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THE INCREDIBLE HULK FAST FORCES CHARACTER CARDS Original Text THE INCREDIBLE HULK FAST FORCES CHARACTER CARDS Original Text ©2011 WIZKIDSizKids/N/NEECA,CA L LLC.LC. TM &TM © &2011 © DC2011 Com Maicsrvel & ( s11Subs) . PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS 1. From Adobe® Reader® or Adobe® Acrobat® open the print dialog box (File>Print or Ctrl/Cmd+P). 2. Click on Properties and set your Page Orientation to Landscape (11 x 8.5). 3. Under Print Range>Pages input the pages you would like to print. (See Table of Contents) 4. Under Page Handling>Page Scaling select Multiple pages per sheet. 5. Under Page Handling>Pages per sheet select Custom and enter 2 by 2. 6. If you want a crisp black border around each card as a cutting guide, click the checkbox next to Print page border. 7. Click OK. ©2011 WWiizKids/NECA LLLC.C. TM & TM© 2011& © 2011DC Com Maicsrvel & (Subss11). TABLE OF CONTENTS Abomination™, 7 General Thunderbolt Ross™, 8 Hulk™, 4 Hulkbuster Wrangler™, 5 The Leader™, 9 She-Hulk™, 6 ©2011 WWiizKids/NECA LLLC.C. TM & TM© 2011& © 2011DC Com Maicsrvel & (Subss11). 001 HULK™ Stronger the Angrier I Get Whenever a second action Avengers, Brute, Defenders token is placed on Hulk, if he would take pushing damage, you may instead heal him of 1 damage. A MILE EVERY LEAP (Leap/Climb) RAGING ENGINE OF DESTRUCTION (Charge) A TANK THROWN LIKE A JAVELIN (Super Strength) THE GIFT OF THE GAMMA BOMB (Impervious) REAL NAME: Bruce Banner SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE: Incredible Hulk #1 (1962) HULK DOESN’T BLEED (Invulnerability) BACKGROUND: A veritable force of nature, the Hulk possesses near limitless strength and a deceptive cunning. The Hulk has acted as both friend and foe to many heroes, and no one enters battle with him lightly. Over the years, the Hulk has exhibited many different personalities, from a child-like PUNY HUMANS ARE BOTHERING HULK (Toughness) innocence, to a fierce savagery, and even had Banner’s intellect and demeanor for a time! And while his personality may change from time to time, one thing is always certain: the Hulk is one of the mightiest beings on the planet, and the angrier Hulk gets, the stronger he becomes! POINT VALUE: 150 © 2011 WIZKIDS/NECA, LLC. TM & © 2011 Marvel & Subs. 002 HULKBUSTER WRANGLER™ Hulkbusters, Soldier STUN HIM! STUN HIM! (Incapacitate) “HULK-PROOF” ARMOR (Toughness) QUICK, PULL OUT THE BIG GUNS (Ranged Combat Expert) REAL NAME: Various SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE: Incredible Hulk #149 (1972) BACKGROUND: The threat of the Hulk’s unpredictable and often savage nature has often prompted government agencies to establish a “first line of defense” to stand against his rampages. The primary purpose of the Hulkbusters is to contain, capture, and, if necessary (or possible), destroy the Hulk. While their mission has remained virtually unchanged over the years, the Hulkbuster lineup has changed to incorporate mission specialists, experienced soldiers, scientists, and super-powered agents. Wranglers are tasked with stunning the Hulk and prodding him away from civilian areas. You will always find the dedicated Hulkbusters at the forefront of the action whenever the green goliath is spotted! POINT VALUE: 25 © 2011 WIZKIDS/NECA, LLC. TM & © 2011 Marvel & Subs. 003 SHE-HULK™ Avengers, Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D. HEY! HANDS OFF THE GOODS! (Invulnerability) FIRST, I’LL BEAT YOU - THEN, I’LL SUE YOU SOME TIME AWAY FROM THE CITY (Leap/Climb) (Toughness) ALWAYS SOME EMERGENCY SOMEWHERE (Charge) Clothesline She-Hulk can use Charge. When she does and moves along a straight horizontal or vertical path of at least 2 squares, opposing characters she hits are also given an action token. REAL NAME: Jennifer Susan Walters Savage She-Hulk #1 (1980) SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE: GREEN BOMBSHELL (Super Strength) BACKGROUND: Granted Gamma-based powers after a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner, timid lawyer Jennifer Walters soon discovered she could transform into the sensational She-Hulk! Unlike her cousin the Hulk, Jennifer Walters maintains her full intellect and personality whenever she CLOTHESLINE, PART 2 (Quake) changes into She-Hulk, though some personality traits get a bit… magnified. With beauty and brains to match her brawn, the She-Hulk has done battle everywhere, from the cosmic to the courtroom, and has served as a valued Impromptu