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Trivia Time

Our first CoH Trivia Night went down on June 17, 2026 — twelve questions covering badges, lore, mechanics, and some deep-cut history. Here's how it played out. Give the questions a shot yourself, then click to reveal each answer.

Leaderboard

🥇 1st Place
sludgefest
Correct answers: 8
🥈 2nd Place
Battlewagon
Correct answers: 3 + 1 Bonus
🥉 3rd Place
Ms Anthrope
Correct answers: 1

The Questions

Q1Badges · Villains

There is only 1 exploration badge in Breakout. What is it called?

✓Ms Anthrope got it
Reveal Answer
Jailbird. Found by visiting cell 15 in Breakout, or the instanced version in The Pilgrim’s arc.
Q2Mechanics · Power Math

When calculating the trigger chance for an Invention Origin (IO) Enhancement using the Procs Per Minute (PPM) system, which specific statistic of the power being slotted is the primary factor in the math formula?

✓sludgefest got it
Reveal Answer
Base Recharge Time. The PPM system explicitly looks at the un-enhanced baseline recharge rate of the power to scale the proc chance per activation.
Q3Lore · Secret Organizations

While the public face and leadership of the Council villain organization includes figures like Arakhn, who is the true mastermind pulling the strings of the Council from the shadows and considered their true leader?

✓sludgefest got it
Reveal Answer
The Center / Paolo Tirelli. Little is known about him other than he is in charge of the Council.
Q4Mechanics · Stats & Caps

What is the exact baseline, un-buffed PvE hard cap for damage resistance to a single type for a Tanker or Brute character before factoring in any temporary powers or external caps?

✓sludgefest got it + Bonus: Battlewagon
Reveal Answer
90%. Tankers and Brutes share a 90% hard cap on resistance, unlike other Archetypes which cap at 75% or 85% for the 4 epic ATs.
Q5History · Zones

Before the villain Faultline tore the zone apart with tectonic earthquakes (leading to its eventual Issue 8 overhaul), what was the original name of the Faultline zone?

✓Battlewagon got it
Reveal Answer
Overbrook. It was known as the neighborhood of Overbrook before the disaster turned it into a disaster area.
Q6Fiction · Novels

In the book Web of Arachnos, what was the name of Statesman’s notorious band of thieves named after their infamous leader, who helped him and Lord Recluse find the Well of the Furies which led them to the Fountain of Zeus?

✓Battlewagon got it
Reveal Answer
The Cole Gang. Referred to as Marcus’s gang generally in chapter 1, they raise a toast on page 22 of chapter 2 to “The Cole Gang” and are called that throughout the rest of the novel. The Marcus Cole Gang is also acceptable, but The Cole Gang is most accurate.
Q7Lore · Devouring Earth

While the Hamidon is the undisputed heart of the Devouring Earth, it relies on a brainwashed human psychic conduit to act as its ultimate mouthpiece and avatar. Who is this character?

✓Battlewagon got it
Reveal Answer
Mother Mayhem. She serves as the psychic avatar and mouthpiece of the Devouring Earth’s collective will.
Q8Mechanics · Incarnate Destiny

When crafting a Tier 4 Incarnate Destiny ability, what is the primary defensive utility provided by the Clarion tree that makes it crucial for tanking and league content?

✓sludgefest got it
Reveal Answer
Mez Protection / Status Immunity. Clarion is famous for providing un-debuffable crowd-control protection to the user and their team.
Q9History · Development

When City of Heroes originally launched in 2004 (Issue 0), which Archetype was exclusively capable of selecting the “Force Field” power set as a Primary set?

✓sludgefest got it
Reveal Answer
Defender. Defenders had Force Fields as a primary buff set, whereas Controllers only had access to it as a secondary set.
Q10Villains · Patron Pools

To unlock your Patron Powers at level 35, if a player wants to swear allegiance to Ghost Widow, which specific signature hero from Paragon City must they defeat to unlock their patron powers?

✓sludgefest got it
Reveal Answer
Numina. Completion of this mission awards the Spider’s Kiss Badge and the Crab Spider Longfang Badge, as well as unlocking Patron pool powers.
Q11Badges · Achievement

If a Villain endures 1 million points of damage, which badge do they receive?

✓sludgefest got it
Reveal Answer
Ironman / Ironwoman Badge. The caption reads “Never let ’em see you bleed. That’s a cool million points of damage.”
Q12Obscure History · The Ghost Machine

In the early years of City of Villains, players in the St. Martial zone would occasionally hear a haunting, disembodied voice whispering over the zone-wide ambient audio track. This voice belonged to a specific tragic lore character trapped in the casino network. Who was it?

✓sludgefest got it
Reveal Answer
Malaise. His consciousness was shattered across the neon networks of the Golden Giza casino before his physical manifestation in Going Rogue.