Story Arcs (DLC)

For the base game story arcs with the same name, see Story Arcs (Classic Game). Story Arcs

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Overview

For the base game story arcs with the same name, see Story Arcs (Classic Game). Story Arcs
Story Arcs is the term for additional story-based playable content that advances the storyline beyond the base Classic Game. Story Arcs includes both Chapters and Episodes, both of which are free DLC. Story Arcs can also refer to groups of Episodes or Chapters within the larger continuity that have a more consecutive plotline.
Chronologically, Story Arcs content has increasing requirements for combat rating of the player character. They are grouped and arranged by Tier.
From Episode 30: Earth 3 onwards, all players with a minimum level (typically Level 20) can access an easier version of Instance content via Casual difficulty mode. While within, their CR is boosted to the minimum needed.
Since Episode 41: House of Legends, all episode content no longer has a CR cap limiting rewards of Source Marks.
All Story Arcs content is also free-to-play.
Story Arcs expand the story of the base Classic Game, but do not affect the Classic Game―which takes place before all Episodes and Chapters. Episodes, and later Chapters, themselves form a continuity according to their chronological order of release.

Multi-Episode/Chapter Story Arcs

While story elements in subsequent Episodes or Chapters always build the story arc continuity from previous content, the following have a more cohesive plotline binding them together.

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War of the Light

The War of the Light story arc sees the various factions of the Lantern Corps team up first to fight Brainiac whose attacks in Metropolis have damaging consequences across the Emotional Spectrum and throughout the Lantern Corps. As the War and corruption spreads from Earth to Zamaron, Mogo, Ranx, and even Oa, Parallax the Black Lanterns, Black Hand, and risen Nekron threaten all of life itself. The fate of the Universe hangs in the balance. Join the fight!
Fight for the Light
War of the Light Part I
War of the Light Part II
Episode 15: Corrupted Zamaron
Episode 16: Oa Under Siege
Episode 18: Blackest Day
Episode 20: Blackest Night

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Sons of Trigon

Circe and Brother Blood were successful in releasing Trigon from his dimension, but the Sentinels of Magic trapped Trigon between his world and ours, resulting in the in-between dimension, Gotham Wastelands. With Trigon at his most vulnerable, his sons came forth to vie for his power. The Sons of Trigon sought the family reunion from Hell, and to be joined with Pride― Raven―and their father to gain ultimate power. The sons sent demons to the mortal plane to abduct innocent souls in order to torture and extract enough sin needed to awaken Trigon from his forced slumber. Meanwhile, Wonder Woman and the Titans tried to keep Raven from temptation, and to stop the children of sin from releasing their father and endanger the entire universe. Brother Blood's schemes for ultimate power reached a new level as he used Raven and the Sons of Trigon to collect even more power. Raven sensed a disturbance in the levels of sinful energy in the Gotham Wastelands' Desecrated Cathedral. Players joined Raven as she confronted Trigon to stop him from once again gaining enough power to destroy the mortal world. In the aftermath, her panicked brothers scrambled for power and turned on each other. Jesse (Envy) caused Julius (Gluttony) to envy their brother Jacob (Lust) resulting in the hungriest brother becoming insatiable in his desires for food AND power. The Gotham Wastelands continued to be full of mayhem and madness. Imps and demons run amuck in the fiery wasteland, allowing Jacob and Jack (Sloth) to seductively and slowly (respectively) make their moves. Raven, annoyed as ever by her brothers, once again asked for the player's help putting them back in their places.
Episode 16: Desecrated Cathedral
Episode 17: Unholy Matrimony
Episode 19: Deep Desires
Episode 20: Wastelands Wonderland

Amazon Fury

Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, seemed to have gone mad as she aligned herself with Circe. Wonder Woman rallied an army together to help fight for Themyscira and to help defend Gotham City from the attacking Amazons. The Amazonian war spread from the mortal realm into the divine as all involved sought to uncover what was really happening with Hippolyta and Hades. The story arc has the player face impossible trials spanning Themyscira, Battle-torn Gotham City, the Underworld, and even Olympus itself.
Amazon Fury Part I
Amazon Fury Part II
Amazon Fury Part III

