Zofia (Siege)

Zofia
No risk, no reward.
General information
Real Name	Zofia Bosak
Organization	GROM
Position	Attacker
Birthplace	Wrocław, Poland
Date of birth	January 28, 1981
Age	37
Height	5'10" (1.79M)
Weight	159lbs (72KG)
Unlock	25,000 600 Free for Season Pass owners
Statistics
Health Rating	●●○ Medium
Speed Rating	●●○ Medium

"I decide when to restrain and when to kill. Only the best calls the shots."
— Zofia Operator Video

Zofia Bosak is an Attacking Operator featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, introduced in the Operation White Noise expansion alongside Dokkaebi and Vigil. A Medium Armored Operator, Zofia has access to the KS79 LIFELINE, a double barrel launcher that can launch either impact grenades or concussion grenades.

Biography

Born in Wroclaw, Zofia Bosak is the oldest daughter of Jan Bosak, former commander of the Polish Special Forces Unit GROM. While attending her father's military high school, she was pressured to perform on every level – a burden her younger sister was not able to cope with.

During a school trip to the Masurian Lake District, Zofia was prey to a disturbing prank that almost cost her life. While she played in the lake, three boys from her class took turns trying to drown her, just for 'fun'. This violent experience marked her with a deep mistrust of others. The following week, she has to sit beside her assailants in class. To deal with her growing anxiety, she decided to push her training further, and ensure she could rely on her skills for protection. Her father agreed to show her more ruthless techniques, given she would never question his methods.

When Zofia hit legal age, she enlisted in the army. Among Zofia's most notable exploits is a rescue Operation in Guatemala, codenamed Red Agatha. A disastrous tropical storm formed a sinkhole in the middle of the city, swallowing an entire neighbourhood. Zofia was deployed to protect a team of scientists examining the perimeter. During a sudden landfall, she saved a child from disappearing into the abyss. To reward her ability to withstand hardships, Zofia received a medal and was promoted to Second Lieutenant.

Throughout her experiences, Zofia forged a second family overseas. to have more impact on the field, she learned to trust her squad mates with her life, reconsidering the cruel lesson from the incident at Lakeland. Far away from her father's brutal training, Zofia let down her walls, developing close ties for the first time. She met her now-husband during a rogue operation in Mali, where they both mistook each other for hostiles.

Challenged by her squad mates on the field, she discovered the true kind of specialist she wanted to become. At the peak of her career, she flew back to Poland for her wedding ceremony. The celebration was kept short, but Zofia quickly returned to Wroclaw for her maternity leave. Her arrival in Poland was soon followed by her father's sudden passing.

The birth of her daughter had a profound effect on Zofia, igniting her need to cocoon with her family – but Ela ignored her sister's attempts to reconcile.

Zofia returned to the GROM soon after hearing Ela would pass the selection. Except for her attempts to reconnect with her sister, Zofia kept her distance with everyone else. Her squadron noticed this change and wondered if her recent obsession with her father's pocket watch was a remnant of grief, or something more.

When Ela accepted the prestigious offer to join Team Rainbow, Zofia saw no reason to stay behind. Everything about the GROM now seemed to remind her of her father.

Three months later, Zofia became an official member of Team Rainbow.

Psychological Profile

• Underwent thorough examination, but remains inconclusive. Perhaps too experienced at falsifying test results.
• Significant divide between the two sisters.
• Their father had a key role in it. His obvious favoritism towards Zofia is well-known.
• When asked about their relationship growing up, Zofia kept her answers curt and non-committal.
• And yet, very protective of Ela.
• Refuses to discuss her father's suicide.

Gameplay Description

Although trained in nonlethal combat, Zofia isn't beyond using much more aggressive tactics to get through hardship. Her use of the KS79 LIFELINE represents this, as she can either stun her foes or break through their ranks with just a couple of grenades.

• Zofia's KS79 LIFELINE can fire Impact Grenades and Proximity Concussion Grenades. She has 2 Impact Grenades and 4 Concussion Grenades. The LIFELINE is set to Impact Grenades on spawn and Zofia is able to switch between ammunition types on the fly using the fire mode key.

• The grenades are superposed, thus the LIFELINE requires no reloading process between shots.

• The Impact Grenades are much like normal Impact Grenades, dealing the same damage and same kind of destruction.

• There is a small arc to the grenade's flight trajectory.

• Concussion Grenades work like Ela's Grzmot Mines, causing visual and mobility disruption.

• Concussion Grenades can detonate by proximity or by a short timed fuze. If they hit a surface, they will rebound.

• Zofia is resistant to the Concussion effects of Ela's Grzmot Mines and her own Concussion Grenades, allowing her to recover in half the time than other Operators.
• When Zofia is downed, she can choose to Withstand, allowing her to pick herself up but with only 5% of the baseline health.

