Issue 27 Badges

Overview

Issue 27 introduced a variety of new badges as well as a badge repurposed from an existing badge. In addition, a number of badges were modified to reflect updated requirements, updated categories, and/or updated badge names or text.

Issue 27 added or repurposed 8 Exploration badges, 1 History badge, 18 Accomplishment badges, 13 Achievement badges, 4 Accolade badges, 16 Event badges, 1 PVP badge, 20 Defeat badges, and 2 Ouroboros badges. In total, 83 badges were added or repurposed with Issue 27.

Exploration Badges

Kallisti Wharf

There was one badge added to Kallisti Wharf with Issue 27.

Badge	Zone	Location ( x y z )
On the Shoulders of Giants	Kallisti Wharf	42861482720[Copy]

Cimerora

There were six new badges added to Cimerora with Issue 27.

Badge	Zone	Location ( x y z )
Darkness Unleashed	Cimerora	-170.0192.01490.0[Copy]
Human Nature	Cimerora	-976.0227.51390.0[Copy]
Out of Bounds	Cimerora	-1004.0137.93123.5[Copy]
Sanctuary	Cimerora	1633.5-55.65206.5[Copy]
Vision of Ambition	Cimerora	-1724.0368.51327.0[Copy]
Voice of the Oracle	Cimerora	1011.0389.04930.0[Copy]

Other

There was one multi-part exploration badge added for heroes.

Party Animal

Visit Pocket D, Studio 55, and the Paragon Dance Party.

History Badges

There was one Hero-only History badge added with Issue 27.

Bicentennial

Accomplishment Badges

There were eighteen Accomplishment badges added with Issue 27.

	Uncivil Warrior	Complete Agent Watkins' arc, The Graveyard Shift
	Patient Zero	Complete Doc Buzzsaw's arc, The Freakish Lab of Dr. Vahzilok
	Containment Specialist	Earned in Agent Watkins' arc by turning off the sprinklers before the timer runs out
	Went Off Script	Earned in Agent Watkins' arc by refusing to quarantine (mission owner only)
	The Greater Good	Earned in Agent Watkins' arc by quarantining (mission owner only)
	Tarnished Star	Earned in Doc Buzzsaw's arc by filling every jail cell in The Zig during your life as a hero, before becoming a villain and releasing Bile
	Complicated	Complete Take Out Frostfire mission from Flux
	Worthy Opponent	Complete "The Future of Freedom" Flashback with the "Old School Challenge" selected
	Gold Standard	Complete the Dr. Aeon Strike Force. Unlocks Long Range Teleporter access to The Crucible.
	Best Friends Forever	Take Becky, the Tarantula Secretary hostage in the first mission, ensure she has a fun time, and then accept her help and bring her with you to the D-Rifter console without her being defeated in Dr. Aeon's Strike Force
	The Shadow Out Of Time	Complete Sister Valeria's story arc
	Pecking Order	Complete the badge mission "Lost Motivation", listed as arc 0.42 under 'Champion (Level 25-29)' bracket in Ouroboros
	Traditionalist Foil	Complete the badge mission "Revelation: Rikti Factions", listed as arc 0.43 under 'Vindicator (Level 35-39)' bracket in Ouroboros
	Pollster	Complete the Hero-alignment ending of the John Houston story arc, 'Noble Intentions'.
	Underdog	Complete the Rogue-alignment ending of the John Houston story arc, 'Noble Intentions'.
	Loop Hero	Reach and complete the conclusion of the Dr. Stribbling story arc, 'Troubled Times'.
	Face Turn	Complete Piecemeal's Personal Story.
	Doesn't Look At Explosions	Successfully complete the ending sequence of Advanced Mode of the Lady Grey's Task Force.

Achievement Badges

There were thirteen Achievement badges added with Issue 27.

