The Future of Freedom

Summary

  • CategoryTask Force
  • IntroducedIssue 8
  • Team Size8 team members required
  • ContactsLord Recluse (Grandville)
  • Level Range45 - 50
  • Badge Master/Mistress of Olympus You have destroyed the Kronos Titan, showing Malta that you are a force to be reckoned with.
  • Badge Monkeywrencher You have crushed Malta's Zeus Titans, the combination of two damaged Hercules Titan robots.
  • Badge Annihilator Nice smackdown on the Freedom Phalanx. Lord Recluse is pleased with your performance.
  • Badge Archvillain You have claimed victory over the greatest hero of Paragon City, the mighty Statesman!
  • Badge Servant of Recluse You have broken Paragon City's 'best.' Let everyone fear you!

Temporary Powers

Orestes Rifle Orestes Rifle
Ranged, Special

Notable Foes


Agree to form a Strike Force

Lord Recluse

I have witnessed your journey through the Rogue Isles. You have clawed your way to the top, performing all manner of vile act to prove yourself stronger and more capable then [sic] the rest of my Destined Ones. You have even bested one of my trusted lieutenants, a feat few have done before. In the end I thought you a liability, having used Project DESTINY to see into the future and witness a possible death of the world - my rightful domain! - at your hands. But you have a depth of villainy and strength more powerful than even I had imagined. You discovered my contingency plans and sent me a very clear warning as to what would happen if I enacted my plans, and it is something I will not forget!

You know of my plans for Project DESTINY, to engineer my eventual victory by manipulating the timestreams of the future, eliminating unfavorable results until only my ultimate triumph remains! And you know the greatest threat to my goals is that epitome of follish heroic virtue, Statesman! Statesman. Long has he been a thorn in my side, him and his legion of heroes who constantly attempt to thwart my operations at every turn. If you help me deal with the troublesome Statesman, I will asure you a place of honor in my future triumph!

There is an Arachnos flyer ready to take you to your destination. As soon as you get there my operatives will start jamming transmissions so they don't let anyone know you have the security codes. We also have an advance force there to assist you in the assault.

You will be known as Strike Force Redback!

Part 1: Assault Longbow Base (5 Bombs to set, Kidnap Technician, Lead Technician to computer, Defeat Crimson, Destroy 12 Chasers)
Instanced Outdoor [Vindicator's Base] @ Grandville

Find the security codes for the Vindicator's base!

Objective: You have set the bomb!

Objective: You have defeated Agent Crimson!

Longbow Ballista [Elite Boss]
The Ballista are Longbow's heaviest hitters. These tankers are tough enough to withstand direct hits from rocket launchers, and can dish out enough damage to take out the toughest brute Arachnos can throw at them.
Agent Crimson [Hero]
Rumours abound throughout the villain underground about two incredibly dangerous government operatives, code-named Agent Crimson and Agent Indigo. Crimson is the wet-work specialist. A highly-trained agent with superhuman senses, Crimson has cut down several potential threats to the world before they could achieve their plans.

Mission Complete: You got the security codes!

ClueVindicator's Base Security Codes

These are the security codes for the Vindicator's base in the Nerva Archipelago. They should be able to get you past the worst of the Vindicator's base defenses.

Lord Recluse

With the security codes in hand you should easily be able to overcome the worst of the Vindicator's base security!

You have done well, Strike Force Redback!


Assault Malta Base

Lord Recluse

Now that we have the security passcodes, we can continue with the next stage of our plan! Malta has proven to be an important asset to Arachnos. Their advanced weaponry and skilled personnel are excellent, and they are the perfect mercenaries to use when Arachnos wants to disassociate themselves from a delicate operation. However, they sometimes overstep their bounds, especially when it comes to acquiring knowledge aiding them in the defeat of super-powered beings. Not long ago, we found a Malta infiltration team in one of our Project FURY research labs, downloading information on the project. Some of their infiltration team must have escaped with the data, because some of our Arachnos spies have discovered Malta has developed a very interesting weapon based on Project FURY theoretical technology - the Orestes Rifle! This potent techno-magical weapon is designed to dispel mystical enchantments derived from the Well of Furies, such as those derived by Ms. Liberty's magical belt! This should prove very useful in the upcoming battle.

