Flashback

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.

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 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 Examplar (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.

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.

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

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	Cliche	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: Hero Merit Rewards

Villain Flashback Story Arcs

See also: Villain Story Arcs

Soldier (Level 1 - 14)

Unless otherwise indicated characters malefactor to level 14 for these missions.

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
The Origins of Snakes	Matthew Burke	00006 6 Reward Merits	Snakes		3 Door Missions, Level 9
Weird Science	Doctor Creed	00006 6 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow Infected		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), Level 8
Earning Arachnos' Favor	Kalinda	00004 4 Reward Merits	Snakes		3 Door Missions (2 Defeat Alls), Level 9
Snake Uprising	Mongoose	00005 5 Reward Merits	Snakes		2 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt, Level 8
The Council Cargo	Angelo Vendetti	00005 5 Reward Merits	Council	Lt. Blechley	3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), Level 10
Give 'em Hellion!	Billie Heck	00008 8 Reward Merits	Hellions	3K Kelvin	3 Door Missions, Level 9
Family War	Billie Heck	00009 9 Reward Merits	Mooks The Family Hellions	Emil Marcone Guido Verandi	5 Door Missions, Level 9
The Book and The Burning	Mr. Bocor	000011 Reward Merit	Hellions The Family Legacy Chain		3 Door Missions (Two Defeat All)
An Arachnos Ghost Story	Veluta Lunata	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain Spectral Pirates		3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Power of the Spirit	Veluta Lunata	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain Spectral Pirates	Phil x2	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
The Hit List	The Radio	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain Wyvern		3 Door Missions
The Vahzilok Conference	Dmitri Krylov	00007 7 Reward Merits	Clockwork Longbow Skulls Vahzilok	Facemaker	3 Door Missions
Spy Hunt	Dmitri Krylov	00016 16 Reward Merits	Arachnos Clockwork Gold Brickers The Lost Luddites Skulls Spetsnaz Commandos Vahzilok Wyvern		6 Door Missions (Two Defeat All), The last mission can be failed.
Midas Touched	Dr. Shelly Percey	00011 11 Reward Merits	Arachnos Gold Brickers Luddites		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), The last mission can be failed.
Breaking Bows	Peter Themari	00005 5 Reward Merits	Luddites		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	Peter Themari	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain		3 Door Missions

Malcontent (Level 16 - 19)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Echo Down the Aeons	Marshal Brass	00009 9 Reward Merits	Shivans Wyvern	Professor Echo	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
The Aeon Conspiracy	Marshal Brass	00010 10 Reward Merits	Arachnos Clockwork Gold Brickers Shivans Wyvern		7 Door Missions
High-Tech Gold	Golden Roller	00010 10 Reward Merits	Arachnos The Lost Crey		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
Breakout at the Zig	Operative Wellman	00011 11 Reward Merits	Longbow Security Guards		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
Master of Destruction	Operative Wellman	00008 8 Reward Merits	Longbow Outcasts Wyvern		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
There's a Sucker Born Every Minute	Willy Wheeler	00017 17 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow	Ace McKnight	6 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt, Includes badge mission for Paragon of Vice.
Oh Wretched Man!	Seer Marino	00008 8 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain The Lost		6 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Talk To

Insider (Level 20 - 24)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Iron Widow	Captain Petrovich	00006 6 Reward Merits	Council The Family Freakshow Scrapyarders	Spinnerette	6 Door Missions
Kings of the Sky	Lt. Chalmers	00006 6 Reward Merits	Longbow Wyvern	Ballista-1	3 Door Missions
Operation Skyhook	Lt. Chalmers	00007 7 Reward Merits	Arachnos Council Wyvern		3 Door Missions. The second mission gives you the Holographic Projector, [[Nictus Gravitic Emanation]], Nictus Shadow Step and Nictus Absorption
Coral Bonanza	Crash Cage	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns	Silver Mantis	3 Door Missions
Breaking the Cage	Crash Cage	00006 6 Reward Merits	Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns Legacy Chain		3 Door Missions, 2 Talk To
Any Body Will Do	Vince Dubrowski	00003 3 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns Scrapyarders		3 Door Missions
Disturbing the Dead	Henri Dumont	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Circle of Thorns Freakshow Legacy Chain		4 Door Missions, 2 Talk To
Carpe Diem	Lorenz Ansaldo	00005 5 Reward Merits	Legacy Chain Scrapyarders	Sea Witch	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt. Final mission grants Seaweed.
A Web of Intrigue	Operative Vargas	00011 11 Reward Merits	Arachnos Council Freakshow Longbow Sky Raiders	Leoknight	6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)

