Bandit

Bandit
Your gear come with that polish?
General information
Real Name	Dominic Brunsmeier
Organization	GSG 9
Position	Defender
Birthplace	Berlin, Germany (East Germany)
Date of birth	August 13, 1974
Age	49
Height	5'11" (1.80m)
Weight	149 lbs (68kg)
Voice Actor	Carl Bishop
Statistics
Health Rating	●○○ Light
Speed Rating	●●● Fast

"I used to be undercover. I did time. I had to deal drugs. I even had to kill. And I was so good at it that, it got me a promotion."
— Bandit

Dominic "Bandit" Brunsmeier is a Defending Operator featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

Biography

Dominic Brunsmeier and his twin brother were born on August 13, 1974 in Berlin, East Germany. Both were raised in a working class district near the Berlin Wall. Their father worked in the police force and strongly encouraged them to join. In 1992, the day after their eighteenth birthday, both brothers joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS). Stationed with border patrol, Brunsmeier spent his first year getting accustomed to taking orders and filing paperwork. Brunsmeier excelled in crisis situations. He transferred to the Aviation Group long enough to obtain his helicopter license but his adaptability and experience with border surveillance flagged him for undercover operations.

In 1994, he was assigned to a joint task force aimed at quelling the growing threat of the Red Army Faction (RAF). In 2006 he was recruited by the GSG-9 to go undercover, where he would spend four years embedded with the Hannover Chapter of the Hell's Angels. In both operations Brunsmeier's contribution was critical in seeing key members arrested and providing valuable information. While undercover, Brunsmeier honed skills in guerrilla tactics and improvised explosive devices. He developed prototypes of his electrified barricade and deployable shield.

Psychological Profile

A prankster, Brunsmeier honors and humiliates his brother's memory each time he deploys the Crude Electrical Device (CED), the weapon responsible for Cedrick's early retirement from the BGS. Resourceful and adaptive, Brunsmeier relies on his cunning for survival.

Psychological Report

I wouldn't expect an operator who worked undercover for years amongst dangerous biker gangs and militants to be anything less than clever and adaptive. And in re-reading Specialist Dominic "Bandit" Brunsmeier's file I'm struck by just how resourceful he had to be. It's clear he had to be creative and strategic to stay alive. Frankly then, I was surprised by his sense of humor. It must've sustained him through his undercover operations. That said, he can have a cold intensity. Nothing reminds me that I'm a soft civilian more than looking into Brunsmeier's eyes. […]

Brunsmeier certainly speaks fondly of his brother. He enjoys being an uncle to his brother's kids - how they're the only ones who let him be as silly as he'd like. He told me about their childhood in the shadow of the Berlin Wall. How sometimes they'd hear a BOOM from something triggering a land mine. And how they couldn't resist pranking the patrol guards with some twin antics. […]

I didn't want to ask about the undercover work directly. It wasn't until our most recent meeting when he volunteered some information. Brunsmeier described the challenge of remember the real "you" when immersed in another persona. The question: "Who are you?" would creep into his sleep. If he dared to form an answer, he knew he was as good as dead. Even considering the question was dangerous. So he would push it away. We discussed details of what he had to do to ensure his cover wasn't blown, the source of some fantastic rumors circulating about him. Smiling, he assured me they're only half true. I don't wan to break his confidence here. I merely need to assess if it has any lasting impact on him and the Rainbow team. […] The most I can offer at this time is that the team works well together. […]

It's critical that Brunsmeier doesn't close himself off. Training scenarios alongside operators such as Specialists Miles "Castle" Campbell, Emmanuelle "Twitch" Pichon, or Elias "Blitz" Kotz could help. These operators have calming attributes that may temper Brunsmeier's inner demons.

- Dr. Harishva "Harry" Pandey, Director of Rainbow

Gameplay Description

A Light Armored Operator, Bandit's unique gadgets are four Crude Electrical Devices (Shock Wires). These devices send an electric charge through metallic gadgets and will damage those who come in contact.

