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Toshiyuki Sakai
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Darksbane
, Feb 22 2014 04:44 AM | Last updated Feb 22 2014 04:44 AM
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Toshiyuki SakaiType: Asset: Executive Cost: 0 Faction: Corp Jinteki Faction Cost: 2 Toshiyuki Sakai can be advanced. If Toshiyuki Sakai is accessed while installed, you may swap him with an agenda or asset from HQ. The new agenda or asset is installed unrezzed, and keeps all advancement tokens on Toshiyuki Sakai. The Runner can choose not to access the new card. Trash: Set: Fear and Loathing Number: 092 Quantity: 3 Illustrator: RC Torres |
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15 Comments
Second glance...meh! When I win a classic Jinteki mind-game this card enables me to play a second one...?! Yay!
I would use it if it ended the run basically. As is, I just don't see the desire.
But, there is something cool it can do.
If you replace Toshiyuki Sakai on the table with a Toshiyuki Sakai in hq you have a relatively safe trick of light storage space. Until they kill the one in hq, that is.
Not the most useful effect, but cool.
I mean, it could basically turn a rout into a time limit draw, right?
(Assuming you have enough of the aspergers to do something like that.)
No. Take a closer look at the card. You're only allowed to have one of these in your deck. The little mark before a card's name means that.
But I have my own question now. Is this card theoretically untrashable? It says you may swap it with an asset/agenda card in HQ. If that's the case, Toshi goes into HQ, and your agenda or trap asset go out on the table. Making Toshi endlessly reusable. This would be a fantastic card for Jinteki bluffs.
No. The mark next to the name means that only one copy of the card can be active at a time. Cards in HQ are not active.
Toshiyuki can easily be trashed when accessed in HQ or R&D.
That's right. However, I have a question regarding this property. What's the point of Toshiyuki being a unique card thus being limited to only one copy of it being active at a time?
I mean, it basically works as an ambush that never has to be rezzed to work, thus I can hardly imagine a situation where 2 Toshiyukis would be active at the same time. The only possible one I can think of is corp having one rezzed outside of the current run (a dumb "Come at me, bro!" attitude?) thus activating the currently accessed one would lead to 2 Toshis being active simultaneously prompting the corp to trash the rezzed copy.
Can anyone explain it to me, what's the possible reason behind this restriction?
One, there's a thematic restriction on unique characters.
Two, there are forced rez effects (such as Blackguard).
Right, that makes sense now. Thanks.
Couple this guy with Gagarain Deep Space, and have another copy of him in hand. Now just bait the Runner to run the server and start the troll game - he pays 1 to access, you swap him with the one in HQ and ask in the most innocent way would he like to pay 1 to access the new card. Take your time and repeat until he gives up or spends enough money to put in the server an NAPD contract (worth 5 to steal).
Another fun thing to do - if you happen to have not only a second copy, but also Government Takeover and Punitive in hand, you may surprise the Runner next turn quite nicely. Still, the above may be enough to push your oponent of the rails.
He's awesome. And that's coming from somone who has never won with Jinteki. Ever. I've lost to jinteki plenty of times though.