Once again, it's Friday, and we all know what that means, right?
We were happy to see Kelsey showing off her new Phantom’s Menace badge and talking about the other Skeleton Key boss badges you can earn on the Stars of the Spiral Blog, and it made us think . . . If you could add a badge for defeating any other boss in the Spiral, who would it be and why? Did we miss one? Do you think there’s a boss that’s harder than your usual boss and could use a badge attached to the accomplishment?
Excited to hear your thoughts! Have a happy Friday and warm weekend, everyone.
Standard disclaimer applies: We do not guarantee to use each and every idea submitted, and questions we pose may or may not be pertaining to things we are currently working on, or will ever undertake. Sometimes, there are just technical limitations that make changing things difficult to impossible, and though we possess all manner of magic wands here, there are technological beasts out there that are beyond our grasp. Sometimes, we may not feel it is within the spirit and vision of the spiral to add or change something. Also, we realize that some of these topics may have been addressed before in other threads - sometimes it's good to pick up a discussion again. Chances are I have read your threads and would like to hear more!
“If the Mind is like a candle, the Heart is like the sun.”
Professor Falmea
I am in Azteca now. None of the bosses have been as hard as a boss from Avalon who definitely deserves a badge. I think the Jabberwock deserves a badge. He has massive health, improved spells, and a few cheats. Yes, he has the 200% trap, but he removes it the next turn, so its very hard to hit him with the trap on.
Another boss would probably have to be Morganthe Young in Ghost Avalon. The whole time I tried to medusa, but then I realized you can't have 8 pips. So I had to flee and comeback to reset my deck. Also when you put feint on, she uses 3 spells back on you. They altogether take a good amount of damage. So, overall I think Morganthe Young deserves a badge.
I will continue questing and find out if any other bosses I think deserve badges for defeating.
Now that's the topic I can speak about! I've ideas on earning badges to defeating bosses in the Spiral.
The Rat's Thorn - Defeat The Rat in Horizon Hold, Polaris Detolli's Demise - Defeat Detolli the Destroyer in Sunken Tower, Polaris Jackall's Medic - Defeat Doctor Jackall in Barkingham Palace's Rooftop, Marleybone Hoof Breaker - Defeat Master Tonkatsu in Hollow Mountain, Kembaalung Village Baba Yaga's Opponent - Defeat Baba Yaga in Statue Garden, Polaris Krokenkhamen's Doom - Defeat Krokenkamen in Throne Room of Fire, Krokotopia Smokey Shatterer - Defeat Old Smokey in The Ironworks, Marleybone Yakedo's Imperator - Defeat Yakedo in Crimson Fields, MooShu Spiritual Challenger - Defeat Akuji in Tree of Life, MooShu Nightshade Tamer - Defeat Lord Nightshade in Stormdrain Tower, Wizard City Grubb's Foe - Defeat Grubb in Sunken City, Wizard City Krokhotep's Rival - Defeat Krokhotep in Emperor's Retreat, Krokotopia Hunted the Hunter - Defeat Kraven the Hunter in Banyan Tower, Khrysalis Akilles' Adversary - Defeat General Akilles in Akilles' Tower, Wizard City Death Defiler - Defeat Malistaire in The Great Spyre, Dragonspyre Shadow Web Slayer - Defeat Morganthe in Morganthe's Chamber, Khrysalis Call of the Brokenfang - Defeat Balor the Brokenfang in Troika Palace, Khrysalis Krokopatra's Silencer - Defeat Krokopatra in Temple of Storms, Krokotopia Ivan's Showstopper - Defeat Ivan in Frigid Maw Docks, Polaris Devourer's Downfall - Defeat Ammit the Devourer in House of Scales, Krokotopia Flevur's Foe - Defeat Flevur Flave in Mysterious Well, Avalon Ridenhoer's Rival - Defeat Ridenhoer Delish in Mysterious Well, Avalon Teacher's Duelist - Defeat Vladimir Darkflame in The Labyrinth, Dragonspyre Neberyx's Adversary - Defeat Neberyx in Dragonsage Hall, Dragonspyre Deathless Victor - Defeat Malistaire the Undying (both forms) in Graveyard, Castle Darkmoor Ngozi's Opponent - Defeat Ngozi the Beguiler in Tomb of the Beguiler, Krokotopia
I would say The Jabberwock; it says it all; high health, cheats, and has minions. I would like to receive a cool badge for defeating that boss cause it took a few tries at first to defeat him.
