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If the card states "Remove 1 hit from that Character's permanent record" then only that Character may remove one card from their permanent record. If the card states "Remove 1 hit from the permanent record of any one teammate", then only a teammate may do so and not the Character playing the Special. If the card states "Remove 1 hit from that Character's Hits from Current Battle" then only that Character may remove one card from their Hits from Current Battle.

If a "permanent record" Special is drawn in a particular hand in which any Character who can benefit from this Special has no permanent record damage, the Special must either be placed, if possible, or discarded as an unusable card. The card may not be used "after the fact" to bring a Character back to life. If a Character takes more than 20 points worth of damage, or is the victim of a spectrum KO, the Character is out of the game instantly, and may not remove a hit or have a hit removed in order to bring that Character "back to life."

One variant of this Special acts as a level # attack and only allows the permanent record to be altered if the attack is successful (i.e., is not successfully blocked). This type of Special can be used as an attack only and does not need to be discarded if the Character who can benefit from this Special (if it does hit) has no permanent record damage.

Meta Rules
Meta #29 If a Special has the phrase "if successful", then the second aspect of the Special only takes place in the event that the initial attack is not defended. If the hit lands and is later negated, then the subsequent action is not negated if the result is no longer "on the table."

Meta #30 If a Special has the phrase "if successful", then the second aspect of the Special does not necessarily need to occur. It may not be possible to perform the secondary action. The secondary action may be specified as optional. However, if it is required and possible to perform the second action, it must be done.

Meta #31 When a Special refers to a teammate, it means another Character on your team (unless the text of the Special indicates otherwise) that is not the Character who played the Special. If the Special is referring to all of the Character's teammates, then it does include the Reserve Character. If it is referring to what can be done with a specific teammate, then it applies only to the Front Line Characters. It never means the Battlesite or the Home Base.

Meta #32 If conditions are such that the card cannot be played this battle unless the opponent performs some action, then the card must be placed or discarded as unusable. If the player holds cards that can create the situation by which the card would be playable, then it can be kept in hand.

Meta #33 Cards on the Permanent Record are returned to the opponent once the Character is K.O.'d. Cards in the Current Battle remain. Other Special cards may be played to remove these hits after the Character is K.O.'d (provided that they are still legally playable) but this does not alter the K.O.'d Character's status.

Meta #47 When a Special refers to a "Hit" (be it on Permanent Record or Hits from Current Battle) it is referring to a single card, not the sum total of the points of Cumulative damage.

Meta #103 If a Special calls for some type of discard to occur (and no secondary effect), then the targeted Character must fulfill at least one of the conditions specified by the Special (e.g., "Remove 1 Hit" can only be played on a Character who has a hit; "Discard a placed card and remove 1 hit" can be played on someone who has a hit, or someone who has a placed card, or someone who has both). If the specification is not known or the Special has a secondary effect which would come into play (e.g., "Discard one {type} card from hand") then the Special may be played regardless.

Meta #149 Cards that affect Venture Total affect the number of points that are calculated at the end of the battle to determine the winner of the battle. They do not affect the number of Mission cards Ventured.