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Amongst many races and organizations, insignia are distinguishing marks of rank, membership, affiliation, achievement, designation, or status.

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Guild Wars

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This article is about Insignia, the armor upgrades. For information on the profession insignia quests given at the end of training in Shing Jea Monastery, see Insignia (course).

An insignia

Insignia are upgrade components that can be added to armor to give it additional functionality and bonuses.

Description

Insignia are prefix upgrade components that can be applied to all crafted armor, all armor created via the PvP Equipment panel, as well as Hero armor. Insignia provide bonuses to armor sets; for example, the Radiant insignia adds extra energy in addition to the base statistics of the armor.

Like Runes, Insignia have fixed value bonuses - there are no "non-max" Insignia.

Insignia and Runes can be combined together on the single piece of armor. When armor is upgraded with Insignia, the name of the armor is changed to <Insignia name> <Armor name>. For instance if a pair of Templar Gloves are upgraded with Sentinel's Insignia the name will be Sentinel's Templar Gloves. When armor is upgraded with both a Rune and an Insignia, the name of the armor is changed to <Insignia name> <Armor name> of <Rune name>. For instance if an Elementalist's All-Seeing Eye is upgraded with both an Aeromancer Insignia and a Rune of Superior Fire Magic the name will be Aeromancer All-Seeing Eye of Superior Fire Magic.

Acquisition

Insignia are available from Rune Traders and can be traded with other players. Insignia can also be salvaged from some 'salvage armor'. In PvE, insignia can be unlocked by identifying them from salvage armor. In PvP, insignia can be unlocked at the Priest of Balthazar in exchange for Balthazar faction. PvP characters can create armor with insignia in the PvP Equipment panel, but insignia created this way cannot be salvaged for further use on a PvE character.

List of Insignia

Name	Icon	Bonus
Common
Blessed		Armor +10 (while affected by an Enchantment Spell)
Brawler's		Armor +10 (while attacking)
Herald's		Armor +10 (while holding an item)
Radiant		Energy +3 (on chest armor) Energy +2 (on leg armor) Energy +1 (on other armor)
Sentry's		Armor +10 (while in a stance)
Stalwart		Armor +10 (vs. physical damage)
Survivor		Health +15 (on chest armor) Health +10 (on leg armor) Health +5 (on other armor)
Warrior
Dreadnought		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage)
Knight's		Received physical damage -3
Lieutenant's		Reduces Hex durations on you by 20% and damage dealt by you by 5% (Non-stacking) Armor -20
Sentinel's		Armor +20 vs. elemental damage (Requires 13 Strength).
Stonefist		Increases knockdown time of foes by 1 second. (Maximum: 3 seconds) (Non-stacking)
Ranger
Beastmaster's		Armor +10 (while your pet is alive)
Earthbound		Armor +15 (vs. Earth damage)
Frostbound		Armor +15 (vs. Cold damage)
Pyrebound		Armor +15 (vs. Fire damage)
Scout's		Armor +10 (while using a Preparation)
Stormbound		Armor +15 (vs. Lightning damage)
Monk
Anchorite's		Armor +5 (while recharging 1 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 3 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 5 or more Skills)
Disciple's		Armor +15 (while affected by a Condition)
Wanderer's		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage)
Necromancer
Blighter's		Armor +20 (while affected by a Hex Spell)
Bloodstained		Reduces casting time of spells that exploit corpses by 25% (Non-stacking)
Bonelace		Armor +15 (vs. Piercing damage)
Minion Master's		Armor +5 (while you control 1 or more minions) Armor +5 (while you control 3 or more minions) Armor +5 (while you control 5 or more minions)
Tormentor's		Armor +10 Holy damage you receive increased by 6 (on chest armor) Holy damage you receive increased by 4 (on leg armor) Holy damage you receive increased by 2 (on other armor)
Undertaker's		Armor +5 (while Health is below 80%) Armor +5 (while Health is below 60%) Armor +5 (while Health is below 40%) Armor +5 (while Health is below 20%)
Mesmer
Artificer's		Armor +3 (for each equipped Signet)
Prodigy's		Armor +5 (while recharging 1 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 3 or more Skills) Armor +5 (while recharging 5 or more Skills)
Virtuoso's		Armor +15 (while activating skills)
Elementalist
Aeromancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Lightning damage)
Geomancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Earth damage)
Hydromancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Cold damage)
Prismatic		Armor +5 (requires 9 Air Magic) Armor +5 (requires 9 Earth Magic) Armor +5 (requires 9 Fire Magic) Armor +5 (requires 9 Water Magic)
Pyromancer		Armor +10 (vs. elemental damage) Armor +10 (vs. Fire damage)
Assassin
Infiltrator's		Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Piercing damage)
Nightstalker's		Armor +15 (while attacking)
Saboteur's		Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Slashing damage)
Vanguard's		Armor +10 (vs. physical damage) Armor +10 (vs. Blunt damage)
Ritualist
Ghost Forge		Armor +15 (while affected by a Weapon Spell)
Mystic's		Armor +15 (while activating skills)
Shaman's		Armor +5 (while you control 1 or more Spirits) Armor +5 (while you control 2 or more Spirits) Armor +5 (while you control 3 or more Spirits)
Paragon
Centurion's		Armor +10 (while affected by a Shout, Echo, or Chant)
Dervish
Forsaken		Armor +10 (while not affected by an Enchantment Spell)
Windwalker		Armor +5 (while affected by 1 or more Enchantment Spells) Armor +5 (while affected by 2 or more Enchantment Spells) Armor +5 (while affected by 3 or more Enchantment Spells) Armor +5 (while affected by 4 or more Enchantment Spells)