Hi, there is this insane boss in avalon, i think called jabberwock. If you beat it 10 times you get 'striker' badge. If you beat him within 10 rounds 10 times you get 'annihilator' badge.
I think Grum in the Sunken City deserves a badge. He's not all together hard with a group, but it takes a while to get to him.
It could be called something along the lines of: Proof finder, Plot Stopper, or Sunken City Explorer.
Also, since people farm there for items on holidays, maybe there should be a badge for beating Grum ten times like: Grum's Bane or Undead Army Thwarter.
Also with that in mind, maybe there could be similar badges for bosses that are farmed on holidays like the Jade Oni.
DEFINATELY the jabberwock, it's been weeks since I got the quest to fight him and I still can't solo him. Definatley a cool opponent to get a badge from.
Perhaps a cool badge name could be Jabberwock's doom-bringer.
I'd love to see a badge like 'Wandering Sentinel' for killing every street boss/wandering boss in game. Maybe have a different badge per world or arc, and they keep escalating. Like 'Novice Wanderer' from the Fairy Queen to 'Apprentice' to 'Adept', et cetera.
And on just the topic of badges, I'd love more badges like the 'Master of ---', maybe for the school pet quests or moving to the Arcanum, or something to do with Wysteria. I just think more school-specific badges would be fun.
I don't know if these already exist, but I'd like a couple of badges like 'Cultivating King/Queen' for growing at least one of every plant type to elder. Also some fishing badges like 'Lure of ---' for catching at least one of every fish of a certain school. And maybe a 'Lure Legend' for at least one of every fish. Then for crafting (more difficult) things like 'Wizard Crafter' for crafting at least one of every recipe in Wizard City; all the way up to 'Polarian Crafter'. These crafting badges (particularly around Celestia/Zafaria) would get immensely difficult, and I'd like the side activities of the game (gardening, fishing, crafting) to have more goals and things to show off.
I think there should be badges for all the bosses. There could be a boss badges category in the badges section. The one boss that I think should have a badge even if others don't is the rat. I have been told by players that they had defeated the rat but there was no way of proving that to be true. A player claims to have defeated the rat so you ask them to help you defeat him or give you advice on how and they don't answer. That makes me wonder if they are just talk but if they had a badge to show you then you could know who has actually defeated that boss. Other bosses that are mainline so a player has to defeat the boss to level up and progress to the next world you know that they have by the level and where they are able to quest. Something unrelated to your question is I have notice that when two or more wizards are standing at the door if one activates the ten count the other wizards press x disappears so that those wizards have to move off of it a then back on to be able to get the box that lets them enter. It has made it so that wizards were not able to enter with the first one because the wizards did not get a press x box before the ten count ended.It did not do that so much before the most resent update. Would you fix it so that wizards press x box stays there so that all can enter without the hopping around trying to get the box to reappear.
