Mission 34: Rust to the Core

Mission:

Rust to the Core

Team:

Veteran Will Furno

Mission Manager:

Nathaniel Zib

Objective:

Find Jawblade, a villain who has recently escaped from Hero Factory Prison, and bring him back to justice.

Furno's Log:

I dived into the massive ocean bellow, hoping to find Jawblade somewhere in it. It wasn't an easy task. We knew that he had escaped to Scylla, his home planet, and we had narrowed it down to this sector of the ocean. Due to the mass amounts of villains that had escaped. Heroes had to break protocol and go in alone to catch them all before to much damage is caused.

I had been given the mission to capture Jawblade which didn't sit to well with me. Underwater wasn't my strong point but Zib assured me I'd do fine. I got outfitted with underwater gear and then went off to dive into the ocean.

Now I'm here in the depths of Scylla's ocean, searching for a villain who is in his own element. I the  found a ship wreak and thought it best to check it out. I looked around and saw lots of small canisters. I took a closer look at one to see what they where containing. Oxidium, a rusting agent.

"Zib!" I said through the communicator. "I think I've found where Jawblade is hiding. He's collecting Oxidium."

"Copy that Furno, stay in contact." He replied. "And be careful. If that Oxidium gets released then Jawblade will be the least of our problem."

"Got it." I replied. I then put the Oxidium canister down an questioned my next move. Oxidium was also highly explosive. If I could fire one single shot the whole ship wreak would be blown out of the water.

"Furno." A voice said from behind.

"Jawblade." I replied. He swam slowly above me, waiting for me to make the first move.

"So what's a hero like you doing in a place like this." He  mocked. "I thought your flame would have been put out by now."

"When duty calls. I've got no choice to follow." I said as I aimed my weapon.

I then fired but he dodged and dived towards me. I was pushed against a wall and I had to push him back to avoid a fate at his teeth. His roars echoed across the sea bed. I pushed him away and fired again.

That was when I realised my mistake. The shot hit one of the canisters and the whole ship wreak began to explode. I swam out as far as I could and the shock wave carried me across the ocean. I gained control of myself and swam back to find Jawblade.I was then ambushed by a raged shark.

"You destroyed my base! My Oxidium!" He roared. "Now it's my turn to destroy something of yours!"

"Not likely!" I said as I pushed him away. He charged again but this time I was ready. I pulled out my Hero-Cuffs and caught with them.

"NO!!!" He roared as he sank to the sea bed. I then picked him up and headed to the surface.

"Zib." I said through the communicator. "I've got a shark here who's just dying for a prison cell."

"Copy that Furno." He replied. "We've got one here that's waiting for him."

I reached the surface and hoisted him up to the ship. But there were still other villains out there ready to be caught. And there are always heroes ready to catch them.

2011 Villain Review: Witch Doctor

Hi,

Sorry it's been a while. I'm back with a review of a set I received for Christmas, Witch Doctor. A massive figure with no flaws. Onto the review...

The build was amazing. It was challenging and wasn't completely made up of the ball-joint system and features some classic technic for the frame of it. He really does come together well and it's a build full of fun. It's a definite 10/10

The new pieces are great. There are so many of then that I can count them all. The head is the main one and features two of then which is good for MoC's. I think his white spike pieces are new but I'm not 100% sure. Some others are just recolours and small technic pieces. I'll give the new pieces an 8/10

The design is awesome and probably the best I've seen in ages. The legs are awesome and look great. The arms are well articulated an are not blocked by the spikes at all. The staff is cool and looks the part. I'll give the design a 10/10

Playability is okay but you need Racka XL to go along with him. It's a 7/10

Overall the set is amazing and worth the money. It is defiantly one of the best Hero Factory sets ever and has an amazing build too. Overall rating for this one is a 10/10

That was my review of Witch Doctor and that's all for the 2011 sets but there are still more reviews to come and first up for 2012 is the big guy, Black Phantom. Next up will be the fourth mission of Series 2 which will be an underwater adventure. So please comment and follow,

matanui,

Mission 33: Deception (3 of 3)

Mission:
Deception
Team:
Veterans Daniel Rocka, Will Furno, Nathan Evo and Preston Stormer
Mission Manager:
Nathaniel Zib
Objective:
Re-capture all the villains who have escaped Hero Factory Prison and put them back behind bars where they belong before they get off world.
Rocka's Log

It was a nightmare. Most of the villains had already escaped through the black hole of unknown origin and a lot of heroes had been sent to the medi-bots. One of them was Surge which still didn't make it any better. Being team mates we'd gained a respect for each other. He may be older and more experienced but he looks at me as an equal.

