The way he changed after he met his boy almost … almost … gave me some hope for mankind. ‘You can have my badge if Mean is not only one of the toughest and most aggressive perps I’ve ever faced, but also one of the gentlest. Together they infiltrate and destroy a gang of murderous mutants in the Cursed Earth. Dead Mean?ĭredd pressgangs two of his most implacable adversaries, Mean Machine and Judge Death. Mean’s dial was removed by Justice Department, and he settled into a new life with his son. One such mission even saw Dredd and Mean work with Judge Death!ĭuring this time Mean was introduced to his son, who had been conceived during a brief relationship with the notorious criminal Seven-Pound Sadie Suggs. In fact, Mean’s only prolonged periods outside of his iso-block were spent being co-opted by Dredd to serve Mega-City One. None met with any prolonged success, and Mean would always be returned to custody.
Sentenced to life in the iso-cubes of Mega-City One, Mean made numerous attempts to escape. Not only did the two Angels fail, Dredd killed Fink and arrested Mean. Reunited with another of his brothers, Fink, Mean was then sent on a mission to kill Dredd. In an act of revenge, Krysler used his powers to resurrect Mean. Dredd, sensing great evil In Krysler, sentenced the boy to solitary confinement on the distant planet Xanadu. The gang died in the confrontation, Mean included. Krysler’s importance, therefore, saw Dredd lead a mission to recover the Judge Child, and in doing so clash with the Angel Gang. The so-called ‘Judge Child’, Krysler had been predicted to save Mega-City One from a future disaster. Mean and the rest of the Angel Gang would first come to Dredd’s attention after kidnapping the powerful psionic Owen Krysler. Such a force is rife for conversion too, such as Warlorder Dave has done with his very own Cursed Earth Warband led by Mean Machine himself: Players fielding Sky Raiders should take advantage of this speed and firepower to make the norms’ lives as difficult as possible! Raid from the Cursed EarthĪ Cursed Earth Raider force makes for a particularly characterful and striking force on the tabletop, and that’s before you consider the weaponry and transports available to them. It also goes without saying that Sky Raiders have access to a decent armoury and have speed on their side in the form of various bat gliders, sky cycles and other vehicles.
Similarly, the Pack Leader’s Mutant Insight skill gives the player more options when drawing Big Meg cards, letting that player draw two cards and choose one.Īll Sky Raiders also possess the Scary Mutant special rule, which penalises models other than Judges with a -1 modifier to tests made against their Cool stat that’s a great bonus in those scenarios which see Citi-Def forces defending their block against a Sky Raid! And, as only Judges are immune to the effects of Scary Mutant, even arch-villains like Orlok, Mean Machine et al are disadvantaged against these mutated marauders. Individually weak, those muties who work together gain the benefits of the Sky Raider Pack Leader’s Take That, Norm! skill, which allows that leader to return Action chips to the draw per turn this alone makes a Sky Raider force a much deadlier proposition. Not only are they a danger to our civilians and a drain on our resources, but they’re also indicative of how far we have to go before the citizens of MC-1 are ready to welcome continued immigration of mutants.’Īs with all gang or pack-based models in the Judge Dredd Miniatures Game, the Sky Raiders’ strength lies in numbers. ‘These sky raiders are bad news for the city. Having levied for the inclusion of mutants in Mega-City One, Judges Dredd and Hershey now deal with the reality of this bold new policy.