	Can't Touch This	Defeat King Midas without any members of the team being hit by a Ripple Singularity during the length of the fight on Malicious difficulty or higher in Dr. Aeon's Strike Force
	Power Overwhelming	Defeat Ripplesurge while it is empowered from standing in the residual energy left behind from consuming a Shimmering Effusion while on Malicious difficulty or higher in Dr. Aeon's Strike Force
	Ripple Raider	Successfully conquer all twelve powerful foes within Golden Roller's dimensional ripples in a single attempt in Dr. Aeon's Strike Force
	Unfriendly Fire	Use a confused Golden Brickernaut's self-destruct to deal the finishing blow to Princess Zoe on Malicious difficulty or higher in Dr. Aeon's Strike Force
	Master of Dr. Aeon's Strike Force	Obtain the Unfriendly Fire, Ripple Raider, Power Overwhelming, and Can't Touch This badges
	Master of the Prisoners of Eden	Successfully complete the Eden Trial with challenge settings of zero defeats, no Incarnate Powers and no Temporary Powers
	Master of the Descent to the Hydra	Successfully complete the Abandoned Sewers Trial with challenge settings of zero defeats, no Incarnate Powers and no Temporary Powers
	Master of the Market Crash	Successfully complete the Market Crash Trial with challenge settings of zero defeats, no Incarnate Powers and no Temporary Powers
	Mimic	Purchase a costume power using Prismatic Aether salvage.
	Doppleganger	Purchase five costume powers using Prismatic Aether salvage.
	Shapeshifter	Purchase ten costume powers using Prismatic Aether salvage.
	Mirror Image	Complete Task Force content on a team that qualifies for Archetype Duplication.
	Variety Act	Complete Task Force content on a team that qualifies for Role Diversity.

Accolade Badges

There were three Accolade badges added with Issue 27, as well as one that was repurposed from an existing badge.

	Passport	Visit any ten exploration badges, or earn the Pocket D VIP Gold Club Member badge. Earning this Accolade grants you the Long Range Teleporter power.
	History in the Making	Visit all exploration badges in Cimerora. Earning this Accolade unlocks Cimerora as an exit destination on the Ouroboros zone exit portal.
	Hologram	Purchase the BL-22c Holographic Matrix accolade from the BenevoLabs vendors found at any Vault Reserve store location for 50 Prismatic Aether Salvage.
	Stowaway	Complete all villain-alignment story arcs on Striga Isle.

Event Badges

Badges were added for Winter Event 2020, Winter Event 2021, Winter Event 2023, Seventeenth Anniversary Event, Eighteenth Anniversary Event, Nineteenth Anniversary Event, Twentieth Anniversary Event, Halloween Event 2021, and Halloween Event 2022, for a total of sixteen event badges added.

	Snowbound	Login during the annual Winter Event, 2020.
	License to Chill	Login during the annual Winter Event, 2021.
	Home for the Holidays	Login during the annual Winter Event, 2023.
	Legendary	Purchase from Luna for 100 reward merits, or log in during the month of May, 2021
	Unquenchable	Purchase from Luna for 100 reward merits, or log in during the month of May, 2022
	Unforgettable	Purchase from Luna for 100 reward merits, or log in during the month of May, 2023
	Reunited	Purchase from Luna for 100 reward merits, or log in during the month of May, 2024
	Time Keeper	Open 25 time capsules during the City of Heroes Anniversary Event
	Gardener	Defeat 25 old school Circle of Thorns during the City of Heroes Anniversary Event
	Zeta Reticulan	Defeat 25 old school Rikti during the City of Heroes Anniversary Event
	Sinister Summoner	Summon and defeat The Black Whip in Dr. Kane's House of Horror during the Halloween Event
	Vampiric Heritage	Defeat 5 Ancient Vampires during Halloween Events
	Spectral Anomaly	Defeat 5 Spectral Werewolves during Halloween Events
	Mummy's Curse	Defeat 5 Arisen Mummies during Halloween Events
	Unholy Coven	Defeat 5 Crone Matriarchs during Halloween Events
	Reaper of Souls	Defeat 5 Hollow Reapers during Halloween Events

PVP Badges

One PVP badge was added with Issue 27.

Behind Enemy Lines

Complete at least one door mission in Bloody Bay, Siren's Call and Warburg (one mission per zone)

Defeat Badges

There were twenty Defeat badges added with Issue 27.

	Brass Hunter	Defeat 1000 Nemesis Jaegers
	Green Machine	Defeat 100 Nemesis Warhulks
	Brute Forced	Defeat 500 points worth of Rularuu Brutes
	Flying Nuisance	Defeat 500 Rularuu Natterlings of any rank
	Running on Empty	Defeat 200 Malta Sappers
	Ankle Biter	Defeat 100 Immature Paragon Protectors
	Assault and Battery	Defeat 50 Freakshow Super Stunners
	Fabled	Defeat 100 Cyclops
	Mythical	Defeat 100 Minotaurs
	Legatus	Defeat 100 Incarnate Cimeroran Traitors
	Call of the Void	Defeat 100 Void Hunters
	The Beast Within	Defeat 50 5th Column after they transform into War Wolves
	Rearguard	Defeat 200 Vanguard
	Who Smelt It, Dealt It	Defeat 50 Gold Brickers Smelters
	Cool Customer	Defeat 50 Crey Cryogenicists
	Totally Radical	Defeat 200 Crey Gamma Tanks
	Epidemiologist	Defeat all the prominent Vahzilok leaders (Pathogen, Malady, Salamander, Newt, Cortex, Grey Matter, Dr. Vahzilok, Doc Buzzsaw and Dr. Meinst)
	Brother of Corruption / Sister of Corruption	Defeat 100 Ravenna Conclave
	Freezer Burn	Defeat the new boss encounter in the Imperious Task Force on Advanced Difficulty
	Zookeeper Omega	Defeat the new boss encounter in the Advanced Mode of the Lady Grey's Task Force.

