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== Overview ==

'''Badges''' are rewards for accomplishing certain tasks in City of Heroes. They track the accomplishments of the character through the game, and some of them do additional things. 

=== Uses ===

Badges do a number of different things.

* One badge at a time can be "worn" by the character.  This places the [[settitle (Slash Command)|badge title]] right below the player's name for everyone else to see.
* Some badges give extra things to the character.  Most of these badges are called [[Accolades]], and there are different lists for each alignment.
** Some Accolades, earned by collecting specific sets of other badges, grant the character stat boosts or [[Temporary Powers]].
** Other Accolades unlock [[Unlockable Costume Pieces|costume pieces]].
** Still other Accolades grant rewards that can be used to purchase items in-game.
* Some badges related to the [[Invention System]] grant additional storage of [[Invention Salvage|salvage]] and [[Recipe|recipes]]
* Some badges related to selling on the [[Auction House]] also increase your transaction slots
* Some badges unlock [[Unlockable Contacts|contacts]], stores, or access to special areas of the game world.
* Gladiator badges unlock gladiators.  A bit like collecting Pokémon, gladiators can be used in duels against other players' gladiators in the [[Arena]].
* And finally, badges are a sub-game in and of themselves.  They appeal to the completist through the "Gotta get 'em all" mentality, the same sort of mentality of people who collect stamps or baseball cards.

=== Levels ===

The vast majority of badges are character-specific. Character-level badges are earned separately for each character and track separately what individual characters have accomplished. A few [[Architect Entertainment]] badges (listed [[:Category:Account Level Badges|here]]) are earned on an account-wide basis.

== Personal Badges ==
There are many types of Badges available

{| class="wikitable"
! Badge Type !! colspan=3 | Alignment
|-
| '''Exploration'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by visiting certain important locations through the game.
| [[Hero Exploration Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain Exploration Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Exploration Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''History'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by studying the game's lore.
| [[Hero History Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain History Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian History Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Accomplishment'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by completing tasks assigned by special contacts.
| [[Hero Accomplishment Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain Accomplishment Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Accomplishment Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Achievement'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by reaching certain milestones in your career.
| [[Hero Achievement Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain Achievement Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Achievement Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Accolade'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by completing truly special accomplishments.
| [[Hero Accolade Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain Accolade Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Accolade Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Gladiator'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by accomplishing specific tasks that unlock creatures to assist you in the [[arena]].
| [[Hero Gladiator Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain Gladiator Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Gladiator Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Veteran'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by gaining veteran levels, which are levels above level 50.
| colspan=3 | {{center|[[Veteran Levels|Combined]]}}
|-
| '''PvP'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by completing activities related to [[Player vs Player|PvP]].
| [[Hero PVP Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain PVP Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian PVP Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Invention'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by completing activities related to the [[Invention System]].
| colspan=3 | {{center|[[Invention Badges|Combined]]}}
|-
| '''Defeat'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by defeating certain [[critter]]s in the game.
| [[Hero Defeat Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain Defeat Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Defeat Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Event'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by participating in special events.
| colspan=3 | {{center|[[Event Badges|Combined]]}}
|-
| '''Ouroboros'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by completing [[Flashback]] content.
| colspan=3 | {{center|[[Ouroboros Badges|Combined]]}}
|-
| '''Consignment'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by selling items at the [[Auction House]].
| [[Wentworths Badges|Hero]] || [[Black Market Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Consignment Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Day Job'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by logging out in specific locations.
| [[Hero Day Job Badges|Hero]] || [[Villain Day Job Badges|Villain]] || [[Praetorian Day Job Badges|Praetorian]]
|-
| '''Architect Entertainment'''<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; Earned by completing activities related to [[Mission Architect]].
| colspan=3 | {{center|[[Architect Entertainment Badges|Combined]]}}
|}

== Historical ==
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Prior to [[Issue 25]], [[Supergroups]] could also earn badges, most of which provided benefits to the Supergroup's base or members which are now available automatically. There were four types of [[Supergroup Badges]] available:

* [[Supergroup Badges#Supergroup Exploration Badges|Exploration Badges]] - Earned by visiting certain important locations throughout the game zones while in Supergroup mode.
* [[Supergroup Badges#Supergroup Achievement Badges|Achievement Badges]] - Earned by reaching certain milestones as a Supergroup.
* [[Supergroup Badges#Supergroup PVP Badges|PVP Badges]] - Earned by defeating players as a Supergroup.
* [[Supergroup Badges#Supergroup Defeats Badges|Defeats Badges]] - Earned by defeating NPCs as a Supergroup.

== See Also ==
* [[Most Recent Badges]]
* [[Closest to Completion Badges]]
* [[Badges by Issue]]
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