Hero Missions

Hero Missions are the official classification system used by the @Heroes League of America (HLA) and the Hero Bureau to rank the difficulty, urgency, and global impact of operations. Each mission is assigned a rank from F through S, determining the threat level, expected casualties, and the type of heroes authorized to engage.

This system ensures missions are distributed according to hero capability, with higher-ranked events requiring specialized teams, government coordination, and even international response. While most missions are routine rescues or local disturbances, an S-Rank Mission can threaten the survival of nations—or the world itself.

F-Rank Missions – Routine and Civil Duty

Threat Level: Minimal
Description: Entry-level hero assignments handled by trainees, provisional license holders, or civic heroes. Tasks involve little to no danger and focus on developing responsibility, public trust, and emergency discipline.
Examples:

  • Neighborhood patrols and petty theft prevention

  • Assisting law enforcement with non-violent suspects

  • Helping during minor traffic or property accidents

  • Escorting civilians during minor Quirk disturbances

Authorized Heroes: YJSS and AHAO students, local heroes under supervision

E-Rank Missions – Minor Public Threats

Threat Level: Low
Description: Situations involving small-scale Quirk misuse or community-level danger. Missions may involve confrontation but rarely result in major injuries or destruction.
Examples:

  • Stopping low-level villains or unlicensed Vigilantes

  • Managing small Quirk fires, collapses, or malfunctions

  • Quirk malfunction containment (localized)

  • Protecting community events or small gatherings

Authorized Heroes: Graduated heroes with Standard Licenses, hero interns with instructor oversight

D-Rank Missions – Local Emergencies

Threat Level: Moderate
Description: Missions with higher combat or rescue risk, typically involving multiple villains or high-risk civilians. Collateral damage is possible, and teamwork is required.
Examples:

  • Bank robberies involving Quirk combat

  • Hostage rescues and building fires

  • Quirk-related riots or gang disputes

  • Urban search-and-rescue operations after small disasters

Authorized Heroes: Professional heroes, sidekicks, local guild squads

C-Rank Missions – Regional Threats

Threat Level: Serious
Description: Mid-tier hero operations requiring multiple agencies or guilds. Missions often span several districts and involve villains or disasters capable of mass destruction if unchecked.
Examples:

  • Mutant outbreaks or Trigger-related incidents

  • Villain organizations raiding city centers

  • Natural disasters amplified by Quirk interference

  • Corporate sabotage involving mass casualties

Authorized Heroes: Veteran heroes, guild teams, or small HLA task forces

B-Rank Missions – National Incidents

Threat Level: High
Description: Large-scale operations with potential to destabilize an entire city or region. These missions often involve organized villain syndicates, rogue guilds, or major technological and biological threats.
Examples:

  • Attacks on government or Hero Bureau facilities

  • Mass villain uprisings or terror operations

  • Weaponized Quirk experiments or military crises

  • Large-scale evacuations and counter-insurgency actions

Authorized Heroes: Elite guild teams, military-licensed heroes, national defense units

A-Rank Missions – Catastrophic Threats

Threat Level: Critical
Description: Events that endanger entire nations or require global attention. These missions demand cooperation between hero guilds, law enforcement, and even foreign governments.
Examples:

  • Attacks by high-level villain alliances

  • Quirk weapons capable of mass death

  • Interdimensional or extraterrestrial incursions

  • Mass panic or regime-collapse scenarios

Authorized Heroes: National heroes, master-ranked teams, Hero Bureau strike divisions

S-Rank Missions – World-Ending Events

Threat Level: Existential
Description: The highest possible classification. S-Rank Missions involve apocalyptic-level threats—events capable of erasing nations, continents, or all life. These missions trigger Omega Protocol, mobilizing every major hero guild, military force, and international defense organization. Few S-Rank operations are ever fully documented; those that are remain burned into history.

Examples:

  • Alien invasions (Pi incursions or planetary mutation events)

  • Cataclysmic Quirk eruptions or energy anomalies

  • Dimensional rifts destabilizing space-time

  • Supervillains capable of planetary destruction

  • Civilizations or factions threatening human extinction

Authorized Heroes: Global-class heroes, top guilds, international coalitions, and legendary units such as the World Defense Heroes Command (WDHC)

Mission Assignment Process

Every mission is reviewed by the Hero Bureau’s Risk Evaluation Division, which considers:

  • Estimated casualty and destruction probability

  • Power rating of known villains or entities

  • Quirk escalation potential

  • Required team composition and response time

Once ranked, missions are transmitted to regional hero guilds and broadcast to eligible teams through the HeroNet Operations Grid, ensuring rapid deployment.

All U.S. States:
@California
@Utah
@Arizona
@Idaho
@Oregon
@Nevada
@Washington
@New Mexico
@Nebraska
@Texas
@Louisiana
@Tennessee
@Alabama
@Georgia
@Florida
@South Carolina
@North Carolina
@Virginia
@West Virginia
@Kentucky
@Oklahoma
@Ohio
@Indiana
@Minnesota
@Iowa
@Wisconsin
@Michigan
@Pennsylvania
@Maryland
@Delaware
@New Jersey
@New York
@Connecticut
@Rhode Island
@Massachusetts
@New Hampshire
@Vermont
@Maine
@Illinois