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#16 Rabe, Handmaiden
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Entry: 7 July 1999
The Unofficial Jedi's Guide to the YJCCG Galaxy.
Compiled by jinnandtonic, June 1999.
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jinnandtonic's Grades:
Economy: B+
In terms of economy, not a bad card. Rabe deploys for 2 and has a Power of 2, with location bonuses of Power +1 at all Tatooine locations. She also onlyhas a Damage of 1 and has a Destiyn of 4. Practically a non-universal Gungan Official / Bureaucrat based on Tatooine.
Decipher: B+
We quite frankly no so little about this character that Decipher would have to do something extraordinary to be marked badly. The only gripe I had with the card is that Rabe earns location bonuses at all Tatooine sites, which is a tad strange. Destiny and Damage ratings seem fair, and the picture is okay, considering we don't really see the handmaiden's faces (except for Padme, that is).
Overall Usefulness: B
A fairly handy card to include in your Light Tatooine deck, and probably any Light deck for that matter. There is nothing special about the Rabe / Handmaiden card that makes her stand out like, for example, Anakin Skywalker / Podracer Pilot, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. A solid Destiny of 4 means that she won't drag your deck down, and a Damage of 1 means that you don't really care if she bites it. The question is: wouldn't a Royal Guard be preferable to her? Probably.
FLAVOR TEXT: "We are brave, your Highness." - Padme Naberrie
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CARD FACTS:
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UNCOMMON, GREEN-DOT, STACKABLE
Deploy: 2
Power: 2
Destiny: 4
Damage: 1
Power Bonuses:
Tatooine/Mos Espa +1
Tatooine/Desert Landing Site: +1
Tatooine/Podrace Arena: +1
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SPECIFIC INTERACTING CARDS:
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No interacting cards as yet. Don't like our chances of one in the future.
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IN BRIEF:
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Rabe / Handmaiden is an okay card, but not something to jump up and down about. She is actually identical to Jawa / Thief, besides the fact that the latter card has more theme applications, is universal, and has a slightly lower Destiny. There is a nice possibility of a handmaidens theme (see #5 Padme Naberrie for info on this) but such a possibility is not fully realisable until a few more handmaidens and/or handmaiden supporting cards are released. Until then, you may want 1-2 copies of her in a Light deck, but probably not any more than that.
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GENERAL PLAY TIPS:
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* The good thing about the handmaidens theme is that Rabe/Handmaiden and Padme Naberrie/Handmaiden are different dot-colors, so if you have enough cards, you could possibly include 10 copies of each in a deck.
* The Force Quotient (FQ, like IQ) of Rabe/Handmaiden is 6. Pretty ordinary really, the same as Captain Panaka/Protector of the Queen and Ric Olie/Ace Pilot, among others.
* Silly theme of today: The Accented Deck. We are certainly stretching it today. Exactly three Light characters have little apostrophe things above letters in their names: Rabe/Handmaiden, Padme Naberrie/Handmaiden and Ric Olie/Ace Pilot. When you deploy them, make sure you make them sound French.
* Style tips:
- Protect the Queen. You are brave, right?
- Theme deck: The Chick Deck. Starring Rabe, Padme Naberrie/Handmaiden, multiple versions of Queen Amidala and so forth. There wasn't *any* female Gungans in the movie, were there? I must assume that the Gungans multiply like frogs or something, so maybe you can include Jar Jar Binks. Just hope you don't run into Aurra Sing. Cat fight!
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ADDITIONS:
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