Jab's Builds: 2nd Edition Stuff (Kept in Reserve)

[EscherEnigma]

Well, you know Wedon. He grew up on a strict regiment of watching the ending of "Old Yeller" and the beginning of "Bambi". So of course after he let Colossus and Shadowcat finally get it on he had to kill 'er off.

I tell you, that man does not like happy endings.

[Black Ops]

I still say it is a bad trade.

[Arthur Eld]

that's why he did it; emotional impact. He doesn't just kill characters he kills the ones every body likes. For the sake of good story telling or such gobblydegook.

[Jabroniville]

Whedon just likes angst at the expense of everything else. If you're living in a Joss-World, and you're happy with the way things are going, BEWARE. It will all turn sideways and explode in your face in short order. NOBODY is allowed to be happy in Joss-World. EVER.

Yeah, I'm bummed that he axed Kitty too, especially because it would've given us a long-term Kitty/Colossus hook-up, and because she's the greatest X-Girl ever. It was a great death scene, though, and one that's easy to revert (no body; merged with giant space bullet).

[Jabroniville]

Warning to Super-Villains: The Team Peacenik is kind and gentle as can be... but when threatened, is by FAR the most dangerous member of the team. Just ask Riptide.

COLOSSUS (Piotr Nikolaevich Rasputin)
Eras: Giant-Size X-Men, Gold Strike Force, The Acolytes (mid-90s), Excalibur (later years), Late 90s team, Astonishing (return to life)
Nicknames: Peter, Petey (common names), The Proletarian (when fooled by Arcade into being a super-Commie)
Hook-Ups: Kitty Pryde (mutual crush turned off & on thing), Nereel (Savage Land Baby Mama), Rogue (brief flirtation), Zsaji (Battleworld Healer), Callisto (post-Siege Perilous)
Finest Moment: Beating the living hell out of Ord after his resurrection, stating that he's "Fueled by Rage" (OR) Killing himself to stop the Legacy Virus
Role: The Naiive Youngster, Team Powerhouse, The Noble One, Team Peacenik
PL 11 (165)
ST 20/34 (+5/+12) DEX 14 (+2) CON 20 (+5) INT 12 (+1) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+5)
Craft (Artistic) 11 (+12)
Diplomacy 4 (+6)
Drive 2 (+4)
Handle Animal 4 (+6)
Intimidate 8 (+10)
Knowledge (Art) 10 (+11)
Knowledge (Current Events) 4 (+5)
Knowledge (History) 4 (+5)
Language (Russian, English) 1
Notice 4 (+6)
Pilot 1 (+3)
Profession (Farmer) 7 (+8)
Sense Motive 5 (+7)
Survival 4 (+6)

Feats:
Accurate Attack, All-Out Attack, Attractive, Crushing Pin, Diehard, Dodge Focus 2, Endurance, Improved Critical (Unarmed), Improved Grab, Improved Initiative, Improved Pin, Interpose, Power Attack, Rage, Takedown Attack, Teamwork

Powers:
"Mutant Powers: Organic Steel Body"
Alternate Form 10 [50]
Density 7 (Strength +14, Toughness +3, Immovable & S.Strength +2) (21)
Super-Strength 4 (total 6, heavy load: 100 tons) (Feats: Groundstrike) (9)
Super-Strength 1 (total 7) (Flaws: Limited to Throwing Humanoids) (1)
Protection 4 (Extras: Impervious 5) (8)
Immovable 4 (4)
Immunity 7 (Drowning, Suffocation, Pressure, Thirst & Starvation, Heat, Cold) (Drawbacks: 1/2 Effect on Suffocation & Drowning) (6) -- (50 points)

Saves:
Toughness +5 (+12 Steel Form, +8 Impervious), Fortitude +9, Reflex +4, Will +6

Combat:
Attack +10, Damage +5 (+12 Steel Form), Defense +8 (+10 Dodge), Initiative +6

Complications:
Responsibility (Loves Kitty Pryde)
Responsibility (Illyana)
Responsibility (The Last Survivor of his Family)
Temper (The LAST X-Man You Ever Want to Piss Off)

Abilities: 34 / Skills: 72--18 / Feats: 17 / Powers: 50 / Saves: 10 / Combat: 36 (165)