Ouroboros Badges

There were two Ouroboros badges added with Issue 27.

	Alpha Not Omega	Complete a Flashback arc with no Incarnate powers except the Alpha Slot
	Deincarnated	Complete a Flashback arc with no Incarnate powers at all

Changed Badges

Several badges had their requirements or rewards updated in Issue 27.

Exploration Badges

	Unabashed	Added to the Rikti Mothership Raid (Instance)
	Burgermeister	Now shows as Burgermeisterin on female characters
	Hangman / Hangwoman	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Politician	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Broad Shoulders	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Piratical	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Wasted Resources	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Hot Dog	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Still Standing	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Volatile	Coordinates changed due to Siren's Call rotation.
	Battle-Hardened	Formerly named Battle Hardened (without a hyphen). Moved from the Castellum Quarter wall.
	Rookie	Moved from Echo: Atlas Park to Atlas Park.
	Silent Sentinel	Moved from Atlas Park to Echo: Atlas Park, at its original location.

Accolade Badges

Rapid Response Member / Trouble Maker

Now unlocks the Rapid Response Portal day job power

Accomplishment Badges

Several stature missions had their badge icons changed, and one had its requirements changed.

Hero

	Negotiator
	Spelunker
	Plague Stopper
	Spirit Warrior
	Pwnz
	Do No Harm
	Emancipator
	Meteorologist
	True Nemesis
	Bodyguard
	Agent

Villain

	Stone Cold
	Bone Collector
	Plague Carrier
	Mask Maker
	Efficiency Expert	Can now earn progress as a teammate, not just mission owner.

All Freedom Phalanx Task Force and Arachnos-affiliated Strike Force badges, plus two other badges earned from the Shining Stars and Hearts of Darkness story arcs, now unlock Long Range Teleporter access to Fort Trident for heroes and vigilantes or The Crucible for villains and rogues.

Hero

	Positron's Ally / Positron's Betrayer
	Synapse's Cohort / Synapse's Betrayer
	Penelope Yin's Friend / Penelope Yin's Betrayer
	Citadel's Assistant / Citadel's Betrayer
	Manticore's Associate / Manticore's Betrayer
	Numina's Compatriot / Numina's Betrayer
	Brightest Sun

Villain

	Binder of Beasts	Now also displays a badge hint when high enough level to qualify
	Leviathan	Now also displays a badge hint when high enough level to qualify
	Air Pirate	Now also displays a badge hint when high enough level to qualify
	Crystal Keeper	Now also displays a badge hint when high enough level to qualify
	Blackened Soul

Other Changes

Temporal Strife

Now unlocks Cimerora as an exit destination on the Ouroboros zone exit portal.

Achievement Badges

	Pocket D VIP Gold Club Member	Reward changed to grant Passport Accolade.
	Medical Specialist	Alignment-specific text added for villains.
	Medicine Man/Medicine Woman	Alignment-specific text added for villains.
	Empath	Alignment-specific text added for villains.
	Firebug	Arson completes in Mayhem Missions now give everyone in the group badge credit upon completion.

Event Badges

Handsome / Beautiful

Now unlocks DJ Zero as a contact.

Defeat Badges

	Devilfish	Now also grants from defeat credit, in addition to proximity to defeat.
	Visionary	Changed from defeating 100 Rularuu Overseers bosses to 500 points worth of Rularuu eyes (Watchers, Observers and Overseers)
	The Mongoose	Now unlocks the Snakeskin Capes Costume Set.
	Believer	Now only requires a single Sally defeat, instead of two.

Consignment Badges

Proprietor

Renamed from Shopkeeper to avoid confusion with the similarly-named Shop Keeper badge

Day Job Badges

	Monitor Duty	Now increases the rate at which you earn the Monitor Duty Teleporter (Teleport self to base) day job power
	Day Trader / Marketeer	Now increases the rate at which you earn the Marketeer (Brain Storm Idea boost) day job power

Ouroboros Badges

Entrusted with the Secret

Moved to the top of the Ouroboros Badge list and cleaned up the methods to earn this badge.

Recategorized Badges

Power Liberator / Master Thief

Moved from PvP to Accomplishment

See Also

• Badges
• Issue 27