A Look at the New Operators Coming To Rainbow Six Siege

Whenever new characters get added to a game, it’s always exciting to try and work out how they’ll look and handle based on leaked pictures, and third party information from friends of friends. So it’s always nice when a company puts together something to really show off what the characters can do, without relying on hearsay and whispers.

The latest two operators to make their way to Rainbow Six Siege are Alibi and Maestro, two defenders from the Italian CTU. While they do sport some pretty cool weapons, in Rainbow Six Siege, it’s all about the gadgets, and the defending team will soon have some very cool new toys to play with.

Alibi brings a new twist to the game with her gadget, which allows her to create holographic decoys of herself to place around the map. The decoys look just like her when she’s in her base uniform, and wield her standard Storm SMG with no attachments, so eagle-eyed players won’t be fooled if they learn to recognize her look. The decoys can be destroyed by damaging the base, and they won’t fool Glaz, but damaging the hologram itself will only cause the attacking player to become marked, allowing Alibi to see where they are. When Alibi is in a match, defenders who leave the area to roam or counter-attack do not get marked like normal, but rather have their identity obscured. Additionally, her decoys can be thrown outside where they too will be marked but not revealed, allowing clever players to misdirect their enemies.

Maestro, the second defender, is a lot more straightforward with his ability. Vision and information are king in this game, and Maestro brings a whole new level of “seeing the opposition” with his “Evil Eyes”. The evil eyes are cameras that can be placed on walls and floors much like Jäger with his ADS units, and players can look through them much like Valkyrie and her cameras. The differentiating factor that makes Maestro so strong is what else players can do with his cameras. The Evil Eyes are bulletproof, can see through smoke, and can be controlled by Maestro to shoot lasers at enemies, all abilities that make them a strong anti-attack tool. When the shutter is open to shoot, it can be destroyed by gunfire and melee, otherwise needing something a little stronger to be destroyed. The laser it shoots can destroy gadgets, but it won’t interrupt a defuser plant, though repeated firing can take down an enemy.

With these new operators coming soon, the way we play Rainbow Six Siege may change hard and fast. For more news about the game, check out our breakdown of the reported changes that may be happening to the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League, here, and to keep up with the latest news on the game, check out the official website, here.