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== Roles ==
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! Role	!! Source	!! Pawn	!! Abilities
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| Archivist	|| 2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="50"| Blue
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* Your hand limit is 8 cards.
* Once per turn, you may spend an action to draw your current city’s card from the Player Discard Pile.
* Once per turn, as an action, you may take the City card that matches the city you are in from the Player Discard Pile into your hand.<sup>[2013 Ed.]</sup>
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| Bio-Terrorist	|| 2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="90"| Black
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* Basic actions: Drive/Ferry, Direct Flight, Charter Flight, Draw A Card, Pass.
* Once each per turn, only if not currently spotted: Infect Locally, Infect Remotely, Sabotage.
* If captured, only these actions are possible: Draw A Card, Escape, Pass.
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| Colonel	|| 2015 {{abbr|''SoE''|𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺}}	||data-sort-value="60"| Purple
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* When you enter a city with a “1” quarantine marker, flip it to its “2” side.
* As an action, you may discard a City card to place a quarantine marker in any city.
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| Containment Specialist	|| 2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="78"| Ivory
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* When you ''enter'' a city with 2 or more cubes of the same color, remove 1 cube.
* When you ''enter'' a city with 2 or more disease cubes of the same color, remove 1 of them.<sup>[2013 Ed.]</sup>
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| Contingency Planner	|| 2013 {{abbr|''Pan.''|𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤}}	||data-sort-value="45"| Cyan
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* As an action, take ''any'' discarded Event card and ''store'' it on this card.
* When you play the stored Event card, ''remove it'' from the game.<br>Limit: 1 Event card on this card at a time, which is not part of your hand.
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| Dispatcher	|| 2008 {{abbr|''Pan.''|𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤}}	||data-sort-value="70"| Pink
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* {{abbr|Move another player’s pawn as if it were yours.|Move your fellow players’ pawns on your turn as if they were your own.}}<sup>[2013 Ed.]</sup>
* {{abbr|As an action, move any pawn to a city with another pawn.|Move any pawn to another city containing a pawn for 1 action.}}<sup>[2013 Ed. & 2015 {{abbr|''Ls1''|Legacy Season 1}}]</sup>
Get permission before moving another player’s pawn.<sup>[2013 Ed. & 2015 {{abbr|''Ls1''|Legacy Season 1}}]</sup>
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| Epidemiologist	|| 2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="76"| Peach
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* Once per turn (on your turn only) you may spend an action to take a ''non-matching'' city card from a player whose pawn is in the city you are in.
* Once during ''your'' turn, you may (with permission) take ''any'' City card from a player in the same city with you. Doing this is not an action.<sup>[2013 Ed. & 2015 {{abbr|PR|Promo Roles}}]</sup>
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| Field Director	|| 2013 {{abbr|''ItL''|𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣}}	||data-sort-value="60"| Purple
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* You may Treat Disease in a city connected to the city you are in.
* Once per turn, you may (with permission) move another player’s pawn in your city, or a city connected to it, by Drive/Ferry. Doing this is a free bonus action.
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| Field Operative	|| 2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="30"| Yellow
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* Once per turn you may spend an action to move 1 cube from your current city to your Role Card.
* Once per turn, as an action, you may move 1 disease cube from the city you are in onto this Role card.<sup>[2013 Ed.]</sup>
* You may Cure A Disease following normal rules but using only 3 cards plus 3 matching cubes from your Role Card.
* When you Discover a Cure, you may replace 2 of the needed City cards with 3 cubes of the cure color from this card.<sup>[2013 Ed.]</sup>
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| First Responder	|| 2015 {{abbr|''SoE''|𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺}}	||data-sort-value="35"| Emerald
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* As an action, you may move to any city with a research station.
* Immediately after an Epiemic, you may—out of turn—move to the epidemic city and Treat Disease there (before…
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| Gene Splicer	|| 2015 {{abbr|''SoE''|𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺}}	||data-sort-value="55"| Navy
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* You may Discover a Cure at a research station—in a city ''of the color being cured''—by turning in 2 City cards of the cure color, plus 1 City card each of the 3 other (standard) disease colors.
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| Generalist	|| 2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="85"| Gray
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* You get 5 actions to spend each turn.
* You may do up to 5 actions each turn.<sup>[2013 Ed. & 2015 {{abbr|PR|Promo Roles}} & {{abbr|''Ls1''|Legacy Season 1}}]</sup>
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| Local Liaison	|| 2013 {{abbr|''ItL''|𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣}}	||data-sort-value="70"| Pink
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* Once during ''your'' turn, as an action, you may give a City card that matches the ''color'' of the city you are in to a player in any city of the ''same'' color.
* '''Lab Challenge''': once per turn, at a research station, you may either Characterize a Disease or Test a Cure as a free bonus action.
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| Medic	|| 2008 {{abbr|''Pan.''|𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤}}	||data-sort-value="20"| Orange
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* Remove all cubes of a single color when you treat a city.
