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== Overview ==
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The [[Halloween Event]] is a suite of gaming tasks and visuals that are reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Halloween|Halloween holiday season]]. This includes Trick or Treating, costumes, monsters, ghosts, witches, and horror movie cliches such as a [[Wikipedia:Zombie apocalypse|Zombie Apocalypse]] and mad scientist's monster. Windows on many buildings throughout the game glow green and display Halloween decorations. 

The 2022 Event will run from October 4th 2022 to November 1st 2022.

== New in 2022 ==
Five new Elite Boss enemies that can spawn while Trick-or-Treating above Level 25. 
*Ancient Vampires
*Spectral Werewolves
*Arisen Mummies
*Crone Matriarchs
*Hollow Reapers 

They reward five times the influence and experience when defeated, progress towards the classic Trick-or-Treat defeat badges, as well as new defeat badges for five defeats each.
{{BadgeBox|Vampiric Heritage}}
{{BadgeBox|Spectral Anomaly}}
{{BadgeBox|Mummy's Curse}}
{{BadgeBox|Unholy Coven}}
{{BadgeBox|Reaper of Souls}}
Each of the five badges above will also reward 2 Prismatic Aether Particle salvage when earned.

All currently available [[Prismatic_Aether_Particle_Salvage#Tier_1_-_Standard_Costumes|Tier 1 prestige costumes from Benevolabs]] have had Halloween temporary power versions added that drop from the event and are also sold by the Halloween salvage vendors. Halloween salvage vendors now offer the Fir Bolg prestige costume reward for 10 Prismatic Aether Particles and 50 of each Halloween salvage type. This costume will be available each year for the duration of October.

== Returning Events ==
=== Atlas Park Makeover ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Atlas Park Seasonal Changes#Halloween|Atlas Park Seasonal Changes]]
During the event Atlas Park is modified to feature autumnal trees, jack-o-lanterns, candy gazebos and a pumpkin patch in front of Atlas Plaza, with [[Malkiel Ivesse]] available for convenient turning in of Trick or Treat salvage for Heroes.

=== Dr. Kane's House of Horror ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Dr. Kane's House of Horror]]
The eccentric scientist Dr. Kane turned his home into a haunted house and has invited all of Paragon City to come and visit. Things are not as they seem in Dr. Kane's House of Horror, though. Visitors enter the mansion never to be heard from again!

This 4 player Level 15+ Holiday Trial can be accessed via the Holiday tab in the LFG [[Team-Up Teleporter]].

=== Whispered Rumor Tip Mission ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Whispered Rumor]]
When a character goes Trick or Treating in a Temporary Costume (whether gained from a 'Treat' or a permanently bestowed one such as from attending a convention), there is a chance of a Halloween Tip Mission dropping from a 'Treat'. This Halloween Event Tip will drop even if you already have 3 Alignment Mission Tips. Testing has indicated that you need to be Level 20+ and not in Praetoria to get this Tip. The mission has a reward choice of 5 badges and an accolade for collecting all of them.

=== Deadly Apocalypse ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Deadly Apocalypse]]
The Deadly Apocalypse is a type of zone invasion introduced in the Halloween Event of 2009. Haunting Banners representing iconic horrors appear in a zone and are protected by foes that embody that banner's horror. Players must attack the defenders and then the Banners and then finally a Giant Monster. Rewards include badges and a selection of temporary powers.

=== Eternal Night ===
The Eternal Night state is only active for the first and last weeks of the event. When active the entire game is locked in nighttime mode. This is not just a visual effect, all aspects of the game that depend on a day/night cycle are locked to the night side during the event. Enemies that only spawn at night spawn continuously during the event. [[Banisher Badge|Banisher]], [[The Slayer Badge|The Slayer]], and [[Haunted Badge|Haunted]] badges (Hero side) and [[Pirate Badge|Pirate]] and [[Spectral Badge|Spectral]] badges (Villain side) are examples of badges for which hunting will be much easier during the event.

Note that some zones, such as [[Cimerora]], [[The Hive]] and [[The Abyss]] are unaffected by Eternal Night.

=== Zombie Apocalypse ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Zombie Apocalypse]]
The Zombie Apocalypse is a zone event that uses the [[Rikti World Invasion]] engine; random zones throughout the game come under attack by zombies for periods of time as the sky turns red. A new enemy group, [[Zombies (Apocalypse)|Zombies]], appear during this event. There are badges awarded for Zombie defeats.

=== Trick or Treat ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Halloween Event/Trick or Treat|Trick or Treat]]
During this event, players are be able to 'Trick or Treat' by knocking (that is, 'clicking') on mission doors in the various zones. Treats are rewards which include Temporary Powers (a throwable Rock and Costume Powers), Tier 1 inspirations, and Halloween Event Salvage (from defeating the spawned 'Tricks') which can be traded in for an extra costume slot. Tricks include spawns of special event enemies for which there are defeat badges.

=== Giant Monsters ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Halloween Event/Giant Monsters|Giant Monsters]]

The Giant Monsters from [[Croatoa]], [[Eochai]] and [[Jack in Irons]], spawn in most zones (including the City of Villains zones) along with the Unseelie spirits. There are Halloween-specific badges for their defeat (which are different than the badges for the defeat of the regular Croatoan Eochai and Jack Giant Monsters).

== Rewards ==
=== Event Salvage & Extra Costume Slot ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Halloween Event/Trick or Treat|Trick or Treating]]

Special Event Salvage drops from defeating spawned 'Tricks' can be traded in for an extra Costume Slot.

=== Temporary Powers and Inspirations ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Halloween Event/Trick or Treat|Trick or Treating]]
:''Main Article:'' [[Deadly Apocalypse]]

By Trick or Treating, you can collect the Rock and Costume Temporary Powers and also get Tier 1 inspiration drops. By participating in the Deadly Apocalypse, you can collect other Temporary Powers or a Tier 2 inspiration drop.

=== Badges ===
:''Main Article:'' [[Halloween Event/Badges|Halloween Badges]]

There are badges for defeating the Giant Monsters and their Unseelie companions; for defeating the enemies that spawn as Trick or Treat 'tricks'; for collecting Temporary Costumes; for defeating the Zombies of the Zombie Apocalypse; and for defeating each of the Haunting Banners and the Greater Mystic Aspect (Giant Monster).

== External Links ==
* [https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/38066-spooky-season-approaches-homecomings-halloween-event-2022/ Spooky Season Approaches! Homecoming's Halloween Event 2022!]

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