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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The flashback system lets heroes and villains run through [[Story Arc]]s 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|Ouroboros Enclave]] or the equivalent [[Pillar of Ice and Flame (base item)|base item]] in a [[Supergroup Base]].
The flashback system lets heroes and villains run through [[Story Arc]]s and badge missions they may have missed earlier or simply want to experience again. These operate like [[Task Force]]s 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|Ouroboros Enclave]] or the equivalent [[Pillar of Ice and Flame (base item)|base item]] in a [[Supergroup Base]].


[[Story Arc]]s 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.
[[Story Arc]]s 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 [[Supergroup Base|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 [[Sidekick|Examplar]] (malefactor) down to as needed. The minimum levels for each mission are ''not'' shown when accessing the mission list.
Only the team leader has to be 15+. Each mission has a minimum level, required of all members, and a maximum level that characters will [[Sidekick|exemplar]] (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 in-game introduction to the flashback system is provided by the missions of [[The Pilgrim]] in [[Ouroboros]].
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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.
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.
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. To be able to teleport to a contact, the character must be at least level 15.
 


== Quitting Flashbacks ==
== 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 [[Sidekick#Exemplar/Malefactor|exemplared]], the character will stay exemplared through the duration of the Flashback.
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 [[Sidekick#Exemplar/Malefactor|exemplared]], the character will stay exemplared through the duration of the Flashback.


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


== Badges ==
== Badges ==
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! Level  !! Players are<br />DeBuffed !! Enemies are<br />Buffed !! AT Powers<br />only !! No<br />Travel Powers !! No<br />Temp Powers !! No Epic/<br />Patron Powers !! No<br />Inspirations !! No<br />Enhancements
! Level  !! Players are<br />DeBuffed !! Enemies are<br />Buffed !! AT Powers<br />only !! No<br />Travel Powers !! No<br />Temp Powers !! No Epic/<br />Patron Powers !! No<br />Inspirations !! No<br />Enhancements
|-
|-
| ''01 - 15'' || [[Venturous Badge|Venturous]] || [[Audacious Badge|Audacious]] || [[Contributor Badge|Contributor]] || [[Refrained Badge|Refrained]] || [[Diminished Badge|Diminished]] || N/A || [[Cliche Badge|Cliche]] || [[Lessened Badge|Lessened]]
| ''01 - 15'' || [[Venturous Badge|Venturous]] || [[Audacious Badge|Audacious]] || [[Contributor Badge|Contributor]] || [[Refrained Badge|Refrained]] || [[Diminished Badge|Diminished]] || N/A || [[Cliché Badge|Cliché]] || [[Lessened Badge|Lessened]]
|-
|-
| ''16 - 19'' || [[Headstrong Badge|Headstrong]] || [[Courageous Badge|Courageous]] || [[Vocational Badge|Vocational]] || [[Shut Down Badge|Shut Down]] || [[Curtailed Badge|Curtailed]] || N/A || [[Unimaginative Badge|Unimaginative]] || [[Debilitated Badge|Debilitated]]
| ''16 - 19'' || [[Headstrong Badge|Headstrong]] || [[Courageous Badge|Courageous]] || [[Vocational Badge|Vocational]] || [[Shut Down Badge|Shut Down]] || [[Curtailed Badge|Curtailed]] || N/A || [[Unimaginative Badge|Unimaginative]] || [[Debilitated Badge|Debilitated]]
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| ''30 - 34'' || [[Rash Badge|Rash]] || [[Valiant Badge|Valiant]] || [[Archetypical Badge|Archetypical]] || [[Still Badge|Still]] || [[Hindered Badge|Hindered]] || N/A || [[Dull Badge|Dull]] || [[Deflated Badge|Deflated]]
| ''30 - 34'' || [[Rash Badge|Rash]] || [[Valiant Badge|Valiant]] || [[Archetypical Badge|Archetypical]] || [[Still Badge|Still]] || [[Hindered Badge|Hindered]] || N/A || [[Dull Badge|Dull]] || [[Deflated Badge|Deflated]]
|-
|-
| ''35 - 39'' || [[Venturesome Badge|Venturesome]] || [[Stalwart Badge|Stalwart]] || [[Obligated Badge|Obligated]] || [[Stalled Badge|Stalled]] || [[Bound Badge|Bound]] || N/A || [[Phoned It In Badge|Phoned it in]] || [[Decreased Badge|Decreased]]
| ''35 - 39'' || [[Venturesome Badge|Venturesome]] || [[Stalwart Badge|Stalwart]] || [[Obligated Badge|Obligated]] || [[Stalled Badge|Stalled]] || [[Bound Badge|Bound]] || N/A || [[Phoned it in Badge|Phoned it in]] || [[Decreased Badge|Decreased]]
|-
|-
| ''40 - 45'' || [[Reckless Badge|Reckless]] || [[Lionhearted Badge|Lionhearted]] || [[Missionary Badge|Missionary]] || [[Stemmed Badge|Stemmed]] || [[Limited Badge|Limited]] || [[Cut-Off Badge|Cut-Off]] || [[Indifferent Badge|Indifferent]] || [[Devalued Badge|Devalued]]
| ''40 - 45'' || [[Reckless Badge|Reckless]] || [[Lionhearted Badge|Lionhearted]] || [[Missionary Badge|Missionary]] || [[Stemmed Badge|Stemmed]] || [[Limited Badge|Limited]] || [[Cut-Off Badge|Cut-Off]] || [[Indifferent Badge|Indifferent]] || [[Devalued Badge|Devalued]]
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== Hero Flashbacks ==
== Hero Flashbacks ==
:''See also:'' [[Hero Merit Rewards#Flashback System|Hero Merit Rewards]] - Lists missions available in Flashback.<br />
:''See also:'' [[Hero Story Arcs]] - Lists all story arcs, but does not denote whether they're available in Flashback.