Dieting Duelist - Defeat Prince Gobblerton in Gobblestone Castle, Wizard City Spectral Smasher - Defeat the Spectral Guardians in Mirror Lake, Zafaria Starburst Squasher - Defeat the Starburst Spiders in Shining Mountain, Zafaria Nameless Defiler - Defeat Nameless Knight in Tomb of the Nameless Knight, Avalon Tulgey Tussler - Defeat The Jabberwock in Jabberwock's Lair, Avalon Royal Twistedness - Defeat Pendragon in Keep of Ganelon, Avalon Bane of Meowiarty - Defeat Meowiarty in Big Ben, Marleybone Dark Drake Tamer - Defeat Black Dragon in Keep of Ganelon, Avalon Light Drake Tamer - Defeat White Dragon in Keep of Ganelon, Avalon Stoker Slasher - Defeat Stoker in Kensington Park, Marleybone Sky Dueler - Defeat Zeus SkyFather in Mount Olympus, Aquila Seaworthy Duelist - Defeat Poseidon EarthShaker in Atlantea, Aquila Underworld Survivor - Defeat Hades the Unseen in Tartarus, Aquila Undying Adversary - Defeat Malistaire the Undying in Xibalba, Azteca Tse-Tse's Thorn - Defeat Tse-Tse Snaketail (A.K.A., Tim-Tim Snakeeye) in Black Palace, Zafaria Katzenstien's Bane - Defeat Dr. Von Katzenstien in Katzenstien's Lab, Marleybone Malory's Undoing - Defeat Sir Malory in Ghost Avalon, Avalon Vicious Sky Tamer - Defeat Huracan Vicious Sky in Pyramid of the Falling Star, Azteca Skull Moon Smasher - Defeat Grinning Skull Moon in Pyramid of the Mother Moon, Azteca Neza's Light Shiner - Defeat Neza the Poet in Pyramid of the Mother Moon, Azteca Storm Calmer - Defeat Storm Caiman in Pyramid of the Storm Eye, Azteca Imposter's Foil - Defeat Ivar Anderson (A.K.A., Mord Runechanter) in Frostholm, Grizzleheim Mithraya's Foe - Defeat Mithraya in Trial of the Spheres, Celestia Morganthe's Threat - Defeat Young Morganthe in Ghost Avalon, Avalon Orrick's Bane - Defeat Orrick Nightglider in Briskbreeze Tower, Wizard City Gloomthorn's Foe - Defeat Estrakir Gloomthorn in Spiral Geographic Society Archives, Marleybone
I'd honestly like to have a new BADGE which would be for defeating EVERY boss at least 10 times, to give you a really cool badge name like LEGENDARY TRAVELER where it has a symbol just how the PVP WARLORD and PET WARLORD have but it's like a RED BACK GROUND or PURPLE with a SAINT Symbol, it'd be honestly awesome. Because of the fact that most badges don't have anything on the side, like they have an ACTUAL symbol and all of that but they never really had anything else... PUT SYMBOLS on the badges, PLEASE on the awesome ones. NONE of them do, except the PVP ones. FIX THAT? UPGRADE THE BADGES? Even for the School ones, the badge like this.
Yakedo for sure. It's a bit anti-climactic to summon him and then there's nothing really special that happens for defeating him. He's not a boss you HAVE to defeat to progress, he's completely optional. Same with Akuji. The only reason I fought Youkai was for the Sword Saint Badge, otherwise I would have passed him by too.
morganthe's demise> defeat morganthe> shadow palace kaliklak's crusher> defeat kaliklak> bastion starburst destroyer> defeat starburst spiders> mirror lake master of mithraya> defeat mithraya> trial of the spheres bane of the nameless knight> defeat the nameless knight (AKA sir malory)> dun dara I think wintertusk king/queen> defeat austri nordri sudri and vestri> final dungeon in wintertusk (forgot the name)
that's all!
W101! and another game called free realms (it shut down :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( )
Storm Tamer - Defeat Kestrel Blackstorm in Mysterious Tower, Wizard City Ice Piercer - Defeat Taylor Froghead in Mysterious Tomb, Krokotopia Death Evader - Defeat Declan Wyrmdust in Mysterious Dojo, MooShu Life Confiner - Defeat Carson Spritethief in Mysterious Cave, Celestia Myth Stopper - Defeat Quinn Legendbreaker in Mysterious Tower, Avalon Fire Douser - Defeat Bentley Daysong, in Mysterious Tower, Azteca Burning Duelist - Defeat Grimsnes Burntblack in Telegraph B.O.X., Wizard City Purrloiner's Doom - Defeat Emil Softpaw in Telegraph B.O.X., Marleybone Standing Student - Defeat Ostrame (A.K.A., The Maestro) in Telegraph B.O.X., MooShu Clockwork Destroyer - Defeat Custos Decimus in Telegraph B.O.X., Zafaria Maestro's Adversary - Defeat The Maestro in Telegraph B.O.X., Avalon Teacher of the Samoorai - Defeat Ghost Dog in Central Keep, Khrysalis Solar Shadow Soldier - Defeat Santa Muerte in Chamber of the Sun's Shadow, Khrysalis Call of the Brokenfang - Defeat Balor the Brokenfang in Troika Palace, Khrysalis General of Warlords - Defeat Lord Ombra in Night Orb Chamber, Khrysalis Master of Warlords - Defeat Archmagus Lorcan