Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. What a face to usher in the New Year!
PICTURE: A nasty close-up of the evil Sulu, quite effective. The red line in the background matches his uniform, though it's almost distracting. Keep your eyes on that scar instead! A 3.4.
LORE: There's a difference in post and rank that deserves mention, though that sentence is more or less workmanlike. The last phrase is excellent however, giving us a peek into the mating attitudes of the Mirror Universe. Command Uhura indeed. Goes up to 3.7.
TREK SENSE: Not a lot in common with Lt. Sulu, but that makes sense given their different jobs. He's the ship's Second OFFICER, and Chief of SECURITY, taking care of both his classifications and the Command icon. The Biology Lt. Sulu uses on plants, turns sinister in the Mirror Universe, where Biology often means an aptitude for torture. Computer Skill is on show during the episode, as he monitors the ship from the bridge (thus requiring Uhura's distraction), and since he does man the helm, you can't take his Navigation away from him. Treachery... do I need to spell it out for you? The download is fine, though not immensely satisfying. A Security Chief would have access to a Phaser, and would no doubt be the first to pull it out. Other than that, it seems a little blah. Attributes show an Integrity matching his Treachery, Cunning that's a little lower than Lt. Sulu's to show how he was distracted, while the brute's Strength is a point higher. A totally acceptable, though not surprising, 4.1.
STOCKABILITY: A nasty piece of work, his mix of skills is excellent for the personnel battles your Terrans want to initiate thanks to their Emblem. OFFICER/SECURITY means he can act as a Bodyguard, for example. SECURITY/Treachery, meanwhile, allows him to download Torture, Interrogation or Brainwash on the personnel he's used Captured on. STRENGTH 7 is merely ok, but the special download adds more (to each of your OS personnel present), plus another SECURITY (again, Captured comes to mind). Not enough? He has everything you need to solve the universal Search for Weapons, under which you may seed more hand weapons. His special download makes him a great part of that OS Terran deck, since other personnel can also download skill-giving Equipment cards. Not that he doesn't have good skills already. Two classifications, and a bunch of oft-requested skills? Gotta go with a 4.
TOTAL: 15.2 (76%) A nice bag of tricks.
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