Debnoli
| Title | Debnoli |
|---|---|
| Side | Light |
| Type | Character — Alien |
| Set | Special Edition |
| Publisher | Decipher |
| Era | Decipher era |
| Rarity | R |
| Uniqueness | Unique |
| Destiny | 2 |
| Power | 3 |
| Ability | 2 |
| Deploy | 3 |
| Forfeit | 4 |
| Icons | Pilot Warrior |
| GEMP ID | 7_14 |
| Versions | Decipher — this page (7_14)Virtual Original — Debnoli (V) (Virtual Set 12: Martyrs & Magistrates) ( 1112_7)Virtual Legacy — Debnoli (V) ( 1210_99) |
Debnoli is a Light Character (Alien) from Special Edition.
Card Text
Adds 2 to power of anything he pilots. When firing a character weapon, adds 1 to total weapon destiny and characters he 'hits' are forfeit=0. Immune to attrition < 2 (< 5 while armed with a blaster).
Lore
Good-natured patron of Mos Eisley cantina, until the Empire impounded his starship. Expert marksman. Seeking revenge on the Empire.
Anagram
Blondie is the nickname of Clint Eastwood's character, the Man with No Name, in Sergio Leone's 1966 western, where he is "the Good".[1] Jeremy Bulloch said Boba Fett was based on the Man with No Name, down to armour in the colours of his poncho.[2] Debnoli uses exactly the letters of Blondie, and the fan list groups it with Gela Yeens and Bron Burs as the film's trio.[3]
Joke
Debnoli is an anagram of Blondie, "the Good" of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,[1][3] and the lore opens with "Good-natured". In the film Blondie cuts Tuco down from the gallows with a rifle shot through the noose;[4] Debnoli is an "Expert marksman". It is part of the running gag of the film's trio with Gela Yeens and Bron Burs. See Jokes.
Strategy
By James A. Van Fleet, RED 15[5]
Decipher continues to create wonderful new characters that can stand alone, without the help of Interrupts. The best thing about the game text of cards such as Debnoli is that it cannot be cancelled, Sensed or Altered!
Deploy 3, forfeit 4, power 3, ability 2 are good numbers for a pilot and warrior. Give Debnoli a Blaster Rifle and he is immune to attrition <5, and can hit most characters with a destiny draw of 2, making them forfeit 0.
Debnoli and his partner Bron Burs could walk right through a Dark Deck relying on Tatooine: Jabba's Palace strategies. They could hold the Jabba's Palace: Entrance Cavern against Gamorrean Guards, or clear out a nest of Abyssins or Skrillings.
Combos:
Debnoli + Blaster Rifle + Slight Weapons Malfunction. Debnoli shoots, he scores! He gets a battle destiny too.
Easter egg
Dark Side pilot icon.[6]
See Also
Sources
- Star Wars CCG cardlists index at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
- Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Light Character: Debnoli, Special Edition, R
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Wikipedia (Cast: "Clint Eastwood as 'Blondie' (the Man with No Name): The Good"; "Lee Van Cleef as 'Angel Eyes': The Bad"). Preserved copy: Internet Archive, 27 October 2026.
- ↑ Man with No Name, Wikipedia. Preserved copy: Internet Archive, 27 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anagramed Decipherians at oocities.org (GeoCities mirror). Preserved copy: Internet Archive, 8 October 2026.
- ↑ The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Wikipedia (Plot: "Blondie severs the noose with a rifle bullet and the two escape to split the bounty"; "Blondie grows weary of Tuco's complaints, keeps the money, and strands Tuco in the desert"; "The two reluctantly agree to work together"). Preserved copy: Internet Archive, 27 October 2026.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050317063356/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/specialedition/light/small/debnoli.html
- ↑ SWCCG Collecting Encyclopedia 3.2, pp. 191–199. Preserved copy: Internet Archive, 8 October 2026.