Ela (Defender)

Ela is a three speed, one armor defending operator who was released in Operation Blood Orchid along with Ying and Lesion. Ela’s unique gadget are her Grzmot mines which are triggered when an enemy enters its radius. Once triggered, these mines concuss anybody in its radius; including teammates. Ela is great for causing chaos and disrupting the attackers push.

Operator Ela holding her pistol so that it is pointing the air while she is looking.
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Lesion (Defender)

Lesion is the defending operator who is two armor, two speed and bring his Gu Mines to the party. These mines are thrown onto the ground and once an attacker steps on them, they are impaled by the sharp picks in the mine. Once struck, the operator’s health decreases by eight over time unless the attacker goes through an animation to take it out. When they are in this animation, they are vulnerable to someone taking them out. Lesion is great for slowing the attackers push into the objective.

Operator Lesion holding his gun.
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Ying (Attacker)

Ying is a two speed, two armor attacking operator released in Blood Orchid. Ying is comes to the table with her Candela devices which are able to be placed on walls and floors and be shot or they can be thrown. These devices can be set to detonate at different times after thrown; these have three modes that can be set while being held. Ying is great for pushing the defenders and confusing them too.

Operator Ying holding her machine gun with her arm draped over the front.
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Mira (Defender)

Mira is the three armor, one speed defending operator released in Operation Velvet Shell. Mira’s gadget is her Black Mirror viewing devices. These devices are able to be placed on soft and reinforced walls. Once placed, they are completely bullet proof and can only be opened by destroying the canister that is attached to them. Mira is great for slowing the push of attackers and intel gathering on enemy positions.

Operator Mira holding up her hand and shaping it like the letter L. She is also holding her gun in the other hand.
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Echo (Defender)

Echo is the three armor, one speed defending operator that was released in Operation Red Crow. Echo has access to his Yokai drone which is able to fire sonic pulses at attackers to disorient and cancel some actions like defusing. Echo’s drone also has a cloaking ability that allows him to place his drone in a spot and have the drone cloak; this makes it very difficult for attackers to see the drone. Echo is great for intel gathering and can mean the difference between winning and loosing.

Operator Echo holding his drone in his hands.
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Hibana (Attacker)

Hibana is the attacker released in Operation Red Crow. Hibana is a three speed, one armor who is equipped with her X-Kairos grenade launcher. This grenade launcher is able to shoot pellets at reinforced wall and they blow open a whole in the wall; these pellets act like Thermite’s charge. Hibana is great for creating new lines of sight and new entry points into the objective.

Operator Hibana holding her grenade launcher on her shoulder.
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Caveira (Defender)

Caveira is the defender released with Operation Skull Rain. Caveira is a three speed, one armor who is equipped with her Luison pistol that is able to do significant damage along with her Silent Step ability which allows her to run with a lower volume than when the ability is not being used. Once Caveira downs an enemy, she is able to interrogate them for the positions of the remaining enemies. Caveira is great for causing confusion and gathering intel on the attackers.

Operator Caveira staring at something off screen
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Valkyrie (Defender)

Valkyrie is the defender who was released with Operation Dust Line. Valkyrie is a two armor, two speed operator who is equipped with her Black Eye cameras. These cameras are able to be thrown/placed around the map and give the defenders new viewpoints around the map. Valkyrie is great for intel gathering and giving the defenders an advantage on the attackers.

The operator Valkyrie flexing her bicep while holding her shotgun.
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