Malta has developed a robots and weapons manufacturing base in Warburg, a hotspot for armed conflict between heroes and villains. The base is headed up by a robotics engineering genius known as Slinger. While the main goal is to obtain the Orestes rifle, Slinger must be punished for his involvement in theft from Arachnos. Head to the Malta base, destroy their research databanks, steal the Orestes Rifle and take down Slinger!

Malta has many secret training enclaves spread throughout the Rogue Isles. Because of the theft from Arachnos they chose to develop this weapon on the mainland. There's an Arachnos flyer waiting to take you there. Once you have acquired the Orestes Rifle you will need to hurry - once it is removed from it's special Malta power feed, it will lose power quickly.

Part 2: Assault Malta Base (Steal Orestes Rifle, Defeat Slinger, Steal keycard, Destroy mainframe & guards)
Instanced Outdoor [Sharkhead Isle] @ Grandville

Once the Orester Rifle is in your hand, you will be unstoppable!

Objective: You found the keycard to the warehouse!

Objective: You have destroyed the research mainframe!

Objective: You got the Orestes Rifle!

Orestes Rifle Orestes Rifle
Ranged, Special
Kronos Class Titan [Monster]
The mammoth Kronos Class Titans are the pinnacle of the Titan project. Fortunately they are prohibitively expensive to manufacture. If the Malta Group can find a cost effective way of manufacturing these monsters, their terror will be felt around the globe.
The Slinger [Arch-Villain]
Slinger is one of Malta's engineering geniuses, with excellent knowledge of advanced robotics and weapons. Some suspect he had a direct hand in the development of the infamous Titan robots.

Mission Complete: You got the Orestes Rifle!

Master/Mistress of Olympus
Awarding for defeated the Kronos Class Titan
Monkeywrencher
There are a large number of Zeus Titans in this mission
Lord Recluse

The Orestes Rifle! Use it well, Strike Force Redback. It is a powerful weapon!

You say that you got hit by some sort of experimental weapon? We will need to fix that before you fight Statesman. Though I despise that foolish hero, I know he is powerful, and you will not survive against him while you are in this weakened state.

You are indeed a worthy ally of Arachnos!


Speak with Operative Grillo

Lord Recluse

The Orestes Rifle should prove most effective against Ms. Liberty, but the condition the Malta Temporal Disrupter left you with may jeopardize our eventual goal of defeating Statesman! I have spoken with Operative Grillo at Project DESTINY, and he has related some interesting information regarding your current state. Go speak with Operative Grillo, then follow his orders necessary to removing the temporal disruption!

Operative Grillo said his people discovered something rather interesting in his investigations into Project DESTINY.

Part 3: Speak with Operative Grillo
Delivery @ Grandville
Operative Grillo

Ah, you must be Strike Force Redback! Lord Recluse told me to expect you. You have a most interesting condition which I can explain. The Temporal Disrupter the Malta agents hit you with caused your team to be weakened considerably by causing you to be 'split in two' along the timestream. That is, part of you is here in the present, while part of you is in a possible future. The reason we know this is we recorded a temporal anomaly in one of the future timestreams and further investigation showed us your team in this future with a temporal 'trail' leading to the present! Fascinating, isn't it?

In any case, you're probably wanting to be rid of your condition. While it doesn't have an immediate effect upon you, the longer you go without fixing it, the more chance of it causing irreperable [sic] damage to you. Lord Recluse gave his command to do whatever is necessary to remove the temporal disruption. We have the coordinates queued up in the Destiny Portal to the future timestream where your other half is. Going to this future and returning to our timeline will allow you to 'sync up' with your future selves and then with the present, thus removing the temporal disruption. There is a catch however. In this future, the Freedom Phalanx are putting up a strong resistance to Lord Recluse's plans. As part of Project DESTINY, we need to remove this future possibility. Enter into the Destiny Portal and eliminate the Freedom Phalanx resistance from this future reality!

