Marvel Avengers Alliance: Spec Ops 8 Task List

Here's the task list for Spec Ops 8 of Marvel Avengers Alliance for your reference.

The optional tasks list to gain Omega lockboxes to unlock Omega Sentinel is included as well.

Special Operations 8 - Vision of the Future

Reward for Completing: Recruit Vision
Expires: April 28th, 2013.

1. Soldier On: Defeat 5 R.A.I.D. Soldiers - R.A.I.D. is a terrorist splinter group of A.I.M. Their soldiers can be found in Mission 1: Industrial Revolution.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP

2. Door to Door: Complete a Deploy - Deploy heroes to advance through a mission. Deploys reward items and powerups. (Can be completed via regular missions)

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 1000 silver

3. The B-List: Defeat a Mini-Boss in Mission 1 - Defeat either Hydro-Man or Vulture in Mission 1 to complete this quest.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 200 XP

4. Powerful Armor: Defeat 3 Exoskeletal Battletanks - Exoskeletal Battletanks are piloted, heavily-armed robotic vehicles. They can be found in Mission 1: Industrial Revolution. (Must be done in Spec Ops)

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 1 CP

5. Vision of Perfection: Defeat Vision - Vision is the Boss of Mission 1: Industrial Revolution.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: Android Hand & unlocks Android Hand research

6. Handyman: Research the Android Hand in the Lab - Research the Android Hand to complete this task.

• Research Time - 8 hours
• Research Cost - 60 Unstable Iso-8, 100 silver
• Alternate Cost: 20 gold (Cheaper to buy 60 Isos for 6g)
• Reward: Unlocks Android Hand in store and optional tasks for lockboxes

7. Ultimate: Complete a Battle with Ultron - Ultron can be found on the current Spec Op map.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 10 Omega Lockboxes

8. Ignoble Gas: Defeat Vapor and Vector - Vapor and Vector are the Mini-Bosses in Mission 2: Spare Parts.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 1000 silver

9. Mission Accomplished: Get 2 Stars of Mastery in Mission 1 - Complete missions to add points to your cumulative score. Achieve a high enough score to earn a new Mastery Star!

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 2000 silver

10.Shadow Boxing: Use Quicksilver's Blinding Punches 5 Times - Blinding Punches is Quicksilver's first ability. Quicksilver is a Team-Up in Spec Op 8 Mission 2. (Can be done in regular missions and PvP.)

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP and Pym-Grown Needle

11. Pym Power: Upgrade Pym-Grown Needle to Lightning Needle in the Lab - The Lightning Needle can be researched after acquiring the Pym-Grown Needle.

• Research Time: 1 day
• Research Cost: 80 Unstable Iso-8 and 100 silver
• Alternate Cost: 20 gold (Cheaper to buy 80 Isos for 8 gold)
• Reward: 100 XP and Lightning Needle

12. Versus: Fight 5 PVP Battles - Compete in PVP to test your skills against other players. (Practice matches count as battles.)

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP

13. Think Pink: Defeat X-Ray - X-Ray is a Boss of Mission 2: Spare Parts.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 3000 silver

14. Ready, A.I.M.? Fire!: Defeat 15 A.I.M. Soldiers - A.I.M. is a group of fanatical scientists bent on ruling the world through technology. Their soldiers can be found in Mission 2: Spare Parts. (Must be done in Spec Ops)

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP

15. Attack of the Clones: Visit 3 Friends and Fight Ultron 3 times - Help out your friends by fighting Ultron and you'll earn silver and lockboxes. It's been changed to fight Ultron 3 times either on your map or on your friends' map.

• Alternate Cost: 20 gold
• Reward: 100 XP and Volt Caster

16. Omega Factor: Upgrade the Volt-Caster to the Vajra in the Lab - The Vajra can be researched after acquiring the Volt-Caster.

• Research Time: 2 days
• Research Cost: 120 Unstable Iso-8 and 300 silver
• Alternate Cost: 20 gold (It's cheaper to spend 12g on 120 Unstable Isos unless you're in a hurry and don't want to wait 2 days for the research to complete)
• Reward: 1000 silver and Vajra

17. Past Their Prime: Defeat 8 Prime Sentinels - Prime Sentinels are cyborgs, combining human cunning with Sentinel technology. They can be found in Mission 3: Ultron-Violence.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP

18. Binary System: Get 2 Stars of Mastery in Mission 2 - Complete missions to add points to your cumulative score. Achieve a high enough score to earn a new Mastery Star!

• Alternate Cost: 20 gold
• Reward: 3000 silver

19. Sunburst: Use Vision's Solar Jewel 3 Times - Solar Jewel is Vision's fourth ability in his Infiltrator form. Vision (with all of his abilities) is a Team-Up in Spec Op 8 Mission 3.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP

20. Victory: Win 3 PVP Battles - Compete in PVP to test your skills against other players. (Practice matches count as battles.)

• Alternate Cost: 30 gold
• Reward: 100 XP and Combat Analyzer (weapon)

21. Donating Plasma: Use Omega Sentinel's Plasma Knife 5 Times - Plasma Knife is Omega Sentinel's first ability in her Scrapper form. Omega Sentinel is a Team-Up in Spec Op 8 Mission 3.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP

22. Locked On: Collect 5 Omega Lockboxes - Collect Omega Lockboxes to unlock Omega Sentinel as a playable hero. They can be earned from fighting Ultron or by completing optional lockbox sidequests.

• Alternate Cost: 20 gold
• Reward: 1 CP

23. Prime Time: Defeat Ultron Prime - Ultron Prime is the Boss of Mission 3: Ultron-Violence.

• Alternate Cost: 10 gold
• Reward: 100 XP

24. Special Operative: Complete 3 Stars of Mastery in all Spec Op 8 Missions - Complete missions to add points to your cumulative score. Achieve a high enough score to earn a new Mastery Star.

• Alternate Cost: 25 gold
• Reward: 5000 silver

25. Master of Mischief: Defeat Loki - Loki is the Epic Boss in Mission 1: Industrial Revolution. HINT: Participate in Deploys as soon as they appear (You'll need Psylocke, Black Knight, and Captain Britain for deploys, which is a total of 315 CP if you haven't recruited them yet).

• Alternate Cost: 25 gold
• Reward: 1 CP and Vision recruited!

Optional Tasks: Technologic

These are optional tasks, but you receive a good amount of Omega lockboxes for completing each, which should help unlock Omega Sentinel.

1. Kills Grunts Dead: Defeat 10 R.A.I.D. Soldiers - R.A.I.D. is a terrorist splinter group of A.I.M. Their soldiers can be found in Mission 1.

• Reward: 12 Lockboxes

2. Identified Objects: Defeat 4 U-Foes - The U-Foes are the minibosses and bosses of Mission 2. (Can also be done by defeating in regular missions.)

• Reward: 12 Lockboxes

3. Xs and Os: Defeat 5 Exoskeletal Battletanks - Exoskeletal Battletanks appear in both Mission 1 and Mission 2.

• Reward: 24 Lockboxes

4. Mechanical Animals: Defeat 15 Spec Op 8 Robots - Sentinels and Servoguards are found in Mission 3.

• Reward: 12 Lockboxes

5. Laufeyson: Defeat Loki - Loki is the Epic Boss in Mission 1. HINT: Participate in Deploys as soon as they appear.

• Reward: 24 Lockboxes

6. Completionist: Complete 4 Stars of Mastery in all Spec Ops 8 Missions - Complete missions to add points to your cumulative score. Achieve a high enough score to earn a new Mastery Star.

• Reward: 48 Lockboxes