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Hero Merit Rewards
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Overview
- Main Article: Merit Rewards
Merit Rewards are granted upon completion of Task Forces, Trials, Story Arcs and some special Events.
Story Arcs and badge missions for heroes are shown here in the order presented by the Flashback System in Ouroboros. The levels ranges for Flashbacks do not necessarily match the level ranges when these Story Arcs are offered by Contacts. See either Hero Story Arcs or Hero Souvenirs to see the level ranges when offered by Contacts.
For the following summaries, there are various options that an activity can involve, as follows:
- Door Missions: An instanced mission that only teammates can enter.
- Defeat All: Requires defeating all enemies in the instance.
- Talks: Deliver information or items to or obtain information or items from an NPC other than the contact.
- In a regular Story Arc, only the mission holder may complete the talk mission.
- In a Task Force, Strike Force, or Trial, anyone on the team may complete the talk mission, not just the mission holder.
- Hunts: Defeat enemy critters, sometimes restricted to a particular zone.
- Ambushes of the required enemy faction often accompany hunt missions.
- Patrols: Explore a zone by "calling in" at (clicking on) specific items, including pay phones and other items.
- Contains tough enemy critters:
- EB: Contains an Elite Boss, which does not upgrade into an Archvillain/Hero, even when Notoriety and team size is high enough.
- AV: Contains an Archvillain/Hero, which may or may not downgrade into an Elite Boss, depending on Notoriety and team size.
- AVs in most Task Forces, Strike Forces, and Trials do not downgrade.
- Ouroboros Task Forces and Strike Forces are Story Arcs that utilize the TF function, thus AVs/etc. will downgrade like in a Story Arc.
- Monster: Contains a Monster, whose defeat is usually required to advance the story.
- GM: Contains a Giant Monster, whose defeat is usually not required to advance the story.
Task Forces and Trials
- Additional Task/Strike Forces: Cooperative Merit Rewards
| Name | Merits | Contact | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positron Task Force | 66 | Positron | 11 Door Missions (5 Defeat All), 5 Talks, 1 EB |
| Synapse Task Force | 58 | Synapse | 10 Door Missions (5 Defeat All), 2 Talks, GM Ambush, 1 EB, 1 AV |
| Sister Psyche Task Force | 50 | Sister Psyche | 11 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 2 Talks, 1 AV |
| Citadel Task Force | 40 | Citadel | 9 Door Missions (4 Defeat All), 1 EB, 1 AV |
| Manticore Task Force | 32 | Manticore | 7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 2 Hunt, 1 AV |
| Numina Task Force | 36 | Numina | 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk, 16 Multi-Zone Hunts, 1 Monster |
| Statesman Task Force | 37 | Statesman | 5 Door Missions, 15 AVs, 1 GM |
| Dr. Quaterfield Task Force | 122 | Dr. Quaterfield | 19 Door Missions (7 Defeat All) |
| Sara Moore Task Force | 64 | Sara Moore | 13 Door Missions (7 Defeat All), 1 AV |
| Justin Augustine Task Force | 42 | Justin Augustine | 5 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 8 Hunts |
| Faathim the Kind Task Force | 73 | Faathim the Kind | 13 Door Missions (5 Defeat All), 5 AVs |
| Moonfire Task Force | 32 | Moonfire | 7 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 2 Hunts, 2 Talks, 1 AV |
| Ernesto Hess Task Force | 19 | Ernesto Hess | 9 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 AV |
| Katie Hannon Task Force | 9 | Katie Hannon | 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 10 AVs |
| Cavern of Transcendence Trial | 8 | Karsis | 1 Door Mission, 1 Monster |
| Eden Trial | 7 | Woodsman | 1 Door Mission, 1 Hunt, 2 AVs, 1 Monster |
| Abandoned Sewers Trial | 29 | Mairenn MacGregor | 1 Door Mission, 1 Hunt, 1 AV, 6 Monsters |
| First Respec Trial | 28 | Jane Hallaway | 2 Door Missions, 1 Talk, 1 Hunt |
| Second Respec Trial | 20 | Captain James Harlan | 3 Door Missions |
| Third Respec Trial | 20 | Major Richard Flagg | 3 Door Missions |
| Twilight's Son Task Force | 7 | Twilight's Son | 4 Door Missions, 1 AV/EB |
| Mender Lazarus Task Force | 10 | Mender Lazarus | 4 Door Missions, 5 AVs |
| Mender Silos Task Force | 14 | Mender Silos | 5 Door Missions, 1 Hero, 7 AVs |
| Dr. Kahn Task Force | 20 | Dr. Kahn |
Flashback System
Badge Missions are marked with [B]. They do not award badges for challenges, even if you choose challenges. Reward Merits are given for them when done as a flashback but not when started from a contact.
