Flashback

Overview

By means of the Pillar of Ice and Flame in the Ouroboros Enclave, heroes and villains can revisit lower-level Story Arcs and 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.

Badges

When 'flashing back' to a story arc, you can select from a range of bonus challenges. What fun is easy? When you complete the story arc, if you fulfilled the challenge requirements, you earn a badge.

Total Completed

Complete a number of Flashback Story Arcs

• 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)

• 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

Buffed Enemies

All enemies are buffed. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Audacious
• Level 15-19 - Courageous
• Level 20-24 - Bold
• Level 25-29 - Valorious
• Level 30-34 - Valient
• Level 35-39 - Stalwart
• Level 40-44 - Lionhearted
• Level 45-50 - Intrepid

Debuffed

You are debuffed. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Venturous
• Level 15-19 - Headstrong
• Level 20-24 - Adventurous
• Level 25-29 - Daredevil
• Level 30-34 - Rash
• Level 35-39 - Venturesome
• Level 40-44 - Reckless
• Level 45-50 - Temerarious

No Enhancements

Your enhancements have no effect. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Lessened
• Level 15-19 - Debilitated
• Level 20-24 - Anemic
• Level 25-29 - Weakened
• Level 30-34 - Deflated
• Level 35-39 - Decreased
• Level 40-44 - Devalued
• Level 45-50 - Unenhanced

No Inspirations

Inspiration tray is greyed out. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Cliche
• Level 15-19 - Unimaginative
• Level 20-24 - Flat
• Level 25-29 - Unoriginal
• Level 30-34 - Dull
• Level 35-39 - Phoned It In
• Level 40-44 - Indifferent
• Level 45-50 - Uninspired

No Travel Powers

You'll have to hoof it. Travel powers are disabled. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Refrained
• Level 15-19 - Shut Down
• Level 20-24 - Desisted
• Level 25-29 - Barred
• Level 30-34 - Still
• Level 35-39 - Stalled
• Level 40-44 - Stemmed
• Level 45-50 - Suspended

No Pool Powers Whatsoever

Primary and Secondary Archetype powers only. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Contributor
• Level 15-19 - Vocational
• Level 20-24 - Professional
• Level 25-29 - All Business
• Level 30-34 - Archetypical
• Level 34-39 - Obligated
• Level 40-45 - Missionary
• Level 45-50 - Undertaker

No Temporary Powers

No Shivans for you. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 1-14 - Diminished
• Level 15-19 - Curtailed
• Level 20-24 - Capped
• Level 25-29 - Inhibited
• Level 30-34 - Hindered
• Level 35-39 - Bound
• Level 40-44 - Limited
• Level 45-50 - Demarcated

No Epic/Patron Powers

Epic and patron powers are disabled. Doing a Story Arc in each level range earns a different badge:

• Level 40-44 - Cut-Off
• Level 45-50 - Marginalized

Hardcore Badges

Complete the hardest Task/Strike Forces in the game without temporary powers and without any deaths.

• Master of Statesman's Task Force
• Master of Lord Recluse's Strike Force

Cheatsheet

This quick reference guide should make it easier to spot any flashback challenge badges you may be missing.

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 - 14	Venturous	Audacious	Contributor	Refrained	Diminished	N/A	Cliche	Lessened
15 - 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	Valorious	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 - 44	Reckless	Lionhearted	Missionary	Stemmed	Limited	Cut-Off	Indifferent	Devalued
45 - 50	Temerarious	Intrepid	Undertaker	Suspended	Demarcated	Marginalized	Uninspired	Unenhanced

Flashback Story Arcs

Heroes

Protector of Innocents (Level 1 - 15)

• Flux the Outcast
• Julius the Kind Hearted Troll
• The Heart of the Hollows
• Officer Wincott vs. the Trolls
• The Clockwork Captive
• Bonefire
• The Vahzilok Pollutant Plot

Guardian (Level 16-19)

• Rumblings of the Past
• I Lost My Daddy
• The Mind of a King
• Tsoo Shenanigans
• The Vahzilok Plague

Flashback Badge Missions

(Note: Flashback badge missions can not be used to earn the Flashback badges.)

Heroes

Protector of Innocents (Level 1 - 15)

• Break up the Clockwork and the Skulls (level 9)
• Rescue the Mystic from the Circle of Thorns

Guardian (Level 16-19)

• Vahzilok Wasting Disease

See Also

Ouroboros Pillar of Ice and Flame