• Bandit can connect his Shock Wires to all metallic gadgets, which include Barbed Wire, Reinforced Walls, and Deployable Shields.

• Bandit deploys the Shock Wire on the ground next to the metallic gadget.

• An electrified gadget is visually identifiable by the small electric arcs being emanated off of the surface of the gadget.

• Shock Wires are only capable of electrifying one metallic gadget at a time. Adjacent metallic gadgets will not be affected, no matter how close they are to the Shock Wire.

• With a few exceptions, shocked objects destroy all electronic gadgets they come in contact with (except the Shock Wires themselves, obviously), regardless if they're friendly or enemy gadgets.

• Attacker Electronic Gadgets that can be destroyed by Shock Wires:

• Drones, including Twitch's Drones.
• Breach Charges.
• Thermite's Exothermic Charges.
• Hibana's X-KAIROS pellets.
• Ash's Breaching Rounds.
• Ying's Candelas, but only when they're not properly activated yet.
• Phones dropped when Dokkaebi is on the Attacking side.
• Nomad's Airjabs.

• Defender Electronic Gadgets that can be destroyed by Shock Wires:

• Smoke's Remote Gas Grenades.
• Mute's Signal Disruptors.
• Kapkan's Entry Denial Devices.
• Jäger's Active Defense Systems.
• Valkyrie's Black Eyes.
• Lesion's Gu mines.
• Ela's Grzmot mines.
• Maestro's Evil Eyes.
• Alibi's Prismas.
• Mozzie's Pests.
• Nitro Cells.

• Attackers touching a shocked object will take 3 damage roughly every third of a second. Attackers will have their vision distorted and groan as cues that they are being shocked.

• Vaulting over an electrified Deployable Shield is considered as touching, thus the Attacking Operator will suffer damage.

Synergies

• Mute's Signal Disruptors work hand-in-hand with Bandit's Shock Wires in stopping or destroying Attacking gadgets during the game, especially against Drones during and after the Preparation Phase or Breach Charges during the Action Phase. However, caution must be taken by both operators to make sure that Bandit's Shock Wires do not accidentally destroy any of Mute's Signal Disruptors during setup.
• Attackers caught in one of Frost's Welcome Mats can also be killed by an electrified Barbed Wire if it was over the gadget.
• Due to the Yokai Drone not being affected by the Shock Wire, Echo can work with Bandit without any worries of losing his drone.
• Mira can safely place her Black Mirrors on electrified Reinforced Walls, potentially protecting her from hard breaching Attacker devices.
• Unlike attacking drones, Mozzie's hacked drones are perfectly safe from the Shock Wire, as long as they are already in Mozzie's possession.

Counters

• As it is still an electronic gadget, the Shock Wire is susceptible to the same disadvantages as other gadgets of its type.

• Thatcher's EMP Grenades will destroy any Shock Wire within their explosive radius.
• Twitch is able to destroy the Shock Wires with her Shock Drone. However, if it comes into contact with a Shock Wire, the Drone will be destroyed instantly.
• The Shock Wires will show up on IQ's Electronics Scanner.

• Maverick's Breaching Torch can cut through Reinforced Walls, regardless whether or not it is electrified by a Shock Wire. As Shock Wires are required to be within close proximity of the Wall to work, they are especially vulnerable if the Breaching Torch cuts at the bottom.

Loadout

Loadout
Primary	MP7 Submachine Gun M870 Shotgun
Secondary	P12 Handgun
Gadget	Barbed Wire x 2 Nitro Cell x 1
	Shock Wire x 4 CED-1 (Crude Electrical Device)

"Sets high-tension Shock wire on metallic gadgets, dealing damage to enemies."
— CED-1 (Crude Electrical Device) Description

The CED-1 is the result of Brunsmeier's resourceful nature. The device was first created when he was cornered in an abandoned auto shop outside of Frankfurt. Using what was available to him, Brunsmeier fashioned a crude electrical device and was able to secure his defenses by electrifying a metallic door and shocking his assailants as they attempted to breach his stronghold. The device, though relatively low-tech, has followed Brunsmeier from GSG 9 to Team Rainbow, due to its consistent and effective performance in the field.