:''See:'' [[Hero Merit Rewards#Flashback System|Hero Merit Rewards]]
== Villain Flashbacks ==
 
:''See also:'' [[Villain Merit Rewards#Flashback System|Villain Merit Rewards]] - Lists missions available in Flashback.<br />
== Villain Flashback Story Arcs ==
:''See also:'' [[Villain Story Arcs]] - Lists all story arcs, but does not denote whether they're available in Flashback.<br />
:''See also: [[Villain Story Arcs]]<br />
=== Soldier (Level 1 - 14) ===
 
Unless otherwise indicated characters malefactor to level 14 for these missions.
 
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Matthew Burke#Get away with an op under Arachnos' nose|The Origins of Snakes]]'''
|[[Matthew Burke]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Snakes}}
|
|3 Door Missions, Level 9
|-
|'''[[Doctor Creed#Test Infected anti-serum on Stricken|Weird Science]]'''
|[[Doctor Creed]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Infected}}
|
|3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), Level 8
|-
|'''[[Kalinda#Mop up the stragglers|Earning Arachnos' Favor]]'''
|[[Kalinda]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Snakes}}
|
|3 Door Missions (2 Defeat Alls), Level 9
|-
|'''[[Mongoose#Cull Snake population|Snake Uprising]]'''
|[[Mongoose]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Snakes}}
|
|2 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt, Level 8
|-
|'''[[Angelo Vendetti#Get to work against the Council|The Council Cargo]]'''
|[[Angelo Vendetti]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Council}}
|[[Lt. Blechley]]
|3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), Level 10
|-
|'''[[Billie Heck#Defeat all Hellions|Give 'em Hellion!]]'''
|[[Billie Heck]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|8}}
|{{Enemy Hellions}}
|[[3K Kelvin]]
|3 Door Missions, Level 9
|-
|'''[[Billie Heck#Talk with Emil Marcone|Family War]]'''
|[[Billie Heck]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{Enemy Mooks}}{{Enemy The Family}}{{Enemy Hellions}}
|[[Emil Marcone]] [[Guido Verandi]]
|5 Door Missions, Level 9
|-
|'''[[Mr. Bocor#Steal the book for Bocor|The Book and The Burning]]'''
|[[Mr. Bocor]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|1}}
|{{Enemy Hellions}}{{Enemy The Family}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}
|
|3 Door Missions (Two Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Veluta Lunata#Check out the lab and bring Rauscher back|An Arachnos Ghost Story]]'''
|[[Veluta Lunata]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy Spectral Pirates}}
|
|3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Veluta Lunata#Look for clues at meeting place|Power of the Spirit]]'''
|[[Veluta Lunata]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy Spectral Pirates}}
|[[Phil]] x2
|3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[The Radio#Make Wyvern's 'Hit List' your business|The Hit List]]'''
|[[The Radio]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Dmitri Krylov#Find reason behind Vahzilok's visit|The Vahzilok Conference]]'''
|[[Dmitri Krylov]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
||{{Enemy Clockwork}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Skulls}}{{Enemy Vahzilok}}
|[[Facemaker]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Dmitri Krylov#Defeat Experiment 236 and witnesses|Spy Hunt]]'''
|[[Dmitri Krylov]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|16}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Clockwork}}{{Enemy Goldbrickers}}{{Enemy The Lost}} {{Enemy Luddites}}
 
