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The Secret Research Facility is a level 10+ 4-player seasonal alert in the Winter Holidays event.

Playing this instance will grant an extra mission and reward if doing it as part of the event's mission chain.


Background[]

"Larfleeze has locked himseif behind a security door. The excess energy in the building has shorted out the locking mechanism... Give it a good whack and you should be able to get inside! Whoa, check out that hoard... There's the Power Rings trapped inside those emitters! They're fueling the shield surrounding him. Get in the mix and interrupt the flow of energy!" — Oracle
"Ah, there you are. Larfleeze is holed up behind a security door, but all the energy inside has shorted out the locking mechanism. Bust open the lock and get inside! There he is... counting those rings like a space pirate monkey counting his gold. Larfleeze is using them to power the protective shield around him. Get in there and interrupt the energy flow generating the shield!" — Calculator

Larfleeze, the ring bearer of the Orange Light of Avarice, has stolen Power Rings and is hoarding them inside a secret research facility.

Inhabitants[]

Map[]

Walkthrough[]

Part 1[]

Four Orange Lanterns will appear, one in every corner at the pylons where the power rings are trapped. Once an Orange Lantern is defeated, there will be an orb with a timer. This orb must be carried to the correct pylon - indicated by an arrow - before the timer expires. The correct pylon is the one where the Lantern now caught in the orb appeared at. If the timer expires before the orb shuts down the pylon a Snowman construct and another Orange Lantern will appear and you will have to start over.

After all four Orange Lanterns and the four orbs have been dealt with, Larfleeze will join the fight. However he cannot be defeated at this time. After his health has been lowered, he will retreat, reset the pylons and four new Orange Lanterns will appear.

This must be repeated two times - three rounds overall - until Larfleeze joins for the final fight.

"You're noooo match for MY constructs! " — Larfleeze
"Use those shielded constructs to disrupt the energy beams from each emitter. That will temporarily disable the shield that's protecting Larfleeze." — Oracle
"Use the shielded constructs to disrupt the energy beams from each emitter. That will temporarily lower the shield protecting him!" — Calculator
"This one's mine, and this one... and this one MMMMM! This one says "Little Judy" on it... they must mean MEEEE! Just misspelled my name." — Larfleeze
"NO! My p-p-p-power rings! What have you done! They're mine! MMMIIINE! You'll pay for those rings... I'll take everything you've got!" — Larfleeze
"What's MINE is MINE! And what's YOURS is MINE! MINE I TELL YOU!" — Larfleeze
"Presents. Presents EVERYWHERE! They're mine. And YOU can't have them! Especially this one... it's so SHINY!" — Larfleeze
"Quit it! No one asked you to interfere! And by 'no one'... I mean MEEEEE!" — Larfleeze
"The weather outside is frightful. But my presents, are sooooo delightful! So if you've got nowhere to go... JUST GET OUT! This stash is MINE! AND I'M NOT SHARING!" — Larfleeze
"Is that it? I want more PRESENTS! Oh! Oh lookee! There's more! Keep yer mitts off 'em! THEY'RE ALL MINE!" — Larfleeze


Part 2[]

In the final fight Larfleeze must be and now can be defeated. Every now and then Christmas presents with a timer will drop from the central power battery. One of those presents must be thrown away - indicated by an icon only showing after using the presents. If the timer expires before that present is thrown away the power battery will overload and additional enemies will join the fight.

"Lookit your NIFTY WEAPONS! Those are MINE TOO!" — Larfleeze
"My rings! My precious rings! I wasn't hurting anyone... well, not much. Those Lanterns weren't going to use them anymore, anyways!" — Larfleeze
"Great job! The Green Lantern Corps can take it from here. Getting those rings out of Larfleeze's hands will make the holiday season safer for everyone." — Oracle
"Nice work. The Sinestro Corps can take it from here. Was he always that ugly or did you focus fire on his face? Yuck." — Calculator


Rewards[]

  • 4 Holly Leaves

Doing this alert after the seasonal open world mission Season's Greedings will trigger an extra mission (Ring in the Holidays) which will award an additional 6 Holly Leaves.

Collectibles[]

Briefings and Investigations[]

  • n/a

Collections[]

Feats[]

  • Season's Beatings: Secret Research Facility: Transport 20 Shielded Orange Lantern Constructs to Energy Emitters (10 Points)
  • Slashing Through the Snow: Secret Research Facility: Complete the Alert in 7 minutes or less (25 Points)
  • Fried Okaaran: Secret Research Facility: Defeat Larfleeze after overloading the Orange Power Battery (25 Points)

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Trivia[]

  • Formerly while players of any level could enter the instance, if they were below a certain level they would be given a power boost while within the instance to stand a fighting chance. This power boost was visually represented by a orange-lantern "snowman head" construct around their heads. This was changed when the seasonal instances where raised from level 5 to level 10. While there still may be a stats boost, the visual indicator has disappeared.


