The card says, “Target Character may Avoid Combat and is cranked if it does.” Can a Character who is cranked Avoid Combat with a Total Taxi?
Yes. “Is cranked” is a card effect of the Whammy on the Character; being cranked simply cranks a Character if it is not already cranked. Q: The section on “Surprise” (in “Ability Descriptions”) in the Rules of Play says that the defender cannot use any optional effects. Can the defender of a Surprising attack Avoid Combat with a Total Taxi? A: No. An optional effect is any non-automatic effect, an effect which a player decides if it takes place. Since the card says, “Target Character may Avoid Combat,” its effects are optional and are not available when Surprise is in effect.
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