{{Enemy Skulls}}{{Enemy Spetsnaz Commandos}}{{Enemy Vahzilok}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|
|6 Door Missions (Two Defeat All), ''The last mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Dr. Shelly Percey#Steal the Medical Equipment|Midas Touched]]'''
|[[Dr. Shelly Percey]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|11}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Goldbrickers}}{{Enemy Luddites}}
|
|3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), ''The last mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Peter Themari#Put a stop to Longbow's incursion|Breaking Bows]]'''
|[[Peter Themari]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Luddites}}
|
|3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Peter Themari#Turn Pyriss into a villain|Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge]]'''
|[[Peter Themari]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|}
 
=== Malcontent (Level 16 - 19) ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Marshal Brass#Interested|Echo Down the Aeons]]'''
|[[Marshal Brass]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{Enemy Shivans}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|[[Professor Echo]]
|3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Marshal Brass#Take another deniable job from Marshal Brass|The Aeon Conspiracy]]'''
|[[Marshal Brass]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|10}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Clockwork}}{{Enemy Goldbrickers}}{{Enemy Shivans}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|
|7 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Golden Roller#Kidnap Dr. Cambrian|High-Tech Gold]]'''
|[[Golden Roller]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|10}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy The Lost}}{{Enemy Crey}}
|
|3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Operative Wellman#Steal the prisoner transfer list|Breakout at the Zig]]'''
|[[Operative Wellman]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|11}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Security Guards}}
|
|3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Operative Wellman#Defeat all Wyvern Mercenaries|Master of Destruction]]'''
|[[Operative Wellman]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|8}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Outcasts}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|
|3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Willy Wheeler#Plant bombs in Arachnos base|There's a Sucker Born Every Minute]]'''
|[[Willy Wheeler]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|17}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}} {{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Ace McKnight]]
|6 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt, Includes badge mission for [[Paragon of Vice Badge|Paragon
 
of Vice]].
|-
|'''[[Seer Marino#Find the surveillance tapes in the old building|Oh Wretched Man!]]'''
|[[Seer Marino]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|8}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy The Lost}}
|
|6 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Talk To
|}
 
=== Insider (Level 20 - 24) ===
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|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Captain Petrovich#Break into Freakshow base|Iron Widow]]'''
|[[Captain Petrovich]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Council}}{{Enemy The Family}}{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Scrapyarders}}
|[[Spinnerette]]
|6 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Lt. Chalmers#Recover Air Defense Coordinator|Kings of the Sky]]'''
|[[Lt. Chalmers]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|[[Ballista-1]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Lt. Chalmers#Take the job|Operation Skyhook]]'''
|[[Lt. Chalmers]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Council}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|
|3 Door Missions. The second mission gives you the [[Holographic Projector]], [[Nictus Gravitic


Emanation]], [[Nictus Shadow Step]] and [[Nictus Absorption]]
== Praetorian Flashbacks ==
|-
All Praetorian arcs are available to any alignment in Flashback. Though Praetorians cannot access Ouroboros without leaving Praetoria, they can access Flashback via the Pillar of Ice and Flame base item.
|'''[[Crash Cage#Steal the coral|Coral Bonanza]]'''
:''See also:'' [[Praetorian Merit Rewards#Flashback System|Praetorian Merit Rewards]] - Lists missions available in Flashback<br />
|[[Crash Cage]]
:''See also:'' [[Praetorian Story Arcs]] - Lists all story arcs, but does not denote whether they're available in Flashback.<br />
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Cage Consortium}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|[[Silver Mantis]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Crash Cage#Help the Circle make a move on Cage Consortium|Breaking the Cage]]'''
|[[Crash Cage]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Cage Consortium}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}
|
|3 Door Missions, 2 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Vince Dubrowski#Find out what's happening to the surveyors|Any Body Will Do]]'''
|[[Vince Dubrowski]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Scrapyarders}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Henri Dumont#Speak to Archmage Tarixus|Disturbing the Dead]]'''
|[[Henri Dumont]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Freakshow}} {{Enemy Legacy Chain}}
|
|4 Door Missions, 2 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Lorenz Ansaldo#Interrogate Legacy Chain leader|Carpe Diem]]'''
|[[Lorenz Ansaldo]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy Scrapyarders}}
|[[Sea Witch]]
|3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt. Final mission grants [[Seaweed Badge|Seaweed]].
|-
|'''[[Operative Vargas#Take out Council base in retaliation|A Web of Intrigue]]'''
|[[Operative Vargas]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|11}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Council}}{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Sky Raiders}}
|[[Leoknight]]
|6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|}