See also[]

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Characters
Heroes Arisia Rrab - Brother Warth - Esperanza Cavalera - Green Lantern (Alan Scott) - Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) - Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) - Green Lantern (John Stewart) - Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) - Ion - Kilowog - Luzia Cavalera - Saint Walker - Mogo
Villains Amon Sur - Anti-Monitor - Arkillo - Atrocitus - Black Hand - Bleez - Doctor Light - Eclipso - Evil Star - Glomulus - Hank Henshaw - Hector Hammond - Krona - Larfleeze - Lyssa Drak - Major Force - Nekron - Parallax - Qwardian Thunderer - Qwardian Weaponer - Ranx - Sinestro - Solomon Grundy - Vandal Savage - Vice
Other Fatality - Indigo-1 - Munk - Predator - Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris)
Items
Light - Power Ring - Power Battery - Rage - Sinestro's Corrupted Power Ring
Weapons Blue Energy - Green Energy - Hard-Light Shield - Power of the Starheart - Red Energy - Starheart Fragment - Yellow Energy
Apparel Alan Scott's Wrapped Treads - Ascetic's Ragged Shirt - Avatar of Ophidian - Black Lantern Corp Emblem - Blue Lantern Corp Emblem - Cap of Hope - Cybernetic Semblance - Death's Vest - Disciple of Parallax - Energy Armor - Energy Battery - Energy Battery Backpack - Energy Battery Gloves - Enhanced Green Lantern Emblem - Alan Scott - Fatal Gloves - Ferris Aircraft Hoodie - Gardner-style Vest - Green Knight - Green Lantern Accessory - Green Lantern Corp Emblem - Green Lantern Emblem - Alan Scott - Green Lantern Hoodie - Green Power Battery Accessory - Heart of The Predator - Herald of the Black - Indigo Tribe Emblem - Life Shell - Manhunter Circuitry - Oan Tech Mask - Orange Lantern Corp Emblem - Qwardian Fighter - Qwardian Thunderer Elite Helm - Red Lantern Accessory - Red Lantern Corp Emblem - Red Power Battery Accessory - Ryut Shoulderpads - Scion of Ion - Sector 13 Shoulderpads - Sector 3601 - Sector Agent - Sector Incendiary - Shepherd of Adara - Sinestro Corp Emblem - Sinestro Hoodie - Sinestro's Banded Gauntlets - Star Helmet - Star Sapphire Designer T-Shirt - Star Sapphire Emblem - Tunic of Greed - Vestments of Rage - Vesture of Proselyte - White Lantern Corp Emblem - Wings of the Betrayed - Yellow Lantern Accessory - Yellow Power Battery Accessory
Other Amber Mist Container - Amber Mist Container Device - Amethyst Mist Container - Amethyst Mist Container Device - Azure Mist Container - Azure Mist Container Device -Black Energy Tendrils - Black Lantern Corps Wall Banner - Blight Corruption (Wall) - Blue Lantern Corps Wall Banner - Citrine Mist Container - Citrine Mist Container Device - Crimson Mist Container - Crimson Mist Container Device - Emerald Mist Container - Emerald Mist Container Device - Green Lantern Corps Memorial Statue - Green Lantern Corps Wall Banner - Hall of Justice - Green Lantern Statue - Hall of Justice - Green Lantern Symbol - Indigo Tribe Wall Banner - Model of Mogo - Model of Ranx - MY Piggy Bank - Orange Lantern Corps Wall Banner - Power Ring Prison - Red Lantern Corps Wall Banner - Sinestro Corps Wall Banner - Spectrum Poster - Star Sapphire Console - Star Sapphire Console Column - Star Sapphire Crystal - Star Sapphires Wall Banner - Star Sapphire Wall Monitor - Star Sapphire Wall Seal - Violet Beacon - White Lantern Corps Wall Banner
Locations
Coast City - Ferris Aircraft - Korugar - Mogo - Qward - Ranx - Oa - Zamaron
PvE Downtown Metropolis Battlezone - Metropolis Battlezone - Metropolis City Hall - Mogo (Fearful Day) - Mogo's Command Center - Oa Central Power Battery - Oan Sciencells - Ranx's Command Center - Secret Research Facility - S.T.A.R. Labs Research Facility
PvP
Miscellaneous
Alpha Lanterns - Black Lantern Corps - Blue Lantern Corps - Green Lantern Corps - Guardians of the Universe - Indigo Tribe - Justice League of America - LexCorp - Manhunters - Orange Lantern Corps - Red Lantern Corps - Sinestro Corps - S.T.A.R. Labs - Star Sapphire Corps - White Lantern Corps

Blackest Day - Blackest Night - Corrupted Zamaron - Fearful Day - Fight for the Light - Oa Under Siege - War of the Light Part I - War of the Light Part II