- "In my life, I’ve often found that the great rarely fit traditional standards. When you confine excellence, it suffocates. In removing these restraints, I have redefined what an operational unit can be. Some might see us as selfish and opportunistic. Let them. Nighthaven will leave them in the dust as they soar."
— Kali
NIGHTHAVEN is a Private Military Company that was founded and is currently led by Jaimini Kalimohan Shah.
It is an available organization introduced in the Operation Shifting Tides expansion of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.[1]
Background[]
Overview[]
- "When excellence is given space and resources, success is guaranteed."
— Kali
Independence and innovation have many obstacles that Rainbow can never be completely free of. Nighthaven, on the other hand, has worked with that freedom since its inception. Career soldiers might view such a PMC as opportunistic and hostile, but that’s because it’s an ecosystem that its agents are very protective of. That security has a price tag, so they often work for the highest bidder.
Jaimini Kalimohan “Kali” Shah comes from a certain level of privilege, but she is not oblivious to how certain realities can suffocate talent before it can shine. That’s why she personally oversees the recruitment of her top staff and elite operatives, and it has carried her company for years. The results speak for themselves: Nighthaven is a world leader in strategy and technology, which they proved by beating Rainbow at their own games.
History[]
After enlisting in the Indian military, Jaimini Kalimohan Shah was disappointed to learn that women were not allowed to serve in combat units. After leaving the military, she used her family's fortune and influence to create her own Private Security Company to operate inside India's borders. In order to expand her clientele, Jaimini founded the Private Military Company NIGHTHAVEN to operate overseas. The organization regularly negotiates multi-million dollar contracts with clients across the globe.
Sometime in the earlier days of NIGHTHAVEN, Kali traveled to Croatia looking for new recruits. There, she met Anja "Osa" Jankovic, who got Kali's attention through her unique perspective and creativity for military engineering. Osa soon joined NIGHTHAVEN, creating the QCR (Quantum Concepts and Robotics) R&D Unit becoming NIGHTHAVEN's Director of R&D. Osa would later be responsible for most of their cutting edge technology, such as Kali's LV Explosive Lance and Masterframe Prototype I Suit, Wamai's Mag-NETs, Ace's S.E.L.M.A Breachers and Aruni's prosthetic limbs.
In 2019 Six invited Kali, Wamai, and by extension, NIGHTHAVEN, to join Rainbow. Officially, this was done in response to NIGHTHAVEN answering a distress call on the super tanker Argus. Pirates attacked the ship and threatened to kill everyone onboard should they not receive command of the ship. NIGHTHAVEN was able to successfully neutralize the pirates without such incident. Secretly, the real reason Six had invited Kali and Wamai was to prevent an opposing organization from hiring NIGHTHAVEN and to keep a close eye on them.
As part of a joint UN operation in Somalia between NIGHTHAVEN and the Forsvarets Spesialkommando, Kali's life was saved by Håvard "Ace" Haugland. The offer to join NIGHTHAVEN swiftly followed.
In late 2020, Kali traveled to Bangkok, Thailand and approached Apha "Aruni" Tawanroong with an offer to join NIGHTHAVEN. Aruni accepted Kali's offer due to the prospect of gaining access to cutting-edge prosthetics as well as donating her pay to charities.
Sometime in 2021, Osa would be officially brought to Rainbow as part of Team Kali in the Six Invitational 2022. At that time, she would also invite other Rainbow operators such as Ela, Fuze, Smoke, Pulse, Twitch, IQ, Blitz, Zofia and Echo to visit the NIGHTHAVEN R&D Complex, where they would receive special gear custom-made for them by Osa and the QCR Team. This was part of Kali's larger plan to poach Rainbow's personnel and technology before cutting ties with the organization. Osa attempted to break into Rainbow R&D but was caught by Zero. Despite his suspicions, she stated she was just reviewing the equipment and warned him not to insult Kali before she walked away.