Shield She-Hulk can use Invulnerability. If She- member to many esteemed teams such as the Avengers and the Fantastic Four! Hulk is holding an object, she can also use Energy Shield/Deflection. Whether fighting her foes alone or alongside allies, or breaking the fourth wall with her metafictional awareness, She-Hulk always exhibits her resilient pluck and trademark wit. POINT VALUE: 75 © 2011 WIZKIDS/NECA, LLC. TM & © 2011 Marvel & Subs. 004 ABOMINATION™ Brute, Monster, Spy THICK SCALES (Toughness) HE’S NOTICED US. RUN! (Close Combat Expert) ASSAULT ON GAMMA BASE (Leap/Climb) VIOLENT RAMPAGE (Charge) HE’S “HULK” STRONG, SIR (Super Strength) SEEMS TO BE ABOUT AS TOUGH AS THE HULK REAL NAME: Emil Blonsky (Impervious) SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE: Tales to Astonish #90 (1967) BACKGROUND: In an effort to gain even greater power than that possessed by the Hulk, Soviet-spy Emil Blonsky uses a gamma ray emitter to NICE HIT, SOLDIER! (Invulnerability) give himself superhuman strength and durability. Exposed to an even greater dose of gamma rays than what originally transformed Bruce Banner into the Hulk, Blonsky changes into an even larger and scaled green behemoth, with even greater strength and resilience than the Hulk himself! Since his initial GAMMA KEEPS HIM COMING (Regeneration) deforming transformation, the Abomination has wanted only two things in life: to be reunited with his wife, Nadia, and to see his emerald foe (whom he blames) defeated and broken at his feet. POINT VALUE: 100 © 2011 WIZKIDS/NECA, LLC. TM & © 2011 Marvel & Subs.. 005 GENERAL THUNDERBOLT ROSS™ Hulkbusters, Soldier THAT’S THE GENERAL. DON’T MESS WITH HIM. (Toughness) VETERAN OF MANY CONFLICTS (Willpower) Respect the Uniform, Son General Thunderbolt Ross can use Leadership. When General Thunderbolt Ross makes a successful Leadership roll, he may remove an action token from an adjacent friendly character with the Soldier keyword and a point value of 75 points or less in addition to the normal effects. REAL NAME: General Thaddeus E. “Thunderbolt” Ross SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE: Incredible Hulk #1 (1962) BACKGROUND: Air Force General, Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross has long been among the greatest and most persistent of the Hulk’s longtime foes. Originally the commander in charge of the Gamma Bomb testing site, “Thunderbolt” Ross has always felt it his personal duty and responsibility to see the Hulk brought to heel. Through many iterations of Hulkbusters, Ross relentlessly pursued Banner, even after Banner married his daughter, Betty! Long thought dead by the world, the truth is that Ross had been replaced by a Life Model Decoy (L.M.D.) and has been working with the mysterious cabal known as the Intelligencia in order to find a way to defeat his long-time nemesis, the Hulk. POINT VALUE: 25 © 2011 WIZKIDS/NECA, LLC. TM & © 2011 Marvel & Subs. 006 THE LEADER™ Intelligencia, Scientist THE LEADER’S MACHINES (Energy Shield/Deflection) You Wish to Match Wits With Me? The Leader can use Outwit. When an opposing character within 10 squares and line BEHIND YOUR OTHER VILLAINS (Stealth) of fire uses Outwit to counter a friendly character’s defense power, roll a d6. On a roll of 4-6, that friendly character ignores that use of Outwit. YOU MUST FIGHT THE HULK FOR ME (Mind Control) MENTAL ABILITIES YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND (Probability Control) UNTIL NEXT TIME (Phasing/Teleport) REAL NAME: Samuel Sterns STAY THERE, BRUTE (Incapacitate) SIGNIFICANT APPEARANCE: Tales to Astonish #62 (1964) BACKGROUND: Prior to his transformation to the Leader, Samuel Sterns was once a menial laborer in chemical plant where his brother was a scientist. PERHAPS MY MENTAL BOLTS WILL CHANGE Sterns was accidentally exposed to gamma waste, mutating him into his secret YOUR MIND (Penetrating/Psychic Blast) desire – to become the hyper-intelligent, psychic-empowered Leader! Using his irradiated intellect, the Leader has since embarked on a quest to prove his mental superiority and dominate all who stand opposed to him! He sees the LACKEYS (Mastermind) Hulk as a brutish being unworthy of the gift bestowed him. Most recently, it’s been revealed the Leader has worked as a member of the sinister Intelligencia, whose goals include eliminating their heroic counterparts and world domination! POINT VALUE: 75 © 2011 WIZKIDS/NECA, LLC. TM & © 2011 Marvel & Subs..
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