Minion Rush Special Missions

The first special mission, Holiday Quest

The Special Mission is a game mode existing in the mobile video game Minion Rush.

Description

In early versions of Minion Rush, there was a kind of limited-time event that asked the player to collect items for prizes, and the method to complete such events is similar to that of Subway Surfers.

In the update 2.5.0 on December 8th, 2015, Gameloft introduced a new location, The Arctic Base, and a brand new special mission called Holiday Quest.

From then on, a series of similar missions start in each following update and the common features of them are:

• It appears before level 1 of Jelly Lab (but it doesn't mean the mission needs to be done before entering the Jelly Lab; in fact, the player needs to gain enough Despicable Multiplier to participate in the missions).
• There are 3 stages and 16 parts in each mission.

Since the "Piggy Power" mission, one can play a mission multiple times to claim more rewards. The mission consists of 2 or 3 Laps with 3 stages and 16 parts in each lap.

Strategy

The collection items appear relatively frequently in the early stages, but less frequently in the later stages. The special items for the Props or mini-games, later switched to Fevers, are awarded daily and as prizes for intermediate stages, or they can be purchased with tokens. The optimal approach is to save all the items for the last stage, and to use them with a costume that:

• Extends the Prop time such as the Lucy Minion Costume or Vampire Minion Costume
• Increases the amount of Fevers like the Skater Costume or
• Increases the fever length like the the Spy or Singer Costume

Given the choice of a Prop or an item just beyond it, it's usually quicker just to grab the Prop rather than take the time in the mini-game to get the item.

Once all of the items needed for a particular part of a stage have been collected, no additional items will appear, so it's best to use the Props or Fevers when there are still plenty of items left to be collected.

History

The following list are about the missions that have/had been held so far.

Special Missions History

#	Mission		Date	Location	Prop/ Mini-Game	Main Prize Costume	Market Costume	Laps
1	Holiday Quest		2014.12.08 - 2014.12.29	The Arctic Base	Snowboard	Snowboarder
2	Wedding Party		2015.02.10 - 2015.03.16	Minion Park	Skateboard	Cupid
3	April Fool's Prank		2015.03.25 - 2015.04.27	Eduardo's House	BMX Bike	Mariachi
4	Spring Is Back!		2015.05.06 - 2015.06.08	Residential Area	Minion Glider	Jogger
5	Extreme Sports		2015.06.23 - 2015.07.27	Super Silly Fun Land	(all the above)	Tourist
6	Minion Safari		2015.08.06 - 2015.09.07	The Volcano	Motocross	Hunter
7	Back To School		2015.09.17 - 2015.10.19	The Mall	Scooter	Grandpa
8	Horror Night Party		2015.11.04 - 2015.12.07	Anti-Villain League	Minion Submarine	Vampire
9	Festive Festivites		2015.12.16 - 2016.01.25	The Arctic Base	Minion Sled	Snowboarder
10	Romance for All		2016.01.28 - 2016.03.27	Minion Park	Roller Skates	Cupid
11	Trickster Stories		2016.03.23 - 2016.04.25	Pier 12	Rocket Ski	Surfer
12	Field Sports		2016.05.14 - 2016.06.12	Residential Area	Mini Soccer Balls	Quarterback
13	Family Vacation		2016.06.29 - 2016.08.01	The Pyramids	Kite Ski	Vacationer
14	Minion Games		2016.08.10 - 2016.09.11	Minion Beach	Flippers	Dancer
15	Mower Minions		2016.09.21 - 2016.10.17	Residential Area	Minion Mower	Maid
16	Haunted Hustle		2016.10.17 - 2016.11.21	Halloween Residential Area	UFO	Firefighter
17	Piggy Power		2016.12.07 - 2017.01.09	The Mall	Shopping Cart	Jogger	Leotard	3
18	Hunting for Love		2017.02.01 - 2017.03.06	Minion Park	Love Scooter	Quarterback	Athenian
19	Trip to the Theme Park		2017.03.15 - 2017.04.17	Super Silly Fun Land	Airplane	Tourist	Skater
20	Bubble Gum Invasion	Episode 1: Back to the 80's	2017.04.26 - 2017.05.22	Gru's Lab	Fever Mode	Firefighter	Stereo
21		Episode 2: Operation Bubble Gum	2017.05.24 - 2017.06.26	Downtown	Spy Fever	Vacationer	Disco
22		Episode 3: Attack of the Bubbles	2017.06.28 - 2017.07.31	Bratt's Lair	Neon Fever	Surfer	Bratt's Workout
23	The Strike Saga	Episode 1: Minions on Strike	2017.08.09 - 2017.08.27	Residential Area	Angry Fever		Striker	2
24		Episode 2: Minion Vacation	2017.09.01 - 2017.09.17	Minion Beach	Summer Fever		Skater
25		Episode 3: Showtime Minions	2017.09.20 - 2017.10.08	The Mall	Stage Fever		Cancan Dancer
26		Episode 4: Good to Be Bad	2017.10.13 - 2017.10.30	Halloween Residential Area	Haunted Fever		Skater
27		Episode 5: Minion Break	2017.11.01 - 2017.12.03	Prison	Jailbird Fever		Prisoner	3
28	Seasonal Event	Jolly Christmas	2017.12.06 - 2018.01.01	Holiday Lab	Festive Fever		Holiday Sweater	2
29		New Year's Chase	2018.01.05 - 2018.01.22	The Arctic Base	Arctic Fever		Skater
30		Bratt's Comeback	2018.01.25 - 2018.02.12	Bratt's Lair	Robo Fever		Lab Coat
31		The Minions' Valentine	2018.02.14 - 2018.03.05	Pier 12	Cupid's Fever		Skater
32		Spring Fling	2018.03.07 - 2018.03.26	Minion Park	Flower Fever		Peace and Love
33		Wacky Dash	2018.03.29 - 2018.04.16	Super Silly Fun Land	Funny Fever		Skater
34		Banana Day	2018.04.18 - 2018.05.07	The Volcano	Banana Fever		Jungle
35		Cinco De Mayo	2018.05.11 - 2018.05.28	Eduardo's House	Spicy Fever		Skater
36		Soccer Tournament	2018.05.30 - 2018.06.18	Residential Area	Sports Fever		Soccer Fan
37		Adventures in Egypt	2018.06.22 - 2018.07.09	The Pyramids	Global Fever		Skater
38		Secret of the Deep Sea	2018.07.11 - 2018.07.30	Pier 12	Seafaring Fever		Sea Dog
39		Beach Party	2018.08.03 - 2018.08.20	Minion Beach	Seaside Fever		Skater
40		Ancient Trove	2018.08.29 - 2018.09.10	El Macho's Lair	Golden Fever		Minionaire

