Outside the Box #1: Biggs Darklighter
Outside the Box #2: Darth Vader, Champion of the Sith
Outside the Box #3: Luke Skywalker, Jedi Master
Outside the Box #4: Darth Malak
Outside the Box #5: Anakin Skywalker, Sith Apprentice
Outside the Box #6: Obi-Wan on Boga
Outside the Box #7: Bastila Shan
Outside the Box #8: Corran Horn
And the board's current contender for most ignored series of threads continues with a new entry sure to be forgotten for years to come.
Still no suggestions, so I picked Darth Malak, because I wanted to do a different faction than the last three, and I've never seen him played anywhere.
He looks pretty pitiful compared to the other Sith Lords (well, maybe not Nihilus)... Actually, he looks pretty bad next to the similar Count Dooku from Clone Strike. But he does have an interesting commander effect that I plan to exploit in 2 out of 3 of these squads.
Darth Malak [52]
HP: 120
Defense: 20
Attack: +15
Damage: 20
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Unique
Melee Attack
Double Attack
Lightsaber Duelist
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Force 4
Force Stun
Lightsaber Throw
Sith Rage
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Followers who combine fire grant +6 Attack instead of +4.
Try to come up with a 100 point squad that could take on Bane and 6 Ugnaughts. A 150 point squad that could take on Black and Blue (LV or JH). And a 200 point squad that could be decent at a tournament. For mine, I'm also trying to make squads that haven't been posted on swshoebox yet.
Here are mine:
-100 points vs. Bane & 6 Ugnaughts-
"Malak's Guard"
Darth Malak [52]
Mistryl Shadow Guard x2 [48]
(100 pts. - 3 activations)
With two 60 HP bodyguards, it will take Bane 7 hits to bring down Malak. Spread the damage around to maximize the time that each character is alive. Also Paralysis could come in handy. Bane gets two chances to reroll, so it's unlikely to actually work, but maybe you'll get him to waste 2 Force points.
-150 points vs. Black & Blue-
"Bespin Malak"
Darth Malak [52]
Boba Fett, Young Mercenary [17]
Lando Calrissian [16]
Bespin Guard x13 [65]
[150 pts. 16 activations]
Look at that! I made a B&B counter that actually, you know, outactivates it. Although that advantage kind of goes away when you start combining fire... With all the boosted combined fire, the Bespins should be able to pick off even super defense Stormtroopers, I think. Also you'll need to effectively whittle away at Vader with the little guys, because Malak really can't handle any of the Vaders 1-on-1. Not my best squad ever, but I did get a chance to use Rebel Storm Lando again. Ah, the memories.
-200 pts. Tournament Quality-
"Malak the Hutt"
Darth Malak [52]
Jabba, Crime Lord [15]
Rodian Scoundrel x2 [28]
Aqualish Spy x6 [66]
Mon Calamari Mercenary x3 [30]
Ugnaught Demolitionist x3 [9]
[200 pts. - 16 activations)
You'll have to keep the shooters back with Jabba because of the 6 square limit on his CE. The Aqualish Spies and Malak can charge in so the Spies get close enough to Spotter for the Mon Cal and Rodian cannons. The shooters are pretty fragile, but the Spies have a little more beef. If an accurate shooter for some reason picks off all the little shooters (5 rounds with Boba BH to get them all), then just have the Spies combine with each other.
Please take the challenge and post your squads! It's all about exercising your squad-building creativity. For all we know, the new Revan could give Malak a big boost and everyone will be playing him. You can get a headstart on building around him now!
I welcome any feedback on the Outside the Box posts or my squads. Please, please suggest someone for next time.