Coming in a breathtaking disregard for the 'no capes' rule.
If you know Prowler at all, it's probably from the Spider-Verse movies and he wasn't wearing this uniform.
For spending a long time as a C-list villain, Prowler has actually been around since the 1960s. Starting out as a window cleaner (yes, really) who invented his high-tech gadgets to get a better finish on his fenetres. Also, he wasn't Uncle Aaron yet, but Hobie Brown (who is now Spider-Punk - try to keep up).
So basically the Miles Morales universe gave him a badly-needed narrative boost, to the extent that the MCP character card even names him as 'Aaron Davis' (which also gives me hope that a Spider-Punk may be coming).
Despite the name change, Prowler is wearing his old costume which is simultaneously pretty cool and the standard purple-and-green villain. He has a nondescript symbol on his chest (better than a big 'P', I suppose) and almost Deadpool-like eyes.
The best thing about his cape is it allows him to be sculpted with a truly predatory leap.
Painting him was simple enough. Base of Caliban Green, layer of Warpstone Glow. I painted the chest symbol Nurgling Green, but it was too light, so I redid it with a 50/50 mix of Nurgling Green and Biel-Tan Green wash (I like that, painting one model at a time, you can mix what you like).
The gloves, boots and cape were based Naggaroth Night, with a 50/50 layer of Xersus Purple and Genestealer Purple.
On the table, he seems pretty effective for his threat level - beating people up, sneaking around, stealing objectives. It's interesting that all the Spider-Foes are Threats 3 or 4, making them a nice collection of medium-level goons that I enjoy running. The real problem is which ones to take and who to leave out!
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