Notes

Defensive bonuses on Insignia only affect the piece of armor to which they are attached. This also applies to the armor penalty on Lieutenant's Insignia.
Currently, Lieutenant's and Stonefist Insignia have only been observed on gold armor, and Bloodstained Insignia have only been observed on purple and gold armor.
The Herald's Insignia prerequisite "while holding an item" refers to holding a bundle. This makes it an excellent choice for Ritualists who frequently use Item Spells.
After applying an Insignia to your armor, you can use an expert, superior, or perfect salvage kit to remove it and return it to your inventory. However, like runes, salvaging an insignia from character armor has a chance to break the armor.

Bug! Ghost Forge Insignias created before the June 15th, 2007 update give a bonus of Armor +15 (while affected by a Chant).

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ST Expanded

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For other meanings of "Insignia", see Insignia (disambiguation).

Late 23rd century Starfleet insignia (command field)

Insignia (singular insigne) are distinguishing signs of rank, membership, affiliation, achievement, designation, or status. Many races and organizations use insignia for such purposes.

Assignment patches
Flags and banners
Medals and awards
Rank insignia

External links

Insignia article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
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Transformers

Up to date as of February 05, 2010

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki

One of the universals across all Transformers continuities has been the use of insignia to differentiate members of respective armies, and sometimes sub-factions within armies or even individuals.

Generation One

Prehistory

Ancient Transformer
This ancient symbol was discovered by Shockwave. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species. Generation One

Autobot
This symbol appeared on the forehead of Ancient Robot, who spoke to Rodimus Prime within the Matrix. FFoD

The Fallen
This symbol was only used on the Titanium toyline representation of the Fallen. It was not used in The War Within or any other fiction.

Pre-War Megatron Origin

Clench
This symbol was worm by Clench and his team in Kaon's illegal pitfights prior to the Great War. After Megatron replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.

Security Services
This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under Sentinel Prime and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives Fastback and Bumper.

Senate-related symbol
This symbol was worm the crew of Senator Decimus' ship, as well as by Ratbat during his senatorial days.

The War Within

Autobot

Decepticon

Emirate Xeon
This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.

Ultracon
Used by Ratbat's group.

