Madame Masque

*"There's nothing sadder than a broken super hero. And by sadder I mean more delightful."*

**Madame Masque** is one of three playable Villains in the first Marvel Villainous expansion, Mischief and Malice. She is from American comic books published by Marvel comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, and made her first appearance in Tales of Suspense #98 (cover dated February 1969).

## Objective

Madame Masque must perform 8 Vendetta Vanquish actions. She has two separate Vanquish types: Contract Vanquishes which gain her Power, and Vendetta Vanquishes, which forward her Objective.

See Contract and Vendetta Vanquish Actions for more information.

She has no Gain Power actions in her Domain, but she always goes first and starts with 6 Power. She is also able to gain Power by moving to Controlled locations. A location is considered Controlled if a Nefaria Family Ally and no Heroes are at that location.

## Domain

Madame Masque's Domain consists of the following locations, from left to right:

* Manhattan
	+ Play a Card | Vanquish
	+ Relocate | Play a Card
* Hell's Kitchen
	+ Play a Card | Relocate
	+ Activate | Discard Cards
* Nefaria Castle
	+ Play a Card | Fate
	+ Play a Card | Vanquish
* Maggia Casino Ship
	+ Vanquish | Activate
	+ Discard Cards | Fate

## Villain Deck

The following cards are in Madame Masque's Villain Deck:

* Nefaria Family Thugs (x4)
* Nefaria Family Soldiers (x3)
* Decoy (x3)
* No Mercy (x3)
* Dreadnoughts (x2)
* On the Hunt (x2)
* Line of Sight (x2)
* Escape Plan (x2)
* Setting a Trap (x2)
* Count Nefaria
* The Hood
* The Syndicate
* Nefaria Family Leaders
* Tools of the Trade
* Payday
* Call Me Big M

These include 11 total Allies (Count Nefaria, The Hood, The Syndicate, Nefaria Family Leaders, Nefaria Family Soldiers, Nefaria Family Thugs), 6 total Items (Tools of the Trade, Dreadnoughts, Decoy), 11 total Effects (No Mercy, On The Hunt, Line Of Sight, Escape Plan, Setting A Trap) and 2 total Specialties (Payday, Call Me Big M).

## Unique Fate Cards

The following cards contain Madame Masque's Targeted Villain symbol, and are generally the most effective against Madame Masque:

* Prisoner of S.H.I.E.L.D. (x2)
* Tony Stark Iron Man
* Moon Knight
* Kate Bishop Hawkeye
* Clint Barton Hawkeye
* Jasper Sitwell S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Black Widow S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Failure
* Hard to Trust a Mask
* No One Gets Out Alive

## **Vendetta Tracker**

The Vendetta Tracker keeps track of how many Heroes are defeated by a Vendetta Vanquish action declared by Madame Masque. It comes with a slider attached on the top side and is placed on the 0 space at the start of the game. Each time Madame Masque defeats a Hero with a Vendetta Vanquish action, the slider is moved one space to the right. Once the slider reaches 8, Madame Masque wins the game assuming no Fate card with an ability that stops her from winning the game is present within her Domain.

The tile features an Activated ability, and she may Activate it at any appropriate time by performing an Activate action. It has two different effects which are dependent on Madame Masque's progress towards her Objective (position of the slider):

* If the slider is at 0-3, gain 2 Power.
* If the slider is at 4-7, gain 1 Power and draw a card.

Once the slider is at 8, the Tracker then has no additional Ability, but can still be Activated with no effect.

## **Villain Guide Gallery**

**Clarifications**

* If Madame Masque does not choose either Vendetta or Contract before performing a Vanquish action, the result of the Vanquish action will default to Contract.
* Madame Masque can still reach 8 Vendetta while Tony Stark Iron Man is in her Domain. In this case, Madame Masque will win immediately if Tony Stark Iron Man is relocated or otherwise removed from Madame Masque's Domain.

 **Villain deck**
*4 Copies:* Nefaria Family Thugs
*3 Copies:* Decoy • Nefaria Family Soldiers • No Mercy
 *2 Copies:* Dreadnoughts • Escape Plan • Line of Sight • On the Hunt • Setting a Trap
 **Fate deck**
*2 Copies:* Prisoner of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 **Unique mechanics**
Contract and Vendetta Vanquish Actions • Controlled Locations

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