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[Siskoid's Rolodex offers spot reviews of all the cards judging them by their less tangible qualities, searching for the elusive perfect card: their picture/graphics, lore, Trek sense and stockability. Each on 5 points (so on a total of 20). I successively do Premiere, Alternate Universe, Q-Continuum, First Contact, Deep Space 9, The Dominion, Blaze of Glory and finally some Premium card. Comments always welcome.]
#435-Chief O’Brien, Personnel, Romulan, holographic, universal, BoG "Holographic re-creation of U.S.S. Enterprise transporter chief. Used to aid mental reprogramming. Taibak forced Geordi La Forge to 'kill' the chief repeatedly." -ENGINEER, SECURITY, Transporter Skill, Navigation, Music; Once each turn, may download Brainwash here; Staff icon -INTEGRITY: 5, CUNNING: 5, STRENGTH: 5 PICTURE: Caught in mid-sentence, this isn't the best of pictures. Geordi's hand in the foreground is a little distracting, but the fact that the stars in the background are blurred makes the who thing a little unreal. And it is unreal. So, it's somewhat ok at 3.1. LORE: The "Chief" was "killed" repeatedly while a "Geordi" was on the Enterprise instead of "our" LaForge. "Fun" way of handling it, though pretty basic. A 3.3. TREK SENSE: Better to have this a Romulan hologram than Federation just because the Chief is a Federation citizen. Why do I even mention it? Well, look at K'Tesh and Fek'lhr. A good re-creation, this O'Brien is an Engineer/Security/Transporter Skill/Navigation/Music personnel, just like the real thing (though one level less Transporter Skill) and even manages to keep his Staff icon. Imperfect, all attributes drop 2 points, and no special download. But why did the Romulans need such a skilled hologram (he's just like the TNG era Miles) if his only purpose was to get killed? Authenticity? I don't think the holo really had that much in the skill area. The special skill really helps with brainwashing, which was exactly his function in the Romulan holo-grid. Downloading Brainwash is an okay way to do it (once per turn too), but probably should only work on Federation captives. I don't think it would "program" a Jem'Hadar much to have to kill an O'Brien. So it's got its problems at 2.8. STOCKABILITY: Romulans are sure to love this. With the new capturing rules, and new cards affecting Brainwash, it becomes real interesting to base your strategy on this card. Sure, having a Brig can get you access to Brainwash, but fake O'Brien can get you one each turn! Many O'Briens (cuz he's universal) can get you as many as their are copies present (or captives). And with E-Band Emissions, you can turn those Brainwashed personnel into infiltrators. Swamp your opponent with capture-related cards, then with infiltrators. See if they can recover from all the disruptions. You'll need a Holodeck (rare in the Star Empire) like that of the Goraxus or Decius, or Holo-Projectors may be the easy solution. Get your O'Brien to your captives and voila. And when it comes to mission solving, O'Brien's also the most powerful hologram out there. Two classifications, the rarer Transporter Skill, good Navigation and even a universal Music for Ressikan Flute. You can earn points by just reporting these guys while you're busy capturing personnel. I have to say, this one's a strong incentive for making a Romulan capture deck. Might I venture a 4.3? TOTAL: 13.5 (67.5%) A good addition to the Romulans, and he's not even a Rommie. COMPARISON CHART Dr. Telek R'Mor - 15.3 (76.5%) Ambassador Tomalak - 14.3 (71.5%) Chief O'Brien - 13.5 (67.5%) D'Tan - 12.4 (62%) Alidar Jarok - 11.7 (58.5%) Varel - 11.3 (56.5%) Bochra - 9.6 (48%) Commander Tomalak - 8.4 (42%) Siskoid (kill me) Tomorrow on Premiums: Collage.
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