Databank Download: General Anakin Skywalker

SWP01General Anakin Skywalker

Always ready to do whatever it takes to protect those closest to him, the focus of today’s Star Wars™: Shatterpoint Unit preview is General Anakin Skywalker™!

Discovered on Tatooine by Qui-Gon Jinn™ and Obi-Wan Kenobi™, Anakin Skywalker had the potential to become one of the most powerful Jedi ever. Some even believed he was the prophesied Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force. Always pushing the limits of his Jedi training, seeking to excel and live up to his reputation, Skywalker’s passion often brought him into conflict with the Jedi Council. A hero of the Clone Wars, Anakin was caring and compassionate in addition to being a cunning warrior, and a good friend.

As a powerful Jedi, General Anakin Skywalker provides 7 squad points to build his squad, but what he lacks in back-up he more than makes up for with his unique suite of abilities and exceptional melee attacks. Anyone unfortunate enough to have been on the receiving end of Anakin’s tactics knows that he is a force to be reckoned with and a threat that cannot be ignored. Enemies who try and take soften this Jedi with ranged attacks can quickly find themselves a lot worse for wear on account of taking return damage from Deflect. Some foes may try to avoid the General, making use of terrain and elevation to escape his notice. Lucky for Anakin, Force Jump provides him with additional mobility and the ability to reach higher elevations with ease. An enemy will inevitably face Anakin in melee, and that is exactly where he excels.

General Anakin Skywalker has two Stances to choose from in combat. Form V Djem So provides solid damage and a lot of critical results in the Melee Expertise Chart – so attacks in this Stance are very consistent and a safe bet when dealing damage is the primary goal. When stronger defense or clearing an objective take precedence over raw power, Form V Shien may be a better option – giving Anakin an extra defense die against both ranged and melee attacks and providing a terrifying three Shove results at the beginning of his combat tree.

Anakin’s prowess in close-quarters combat isn’t only represented in his Stance Card, though. I’m Going to End This is an exceptionally powerful ability with a Force cost to match that power. This Reactive ability allow the General to make a second attack with his full dice pool – something that most Units can’t do. Players will want to use those extra attacks against enemy Primary and Secondary Units – because if they managed to Wound one, well….This Is Where the Fun Begins. General Anakin Skywalker’s Identity moves the Struggle token closer to his controlling players Momentum tokens, and one step closer to victory. Choosing Primary units as targets for Anakin also provides some valuable healing to other Units that have the Galactic Republic Tag.

That’s what we’ve got for our first look at General Anakin Skywalker!

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