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Halls of Power

Darkseid sent his agents below the surfaces of New Genesis and Apokolips to gather relics so that he could harness the power of the Old Gods by recovering ancient Third World artifacts. At the same time, a skirmish broke out on the surface of New Genesis as Darkseid's forces attempted to attack Celestial City. Granny Goodness also was testing the mettle of Earth's heroes and villains in an attempt to recruit and prepare the denizens of Apokolips to serve Darkseid. For a while, it seemed that Earth was safe from Darkseid's meddling, until war between the New Gods once again heated up on New Genesis, and players reported to the battle site to help defend the area from Darkseid's invasion force. Though the players triumphed over Steppenwolf, he left with an eerie message: "The Source will speak to Darkseid." Darkseid finally gathered enough Artifacts of the Old Gods to reshape them into a machine that would allow him to access the all-powerful Source―which would mean his will could never be defeated. Stop him!
Halls of Power Part I
Halls of Power Part II
Episode 23: The Will of Darkseid
Episode 24: Darkseid's War Factory

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League of Assassins

The League of Assassins continues to attempt to exert their control over the DC Universe. Players traveled through a rift in time and space to the world of the DC Bombshells to battle the "Bombshell" Talia al Ghul. In her attempts to alter their timeline and change the outcome of World War II, the Lady al Ghul created a tear in reality itself! Next, the League broke into the Flash Museum in Central City, in what looked to be an attempt to steal an artifact from an alternate reality― Talia Al Ghul's scimitar! Players navigated through the museum to keep the artifact out of the League of Assassins' hands, and discover what they are plotting next. When heroes and villains arrived at the Lazarus Pools, they found the unconscious hanging bodies of their allies from the Justice League and the Society. Having been submerged into the Pools, heroes and villains had to fight against their allies in an attempt to reverse the effects of the serums. Finally, we discover that Ra's al Ghul's madness is greater than it has ever been. But rather than an all-out assault on any one of the world's 'great' cities, he has captured Star City's hero, Green Arrow, and Central City's nefarious rogue, Captain Cold, to recruit them to his cause. Players fought alongside Black Canary or Heat Wave against The Demon's forces in the infamous mountain fortress of Nanda Parbat.
Episode 15: Bombshell Paradox
Episode 17: Flash Museum
Episode 18: The Demon's Pit
Episode 19: The Demon's Plan

Legends of Tomorrow

Once upon a time, heroes and villains fought to recover Kahndaqi relics from the control of the mysterious Abra Kadabra in the Gotham University Warehouse. Heat Wave and Hawkgirl were forced to work together in order to regain control of the relics. With the player's help they succeeded―except for one piece that vanished. A mysterious stranger thanked everyone for their assistance, and promised to be back in touch soon…. Then, the same mysterious contact asked the player to work with the latest member of his Team of Legends, the Atom to break out a recently incarcerated individual from maximum security in Stryker's Island. The prison break plan ended in a huge face-off with Doctor Light, and the stranger promising he'll contact them with more information later on. The Legends of Tomorrow adventure continued as the player met up with Vixen at the Mercenary Base. She thought she'd tracked down the missing piece from Gotham U Warehouse, and needed your help to get it back. Also... who is this mysterious stranger and what are his motives? There's only one way to find out!
Episode 21: The First Piece
Episode 21: Prison Break
Episode 25: A Rip in Time

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Kahndaqi · Abra Kadabra · Gotham University Warehouse · Heat Wave · Hawkgirl · Atom · Stryker's Island · Doctor Light · Legends of Tomorrow · Vixen · Episode 21: The First Piece · Episode 25: A Rip in Time

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Refreshing Kandor

After a bit of trouble in the Fortress of Solitude, Lois Lane investigates The Science Spire and realized the Kryptonian sightings there were connected to General Zod seeking information from Lex Luthor's database concerning the location of the Bottle City of Kandor. The location of Kandor aboard Brainiac's Bottle Ship became known by Zod, and he took possession of the Bottled City following the ensuing battle on board. Although still trapped within Brainiac’s bottle, Zod situated Kandor near the Fortress of Solitude and returned the city to normal size. Zod sought to sway the citizens of Kandor to his cause and raise an army of Kryptonians to rule the planet. Heroes joined Superman, Superboy, and Supergirl in Kandor to convince everyone that Humans and Kryptonians can share the planet and live in peace, while Villains joined Lex Luthor in Kandor to prepare to evict its people from Earth.
Episode 22: Phantom Zone
Episode 22: Science Spire
Episode 23: Brainiac's Bottle Ship
Episode 26: Kandor Central Tower

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The Gotham Girls

Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman are at it again! The three attempted a caper at the Regal Hotel. But one little heist doesn’t pack enough punch for this trio, so they showed up at the grand opening of Penguin’s new club, the Iceberg Lounge. The girls quickly learned that crossing the Penguin at his big event may have been more than they bargained for, since Catwoman ended up kidnapped! Though she was safely rescued, this gave Harley and Ivy another idea... one that Catwoman was not too thrilled with. Wayne Manor: filled to the brim with Gotham’s elite, all rallied together for a charity event raising funds for victims of the Brainiac Invasion. The soiree was, of course, hosted by Bruce Wayne―only Bruce wassn’t seen to be milling among the crowd. Could Harley, Ivy, and Selina have had something to do with that? It’s up to you to find out!
Episode 24: Harley's Heist
Episode 25: Iceberg Lounge
Episode 26: Wayne Manor Gala

Atlantis

STARRO LIVES! The intergalactic starfish parasites invaded once again! Heroes and villains alike banded together and resisted its influence, fighting their way through the alien intrusion from the chaotic streets of Central City, to an isolated Atlantean Research Outpost, in an effort to discover the source of the invasion and how to stop it! Players discovered there was more lingering beneath the surface of this invasion, and needed to journey to Spindrift Station to clear the waters on what was really going on. Following the events at Spindrift Station, it was dark times for the once beautiful undersea paradise of Atlantis as Corum Rath looked to take the throne from Aquaman and Mera. Players needed to assist the underground resistance in Atlantis for there to be any chance to save the kingdom. Then players joined Aqualad and King Shark in infiltrating the shadowy halls of the Silent School on a dangerous quest to recover the Trident of Poseidon. Finally, Mera and Ocean Master led players to fight their way through the Crown of Thorns into the heart of the Palace itself for the final battle with the deadly usurper himself – Corum Rath! Everyone’s help was needed in the fight to end his reign and restore Atlantis to its former glory as the mad king definitely had a big surprise up his sleeve!
Deluge

The Source Saga

Jack Kirby as the manifestation of The Source - Green Lantern #12, 2022
Arguably, the biggest Saga in DC Universe Online history! The race for Metal began with Batman disappearing as Dark Multiverse energy infected people in Gotham City, turning them into threats. The Batman Who Laughs cracked open Arkham Asylum, sending escaped inmates to run amok. Twisted alternate versions of Batman known as The Dark Knights and the Justice League scoured the universe for rare forms of Metal―the keys to victory in the war between the Multiverse and the Darkness. As heroes and villains alike teamed up across Earth, Oa, Themyscira, Olympus, and even inside The Batcave, the Bruce Waynes of the Dark Multiverse hatched plans of their own.
As Earth sank into the Dark Multiverse, Thanagar aimed a world-destroying gun at Earth to prevent other worlds from following suit. With Batman recovered, players teamed-up to journey through Batman's nightmares, Atlantis' Silent School, and Oa's Sciencells, battling the Dark Knights before diving headlong into the Forge of Worlds at the heart of the Dark Multiverse. To save reality from crumbling, players needed to first defeat Dawnbreaker, The Drowned, and the Bat God Barbatos, leader of the Dark Knights! But at what cost... The Source Wall was cracked releasing the Source energy into the universe.
Metropolis descended into a battle royale after Lex Luthor broadcasts to the world that he's leaving his wealth, technology, and weapons to anyone willing to take them. Crime was rampant and the Birds of Prey are on the case! Lex was revealed to have harnessed Apokoliptian technology back in Darkseid's War Factory to gain the power of Source energy, which he used to become Alpha Lex Luthor, a nod to his half-Martian form, Apex Lex, in DC's Year of the Villain event. In the comic book event, Lex blew himself up in his tower to prove his devotion to Perpetua so be could help her ascend to power. This is similar to how, in the game, the Birds of Prey episode indirectly leads to Perpetua's rise in Legion of Doom.
The Multiverse started collapsing due to the rupturing of The Source Wall, and the damage spread to the Sphere of the Gods. Universes collided with each other, and All gods―Greek, Old, and even New―threw the dimensionally-patchwork-merged Themyscira into complete war and chaos as they tried to recover and steal Source Wall fragments for their own power. The Wonder Woman of our universe joined forces with Wonder Women from four different universes, forming the Council of Wonder Women to rise up against the gods. With the player's help, their efforts to find the fragments to repair The Source Wall were hoped to be enough to save the multiverse as a whole. But another power lurked in the background with even more sinister plans...
Next, The Monitor summoned all heroes and villains to his House of Legends to train, coordinate, and prepare for a looming multiversal threat.
Perpetua, the nigh-omnipotent cosmic master, arrived and unleashed chaos, destruction, and Doom so that she could rise to power and rewrite the Multiverse in her doomed image! Alpha Lex Luthor asked villains to serve her via his new Legion of Doom. Heroes joined Martian Manhunter in forming a cosmic team powerful enough to oppose her. Mister Mxyzptlk agreed to help, but something about it felt off. Still, he opened the way to the Sixth Dimension where the World Forger could be found. The best chance to defeat Perpetua and her Doom was to unite her sons against her. If her son, World Forger, could be convinced to join the cause, and if the Monitor could recruit the Anti-Monitor... there might be a chance.
Finally, Perpetua's plans to undo, remake, and destroy the Multiverse were nearly complete. The Hall of Justice and most of Washington D.C. were in ruins. The world's heroes and villains must cut off Perpetua's power and stop her once and for all, but time was running out. Grail agreed to help Wonder Woman weaken Perpetua's power on New Apokolips: ending Darkfather's cruel reign. Lex Luthor and Death Metal Batman led the charge against a major source of Perpetua’s power: her throne on Earth 3; but first forces needed to take on the Crime Syndicate. It was time to take the fight to Perpetua! Players met Wonder Woman at The Source Wall ready to fight to preserve the Multiverse.
Metal Part I
Metal Part II
Birds of Prey
Wonderverse
House of Legends
Legion of Doom
Dark Knights

Light and Rain

The Light and Rain Story Arc focuses on sisters Esperanza and Luzia Cavalera and how events in their lives both in Kaznia and on Mogo escalate and have wide-ranging results across the universe. In Kaznia City, a string of mysterious murders targeting exobyte-powered individuals seemed to be similar to cases in Gotham City and sent shockwaves through the streets. Players teamed up with occult detective John Constantine, new local hero Voivode, and Esperanza to uncover a web of supernatural secrets and discoveries concerning the mysterious The Reckoning. Next, fallen hero turned Indigo Lantern Luzia recruited the player to aid with an invasion occurring on the sentient planet Mogo. Many Lanterns assembled there to help, including her sister, Esperanza – who then went missing. Luzia uncovered an alarming plan led by Amon Sur of the Yellow Lanterns; a plan that threatened the very fate of Mogo itself. Her attempt to save her sister and stop the impending doom while still coping with the fallout from her past mistakes, led to a shocking fate and saw both sisters pay a tremendous price.
Following Lyssa Drak's deeds, and overcome with despair, Luzia transformed into a Gray Lantern. The powerful sorrow energy radiating from her was enough for Mogo to become similarly changed into a mournful world shrouded in grief. Using Luzia's pain together with Mogo's corrupted Power Core as a catalyst to spread sorrow energy that drains and weakens other Lanterns, Lyssa unleashed Nekron and the Black Lanterns as key leaders of the Lantern Corps were taken hostage one-by-one. With sorrow spreading unchecked to serve a darker purpose, the player fought alongside Kyle Rayner to save as many as possible and challenge the embodiment of death itself before it was too late. The Gray power of Sorrow continued to overtake Mogo, and cast a shadow that even the brightest rings struggled to cut through. Mogo, once mournful, stood on the brink of becoming something far worse: frozen, shattered, lost forever, and a potential threat to spread sorrow throughout the universe. Luzia’s despair also reached a critical point, and unless she was reached in time, the living planet would not survive. Guy Gardner issued a call for help―because this time, the Lanterns alone may not be enough. However, the Player soon discovered that things didn't add up. Refugees were being gathered under Red Lantern supervision. Families were being separated, and children were disappearing without explanation. Beneath the Red Lanterns' fury, something else was unfolding. They're not just out of control...they're concealing something. Players stood with the Lantern Corps as hope and will clashed against rage and despair before ascending into the heart of Luzia’s despair to confront sorrow head-on and prove that hope still burns bright.
Day of Reckoning
Fearful Day
Raging Night
Hope Burns Bright

Children of Krypton

Continuing on from Light and Rain, the hunt for Kryb and the search for Hope Cavalera led to the depths of the Atlantic within the submerged remains of Argo City, the lost Kryptonian sanctuary, and the birthplace of Supergirl! The living nightmare known as Kryb seized control of the Atlanteans within Argo through terrifying mind manipulation, turning them into her personal army. As innocent captives disappeared into Kryb's twisted experiments, the rulers of Atlantis called out for aid. With Supergirl leading the charge and allies like Aquaman, Mera, Blue Lantern Luzia, and Krypto joining the fight, players must uncover Kryb’s twisted experiments and push back the spreading influence threatening both Atlantean and Kryptonian legacies.
Shadows Over Argo

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Notes

Additional content to the game was originally labeled DLC packs and could contain new powers, upgrades and Legends characters besides new playable content. On March 31st, 2015, Episode playable content was separated from powers, upgrades and Legends characters that were previously included in similarly named DLC packs. DLC packs or episode content were included in an active membership or could be bought as single items in the marketplace, until June 2021 when all episodes became free to play.
Game Update 151 changed "Event" difficulty to "Story Mode" difficulty (level 20+). All episode content that previously had an Event version (episodes starting from Earth 3) now had a Story difficulty version. Open world parts of all episodes are now available from level 20+.; The Day of Reckoning update renamed "Story" difficulty mode to "Casual".
Halls of Power Part II was the last quarterly episode, until Amazon Fury Part III, starting a new cycle of large episodes.
Episodes 15 - 26 were released on a monthly basis containing: one piece of content for large groups (raid, operation, or alert) with the other piece of content for small groups (solo, challenge, or duo).
Previously, there were periods called Open Episodes during which most or all episodes were free to play with some limitations. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, episodes went free-to-play. On June 15th, 2021, this became permanent and Episodes were removed from the marketplace.; Free players can purchase fixed-level Iconic Battle Suits (e.g. War-Metal) from respective vendors, or episode iconic styles from Vending Unit 00 (e.g. Shepherd of Adara) with Source Marks.; They could also receive Catalyst (Augments) drops, obtain Adaptive Augments and level them up, unlike in the event version.
While The Death of Superman does not contain or increase the episode number, its feats are located in the "Story Arcs" category, meaning the game does classify it as one.
Many On Duty instances (especially from earlier releases) are named directly after the location used in the instance. This has led to the location and the On Duty instances often being confused or referred to interchangeably, even though as the game expanded, many instances now have multiple locations and often reuse old locations.

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Story Arcs (DLC)

Overview

Multi-Episode/Chapter Story Arcs

War of the Light

Sons of Trigon

Amazon Fury

Halls of Power

League of Assassins

Legends of Tomorrow

Refreshing Kandor

The Gotham Girls

Atlantis

The Source Saga

Light and Rain

Children of Krypton

Notes

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