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.
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 (level 14)
- Julius the Kind Hearted Troll (level 14)
- The Heart of the Hollows (level 14)
- Officer Wincott vs. the Trolls (level 14)
- The Clockwork Captive (level 14)
- Bonefire (level 14)
- The Vahzilok Pollutant Plot (level 14)
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 (level 14)