• Zofia takes roughly 5 seconds to use Withstand, which is almost twice as long compared to Doc's revive with his Stim Pistol (2.75 seconds). Compare this to when a teammate revives an allied operator, taking only 4 seconds.
• Zofia naturally presses down on her wounds, thus her bleedout time is maximized even if she moves around. This is due to how her usual interaction button for slowing blood loss is being used by Withstand.

Counters

• Ela is also resistant to Concussion effects, allowing her to recover twice as fast like her sister.
• Jäger's Magpies can take out Zofia's grenades if they haven't detonated yet.

Loadout

Loadout
Primary	LMG-E Light Machine Gun M762 Assault Rifle
Secondary	RG15 Handgun
Gadget	Breach Charge x 3 Claymore x 1

Unique Gadget

Unique Gadget
	KS79 LIFELINE

"Double barrel launcher that can fire both concussion and impact grenades."
— In-game description

On the rare occasion Zofia was home alone with her younger sister, she would teach Ela some advanced non-lethal techniques and introduced her to concussion grenades. Those rogue lessons were their secret and represented Zofia's shy attempts to help Ela, who was struggling during high school.

While her father’s training made Zofia most comfortable with hand-to-hand combat and precision shooting, she discovered in the GROM the true kind of specialist she wanted to be. Favoring aggressive strikes, she volunteered to test trial the KS79 LIFELINE, a double barrel grenade launcher originating from an Italian R&D program.

KS79 LIFELINE makes use of electronically triggered projectile technology that can fire both concussion and impact ammunition. Since multiple grenades are superposed in the gun barrel, reloading magazines are no longer necessary, resulting in unmatched efficiency. The concussion ammunition delivers a 170-decibel shockwave that impairs hearing and causes a dizzying effect. The impact ammunition bulldozes walls in an instant, so brace yourselves for an explosive assault.

Quotes

Zofia's Quotes

Zofia Operator Video (International) "To ja decyduję kiedy się powstrzymać, a kiedy zabić. Tylko najlepsi dyktują warunki." Spawning "Actions speak louder than words." "All that glitters is not gold." "I'm not sure I care." "Let the adults work." "No risk, no reward." "Remember the training." "Say your prayers." "This brings me no joy." "You'll know if I see anything." Sister Rivalry "Do better Ela." "Don't be so predictable." "Don't make me chase you." "Game on." "Get your head in the game Ela." "I always have the edge, Ela." "I know it's you." "I told you better, learn from this." "I taught you better." "I won't play nice Ela." "I won't quit Ela." "I'm not playing." "I'm serious Ela." "Just like old times." "Running out of time Ela." "Some things never change." "Stop it, Ela." "That's not good enough Ela." "There's no place to hide, Ela." "This is so you." "This might teach you something." "Watch your back, Ela." "You are your own enemy, Ela." "You can do better than this Ela." "You can't run for me, Ela." "You can't win Ela." "You've lost your focus there." Swapping to Impact Grenades "Readying impact." "Loading Filipinka." "Impact grenade." "Shell." Using Impact Grenades "Brace for impact." "Brace for it." "Cover your ears." "I got you." "Make room." Swapping to Concussion Grenades "Arming shock." "Loading concussion." "Loading thunder." "Thunder's next." "Shock." Using Concussion Grenades "Action time." "Get out of here." Firing a Grenade too Close "Gówno." Getting Hostage "Hostage recovered." "Hostage retrieved." "Hostage secured." "Recovered the hostage." "Recovering the hostage." "Secured the hostage." "We have the hostage." Moving Hostage "Come on." "Come on. let's go." "Let's go." "Run." "Stay with me." Dropping Hostage "Czekaj." "Don't move." "Nie ruszaj się." "Stay here." "Stay put."

Trivia

• In the context of an individual or an object, an 'anchor' provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation. This matches Zofia's own character with her own perseverance and determination when it comes to both her military and personal life, the latter of which being her attempts to reconnect with Ela.
• The name used to occasionally describe Zofia's Impact Grenades, Filipinka, originate from an unofficial yet common name for the ET wz. 40 hand grenade. This grenade was used in the Home Army resistance movement during Poland's occupation from Nazi Germany in World War II. It was a cylindrical impact grenade, a profile that aptly describes Zofia's own Impact Grenades.
• Zofia has a unique line if she shoots one of her Grenades too close to herself.
• Killing Ela when playing as Zofia will award the "Sister Rivalry" bonus, adding 10 points to your score.

Gameplay Video

Rainbow Six Siege - Operator Profile ZOFIA

Patch Changes

Update 3.3.0; September 4, 2018 Patch: Concussion Grenade amount reduced from four to three. Update 2.4.2; January 23, 2018 Patch: Concussion Grenade effects reduced. Withstand's revive health increased. Update 2.4.0; December 5, 2017 Patch: Introduction alongside Dokkaebi and Vigil.