M2E+Abuela+Ortega


 * Abuela Ortega, Guild Enforcer**

=__Overview__=

The Oldest Ortega around - and don't you dare ask how old that is. Abuela is the matriarch of the Ortega family, taking care of the Latigo Ranch. In game, Abuela lends plenty of short range firepower and support abilities. She brings great synergies with any crew since the majority of her abilities do not depend on Family. She can make another model in your crew Family as well, just in case.

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=__Mobility__= Although old Abuela is in a wheelchair, she has an average walk of 5. If another friendly model is within the 3" aura of her **"Roll me Closer, Dear"** ability, they can push her once per turn for an extra walk as a (0) action. With her **(1) Sawed-Off Shotgun** and **(1) A Well Deserved Whoopin'** attack actions, she can be pushed 4" away from the target per attack, although it requires you to flip or cheat a mask if using her shotgun. Remember, she comes with no Cg value, so don't expect to get movement and attacks as the same action.

=__Offense__= Abuela is in many ways a glass cannon. Two attacks come standard: A ranged attack and a melee attack.

Abuela's pride and glory - a gun she constantly uses around Latigo to keep egos in order. With an excellent Sh value of 7 and a reasonable damage spread of 2/3B/4BB, it can be devastating. This killing potential is however severely hampered by the short Rg: Projectile 6 on the weapon, forcing Abuela to be exposed to incoming attacks. If you don't need the blast you can use her in-built trigger //Slug.// This allows you, after damaging, to perform a 2/3/4 damage flip against the target instead of placing Blast Markers, however declaring this trigger prevents her from using the attack again on the same turn. The way that the damage is resolved means that you can kill a **Hard to Kill** model on more than 1 Wd. The other trigger requires a mask and allows you to push her 4" away from the target. This can be used to push Abuela forward if you use it on your own models or retrieve her from danger by making her retreat to safety.
 * Sawed-Off Shotgun**

Abuela's Ml attack is mainly there to push her out of melee harm thanks to the //Roll Backwards// trigger so you can then use the **Sawed-Off Shotgun**. With an above average Ml 6 you can still hope to succeed most of the time if you are prepared to cheat a high card, but the damage is at a low 1/2/3, so unless you are finishing off a previously damaged model don't expect to kill anyone with it. Although the 1" range on the attacks means you may have to walk into range first losing some of its utility. The //Roll Backwards// trigger is built in and allows you to push 4" away from the target.
 * A Well Deserved Whoopin'**

=__Resilience__= Abuela relies on a slightly above average Df 6 to survive on low Wd 7 for her cost. She, however, comes with her own version of Armor: Her **Matriarch** ability which requires triggers on a Df/Wp (Rams), which is built in to both her Df and Wp. It allows her to pass one of her Wds to a friendly Family model within 12" and LoS. This is still effectively worst than **Armor** though because you are not reducing Wds, just transferring it around and does not work if the attacker stops you from declaring triggers.


 * Play Nice!** stops enemy models within a 6" aura from declaring charge actions, which can help limit incoming swipes from enemies in shotgun range.

=__Upgrades__= The most common upgrade on Abuela is the **Hair Trigger** which allows her to discard a card to shoot three times. Doing this prevents you from using **Focus,** so no automatic way of gaining a positive flip on damage and no //Slug// trigger until your last attack. Still, if you manage to put her in position and survive there long enough it can be devastating for your opponent.

The second most common upgrade comes in the form of **Armor**. If you are trying to increase resilience this may be a good idea but at an extra cost of 2SS there are likely better options.

=__Tactics and Tips__= Most of Abuela tricks come in the form of movement. With two Wk of 5", an extra push of the same distance she can easily jump 15" a turn. However she is quite fragile so wait until turn two or three for a chance to use your shotgun. Then use another model to push her, preferably with accomplice, and then activate her, **Focus**, and use the Sawed-Off Shotgun with Slug for a potential 8 damage.

Her **(0) Shotgun Wedding** also allows her to give a friendly model the **Family** characteristic so she can then pass Wds around and for other synergies. If you pass those Wds to a model with a healing ability then you will be laughing. Plus, it is quite hilarious to think of the prospects of adopting a Peacekeeper as a member of your family.


 * (0) "Listen Up, Young'un"** can be seen as an **Obey** and forces your opponent to predict what you will be doing next, making his game conditioned. It is also an excellent ability with schemes that require models to take interact actions or to ensure the delivery a message on a "Programmed directive" upgraded construct.

=__Playing Against Abuela__= Abuela has quite short Sh range on her shotgun, so you should be able to avoid her most of the time. Moreover, she has only 1" range on her Ml attack, so engaging 2" away is an effective way of wasting her AP. If for some reason you really need to kill her, then any model with an attack stat of 6 should be able to cope with her in 2/3 AP removing any threat coming from her

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