Part 4: Defeat Future freedom Phalanx
Instanced Outdoor [Recluse's Victory] @ Grandville

You feel yourself starting to syncronize with your future self. Now to win this future for Arachnos!

Back Alley Brawler [Hero]
One of the most veteran heroes in Paragon City, the Brawler is in semi-retirement, training the next generation of heroes. Though he rarely goes into the field these days, his power and fighting skills are still as potent as ever.
Numina [Hero]
Numina was born Tammy Arcanus, daughter of Tommy Arcanus of the Midnight Squad. Tommy delved so deeply into the metaphysical that his very being was affected, and Tammy was born with magical powers. In the 1960s, Tammy and the Midnight Squad were sent into a series of caverns surrounding the Earth's molten core where a Soviet villain known as the Red Threat intended to destroy the world. To save the Earth, Tammy possessed the body of the Red Threat. her body was destroyed but her consciousness survived, trapped within the Red Threat. During the Rikti invasion, the Red Threat was destroyed and Tammy's astral form was at last free. She renamed herself Numina and threw herself into the war against the Rikti. In the war's aftermath, Numina uses her abilities to nurture the next generation of heroes.
Manticore [Hero]
Justin Sinclair was raised in a huge mansion in the outskirts of Paragon City by his English nanny, Virginia Bowman. The sole beneficiary of a huge trust fund, Manticore received training in all manner of mental and pyhsical pursuits, but excelled in archery. When he turne d18, Miss Bowman revealed to him his true heritage. Manticore's father had once been a costumed vigilante in England, until he and his wife died at the hand of a German villain called Protean. Deeply affected by the story, Manticore took up his father's mantle and vowed to bring the 5th Column down.
Sister Psyche [Hero]
Even in her childhood, it was obvious that Sister Psyche was blessed. The tremendous scope of her mental powers was far beyond that of any hero, past or present. When the Rikti War descended, Sister Psyche knew she had to make her gift count. She did, but at a price. She exhausted her powers so thoroughly that she fell into a coma. A young heroine named Aurora Borealis offered to play host to Sister Psyche's projected mental self. Of course, this situation could not last forever. Now back in her own body, Sister Psyche has dedicated herself to helping to shape the tremendous gifts of the young Aurora. It's a responsibility she takes seriously, as well as a consolation for the loss of her former protoge, Malaise. When the psychic link between the two women was first disrupted, Sister Psyche lost her mental control over Malaise's dual personalities. The evil Malaise reasserted himself, and quickly made his departure. His present whereabouts are as yet unknown.

Mission Complete: You defeated the future Freedom Phalanx!

Annihilator
Awarded for defeating the Freedom Phalanx
Lord Recluse

Victory is within our grasp, Strike Force Redback!


Assault Vindicators Base

Lord Recluse

Now that you have recovered from the temporal disruption, it is time now to obtain the bait for the cursed Statesman! You have the Orestes Rifle and the security codes to the Vindicator's base. Go now and kidnap Ms. Liberty!

Ms. Liberty is the leader of the Vindicators and will not be taken down easily, especially in the defense of her base. Proper use of the Orestes Rifle should suppress the more powerful of the enchantments granted by the Well of Furies!

Part 5: Assault Vindicators base (Steal access code, Find base key, Defeat Ms. Liberty)
Longbow Base @ Nerva Archipelago

The security codes you stole from the Longbow island fortress work perfectly, allowing you to get past the worst of the Vindicators base defenses. Now to take down Ms. liberty!

Objective: You found the base key!

Objective: You found the access code!

Objective: You defeated Ms. Liberty!