=== Insider (Level 25 - 29) ===
== Note ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
Participating in flashback missions does not have an impact on the "timestream" or events in Paragon City, the Rogue Isles or Praetoria in most circumstances.  Exceptions to this are missions from newer content ([[Issue 21]] and after) that takes advantage of [[phasing]] tech to change what enemy groups are experienced in the world (among other things).
|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Darla Mavis#Take out a hero|Aurora Fades]]'''
|[[Darla Mavis]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Aurora Borealis]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Darla Mavis#Steal the Longbow info|Power Mine]]'''
|[[Darla Mavis]]
|3{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy The Lost}}{{enemy Rikti}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Kristof Jaeger#Take down Longbow Agents|Sabotage!]]'''
|[[Kristof Jaeger]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Crey}}
|
|5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Lt. Demitrovich#Take out Lost leader and crew|Trust and Betrayal]]'''
|[[Lt. Demitrovich]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy The Lost}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Sky Raiders}}
|[[Furious B]](EB)
|6 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Shadowy Figure#Talk with Lorenz Ansaldo|Zag Breakout!]]'''
|[[Shadowy Figure]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|
|3 Door Missions, 1 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Archmage Tarixus#Retrieve Abyssal Tome from Legacy Chain|Forging the Blackwand]]'''
|[[Archmage Tarixus]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|11}}
|{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy Slag Golems}}{{Enemy Scrapyarders}}{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|
|5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Doc Buzzsaw#Recover parts for Doc Buzzsaw|Die by the Freak!]]'''
|[[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy Council}}{{Enemy Scrapyarders}}{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy Slag Golems}}
|[[t3h S00p4rFr34k!]]
|7 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Doc Buzzsaw#Help Doc Buzzsaw get what she needs to start building Tank Freaks.|Heavy Metal


Doctoring]]'''
By and large, however, past decisions in arcs and decisions made in flashback missions do not have any impact on other flashback missions or on current arcs run in the open world.
|[[Doc Buzzsaw]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy The Family}}{{Enemy Council}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Diviner Maros#Get Coral for Maros' plans|The Cult of the Shaper]]'''
|[[Diviner Maros]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|8}}
|{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Slag Golems}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Coralax}}
|[[Metal Shift]] x2  [[Barracuda]] x2  [[Calystix]]
|
|-
|'''[[Operative Kirkland#Interrogate Circle of Thorns|On the Trail of the Leviathan]]'''
|[[Operative Kirkland]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Legacy Chain}}
|
|2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|}
 
=== Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34) ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Psymon Omega#Salvage Rikti Tech|Nictus Dissection]]'''
|[[Psymon Omega]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Rikti}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}
|
|3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Psymon Omega#Discover source of disturbance|Psymon Says]]'''
|[[Psymon Omega]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|11}}
|{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Cage Consortium}}{{Enemy Security Guards}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}
|[[Ballista]], [[Aurora Borealis]]
|6 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Timothy Raymond#Wipe out the Rikti|Lost and Found]]'''
|[[Timothy Raymond]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|12}}
|{{Enemy Rikti}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Crey}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|
|5 Door Missions, 1 Talk To. First mission grants the [[Exterminator Badge|Exterminator]]
|-
|'''[[Timothy Raymond#Wipe out the Rikti|Strange Memories]]'''
|[[Timothy Raymond]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Rikti}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|
|3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Operative Rutger#Defeat McGowin and his guards|Snuffing the Light]]'''
|[[Operative Rutger]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Luminary]]
|3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Operative Rutger#Interrogate Longbow agents|Into Valhalla]]'''
|[[Operative Rutger]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Crey}}
|[[Infernal]]
|4 Door Missions, 2 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Crimson Revenant#Question Crey agents about Mynx|Taming the Tigress]]'''
|[[Crimson Revenant]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Crey}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Mynx]]
|2 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Crimson Revenant#Take out the Back Alley Brawler|Brawling with the Big Boys]]'''
|[[Crimson Revenant]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Cage Consortium}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Back Alley Brawler]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Hard Luck#Find out where Luckless is staying|Breaking the Streak]]'''
|[[Hard Luck]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}}
|
|2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Hardcase#Interrogate Wailers|Silver-Tongued Devil]]'''
|[[Hardcase]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Wailers}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Hardcase#Collect demonic essence|Sold for a Song]]'''
|[[Hardcase]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|12}}
|{{Enemy Wailers}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Security Guards}}
|
|4 Door Missions, 2 Hunt, 1 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Vivacious Verandi#Help Viv make some mischief|Chaos Unbound]]'''
|[[Vivacious Verandi]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|8}}
|{{Enemy The Family}}{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Devouring Earth}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Tsoo}}
|
|5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Slot Machine#Press the 'YES' button.|Miss Fortune's Wheel]]'''
|[[Slot Machine]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{Enemy Tsoo}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Slot Machine#High Roller's Last Gamble |High Roller's Last Gamble]]'''
|[[Slot Machine]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{Enemy Council}}{{Enemy Devouring Earth}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Mercedes Sheldon#'Persuade' Longbow on Nerva|The Dead Man's Deck]]'''
|[[Mercedes Sheldon]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|2}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy The Family}}{{Enemy Security Guards}}{{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}}
|
|2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talk To
|-
|}
 
