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Will consume you, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice.
Hit Points: 60
Defense: 21
Attack: 9
Damage: 10
Rarity: Rare
Base: Medium
Gender: Male
Creator: FlyingArrow
Created: 3/2/2010
Sets: Aliens, Origins, and Exits

Special Abilities

  • Unique
  • Melee Attack (Can attack only adjacent enemies)
  • Conflicted Emotions (Not subject to commander effects)
  • Dark Armor (Whenever this character takes damage, he reduces the damage dealt by 10 with a save of 11. Attacks with lightsabers ignore this special ability.)
  • Internal Strife (On an attack roll of natural 1, this character joins the opponent's squad until the end of the skirmish)
  • Speed 4 (Can move only 4 squares and attack, or 8 squares without attacking)

Force Powers

  • Force 2
  • Force Renewal 1 (This character gets 1 Force point each time he activates)
  • Master of the Force 2 (May spend Force points up to 2 times in a single turn)
  • Fatal Attack (Force 6, replaces attacks: an adjacent enemy is defeated. This character gains You Were Right for the rest of the skirmish.)
  • Force Spirit 2 (If this character is defeated, immediately add 2 Force points to an ally with a Force rating; that ally can spend Force points 1 extra time per turn for the rest of the skirmish)
  • Overwhelming Force (Force 1: This character's attacks cannot be prevented or redirected this turn)

Commander Effect

An ally whose name contains Luke within 6 squares gains Avoid Defeat and Mettle.

Average Rating: 6.46 (13)
Creator's Rating: 10/10
FlyingArrow
3/3/2010 3:29:00 PM

Darth Vader, minus a hand. This is a serious 'gamble' piece. He really can't do much other than his Fatal Attack, but instant defeat with no roll necessary is about as devastating as possible. Just a question of whether he'll be able to get close enough to use it. Otherwise he's just an expensive blocking piece that can take out fodder and provide a Force Spirit. Note that he is not subject to commander effects. Evade and MotF2 on this character would be too much, I think.
FlyingArrow
3/4/2010 4:14:00 AM

This piece clearly falls into the 'Exits' part of the set. I really tried to capture the essence of that Return of the Jedi scene in this piece. Most Vaders are pretty generic - not really tied to any particular part of the trilogy. (The Dark Jedi that kills all the commanders in ESB is an exception.)
AdmiralMotti89
3/4/2010 5:43:00 PM

Fatal attack replaces attacks? Overpowered. Cool, but overpowered.
FlyingArrow
3/4/2010 7:53:00 PM (Updated: 3/5/2010 8:36:00 PM)

@AdmiralMotti89: I've heard people say both things. In the WotC forums when I was designing him, some said he was overpowered and others thought he was useless because with Speed 4 he'd never have time to get close enough to anything worth killing. So hopefully that means I hit a good balance. He has no defensive capabilities other than his armor and high base defense, and cannot gain additional defenses through commander effects. But that was the point of the design - a gamble piece with a potential big payoff and a minor Force Spirit as a consolation if it fails.
FlyingArrow
3/4/2010 7:55:00 PM (Updated: 3/5/2010 8:37:00 PM)

This is one of my favorite pieces in the set. Also, note that if he does successfully use Fatal Attack he is virtually guaranteed to die himself on the next turn. See the 'You Were Right' SA.
obsidian7788
3/5/2010 7:10:00 PM

one word K-3p0
FlyingArrow
3/5/2010 7:59:00 PM (Updated: 3/5/2010 8:04:00 PM)

This Anakin is not subject to commander effects, so he can't be moved via K-3PO. (Conflicted Emotions SA) However, I did forget about the Rebel Troop Cart and other non-CE movement bonuses. Conflicted Emotions should cover that as well: "Not subject to Commander Effects and may not move or be moved during an ally's turn."
Darth Grievous
3/7/2010 2:47:00 PM

Levitation to move him farther, that will get him into the game, plus that Luke will get AD and Mettle. I am not sold on the Fatal Attack ability yet though. 7
FlyingArrow
3/22/2010 7:41:00 PM

@Darth Grievous: Yeah, like I said to obsidian7788, I included Conflicted Emotions so you couldn't swap him, but Conflicted Emotions should also cover non-CE movement breakers and be re-worded to "Not subject to Commander Effects and may not move or be moved during an ally's turn." An oversight on my part, but the new wording prevents Levitation for this character.
Durge4-LOM
6/22/2010 1:42:00 AM

Why only 10 damage? everyone armed solely with a saber has 20 damage(with the exception of Darth Bane).
FlyingArrow
6/23/2010 4:24:00 PM

He doesn't have a lightsaber. This is Vader after Luke cuts his hand off and Vader's about to toss Palpatine to his death.
Durge4-LOM
8/7/2010 2:07:00 AM

oh. and that comment above was before I saw K'Krukh in JA
FlyingArrow
8/7/2010 6:47:00 PM

Darth Bane also has a natural 30 damage.
Human Black Sun Vigo
9/21/2010 12:16:00 AM (Updated: 9/21/2010 12:17:00 AM)

Mr. AT-AT in a 200 point match says #*@$!! =) BTW, don't change non-CE effects unable to move him, for 2 reasons: 1. Luke pulled him around in the movies, so he let others carry him, and 2. then he'd be immune to Force Push &Repulse, which would be broken. As is, 8. I think that you captured him quite well.
Human Black Sun Vigo
9/21/2010 12:16:00 AM

He needs the [Anakin Skywalker, Force Spirit] from MotF for that YWR save. Wait...;)
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