For some context, A lot of the underpowered dudes tend to be ones from the early expansions, where we hadn’t tweaked the cost-to-power ratio enough. A lot of “offensive” characters were also balanced around a legitimate fear that dude-killing abilities could easily make an unfun experience.
For example, Allie xp was balanced that she would be a valid starter in case you’re expecting a landslide, but not always the best choice if the opponent could fight against her. I playtested the hell out of her especially to make sure that she cannot dominate games as a starter but does provide a decent tactic against turtles.
Likewise for other early offensive dudes like Clive or Mr.Miss.
PS: Eventually I managed to get Shiny Things published which would theoretically combo well with Allie Xp. Anyone tried that?