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Overview

The flashback system lets heroes and villains run through Story Arcs and badge missions they may have missed earlier or simply want to experience again. These operate like Task Forces as there are minimum and maximum level requirements, other contacts are unavailable, only the team leader can initiate a flashback and once started the team can not add new members. Flashbacks involve Time Travel, which is initiated from the Pillar of Ice and Flame in the Ouroboros Enclave or the equivalent base item in a Supergroup Base.

Story Arcs involve a series of missions, often 8 to 12 or more, involving a given enemy group or story line. Badge Missions are short, usually just a single mission, which awards its own badge.

If starting from Ouroboros then everyone on the team has to be level 25 or higher, just to be in the zone, but from a base only the team leader has to be 25+. Each mission has a minimum level, required of all members, and a maximum level that characters will Examplar (malefactor) down to as needed. The minimum levels for each mission are not shown when accessing the mission list.

The in-game introduction to the flashback system is provided by the missions of The Pilgrim in Ouroboros.

The popularity of the Flashback System is due, in part, to its 75 Achievement Badges and the roughly 15 Accomplishment Badges that can be obtained from its badge missions.

How It Works

To do a Flashback mission or Story Arc, click on an Aspect of the Pillar. A dialog box will appear with a list of Story Arcs and Badge Missions, sorted by level range. Arcs you have already completed will have a star next to them.

When you pick one, the box displays the introductory mission description from that arc's contact. Accept the mission, and you're given another dialog box filled with buttons and dropdown menus. These are a selection of optional challenges. If you're looking to test your might, or hunting for badges, these options are a treasure trove.

Once you accept a mission you are directed to click on the crystal to teleport to the mission's contact, but you need not do that if you prefer to go a more direct route to the first mission. Throughout a story arc the crystals, either in Ouroboros or a base, can be used when needed to teleport back to the contact again.

Quitting Flashbacks

Because the Flashback system uses the Task Force/Strike Force mechanic, a character is locked out of any other content in the game, including teaming with others outside their Flashback team, talking to contacts, buying enhancements and inspirations from contacts, and everything else that TFs/SFs restrict. If the character gets exemplared, the character will stay exemplared through the duration of the Flashback.

In order to quit a Flashback, a player must open up their Team Window and select "Quit TF". They must then acknowledge that they want to quit the "task force" (Flashback) before it goes into effect.

NOTE: A player will lose all progress on that Flashback when they quit.

Badges

Flashback Badge Checklist: Color | Grayscale

A total of 75 Ouroboros Badges are unique to the flashback system. 10 are awarded for completing a certain number of flashbacks — both story arcs and badge missions count. 65 are awarded for successful completion of story arcs (not badge missions) using challenge settings.

Some arcs have missions that can be failed. Failing those missions may result in failing the arc, which means that the badges will not be rewarded. (An example is the mission "Stop 30 Fir Bolg entering door" from Skipper LeGrange. Failing it immediately ends the arc, without badge credit.)

Total Completed

Complete a number of Flashback Story Arcs or Badge missions.

• 5 - Troubleshooter
• 10 - Adjuster
• 15 - Calibrator
• 20 - Alterist
• 25 - Balancer
• 30 - Correctionist
• 35 - Repairman/Repairwoman
• 40 - Overhauler
• 45 - Time Fixer
• 50 - Ouroboros Mender

Time Limit

Complete a Flashback Story Arc within a certain time limit. Different arcs have different time limits. (30, 60, 120 minutes is a pretty common setup, though). The timer begins at the moment of accepting the story arc. When the time limit is set, the arc must be completed in the amount of time specified in order to earn the associated badge. If you log out or are disconnected during the course of the mission, the timer will still be active.

• Fastest - Gold Medalist
• Second-Fastest - Silver Medalist
• Third-Fastest - Bronze Medalist

Limited Lives

Complete a Flashback Story Arc with a limited number of team member deaths.

• No deaths - All For One, One For All
• One death - Divided Mastery
• Three deaths - Proportional Supremacy
• Five deaths - Shared Victory

Power Challenges

Badges are awarded in each level range for various adjustments to player or enemy powers.