=== Criminal (Level 35 - 39) ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Capture the Circle Librarian and learn what you can from him|A Traitorous History]]'''
|[[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|2}}
|{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Aurora Borealis]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Recover the missing mystic and discover the reason for his abduction|The Secret of the
 
Circle]]'''
|[[Magus Mu'Drakhan]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Infernal]] [[Lilitu]]
|6 Door Missions ''2nd mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Kelly Uqua#Stop Longbow's investigation of Crey.|Blurring the Lines]]'''
|[[Kelly Uqua]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Ballista]]
|3 Door Missinos (1 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Technician Naylor#Get coordinates for the 'Shadow Shard' from Portal Corp|Bravo for the Shadow Shard]]'''
|[[Technician Naylor]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Nemesis}}{{Enemy Soldiers of Rularuu}}
|[[Ballista]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Technician Naylor#Explore some alternate dimensions.|Automatic Villainy]]'''
|[[Technician Naylor]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy Nemesis}}{{Enemy Devouring Earth}}{{Enemy Council}}
|[[Ballista]]
|6 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Arbiter Leery#Stop the fighting|Crossfire]]'''
|[[Arbiter Leery]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|[[Indigo]]
|4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Arbiter Leery#Learn more about the Tears of the Spirit|No One Gets It]]'''
|[[Arbiter Leery]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}
|[[Ice Mistral]] [[Wretch]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Basse Croupier#Dig up blackmail info on corrupt politician|Fat Cat City]]'''
|[[Basse Croupier]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|?}}
|{{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Hardcase#Find cause of Wailer attack|Pied Piper]]'''
|[[Hardcase]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|?}}
|{{Enemy Freakshow}}{{Enemy Wailers}}{{Enemy Longbow}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Hardcase#Rescue victims from Wailers|Chaos Affair]]
|[[Hardcase]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|8}}
|{{Enemy Wailers}}{{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|
|5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt ''The last mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Jezebel Jones#Investigate the disappearance|The Missing Maidens]]'''
|[[Jezebel Jones]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy Carnival of Shadows}}
|
|3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Jezebel Jones#Nab the girl|Johnny's Squeeze]]'''
|[[Jezebel Jones]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{Enemy The Family}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Johnny Sonata#Steal something of Johnny's from Arachnos|Devil May Care]]'''
|[[Johnny Sonata]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|14}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Longbow}}{{Enemy Wailers}}{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|[[Wailer Lord]] [[Johnny Sonata's Soul]]
|6 Door Missions, 2 Talk To
|-
|}
 
