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Special Operations -
Ghost in the Machine
Ghost in the Machine
—Image © Marvel and Playdom
Information
Status: EXPIRED
Date Began: March 8, 2013  Facebook version Playdom version
February 27, 2014  iOS version
June 21, 2014  Android version
Date Ended: April 1, 2013  Facebook version Playdom version
March 26, 2014  iOS version
July 19, 2014  Android version
Unstable Iso-8 Color: Purple
Unlockable Hero: Hank Pym Hank Pym
Number of Missions: 3
Number of Tasks: 25
Exclusive Items: Advanced Idea
Baltag's Blaster
Decade
Displacer
Indiction
Mahayuga
Manvantara
Servoguard Programming Interface
Soldering Iron
Temporal Shielding
Damocles Target Painter
Unlockable Gear Set: 40th Century Man


"Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym has been brought in to help S.H.I.E.L.D capture a rogue artificial intelligence created by the pulse. This is an asset that S.H.I.E.L.D needs to control before it falls into the hands of A.I.M or worse!"
— Chapter Briefing

Important Notes:

Thank you for not adding unconfirmed information.

-The only way to recruit Hank Pym is to complete the list of Tasks.

  • 15 Star Mastery of the Special Operation will NOT unlock Hank Pym.

-One of the Tasks requires the defeat of an Epic Boss. This can be done by having the requirements needed to unlock the Epic Boss, or by skipping the task by paying 25 Gold. The requirements are:




  Mission 1 - The Big Brains
  Mission 2 - Ain't Broke
Epic  Mission 3 - A Wrinkle in Time

Mission 1 - The Big Brains[]

The Big Brains
Mastery Stars Score
12,000
206,000
412,000
824,000
1,648,000


"AIM is trying to flush out the AI that Hank Pym has discovered. The last thing they need is more advanced ideas"
— Mission Preview

Location: Meatpacking District
Team-Up: Hank Pym

Low Threats: x2
(1 point each)
Medium Threats: x3
(2 points each)
High Threats: x3
(3 points each)
Enemies
Director
Passive:
A.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supplyA.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supply
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Safety Officer
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Scientist
Passive: None
Specialist
Passive: None
Researcher
Passive: None

Mini-Boss 1
Scientist
Passive:
Hellfire Elite - Equipped with advanced weaponry, increasing their critical hit damage, and chance to critically hit.Hellfire Elite - Equipped with advanced weaponry, increasing their critical hit damage, and chance to critically hit.
Nitro
Passive: None
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Mini-Boss 2
Wave 1
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Wave 2
Whiplash
Passive:
Counter-attack - Counters single-target attacksCounter-attack - Counters single-target attacks
Relentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effectsRelentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effects

Boss Drop: Advanced Idea

Boss
Wave 1
M.O.D.O.K.
Passive:
Flying - Immune to most ground attacksFlying - Immune to most ground attacks
Impending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attackImpending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attack
Wave 2
Director
Passive:
A.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supplyA.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supply
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Scientist
Passive: None
Boss + Mini-Boss 1 & 2
Wave 1
Whiplash
Passive:
Counter-attack - Counters single-target attacksCounter-attack - Counters single-target attacks
Relentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effectsRelentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effects
M.O.D.O.K.
Passive:
Flying - Immune to most ground attacksFlying - Immune to most ground attacks
Impending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attackImpending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attack
Nitro
Passive: None
Wave 2
Director
Passive:
A.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supplyA.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supply
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Scientist
Passive: None
Boss + Mini-Boss 1
Wave 1
M.O.D.O.K.
Passive:
Flying - Immune to most ground attacksFlying - Immune to most ground attacks
Impending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attackImpending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attack
Nitro
Passive: None
Wave 2
Director
Passive:
A.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supplyA.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supply
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Scientist
Passive: None
Boss + Mini-Boss 2
Wave 1
Whiplash
Passive:
Counter-attack - Counters single-target attacksCounter-attack - Counters single-target attacks
Relentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effectsRelentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effects
M.O.D.O.K.
Passive:
Flying - Immune to most ground attacksFlying - Immune to most ground attacks
Impending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attackImpending Doom (1 round) - Counting down to a large attack
Wave 2
Director
Passive:
A.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supplyA.I.M. Personal Shield - A force shield with a limited power supply
Firefighter
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Scientist
Passive: None

Requirement: Black Cat*
Duration: 1 Battle

Requirement: Any Hero
Duration: 2 Battle

Requirement: War Machine*
Duration: 2 Battles

Requirement: Any Hero
Duration: 3 Battles

Requirement: Any Hero
Duration: 3 Battles

Note: * Deploy missions with Magnetic Lockboxes as rewards

Optimum Path

  • 2x Medium, 1x Low, 1x High, Nitro Mini-Boss, 2-bird M.O.D.O.K. Boss (80 uISO-8 + 60 Energy)



Mission 2 - Ain't Broke[]

Ain't Broke
Mastery Stars Score
16,500
330,000
660,000
1,320,000
2,640,000


"Dr Pym's research on a hopefully peaceful robot is under assault by very war like robots "
— Mission Preview

Location: Bellevue Hospital
Team-Up: Wasp

Low Threats: x1
(1 point each)
Medium Threats: x3
(2 points each)
High Threats: x2
(3 points each)
Enemies
Coeus Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Crius Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Cronus Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Iapetos Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Phoebe Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Rhea Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Themis Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks

