Kit Reveal - Captain Rex
UNIT NAME: Captain Rex
ALIGNMENT: Light Side
CATEGORIES: Support, Clone Trooper, Phoenix, Rebel, Rebel Fighter
Key Attributes:
- Captain Rex provides a much needed lift to the Phoenix squad by making use of Hera’s Leader ability to call all other Phoenix allies when a Phoenix character uses a Special ability
- Captain Rex has a strong synergy with critical chance and provides additional effects to his allies when he scores a critical hit
- Captain Rex earns Turn Meter for applying debuffs with his Special ability, Suppressing Fire, and when Phoenix and Clone Trooper allies gain debuffs
- Has an Omicron that works differently in GAC 5v5 and 3v3
Inspiration:
- This is Rex as we see him in Rebels, a seasoned warrior who isn’t afraid to push back against the Empire but who still prioritizes his team
- While not a core part of the Phoenix team, he did help them on enough missions we wanted to pay homage to that by giving him the Phoenix tag (and a Unique ability that all the other Phoenix characters can share)
- We also took into consideration his time in the Clone Wars with his Omicron in 3v3, allowing him to complete a team alongside Commander Cody and Clone Sergeant Phase I
- Captain Rex’s Special ability Master Marksman was inspired by the time in his debut episodes on Star Wars Rebels when he shoots the Imperial Probe Droid
- Captain Rex’s Basic ability is a nod to his friendship with Ahsoka Tano, and takes inspiration from Focused Slash
Strategy Tips:
- Critical Chance and Potency Mods are his friend
- Unlike other SWGOH characters, Captain Rex’s Special 2 inflicts Tenacity down prior to applying other Debuffs
- Captain Rex performs better against some squads with varying Phoenix members on his team, allowing for the other Phoenix squad members to be moved around situationally
FAQ:
How do I obtain Captain Rex?
Captain Rex is a Marquee unit that will be available starting on Thursday at 11a Pacific
Why is the Marquee only 3 tiers?
We’re experimenting with reducing the friction it takes to unlock Marquee units, while at the same time demonstrating his ideal team facing off against a team they were specifically designed to beat.
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ABILITIES:
BASIC: Aim, Then Fire
Final Text: Deal Physical damage to target enemy twice. Whenever this attack scores a critical hit, dispel all debuffs on Captain Rex and another random Clone Trooper or Phoenix ally.
SPECIAL 1: Master Marksman (CD: 3) (Zeta)
Final Text: Deal Physical damage to target enemy and Stun them for 1 turn. If this attack scores a critical hit, all allies recover 15% Health and Protection. If this attack defeats the target enemy, reset the cooldowns of all Clone Trooper and Phoenix allies.
SPECIAL 2: Suppressing Fire (CD: 3)
Final Text: Inflict Tenacity Down, which can't be evaded, and Daze on all enemies for 2 turns. Deal Physical damage to all enemies and inflict Offense Down for 2 turns. Clone Trooper and Phoenix allies gain 5% Turn Meter for each debuff inflicted by this ability, and all allies gain Critical Chance Up and Offense Up for 2 turns.
UNIQUE 1:The Lost Commander (Zeta, Omicron)
Final Text:Captain Rex gains 25% Critical Chance, 40% Max Health, 25 Speed, and 40% Tenacity.
Whenever any other Phoenix ally uses a Special ability, Rex assists dealing 40% less damage. Whenever a Clone Trooper ally falls below 50% Health, they recover 35% Health and Protection (limit once per turn) and gain 50% Defense and Tenacity Up for 2 turns. Whenever a Clone Trooper or Phoenix ally is inflicted with a debuff, Rex gains 5% Turn Meter per debuff and all allies recover 5% Health and Protection.
While in Grand Arenas: Rex gains 30% Critical Damage and an additional 60% Max Health and 25 Speed.
While in 5v5 Grand Arenas and all allies are Phoenix at the start of battle: whenever an ally is inflicted with Ability Block or Daze, they dispel it and inflict 2 stacks of Damage Over Time on all enemies for 3 turns, which can't be evaded or resisted. Whenever Captain Rex uses his Basic ability he recovers 10% Health and Protection.
While in 3v3 Grand Arenas and all allies are Clone Troopers at the start of battle: whenever an ally assists they have a 50% chance to dispel all buffs on the target enemy and they inflict Armor Shred until the end of the encounter, which can't be evaded or resisted.
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What does Rex have to do with Leia?
Question - is this entire Unique shared with Pheonix allies under Hera Lead? Does that mean if one ally is debuffed, all allies recover 5% Max Health/Prot per Pheonix ally (so 25% each at the start)? What about the Omicron?
The longer we don't get Cal, the more People can get him.
IMPERIAL AGENTS WANT TO KNOW
You are Wrong. As a Star wars Fan, you must say: A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
He was retconned as part of the Endor assault team by the rebels show.
Maybe because he is with commando on Endor?
And they wonder why nobody buys their toons anymore lol
https://media.tenor.com/2RgaNRrjoZ8AAAAC/unexpected-but.gif
I think “Rex” gets changed to whoever it’s shared with. So everyone else assists once when a Pheonix uses a special.
You're probably right as the first bullet point at the top seems to imply that
@CG_Tusken_Meathead
He was stripped of rank as well, so technically he wouldn't be either. On top of that, his rank in the republic doesn't automatically give him that rank in the rebellion. We are just assuming that in the rebellion he was given the rank of commander again.
Seeing as how this new Rex has a GAC omicron that can function (albeit it functions differently) in both 5v5 and 3v3, will CG revisit GAC omicrons that can only be used in either 5v5 or 3v3?
Doctor Aphra, BT-1, and 0-0-0 specifically come to mind, and I feel it’d be more than fair for a Legendary character’s Omicron to be considered for a rework if a Marquee has more flexibility.
@CG_Tusken_Meathead
-- there are definitely other characters who do this.
So I'm guessing Hera's lead allows the omicron portion of the unique to be shared as well?
I believe you mean, "A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one."
The Tusken Omnis would also be awesome to have 5v5 functionality for.