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Colin (Japanese: イワン, Ewan) is a wealthy CO from Blue Moon and the younger brother of Sasha. He debuts in the Blue Moon's campaign in Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising.

Personality[]

Colin admires his fellow Blue Moon CO's, Olaf and Grit and dislikes Black Hole that already destroyed his home. When Colin first arrived in Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, he called all of his superiors "Sir". Grit was not particularly fond of the title, but Olaf never made an issue of it. He is an uptight CO who always tries his best to correctly carry out orders and give respect where it is due. In Advance Wars: Dual Strike he often talks with a stutter.

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising[]

Storyline significance[]

He was a recruit to be a CO in the Blue Moon army. He's is always thinking there is something he is doing wrong but tries his best. His missions are "Reclamation" and "Two Weeks Test " and is optional in "Neotanks!?!" and "Factory Blues".

CO abilities[]

Colin's lack of military experience causes his units to have 10% weaker attack power than the baseline. However, Colin is able to purchase his units at 80% of the regular price.

CO power[]

Gold Rush - Multiplies Colin's current War Funds by 1.5, meaning 30,000 Funds becomes 45,000 War Funds, for example. Also increases his Units' defence by 10%.

Super CO power[]

Power of Money - Uses wealth to increase the strength of weapons. For every 1000 War Funds Colin has, his units gain 3.33% more firepower. War Funds contributing to this power are not spent. Also increases Units' defence by 10%.

Advance Wars: Dual Strike[]

Storyline significance[]

He appears in just a few fights. His first appearance, "The Ocean Blue".

CO abilities[]

Colin's units are 20% cheaper, but their stats are 90/100.

CO power[]

Gold Rush - Multiplies Colin's current War Funds by 1.5, meaning 10,000 Funds becomes 15,000 War Funds, for example. It also slightly increases his units' attack.

Super CO power[]

Power of Money - Uses money to increase weapon strength. The more War Funds Colin has, the stronger his Units become. Every 1000 War Funds gives 3.33% more firepower to the base offence increase of 10%. Power of Money does not use up Colin's Funds.

Tag Breaks[]

Colin has Tag Breaks with the following COs:

Tactics[]

Colin is amongst one of the best COs in the games. The inverse counterpart to Kanbei, Colin has cheaper but weaker units. Unlike Kanbei having 120% expenses but 120/120 or 130/130 stats, Colin's cost difference is more beneficial from 80% spending at 90/100 stats. Having more money to work with in general in the early run (Sasha and Hachi) is very beneficial in the early game. Additionally, for the somewhat ridiculous cost of just 2 stars, Gold Rush multiplies Colin's current funds by 1.5, a potentially disastrous amount if Colin has a decent amount of money or has conserved money previous turn. Throughout the game, Colin will have earlier access to bigger and more expensive units like Medium Tanks, Bombers, and Naval Units; units like these can disrupt the opponent's flow by forcing them to buy more expensive units instead of the more common and cheaper units that are usually effective. Power of Money can potentially be devastating, especially if Colin has already saved up a lot of money or has used a few Gold Rushes, although getting a chance to use Power of Money is in desperate situations. If Colin wants to play the numbers game instead, Colin can do so, but must be wary that his overall 90% attack will only get him far.

Dual Strike's mechanics greatly benefits Colin a lot, both single and tag battles. The addition of Black Bombs is a great insurance policy against the heavier hitting units, making Colin's weaker units scrape off the last remaining HP of the weakened units. In Tag battles, Colin can get the early game purchases very quickly before swapping to his partner to do more of the damage. To make up for its lack of offensive power, Colin having the Bruiser and Brawler skill will help Colin's attack power to normal outside of indirects and having synergy will increase his attack even further in tag battles. Having the Soul of Hachi can benefit in a pinch if opponents' units are trying to break your line of defense in cities, forcing the opponent to sway away from direct attacks for 1 turn.

