Recently, I tried out City of Heroes, which became "free to play" in the middle of 2011, and I was quickly sucked in to the point of paying to become a VIP member. HeroClix mods of my main characters seemed inevitable, especially with a lack of many other ideas for mods, and here is my first City of Heroes mod, Michigan Cherry, whose main powers are "plant control" and "earth assault." She is made from the body of Giant-Size X-Men's Siryn, giving her the right hunched-over pose to be carrying a hammer made from a toothpick and greenstuff. Her arms are from Origin Wonder Girl and her cape is from Collateral Damage Mary Marvel, while her head is from the HorrorClix Nightmares set's Zombie Cheerleader, with the face more or less de-zombified (it looks better from a distance). I had a bit of trouble finding a pair of hands that was small enough to match the arms, but I eventually used the hands from everyone's favorite Irwin Schwab, Ambush Bug!

Michigan Cherry's signature power, so to speak, is called Seeds of Confusion, which causes enemies to become confused and attack each other. That translates pretty well into mind control in HeroClix, and with lots of incapacitate for her vines, I ended up choosing the DC 75th Anniversary Zamaron for her dial. The close combat expert was also high on my list for her stone hammers, and toughness is another appropriate power for her. The only power that doesn't really fit very well is phasing/teleport, but for a single click I think I can get away with it.

Posted: 02-Feb-2012