“‘I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I’m not the same, the next question is ‘Who in the world am I?’ Ah, that’s the great puzzle!'”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, Ch. 2
Sometimes when I wake up in the morning…I feel a little different then the day before. I wonder if others do as well? They must, for there seem to be many cliche sayings like for instance:
“Let me sleep on it!”
“You’ll feel different about it in the morning!”
“Take the night to think about it!”
So what magical powers does the night hold. What can change our perspectives…our very beliefs…somewhere in the shadows of deep sleep, or the tossing of a restless night?
Or imagine if you will…spending your first night in Arkham Asylum!
Meet Warren White…or, as he is now known…Great White.
Oh Warren’s story is a sad sad one indeed…but before we go any further, let’s here what Pete (or Megladon) had to say about him:
Ok people, so where to begin.
Well obviously, first off, I love this card. The name alone had me; but when I checked some of the other previews we have received, I noticed that this is the second concealed character to be previewed. Now at first, a one cost 0 – 2 doesn’t seem to be all that powerful; because actually it’s on curve. But then there’s the text.
Without a doubt, you can bet some of the insanity cards in the raid deck will have ways for us to gain endurance and then allow the asylum to steal half of it back. Think about Galactus and his Worldeaters for endurance gain. I think we just saw the Asylum’s way of doing it in this card right here.
With the Penguins ability to make equipment concealed, Haunting Memories way to make our KO piles the Asylum’s KO’d pile. You can bet this guy will be a worthy adversary.
Taking all of this into account will definitely make deck construction difficult. We don’t want to give the Asylum more fuel for the fire.
Oh, also….did I mention that teams like Heralds of Galactus would not do well against this guy. Oh… and did I also mention I love this guy’s name!!!
-Pete
Yes…Pete does have a bit of a thing for sharks…Great White Sharks to be exact…oh what a perfect preveiw for Pete. Pete, had a few things right…and others…well…he’ll just have to wait and see! Or will he?
<Tiny Voice> Nope!
“Shush you!”
Anyways…let’s talk about where my mind wandered when it came to sad ole’ Warren White…oh but wait! Backstory…backstory…read all about him!
Warren White was a simple, money loving man. Head of his company, White World Net, Warren had a aptitude for playing with other people’s money and making a lot for himself! Of course, money they say is the root of all evil…and when it came to Warren White, those roots ran deep. Warren you see, never had a problem doing what was necessary to see that his coffers grew in proportion to his greed. Warren always looked for new and exciting ways to turn a profit…and it didn’t matter who got in his way. Money it seems, can make a lot of people disappear.
Unfortunately for Warren…that all came crashing down on his head one ugly day. But Warren, the savvy businessman really didn’t see the horrible misstep he made…until it was too late.
Like all weasels…Warren thought he found the hole in the chicken coup. When indited for possibly the DC Universe’s greatest act of stock fraud ever known, Warren and his money went to work…and everything seemed fine! First a couple dollars to get a change of venue for the trial. A couple dollars to obtain the best trial lawyers. A couple dollars to bring in some excellent witnesses. A few bucks here for experts in the field. A few dollars there to rig a jury. Warren and his money were on a roll…a bankroll. For the greatest act of stock fraud ever known…Warren White was found “NOT GUILTY” for reasons of “INSANITY”.
Warren wasn’t going to jail!
Nope…no jail time at all!
The Judge however…loved this verdict. For Warren had finally made a misstep. A costly one. You see…Warren’s change of venue had him stnding before a judge in Gotham City. Hee hee…and as the Judge told Warren, “You see. This is one town where you’re probably better off guilty than insane.”
Please Judge continue.
“I hereby sentence you to a period of observation at Arkham. Term indefinite. Effective immediately.”
WHOOPS! Not good for Warren!
Oh…and so the woes began for Warren and his “Journey Into Madness”. The new “Fish” of Arkham Asylum…was about to get a very…VERY…cold and fishy welcome.
