- "The punch starts from the heart and does not miss."
— Blog's subtitle
Siu Mei Lin (Chinese: 蕭美蓮[1]), codenamed Ying, is an Attacking Operator featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, introduced in the Operation Blood Orchid expansion alongside Lesion and Ela.[2] She returns in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile.
Biography[]
- "So little time, so much asskicking."
— Ying
Siu Mei Lin was born in the comfortable Central district of Hong Kong. Her mother was a Hong Kong government worker and she grew up surrounded by adults who regularly discussed serious topics. Around age ten, Mei Lin grew tired of these boring conversations and often slipped away to wander the city. Immediately after graduating from secondary school, Mei Lin became a close protection operative. With a private tuition, she developed explosive short-range power and combat skills.
In 2004, Mei Lin participated in Operation High Sun. During the mission, she had an altercation with Spetsnaz Operator Shurat "Fuze" Kessikbayev, considering him to be a "questionable asset" due to believing he had a disregard for civilian lives. The situation was only resolved after FBI SWAT Operator Eliza "Ash" Cohen had stepped in.[3] In 2005, she collaborated with the Japanese Special Assault Team where she met Masaru "Echo" Enatsu. Both of them became romantically involved with one another before breaking up a year later.
Aiming to become an all-purpose operative, Mei Lin traveled to a female exclusive training facility in Tel Aviv, Israel. She spent two years training and serving with the Caracal Battalion where she developed an expertise in firearms and combat driving maneuvers. After completing her program, Mei Lin returned to Hong Kong. In 2008, she reoriented her career toward the police force after being involved in a kidnapping situation. She was first recruited to the Hong Kong Police Force to review the processes used by the Police Tactical Force's Security Wing. During this time, her interest to lead international rescue operations grew, which drove her to apply to the elite SDU: Flying Tigers.
Joint training with the SAS and her creative use of flashbangs earned Mei Lin the codename, Ying (Firefly). Lin's experience in close protection allowed her to ensure minimum casualties while leading high-risk VIP and witness protection operations amidst Hong Kong's dense urban population. This expertise ultimately got Mei Lin recruited by Rainbow in 2017.[4]
Psychological Profile[]
Her easy-going manner allows her to blend in, making her clients and teammates feel both secure and comfortable. Shows potential signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. She admitted having flashbacks of the car crash when she rushes into high-risk situations involving a number of civilians. Her extreme driving maneuvers may be a way for her to cope with stress, to assert control over those memories.[5]
Psychological Report[]
Commanders have a tendency to see Specialist Siu "Ying" Mei Lin as conventional. While she can be conservative in her strategic planning, she's surprisingly quick to change tack. This is perfectly illustrated by the tactical driving maneuvers she's able to perform, calculating multiple adaptive routes in fractions of a second. It's genuinely impressive.
Though serious and, I noticed, quite fastidious, I can see why clients and teammates feel secure and comfortable with her around. She has a manner that is tailored for putting people at ease, even as she constantly scans the environment for threats. I wondered about the fastidiousness, whether it comes from the thought processes imposed upon her by her training, or if it's a trait she's always had. Her response was, "Column A, Column B."
Her childhood was comfortable – but, she points out, "boring." Her mother is a Hong Kong government worker and she grew up surrounded by serious adults, discussing serious things. From a young age, ten or so, Siu would slip away from these "boring conversations" to wander the city. Her favorite memories are of riding the MTR – the subway – and jumping off at random stops. And she told me that wherever she travels, in her off-time, she still does this. She says the best way to get to know a city is to let it surprise you.
It's a shame that this sense of adventure isn't reflected in her official file. After our conversation, it's clear that Siu has a limitless sense of adventure and fearless enthusiasm for new experiences. She unabashedly gets excited at the idea of joint operations and is often one of the first to volunteer.
Invested in her career and role in law enforcement, she never wavers in her dedication. Which often forces her superiors to order to take time off. So, her seriousness can be misconstrued. I think she's someone who is always calculating risks. She understands how to wreak havoc on the opposition and unsettle them. The team considers her valuable but she expects clear strategic leadership, and I would caution commanders not to underestimate her.
Gameplay Description[]
A Medium Health Operator, Ying comes equipped with four Candelas, specialized timed explosives which can either be thrown or anchored onto a breakable surface to shoot out seven flash charges into an area, temporarily blinding and deafening other affected operators.
- Candelas have two deployment options.
- A Candela behaves differently from conventional grenades if thrown.
- It can bounce walls and non-floor surfaces
- It can only detonate on the ground.
- It does not bounce the ground. Instead, it rolls along the path they came in contact with the ground.
- If it came in contact with a ground obstuction, it rolls along the edge and try to roll forward along the edge.
- Candelas have a fuse charge timer, which can be adjusted by holding the grenade. The fuse timer only starts once the Candela hits the ground or is deployed.
- If the grenade is instantly thrown or deployed, the fuse timer is 3 seconds.
- The grenade can be cooked (held) for up to 3 seconds. For every second held to cook, a second is taken off the cook timer.
- If the grenade is held for 3 seconds or more, the grenade immediately detonates once it hits the ground or deployed.
- The rolling properties are not used if it instantly detonates when thrown and hits the ground.
- The fuse timer are shown on HUD (as progressing circle sections) and the held Candelas themselves (as light dots).
- The grenade detonates into a series of six sub-grenades, with the flash pattern differing between the deployment modes.
- If it is thrown, the sub-grenades detonate in a star pattern (six flashes at the corners and then one in the middle).