I then tried to contact Zib but their was no reply.

"Evo!" I shouted over the sounds of enemy fire. "Zib won't reply! What should we do!"

"Communication's are fine." Evo reported. "I can't understand what's wrong."

"Something must be going on up there." I thought aloud. "I'm going to go to the mission control room and see what's up."

"Good luck." Evo said.

"Thanks." I replied as I headed for lift. Some was telling me that this breakout wasn't the worst of our problems.

When I got to mission control the place was a wreak. Screens had been smashed and control pads were lying all over the place. I then saw Zib lying on the flour. I ran towards him to check that he was all right.

"Zib!" I said. "Zib what happened."

"Rocka..." Zib finally said. "You need to get out of here... get backup."

"Why." I asked. "Who did this."

"It was..." Zib gasped. "It was Black Phantom."

The name hit me hard. Before I could think the sound of hundreds of tiny footsteps were all around me. It was the sound of many Arachnix Drones, the robotic insects loyal to Black Phantom, the most dangerous of all villains. It was a trap that I had walked right into.

"I'm afraid your friends can't help you now." Black Phantom said from behind. I turned to see the hulking figure stomp towards me. "No-one can."

"You'd be surprised." I muttered.

"So you are Rocka." He said. "The one who defeated Witch Doctor and saved the dying planet. I've heard quite a bit about you in the detention facility. To bad your story has to end so soon."

"If this is the end then you should know I'll go down with a fight." I said as I readied my weapon.

"Indeed." He said softly and the his voice suddenly turned. With a roar he ordered his drones. "KILL HIM!!!"

I began shooting them but there were too many and I was over whelmed. I fell to the floor with the Arachnix on top ready for the kill.

"I'd love to stay!" Black Phantom said from somewhere beyond the drones. "But I've got a assembly tower to destroy!"

With that he left. I got ready for one last try and pushed all the drones off me. I got up but they came again. I began shooting then realised that I needed higher ground. I jumped up and propelled myself off one of the monitors onto one of the platforms. The drones started climbing up after me but I had the advantage and was able to shoot them all down. I then knew that I had to stop Black Phantom. I may be one loan hero but I've saved an entire planet from destruction before this shouldn't be too hard. All I need was better weaponry.

I went to the armoury and it was sitting right were I expected it. The Plasma Bow was just waiting to be taken and I wasn't going to keep it waiting any longer. I then noticed an Energy Shield and decided to bring it too. It was just a safety measure really. I'd seen Breez use one like it before and it seemed to work for her. I just had to hope it would work for me too. Now I was ready to take on Black Phantom.

"Now then!" Black Phantom roared just as I arrived. "Let the destruction begin."

"Not going to happen." I said.

"You!" He said after looking up at me with his heartless eyes. "I though I left you for scrap."

"And I thought you were behind bars. I guess this day has a lot of surprises."

"So..." He said. "Do you plan to take all of us on alone."

"Us?" I said confused. But then I looked down. Millions of Arachnix Drones roamed the walls of the tower bellow. It was way more than I had ever seen. As Black Phantom's laughter echoed the tower I began shooting at the the drones. I was way out numbered and way in over my head. One of the Drone had knocked me off my platform and I fell. I managed to grasp one of the assembly arms and balanced my self on top of it.

Just as I thought it was over the door right at the bottom of the tower opened and Furno and Evo walked out. All the drone suddenly headed for them and they fought back. I was going to get down and help them but Furno shouted up to me: "We got this! Go for Black Phantom!"

"With pleasure!" I replied and started to jump from assembly arm to assembly arm back up to him. He swung his mace at me but I was ready. I grabbed it and thought to use it against him but the discovered that it was way to heavy and dropped it right to the bottom. It landed on top of one of the drones giving a satisfying crunch.

I then turned my attention back to Black Phantom who still had one last trick up his sleeve. His sabre-strikers went right for me but I jumped away and onto another arm. I managed to shoot one of the arms above and it fell towards Black Phantom.

Instead of hitting him though, he grabbed it in mid fall and threw it right at me. I used my energy shield and blocked his attack. I lost my balance but managed to regain it. The impact wasn't good but it was better than it would have been I hadn't took the shield from the armoury.

