City of Heroes/History badges

Academic

You have learned the history of the successful takeover of Washington, D.C. by Nemesis.

• Academic Plaque 1: Peregrine Island -1905.0, 5, -7229, 158 yds. NW of Cutlass Isles marker, west side of large support column.
• Academic Plaque 2: Rikti Crash Site, 2002, 128, -7041, 260 yds. SW of NE corner, NW side of destroyed building on exterior wall, about 10' off the ground
• Academic Plaque 3: Abandoned Sewer Network, 465, -576, -1558, 554 yds. NWW of Boomtown Sector marker in room which connects Steel Canyon, Boomtown and Underworld sectors on wall to left of Steel Canyon sector entrance

Alumnus

You have learned the history of Croatoa.

• Alumnus Plaque 1: Atlas Park
• Alumnus Plaque 2: Croatoa
• Alumnus Plaque 3: Croatoa
• Alumnus Plaque 4: Croatoa
• Alumnus Plaque 5: Croatoa

Authority

You have learned the history of Freedom Phalanx.

• Authority Plaque 1: Independence Port, 179 yards south of Valor Bridge marker.
• Authority Plaque 2: Independence Port, 430 yards west of the Kings Row entrance near the water on a raised overpass.
• Authority Plaque 3: Talos Island, By Talos’s foot (at the Talos statue).
• Authority Plaque 4: Dark Astoria, 183 yards SE of Toffet Terrace marker to the left of the bottom of a short stairwell. The marker faces east.
• Authority Plaque 5: Terra Volta, 300 yards East of Terra Volta Reactor. It is at the base of the ledge facing east.

Digger

You have learned the history behind the Hollowing.

• Digger Plaque 1: Atlas Park
• Digger Plaque 2: The Hollows
• Digger Plaque 3: The Hollows
• Digger Plaque 4: The Hollows
• Digger Plaque 5: The Hollows

Disciple

You have learned the history behind the founding of Hero Corps.

• Disciple Plaque 1: Steel Canyon
• Disciple Plaque 2: Skyway City
• Disciple Plaque 3: Boomtown
• Disciple Plaque 4: Boomtown
• Disciple Plaque 5: Boomtown
• Disciple Plaque 6: Faultline
• Disciple Plaque 7: Faultline

Expert

You have learned the history of the Might for Right Act.

• Expert Plaque 1: Atlas Park
• Expert Plaque 2: Galaxy City
• Expert Plaque 3: Galaxy City
• Expert Plaque 4: Perez Park

Ghost Hunter

You have learned the rumors behind the fabled Ghost Ship.

• Ghost Hunter Plaque 1: Talos Island
• Ghost Hunter Plaque 2: Striga Isle
• Ghost Hunter Plaque 3: Striga Isle
• Ghost Hunter Plaque 4: Striga Isle
• Ghost Hunter Plaque 5: Striga Isle

Historian

You have learned the history of the U.N. Special Council on Superhuman Activities.

• Historian Plaque 1: Independence Port
• Historian Plaque 2: Talos Island
• Historian Plaque 3: Dark Astoria
• Historian Plaque 4: Terra Volta
• Historian Plaque 5: Terra Volta

Intellectual

You have learned the history of the Lost's attempt to control the minds of Paragon City's people.

• Intellectual Plaque 1: Atlas Park
• Intellectual Plaque 2: Galaxy City
• Intellectual Plaque 3: King's Row
• Intellectual Plaque 4: King's Row
• Intellectual Plaque 5: Perez Park
• Intellectual Plaque 6: King's Row

Just Said No to Superadine

You have learned the history of Superadine, the newest designer drug to plague Paragon City.

• Just Said No to Superadine Plaque 1: Steel Canyon
• Just Said No to Superadine Plaque 2: Steel Canyon
• Just Said No to Superadine Plaque 3: Skyway City
• Just Said No to Superadine Plaque 4: Boomtown
• Just Said No to Superadine Plaque 5: Faultline

Midnighter Archivist

You have learned the secrets of the Midnighter Club.

This history badge is different to obtain because you have to find certain items hidden within the Midnighter Club in order to obtain it. There are no plaques; just click-able objects.

• The Skull of Tommy Arcanus: Sitting on a desk in the entrance of the Midnighter Club.
• Forbidden Relics: In the back right area of the downstairs portion of the Midnighter Club entrance.
• Rularuu Library: The bookcase on the far left of the upstairs library.
• Why I Left and Why You Must Stay: On a table on the right side of the upstairs library.
• The Death and Rebirth of Numina: On a table just to the left of the entrance to the caves.
• Arcane Items Lot #49: Gray box in the left alcove on the left side.
• The Remains of Tielekku: On a table in the left alcove on the right side.
• Authentic Cimeroran Urn: Urn in the left alcove on the back right side.
• Midnight Club Register: On a bookshelf left of the doorway of the right alcove.
• The Memoirs of Pontice Doub: On a bookcase in the back of the right alcove.
• A Working History of the Path of the Dark: On a table to the right of the doorway to the right alcove.
• Tomes on the Sicilian Stone: On the short bookcase in the back of the right alcove.
• Midnight Squad Banner: One of the banners in the northern meeting room of the caves.

Pupil

You have learned the history of the fallen hero Atlas.

• Pupil Plaque 1: Atlas Park
• Pupil Plaque 2: Galaxy City
• Pupil Plaque 3: King's Row
• Pupil Plaque 4: King's Row
• Pupil Plaque 5: Perez Park

Researcher

You have learned the sordid history of former mayor of Paragon City, Spanky Rabinowitz.

• Researcher Plaque 1: Independence Port
• Researcher Plaque 2: Talos Island
• Researcher Plaque 3: Talos Island
• Researcher Plaque 4: Dark Astoria
• Researcher Plaque 5: Dark Astoria
• Researcher Plaque 6: Terra Volta

Savant

You have learned the history of the Rikti War.

• Savant Plaque 1: Founder's Falls
• Savant Plaque 2: Crey's Folly
• Savant Plaque 3: Crey's Folly
• Savant Plaque 4: Eden
• Savant Plaque 5: Eden

Scholar

You have learned the history of the Back Alley Brawler's war on drugs in Paragon City.

• Scholar Plaque 1: Steel Canyon
• Scholar Plaque 2: Skyway City
• Scholar Plaque 3: Skyway City
• Scholar Plaque 4: Boomtown
• Scholar Plaque 5: Faultline

Scholastic

You have learned the history of Dr. Webb smashing the Dimensional Barrier.

• Scholastic Plaque 1: Founder's Falls
• Scholastic Plaque 2: Brickstown
• Scholastic Plaque 3: Brickstown

Student

You have learned the history of the Citizen Crime Fighting Act.

• Scholar Plaque 1: Atlas Park
• Scholar Plaque 2: Atlas Park
• Scholar Plaque 3: Galaxy City
• Scholar Plaque 4: Perez Park
• Scholar Plaque 5: Perez Park