Alright guys I know its 2 weeks into March, but here were my final two creations for #funaday2026: Trainer Red and Trainer Blue.

They're meant to synergize with the Pokémon sets created by the Ace Trainer himself, Drsnackfood, who was one of the first customs fools to break rank and start injecting the game with worlds from outside the comics sphere.

Even though he's on a bit of a hiatus, his sets have been some of my favorite, rooted in balanced, meat and potatoes OP mechanics. Consider these my attempt at paying homage to these wonderful ideas, as well as building on their sturdy foundations.

I wanted to give them a real "Trainer" feel, allowing them to interact with their front line of mons by way of Teamworks and Double Shots (the latter of which are seldom used) and more of that flavor'll get savored as I develop their Special kits.

It's worth nothing that Golduck and Poliwhirl don't currently exist in any capacity, so I'm either gonna have to bring the snackster outta self imposed exile, or make em myself! So while Fun-A-Day may officially be done for the year, there's no reason for me stop the festivities when we've still gotta catch 'em all.

#pokemon #trainerred #trainerblue #overpower #overpowercustoms #overpowerccg #gaming #customgaming #deadtcgs #deadccgs #thereddiamondunderground

#funaday2026 Day 24 - A more recent complaint I've had regarding the customs world is how unfun it is for nothing to ever land. Pure avoids, team wide defenses, and Negates have proliferated throughout the landscape and it just feels like nothing happens for whole games. LRG has really succeeded here, taking Negates' potential into account when calculating a Character's Threat Level and nerfing Avoids across the board.

When I started to think about what the Bride should do, I knew that I wanted her Specials to synergize with her Inherent Ability and provide some heavy pressure, but I think it would be too easy to just give her answers for absolutely everything, contributing to the power creep customs often lurches towards. (I'm looking at you, post-'99 Batman!)

So, here's the start to the Bride's revenge tour. A friend in the community has assures me it doesn't feel bad, but only proper testing will tell! I think "Walk Away" is limited enough that it won't warrant an OPD designation, while still being useful to the person running ol' Bea.

More catch up imminent.

#killbill #thebride #beatrixkiddo #overpower #OverPowerCCG #OverPowerCustoms #thereddiamondunderground #deadtcgs #gaming #customgaming

#funaday2026 Days 22 & 23 - I actually skipped Day 22 and ended up knocking the out back to back Day 23. I couldn't leave O-Ren unprotected for too long, though, so here's the legion of goons one must get through first!

Gogo is such an icon that she can't be ignored, but her and the 88 don't have quite enough presence in the movie to make whole Character kits.

I think that's where TPD kicked open the design space when they decided to create SUPPORT Characters (and that ain't the first time, either!) Bit players with heavy zeitgeist cachet or omnipresent but underdeveloped background filler (think Trek's Red Shirts or Wars' Stormtroopers) can get a chance to shine.

They die with just one Hit, but don't count toward your TPD and open up some gnarly combo potential. They don't have Specials themselves, but the RECRUIT Characters should have synergies built into their kit to support, well, the SUPPORT.

I'm excited to keep messing around with this mechanic and proud of this first foray!

#gogoyubari #thecrazy88 #killbill #overpower #OverPowerCCG #OverPowerCustoms #deadccgs #deadtcgs #thereddiamondunderground #gaming

#funaday2026 Day 21: the brutal and cunning leader of the Yakuza, Cottonmouth herself: O-Ren Ishii. She's my favorite of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, so I'm hoping to do her justice.

I hadn't created anything using the "RECRUIT" mechanic developed by TPD Cards yet, and figured she, as the leader of Yakuza, protected as she is by Johnny Mo, Gogo Yubari, and the Crazy 88, would be a great fit.

Once I get to the Specials, I want it to feel like she's just throwing bodies at you, wearing you down until the final bout, just like the movie!

I really enjoyed putting this together, the excellent art by Craig Drake captures O-Ren perfectly without feeling too photorealistic and I love the Nagle-print aesthetic. I tried something new with the text shadows, throwing on a stroke of a relevant color which really makes it all pop.

#killbill #lucyliu #OverPowerCCG #overpower #OverPowerCustoms #deadccgs #deadtcgs #thereddiamondunderground

#funaday2026 Day 20 - Quick Energy/Fighting remodel of "A New Kind of Ring," "The Last Blade of Hattori Hanzō" feels like a natural choice to EMPOWER characters fit for fighting.

Gotta figure out the Strength and Intellect ones next, but not sure where I'll land with those quite yet. Chime in if you've got any suggestions, ya nerds!

Two things:

1) I'm thinking of reworking how EMPOWER works already by lowering the value of the card you can pull, which I think would allow me to do one or both of the following: a) let the card be a duplicate and b) let the card be placed directly to the Artifact itself, freeing up the Character's own placing slot for bigger PCs.

2) Wow, I hate Quentin Tarantino as a person but I really love Kill Bill!

#killbill #hattorihanzo #beatrixkiddo #overpower #overpowerccg #overpowercustoms #deadtcgs #thereddiamondunderground

#funaday2026 Day 12:

Here's the woman in question, times twice.