Ah yes…the lovely every so charming welcome to Arkham Asylum. You know, just your regular run of the mill welcome to the new neighborhood type greetings. A strange new cellmate who talks to the dead…a cold shower with The Joker…a couple of random beatings…salad tossing…etc. Warren’s first night in Arkham was exhausting to say the least.
OH YEAH! And that ever-so-loving chant: “FISH FISH FISH FISH FISH FISH!!!”
Warren was having the time of his life. So much fun in fact…that the very first chance he could…he began the oh-so-subtle bribing of his supposed Psychologist in attempts to get out! Unlucky for Warren, he found a psychologist very willing…EXTREMELY WILLING…to help him. So much so…that she was willing to crawl out of her skin (literally)…all to help Warren White leave Arkham a free man!
Enter…Jane Doe.
Ohhhh…that Jane Doe! What a sick sick freak! I love her. LOVE. HER.
But I’ll talk about Jane another time. Right now…we’re talking about Warren…and I’m sure Jane wouldn’t have it any other way. So…back to Warren.
Well…suffice it to say that Warren’s plans to leave Arkham didn’t work out quite as planned. Living through a literal “Living Hell” Warren found himself locked up in a meat locker and freezing to death. With Frostbite taking his nose, thumbs, and a few other extremities…Warren soon resembled that which he always admired in business…the shark. The “Great White” Shark…bastard son of Arkham Asylum was born.
<Tiny Voice> “Tell them the whole story…it’s one of my favorites.”
“Nah…I would rather them go straight to the source and get the trade paperback “Arkham Asylum: Living Hell” and spend a few nights with Warren and his new found friends.
So anyways…back to Warren and what I was thinking when creating him.
Well…without a doubt, Warren woke up one morning a changed man. But no matter how changed we are sometimes, very rarely do we deviate from our strong basic foundations and know how. This is typical of Warren White as he resides within Arkham. You see…Warren is still the shrewd businessman he has always been. Only now, Warren’s board room happens to be the Asylum’s Rec Room, or wherever he may run into an Inmate in need.
Warren’s a fixer, facilitator, and funnel man all wrapped up into one. If you need something in the Asylum…Warren is your man. For the right price…anything is possible. But always at his very foundation, is his will to live, his will to covet, and his never ending greed and slick dealings. While you are in the Asylum…if Warren is around, whatever you may earn, it’s a safe bet Warren is getting a piece of the pie as well.
Arkham Asylum picks and chooses it’s beloved little children. Warren is fast becoming a favorite child as Warren remains safely within his own little world in Arkham…returning what is the Asylum’s by right. With Warren around, that hard fought victory for a location or persona, may not be as sweet as before. When you gain endurance…
WHAT? I didn’t tell you about how the Rescue Team can gain endurance…hold on a sec!
Alright…in the Arkham Asylum “Journey Into Madness” Raid deck, cards which look almost like normal locations will take the place of the Planet Style cards from the Galactus set.
Now…after playing countless hours against the Galactus set, I always thought, “Wow…it sucks that we fight so hard for these planets…but don’t really gain anything!”
Rec-Room has the version Endurance Gain. It also has what would have been a threshold cost of 10. However…in the Arkham Asylum Raid Deck, if the Rescue Team wins this location (or mission), they may cash this sucker in for whatever effect it may have in the Version line.
So for instance…with Endurance Gain…the Rescue Team would gain 10 endurance.
But for someone like Aaron Cash:
You’ll notice that Mr. Cash has Effect in his Version line. If the Rescue Team wins this persona (or mission), then sometime during the game, the Rescue Team can cash (no pun intended) this sucker in, to reactivate its’ Game Text which would be: Team attackers cannot be stunned.
So anyways…Warren is happy amongst his fellow Arkonians now. He’s funneling those hard earned profits…and making sure that Arkham Asylum just keeps on keeping on.
So if you ever feel like visiting Warren…you know where you’ll find him.
<Tiny Voice> “Tell them about the other Version lines!”
“Shush you…too much too much! Let it sink in.”
Anyways…sleep tight. Wake up tomorrow feeling fresh…and like a whole new person!
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