-Colossus is easily my favourite X-Man ever, and is in my Top Five Favourite Characters Ever. Granted, no matter his personality, I would've loved him as a kid simply because of how Jim Lee drew him, all glisteningly-corded muscles and hugeness, but the fact that he's got a great set of character traits helps, too . Among all the hard-asses and noble heroic types in comics, it's nice to see a polite young farmboy who never really wanted to kick ass and take names in the super-hero biz. See, Peter really just wanted to remain on the farm with his family, but his conscience strove him to join Xavier's team and use his powers for the betterment of human & mutant alike. Simple on the surface, Petey showed deep complexity: He was torn between duty and love. He desperately wanted young Kitty Pryde, and she him, but knew it was immoral (a similar theme was used with very similar characters by Geoff Johns in his JSA run; using Atom Smasher & Stargirl). He loathed using violence, but GOD HELP YOU if you were the one who provoked him.

-Funny that the Team Peacenik was also the one who racked up one of the biggest Kill Counts of major characters. Proteus AND Riptide fell by the wayside, both of which were some of the defining moment of the X-Books (as Proteus was so ungodly powerful that even Pete knew that SOMEONE had to stop him), but I particularly got chills when Peter stormed through Riptide's shuriken-storm after lethally-wounding Nightcrawler, watched as the Marauder killed dozens of Morlocks right in front of him, and just wrathfully lashed out, grabbed him by the neck while he gasped like a coward, and snapped it, promising fellow Marauder Harpoon that he should make peace with his gods, because HE was NEXT. It always means more when it's the nice guy doing it, folks.

-Regarding Kitty & Colossus, in my mind that's the greatest relationship in all of comics, particularly because they never QUITE got their happy ending, unlike the many others in comics, that at least had long spans of being together, or marriage (Reed/Sue, Spidey/MJ, Cyke/Jean). So it's always a "what if?" with those two, and it's nice to occasionally have a bit of mystery. I still wish they'd just hook up already on a permanent basis, though. Just to see what it was like .

-Man, I love big strong guys. They stat up real pretty, and they fit the PL 10 (150) build set-up EASILY. No cutting down on dozens of points to equal that amount, or shrinking back what you think he SHOULD have to make it. Which isn't to say Petey's ineffective or anything- he's not. He's strong, reasonably accurate, durable as hell, a fairly good fighter with some Combat Feats (Accurate, All-Out AND Power Attack), he's faster than your average Powerhouse, and he's got a pretty good set of skills, being a somewhat personable guy. Vibranium's apparently his Achilles Heel (who knew? Wiki says so), but other than that, it's a by-the-book Alternate Form: Steel build. I did throw a little cutsey thing in there for his "Fastball Special" trick: he gets one more rank of Super-Strength than normal to replicate his ability to throw guys even further than normal range (not that anyone else uses it).

-Funny thing was, I was loathe to to sneak in a PL 11 Colossus build (he often seems like a standard Brick, not truly elite), but it seems odd he's a PL lower than The Thing, who he's the equal of in strength, and arguably more accurate (they should be at least equals in theory, with Colossus being faster). We all know Thing would win in a fight due to his heart and determination, but it just doesn't make sense that if Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, Cyclops, Joseph & SUNFIRE of all people deserve PL 11 (165) status, that Colossus, who's arguably capable of taking all those guys' best shots and then BEATING them, wouldn't also be.

Here's a PL 10 (150) version of Peter:

COLOSSUS (Piotr Nikolaevich Rasputin)
PL 10 (150)
ST 20/34 (+5/+12) DEX 14 (+2) CON 20 (+5) INT 12 (+1) WIS 14 (+2) CHA 12 (+1)

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+5)
Craft (Artistic) 11 (+12)
Diplomacy 4 (+5)
Drive 2 (+4)
Handle Animal 4 (+5)
Intimidate 8 (+9)
Knowledge (Art) 8 (+9)
Knowledge (Current Events) 4 (+5)
Knowledge (History) 4 (+5)
Language (Russian, English) 1
Notice 4 (+6)
Pilot 1 (+3)
Profession (Farmer) 5 (+6)
Sense Motive 5 (+7)
Survival 4 (+6)

Feats:
Accurate Attack, All-Out Attack, Attractive, Crushing Pin, Diehard, Dodge Focus 2, Endurance, Improved Critical (Unarmed), Improved Grab, Improved Initiative, Improved Pin, Interpose, Power Attack, Takedown Attack, Teamwork