I then jumped behind Black Phantom and grabbed some of the energy cables and began plugin them into his back. I was going to power him up so much that he would defuse. I kept plugin them in with him laughing in front.

"What are you doing?" He laughed. "Recharging me in hopes of earning my mercy?"

He then got bored of this and tried to shake me off with his sabre-strikers but I was done here. I jumped away and shouted down to Furno.

"Hit it!" I shouted and he did as I said. I turned on the power to the tower from the controls bellow and all the voltage went straight through Black Phantom. He screamed in agony until the pain finally stopped and steam was left pouring out of him. He was to weak to do any thing so I took the opportunity and cuffed him. The mission was complete at last.

The awards ceremony came quick. Stormer had arrived back from the mission an warded me with a medal of valour.

"Good job Rocka." He said with a tone of respect in his voice. Something I don't get often.

Zib then came to me after the awards ceremony. I looked at him and realised what I'd done wrong. "I know." I said. "I know. I shouldn't took it."

"Indeed you should not of done." He relied. "But given the circumstances and you saving my life as well as the whole Hero Factory. I'm going to let you keep it." He paused and then continued. "And the energy shield."

"Thanks Zib but I sitll feel that we failed." I said with a hint of shame in my voice. "A lot of the villains escaped and we still don't know how."

"It appears Black Phantom had the power to create black holes and we never knew about it." Zib replied.

"But why wait to use it until now?" I asked.

"I don't know." Zib admitted. "But I do know that its been disabled and hopefully a situation like this will never happen again."

"Agreed." I replied. "Now all that's left to do is hunt the escapes down and bring 'em back here. After all, the missions never over. We'll be keeping the galaxy safe forever."

2011 Hero Review: Rocka XL

Hi,

My brother got Rocka XL for Christmas and he is a fairly awesome character that has his own pros and cons. I'll get onto that in the review...

The build was different but had a familiar feel to the one of Fire Lords. The legs are virtually the same with some extras but is still basically the same. I'll give it a 9/10

The new pieces are great but available in other smaller sets. The head is the same as Rocka. He had the same Hero Badge that his smaller version had but this set comes with two instead so it still has 3.0 written on it and I would have preferred it to say XL but I don't mind it that much. I will give the new pieces a 8/10

The design is very cool and probably the best part. It is an improvement over Fire Lords which he is similar to in the build aspect of the set. His main colour of gold is a bit evened up by the gun metal silver. I don't like that too much as their were a lot gun metal on the smaller Rocka. One thing I really don't like is that a lot of pieces are often falling off and the articulation is sometimes limited by all the spikes that are coming off his back and shoulders. I'll give the design of Rocka XL a 9/10

The playability is all right but you need Witch Doctor to complete the battle. I have him by the way and will review him next but back to the playability which I'll give a 6/10

The overall rating for Rocka XL is not going to be as higher one as Scorpio as I feel that set was unique and this is just not. I do like it but the lack of gold is just a bit annoying and the spikes do get in the way. It is, however, a definite improvement of Fire Lord and I do really suggest you  get this set to compliment Witch Doctor if you have him because he really needs to pic on somebody his own size and Rocka would be that person. I do like this set but it does have more cons than I would like so I'll give it an overall rating of 9/10

That was my review of Rocka XL and I do still have Witch Doctor to come along with more of the new mission about the Breakout but first, because this is his set, here's my brothers opinion...

I like the armour on him and I also find the build cool. However I dislike the spikes on the back that I have no idea what they do. I'll agree with my brother on this and give him a 9/10

That was my brothers opinion on Rocka and I've got some good new about reviews to come. Witch Doctor is next followed by... Black Phantom. I have ordered him and am expecting him soon along with Jawblade for my brother so expect review of them soon and that's all from me so please comment and follow,

matanui,

Mission 32: Breakout (2 of 3)

Mission:
Breakout
Team:
Veterans Will Furno, Mark Surge, Daniel Rocka, Natalie Breez and Nathan Evo
Mission Manager:
Nathaniel Zib
Objective:
Re-capture all the villains who have escaped Hero Factory prison and put them back behind bars where they belong before they can get off world.
Surge's Log:

This was one of the biggest things I'd seen in my entire life as a hero. A breakout was somethings heroes would have nightmares about and yet here one was. A load of villains busting out of their cells and attacking us heroes with no mercy. I was already in the thick of the action when Furno, Rocka and Evo showed up.