=== Captain (Level 40 - 44) ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Terrence Dobbs#Clear out Arachnoid tunnels|The Arachnoid Cure]]'''
|[[Terrence Dobbs]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{enemy Arachnoids}}{{enemy Freakshow}}
|[[Biff]]
| 3 Door Missions, (1 Defeat All). ''The last mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Terrence Dobbs#Defeat all Arachnoids in lab|Arachnoid Appetizers]]'''
|[[Terrence Dobbs]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{enemy Arachnoids}}
|
|2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk to
|-
|'''[[Terrence Dobbs#Cull Arachnoids in Gutter|Building a Better Vermin]]'''
|[[Terrence Dobbs]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|8}}
|{{enemy Arachnoids}}{{enemy Crey}}
|
|4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk To. Gives [[Arachnoid Gas]]
|-
|'''[[Regent Korol#Stop Crey intrusion|Countess Coup]]'''
|[[Regent Korol]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|?}}
|{{enemy Crey}}
|[[Countess Crey]]
|3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Westin Phipps#Stop Freakshow altruism|Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher]]'''
|[[Westin Phipps]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{enemy Freakshow}}{{enemy Longbow}}
|[[Luminary]]
|4 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Westin Phipps#Help Phipps in his plan against the Arachnos Rebels|The Rebels]]'''
|[[Westin Phipps]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{enemy Rogue Arachnos}}{{enemy Longbow}}
|[[Swan]]
|3 Door Missions. ''Last mission can be failed.'' If failed: {{FlashbackMerits|2}}
|-
|'''[[Westin Phipps#Kidnap Wyvern Spy from Arachnos before Longbow can liberate him|The Bane of the Heart]]'''
|[[Westin Phipps]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|10}}
|{{enemy Arachnos}}{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Crey}}
|[[Manticore]]
|7 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Dr. Forrester#Collect Arachnoid parts|Project Fury]]'''
|[[Dr. Forrester]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{enemy Arachnoids}}{{enemy Arachnos}}
|[[Widdershins]]
|2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Arbiter Daos#Stop the Knives' assault|Breaking Knives]]'''
|[[Arbiter Daos]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{enemy Knives of Artemis}}
|
|3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All). Gives [[Arachnos Power Shield]]'''
|-
|'''[[Arbiter Daos#Track down the Scorpion Gang|Absolute Vengeance]]'''
|[[Arbiter Daos]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{enemy Malta Operatives}}{{enemy Council}}
|
|3 Door Missions. Gives the [[Arachnos Shotgun]] '''
|-
|'''[[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Talk to Arbiter Daos|Shucking Souls]]'''
|[[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{enemy Arachnos}}{{enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|
|3 Door Missions, 1 Talk to
|-
|'''[[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Investigate Circle stronghold|The Hunt]]'''
|[[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|[[Senestrus]]
|3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Do away with Penartes|The Circle's Plot]]'''
|[[Mage-Killer Zuhkara]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{Enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|[[Lilitu]]
[[Blade Prince Hertuu]] (EB)
[[Blade Prince Tirses]]
|5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
|-
|'''[[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Steal Rikti weapons from the Council|Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy]]'''
|[[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{enemy Council}}{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Rikti}}
|
|3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All). Gives [[Rikti Rifle]] and [[Rikti Drone]].
|-
|'''[[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt#Help Kuhr'Rekt get his revenge|Kuhr'Rekt Revenge]]'''
|[[Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{enemy Longbow}}
|[[Positron]] x2 [[Valkyrie]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Number 204#Help Number 204|Apt Pupil]]
|[[Number 204]]'''
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Arachnoids}}{{Enemy Wyvern}}
|
|7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
|}
 