Mini-Boss 1
Wave 1
Coeus Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Themis Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Wave 2
Boomerang
Passive:
Master Marksman - Attacks almost never miss; Attacks against marked targets are guaranteed to critMaster Marksman - Attacks almost never miss; Attacks against marked targets are guaranteed to crit
Mini-Boss 2
Iapetos Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Grey Gargoyle
Passive:
Stoneform - Grey Gargoyle is immune to bleeding, burning, chilled, and poisonStoneform - Grey Gargoyle is immune to bleeding, burning, chilled, and poison
Phoebe Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks

Boss Drop: Soldering Iron

Boss
Crius Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Fixer
Passive:
Relentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effectsRelentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effects
Rhea Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Boss + Mini-Boss 1 & 2
Wave 1
Crius Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Fixer
Passive:
Relentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effectsRelentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effects
Rhea Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Wave 2
Boomerang
Passive:
Master Marksman - Attacks almost never miss; Attacks against marked targets are guaranteed to critMaster Marksman - Attacks almost never miss; Attacks against marked targets are guaranteed to crit
Grey Gargoyle
Passive:
Stoneform - Grey Gargoyle is immune to bleeding, burning, chilled, and poisonStoneform - Grey Gargoyle is immune to bleeding, burning, chilled, and poison
Boss + Mini-Boss 1
Wave 1
Crius Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Fixer
Passive:
Relentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effectsRelentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effects
Rhea Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Wave 2
Boomerang
Passive:
Master Marksman - Attacks almost never miss; Attacks against marked targets are guaranteed to critMaster Marksman - Attacks almost never miss; Attacks against marked targets are guaranteed to crit
Boss + Mini-Boss 2
Wave 1
Crius Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Fixer
Passive:
Relentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effectsRelentless - Immune to Stun, Exhaustion, Cower and prevention effects
Rhea Sentinel
Passive:
Mutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutantsMutant Detector - More likely to critically hit mutants
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Wave 2
Grey Gargoyle
Passive:
Stoneform - Grey Gargoyle is immune to bleeding, burning, chilled, and poisonStoneform - Grey Gargoyle is immune to bleeding, burning, chilled, and poison

Requirement: Sif*
Duration: 1 Battle

Requirement: Any Hero
Duration: 1 Battle

Requirement: Ms. Marvel*
Duration: 1 Battles

Requirement: Invisible Woman*
Duration: 2 Battles

Requirement: Any Hero
Duration: 3 Battle

Note: * Deploy missions with Magnetic Lockboxes as rewards

Optimum Path

  • 1x Deploy, 2x Medium, 1x Low, 2x High, 3-bird Fixer Boss (80 uISO-8 + 60 Energy)



Mission 3 - A Wrinkle in Time[]

A Wrinkle in Time
Mastery Stars Score
17,000
331,000
662,000
1,324,000
2,648,000


"Time's up! Pym's AI project is in the home stretch, but there are a few very powerful men who do not want him to finish."
— Mission Preview

Location: Empire State University
Team-Up: Hank Pym

Low Threats: NONE
(1 point each)
Medium Threats: x2
(2 points each)
High Threats: x3
(3 points each)
Enemies
Hydra Burner
Passive:
Flammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy AttacksFlammable! - Vulnerable to Fire and Energy Attacks
Hydra Judicator
Passive: None
Hydra Vanguard
Passive:
Executioner - Deals extra damage to Stunned targetsExecutioner - Deals extra damage to Stunned targets
Servo-Basher
Passive:
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Servo-Driller
Passive:
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks
Servo-Soldier
Passive:
Mechanical Body - See DisambiguationMechanical Body - See Disambiguation
Mindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacksMindless - Immune to psychic and fear attacks

Mini-Boss 1
Hammer
Passive: None
Bowman
Passive: None
Mini-Boss 2
Militant
Passive: None
Tactical Force
Passive:
Flying - Immune to most ground attacksFlying - Immune to most ground attacks

Boss Drop: Baltag's Blaster

Boss
Kang
Passive: None
Boss + Mini-Boss 1 & 2
Wave 1
Hammer
Passive: None
Militant
Passive: None
Wave 2
Kang
Passive: None
Boss + Mini-Boss 1
Wave 1
Hammer
Passive: None
Wave 2
Kang
Passive: None
Boss + Mini-Boss 2
Wave 1
Militant
Passive: None
Wave 2
Kang
Passive: None

Requirement: Spider-Man*
Duration:  1 Battle

Requirement: Cable*
Duration:  1 Battle

Requirement: Wasp*
Duration:  2 Battles

Requirement: Any Hero
Duration: 2 Battles

Requirement: Any Hero
Duration: 1 Battle

Note: * Deploy missions with Magnetic Lockboxes as rewards

Must finish ALL battles and deploys before the Epic Boss will appear
Epic Boss Drop: Servoguard Programming Interface

Epic Boss
Dr. Doom
Passive: None

Optimum Path

  • 1x Deploy, 2x Medium, 3x High, 3-bird Kang Boss (80 uISO-8 + 60 Energy)
  • Epic Run: 5x Deploy, 2x Medium, 3x High, 3-bird Kang Boss, Doom Epic Boss (140 uISO-8 + 70 Energy)

Required Heroes[]

In order to unlock the Epic Boss for certain Tasks, the following Heroes are required to be recruited:

135 90 90


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