in Chamber of the Orb Weavers, Khrysalis Vine Tamer - Defeat Lord Bramble in Lord Bramble's Tower, Wysteria Earth Cleanser - Defeat Chester Droors in Earth School Sylster's Bane - Defeat Sylster Glowstorm in Waterworks, Wizard City Lyon's Adversary - Defeat Lyon Lorestriker in Tower of the Helephant, Wysteria Star Seeker - Defeat Selwyn Skywatcher in The Stellarium, Celestia Moon Discoverer - Defeat Selenor in The Lunarium, Celestia Sun Savior - Defeat Big Salgio in The Chancel, Celestia Tamer of Wolves - Defeat Munin Mistweaver in Wolf Palace, Grizzleheim Enemy of the Coven - Defeat Othin Stormfather in Raven Fortress, Grizzleheim Ymir's Favorite - Defeat all 4 Sons of Ymir (Austri, Sudri, Vestri, and Nordri) in Nastrond, Grizzleheim (A.K.A., Wintertusk)
Amadeo's Undoing - Defeat King Amadeo in Royal Palace, Wizard City Bellows' Demise - Defeat Bellows in Counterweight West, Marleybone Firetusk's Drencher - Defeat General Firetusk in The Grand Chasm (Past), Dragonspyre Nosferabbit's Thorn - Defeat Nosferabbit in Mysterious Cave, Wizard City Grumish's Champion - Defeat Grumish Greataxe in Entrance Hall , Krokotopia Savior of Sylvia - Defeat Ghost of Sylvia Drake in Sylvia Drake's Tomb, Dragonspyre Fang Fighter - Defeat Keeper of the Fang in Vault of Ice, Krokotopia Sthenos' Enemy - Defeat Sthenos in Tartarus, Aquila Teles' Adversary - Defeat Teles in Atlantea, Aquila Kaylin's Undoing - Defeat Kaylin White Talon in White Owl Tower, Avalon White Owl Conqueror - Defeat Kiva White Talon in White Owl Tower, Avalon Guardian's Adversary - Defeat Temple Guardian in Hollow Mountain, Kembaalung Village Union Defiler - Defeat Union Jack Golem in Rooftop, Marleybone Boris' Opponent - Defeat Boris Blackrock in The Crucible, Dragonspyre Tempus' Tamer - Defeat Tempus Stormfist in Stormriven Temple, Celestia Marcio's Adversary - Defeat Marcio in Stormriven, Celestia Thunderfin's Thorn - Defeat Thunderfin in Stormriven, Celestia Yogash's Bane - Defeat Yogash in Stormriven, Celestia Procyon's Undoing - Defeat Procyon in Stormriven, Celestia Narallor's Entertainer - Defeat Narallor Nightborn in Stormriven, Celestia Valerik's Opponent - Defeat Valerik Brightsword in The Crucible, Dragonspyre Katia's Adversary - Defeat Katia Firewinter in The Crucible, Dragonspyre Lore Seeker - Defeat The Loremaster in Loremaster's Chamber, Dragonspyre Rurik's Enemy - Defeat Rurik Flamesoul in The Crucible, Dragonspyre Iona's Undoing - Defeat Iona Pyrelance in The Crucible, Dragonspyre Sprockets' Downfall - Defeat Sprockets in Counterweight East, Marleybone Winters' Adversary - Defeat Captain Winters in Imperial Palace, Polaris
Sea Chicken Captain - Defeat Captain Loranzo in Sea Chicken, Polaris Sea Tamer - Defeat Sea Lord in Plaza of Conquests, Dragonspyre Scar Patcher - Defeat Karuvian Scargiver in Plaza of Conquests, Dragonspyre Earth Leveler - Defeat Earth Elemental in Plaza of Conquests, Dragonspyre Gurtok's Adversary - Defeat Gurtok Demon in Plaza of Conquests, Dragonspyre Belloq's Nuisance - Defeat Belloq in Belloq's Tent, Zafaria Kallah's Bane - Defeat Kallah Silverback in Kallah Silverback's Shack, Zafaria Belloq's Enemy - Defeat Belloq in Black Sun Pyramid Master Chamber, Azteca Nergal's Undoing - Defeat Nergal the Burned Lion in Nemean Rock, Zafaria Belloq's Adversary - Defeat Belloq in Wings of the Obsidian Butterfly Shrine, Azteca Mayoral Adversary - Defat Commandant Lassard in Commandant's Quarters, Polaris Zanga's Undoing - Defeat Zanga Zebu in King's Tomb, Zafaria Zebra Savior - Defeat Shaka Zebu in King's Palace, Zafaria Jotun's Undoing - Defeat Jotun in Hall of Valor, Grizzleheim Grettir's Bane - Defeat Grettir in Winterdeep Warren, Grizzleheim Ullik's Enemy - Defeat Ullik in Helgrind Warren, Grizzleheim Brocken Master - Defeat Lord of the Brocken in The Lost Abbey, Avalon Thornwhip's Thorn - Defeat Sir Terrance Thornwhip in Red Thorn Tower, Avalon Porrich's Bane - Defeat Porrich in Red Thorn Tower, Avalon Kraken Tamer - Defeat Kraken in Triton Avenue, Wizard City Harvest Lord's Bane - Defeat The Harvest Lord in The Harvest Lord Tower, Wizard City Bane of Blackhope - Defeat Lady Blackhope in Unicorn Way, Wizard City Skathi's Undoing - Defeat Skathi in Skathi's Nest, Grizzleheim Bastilla's Bane - Defeat Bastilla Gravewynd in Bastilla's Bastion, Wizard City Cipactli's Dancer - Defeat Cipactli in Cipactli's Cave, Azteca Annie's Undoing - Defeat Black Annie in Witch House, Avalon Alicane's Adversary - Defeat Alicane Swiftarrow in Fireglobe Theater, Wizard City