By the end of the Six Invitational 2022, all members of Team Kali, including Ela, Smoke, Finka, Pulse and IQ left Rainbow and joined NIGHTHAVEN as its newest members, much to the shock and disappointment of their former comrades. A few months later in early 2022, local assassins were contacted by an unknown source and supplied with Nighthaven equipment to assassinate Masayuki Yahata, CEO of Yahata Data Security. While the assassination was successful, Yahata's death led his bodyguard Kana "Azami" Fujiwara to reach out to Rainbow to help identify the assassins and get revenge. This eventually led Rainbow to start a months long investigation to gather evidence around Nighthaven's presumable involvement in the murder.
In late 2022, Nighthaven's Headquarters in Singapore were infiltrated by Specialists Néon "Sens" Mutombo and Karina "Nøkk" Gaarddhøje in an attempt to download files the the QCR Servers in order to identify the equipment used to kill Yahata. Nøkk would take down and incapacitate (but not kill) multiple guards, leaving behind a trail of blood that would be eventually found by Agent James "Smoke" Porter and Nighthaven's newest recruit, Agent Charlie "Grim" Keng Boon, the latter hearing gunfire inside the server room in the radio chatter, ordering Smoke to withdraw his men as he would go inside on his own. As Grim entered the room, he noticed a download of the server's files had been completed by whoever infiltrated the place, before he could do anything, he was stabbed in the leg by Nøkk, who would then run away from him. Grim attempted to use his Kawan Micro Drones to track down his target, but to no avail, as Nøkk's HEL device allowed her to bypass the drones' scanners. The two would then face off in a 1v1 fight, Grim eventually being able to immobilize the intruder and demanding she returned him the stolen files, however, Nøkk had placed a Breach Charge nearby, which she would then detonate, leaving him momentarily stunned. Nøkk managed to escape via the breach hole she had just made on the wall, with Specialist Sam "Zero" Fisher helping her exfil the facility via boat. Smoke asked Grim what kind of data was on those servers, which the latter revealed to be QCR shipment records, questioning as to who would want eyes on that and why.
After the incident at the NIGHTHAVEN facility, Kali gathered every operator in the meeting room. She questioned the identity of the infiltrator, tasking Grim to track down their secret identity. He began his journey and proceeded to go to a store owned by a man who had ties with Rainbow. After successfully interrogating the man, who directed him to a banker associated with a black market, Boon resumed his investigation. After assaulting the banker, he goes after a group of mercenaries and slaughters all but one of them. He threatens to torture the lone assassin unless he gives him information. After finishing off the last mercenary, Boon traveled to a theme park where he disguised himself as an ordinary theme parker goer, where he stalked a man who apparently knows classified information surrounding Rainbow's operatives. Boon ambushed the man who reluctantly tells him information about the attacker at the facility, who is revealed to be Karina Gaarddhøje, aka Nøkk. Grim breaks into her home while Gaarddhøje tends to her garden. Realizing someone is in her home, Gaarddhøje investigates. After entering her house, Gaarddhøje is greeted by Boon, who addresses her by her codename, while Gaarddhøje responds with "the bee guy". Gaarddhøje passive-aggressively offered Boon some tea, to which he accepted. The two made small talk while Gaarddhøje prepared the tea, asking Boon what his name is, which is Charlie. She proceeded to ask him how he found her home, which intimidated Boon as he placed his combat knife on the table. Gaarddhøje, knowing full well something was about to go down, splashed her cup of tea on Boon, surprising him. Gaarddhøje used his moment of weakness to her advantage, grabbing a knife and beginning a fight. Boon grabbed a butcher knife and retaliates, but Gaarddhøje managed to gain the upper hand and subdued him to the floor. Boon stated he is not there to kill Gaardhøje, prompting her to question him. Boon answered, saying he has all of her classified information stored in a folder which will be used as blackmail against Rainbow. He pointed to the wall, which has pictures of Gaardhøje's family, telling her he knows what she is trying to protect. Boon reveals that he simply came to send her a message, the message being that if Rainbow continues to assault NIGHTHAVEN, there will be consequences, implying NIGHTHAVEN will either reveal her identity or kill her family, likely both.