Insider (Level 25 - 29)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Aurora Fades	Darla Mavis	00003 3 Reward Merits	Longbow	Aurora Borealis	3 Door Missions
Power Mine	Darla Mavis	300004 4 Reward Merits	Longbow The Lost Rikti Arachnos		3 Door Missions
Sabotage!	Kristof Jaeger	00007 7 Reward Merits	Longbow Crey		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Trust and Betrayal	Lt. Demitrovich	00007 7 Reward Merits	The Lost Longbow Arachnos Freakshow Sky Raiders	Furious B(EB)	6 Door Missions
Zag Breakout!	Shadowy Figure	00007 7 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow		3 Door Missions, 1 Talk To
Forging the Blackwand	Archmage Tarixus	00011 11 Reward Merits	Legacy Chain Slag Golems Scrapyarders Freakshow Longbow Circle of Thorns		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Die by the Freak!	Doc Buzzsaw	00007 7 Reward Merits	Council Scrapyarders Freakshow Arachnos Legacy Chain Slag Golems	t3h S00p4rFr34k!	7 Door Missions
Heavy Metal Doctoring	Doc Buzzsaw	00007 7 Reward Merits	The Family Council		3 Door Missions
The Cult of the Shaper	Diviner Maros	00008 8 Reward Merits	Freakshow Slag Golems Legacy Chain Arachnos Coralax	Metal Shift x2 Barracuda x2 Calystix
On the Trail of the Leviathan	Operative Kirkland	00005 5 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns Legacy Chain		2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt

Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Nictus Dissection	Psymon Omega	00004 4 Reward Merits	Rikti Longbow Arachnos		3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Psymon Says	Psymon Omega	00011 11 Reward Merits	Freakshow Cage Consortium Security Guards Longbow Arachnos	Ballista, Aurora Borealis	6 Door Missions
Lost and Found	Timothy Raymond	00012 12 Reward Merits	Rikti Circle of Thorns Crey Longbow		5 Door Missions, 1 Talk To. First mission grants the Exterminator
Strange Memories	Timothy Raymond	00006 6 Reward Merits	Rikti Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Snuffing the Light	Operative Rutger	00006 6 Reward Merits	Longbow	Luminary	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Into Valhalla	Operative Rutger	00009 9 Reward Merits	Longbow Crey	Infernal	4 Door Missions, 2 Hunt
Taming the Tigress	Crimson Revenant	00004 4 Reward Merits	Crey Longbow	Mynx	2 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt
Brawling with the Big Boys	Crimson Revenant	00004 4 Reward Merits	Cage Consortium Longbow	Back Alley Brawler	3 Door Missions
Breaking the Streak	Hard Luck	00004 4 Reward Merits	Freakshow Carnival of Shadows		2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Silver-Tongued Devil	Hardcase	00005 5 Reward Merits	Wailers Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions
Sold for a Song	Hardcase	00012 12 Reward Merits	Wailers Circle of Thorns Security Guards		4 Door Missions, 2 Hunt, 1 Talk To
Chaos Unbound	Vivacious Verandi	00008 8 Reward Merits	The Family Freakshow Devouring Earth Circle of Thorns Tsoo		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talk To
Miss Fortune's Wheel	Slot Machine	00003 3 Reward Merits	Tsoo Arachnos Freakshow Carnival of Shadows		3 Door Missions
High Roller's Last Gamble	Slot Machine	00005 5 Reward Merits	Council Devouring Earth Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions
The Dead Man's Deck	Mercedes Sheldon	00002 2 Reward Merits	Longbow The Family Security Guards Carnival of Shadows		2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talk To