Cuckoo Corrector - Defeat Lucia in The Cuckoo Clock Tower Sucre Creamer - Defeat Brulee Sucre in Grand Tourney Arena Dessert Defender - Defeat Sir Claudas D'Agrodolce in Grand Tourney Arena Midnight Sun no Sensei - Defeat Kaizoku in Midnight Sun Pagoda Spiral Cup Defender - Defeat Barbarous Van Der Borst in Spiral Cup Gauntlet Deep Spawn's Terror - Defeat Deep Spawn in The Great Beast, Khrysalis Tanglewood Savior - Defeat Forest Grump in Tangelwood Terror Gauntlet King/Queen of Rock & Roll - Defeat Patt Minotaur in Baddle of the Bands Gauntlet Great Wyrm Slayer - Defeat Eirikur Axebreaker in Winterbane Hall (didn't get to him yet, but, many did, so, who cares?) Minak's Enemy - Defeat Pit Boss Minak in Lair of the Pit Boss, Polaris Minak's Adversary - Defeat Warlord Minak in Jeweled Slopes, Polaris Catalan's Bane - Defeat Catalan in The Lightning Lizard Cave, Avalon Winter Wyrm Defroster - Defeat Winter Wyrm in Frozen Cave, Avalon War Stopper - Defeat War Oni in Crimson Fields, MooShu Plague Purifier - Defeat Plague Oni in Shirataki Temple, MooShu Life Giver - Defeat Death Oni in Tree of Life, MooShu Pops' Thorn - Defeat Pops O'Leary in The Ironworks, Marleybone Wildclaw Tamer - Defeat Enraged Wildclaw in Library Archives, Wysteria Vissarovich's Bane - Defeat Warden Vissarovich in Cell Block A, Polaris Vigilant Duelist - Defeat Vigilant Jarilo in Sunless Shrine, Polaris Ygor's Bane - Defeat Ygor in Titan Forge, Polaris Bullhemoth's Bane - Defeat Bullhemoth in Bullhemoth Cave, Polaris Paint Monster Washer - Defeat Painted Cave Monster in Cave Painting, Zafaria Black Hole Defiler - Defeat Sun Darkling in The Black Hole, Khrysalis Caoranach's Cooler - Defeat Caoranach the Fire-Spitter in Fire-Spitter's Lair, Avalon Light Guardian - Defeat Mika Skarka in Tower of Absolute Being, MooShu Overseer's Opponent - Defeat Zalakir Nightweaver in The Overseer's Tower, Zafaria
Now, a break from my list to have a word to Professor Falmea...
The thought of bosses having badges, even normal ones, that reminded me about earning badges from defeating bosses in P101, & going back on that made me think on it quickly, & that led me to do this.
Honestly, I think having badges to many bosses in the Spiral... great idea. That way, it'll keep track on who bested whom in duels, even main story ones & side story ones.
There's plenty of bosses that could really use badges to earn, especially events' last bosses, housing gauntlets' last bosses, & even optional ones & past secret bosses. Yes. I listed down some you've missed, Professor Falmea. Even they should deserve badges to earn by defeating them, so that this way, they won't be mostly ignored by many.
Professor Falmea, it is with my hopes that the next world has many badges to earn by defeating the bosses there, in addition to completing many quests by handing them in to NPCs, especially the last ones. I really would like to keep expand my badge collection more.
Now, I hope this gets to you & to KI. I really look forward to lots of bosses having badges to earn by defeating them, especially new secret bosses to come. My huge thanks to doing this!
Oh! There's still one other thing I almost forgot to mention, even though it's a bit off-topic for this post.
The Cuckoo Clock Tower should really have badge for completing it's instance quest, "The Clock's Cuckoo!". I was a bit disappointed to discover that there's no badge for finishing it. Really hope you can add that in, Professor Falmea, if you would be kind to do it.