R4 more cuts from AM

   * DINOSAUR PHYSIOLOGY (Diego Brando)

Most of Hale's fights didn't involve velociraptors, though. Most.

Animal Man was partially transformed, his head erupting into a maw of draconic teeth, his hands wicked claws (which held swords). It was extremely difficult to wrestle a velociraptor that also had swords, as Hale was discovering. Its scaly, slippery neck was hard to catch, not to mention the strange shape of its stubby arms and its talons raking terrible wounds into him with every step, and even Hale's Australian body was struggling to keep pace. Yeah, he healed faster than normal, but it wasn't enough. Animal Man was augmenting his speed somehow, he was too quick, quicker than his cells could regrow and knit together. And he kept unveiling new and awful surprises.

Saxton pressed down on the small of his back, folding his spine like an accordion, but right when he thought he'd hear the SNAP, he heard nothing but the grunts of his own exertion, and the whap-whap-whap of the black helicopters closing in on the two of them. The local airspace was getting seriously crowded right now.

   * JOINT HYPERFLEXIBILITY (Gabimaru the Hollow)

"Is--this--your--backup?!" Saxton asked, each word punctuated by a heavy blow from his fist. "You think you can take me on with an army?! I don't care if the whole world wants me dead, I'll take them all on by myself!"

Saxton smashed him down flat onto his back, knocking the wind out of him. The force was enough to get him to drop the swords in one hand, leaving him vulnerable for just as long as Saxton needed. As long as he needed to sink his teeth right into Animal Man's scaly, velociraptic wrist and tear it away.

An opening! Finally, an opening! Losing his hand was enough to stagger the bastard, so Saxton could wrap his hands around his throat and try to crush his neck.