This thread fails for lack of the Timer. I mean seriously. Maybe if it always did the same thing, like a nice, normal item. But no! It seems to slow me down too far too often. Of course, looking at how much I've used items, (rare at best), that could just be random bad luck and sample size.
The screw attack isn't that bad, though the Melee one was better. I mean seriously, there were few better items to have in the X-man Melee modes than a screw attack, in my experience.
Franklin Badges let poor characters who don't have reflectors see what it's like to not have to power shield everything. I think that's friendly.