This, along with the collected intel that suggested NIGHTHAVEN was innocent, led to Ghosteyes conducting yet another operation on Nighthaven's territory, Operation Solar Raid, as Ana "Solis" Díaz infiltrated one of NIGHTHAVEN's helipads where Kali and Osa were loading equipment and soldiers into a helicopter to attack whoever was responsible for stealing their gear and selling. Solis would then reveal herself, telling Kali she had orders to keep her grounded, as Caveira suddenly appeared behind Kali, QCR Drones appeared from inside of the weapon caches, as Kali and Caveira got into a fight, Solis used her SPEC-IO Electro-Sensor to target the drones as their fellow Rainbow operatives shot them down and then had their weapons aimed at Kali herself. As Kali tried to explain herself by saying she was innocent of Yahata's death that the weapons used in the assassination were stolen from her company, Solis explained that Rainbow already knew that, but couldn't allow the PMC to start a war over it knowing it would cause collateral damage in the long run. With Ghosteyes capturing Kali, Osa and all her senior operators NIGHTHAVEN is put out of commission for the time being. Caveira then calls for a squad just meant for big guns, Redhammer.
Personnel[]
Leadership[]
Kali (Founder/CEO)
Quantum Concepts & Robotics[]
- Osa (R&D Director)
- The Architect (Engineer) (Formerly)
- Phil (Engineer)
Operators[]
- Wamai (2019-Present)
- Ace (2020-Present)
- Aruni (2020-Present)
- Ela (2022-Present)
- Smoke (2022-Present)
- Finka (2022-2025)
- IQ (2022-Present)
- Pulse (2022-Present)
- Grim (2022-Present)
Weapons[]
- CSRX 300 (Kali)
- AUG A2 (Wamai/IQ)
- MP5K (Wamai)
- AK-12 (Ace)
- M1014 (Ace/Pulse)
- C75 Auto (Kali)
- SPSMG9 (Kali)
- P226 Mk25 (Kali/Smoke)
- Keratos .357 (Wamai)
- P12 (Wamai/IQ)
- P9 (Ace)
- Mk 14 EBR (Aruni)
- P10 RONI (Aruni)
- PRB92 (Aruni)
- 556xi (Osa)
- PDW9 (Osa)
- PMM (Osa/Finka)
- Scorpion EVO 3 A1 (Ela)
- FO-12 (Ela)
- RG15 (Ela)
- M590A1 (Smoke)
- FMG-9 (Smoke)
- SMG-11 (Smoke)
- Spear .308 (Finka)
- SASG-12 (Finka)
- 6P41 (Finka)
- GONNE-6 (Finka)
- GSh-18 (Finka)
- UMP45 (Pulse)
- 5.7 USG (Pulse)
- M45 MEUSOC (Pulse)
- 552 Commando (IQ/Grim)
- G8A1 (IQ)
- SG-CQB (Grim)
- P229 (Grim)
- Bailiff 410 (Grim)
Cosmetics[]
Alpha Packs[]
The NIGHTHAVEN R&D Collection was released on December 19, 2019 and was available until January 9, 2020. These Alpha Packs contain Headgear, Uniforms, and Weapon Skins that are themed around the organization. There are 18 cosmetic items in the collection with no duplicates awarded in packs.
All players are awarded a free Alpha Pack for logging in for the first time during this period. Afterwards, packs are obtained through completing Ubisoft Club challenges or by purchase with Renown or R6 Credits.
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QCR-SUPPLIED SETS[]
The following cosmetics were available in the Crystal Guard Battle Pass.