Items Needed

Missions 1-16

#	Mission		Stage			Total Items
			1	2	3
1	Holiday Quest		118	613	1545	2276
2	Wedding Party		290	670	920	1880
3	April Fool's Prank
4	Spring Is Back!		317	769	1049	2135
5	Extreme Sports				1059	2145
6	Minion Safari
7	Back To School			829		2205
8	Horror Night Party
9	Festive Festivites
10	Romance for All
11	Trickster Stories
12	Field Sports
13	Minion Vacation
14	Minion Games
15	Mower Minions
16	Haunted Hustle

Missions 17-22; 27

#	Mission		Lap 1				Lap 2				Lap 3				Total Items
			1	2	3	Total	1	2	3	Total	1	2	3	Total
17	Piggy Power		200	400	500	1100	667	1143	1500	3310	1714	2400	3750	7864	12274
18	Hunting for Love
19	Trip to the Theme Park
20	Back to the 80's		280	490	575	1345	815	1405	1800	4020					13229
21	Operation Bubble Gum
22	Attack of the Bubbles		271			1336									13220
27	Minion Break

Missions 23-26; 28-present

#	Mission		Lap 1				Lap 2				Total Items
			1	2	3	Total	1	2	3	Total
23	Minions on Strike		236	320	305	861	1370	2060	3420	6850	7711
24	Minion Vacation
25	Showtime Minions			305	315	856					7706
26	Good to Be Bad
28	Jolly Christmas
29	New Year's Chase
30	Bratt's Comeback
31	The Minions' Valentine
32	Spring Fling
33	Wacky Dash
34	Banana Day
35	Cinco De Mayo
36	Soccer Tournament		336	485	505	1326	1625	2470	4105	8200	9526
37	Adventures in Egypt		236	305	315	856	1370	2060	3420	6850	7706
38	Secret of the Deep Sea		336	485	505	1326	1625	2470	4105	8200	9526
39	Beach Party		236	305	315	856	1370	2060	3420	6850	7706