Device Evaluation

Device: CED-1 Crude Electrical Device "Shock Wires"
Operator: Specialist Dominic "Bandit" Brunsmeier
Evaluation Lead: Specialist Jack "Pulse" Estrada

Given that the CED-1 Crude Electrical Device "Shock Wire" is a fairly straightforward tool in Specialist Dominic Brunsmeier's arsenal, he was surprised when I told him it was scheduled for evaluation. Bandit's more of a grease monkey and so he seemed out of place at first in the test facility. (Note: Need more lab coats in size Large. I'm not letting him wear mine again. I don't know what the hell he spilled on it, but I recommend it be incinerated).

So far we've collected a solid amount of data. The fun part was running a series of mods to maximize its capabilities and naturally Bandit has his own methology and tricks up his sleeve. In my opinion, if we want any future modications the best bang for our buck is to explore battery configuration. Bandit is in the "if it ain't broke" camp, so it's going to take some convincing. Let's tag it as "in progress."

- Pulse

Quotes

Bandit's Quotes

"Survival is all about timing. Nature doesn't give second chances." Spawning "Brave, smart, or lucky - you will still die." "Don't be an idiot." "Enough talk, get to work." "It's not time to lose focus." "Keep quiet and do your jobs." "Remember, nothing is ever really dead." "Today we are a team, tomorrow - who knows." "You look like scheiße today." "You're all very unbalanced individuals." "Your gear come with that polish?" Placing down Shock Wire "Device activated!" "Device in position!" "Device positioned!" "Device placed!" "Device set!" Reinforcing "Fortified floor!" "Fortified wall!" "Wall secured!" Barricading "Boarded window!" Using Barbed Wire "Barbed Wire set!" Setting Nitro Cell "Nitro!" "Nitro deployed!" Reloading "I'm out!" "Mag change!" "Mag's empty!" "Reloading mag!" Reviving "I'll help you." "Stay calm, I'll fix you." Friendly Fire "Cease fire!" Scanning Enemies "Hostiles found!" White Masks Reloading "Enemy reload!" "Fire now!"

Trivia

• In the Closed Beta of the game, Bandit had an overall 52.3% win rating as a defender.
• Bandit is fluent in German, English, Polish, and Turkish.
• In the Rainbow Six Siege Intro Video, an unnamed, maskless GSG 9 bearded male Operator can be seen as part of a profile dossier. This unnamed operator has been speculated to be Bandit, as the years 2006 and 2010 are marked as notable years on the Operator's dossier. These correspond to dates in Bandit's own bio, where he went undercover in 2006 and departed from his undercover duties in 2010. In addition, after the year 2010, the word "Exits" can be seen, possibly referencing the year Bandit departed from his undercover duties.

Gameplay Video

Rainbow Six Siege - Operator Profile BANDIT-0

Patch Changes

May 9, 2019 Hotfix: Axle 13 Elite Set added. Update 3.2.0; June 7, 2018 Patch: Movement speed slightly reduced. Update 3.1.0; March 6, 2018 Patch: Renown price removed. Update 2.4.2; January 23, 2018 Patch: Number of Barbed Wire reduced from 3 to 2. Update 2.3.0; September 5, 2017 Patch: Model optimized. Face rigging updated. Shock Wire properties retweaked. Update 2.2.1; June 6, 2017 Patch: Hitbox reworked. Update 5.2; December 15, 2016 Patch: An additional Shock Wire is added. Update 2.0; February 2, 2016 Patch: Shock Wires no longer harm Hostage. Shock Wire's noise is reduced.