=== Made (Level 45 - 50) ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="19%" | Arc Name
! width="12%" | Contact
! width="15%" | Merits
! width="14%" | Enemies
! width="10%" | EB/AV/Hero
! width="35%" | Summary/Notes
|-
|'''[[Sister Airlia#Power from the Past|Power from the Past]]'''
|[[Sister Airlia]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|2}}
|{{enemy Cimerorans}}{{enemy Longbow}}
|Lt.Alston ([[Longbow Ballista|Ballista]])
|3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Sister Airlia#Politics, Cimeroran Style|Politics, Cimeroran Style]]'''
|[[Sister Airlia]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{enemy Cimerorans}}{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Cimerorans}}{{enemy Crey}}{{enemy The Family}}
|(3 EBs)
|5 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 4 Talk To
|-
|'''[[The Pilgrim#Join Ouroboros|Ouroboros Initiation]]'''
|[[The Pilgrim]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{enemy 5th Column}}{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Prison Guard}}{{enemy Escaped Prisoner}}{{enemy Rikti}}{{enemy Shivans}}
|
|4 Door Missions, 4 Talk To. Level order for missions: 50/1/50/25
|-
|'''[[Abyss#Take the job defending the Crey lab|Vindication]]'''
|[[Abyss]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Vindicators}}
|[[Ms. Liberty]] x2  [[Valkyrie]]  [[Luminary]]  [[Mynx]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Abyss#Get Void Hunter rifles for Abyss|Light and Darkness]]'''
|[[Abyss]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{enemy Paragon Police}}{{enemy Longbow}}
|[[Sunstorm]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Operative Grillo#Time to cull the Snakes again|Ancient History]]'''
|[[Operative Grillo]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|
|{{enemy Snakes}}{{enemy Circle of Thorns}}
|3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Operative Grillo#Interrogate Crey scientists|Escaped!]]'''
|[[Operative Grillo]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{enemy Crey}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Operative Grillo#Speak to Kalinda|Snake Fist]]'''
|[[Operative Grillo]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{enemy Snakes}}{{enemy Crey}}
|[[Stheno]]
|5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 4 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Efficiency Expert Pither#Get Reports from Aeon City|Alone in the Darque]]'''
|[[Efficiency Expert Pither]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{enemy Nemesis}}{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{Enemy Soldiers of Rularuu}}
|[[Dr. Aeon]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Shadow Spider#Salvage weapons smuggling operation|Indigo Hunt]]'''
|[[Shadow Spider]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Paragon Police}}
|[[Indigo]]
|
|-
|'''[[Shadow Spider#Find who took contract against Arachnos|Crimson Hunt]]'''
|[[Shadow Spider]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{enemy Longbow}}
|[[Crimson]]
|3 Door Missions. ''The final mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Tavish Bell#Clean out Crey facility of magical beasties|The Code Merlin]]'''
|[[Tavish Bell]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|6}}
|{{enemy Circle of Thorns}}{{enemy Crey}}
|[[Baphomet|ARCH-A]]
|3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
|-
|'''[[Tavish Bell#Steal surveillance tapes from the Council|Vigilante Justice]]'''
|[[Tavish Bell]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{enemy Council}}{{enemy Arachnos}}{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Scrapyarders}}
|[[Synapse]] x3  [[Mynx]] x2
|6 Door Missions. ''The final mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Television#Watch more Television|The TV Report]]'''
|[[Television]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{enemy Arachnos}}{{enemy Malta Operatives}}{{enemy Knives of Artemis}}{{enemy Arachnoids}}
|
|3 Door Missions( 1 Defeat All), 3 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Television#Learn why the Radio is really your enemy|Video Killed the Radio]]'''
|[[Television]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|2}}
|{{enemy Council}}{{enemy Arachnos}}{{enemy Freakshow}}
|[[The Radio]]
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Television#Help fix the movie|The TV Invasion]]'''
|[[Television]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|7}}
|{{enemy Freakshow}}{{enemy Devouring Earth}}{{enemy Nemesis}}{{enemy The Family}}
|
|3 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Vernon von Grun#Help Vernon von Grun get the Devouring Earth specimens he needs|Von Grun's science]]'''
|[[Vernon von Grun]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|4}}
|{{enemy Devouring Earth}}
|[[Devoured Pyriss]]
|3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), Gives [[Tranquilizer Darts]].
|-
|'''[[Vernon von Grun#Gather components for Victor von Grun|The Great Grun Gathering]]'''
|[[Vernon von Grun]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|5}}
|{{enemy Council}}{{enemy Malta Operatives}}
|[[Indigo]]
|2 Door Missions, 2 Talk To. Gives [[Vial of Bees]].
|-
|'''[[Vernon von Grun#Help Vernon von Grun implement his mad plan to destroy Paragon City|Von Grun's Lament]]'''
|[[Vernon von Grun]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{enemy Devouring Earth}}
|[[Woodsman]]
|3 Door Missions. Gives [[Creeper Seed]].
|-
|'''[[Vernon von Grun#Get Vernon to pull himself together and get back to doing evil!|Von Grun's Redemption]]'''
|[[Vernon von Grun]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|12}}
|{{enemy Devouring Earth}}{{enemy Paragon Police}}{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Crey}}
|[[Zenflower]]
|6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk To. Gives [[Tranquilizer Darts]], [[Vial of Bees]], [[Creeper Seed]], and [[Force of the
 
Earth]].
|-
|'''[[Viridian#Begin the gathering.|The Conference of Evil]]'''
|[[Viridian]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|13}}
|{{enemy Longbow}}{{enemy Council}}{{enemy Crey}}{{enemy Nemesis}}{{enemy Freakshow}}{{enemy The Family}}
{{enemy Tsoo}}{{enemy Paragon Police}}
|[[Nemesis]] [[Ballista]] [[Dreck]] [[Countess Crey]] [Burkholder]] [[Maestro]] [[Vandal]] [[Nosferatu]] [[Arakhn]] [[Requiem]]
|6 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[Levantera#Rescue Arnold Decker|The Strange Case of Benjamin A. Decker]]'''
|[[Levantera]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|3}}
|{{Enemy Arachnos}}{{enemy Nemesis}}{{enemy Rikti}}
|
|3 Door Missions. ''The last mission can be failed.''
|-
|'''[[Levantera#Join the Vanguard|Welcome to the Vanguard]]'''
|[[Levantera]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{enemy Rikti}}
|
|5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 5 Talk To
|-
|'''[[Serpent Drummer#Help with Conference Security|Dreams of Peace and Acts of War]]'''
|[[Serpent Drummer]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|9}}
|{{enemy Nemesis}}{{enemy Nemesis Automatons}}{{enemy Rikti}}
|[[Lord of War: Hro'Dtohz]]
|
|-
|'''[[Gaussian#Accept Gaussian's Mission|The Red and the Black]]'''
|[[Gaussian]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|14}}
|{{enemy Vanguard}}{{enemy Longbow}}
|
|6 Door Missions
|-
|'''[[The Dark Watcher#Bring in Nemesis Defector|The Horror of War]]'''
|[[The Dark Watcher]]
|{{FlashbackMerits|18}}
|{{enemy Rikti}}{{enemy Nemesis}}{{enemy Arachnos}}
|[[Silver Mantis]]  [[Lord of War: Hro'Dtohz]]
|6 Door Missions. ''The first and fourth missions can be failed.''
|-
|}
 
