Operators are playable characters in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. There are currently 65 playable operators (excluding Recruit), all hailing from one of the 27 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, GONNE-6
- Generic gadgets: Drones, Grappling Hooks
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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 (December 1, 2015 - February 2, 2016) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 (February 2, 2016 - February 7, 2017)Consists of:
| ||
|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |
 SEALs
|
 Blackbeard |
 Valkyrie |
 BOPE
|
 Capitão |
 Caveira |
 SAT
|
 Hibana |
 Echo |
Year 2 (February 7, 2017 - March 6, 2018)Consists of:
| ||
|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |
 SDU
|
 Ying |
 Lesion |
 GROM
|
 Zofia |
 Ela |
 707th SMB
|
 Dokkaebi |
 Vigil |
Year 3 (March 6, 2018 - March 6, 2019)Consists of:
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
 CBRN
|
 Lion |
 Finka |
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 GIS
|
 Maestro |
 Alibi | ||
 GSUTR
|
 Maverick |
 Clash | ||
 GIGR
|
 Nomad |
 Kaid | ||
Year 4 (March 6, 2019 - March 10, 2020)Consists of:
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
 SASR
|
 Gridlock |
 Mozzie | ||
 Jaeger Corps
|
 Nøkk |
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 Secret Service
|
 Warden | |||
 APCA
|
 Amaru |
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 FES
|
 Goyo | |||
 NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Kali |
 Wamai | ||
Year 5 (March 10, 2020 - March 16, 2021)Consists of:
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
 REU
|
 Iana |
|||
| GIGR (unofficially)
|
 Oryx | |||
| NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Ace |
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 ITF
|
 Melusi | |||
 ROS
|
 Zero |
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| NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Aruni | |||
Year 6 (March 16, 2021 - March 15, 2022)Consists of:
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
 FBI (asset)
|
 Flores |
|||
 STAR-NET
|
 Thunderbird | |||
| NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Osa |
|||
 Garda ERU
|
 Thorn | |||
Year 7 (March 15, 2022 - March 2023)Consists of:
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |||
| Unaffiliated |  Azami | |||
 SFG
|
 Sens |
|||
| NIGHTHAVEN
|
 Grim |
|||
 AFEAU
|
 Solis | |||
Year 8 (March 2023 - Present)Consists of:
| ||
|---|---|---|
Attackers |
Defenders | |
 COT
|
 Brava |
|
| Unaffiliated |  Fenrir | |
Pricing
All original Operators, known as "Pathfinders", can be unlocked for 1000 Renown. Post-launch Operators can be unlocked with Renown or R6 Credits. With the release of every expansion, the price of each Operator from previous expansions is reduced until capping at 10,000 Renown or 240 R6 Credits.
These are their available prices as of Operation Brutal Swarm.
| Expansion | Renown 
|
R6 Credits 
|
|---|---|---|
| Base Game (Pathfinders) | 1000 | N/A |
| Black Ice to Ember Rise | 10000 | 240 |
| Shifting Tides to Shadow Legacy | 15000 | 360 |
| Neon Dawn to Crystal Guard | 20000 | 480 |
| High Calibre to Brutal Swarm | 25000 | 600 |
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