Trivia

• In the first 22 missions, there was a minion costume as one of the prizes for completing a mission (it would be replaced by Tokens if the player had purchased/gained the costume before).
• During "Piggy Power" until "Episode 3: Attack of the Bubbles", one can run the a mission for three laps; however, due to the negative feedback that three laps were too tedious to complete since the special items required skyrocketed as the stage became higher, the 3rd lap was removed as of August 2017.
• Wedding Party was scheduled to be held since February 4th, 2015; however, it didn't started until the issue in the game was fixed in February 10th.
• In the first two missions, there are introduction videos for each stages; however, in April Fool's Prank, there are only two clips for the mission, and it's the last mission with multiple mission introduction videos.
• Locations after Vector's Fortress were introduced with updates with a mission and were the location where the mission were held.
• In the mission Extreme Sports, no new prop was introduced; the props allowed to be used were those previously added, namely Snowboard, Skateboard, BMX Bike, and Minion Glider.
• Since the Horror Night Party mission, it is also possible to collect an item in the Mega Minion, Fluffy Unicorn, and The Moon mini-games, and Blueprint is also introduced since this update and is given as one of the prizes for the mission. An item can also be collected while riding Gru's Rocket. In addition, there are also challenges for achieving certain goal in certain parts of the mission, and the player can be awarded with amounts of items as a reward, but it should be done in a run.
• The missions are often related to the current event (such as festivals) or season at the time rather than the plot in the film and thus are non-canon.
• Missions often kick off in Wednesdays.
• Mower Minions is the first mission that is adapted from non-Despicable Me film content (its original work, Mower Minions is the mini-movie for The Secret Life of Pets); Piggy Power is the second one, adapted from the film Sing and one of the characters, Gunter, appears briefly in the introduction.
• The Mower Minions mission was set to end in October 19, 2016; due to technical issue, however, the mission was stopped suddenly in October 17 and the next mission, Haunted Hustle, started in the same day.
• For missions prior to the Piggy Power mission, once the player completed all the stages. There was a competition to collect the most items with prizes. With the Piggy Power mission, the Market was added, and players can complete multiple laps of the stages to earn more Market tickets. The number of items needed to complete the first lap was significantly lower than the number required for previous missions (for example, the last stage was 500 items, rather than 1,059); the higher laps acquire more items to be collected, but the prizes are more and rather valuable than previous laps.

• Fever Mode is the first mini-game that wasn't categorized as a prop. It was a time-limited item and can be upgraded only in the market; before it, unused props can be stored in the inventory.

• Since the Strike Saga began, main updates cover two special missions. The first one offers a new costume for Dave available only in the Market. Nine blueprints are offered, three at the price of 500 market tickets and six for 1,000 market tickets. The market offers golden tickets for various costumes. The main golden tickets belong to the new costume and sometimes the one that preceded in the beginning of the previous update or costumes that had recently been given a golden ability. Additionally, gold, mega-perks and seasonal pods are always included in the market. During the second mission the market offers Skater at the price of 6,000 market tickets and Island Hopper for 500 market tickets. Additionally, the second special mission offers golden tickets for an older costume that has been given new golden ability, tickets for the first mission's main costume as well as Skater costume. Fifteen blueprints are offered, three at the price of 500, six for 750 and six for 1,000 market tickets, as well as gold, mega-perks and seasonal pods.
• Every two special missions, Skater Minion is offered only in the Market for two main reasons: one is because it is no longer available in the Shop and the other that its powers work mostly* in fever mode during special missions. Skater as well as Spy Minion are the top choices to win special missions faster. Spy's powers add significant time to Fever Mode duration while Skater's add more fever uses without adding extra time to them. Additionally, Singer Minion's golden ability adds a few more seconds to Fever Mode, but it is not as efficient as the other two. Time extending costumes such as Vampire, Lucy etc do not add time to the Fever duration.
• Skater's powers were originally meant for both the lab / events extending power-up time and prop use (and time). Many jelly lab areas still offer the use of a prop at the beginning of specific levels and the extra props still apply there using Skater.

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