Hero Flashbacks

See: Hero Merit Rewards

Villain Flashback Story Arcs

See also: Villain Story Arcs

Soldier (Level 1 - 15)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
The Vahzilok Conference	14	3	Clockwork Longbow Skulls Vahzilok		00007 7 Reward Merits
Spy Hunt	14	6	Arachnos Clockwork Gold Brickers The Lost Luddites Skulls Spetsnaz Commandos Vahzilok Wyvern		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Midas Touched	14	3	Arachnos Gold Brickers Luddites		The last mission can be failed. 00011 11 Reward Merits
Breaking Bows	14	3	Luddites		00005 5 Reward Merits
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	14	3	Arachnos Legacy Chain		00005 5 Reward Merits
The Origins of Snakes	9	3	Snakes		00006 6 Reward Merits
Weird Science	8	3	Arachnos Longbow Infected		00006 6 Reward Merits
Earning Arachnos' Favor	9	3	Snakes		00004 4 Reward Merits
Snake Uprising	8	3	Snakes		00005 5 Reward Merits
The Council Cargo	10	3	Council	1 EB	00005 5 Reward Merits
The Hit List	14	3	Arachnos Legacy Chain Wyvern		00005 5 Reward Merits
An Arachnos Ghost Story	14	3	Arachnos Legacy Chain Spectral Pirates		00005 5 Reward Merits
Power of the Spirit	14	3	Arachnos Legacy Chain Spectral Pirates	2 EBs	00005 5 Reward Merits
Give 'em Hellion!	9	3	Hellions	1 EB	00008 8 Reward Merits
Family War	9	5	Mooks The Family Hellions	2 EBs	00009 9 Reward Merits
The Book and The Burning	9	3	Hellions The Family Legacy Chain		000011 Reward Merit

Malcontent (Level 16 - 19)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Echo Down the Aeons	19	3	Shivans Wyvern	1 EB	00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Aeon Conspiracy	19	5	Arachnos Clockwork Gold Brickers Shivans Wyvern		The first mission gives you the Goldbricker Rocket Pack. 00000Unknown Reward Merits
High-Tech Gold	19	3	Arachnos The Lost Crey		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Breakout at the Zig	19	3	Longbow Security Guards		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Master of Destruction	19	3	Longbow Outcasts Wyvern		00000Unknown Reward Merits
There's a Sucker Born Every Minute	19	3	Arachnos Longbow	Ace McKnight (EB)	Includes badge mission for Paragon of Vice. 00017 17 Reward Merits
Oh Wretched Man!	19	7	Arachnos Legacy Chain The Lost		00000Unknown Reward Merits

Insider (Level 20 - 24)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Iron Widow	24	6	Council The Family Freakshow Scrapyarders	Spinnerette (EB)	00003 3 Reward Merits
Kings of the Sky	24	3	Longbow Wyvern	Ballista-1	00000Unknown Reward Merits
Operation Skyhook	24	3	Arachnos Council Wyvern		The second mission gives you the Holographic Projector, Nictus Gravitic Emanation, Nictus Shadow Step and Nictus Absorption 00000Unknown Reward Merits
Coral Bonanza	24	3	Arachnos Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns	Silver Mantis (EB)	00000Unknown Reward Merits
Breaking the Cage	24	3	Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns Legacy Chain		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Any Body Will Do	24	3	Circle of Thorns Scrapyarders		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Disturbing the Dead	24	6	Arachnos Circle of Thorns Freakshow Legacy Chain		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Carpe Diem	24	3	Legacy Chain Scrapyarders	Sea Witch (EB)	00000Unknown Reward Merits
A Web of Intrigue	24	6	Arachnos Council Freakshow Longbow Sky Raiders	Leoknight (EB)	00000Unknown Reward Merits

Insider (Level 25 - 29)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Aurora Fades	29	3	Longbow	Aurora Borealis (EB)	00000Unknown Reward Merits
Power Mine	29	3	Longbow The Lost Arachnos		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Sabotage!	29	6	Longbow Crey		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Trust and Betrayal	29	6	The Lost Longbow Arachnos Freakshow Sky Raiders	Furious B(EB)	00000Unknown Reward Merits
Zag Breakout!	29	3	Arachnos Longbow		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Forging the Blackwand	29	6	Legacy Chain Slag Golems Scrapyarders Freakshow Longbow Circle of Thorns		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Die by the Freak!	29	3	Council Scrapyarders Freakshow Arachnos Legacy Chain Slag Golems	t3h S00p4rFr34k! (EB)	00003 3 Reward Merits
Heavy Metal Doctoring	29	3	The Family Council		00003 3 Reward Merits
The Cult of the Shaper	29	6	Freakshow Slag Golems Legacy Chain Arachnos Coralax	2 EB, 2 AVs	00004 4 Reward Merits
On the Trail of the Leviathan	29	3	Circle of Thorns Legacy Chain		000011 Reward Merit

Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Taming the Tigress		3	Crey Longbow	Mynx (Hero)	00003 3 Reward Merits
Brawling with the Big Boys		3	Cage Consortium Longbow	Back Alley Brawler (Hero)	00000Unknown Reward Merits
Snuffing the Light		3	Longbow	Luminary (Hero)	00004 4 Reward Merits
Into Valhalla		6	Longbow Crey	Infernal(Hero)	00007 7 Reward Merits
Nictus Dissection		3	Rikti Longbow Arachnos		00000Unknown Reward Merits
Psymon Says		6	Freakshow Cage Consortium Security Guards Longbow Arachnos	Ballista (EB), Aurora Borealis (Hero)	00005 5 Reward Merits
Strange Memories		3	Rikti Circle of Thorns		00004 4 Reward Merits
Breaking the Streak		3	Freakshow Carnival of Shadows		00003 3 Reward Merits
Silver-Tongued Devil		3	Wailers Circle of Thorns		00003 3 Reward Merits
Sold for a Song		6	Wailers Circle of Thorns Security Guards		00007 7 Reward Merits
Chaos Unbound		6	The Family Freakshow Devouring Earth Circle of Thorns Tsoo		00005 5 Reward Merits

Criminal (Level 35 - 39)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
No One Gets It		3	Longbow Arachnos	Ice Mistral (AV) Wretch (AV)	00003 3 Reward Merits
Crossfire		3	Arachnos Longbow		00003 3 Reward Merits
A Traitorous History		3	Circle of Thorns Longbow	Aurora Borealis(Hero)	00002 2 Reward Merits
The Secret of the Circle		6	Circle of Thorns Longbow	Infernal(Hero) Lilitu(AV)	00006 6 Reward Merits
Bravo for the Shadow Shard		3	Longbow Nemesis Soldiers of Rularuu	1 EB	00007 7 Reward Merits
Automatic Villainy		6	Nemesis Devouring Earth Council	Ballista (EB)	00000Unknown Reward Merits
Blurring the Lines					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Fat Cat City					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Pied Piper					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Chaos Affair					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Missing Maidens					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Johnny's Squeeze					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Devil May Care		8	Arachnos Longbow Wailers Circle of Thorns	Wailer Lord (EB) Johnny Sonata's Soul (AV)	00014 14 Reward Merits

Captain (Level 40 - 45)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Breaking Knives	45	3	Knives of Artemis		00009 9 Reward Merits Gives Arachnos Power Shield power
Absolute Vengeance	45	3	Malta Operatives Council		Gives the Arachnos Shotgun power. 00004 4 Reward Merits
The Arachnoid Cure	45	3	Arachnoids Freakshow	Biff (EB)	00004 4 Reward Merits
Arachnoid Appetizers	45	3	Arachnoids		00003 3 Reward Merits
Building a Better Vermin	45	6	Arachnoids Crey		Gives Arachnoid Gas power. 00008 8 Reward Merits
Project Fury	45	3	Arachnoids Arachnos		00003 3 Reward Merits
Countess Coup					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Kuhr'Rekt Revenge					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Apt Pupil					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher	45	3	Freakshow Longbow	Luminary (Hero)	00005 5 Reward Merits
The Rebels	45	3	Rogue Arachnos Longbow	Swan (Hero)	Last mission can be failed. 00002 2 Reward Merits if failed 00004 4 Reward Merits if successful
The Bane of the Heart					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Shucking Souls					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Hunt					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Circle's Plot					00000Unknown Reward Merits

Made (Level 46 - 50)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Ouroboros Initiation					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Strange Case of Benjamin A. Decker					00002 2 Reward Merits
Welcome to the Vanguard					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Dreams of Peace and Acts of War					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Red and the Black					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Horror of War					00008 8 Reward Merits
Vindication					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Light and Darkness					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Ancient History					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Escaped!					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Snake Fist					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Alone in the Darque					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Indigo Hunt					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Crimson Hunt					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Code Merlin					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Vigilante Justice					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The TV Report					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Video Killed the Radio					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The TV Invasion					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Conference of Evil					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Von Grun's science					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Great Grun Gathering					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Von Grun's Lament					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Von Grun's Redemption					00000Unknown Reward Merits

Villain Badge Missions

See also: CoV Accomplishment Badges

Soldier (Level 1 - 15)

• Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals
• Steal the Outbreak Virus (level 15)
• Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti (level 10)
• The Loa Bone (level 10)

Malcontent (Level 16 - 19)

Insider (Level 20 - 24)

• Ashley McKnight's The Origin of Power (level 20)

Undesireable (Level 25 - 29)

• Retrieve Crash's Shipments (level 25)
• Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike (level 25)

Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)

• Lost and Found
• Offer Soul of Akarist
• Eliminate Negotiator and Witnesses

Criminal (Level 35 - 39)

• The Unlucky Artifact (level 35)

Captain (Level 40 - 45)

• Party Crasher
• Selestar
• Attack Longbow Portal Base (level 40)
• B4nKbUsTah (level 40)

Made (Level 46 - 50)

• Video Games Made Me Do It

See Also

• Ouroboros
• Pillar of Ice and Flame
• Stature Level