Powers:
"Mutant Powers: Organic Steel Body"
Alternate Form 10 [50]
Density 7 (Strength +14, Toughness +3, Immovable & S.Strength +2) (21)
Super-Strength 4 (total 6, heavy load: 100 tons) (Feats: Groundstrike) (9)
Super-Strength 1 (total 7) (Flaws: Limited to Throwing Humanoids) (1)
Protection 4 (Extras: Impervious 5) (8)
Immovable 4 (4)
Immunity 7 (Drowning, Suffocation, Pressure, Thirst & Starvation, Heat, Cold) (Drawbacks: 1/2 Effect on Suffocation & Drowning) (6) -- (50 points)

Saves:
Toughness +5 (+12 Steel Form, +8 Impervious), Fortitude +8, Reflex +4, Will +6

Combat:
Attack +8, Damage +5 (+12 Steel Form), Defense +6 (+8 Dodge), Initiative +6

Drawbacks:
Power Loss (Vibranium Weapons, Minor, Uncommon) [-2]

Complications:
Responsibility (Loves Kitty Pryde)
Responsibility (Illyana)
Responsibility (The Last Survivor of his Family)
Temper (The LAST X-Man You Ever Want to Piss Off)

Abilities: 32 / Skills: 68--17 / Feats: 16 / Powers: 50 / Saves: 9 / Combat: 28 / Drawbacks: -2 (150)

[Jabroniville]

KYLUN (Colin McKay)
Eras: Excalibur (brief run)
Hook-Ups: Sat'neen (Princess of his world)
Finest Moment: Aiding in the defeat of Necrom
Role: The Forgotten Character
PL 9 (135) (PL 10 against Magical Creatures)
ST 22 (+6) DEX 20 (+5) CON 20 (+5) INT 12 (+1) WIS 15 (+2) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+8)
Bluff 4 (+5)
Diplomacy 4 (+5)
Escape Artist 2 (+7)
Handle Animal 4 (+5)
Intimidate 4 (+6)
Knowledge (Arcane Lore) 5 (+6)
Knowledge (Theology & Philosophy) 4 (+5)
Notice 6 (+8)
Profession (Knight) 4 (+5)
Ride 4 (+9)
Search 4 (+6)
Sense Motive 4 (+6)
Stealth 3 (+8)
Survival 5 (+7)

Feats:
Accurate Attack, Acrobatic Bluff, All-Out Attack, Ambidexterity, Blind-Fight, Defensive Roll, Diehard, Dodge Focus 2, Endurance, Improved Critical (Blades) 2, Improved Disarm, Power Attack, Set-Up, Startle, Takedown Attack, Teamwork

Powers:
"Mutant Powers: Duplication of Heard Sounds, Leonine Form"
Illusion (Autitory) 10 (Flaws: Limited to Sounds He's Heard) [5]
Super-Senses 2 (Low-Light Vision, Scent) [2]

"Blades of Zz'ria" Device 3 (easy to lose) [9]
Nullify All Magic 10 (Flaws: Touch Range) (12)
AP: Strike 11 (Extras: Penetrating) (Flaws: Limited to Magical Creatures, Limited to Evil Beings)
AP: Strike +3 (Feats: Mighty, Improved Critical, Split Attack) (Extras: Penetrating 6) (Flaws: Limited to Evil Beings)

Saves:
Toughness +5 (+6 D.Roll), Fortitude +7, Reflex +6, Will +6

Combat:
Attack +9, Damage +6 (+9 Swords, +11 Against Magic), Defense +9 (+11 Dodge), Initiative +5

Complications:
Responsibility (The Memory of Sat'neen)
Enemy (Necrom)

Abilities: 43 / Skills: 60--15 / Feats: 18 / Powers: 16 / Saves: 7 / Combat: 36 (135)

-Figured I'd start up the Excalibur builds now. Having bought a collection of the first 30 or 40 books, I have a pretty good grip on the series. It was okay. VERY well drawn (Alan Davis rules the world), but it seemed more an excuse for Chris Claremont to go into his insane tangents and explore his drug addiction through writing than an actual super-hero book. Very confusing, hard to get into, and full of whacky comedy antics and alternate universes, meaning you could never quite feel for the characters. Kylun came fairly late into Claremont's run, and was gone before too long, making him one of those forgotten characters that is likely to get left off of nearly any list you can think of. He's a leonine-looking guy with Anti-Magic Swords, with one of those token "this is a silly add-on" powers. "Echoing any sound he's heard" is kind of neat in that "not every mutant power is gonna be cool, you know" way, but really makes him seem like a gag character.