* Remove ''all'' cubes of one color when doing Treat Disease.<sup>[2013 Ed., 2015 {{abbr|PR|Promo Roles}} & {{abbr|''SoE''|𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺}}]</sup>
* Remove all cubes of one color when doing the Treat Disease action.<sup>[2015 {{abbr|''Ls1''|Legacy Season 1}}]</sup>
* Administer known cures for free.
* Automatically remove cubes of cured diseases from the city you are in (and prevent them from being placed there).<sup>[2013 Ed., 2015 {{abbr|PR|Promo Roles}} & {{abbr|''Ls1''|Legacy Season 1}}]</sup>
* Automatically remove cubes of cured diseases from the city you are in—''to remove superbug cubes you must also discard a vaccine dose''—and prevent them from being placed here.<sup>[2015 {{abbr|''SoE''|𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺}}]</sup>
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| Operations Expert	|| 2008 {{abbr|''Pan.''|𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤}}<br>2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="40"| Green
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* You may build a research station in your current city for one action.
* As an action, build a research station in the city you are in (no City card needed).<sup>[2015 {{abbr|PR|Promo Roles}}]</sup>
* Once per turn at a research station you may spend an action and discard ''any'' city card to move to any city.<sup>[2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}]</sup>
* Once per turn as an action, move from a research station to any city by discarding any City card.<sup>[2015 {{abbr|PR|Promo Roles}}]</sup>
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| Pharmacist	|| 2015 {{abbr|''SoE''|𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺}}	||data-sort-value="78"| Ivory
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* As an action, reveal a Cit card to Treat Disease (or Distribute Vaccine) there.
* As an action, remove 1 cube of a ''cured'' disease from any city to…
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| Pilot	|| 2013 {{abbr|''ItL''|𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣}}	||data-sort-value="45"| Light Blue
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* You cannot do movement actions (Drive/Ferry or flights), nor build research stations.
* You may, as an action, ''fly'' to any city within 3 connections of the city you are in, skipping cities in between. You may (with permission) take 1 other pawn with you.
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| Quarantine Specialist	|| 2013 {{abbr|''Pan.''|𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤}}	||data-sort-value="35"| Emerald
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* Prevent disease cube placements (and outbreaks) in the city you are in and all cities connected to it.
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| Researcher	|| 2008 {{abbr|''Pan.''|𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤}}	||data-sort-value="00"| Brown
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* You may give a player cards from your hand for 1 action per card. Both of your pawns must be in the same city, but it doesn’t matter which city you are in.
* As an action, you may give (or a player can take) any City card from your hand. You must both be in the same city. The card does not have to match the city you are in.<sup>[2013 {{abbr|''ItL''|𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣}}]</sup>
* You may give any 1 of your City cards when you Share Knowledge. It need not match your city. A player who Shares Knowledge with you on their turn can tak any 1 of your City cards.<sup>[2015 {{abbr|''Ls1''|Legacy Season 1}}]</sup>
* '''Lab Challenge''': once per turn, at a research station, you may Sequence a Disease as a free bonus action.<sup>[2013 {{abbr|''ItL''|𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣}}]</sup>
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| Scientist	|| 2008 {{abbr|''Pan.''|𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤}}	||data-sort-value="80"| White
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* You need only 4 cards of the same color to discover a cure.
* You need only 4 cards of the same color to do the Discover a Cure action.<sup>[2015 {{abbr|''Ls1''|Legacy Season 1}}]</sup>
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| Troubleshooter	|| 2009 {{abbr|''OtB''|𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬}}	||data-sort-value="10"| Red
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* At your turn’s start, peek at the number of cards on top of the infection Draw Pile equal to the current infection rate.
* Start your turn by looking at as many Infection cards as the current infection rate.<sup>[2013 ed.]</sup>
* When performing a Direct Flight action, you reveal but do not discard the card.
* When you do a Direct Flight, ''reveal'' the City card used (but do not discard it).<sup>[2013 ed.]</sup>
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| Veterinarian	|| 2015 {{abbr|''SoE''|𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺}}	||data-sort-value="00"| Brown
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* As an action at a research station, you may move to any Hinterlands space.
* In a Hinterlands space, remove 2 cubes of an uncured disease when you Treat Disease.
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| Virologist	|| 2013 {{abbr|''ItL''|𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣}}	||data-sort-value="40"| Green
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* When you Discover a CUre, you may discard 2 City cards of the same color to replace 1 City card of the cure color.
* As an action, discard a City card to remove 1 cube of its color from any city, returning it to the supply.
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| Z-Force Team Member	|| 2016 {{abbr|GC|Gen Con}}	||data-sort-value="99"| Outline
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* Start the game in Montréal.
* When you Discover a Cure, players in your city may collectively contribute up to 2 cards toward the 5 needed for a cure.
* For an action, you may move directly to Montréal or Essen.
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