ISC - What to buy

[Berf]

Aaah, the Green Mamushi, I forgot about it.
A very good fighter, especially since we made some changes with its stats recently. The new stat card can be downloaded normally, although I just saw a major typo in this new card (Shame on us ! The Constriction special ability requires one SP and not one PA, which is already a typo since it's AP in english. Oh well, i'll just flail Taban )
The Mamushi then...
First, the major inconvenience : it cannot attack. Never.
But that doesn't mean it cannot hurt your enemies ! It has this Constriction ability, to strangle the s**t out of anyone, even other Drones, if you win a VIG roll in opposition with your target. It inflicts 3 wounds in the torso and reduces the Protection by one for this 'attack'. What are the advantages of this ? Well, first of all, 3 wounds in this location is an almost sure way to get the enemy 'wounded' (use the red characteristic), so it is effective to soften up the enemy before the other Drones come to deliver the fatal blow. And since the torso is a 'central' location for everybody, it means you won't have to alter your hits too much in case you made a bad location roll. You can use this ability only once per turn (of course) but it can scare most enemies out of the way if some major badass is near too (Hadakauma, Ronin, Samurai, why even the Rikishi can be dangerous for someone wouded in the torso).
Now, the advantages : the Mamushi cannot be hurt in the arms or the torso, since it doesn't have any location for these. So if you're opponent roll a location of 3 or 4, he must relocate his roll or the attack has no effect. Combine this with the VIG 5 and the armor, and the Mamushi can be very hard to kill.
It has a high movement capacity. 5 in SPD means it can interrupt your opponent well, it ignores the scenery elements while moving (very useful), is immune to Slowdown (and Fear) and can bury itself and then come out anywhere on the battlefield. It has virtually one of the highest potential in movement in the entire game.
I think I covered the major aspects of the Mamushi. Very useful, but not alone. It needs the other Drones more than they need it. It is a very good support for your fighting troops or a good hunter of the opponent's support (Shamans, shooters,...). Oh, and it can eat a lot of SP if you are not careful