-Kylun, like most substandard X-Characters, can get PL 9 (135) and like it, with the bonus that he does extra damage to magic characters, which isn't a bad trade. He's a good Weapon Master type of build with some side effects, and an Illusion power that's pretty cheap on account of it's limits (plus, how often is imitating sound gonna come in handy in a fight?). Since I've never seen an appearance by him, I had to go by Tattooed Man's build and my Marvel Cards/Wikipedia. Oddly, the Cards give his Strength as "3", which is between 800 lbs and 3 tons, but I see no other evidence of him having Super-Strength. Only +9 on the Attack seems pretty weak if you're a "master swordsman", but I really don't see him as a PL 10, and he certainly won't create a full PC out of that regardless. +9 is still pretty good on a swords & sorcery world, and passable for a super-hero, so I think it's fine for him.

[peteyrock]

Sweet Kylun build! I've always liked the guy.

[Yojimbo28]

Colossus with only 8 ranks of Impervious? If anyone deserves 12, it's Rasputin. He is, after all, "nigh invulnerable" in his armored form. There's a line during the Shadow King story, where Piotr is possessed by the SK and chasing down Xavier, and Xavier points out that Colossus is pretty much unstoppable. Anyway, from one Colossus fan to another, a really good build. Except for the Impervious thing.

And Kylun isn't a Claremont character, is he? I seem to recall he only showed up when Davis started scripting (along with Cerise and Micro-Max).

[Jabroniville]

Maybe. Wiki says he's a Claremont/Davis co-creation, but it's WIKIPEDIA, so who knows?

Regarding Colossus' 8 ranks of Impervious- I typically don't like going the full monty (+10 or +12), because he CAN be hurt by things. Riptide was able to penetrate his skin with his spinning shuriken attack, and various energy guys have KO'd him in the past. He's just VERY tough and VERY hard to hurt, not invincible. The M&M rulebook itself states that their big hero, Centurion, only has 10 ranks of it for a reason. I usually wouldn't let anyone go over +8 ranks, unless it was a Supes-class invincible guy or something.

[Jabroniville]

It feels shameful to use a drawing by someone other than Alan Davis as her image, but this is really the best pic on Google Image Search. Also, it's hard to do wrong by a Jim Lee-drawn X-Character. I'd use nothing BUT them if they were easy to find online.

CERISE
Eras: Excalibur (brief run)
Hook-Ups: Nightcrawler
Finest Moment: Defeated the Ghrand Jhar to prevent an act of genocide
Role: The Forgotten Character, The GL Rip-Off
PL 9 (135)
ST 14 (+2) DEX 20 (+5) CON 18 (+4) INT 12 (+1) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+8)
Computers 4 (+5)
Investigate 3 (+4)
Knowledge (Technology) 4 (+5)
Notice 4 (+5)
Pilot 3 (+8)
Profession (Soldier) 4 (+5)
Sense Motive 4 (+5)
Stealth 3 (+8)

Feats:
Attractive, Defensive Attack, Equipment 4 (Hyperspace Transit Suit, Sensory Gloves), Improved Critical (Blast), Power Attack, Teamwork

Powers:
"Mutant Powers: Red-Light Constructs"
Create Object 9 (Extras: Moveable) [35]
Dynamic AP: Blast 9
Dynamic AP: Force Field 6 (Feats: Progression 4) (Extras: Affects Others)
Dynamic AP: Move Object 9
Dynamic AP: Dazzle (Visuals) 9 (Extras: Area-Burst)
Flight 4 [8]

Saves:
Toughness +4 (+10 Force Field), Fortitude +6, Reflex +7, Will +5

Combat:
Attack +9, Damage +2 (+9 Blast), Defense +8, Initiative +5

Complications:
Responsibility (Loves Nightcrawler)
Responsibility (Shi'Ar Runaway)

Abilities: 30 / Skills: 32--8 / Feats: 9 / Powers: 46 / Saves: 8 / Combat: 34 (135)

-Cerise joins Kylun in the "huh, forgot about these guys" range of Excalibur characters, since both were recruits back when Alan Davis took sole duties of the book's creative process, and were basically gone after a few arcs when he left, meaning their total runs lasted maybe a couple of years at-best. Cerise was actually pretty unique for Marvel, being a Green Lantern-power character with Create Objects and a few side-things based off of that, which is pretty cool, especially since they were a funny pink colour and she was a hot Shi'Ar chick in pink armour. She actually reappeared in "Annihilation: Conquest", as a person standing around the background with Gamora's Women Warriors, but she didn't actually SAY anything, which tells you how big SHE is nowadays.