== Villain Badge Missions ==
:''See also: [[CoV Accomplishment Badges]]''<br />
'''Soldier (Level 1 - 15)'''
* [[Dr. Shelly Percey#Get samples of the Facemaker's chemicals|Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals]]
* [[The Radio#Steal 'outbreak' drug from the Lost and then take it to the drop-off point|Steal the Outbreak Virus]] (level 15)
* [[Angelo Vendetti#Hurt the traitorous Vendetti retainer|Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti]] (level 10)
* [[Mr. Bocor#Retrieve the Loa Bone|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)'''
* [[Vince Dubrowski#See what Crash wants|Retrieve Crash's Shipments]] (level 25)
* [[Lorenz Ansaldo#Bust up the dockworker's strike|Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike]] (level 25)
 
'''Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)'''
* [[Timothy Raymond#Eliminate Kit'Vul|Lost and Found]]
* [[Archmage Tarixus#Offer soul of Akarist|Offer Soul of Akarist]]
* [[Operative Kirkland#Take out negotiator and witnesses|Eliminate Negotiator and Witnesses]]
 
'''Criminal (Level 35 - 39)'''
* [[Hard Luck#Get the unlucky artifact|The Unlucky Artifact]] (level 35)
 
'''Captain (Level 40 - 45)'''
* [[Dr. Forrester#Steal alloy from Silver Mantis|Party Crasher]]
* [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Defeat Selestar|Selestar]]
* [[Technician Naylor#Attack Longbow portal base.|Attack Longbow Portal Base]] (level 40)
* [[Basse Croupier#Catch the Freakshow debtor before he skips town.|B4nKbUsTah]] (level 40)
 
'''Made (Level 46 - 50)'''
* [[Television#Sure, freakishly stylized cartoon child! Never give up!|Video Games Made Me Do It]]


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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* [[Pillar of Ice and Flame]]
* [[Pillar of Ice and Flame]]
* [[Stature Level]]
* [[Stature Level]]
[[Category:Gameplay]]
[[Category:Gameplay]]

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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.

Only the team leader has to be 15+. Each mission has a minimum level, required of all members, and a maximum level that characters will exemplar (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. To be able to teleport to a contact, the character must be at least level 15.


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.

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.

Limited Lives

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

Power Challenges

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

Level Players are
DeBuffed		 Enemies are
Buffed		 AT Powers
only		 No
Travel Powers		 No
Temp Powers		 No Epic/
Patron Powers		 No
Inspirations		 No
Enhancements
01 - 15 Venturous Audacious Contributor Refrained Diminished N/A Cliché Lessened
16 - 19 Headstrong Courageous Vocational Shut Down Curtailed N/A Unimaginative Debilitated
20 - 24 Adventurous Bold Professional Desisted Capped N/A Flat Anemic
25 - 29 Daredevil Fearless All Business Barred Inhibited N/A Unoriginal Weakened
30 - 34 Rash Valiant Archetypical Still Hindered N/A Dull Deflated
35 - 39 Venturesome Stalwart Obligated Stalled Bound N/A Phoned it in Decreased
40 - 45 Reckless Lionhearted Missionary Stemmed Limited Cut-Off Indifferent Devalued
46 - 50 Temerarious Intrepid Undertaker Suspended Demarcated Marginalized Uninspired Unenhanced

Hero Flashbacks

See also: Hero Merit Rewards - Lists missions available in Flashback.
See also: Hero Story Arcs - Lists all story arcs, but does not denote whether they're available in Flashback.

Villain Flashbacks

See also: Villain Merit Rewards - Lists missions available in Flashback.
See also: Villain Story Arcs - Lists all story arcs, but does not denote whether they're available in Flashback.

Praetorian Flashbacks

All Praetorian arcs are available to any alignment in Flashback. Though Praetorians cannot access Ouroboros without leaving Praetoria, they can access Flashback via the Pillar of Ice and Flame base item.

See also: Praetorian Merit Rewards - Lists missions available in Flashback
See also: Praetorian Story Arcs - Lists all story arcs, but does not denote whether they're available in Flashback.

Note

Participating in flashback missions does not have an impact on the "timestream" or events in Paragon City, the Rogue Isles or Praetoria in most circumstances. Exceptions to this are missions from newer content (Issue 21 and after) that takes advantage of phasing tech to change what enemy groups are experienced in the world (among other things).

By and large, however, past decisions in arcs and decisions made in flashback missions do not have any impact on other flashback missions or on current arcs run in the open world.

See Also

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