Mynx [Hero]
Katherine Stevens was a young college student who was transformed against her will by cruel Crey experimentation. After escaping from Crey, she was discovered on the streets by Synapse of the Freedom Phalanx, who helped her regain control and recover her memory. Now she uses her superhuman reflexesand implanted battle claws to hunt crime in the urban jungle of Paragon City.
Luminary [Hero]
The current Luminary is an android built by Positron to replace the original Luminary, who retired in 1995. Far from being a cold machine, Luminary has developed a strong personality under the watchful gaze of the android Citadel of the Freedom Phalanx. Armed with powerful energy blasts, Luminary has become a shining symbol of heroism and progress for Paragon City.
Swan [Hero]
Lena Elliot was touched by magic from the moment she was born on the Vernal Equinox. Both her parents were powerful mystics, and performed a ceremony to bless Lena's birth. Shortly after her 21st birthday Lena's parents were caught in the middle of a battle between the Circle of Thorns and the 5th Column. The groups were seeking a pair of rings that had been in the elliot family for generations. Lena's powers manifested and she instinctively protected herself and her parents. Manticore had been following the 5th Column group and came to the Elliot's aid. The battle was going poorly when Lena lashed out with her psychic abilities, stunning many of the villains. Manticore mopped up the rest, but not before the 5th Column managed to escape with Lena's parents. Manticore offered Lena the chance to fight at his side and she jumped at the opportunity. As Swan, she aids his in his relentless war against the 5th Column, in the hopes that one day she will find her parents alive.
Valkyrie [Hero]
Valerie Kellum was an archeologist who discovered what she first took for an ancient spear. A more careful examination led to the realization that the spear had a technological component. She travelled around Europe looking for ideas about its origin and ended up in a local Crey facility. When a Crey security team tried to take the weapon from her it activated and injected Valkyrie with advanced nanites that transformed her into Valkyrie, a extranordinary warrior with a completely different personality. She broke free and travelled to Paragon City where Positron is helping her come to terms with her new identity.
Malaise [Hero]
Jean-Pierre Lourdin was not always a hero. He began his career as a villain in Europe, using the twisted images in his mind to commit robberies. With INTERPOL hot on his tail he landed in Paragon City, where his broken thoughts were detected by Sister Psyche. She confronted him and after an intense battle was able to subdue him. She spent months healing the damage to his mind and has taught him more productive uses of his abilities. Sister Psyche vouched for him with the authorities and he has been allowed to help with the current crisis in Paragon City. Many are keeping a watchful eye on Malaise, however, for signs of his madness returning.
Ms. Liberty [Hero]
Megan is the daughter of the original Miss Liberty from the Golden Age. She has taken up the mantle to fight for freedom, in this specific case to free Paragon City from its infestation of villains. She has heightened strength and endurance as well as the power of the Liberty Belt, which was passed on to her by her grandmother.

Mission Complete: You have kidnapped Ms. Liberty!

Arachnos Operatives arrive to take away Ms. Liberty!

Lord Recluse

Excellent! Now that we have Ms. Liberty, we can force the final confrontation with Statesman!


Defeat Statesman and Freedom Phalanx

Lord Recluse

The final confrontation with Statesman is at hand! I have sent word to my arch-enemy in Paragon City, setting the terms for the conflict. He is to clear Atlas Park so only true heroes and villains may clash! He will show up with some Longbow agents to cordon off the area so citizens would not get hurt. I also allowed the Freedom Phalanx to aid him - it will make his eventual defeat all the more satisfying! Go now and defeat the greatest of heroes, the mighty Statesman and his precious Freedom Phalanx!

This will be a great triumph! To have Statesman publicly defeated will be a glorious victory!

Part 6: Defeat Statesman and Freedom Phalanx
Instanced Outdoor [Atlas Park] @ Grandville

It is time for the final confrontation with Statesman and the Freedom Phalanx!