I gave one version the "digi-zine" treatment I've been givin' the Chainsaw Man character, and another got a more noir influenced variant, since Jo's one of the characters I've earmarked for the "Cops, Crooks, A Dog, and the Man From Hell" set alongside Columbo, Dale Cooper, and Veronica Mars. I just couldn't resist after finding this stellar art from Its Albir.

The ring Jo was gifted by the Guardians is experimental, allowing a user to explore and serve in the deepest reaches of space (to wit, the Far Sector), without requiring a Power Battery to recharge. As a result, it's use requires downtime to recharge.

Jo makes great use of it, but even without, Jo is smart, intuitive, and resourceful. It might seem like a bummer for her Energy actions to take a hit, but I think you'll all dig the kit I'm brewing for her and see why she's one of my favorite Lanterns.

#overpower #overpowerccg #overpowercustoms #deadccgs #deadtcgs #thereddiamondunderground #greenlantern #jomullein #sojournermullein

#funaday2026 Day 11:

Playing catch up.

This one has been lingering in the recesses of mind for a minute, I think I told @thecisco about this almost a year ago now. Recursion doesn't pop up too much in this game, so I cooked up a keyword for it (I just love doing that!)

Jo Mullein is a new type of Lantern, with a ring that doesn't require a power battery to recharge, but it's output isn't quite as strong as the standard ring. I felt this was a perfect fit for an Artifact that keeps her locked and loaded with mid-range Power Cards!

NK Jemisin and Jamal Campbell really killed it on her origin series, Far Sector, crafting a perfect space-bound, murder mystery, set in a repressed society on the brink of revolution. Highly recommended!

#FarSector #GreenLantern #nkjemisin #jamalcampbell #overpower #OverPowerCCG #OverPowerCustoms #deadccgs #deadtcgs #thereddiamondunderground

#funaday2026 Day 10: this one took less time to cook up than the frigging teamwork, and I even freestyled it with Sweet Jeen K by my side as hype man.

Not sure if the TDB value is necessary, and if it is, maybe the cost is too extreme, (only testing will tell!), but I feel like this is an extremely powerful effect. Hitting both sides of the field is pretty rare, aspects are harder to defend, and if you're packing it, you packed accordingly.

Definitely would favor an offense heavy build that intends to win through KOs over Mission advancement. I'd love to see this one in action.

Killer art by Dora Ingrid, give them a follow wherever ya can (and I gotta say, I killed the layout, someone hire me (or otherwise give me money to make games)).

#overpower #OverPowerCCG #OverPowerCustoms #deadtcgs #deadccgs #CustomTCG #thereddiamondunderground

#funaday2026 Day 9: I've been making stuff behind the scenes, but got a little behind on posting about them. Should be back on a track now hopefully.

This is a kind of rare example of me coming up with an effect first, and finding an appropriate home for it after. The scene: me standing bare assed in the shower for inspiration, and, boy, did it come.

OverPower is not a game that wants you to turtle up. You have a card in hand that attack? It must attack! No saving Power Cards for a later defense. You can't even pass with one in hand, if you don't wanna attack anymore, maybe you can't win the venture anyway and it wouldn't be worth a character taking damage (or worse, getting KOd) to continue, you're conceding, bucko.

Enter: the IA. A powerful ability that allows you to pass initiative mid battle (shout out Altered's "After You" mechanic) and keep attacking.

I didn't know where it would land, but after the aforementioned nudy meditation, Aki Hayakawa, what with his Future Devil contract, seemed an appropriate candidate. You may think seeing a mere 2 seconds into the future wouldn't be much help, but Aki didn't become one of the most lethal weapons in Tokyo Special Division 4's Public Safety Devil Hunter aresenal without it.

#overpower #OverPowerCCG #OverPowerCustoms #chainsawman #akihayakawa #deadtcgs #deadccgs #thereddiamondunderground

#funaday2026 Day 5: Chainsaw Man. (Reposted to unbreak the chain).

Kinda went crazy on this one, pulled colors from the first volume's cover and just went wild. It's chaotic, but so is the series.

I wish some of the mechanics laid out by the new "official" shepherds of OP would be more widely accepted by the Underground community, because I struggled with Denji's grid a bit. I think his Energy and Strength stats are a little higher than they should be, but for what I plan on giving him in his kit, he shouldn't be too easy to slot in.

As referenced, LRG did a good thing by replacing the old TDB method (add all characters' grids together and go no higher than 76) with the Threat Level totals (even if there's no damn reason to have stuck with 76!) While often but not always equaling the grid total, the Threat Level now more appropriately takes into consideration the character's specials and inherent ability. I think many customs players would flip if I considered using some of their infrastructure, but I'm nothing if not an ICONOCLAST, so we'll see what bits and bops I start pulling together moving forward.

Anyways, the vision: I want Chainsaw Man to be violent and KO-avoidant. This Character is Step One.

Til tomorrow

#overpower #OverPowerCCG #OverPowerCustoms #deadtcgs #deadccgs #thereddiamondunderground #chainsawman