Unlike the other playable characters, The Fox does not hail directly from a novel or from folklore. Her Sharp Eye special attack doubles the range and power of her weapon during an enemy's turn. The Fox - a sniper character who wields the Fox Rifle and has very powerful Overwatch capabilities.His weapon, the Punch Gun, can stun enemies well, and makes up for its shorter range with very low steam usage. Using his special attack, Hijinks, he can deploy a field of landmines in the surrounding area to ambush enemy aliens. Tom Sawyer - a cunning Missouri boy from Mark Twain's novel of the same name.As well, she works well as a scouting unit. She has a variety of supportive techniques like Healing Wind, which recovers substantial amounts of health to nearby characters, including herself. Tiger Lily - a Native-American healer from Peter Pan who wields the Medi-Mortar.His special attack, Mighty Roar, stuns and damages all surrounding enemies. This move launches him in an arc toward opponents, and can also be used to travel long distance while conserving steam. Lion has a massive amount of HP, but he's surprisingly nimble due to his primary weapon, the Lion Launcher. Lion - the no-longer-cowardly lion from the Land of Oz.John also sports a mechanical arm that can transform into a hammer for his Hammer Blow special attack, which can flatten surrounding enemies with ease. He wields the Bear Grenade, a grenade launcher that causes high amounts of damage to anything caught in the blast radius, including allies. John Henry - a hero from African-American folklore and symbol of the working man, John favors explosives over other weapons.He also uses the Eagle Strike as his special attack, an explosive eagle-shaped bomb that can deal massive damage to its targets. His primary weapon is the Eagle Rifle, which fires three times and can be used in Overwatch. Henry Fleming - from Stephen Crane's war novel The Red Badge of Courage, a tried and true American hero.There is twelve characters the player can put on their team, all of which are based on characters from classic literature: Some units also give special stat bonuses to the entire team, while others allow for certain overworld interactions, such as the Break, Push, or Hop abilities. Once per map, a unit can also use their special move, which vary in effect. Sub-weapons can also be equipped to increase a unit's versatility. Each unit comes equipped with their own primary weapon, which vary in usage. Players can have up to four characters on a team, and the team can be changed between maps. If enough steam is saved, a character can fire at aliens that come into range during the Enemy Turn. The Overwatch mechanic acts as a security measure. This locks in their movement for that turn. Backtracking is allowed, though, so long as the character does not heal, fire their weapon, or get fired at while moving. The amount of steam a character has remaining determines how far they can move and how many shots they can fire from their weapons. Instead of pure grid based movement, the game utilizes a steam system. This game is an active turn-based strategy game.