Back Alley Brawler [Hero]
One of the most veteran heroes in Paragon City, the Brawler is in semi-retirement, training the next generation of heroes. Though he rarely goes into the field these days, his power and fighting skills are still as potent as ever.
Numina [Hero]
Numina was born Tammy Arcanus, daughter of Tommy Arcanus of the Midnight Squad. Tommy delved so deeply into the metaphysical that his very being was affected, and Tammy was born with magical powers. In the 1960s, Tammy and the Midnight Squad were sent into a series of caverns surrounding the Earth's molten core where a Soviet villain known as the Red Threat intended to destroy the world. To save the Earth, Tammy possessed the body of the Red Threat. her body was destroyed but her consciousness survived, trapped within the Red Threat. During the Rikti invasion, the Red Threat was destroyed and Tammy's astral form was at last free. She renamed herself Numina and threw herself into the war against the Rikti. In the war's aftermath, Numina uses her abilities to nurture the next generation of heroes.
Manticore [Hero]
Justin Sinclair was raised in a huge mansion in the outskirts of Paragon City by his English nanny, Virginia Bowman. The sole beneficiary of a huge trust fund, Manticore received training in all manner of mental and pyhsical pursuits, but excelled in archery. When he turne d18, Miss Bowman revealed to him his true heritage. Manticore's father had once been a costumed vigilante in England, until he and his wife died at the hand of a German villain called Protean. Deeply affected by the story, Manticore took up his father's mantle and vowed to bring the 5th Column down.
Positron [Hero]
Dr. Raymond Keyes developed a high tech battle suit that allowed him to channel bolts of anti-matter into fierce attacks. He used his powers to help defeat the Rikti, but at a terribe cost. Due to injuries he sustained at that time, he lost full control of his powers. Now, to protect other from himself, he remains imprisoned within his battle suit. He is constantly searching for a cure for his condition, but that does not stop him from contributing to the defense of Paragon City and contributing many other technological breakthroughs for the good of all.
Sister Psyche [Hero]
Even in her childhood, it was obvious that Sister Psyche was blessed. The tremendous scope of her mental powers was far beyond that of any hero, past or present. When the Rikti War descended, Sister Psyche knew she had to make her gift count. She did, but at a price. She exhausted her powers so thoroughly that she fell into a coma. A young heroine named Aurora Borealis offered to play host to Sister Psyche's projected mental self. Of course, this situation could not last forever. Now back in her own body, Sister Psyche has dedicated herself to helping to shape the tremendous gifts of the young Aurora. It's a responsibility she takes seriously, as well as a consolation for the loss of her former protoge, Malaise. When the psychic link between the two women was first disrupted, Sister Psyche lost her mental control over Malaise's dual personalities. The evil Malaise reasserted himself, and quickly made his departure. His present whereabouts are as yet unknown.
Synapse [Hero]
Steven Berry was just an average man, until Crey Industries got hold of him. They Crey scientists were testing a number of radical procedures for inducing super powers. Steven was blasted with high doses of electricity for days. It amplified the electrical energy in his body, giving him the ability to harness it into super speed and electrical blasts. Synapse escaped Crey's clutches by shorting out the lab where he was kept prisoner. To this day, Crey executives deny any knowledge of the project in which Synpase was an unwilling participant.
Citadel [Hero]
Citadel was the very first android hero. In the initial Rikti onslaught, he took heavy damage, and was almost completely destroyed. With Positrons help, scientists as DATA created a second version of Citadel using the old model's original memory core and the remnants of a power suit, once worn by the hero Horatio. Citadel does not fully understand human ways, but he is a valiant defender of Paragon City. He has recently undergone a major upgrade to his systems.
Statesman [Hero]

Mission Complete: You have defeated Statesman and the Freedom Phalanx!

Archvillain
Awarded for defeated Statesman
Servant of Recluse
Awarded for completing the Strike Force
Lord Recluse

The mighty Statesman and his precious Freedom Phalanx are defeated! It was a great and glorious battle - you have proven yourself to be a true Archvillain! Let it be known that Lord Recluse does not forget services rendered to him. My scientists have finished analyzing the 'H-Boosters' you acquired in the future timeline. They are temporary power boosters created from the being known as the Hamidon! Arachnos science managed to stabilize the temporary synthetic compound, making them permanent. These I give to you for carrying out my task - use them well!


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