Hi,

TL:DR is a NPC unique Rebel Ally an Elite or Regular figure if the text doesn't indicate either way?

My group played Preventative Measures from Return to Hoth (p27) recently, in which MHD-19 attempts to rescue his old master, Draylen. Draylen is a rebel figure (Health: 6 plus the threat level, Speed:2, Defence: 1 white die). Heroes control Draylen as an Ally.

Draylen got within a few spaces of the Evacuation Point at the end of a round, and he would have activated first next round to escape off the board to give rebels victory in the mission. At the end of the round though, the Imperial played Tactical Explosives. Each figure that fails an Insight Attribute Test suffers 3 damage. So if Draylen fails the test, he dies and the rebels lose. If he passes the test, he lives and moves off the board next turn and rebels win. Allies don't roll for attribute tests: if they are elite, they pass. If they are regular, they fail. We couldn't find anything anywhere to indicate that Draylen is an elite figure (he doesn't have a Deployment card: he is represented by a Rebel mission token). This just seemed a bit weird since he is unique. We played it that he was regular and died (rebels have been winning more missions anyway).

Is this correct? Is Draylen a Regular figure? Can anyone find anything that contradicts us?

I would consider a figure regular unless explicitly stated to be elite.

Btw, there is also no basis in calling Draylen unique. Making a token a named figure does not make that token unique for the purposes of game rules.

(I don't know what the design intent is.)

are tokens considered figures? if not, the tactical explosives might not be able to affect draylen

Tokens are figures when the mission rule says they are figures.

Thanks A1bert,

You're right, named is probably a better term than unique (even though there is only one of him), which has an in-game meaning.