Headgear[]
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Osa
Precision-Guided |
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Wamai
Watertight Vizor |
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Fuze
Rigid Helmet |
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Ela
Optimal Silhouette |
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Aruni
Electronic Bypass |
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IQ
Line Of Sight |
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Smoke
Fume-Resistant Shell |
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Kali
Frequency Headpiece |
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Pulse
Mixed Reality |
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Twitch
Wireless Intel |
Uniform[]
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Osa
R&D Director |
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Wamai
Subaquatic Armament |
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Fuze
Circuited Apparel |
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Ela
Performance Exoframe |
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Aruni
Hard Surface Exosuit |
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IQ
Electrical Engineer |
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Smoke
Smart System |
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Kali
Innovative Textile |
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Pulse
Soft Exosuit |
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Twitch
Modular Getup |
Weapon Skins[]
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556XI
QCR-Supplied Checkers |
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AUG A2
QCR-Supplied Naval |
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Ballistic Shield
QCR-Supplied Shield |
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Scorpion EVO 3 A1
QCR-Supplied Thunder |
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P10 RONI
QCR-Supplied Lotus |
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552 Commando
QCR-Supplied Bolt |
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M590A1
QCR-Supplied Cloud |
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CSRX 300
QCR-Supplied Pioneer |
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UMP45
QCR-Supplied Signal |
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F2
QCR-Supplied Wavebands |
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AK-12
QCR-Supplied Spades |
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Universal
World-Class Apparatus |
Charms[]
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Osa Access Key | 
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Wamai Access Key |
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Fuze Access Key | 
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Ela Access Key |
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Aruni Access Key | 
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IQ Access Key |
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Smoke Access Key | 
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Kali Access Key |
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Pulse Access Key | 
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Twitch Access Key |
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Ace Access Key | 
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QCR Insignia |
Operator Portraits[]
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Osa
R&D Director |
Card Backgrounds[]
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Osa
The Moon Lithograph |
Nighthaven Squad Sets[]
The following cosmetics were available in the Operation Brutal Swarm Battle Pass.
Headgear[]
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Grim
Carapace Casing |
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Smoke
Aerated Body Armor |
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Kali
Nighthaven Standard |
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Wamai
Nighthaven Standard |
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Aruni
Nighthaven Standard |
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Osa
Nighthaven Standard |
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Pulse
Nighthaven Standard |
Uniform[]
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Grim
Carapace Casing |
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Smoke
Aerated Body Armor |
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Kali
Nighthaven Standard |
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Wamai
Nighthaven Standard |
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Aruni
Nighthaven Standard |
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Osa
Nighthaven Standard |
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Pulse
Nighthaven Standard |
Weapon Skins[]
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SG-CQB
QCR-Supplied Wrecker |
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SMG-11
QCR-Supplied Crossfire |
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CSRX 300
Nighthaven Tech |
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MP5K
Nighthaven Tech |
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P10 RONI
Nighthaven Tech |
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556XI
Nighthaven Tech |
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M1014
Nighthaven Tech |
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Universal
Poisonous Membrane |
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M590A1
Haven Troubleshooter |
Charms[]
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Techno-Bee (Grim) | 
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Secured Canister (Smoke) |
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Monkey Pin (Kali) | 
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Komodo Pin (Wamai) |
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Hummingbird Pin (Aruni) | 
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Otter Pin (Osa) |
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Beetle Pin (Pulse) | 
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Fanned Favorite (Smoke) |
Operator Portraits[]
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Grim
Carapace Casing |
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Smoke
Aerated Body Armor |
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Kali
Nighthaven Standard |
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Osa
Nighthaven Standard |
Card Backgrounds[]
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Grim
Harbored Anchorage |
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Smoke
Entry Rays |
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Kali
Civilized Wilderness |
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Osa
Enclosed Growth |
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Universal
Natural Flow |
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Ace
Cloud Jumper |
Trivia[]
- NIGHTHAVEN is very protective of their intellectual property.
- They had stopped all attempts by Mira and other operators to evaluate their equipment, even having lawyers issue cease and desist letters. This has also prevented her from suggesting any possible improvements to their equipment.
- Prior, Wamai and Fuze both utilized their gadgets against one another in the kill house, worrying Kali.
- It should be noted that this tense situation would relieve slightly in the next 2 years, as Aruni was given a new gadget made by Twitch and other operators would conduct device evaluations on Ace's SELMA Breachers and even Osa's Talon-8 Shields, eventually.
- Ash strongly opposed Harry partnering Rainbow with NIGHTHAVEN, telling him that he was "making a mistake".
- It was initially confirmed that the organization would play a large role in story related content in Year 5 and, later, Year 6.
- In the Year 5 roadmap, the Operator for Season 3, who was later revealed to be Zero, was hinted to be part of NIGHTHAVEN. This was later cited as an error as it was meant for the Season 4 Operator Aruni.
- In Year 5's narrative, we see the introduction of Ace and Aruni, two NIGHTHAVEN operators that were meant to compete in the Six Invitation 2021. Additionally, during NIGHTHAVEN's training session, it is explained by Kali that, by having at least one of their operators in each team, the chances of new sponsors appearing increases. After said training session, Kali also invites Fuze to join their ranks, though it is unknown if he actually took the offer.