Protector of Innocents (Level 1-15)
Unless otherwise indicated characters exemplar to level 14 for these missions.
| Arc Name | Merits | Contact | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flux the Outcast | 11 | Flux | 3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 EB (Frostfire) |
| Julius the Kind Hearted Troll | 6 | Julius the Troll | 2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt |
| The Heart of the Hollows | 18 | Talshak the Mystic | 4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk, 1 EB (Atta) |
| Officer Wincott vs. The Trolls | 4 | David Wincott | 2 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 Hunts |
| Warshades and Peace (offered to Warshades) |
8 | Shadowstar | 5 Door Missions, 2 Hunts, 1 Talk (EX level 15) |
| War and Peacebringers (offered to Peacebringers) |
13 | Sunstorm | 5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talks (EX level 15) |
| The Clockwork Captive | 13 | Athena Currie or Carla Brunelli or Everett Daniels |
4 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk |
| The Peace Slayers (offered to Peacebringers) |
9 | Sunstorm | 6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All) (EX level 10) |
| Bonefire | 14 | Lorenzo DiCosta or Wes Schnabel or Willy Starbuck |
4 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 3 Talks |
| The Vahzilok Pollutant Plot | 21 | Jill Pastor or Kyle Peck or Tristan Caine |
4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk |
| An Absence of Shadows (offered to Warshades) |
7 | Shadowstar | 6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 Talks (EX level 10) |
| Break up the Clockwork and the Skulls (Negotiator Badge) |
2 [B] | Maurice Feldon or Tony Kord or Paula Dempsey |
1 Door Mission (Defeat All) (EX level 9) |
| Rescue the Mystic from the Circle of Thorns (Spelunker Badge) |
2 [B] | Dr. Trevor Seaborn or Haley Philips or Hugo Redding |
1 Door Mission |
Guardian (Level 16-19)
| Arc Name | Merits | Contact | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumblings of the Past | 5 | Jim Temblor | 3 Door Missions, 2 AV/EBs |
| I Lost My Daddy! | 6 | Penelope Yin | 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 Talk |
| The Mind of a King | 14 | Colleen Saramago or Jake Montoya or Maggie Greene or Wyatt Anderson |
3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 2 Hunts |
| Tsoo Shenanigans | 17 | Kong Bao or Thao Ku or Virginia Hoffman or Vitaly Cherenko |
4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 3 Talks |
| The Vahzilok Plague | 12 | Dr. Ann-Marie Engles or Juliana Nehring or Olivia Chung or Pavel Garnier |
3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk, 1 AV (Doctor Vahzilok) |
| Vahzilok Wasting Disease (Plague Stopper Badge) |
1 [B] | Dr. Ann-Marie Engles or Juliana Nehring or Olivia Chung or Pavel Garnier |
1 Door Mission |
Keeper of Peace (Level 20-24)
Champion (Level 25-29)
| Arc Name | Merits | Contact | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piercing the Veil | 16 | Gordon Bower | 5 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 2 Talk |
| War of the Fir Bolg | 10 | Skipper LeGrange | 4 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk |
| Crown of Glory | 4 | Mercedes Sheldon | 3 Door Missions (non-flashback offered at levels 20-24) |
| Dirge of Chaos | 4 | Mercedes Sheldon | 3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt (EX level 25) (non-flashback offered at levels 20-24) probably bugged, awards at wrong level or not at all |
| The Magic Man | 3 | Mercedes Sheldon | 4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt (non-flashback offered at levels 20-24) |
| A Madman's Council | 8 | Lars Hansen | 3 Door Missions, 4 Hunts, 1 Talk |
| Return to Vampyr Mountain | 13 | Tobias Hansen | 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk |
| Winslowe and the Cosmotron (Warshades and Peacebringers) |
