How Many Times Can I Pay for a Global/Ability?

[riptide]

Several cards have globals or abilities that can only be used when something else happens first. These include the global abilites of Vibranium Shield, War Machine, Human Torch - "Flame On!" and Iron Man - Inventor as well as the text ability for Phoenix - Redd (and I am sure I missed a few more).

How many times can you pay for such abilities when there is a single trigger? And is that different for global abilities vs. text abilities?

Example of Play:
I successfully attack my opponent directly with a single Angel. If I have two unspent [shield] energy, can I use War Machine's global ability twice to gain a total of 2 life?

[dmrulesteam]

You can pay for this type of ability once.

A game effect allows you to use the ability, and you may use it once. Your unblocked Angel would let you use War Machine's ability once to gain 1 life.

-The Dice Masters Rules Team

[kanser]

Now this also applies for other globals for removing characters from the field or forcing the character to attack correct? I know in the rule book on page 7 it states

"Using a Global Ability
Some character cards and action cards have global abilities printed on them. These effects
are always available, whether or not there is a die from that card in the field. Even though
you cannot purchase an opponent’s die, you can still use an available global ability listed
on an opponent’s card.
During a player’s main step, both players can use any or all global abilities available. To
use a global ability, you must pay the energy cost, moving the die or dice used to pay that
cost to your used pile. In many cases, these effects may be used more than once if the cost
can be paid multiple times. As with purchasing dice, you can partially spend non-generic
energy. If both players want to use a global ability at the same time, the player whose turn
it is wins the tie."

Now that being said, is the player able to spend the appropriate energy to force more than one character to attack using Mr. Fantastic "Brilliant Scientist" or Phoenix "Ms. Psyche"?

[dmrulesteam]

Now this also applies for other globals for removing characters from the field or forcing the character to attack correct? I know in the rule book on page 7 it states

"Using a Global Ability
Some character cards and action cards have global abilities printed on them. These effects
are always available, whether or not there is a die from that card in the field. Even though
you cannot purchase an opponent’s die, you can still use an available global ability listed
on an opponent’s card.
During a player’s main step, both players can use any or all global abilities available. To
use a global ability, you must pay the energy cost, moving the die or dice used to pay that
cost to your used pile. In many cases, these effects may be used more than once if the cost
can be paid multiple times. As with purchasing dice, you can partially spend non-generic
energy. If both players want to use a global ability at the same time, the player whose turn
it is wins the tie."

Now that being said, is the player able to spend the appropriate energy to force more than one character to attack using Mr. Fantastic "Brilliant Scientist" or Phoenix "Ms. Psyche"?

Those abilities are different, they don't require something to happen to allow you to use them, only a legal/valid target. So yes, you may use Phoenix's ability more than once.

-The Dice Masters Rules Team