"You asked him for the Plasma Bow!" Furno shouted at Rocka.

"We'll... you know... under the circumstances I thought he would make an exception." Rocka replied innocently.

"Can we focus on the breakout please!" Evo said, cutting off their argument.

"Guys!'" I shouted. "Over here!"

They came towards me and we got behind some containment barrels that I'd been using as cover.

"It's good to see you Surge." Furno said while shooting at some of the villains. "But where's Breez?"

"Don't know." I replied. "I haven't seen her since we got separated by Xplode."

"Then let's stop hiding and show the enemy who's boss!" Rocka said confidently.

"I'm with you on that." I replied.

We ran out into the fray and I went straight for Thunder. We'd had our share of battles in the past when Von Nebula was at large and I couldn't stand the thought of letting all my hard work to get him in these cell's go to waste.

"You!!!" Thunder roared.

"So you recognise me." I joked. "I'm touched."

"After all those upgrades you're still the same hero I know and hate!" He replied in a cold tone.

I had had enough talking. I took a shot at him and he became off balance. I charged at him but he used his crusher claw to push me away. I then hit him with my electric blade and a load of volts pulsed through him. He tried to shoot me but I was to quick. I kicked him and he fell back into one of the cells behind him. I pushed the button and the laser bars went up.

"Consider yourself locked up." I said. "Again."

"NO!!!" He roared but I didn't care.

One villain down. About another thousand to go.

It seemed like it had been going on for ages. Some villains had already got off the planet through a Black Hole. I'm not to sure about the origins of it but I beat one off these villains had something to do with it. There were only a few villains who had the power to create black holes but their powers should have been damped here. It all wasn't adding up.

BOOM!!!

Xplode had fired his missiles at me and I was sent flying. I managed to get up regardless of the pain in my joints.

"I've waited along time to at last have a hero dead at my feet." He taunted.

"To bad your going to have to stay waiting!" I replied as I took a shot at him. He dodged it and charged at me. I was hit by his blade and I went down he stood over me ready to deliver the final blow when suddenly he colapsed with a pair of Hero-Cuffs on his arms. Behind him stood Breez and I had never been happier to see her.

"Just like old times huh?" Breez said with a smile.

"Pretty much." I replied as I tried to get up but failed.

"Your injured." She said as she helped me up.

"I'm fine." I lied.

"Don't give me that." She said. "Let me help you back to Zib. You need a medi-bot."

I was about to argue but decided against it. I contacted Zib instead. "Zib, I'm coming up." I said. "I'm going to need a medi-bot."

"Not you too." He said. "How's the situation down there?"

I looked at the Villain Storage Area. It was now nothing more than a battlefeild... and we were losing. "Bad." I said at last. "Very bad..."

2011 Villain Review: Scorpio

Hi,

It's been a while since a post so today I'm going to be reviewing Scorpio which my brother got for Christmas which also means an opinion. I also hope you enjoyed the new 'Mission for the Pro's' story that I posted and there are more on the way but first lets get onto the review...

The build is very unique and fun as well. It has some cool techniques and I don't think you'll find anything like it in any other set. I'll give the build an amazing 10/10

The new pieces are cool but not many are exclusive. The head is the same as Waspix but lime-green instead which may disappoint some. The pincers are new but also seen on Raw-Jaw and Furno. He features a cool spiky lime-green add-on piece which looks cool but can be found in other colours in other sets. There are some boy and skeletal pieces recoloured in red which is cool but still not exclusive. For new pieces its a 8/10

The design is one of the most awesome parts of the set. It defiantly has captured the look of a scorpion. The arms are cool and seem to fill in a missing space. The colour scheme is very consistent with silver thrown in there for the mechanical feel. The green and red work well together especially with black in-between. The great part is that there are no open parts which is usually complained about. It appears that con that we had before has been fixed up in these villain sets. Its going to be a design rating of 10/10

The playability is better with the projectile and more moving legs but still needs more characters for great play. Also, please tell me if you want the playability removed because its starting to get extremely predictable and consistent. However, while its here I'm going to give the set a playability rating of 7/10

Overall, I like this set a lot and it's better than I thought. It defiantly has the feel of a Scorpion. I would really recommend this set. It's an overall rating of 10/10

That was my review of Scorpio and now all that's left are Rocka XL and Witch Doctor. But this posts not over yet as we still have my brothers opinion on the set so lets get onto that...