- If it is placed on surface, the sub-grenades are fired onto the opposite surface (similar to Fuze's CLuster Charge, again) in a staight line pattern.
- The first 5 flashes will be fired in a line from right to left with the 6th flash dropping in front of the Candela charge.
- The 6th flash will detonate first, followed by the rest detonating in the order they are fired.
- The six flashes are fired and detonated every fifth of a second. The sixth flash is fired exactly when the first flash detonates.
- The effective range of the Flash Charges is far larger in size than a regular Stun Grenade, as it can reach across entire hallways (over 10 meters).
- However, the duration of each flash is half-a-second from such a distance, up to roughly 3 seconds at point-blank.
- Effectiveness has been irregular due to how the flashes launch far and wide.
- A Candelas flash effect lasts for 1.4 seconds.
- The maximum effectiveness of these Flash Charges is reached if the Operator is progressively flashed by all six flashes.
- This requires no obstruction.
- Unlike normal grenades, Candelas can be destroyed by gunfire if they're shot before activation.
- Ying wears special, electronic glasses that make herself immune to her own flashes,
- It automatically activates once Ying pulls out her Candela.
- It also automatically deactivates once the last sub-flash is detonated, or Ying retracts her Candela.
- Ying is only immune to her own Candelas, not regular Stun Grenades or Blitz's Flash Shield.
- Ying's Candelas can blind her teammates.
- The glass is electronics.
- The glass has a visual effect: a blue tint that can be seen from both herself and other Operators.
Synergies[]
- Thatcher, IQ, Twitch, Brava, Kali, Zero, and Flores, can be helpful allies when faced with a Jäger, as they can take out the ADS before it can take out Ying's Candelas.
- Fuze is a natural partner to Ying due to their similar functions. After Ying blinds enemies within with her Candela, Fuze can use his Cluster Charge to quickly take out the disoriented Defenders.
- Utility-wise, Capitão can be a good ally to maximize disorientating enemies with his Micro Smoke Grenades alongside Ying's Candelas. Also, Capitão can use his Asphyxiating Bolts to deal with disoriented Defenders.
Counters[]
- Candelas can be shot and destroyed by bullets and explosions.
- Barbed Wire will slow down the Candelas' rolling speed.
- Jäger's Active Defense Systems are able to shoot down Candelas that come into range, thus preventing up to three flashes at the most.
- Even if the Candela is allowed to dispatch its flashes, the ADS can still target each separate flash it sends out.
- Conversely, Ying can disable all three Active Defense Systems through a well-placed Candela, provided all charges come in range of all of them.
- Wamai's Mag-NETs can pull the Candelas elsewhere and detonate them.
- Being a gadget, the Candelas can be destroyed by Bandit's Shock Wires like other gadgets of its type.
- When activated, Warden's Glance Smart Glasses make him immune to the effects of the Candela. Even after being flashed, Warden can still activate the glasses to clear up the blinding effects and allow him to see normally.
- Ying's special glass that activates when she uses her Candelas is electronic.
Device Description[]
- "Cluster of flash charges that can either be anchored on a surface or rolled out like a grenade."
— Candela Description
Inspired by the new breed of stun grenades showcased by the SAS, this mercury and magnesium based explosive creates a multitude of blinding flashes. The Candela device releases a cluster of flash charges that can either be anchored on surfaces or thrown out as a grenade. This non-lethal explosive was specifically adapted to lead operations in Hong Kong’s densely populated areas, thereby limiting the risk of casualties. Coming with tinted eyepieces and earplugs, this device is geared to give your team a few precious seconds to break in and neutralize enemies.[2]
Device Evaluation[]
Device: Candela
Operator: Specialist Siu "Ying" Mei Lin
Evaluation Lead: Specialist Emmanuelle "Twitch" Pichon, Project Lead Defense R&D
Specialist Ying (Siu Mei Lin) was on her way to evaluate her Candela cluster charges but flight delays meant she didn't arrive for the scheduled lab time. The good news: She did arrive in time to review the results with me before I filed this. We've attached some additional information from her notes. (It was really good to see her and Echo – Specialist Enatsu – having a friendly conversation.)
Since the Candelas are fairly straightforward, I wasn't expecting so many members of the team to be interested in watching the evaluation and seeing the results. Including myself, the lab was a full house! We had Specialists Liu and Porter (Lesion and Smoke) – who are starting to look like mad scientists and should be ordered to take time off – interested in the Candela's compound, and then we had Fuze (Specialist Kessikbayev) who was interested in the Candela's "cooking" phase. It was fun to have different approaches and questions involved in the testing process, and it shows in the data we gathered. Unsurprisingly, the Candela cluster charges are already operating at optimum efficiency.
- - Twitch
Quotes[]
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Trivia[]
- Ying (Chinese: 螢), means "Firefly" in Chinese.
- A Candela is an SI unit measurement for luminous intensity, specifically in regards to a particular direction.
- Curiously, unlike the other Operators available in Outbreak, Ying has no unique lines.
- Ying's date of birth was originally stated in-game as 1983, however this has since been removed.
- In her Biography's training section, Ying has been training Wing Chun.
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References[]
- ↑ 《彩虹六号：围攻》香港干员中文名确定 “血兰花行动”测试预载今日启动
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Update 2.3.0 Patch Notes - Operation Blood Orchid
- ↑ Operation Blood Orchid - Operator: Ying (螢)
- ↑ Ying's In-game BIO > BACKGROUND section
- ↑ Ying's In-game BIO > PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE section