Best of 2017 Retrospective Mini-Event

The **Best of 2017 Retrospective** Mini-Event began on 3 January 2018. It's a week long mini-event. It included recruitable characters, outfits, and decorations from 2017, with some being available through direct purchase while others were available through crafting.

## Story

Start out the new year with a quick look at the best of Avengers Academy from 2017. You'll get a chance to play some of the stories from past events, and an opportunity to recruit heroes and outfits that you may have missed! Collect Arc Reactors and Metal Scraps to put together enough Arc Reactor Plating to form the Hulkbuster!

## How to Play

* Send your heroes on special actions through the Portal to collect Arc Reactors!
* Complete Academy Missions to collect Metal Scraps needed for the Hulkbuster!
* Only the Hulkbuster needs Arc Reactor Plating, but the other Best of 2017 prizes need Arc Reactors or Metal Scraps to earn. Choose Wisely!

## Event Buildings

### Aquatic Park

* Cost:
* Info: Aquatic combat training center! Dangerous aquarium! Pretty decent nap spot!
* Size: 5 x 5 (25) plots

### Collector's Museum

* Cost: 100 Credits
* Info: The most fabulous collection of oddities in the galaxy!
* Size: 3 x 3 (9) plots

### Spider-Gwen's Punk Palace

* Cost:
* Info: Do you wanna dance?
* Size: 4 x 4 (16) plots

### The Daily Bugle

* Cost: 10 Credits
* Info: Breaking News: journalism isn't dead!
* Size: 3 x 3 (9) plots

## Event Decorations

### Iron Manatee

* Cost: 7 Arc Reactors
* Info: He makes this look good.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Evil Platypus

* Cost: 20 Arc Reactors
* Info: The true face of evil.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Peggy's Plane

* Cost: 45 Metal Scraps
* Info: A plane as timeless as its pilot.
* Size: 3 x 3 (9) plots

### Catstronaut

* Cost: 28 Arc Reactors
* Info: In space, no one can hear you purr.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Nova Dog

* Cost: 44 Arc Reactors
* Info: A Nova's best friends.
* Size: 2 x 2 (4) plots

### Lil' Groot's Treehouse

* Cost: 55 Metal Scraps
* Info: Lil' Groot's lil' playground
* Size: 2 x 2 (4) plots

### Doctor Octopus Armor

* Cost: 55 Arc Reactors
* Info: Doctor Octopus wants to remind the next wave of armored superhumans that he's still superior.
* Size: 2 x 2 (4) plots

### Spider-Girl Exoskeleton

* Cost: 16 Arc Reactors
* Info: The Collector really wants to add this to his exoskeleton collection.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Silver Sable's Silver Fox

* Cost: 65 Metal Scraps
* Info: She founded the original Wild Pack.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Original Silver Sable Statue

* Cost: 30 Metal Scraps
* Info: Dedicated to the original Silver Sable, Ernst Sablinova.
* Size: 2 x 2 (4) plots

### 2099 Iron Man's Bear

* Cost:
* Info: The latest in multiversal bear technology.
* Size: 1 x 2 (2) plots

### Enchantress's Unicorn

* Cost:
* Info: Meanness is magic!
* Size: 2 x 2 (4) plots

### Ironheart's Dog

* Cost:
* Info: A heart of gold, and a suit of iron.
* Size: 1 x 2 (2) plots

## Bonus Decorations

### Neptune Penguin

* Cost: 1,250 Credits
* Info: Fear the beard.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Sand Tiles

* Cost: 50 Credits
* Info: Wipe your feet before entering Director Fury's office.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Water Tiles

* Cost: 100 Credits
* Info: Honestly, this is a safety hazard. Pepper would not approve.
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

### Galaxy Tiles

* Cost: 100 Credits
* Info: Bring the galaxy to your Academy!
* Size: 1 x 1 (1) plot

## Trivia

* This mini-event worked out like an ordinary event with a new batch of characters, outfits, buildings and decorations released on alternating days instead of every week.
* Rank-Up Tokens and Character Storylines were released for all Events of 2017 during this mini-event.
	+ Additionally, Storylines were rereleased for all the Armor Wars Event outfits only.