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Recon Village Badge Life

Every year at DEF CON, Recon Village creates unique electronic badges that have become collector's items. Each badge tells a story and represents the spirit of reconnaissance and the OSINT community.

Recon Village Badge 2025
DEF CON 332025

The Cyber Owl

Theme: Cyber Vigilance

A stunning cyberpunk owl design featuring intricate mechanical details and glowing pink eyes. The owl represents wisdom and vigilance - key traits in reconnaissance and OSINT work.

Features

  • Cyberpunk aesthetic
  • Glowing pink LED eyes
  • Detailed mechanical artwork
  • Metallic blue-gray finish
Recon Village Badge 2024
DEF CON 322024

The Recon Soldier

Theme: Tactical Recon

A 3D multi-layered badge featuring a soldier character with LED eyes. This badge represented the tactical nature of reconnaissance with a military-inspired design.

Features

  • Multi-layer PCB construction
  • Red and blue LED eyes
  • 3D assembled design
  • Military helmet design
Recon Village Badge 2023
DEF CON 312023

The Spy Silhouette

Theme: Classic Spy

Classic spy-themed badge featuring the iconic Recon Village silhouette with fedora hat. Came with a speaker badge and custom lanyard.

Features

  • Die-cut silhouette shape
  • LED illumination
  • Speaker badge variant
  • Custom Recon Village lanyard
Recon Village Badge 2022
DEF CON 302022

The Radar Badge

Theme: Global Surveillance

Circular radar-themed badge in signature teal/emerald color. Featured a world map overlay with radar sweep design, embodying the global reconnaissance theme.

Features

  • Circular radar design
  • World map overlay
  • Teal/emerald color scheme
  • Compass and coordinate markings
Recon Village Badge 2019
DEF CON 272019

The Skull Badge

Theme: Steampunk Recon

Steampunk-inspired skull badge with intricate mechanical details. Featured a glowing LED eye and 'CREW' designation for staff members.

Features

  • Skull-shaped PCB
  • Steampunk mechanical design
  • LED eye illumination
  • Crew variant available
Recon Village Badge 2018
DEF CON 262018

The Dual Design

Theme: Duality

Featured two distinct designs - the classic spy silhouette and a detailed skull variant. Both designs showcased the Recon Village branding.

Features

  • Two design variants
  • Spy silhouette design
  • Detailed skull artwork
  • Black and white aesthetic
Recon Village Badge 2017
DEF CON 252017

The Original

Theme: Origins

The first Recon Village badge featuring the iconic spy silhouette that would become synonymous with the village. A piece of history.

Features

  • Original spy design
  • Die-cut badge shape
  • hardwear.io lanyard
  • Foundation of badge tradition

Collect Them All

Recon Village badges are highly sought after by the #BadgeLife community. Join us at DEF CON to get your hands on the next edition!