-Cerise is basically like a Baby GL build with some combat readiness and overall good physical conditioning (since all aliens are apparently tougher than humans, everywhere in the universe). Not much more to her than that. Like Kylun, she's a solid PL 9 (135) supporting character, who's very handy in a team environment (Force Field + Affects Others) and a half-decent Blaster, too. I tossed all her Hyperspace crap & sensory powers into Equipment, since I think that stuff's kinda generic and it's unfair to charge beaucoup points because someone can detect energy.

[BARON]

ha what was that technology she used? it was some crazy word like "shazfruganon"... yeah SHE was supposed to have staying power. let me tell you.

[Jabroniville]

CAPTAIN BRITAIN (Brian Braddock)
Eras: Excalibur (entire run)
Hook-Ups: Meggan, Courtney Ross (early GF), Opal Luna Saturnyne
Finest Moment: Defeated the Skrull Invasion of the UK
Role: The Flying Brick, The Leader, The Dopey Powerhouse (early Excalibur), The Glorious Patriot
PL 10 (150)
ST 18/32 (+4/+11) DEX 16 (+3) CON 18/32 (+4/+11) INT 16 (+3) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 14 (+2)

Skills:
Bluff 3 (+5)
Computers 3 (+6)
Diplomacy 4 (+6)
Drive 6 (+9)
Knowledge (History) 4 (+7)
Knowledge (Physical Sciences) 7 (+10)
Notice 7 (+8)
Pilot 2 (+5)

Feats:
All-Out Attack, Attack Focus (Melee) 2, Attractive, Benefit (Hero of the United Kingdom), Diehard, Dodge Focus 2, Endurance, Fast Overrun, Improved Critical (Unarmed), Improved Grab, Improved Overrun, Power Attack, Takedown Attack, Teamwork

Powers:
"Member of the Captain Britain Corps"
Enhanced Strength 14 [14]
Enhanced Constitution 14 [14]
Super-Strength 5 (heavy load: 50 tons) (Feats: Groundstrike, Bracing) [12]
Impervious Toughness 6 [6]
Flight 6 [12]
Super-Senses 2 (Detect Magic, Ranged) [2]

Saves:
Toughness +11, Fortitude +11, Reflex +5, Will +6

Combat:
Attack +7 (+9 Melee), Damage +11, Defense +7 (+9 Dodge), Initiative +3

Drawbacks:
Power Loss (All Powers, When Away from British Soil & Without Costume, Major, Uncommon) [-4]

Complications:
Responsibility (Loves Meggan)
Responsibility (England)
Responsibility (Sister, Betsy)
Responsibility (Merlyn, Roma & The Captain Britain Corps)

Abilities: 34 / Skills: 36--9 / Feats: 16 / Powers: 60 / Saves: 7 / Combat: 28 / Drawbacks: -4 (150)

-Captain Britain's ANOTHER weird one, starting out as a Weapon-based superhero in Marvel UK stuff, teaming up with Spider-Man, then getting turned into a Flying Brick and having weird adventures with Alan Moore doing one of the first "Overly complex storylines involving parallel universes & reality-warpers" in comics, which made him fairly popular amongst fans of those books. Chris Claremont, having worked on them as well, started using Cappy for his Excalibur books, turning him into a doofus-like lamebrain out of nowhere, as the book was kind of based on comic relief for a very long time. Me, I never saw much the point in him, and found his powers dull (I much prefer the staff-wielding, under-powered version, which I've also built), but he's gotten alot of play over the years, being in one failed series after another.

-This is Cap circa Excalibur's main run in the 80s-90s, being a Flying Brick of decent power, being a notch under Powerhouses like Thing & Colossus in strength, but with the ability to fly. It was a HELL of a lot of research to find out just WHAT his weakness was in this era, as writers have retconned & added stuff ad nauseum over the years, but I FINALLY got the real facts after some skimming when someone flat-out states that Cap's costume "absorbs the magicks of Great Britain, to allow him to use his powers elsewhere", rather than a mere Device-based power set. He's pretty cheap for a guy with his level of powers, but that's because by this point he didn't show many skills (even though he was supposed to be a scientific genius researcher) or fighting ability- he just flew in and punched guys up.