I like that the build is very unique but I don't like his legs because they are not strong enough to hold him up but it's only a minor con. Overall, I'll give him a 9/10

That was my brothers opinion and look forward to more reviews coming up. Also, please tell me whether you want the playability kept or not as it is pointless in my eyes but I want to hear from you before the final decision is made but for now please comment and follow,

matanui,

Mission 31: Lock Down (1 of 3)

Mission:
Lock Down
Team:
Veterans Daniel Rocka, Will Furno, Preston Stormer, Mark Surge, Natalie Breez, Nathan Evo and Julius Nex
Mission Manger:
Nathaniel Zib
Objective:
Re-capture all the villains who have escaped Hero Factory prison and put them back behind bars where they belong before they can get off world.
Rocka's Log:


"Now!!!" I shouted.

XT4 looked in my direction. He knew something was up. It had been a while since we'd attacked him and he must of been beginning to think that we'd retreated by now. My shout told him other wise and as he stared in my direction to determine the source of the sound Nex had been sneaking up behind him.

BOOM!!!

Nex had landed a perfect shot on the villain. Suddenly, XT4 swung round and pinned Nex to the floor. His saw spun only an inch away from Nex's face and if it weren't for his strength Nex would have been spare parts by now.

"This could've gone better." Evo said from the side of me.

"It's not over yet." I reminded him. "Now lets go show him who's boss."

We charged together and I used my energy blaster to shot XT4 away from Nex. Evo then chucked a barrel of explosives right at XT4 I then shot it in mid air and the explosion knocked the villain down. Nex then cuffed him and confiscated the saw just in case.

The world around them then flickered and faded away. XT4 then followed until the plain white room of a training sphere was left. The door open and Stormer walked though to give us another lecture. I thought it was hard being a rookie but life as a veteran isn't what I thought it was at all.

"Great teamwork there." He said. "You've come along way since you were first assembled. However you may have left Nex hanging there a little too long."

"Just as we planned." Evo joked.

"Says you?" Nex said back, seems he was unamused  until we all started laughing about it.

An alarm suddenly went went off, signalling a mission.

"Where needed." Stormer said. "Nex you're coming with me on this one."

"What about us?" I asked.

"Try some more training." He shouted back while running to the briefing. "You never know when you're going to need it."

"Well that's fair." I said to Evo.

"Oh well." He replied as if it were nothing. "Lets hit the weapons testing chamber. I've heard they've got a special one today."

It was Surge's turn to test today. Furno and Breez were already there when we arrived.

"What's Zib got for us today?" I asked them.

"An Energy Crossbow." Furno replied. "Built for pin point accuracy apparently."

"So they say." Breez added. "I'm not convinced it can beat those other models."

"Looks like were about to find out." Evo said as Surge walked up with the Crossbow in hand. The weapon certainly looked the part. The target appeared to be a tiny bullet shell. It was almost microscopic. I doubted Surge would be able to hit it but I was proved wrong a second later when the bow shot an arrow that travelled at lighting speed. The bullet had been designated into nothing.

I caught Zib after the test. He had just watched Stormer and Nex's take off when I found him.

"Zib!" I said to get his attention. "You've got to let me try out that new crossbow. Imagine all the villains I could clobber with that thing."

"I'm afraid that's out of the question." Zib replied firmly. "It's still in the testing stage. Plus putting a thing like that with a Hero like you is just asking for trouble."

"Aw come on." I said. "I couldn't do that much damage could I."

"I think you know the answer to that question." Zib replied.

"Just one mission." I begged.

"I'm sorry Rocka but no is my final answer." He said and with that the conversation was over.

Suddenly the alarm went off but this wasn't for a mission. The doors locked shut with a slam and there was only one thing this could mean. Lock down!

Furno ran up to us flanked by Evo.

"What is it." He asked.

"What ever it is it can't be good." I responded.

"Rocka's right." Zib confirmed with fear in his voice. "The situations on the detention level. There's been a breakout!"

"A break out now!" I said in shock. "We can't handle this it's a mission for the pro's."

"You are the pro's!" Zib encouraged. "Some of Hero Factory's finest! Now get down there and catch 'em and cuff 'em!"