- In Year 6's narrative, Osa is introduced, inviting multiple operators such as Ela, Twitch, Fuze, Pulse, Smoke, IQ, Zofia, Echo and Blitz to visit the NIGHTHAVEN R&D Complex, giving them special gear custom-made for each one of them as an "invitation gift". Additionally, it's known that Ash and Zero, through Flores, have been keeping a close eye on Nighthaven's actions.
- By the end of the Six Invitational 2022, Nighthaven ceased to be part of Rainbow, while also successfully making Ela, Smoke, Finka, Pulse and IQ defect to their side.
- Gameplay-wise, it's speculated that the gadget buffs received by Fuze, Twitch and IQ at the launch of Crystal Guard were connected to this series of events, as these three operators did visit the Nighthaven complex around the same time period, hinting that these upgrades to their gadgets may have been made by Osa herself.
- Aruni's addition to the organization marks NIGHTHAVEN the first CTU to recieve four members since the game launched.
- NIGHTHAVEN Operators Kali, Wamai, Ace and Aruni all have unique default skins for their weapons featuring a spray-painted Nighthaven logo.
- Kali's and Wamai's weapons sport a dark blue camouflaged look with a gray NIGHTHAVEN logo.
- Ace's weapons sport a matte black/olive green look with a red NIGHTHAVEN logo.
- Aruni's weapons sport a dark brown/matte black/gold look with a yellow NIGHTHAVEN logo.
- Osa's and Grim's weapons both lack unique default skins, same as every other operator released from Y6S1 onward
- Cosmetics-wise, Nighthaven have 4 different styles of skins dedicated to them in the game:
- The first one is the black/blue/gray camouflage seen in the Nighthaven R&D Pack skins, as well as in the skins received by Zofia, Echo and Blitz in the Crystal Guard battle pass.
- The second one is the black/red pattern seen in the Sundown Bundle's weapon skins, which are meant to match Kali and Wamai's Year 4 pass skins.
- The third one is the dark gray/black/red/pink "QCR" style seen in the Crystal Guard battle pass skins, as well as Grim's and Smoke's skins in the Brutal Swarm battle pass. These are meant to represent Osa's prototypes dedicated to each one of the chosen operators.
- The fourth and final one is the white/metallic green style seen in the "Nighthaven Standard" skins, which are meant to represent the uniform of Nighthaven as a squad.
- The QCR-themed weapon skins each represent a characteristic from their owner, this can be seen in the names of the skins, as well as on their models:
- The QCR-Supplied Pioneer skin for the CSRX 300 is a reference to Kali's creation of Nighthaven itself and how she was a pioneer on the PMC world. A unique trait of this can be seen in the shining Nighthaven logo on the weapon's scope.
- The QCR-Supplied Naval skin for the AUG A2 is a reference to Wamai's background in the Kenyan Navy, as well as his personal habit of meditating underwater.
- The QCR-Supplied Spades skin for the AK-12 is a reference to Ace's favorite symbol being the Ace of Spades.
- The QCR-Supplied Lotus skin for the P10 RONI is a reference to Aruni's admiration for the lotus flower.
- The QCR-Supplied Checkers skin for the 556XI is a reference to Osa's croatian origin, with checker patterns being imprinted onto the weapon itself.
- The QCR-Supplied Cloud skin for the M590A1 is an obvious reference to Smoke's use of toxic gas. Additionally, the QCR-Supplied Crossfire skin for the SMG-11 is a reference to his chaotic personality.
- The QCR-Supplied Bolt skin for the 552 COMMANDO is a reference to IQ's background in electrical engineering, which she mentions herself in the Crystal Guard battle pass.
- The QCR-Supplied Thunder skin for the SCORPION EVO 3 A1 is a refence to Ela's tempestuous nature, as well as to her gadget, the Grzmot ("Thunder" in polish) Mine.
- The QCR-Supplied Signal skin for the UMP45 is a reference to Pulse's Heartbeat Scanner.
- The QCR-Supplied Wrecker skin for the SG-CQB is a reference to Grim's violent nature, even including a pinkish-red version of Grim's icon on the weapon itself.
Gallery[]
Logos[]
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