The Great War

Autobot It seems likely that in the real world, the Autobot symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of Prowl's toy's head. In the Marvel Comics continuity, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the Last Autobot. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the Quintesson slave brand.	The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation One toy packaging.	Decepticon It seems likely that in the real world, the Decepticon symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of Soundwave's toy's head. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol. In the live action movie continuity, it was based on blurred image of the Fallen.	The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation One toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the G1 cartoon based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.
Cybertron Guard This symbol represents the Decepticons under Shockwave's command charged with Cybertron's security. It was retroactively named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's World of the Transformers website, but unnamed in its original context. Divide and Conquer	Wreckers This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the 3H Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the Pax Cybertronia. Departure

Non-Cybertronian Insignia

EDC (cartoon)	EDC (Dreamwave)	Machination	Quintesson This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the e-Hobby exclusive Overcharge drones.
Z Foundation	Zarak Consortium

Kiss Players

These symbols were used by the Sparkbots in Kiss Play Position.

Angela

Stardust

Zangetsu

Brazilian G1

These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian Estrela releases of the Microchange "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.

Optimus

Malignus

G.I. Joe Crossovers

Cobra

G.I. Joe

Generation 2

Autobot
The G2 Autobot symbol seems clearly based on Optimus Prime. In the Marvel Comics continuity this change may have occured since the Last Autobot had come and gone.

Decepticon
The G2 Decepticon symbol seems to be a stylized, updated G1 Decepticon symbol. Bludgeon's Decepticons adopted this symbol around 1991, apparently unaware it was also being used by the Cybertronian Empire that they would soon encounter.

Cybertronian
This symbol was used by Jhiaxus's Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.

Cybertron Alliance
This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge Return of Convoy and Generation 2.

Beast Era

Beast Wars

Maximal	Predacon	Predacon (Timelines) Worn by Razorclaw in Dawn of Future's Past.	Mutant
Maximal Peacekeeper Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in Beast Wars: The Ascending.

Predacon (G1)

These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by Magmatron in IDW's Beast Wars: The Gathering. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.

Razorclaw	Tantrum	Divebomb	Headstrong
Rampage

Beast Wars II

Moon

Space Pirate Seacons

Beast Wars Neo

Blendtron / Herald of Unicron (semi-official)

Beast Machines

Maximal

Vehicon

Dinobot
This insignia replaced the spark crystals of the Beast Wars Neo toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.

Car Robots

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Combatron

Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in Robots in Disguise) sub-group in Car Robots—it's an upside-down Generation 2 Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the Black Convoy toy, a redeco of Generation 2 Laser Optimus Prime. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.

Unicron Trilogy

Armada

Mini-Con
This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.

Unicron
Used in Dreamwave's Armada profile book to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.

Energon

Energon Used to denote Energon. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot Energon star.	Powerlinx - Black Used by Optimus Prime and his combiner partners.	Powerlinx - Gold Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.	Powerlinx - Silver Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.
Powerlinx - Red Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"	Powerlinx - Blue Used by the Air Team, the Construction Team, and the Destruction Team.	Team Ironhide An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omni-Cons under his command in an episode of the Energon cartoon.	Unicron Seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the Energon cartoon.

Cybertron

Earth Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Earth.	Velocitron Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.	Jungle Planet Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.	Gigantion Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.
Cybertron Defense Team Used by Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattorshot, after their collective reconstruction.

Live-action film continuity

For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in the steel gray seen below. Additionally- the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless, the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.

Autobot Changes include slanted eyes, slanted top, and the forehead hole having its high edge straightened	Decepticon Here the eyes are now smaller and more diamond shaped, whereas the original version had triangular eyes.	Sector Seven A Secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.	Mountain Dew Robot An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the All Spark for their own purposes.
Stop Sector Seven Stop Sector 7 was a organization created to stop Sector 7 headed by Agent X .	N.E.S.T. Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel.	N.E.S.T. Insignia on some Autobots' ,who join N.E.S.T., toys.

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Autobot

Decepticon

Shattered Glass

The alternate reality of the Shattered Glass timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.