7 | Sunstorm/Shadowstar | 6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All) (EX level 25) |
| Ubelmann the Unknown | 17 | Ashwin Lannister | 8 Door Missions (3 Defeat All) |
| The Scroll of Tielekku | 14 | Laura Brunetti or Miriam Bloechl |
7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 Talks |
| An Unnatural Order | 18 | Eliza Thorpe or Lorenzo Tate |
8 Door Missions (2 Defeat All) |
| The Freaklympics | 34 | Collin Larson | 8 Door Missions (1 Defeat All) |
| The Mysterious General Z | 15 | Christine Lansdale | 8 Door Missions |
| Find the Pantheon: Rescue the Mystics (Mystical Savior Badge) |
2 [B] | Laura Brunetti or Miriam Bloechl |
1 Defeat All |
| The Redemption of Alexander 'the Great' (Redeemer Badge) |
5 [B] | Ashwin Lannister or Laurie Pennington |
1 Defeat All, 1 Hunt, 1 Patrol, 3 Talks |
Defender of Truth (Level 30-34)
| Arc Name | Merits | Contact | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossing Over | 12 | Buck Salinger | 5 Door Missions, 1 Talk |
| Hatred's Hungry Heart | 7 | Kelly Nemmers | 3 Door Missions, 2 Hunts |
| Fear and Loathing on Striga Isle (Warshades and Peacebringers) |
9 | Sunstorm/Shadowstar | 6 Door Mission, 1 Talk (EX level 30) |
| The Rise of the Vampyri | 25 | Jose Escalante | 7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 3 Hunts |
| The Library of Souls | 21 | Allison King | 8 Door Missions, 4 Talks |
| Corporate Culture | 17 | Phillipa Meraux | 8 Door Missions |
| The Unity Plague | 26 | Jenny Firkins | 6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 8 Talks |
| The Freakshow War | 33 | Neal Kendrick | 8 Door Missions (3 Defeat All) |
| Stop the Pact (Corrupter Badge) |
7 [B] | Neal Kendrick or Tina Chung |
3 Door Missions |
| Defend the War Walls (War Wall Defender Badge) |
2 [B] | Phillipa Meraux | 1 Door Mission |
Vindicator (Level 35-39)
| Arc Name | Merits | Contact | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scary Monsters (Warshades and Peacebringers only) |
12 | Sunstorm/Shadowstar | 5 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Hunt (EX level 35) probably bugged, awards at wrong level or not at all |
| A Path Into Darkness | 27 | Colleen Nelson | 9 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk |
| The Envoy of Shadow | 15 | Cadao Kestrel | 8 Door Missions, 3 AVs (Envoy of Shadows) |
| Revenant Hero Project | 16 | Gordon Stacy | 4 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 5 Talks |
| The Terra Conspiracy | 19 | Ginger Yates | 7 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk, 1 AV (Terra) |
| Mass Duplicity | 28 | Anton Sampson | 8 Door Missions (2 Defeat All) |
| The Organ Grinders | 21 | Steven Sheridan | 7 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 2 Hunts, 3 Talks |
| The Arrival of the Oranbegans (Frontline Badge) |
3 [B] | Cadao Kestrel | 2 Defeat Alls, 1 Talk |
| They Call Me the Doctor (The Doctor's Ally Badge) |
1 [B] | Gordon Stacy | 1 Door Mission |
Justice Incarnate (Level 40-45)
Hero of the City (Level 46-50)
Not available in Flashback
| Arc Name | Merits | Contact | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tale of Cimerora (35-50) | 1 | Senator Decimus Aquila | 5 Talks |
| Portal Corps Story Arc 2 (46-50) | 5 | Unai Kemen | 4 Missions |
Events
Event missions are available from levels 1 to 50. Events are not available via Flashback.
| Arc Name | Contact | Merits | Enemies | EB/AV/Hero | Summary/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlock DJ Zero (Spring Event) | Ganymede |  2 Reward Merits |
 Arachnos Circle of Thorns |
2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All) | |
| Defeat Snaptooth (Spring Event) | DJ Zero | 0 Reward Merits |
Arachnos Red Caps |
Snaptooth | 2 Door Missions |
| Rescue Baby New Year (Winter Event) | Father Time | 0 Reward Merits |
Red Caps Tuatha de Dannan Winter Horde |
Snaptooth | 1 Door Mission |