Colin can be bolstered with the Gold Rush, Sale Price, and Fire Sale skills. These stack with his existing unit purchase discount, giving a total discount of 33%. Put another way, a 33% discount with 10% more funds equates to a 64% increase in Colin's day-to-day unit production. When combined with the low cost and easy spamming of his CO power, this setup enables him to overwhelm his opponent with a near-constant stream of powerful units, even on smaller maps with relatively few cities.

Sasha is considered to be his best teammate. The Tag COs generate a 130% boost. Colin would do most of the action due to generating funds and units with Gold Rush. Sasha is mainly used for switching in right before the Super Tag CO Power fills up for both. Sasha activates Tag CO to generate funds while in battle, while Colin can devastate the opposition with his increased power due to Power of Money. Rinse and repeat. Colin also pairs well with Kanbei; use Colin to do the majority of your unit purchasing, then switch to Kanbei to fight the major battles.

Colin is not exempt from weaknesses, however. In pre-deployed maps where there are no factories, airports, nor seaports, Colin is considered the weakest CO due to overall weaker stats; not even SCOP can save him when most of his units are going to get wiped out before triggering his SCOP. In tag battles, the opponent switching to COs that have higher defense can make Colin harder to approach offensively as 90 Attack won't be able to do much damage to units with 110 defense or higher, relying heavily on his other CO partner or Black Bombs. Kanbei being switched in to counter Colin is far too disastrous for Colin to handle. Von Bolt being switched in can also give Colin trouble. Facing Javier against Indirects is not a good idea, and you better get those COM towers quickly before he does. COs like Sensei and Hachi are able to contest Colin in unit count with use of their CO powers if Colin is not cranking up units fast enough. CO powers that lower HP like Hawke can also wear down Colin. Players carefully utilizing Black Bombs carefully can cripple Colin's mass produced units. CO powers that lower HP can also reduce Colin's effectiveness as well as already reduced firepower and reduced HP can be troublesome.

Nevertheless, Colin is still considered a broken tier CO due to the cheaper units themselves, as well as being able to rush the opponent very fast before they get a chance to respond.

Quotes[]

Black Hole Rising[]

Power

"When the time comes, I do my duty!"

"People of Blue Moon! I need your help!"

"Money buys power!!!"

"Don't underestimate me because I'm new!"

"Let me show you the power of money!"

"This is not a drill... I won't give up so easily!"

Victory

"Whew... I won! I really won!"

Dual Strike[]

Switch

"I'll give it my all!"

"Let me do the buying!"

Power

"Chaaaaaarge!"

"Hey sis, check this out!"

Campain, Pre-Battle

Final Battle

"I'm... I'm not scared! I can do this!"

(with Sasha)

Sasha: "Don't push yourself too much, Colin. I need you to come home alive."

Colin: "I know, Sis. I want you to be safe, too. We'll go home together!"

Victory

(with Sasha)

Sasha: "Say something clever, Colin."
Colin: "Um...Don't mess with the best! Oh, that was lame."

Colin: "H-how was that, Sis?"
Sasha: "Meh. Good. Not great. I can do better."

Sasha: "Our sibling bond is unbreakable."
Colin: "Yep, that's why we're the best!"

Trivia[]

  • If you remove L from his name, you get "Coin", apt considering his money-based playing style.
  • In Super Famicom Wars, a general named Billy Gates was created before Colin.
  • In Black Hole Rising, when Colin uses "Power of Money" and his money is high enough (for instance, after repeatedly using Gold Rush), it is possible for infantry units to inflict heavy damage or even wipe out a heavily armored unit like a tank or air unit and take little damage, BUT if the amount of money is too high a glitch will happen, it will make your unit deal no damage at all (due to variable overflow, the damage goes over 255% and reverts to 0%).

Gallery[]

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising[]

Videos[]

References[]

COs of Wars World
Orange Star: AndyMaxSamiNellHachiJakeRachel
Blue Moon: OlafGritColinSasha
Green Earth: EagleDrakeJessJavier
Yellow Comet: KanbeiSonjaSenseiGrimm
Black Hole: Clone AndyFlakLashAdderHawkeSturm
JuggerKoalKindleVon Bolt
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