Curupira (🐾😈) can bypass every three times it breaks.

Against 1s/1↳ ice, each power counter is $0+$1, and thus each bypass is just $3. For example, it can “farm” weak-enough/outer-enough Barriers (like triple-breaking a Ping or Ablative Barrier), as Aumakua “farmed” weak servers (like triple-breaching Archives); then it can bypass any ≥5s/≥3↳ big boys (like Pharos and Brân 1.0) or “when encountered” mad lads (like Data Loop). This induces its own fun little mini-game.

Design:

• By incentivizing server runs elsewhere, and even distorting (non-derogatory) ice-placement, we care about where barriers are as much as what they (and their static breakpoints) are. More icebreakers should be like Curupiras or Revolvers)! (See below.)

• IMO, the repetitiveness of a fully break condition is mitigated on Fracters (unlike Bukhgalter), since Barriers ↳ End the run (which you'll want to break anyways), and many lack any incidental/secondary subroutines (like Border Control’s first sub).

“Curupira-likes” (which trigger-conditions place power-counters):

• Whenever a barrier causes the run to end, …
• Whenever you make a successful run on HQ, …

Related:

• Afterimage, Demara
• Mass-Driver, Lobisomem

Flavor: In Tupi–Guarani folklore, the curupira has a fiery head, backwards feet, and preys on hunters who take more than they need.

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They couldn't make this start with a power counter? It's like they don't want Rigging Up to save 3 credits and give a power counter to anything anymore(only Atman and Hyperbaric in Standard). I understand that cards printed before the charge mechanic(if it has a power counter, it can gain more) were introduced (in the Midnight Sun Set) and wouldn't start with power counters, but this came after.

As for being a fracter, it's fine? It's roughly Corroder equivalent after you include the bypasses. bypass is a thing for some card synergy. might help with a big barrier.