Check out that nemesis symbol.
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I think there are three caveats in play here.
The first is that itâs not clear to me, at least, that Rambler knew Gloomweaver would be able to deploy Spite in the real world, rather than just having him as a spiritual minion. Given that C&A discussed this as a time that Ramblerâs hubris got the better of him, I suspect he badly underestimated what Gloomweaver would be capable of using Spite.
The second thing is that we donât know what Rambler got out of this whole thing. Given his âthe greater goodâ approach, itâs distinctly possible that he saved a lot more lives than Spite killed. Which doesnât make it right, but loops back around to âa hero whoâs a bit villainousâ.
And finally, Ramblerâs current body count seems a lot lower than those of Baron Blade, AkashâBhuta, Deadline or possibly even Ambuscade, all of whom got hero decks during Oblivaeon.
Deadline and BB, indeed. Akash was deliberately a recreation, a change, and depending on your take on redemption, and I believe in the Mainstay/Stuntman episode, C&A said that Ambuscade had an unusually low body count for a villain.
But yes, point taken.
Oh my⌠missed that on the first lookâŚ
Or where he doubles down on healing and defence while not focusing on damage so much.
True, but the Hero decks of those villains-turned-heroes represent them acting, well, heroic; whereas a Rambler Hero deck would represent his entire morally ambiguous career.
That would certainly make senseâAmbuscade is a hunter of heroes, so the only civilian deaths he would ever really be responsible for would be wholly accidental. Plus Haka is his nemesis, who is always very concerned about defending innocents.
Former Allies remains the saddest art. : ( I wonder if we could convince Adam to release the unobscured art of the new group photo like he did with the original barbecue pic? Also Final Evolution still has one of Bladeâs best quotes.
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I feel like anyone who knows at least a little bit about Gloomweaver and a little bit about Spite should also be able to trivially put together the idea that giving Spite to Gloomweaver is likely to lead to body counts, gloom, etc.
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Since itâs the weekend, letâs get guessing on the upcoming reveals.
Monday, March 20th: Hero Update â Visionary?
Tuesday, March 21st: Principles Update! - Perfect time for Dark Visionary stuff
Wednesday, March 22nd: Villain Update â Dreamer?
Thursday, March 23rd: New Environment Update â The Void?
Friday, March 24th: Hero Update â Omnitron-X?
Monday, March 27th: Villain Update â [redacted]
Tuesday, March 28th: Environment Update â [redacted]
Wednesday, March 29th: New Villain Update â [redacted]
Thursday, March 30th: Hero Update â Knyfe?
Friday, March 31st: New Villain Update â New Knyfe Nemesis?
Monday, April 3rd: Environment Update â [redacted]
Tuesday, April 4th: New Hero Update â [redacted]
Wednesday, April 5th: New Villain Update â [redacted]
Thoughts?
Personally, I think theyâll likely save Visionary for later, probably after Omni-X and KNYFE, if she does have the unique mechanic of a side deck.
Also, hasnât someone confirmed that the New Environment starts with an âA,â so it canât be the Void?
Furthermore, I donât see the need for a new KNYFE nemesis; whatâs wrong with olâ rocketship head? Granted, itâs certainly possible that sheâll get one, but it seems unlikely.
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From the near end of the trailer, around 1:19 ish:
Oh yeah while Iâm grabbing pics, might as well show what I mean by that villain deck back I was talking about:
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that totally says Aeternus 
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Hmm, this does bring up an interesting query: @Jeysieâs pix have all-but-conclusively proven that there will be an Ăternus Environment Deck in Disparation, which itself lends a lot of credence to the idea that the Twins will also be appearing in this set. But it seems very unlikely to me for there to be both an Ăternus Environment and an Ăternus Villain, so then who will be the nemesis of 'Stryfe and 'Payne? Martyr or Busybody seem most likely.
Then, assuming the Hero reveals will just go from right to left, it looks like we can expect it to go Visionary, KNYFE, O-X, and then DS&PS.
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Yeah, that pretty clearly says Aeternus, which almost certainly means that D&P will be the mystery hero. I will go pour one out for La ComodoraâŚ
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Oh wow, those are pretty clear! Music of the Mists for AA variant Ashen Heir (Nightmist has enough variants for now despite people hoping the decks would somehow combine) and Hero of the Fervor for CC Galactra - very cool!
And I guess that confirms Dreamer with an event card, as if there were doubts sheâd appear in the set with Visionary. Nice work!
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Yeah, the whole card for those two wasnât hard to spot, but thereâs those particular frames where you can actually make out what the powers are.
You got a really clear shot of Galactra, wow!
It might not deserve to be in Dispiration but I have realized a Nightmist variant that I need- Nightmist from the âMake good choicesâ special one-shot where she battles the Demon of Cocaine.
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For whom would the Cocaine Demon be a critical event? Gloomweaver or Apostate, as theyâre demon-adjacent? Maybe a prince of Ăternus? Or just a drug user like Spite, and I assume probably Mark Benedetto and Bruce Watkins at some point in the 80s?
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