- "Turn the unexpected into a weapon."
— Ubisoft's official quote for Hibana's gadget
Yumiko "Hibana" Imagawa (Japanese: 今川 由美子[1], Imagawa Yumiko) is an Attacking Operator featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, introduced in the Operation Red Crow expansion alongside Echo. A Light Armored Operator, Hibana's unique gadget is the X-KAIROS Launcher, which can fire explosive pellets that can be remotely detonated simultaneously and can pierce reinforced walls.[2]
Biography
A Nagoya native, Imagawa traveled the world to perfect her skills and technique. She is specialized in paramilitary techniques gained by training with the SAS, FBI SWAT, and GIGN, to name a few. From her diverse training, she acquired a rare tactical versatility, which includes a proficiency in tubular (bus, train, and airplane) assaults.
The daughter of a local butcher, Imagawa was inspired by her family to practice Kyūdō from a young age. This long range weapon marked her entry in martial arts by perfecting her assessment of multiple factors a once while carrying precise, controlled, and fluid motions.
Her area of expertise is to gain entry in high-risk areas. During her studies at the National Police Academy, she gained the nickname Hibana due to her improvised explosive devices and brilliant leadership skills on the field. Fluent in seven languages and lethal with any weapon, Imagawa was recruited by the Aichi Prefectural Police Department Special Unit, where her diverse techniques and charisma allowed her to move up the ranks quickly.[3]
Psychological Profile
Imagawa is a natural team builder. Passionate and adaptive, she inspires experts from diverse backgrounds to work together and reach a common goal.[4]
Gameplay Description
Hibana provides a level of versatility well-suited for misdirection. With her aggressive playstyle suited to rushing the objective, Hibana's X-KAIROS can cause chaos in the objective room.
- A single cluster of X-KAIROS pellets are able to take out a chunk of a Reinforced Wall.
- Aside from using them on individual walls, Hibana can use the X-KAIROS pellets together to create a traversable hole in one of three ways: one cluster at ground level will be large enough to crawl through; two clusters stacked should make a hole that can be ducked into or vault over; using all three should create a whole that can be run through with ease.
- The time to melt through the metal is slightly longer than Thermite's Charge, at 5 seconds compared to Thermite's 3. However, one large difference is that while Thermite's Charge can be Bandit Tricked (Bandit places successfully his Shock Wire during the process), Hibana's X-KAIROS pellet cannot be stopped mid-process.
- If the pellets hit an Operator directly, each pellet will deal 1 damage. Their explosions also deal minimal damage, around 4 points each.
- Hibana has the option of activating a cluster of the X-KAIROS pellets one at a time or all of them at once.
- The X-KAIROS initiates a box-reticle that is visible to everyone, showing where her pellets will land. Even if aimed from an angle, the pellets will land squarely on the surface she shoots at.
Synergies
- Operators that handle electronic gadgets, like Thatcher, Twitch and IQ, provide a near guarantee that the X-KAIROS pellets work as intended.
- Thermite provides a straight-up opening against Reinforced Walls. Alongside her mentor, the two can cause chaos the moment their exothermic gadgets explode.
Counters
- Mute's Signal Disruptors will prevent the X-KAIROS pellets from detonating.
- Bandit's Electrified Wire will be destroyed if the pellets are placed on the electrified surface. As noted before, once the pellets have started to "fire up," they cannot be destroyed by the Electrified Wires.
- Jäger's ADS are able to intercept the individual X-KAIROS pellets.
Loadout
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X-KAIROS x 3 (x6) |
- "A 40mm grenade launcher firing explosive pellets that can be detonated from a distance."
— X-KAIROS Description
Partaking in a Special Operation conference in Jordan, Imagawa met Operator Jordan Trace, a pioneer in Brimstone BC-3 Exothermic experiments. She collaborated with him to develop the "X-KAIROS", a 40 mm caliber launcher. The X-KAIROS fires explosive pellets that can be detonated simultaneously from a distance.
Quotes
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Trivia
- Hibana (Japanese: 火花) means "Spark" in Japanese.
- However, literally translated, it also means "Fire Flower", which is what her pellets also resemble.
- The X-KAIROS' namesake (Kairos) means "a propitious moment for decision or action" in Greek, referring to both Hibana's aggressive playstyle and her ability to give such a moment with her gadget.
- Her surname (Japanese: 今川) is written on her battledress in Japanese.
- The green canisters on the X-KAIROS are marked with the warnings "可燃性ガス" and "爆発の危険あり", which are Japanese for "Flammable gas" and "Explosive danger present" respectively.
Gameplay Videos
Patch Changes
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References
- ↑ レインボーシックス シージ - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege | OPERATORS | Ubisoft
- ↑ Update 5.0 Patch Notes - Red Crow
- ↑ In-game BIO > BACKGROUND section
- ↑ In-game BIO > PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE section
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