Criminal (Level 35 - 39)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
No One Gets It		3	Longbow Arachnos	Ice Mistral (AV) Wretch (AV)	00003 3 Reward Merits
Crossfire		4	Arachnos Longbow	Indigo(Hero)	00004 4 Reward Merits
A Traitorous History		3	Circle of Thorns Longbow	Aurora Borealis(Hero)	00002 2 Reward Merits
The Secret of the Circle		6	Circle of Thorns Longbow	Infernal(Hero) Lilitu(AV)	00006 6 Reward Merits
Bravo for the Shadow Shard		3	Longbow Nemesis Soldiers of Rularuu	1 EB	00007 7 Reward Merits
Automatic Villainy		6	Nemesis Devouring Earth Council	Ballista (EB)	00000Unknown Reward Merits
Blurring the Lines	39	3	Longbow	Ballista (EB)	00004 4 Reward Merits
Fat Cat City					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Pied Piper					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Chaos Affair					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Missing Maidens					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Johnny's Squeeze					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Devil May Care		8	Arachnos Longbow Wailers Circle of Thorns	Wailer Lord (EB) Johnny Sonata's Soul (AV)	00014 14 Reward Merits

Captain (Level 40 - 45)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Breaking Knives	45	3	Knives of Artemis		00009 9 Reward Merits Gives Arachnos Power Shield power
Absolute Vengeance	45	3	Malta Operatives Council		Gives the Arachnos Shotgun power. 00004 4 Reward Merits
The Arachnoid Cure	45	3	Arachnoids Freakshow	Biff (EB)	00004 4 Reward Merits
Arachnoid Appetizers	45	3	Arachnoids		00003 3 Reward Merits
Building a Better Vermin	45	6	Arachnoids Crey		Gives Arachnoid Gas power. 00008 8 Reward Merits
Project Fury	45	3	Arachnoids Arachnos		00003 3 Reward Merits
Countess Coup					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy	45	3	Council Longbow Rikti		00006 6 Reward Merits Gives Rikti Rifle power Gives Rikti Drone power
Kuhr'Rekt Revenge					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Apt Pupil					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher	45	3	Freakshow Longbow	Luminary (Hero)	00005 5 Reward Merits
The Rebels	45	3	Rogue Arachnos Longbow	Swan (Hero)	Last mission can be failed. 00002 2 Reward Merits if failed 00004 4 Reward Merits if successful
The Bane of the Heart					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Shucking Souls		4	Arachnos Circle of Thorns		00006 6 Reward Merits
The Hunt		4	Circle of Thorns		00007 7 Reward Merits
The Circle's Plot		6	Circle of Thorns	Lilitu (AV) Blade Prince Hertuu (EB) Blade Prince Tirses (EB)	00009 9 Reward Merits

Made (Level 46 - 50)

Arc Name	Level	Missions	Enemies	EBs/AVs	Notes
Power from the Past	50	3	Cimerorans Longbow	Lt.Alston (EB - Ballista)	00002 2 Reward Merits
Politics, Cimeroran Style	50	9	Cimerorans Longbow Cimerorans Crey The Family	(3 EBs)	00005 5 Reward Merits
Ouroboros Initiation	50/1/50/25	4	5th Column Longbow Prison Guard Escaped Prisoner Rikti Shivans		00006 6 Reward Merits
The Strange Case of Benjamin A. Decker	50	3	Arachnos Nemesis Rikti		The last mission can be failed. 00003 3 Reward Merits
Welcome to the Vanguard	50	6	Rikti		00009 9 Reward Merits
Dreams of Peace and Acts of War					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Red and the Black					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Horror of War					00008 8 Reward Merits
Vindication					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Light and Darkness					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Ancient History					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Escaped!		3			00003 3 Reward Merits
Snake Fist					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Alone in the Darque	50	3	Nemesis Arachnos Soldiers of Rularuu	Dr. Aeon (EB) Faathim the Kind Ally (AV)	00005 5 Reward Merits
Indigo Hunt					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Crimson Hunt					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Code Merlin					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Vigilante Justice					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The TV Report					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Video Killed the Radio					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The TV Invasion					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Conference of Evil					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Von Grun's science					00000Unknown Reward Merits
The Great Grun Gathering					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Von Grun's Lament					00000Unknown Reward Merits
Von Grun's Redemption	50	6			00012 12 Reward Merits