • Codex
    Codex Posts: 516 Critical Contributor

    @MegaBee said:

    @Alfje17 said:
    He's in game now (at least on Steam and Android), so I could unlock him.

    I still can't roster him on Android...

    I find it frustrating that they have managed to bug every part of the game post unity except for LT odds. Sitting on 10k cp just waiting for a bug to hit LT odds in the players favor.
    Come on BCS, one last gift before you leave.

  • no1amerioca
    no1amerioca Posts: 17 Just Dropped In

    @DAZ0273 said:

    @no1amerioca said:
    Great! Another Iron-man! Is that number 6, 7? To go along with the 6, 7 Spider-man covers? May as well add another Cap even though still no Wonder-man or even a Whiplash, Guardian or Gladiator.

    Wait...Whiplash?!?!? That's not a hill to die on matey!

    If they have a Doop and a Dr. Bong then surely Whiplash is not a unreasonable option.

  • Borstock
    Borstock Posts: 3,183 Chairperson of the Boards

    @no1amerioca said:

    @DAZ0273 said:

    @no1amerioca said:
    Great! Another Iron-man! Is that number 6, 7? To go along with the 6, 7 Spider-man covers? May as well add another Cap even though still no Wonder-man or even a Whiplash, Guardian or Gladiator.

    Wait...Whiplash?!?!? That's not a hill to die on matey!

    If they have a Doop and a Dr. Bong then surely Whiplash is not a unreasonable option.

    I might've gone venom shark muppet, but both solid options.

  • JoeHandle
    JoeHandle Posts: 861 Critical Contributor
    edited 12 December 2025, 09:40

    overthinking use of IMCI shards ... weird design, the passives are the same regardless of # of covers. all that changes are the modest dmg #s ... no increase to CDs or duration, no change to costs. Think they phoned in every detail. Guess best build is 5/3/5. Does blue do team dmg for every blue AP or only blue AP beyond 8...?

  • JoeHandle
    JoeHandle Posts: 861 Critical Contributor

    @Tiger_Wong said:
    My Iron Msn Cosmic Invasion is 2/2/2 my thoughts so far.

    • not much power at all
    • Really good battery
    • You pretty much want to match or destroy the CDs you make
    • very cheap powers though. With the proper team, he can fire his powers many times in one turn
    • His blue is great despite not gaining AP or doing damage on the row it destroys. But its ability to setup and create cascades and match 4s/5s is invaluable.

    He immediately becomes the best character to give the Stark Tower support. At level 5 with IM, it becomes a contributing factor to firing many powers on one turn.

    Iron Man CI/4As5Daredevil/Silver Sable is a team that I’ve gravitated to so far and they are amazing together. You just keep firing their cheap powers over and over and over and make cascades and match 5s and repeat until the opponent is dead.

    I’ll probably try him with Shang Chi and Silver Sable soon to see if it flows well.

    Use with strike makers and buffers. Gets nuts with Cart and Tower.

  • Kross
    Kross Posts: 189 Tile Toppler

    Maybe I missed it but does he have a primary feeder? I read that Hulkbuster is a secondary.

  • MCPenance
    MCPenance Posts: 60 Match Maker

    @Kross said:
    Maybe I missed it but does he have a primary feeder? I read that Hulkbuster is a secondary.

    No primary as of yet. Hulkbuster is providing secondary shards.

  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 6,751 Chairperson of the Boards

    One of of the few things that Suicide Squad the movie got right was killing off their Captain Boomerang early, because he’s even more ridiculous that the unitard guy wearing boomerangs all over his body.

  • TriSentinel
    TriSentinel Posts: 180 Tile Toppler
    edited 12 December 2025, 18:54

    @Jezequel said:
    Pretty horrible art, I have to say...

    Yep, looks like a child wearing a deep-V bodysuit. For me it shares 1st place with 4★ Iceman for creepiest art.

  • Blazpheme
    Blazpheme Posts: 73 Match Maker

    I dunno, to me it looks like he is made of plastic or something.

  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 6,751 Chairperson of the Boards

    Every time I see the art I consider turning the game off. It’s that annoying to me.

    Just plain not caring or trying.

  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 7,929 Chairperson of the Boards

    @bluewolf said:
    Every time I see the art I consider turning the game off. It’s that annoying to me.

    Just plain not caring or trying.

    He looks like the art from Cosmic Invasion. It doesn't really match the MPQ style but I don't think they had a choice.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 12,109 Chairperson of the Boards

    He looks exactly like Cosmic Invasion Iron Man (a groovy 90s style side scrolling beat 'em up I would add - Venom, Phylla and Beta Ray are fun!) so the art is on point but looks jarring compared to MPQs more elaborated digitally painted style. Most of the other characters don't look quite as retro as IM does in CI, so they chose pretty much the most old skool one in the game.

  • Borstock
    Borstock Posts: 3,183 Chairperson of the Boards

    Anyone ever see the TMNT crossover where they had (semi) accurate takes on the turtles from different cartoon shows interacting with each other? It feels like that, but unironically.

  • JoeHandle
    JoeHandle Posts: 861 Critical Contributor
    edited 14 December 2025, 01:04

    @entrailbucket said:

    @bluewolf said:
    Every time I see the art I consider turning the game off. It’s that annoying to me.

    Just plain not caring or trying.

    He looks like the art from Cosmic Invasion. It doesn't really match the MPQ style but I don't think they had a choice.

    ... but, crucially, is not pixelated. Looks ready to be pixelated, but a step was missed.

    Again, better, appears more intentional:

  • BriMan2222
    BriMan2222 Posts: 1,973 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 14 December 2025, 03:16

    @JoeHandle said:

    @entrailbucket said:

    @bluewolf said:
    Every time I see the art I consider turning the game off. It’s that annoying to me.

    Just plain not caring or trying.

    He looks like the art from Cosmic Invasion. It doesn't really match the MPQ style but I don't think they had a choice.

    ... but, crucially, is not pixelated. Looks ready to be pixelated, but a step was missed.

    Again, better, appears more intentional:

    The pixelated version will be on sale soon for $9.99

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