-So I think I got this right. I've read 1-30 of Excalibur's first run, and I don't think I left anything out. Anyone who remembers different, feel free to correct me.

[Geekery]

CAPTAIN BRITAIN

-This is Cap circa Excalibur's main run in the 80s-90s

That issue where he tried to recapture Juggernaut after a prison break is one of the funniest comics I've read in my entire life.

Juggernaut [rubbing nose]: Nice punch. Cute suit. You the local guy?
Captain Britain: I'm CAPTAIN BRITAIN!
Juggernaut: Figures.
[Hilarity ensues]

[Jabroniville]

A... backless turtleneck and bare feet? Well, I suppose it's unique as far as super-hero costumes go... but as for 'good'? Not so much.

MEGGAN (Meggan Braddock, nee Puceanu)
Eras: Excalibur (two runs worth)
Hook-Ups: Captain Britain, Nightcrawler (flirtation only)
Finest Moment: Beat the living hell out of Nightcrawler while shapeshifted
Role: The Naiive Dumbass, The Fanciful One, The Love Triangle (with Brian & Kurt)
PL 10 (150)
ST 12 (+1) DEX 18 (+4) CON 16 (+3) INT 10 WIS 10 CHA 10

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+7)
Concentration 4 (+4)
Diplomacy 3 (+3)
Handle Animal 12 (+12)
Intimidate 6 (+6)
Knowledge (Arcane Lore) 6 (+6)
Notice 4 (+4)
Sense Motive 2 (+2)
Stealth 4 (+8)
Survival 8 (+8)

Feats:
All-Out Attack, Animal Empathy, Attack Focus (Melee) 2, Attractive, Dodge Focus 2, Teamwork

Powers:
"Mutant Powers: Empathy & Shapeshifting"
Mind Reading 8 (Flaws: Limited to Emotions) [4]
Emotion Control 4 [8]

"Elemental Control Via Earth Empathy"
Flight 4 [8]
Shapeshift 8 [64]
(common powers: Super-Strong Forms, Elemental Forms, Energy Blasts, Earth/Air/Water Control, Mimicking Super-Humans)

Saves:
Toughness +3 (+9 Shapeshifting), Fortitude +6, Reflex +6, Will +3

Combat:
Attack +8 (+10 Melee), Damage +1 (+10 Shapeshifting, Elements), Defense +8 (+10 Dodge), Initiative +4

Drawbacks:
Vulnerable (Mind/Emotion Control) [-2]
Weakness (Leaving British Soil, Major, Could Kill) [-5]
Power Loss (All Powers, Leaving British Soil, Major) [-4]

Complications:
Responsibility (Loves Captain Britain)
Accident (Shapeshifts to Match Others' Expectations)

Abilities: 16 / Skills: 52--13 / Feats: 8 / Powers: 84 / Saves: 8 / Combat: 32 / Drawbacks: -11 (150)

-Not a big Meggan fan. Her costumes were at-best uninventive and weird-looking in a super-hero book, and her powers were just straight-up all over the place. She was kinda funny in Excalibur as the "Outsider" to human ways who was silly, shy and nervous all the time, but she paled in comparison to Kitty & Nightcrawler's characterization. Probably one of the lesser-known X-themed characters out there. Alos, what's up with a Roma child growing up with natural blonde hair (even without shapeshifting, her totally normal form is just slightly more alien-looking than her regular "Pamela Anderson with pointy ears" look)?

-What is it with these X-types and being pains in the ass to build? Problematically, Meggan basically had Powers as the Plot Demands, being a super-powerful Shapeshifter who could adapt to any situation, so she ends up having 45 points to put wherever she wants (usually copying another super-human, just growing big & strong monster-style, or blasting away with elemental powers), which is an expensive damn power, in addition to some side benefits like reading emotional states. She's heavily Drawbacked, as she's fatally vulnerable to being away from English soil for too long.

[Ecalsneerg]

Drawbacks:
Power Loss (All Powers, When Away from England & Without Costume, Major, Uncommon) [-4]

Wouldn't it be the UK or Britain, not England?