Operators are playable characters in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. There are currently 58 playable operators (excluding Recruit), all hailing from one of the 26 CTUs in the game, categorized into 2 positions: Attackers (ATK) and Defenders (DEF).
Positions
Attacker
- Primary weapons: Assault Rifles, Submachine Guns, Shotguns, Marksman Rifles, Light Machine Guns, Ballistic Shields
- Sidearms: Handguns, Machine Pistols, Shotguns
- Gadgets: Breach Charges, Frag Grenades, Smoke Grenades, Stun Grenades, Claymores, Hard Breach Charge
- Generic gadgets: Drones, Grappling Hooks
Defender
- Primary weapons: Assault Rifles, Submachine Guns, Shotguns, Marksman Rifles, Light Machine Guns, Ballistic Shields
- Sidearms: Handguns, Machine Pistols, Shotguns
- Gadgets: Barbed Wires, Deployable Shields, Nitro Cells, Impact Grenades, Bulletproof Cameras, Proximity Alarms
- Generic gadgets: CCTVs, Barricades, Reinforcements
Roster
Pathfinders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Attackers |
 Defenders | |||
 SAS
|
 Sledge |
 Thatcher |
 Smoke |
 Mute |
 FBI SWAT
|
 Ash |
 Thermite |
 Castle |
 Pulse |
 GIGN
|
 Twitch |
 Montagne |
 Doc |
 Rook |
 Spetsnaz
|
 Glaz |
 Fuze |
 Kapkan |
 Tachanka |
 GSG 9
|
 Blitz |
 IQ |
 Jäger |
 Bandit |
| Other |  | |||
Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |
 SEALs
|
 Blackbeard |
 Valkyrie |
 BOPE
|
 Capitão |
 Caveira |
 SAT
|
 Hibana |
 Echo |
Year 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |
 SDU
|
 Ying |
 Lesion |
 GROM
|
 Zofia |
 Ela |
 707th SMB
|
 Dokkaebi |
 Vigil |
Year 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
 CBRN
|
 Lion |
 Finka |
||
 GIS
|
 Maestro |
 Alibi | ||
 GSUTR
|
 Maverick |
 Clash | ||
 GIGR
|
 Nomad |
 Kaid | ||
Year 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
 SASR
|
 Gridlock |
 Mozzie | ||
 Jaeger Corps
|
 Nøkk |
|||
 Secret Service
|
 Warden | |||
 APCA
|
 Amaru |
|||
 FES
|
 Goyo | |||
 NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Kali |
 Wamai | ||
Year 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
 REU
|
 Iana |
|||
| GIGR (unofficially)
|
 Oryx | |||
| NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Ace |
|||
 ITF
|
 Melusi | |||
 ROS
|
 Zero |
|||
| NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Aruni | |||
Unlocking
Post-launch Operators can be unlocked with Renown or R6 Credits. These are their available prices as of Operation Neon Dawn.
| CTU | Renown 
|
R6 Credits 
|
Bundles |
|---|---|---|---|
| JTF2 | 10000 | 240 | Year 1 Bundle |
| SEALs | 10000 | 240 | Year 1 Bundle |
| BOPE | 10000 | 240 | Year 1 Bundle |
| SAT | 10000 | 240 | Year 1 Bundle |
| GEO | 10000 | 240 | Year 2 Bundle |
| SDU | 10000 | 240 | Year 2 Bundle |
| GROM | 15000 | 360 | Year 2 Bundle |
| 707th SMB | 15000 | 360 | Year 2 Bundle |
| CBRN | 15000 | 360 | |
| GIS | 15000 | 360 | |
| GSUTR | 15000 | 360 | |
| GIGR | 20000 | 480 | |
| SASR | 20000 | 480 | |
| Jaeger Corps | 20000 | 480 | |
| Secret Service | 20000 | 480 | |
| APCA | 20000 | 480 | |
| FES | 20000 | 480 | |
| 25000 |
600 |
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| ITF | 25000 | 600 | |
| ROS | 25000 | 600 |
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