Feelings for Excellion

[Penguin]

Please show your hate for Excellion!!!!!!!!

[thecasualoblivion]

I hate him, but only because I've pulled 7.

As a figure, I kind of like him, though 40pts is a little steep. He's hard to shoot down, has a great attack, and a good power.

[grievous]

I guess I lucked out because after six boosters, I only have one Excellion and he's chrome.

In game, he's actually quite a good figure. The energy blast has some strength to it, his firing arm helps to block enemy fire, and his power makes him strong in a trooper-heavy team. I haven't messed with it yet, but a team of Excellion, 3 minicons, and some various SW troopers seems like a good idea.

[superflytnt]

I love him because I traded him for a choice figure. Otherwise, completely apathetic.

[haldu2]

Hate him, cause my bro has him and I don't!
You can't knock that guy down for the life of Grievous's missle. My strikes handle him fine though. Who is he anyways, he looks like hot shot revisited

[attacktixguy]

I hate repaints except for Megatron and Galvatron.

[Deleted]

I voted for him. I can't hold the fact that there is an over abundance of this particular one against it. It's a decent figure, though, as just about everyone else seems to think, a bit pricey.

I used him for the first time today and he kicked some major Decepti-butt! Megatron was the only thing that could, and eventually did, take him out. I'll have to use him a bit more, but so far I think he's fine.

[thecasualoblivion]

Excellion is almost a great figure, but does qualify as a good one.
Excellion is a fantastic sculpt, as when you tripod this figure, the center of gravity is low and to the front, the figure is fairly heavy, and that arm gives you an inclined target surface that deflects missiles away without knocking the figure over. On a 100pt team he pales in comparison to Overhaul, who is 30pts and has the same attack and special power, and is almost as good defensively. On 200pt teams though, Excellion is great, having a great missile and being able to eat any trooper to stay alive. Excellion could be useful to large Star Wars teams, as the Transformers energy blast is a lot more useful at longer ranges than the force blast, and Excellion has much better stand alone defense than any of the Star Wars force blasters.

Now if only I hadn't pulled seven of them from booster packs...

[profanicon]

Excellion is really tough, unless he takes a hit on his left side, which is his weak spot even when tripoded. I just keep that side guarded.

[thecasualoblivion]

Raise up his left arm as if he was shielding himself with it. It tends to deflect shots.

[profanicon]

thecasualoblivion said:

Raise up his left arm as if he was shielding himself with it. It tends to deflect shots.

Good idea... I'll try that!

[predacus]

Personally, I prefer Overhaul to Excellion. He costs less and seems a little tougher than Excellion (I think he may have a slightly lower center of gravity). Plus, if your team is all Autobots, his special power is more versatile than Excellion's (and their frequecies of occurance seem about even).

[thecasualoblivion]

predacus said:

Personally, I prefer Overhaul to Excellion. He costs less and seems a little tougher than Excellion (I think he may have a slightly lower center of gravity). Plus, if your team is all Autobots, his special power is more versatile than Excellion's (and their frequecies of occurance seem about even).

There is no comparison. Overhaul is the best figure in the Transformers line, and is easily one of the top 10 shooters in Attacktix. Producing more figures and making an Autobot team stronger would make Overhaul even better. Can you imagine Overhaul teamed with some Autobot 10pt strikers?