History Characters / ArknightsSpecialistsAToM

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* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: When Bena takes lethal damage, instead of withdrawing from the battlefield, she is replaced by a body double that can perform ranged attacks but as 0 block.

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* UnusualGameplayMechanic: When Bena takes lethal damage, instead of withdrawing from the battlefield, she is replaced by a body double that can perform ranged attacks but as 0 block.

[[folder: Cliffheart]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:It really hurts to be hit by a climbing pick.]]
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->''Cliffheart, Specialist Operator of Rhodes Island, possesses both the tenacity of a climber and the sensitivity of a warrior''.

->'''ID:''' No. 173
->'''Subclass:''' Pull Specialist
->'''Tags:''' Shift, DPS
->'''Affiliation:''' Karlan Trade Co., Ltd - Kjerag
->'''Real name:''' Ensia Silverash
->'''Race:''' Feline
->'''Birthday:''' November 28
->'''Height:''' 163cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyokoShiraishi

* AnchorsAway: She uses a mini anchor like a grappling hook to pull enemies.
* AnimalMotifs: Snow leopard. Two of them can also be seen in her Elite 2 artwork.
* ArmorPiercingAttack: Her second skill, '''Binding Chains''', is one of the very few skills that completely bypasses the target's DEF and RES.
* BareYourMidriff: Her default outfit is this, consisting of a black tube top and an open, sleeveless jacket. It's noted as unusual for someone Infected like her to be so brazen about exposed skin as it would normally tip people off to her status, but she's managed to disguise her external signs of Infection as fashion accessories (it's cleverly hidden underneath the thigh band) so she can go about life normally. A mitigating factor is that Kjerag is comparatively lenient towards Infected, and she comes from a very important family.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Matterhorn notes that every time he serves her a dish with peppers as an ingredient, she will always leave them untouched.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her left leg has a thigh band, while her right leg has a stocking.
* GenkiGirl: Cliffheart is fairly energetic and easygoing, compared to her demure sister Pramanix.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Her weapons are climbing tools, one of which is an anchor-shaped grappling hook.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Upon reaching Elite 1, Cliffheart gains the '''Karlan Hunter''' talent, which buffs her ATK and DEF by 6% (12% at Elite 2) if she's not blocking any enemies. Being a Shift-type operator, she can be deployed on both ground and ranged grids, but her talent works best when she's deployed on ranged grids and used as a pseudo-Sniper.
* NiceHat: Wears a white beret. Subverted with her two alternate outfits, which ditches the hat.
* PunnyName: Her codename is '''Cliff'''''heart'', and '''mountaineering''' is what she ''loves''. Her real name is a pun on ''Panthera uncia''.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: If her ''"Highland Visitor"'' skin is equipped, then [[https://gamepress.gg/arknights/sites/arknights/files/inline-images/ArtCliffheartSkinWWFGIF2.gif a tiny snow leopard cub]] will follow her around while in the base.
* StarterMon: She's a guaranteed 5-star operator for new players who maintained a consecutive 7-day login streak after creating their accounts.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Pramanix's girly.
* {{Troll}}: Her records note that she can be mischievous. But the inverse may also apply, as she can also expose other mischief-makers.

[[folder: Ethan]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:You... can't see me!]]
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->''Ethan, Specialist Operator of Rhodes Island, will utilize unique abilities to carry out special missions for you''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 355
->'''Subclass:''' Controller Specialist
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Crowd-Control
->'''Affiliation:''' Rhodes Island
->'''Race:''' Savra
->'''Birthday:''' January 29

->'''Artist:''' A Guǐ
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroyukiYoshino

* AerithAndBob: He's definitely the Bob among the operators of Rhodes Island, who typically have unusual if not outright outlandish code names. And he's just... Ethan.
* CowardlyLion: He spent most of his life just spraying rebellious graffiti and running from authorities, dislikes combat, and his Rhodes Island assessment takes note that he isn't a brave man, yet after whatever made him left Reunion, he's now voluntarily joining battles and taking up presumably dangerous solo infiltration missions anyways.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He used to work for the Reunion Movement as an intelligence gatherer. Whatever happened there was apparently bad enough that the normally talkative Ethan is unwilling to talk about it beyond explaining that "even the little guy has a few tough spots.", and it convinced the non-combative and cowardly Savra to join the fight against Reunion. His bio doesn't directly give any details, but his promotion record states "His faith was shattered."
* FavorsForTheSexy: Despite being talkative and friendly, Ethan was initially offended when asked by Rhodes Island how his camouflage worked because divulging such things would put him at risk if his enemies found it out. He spilled everything about it after "a certain female Savra operator" asked.
* FoodAsBribe: According to his profile, much of Ethan's provided bio was gotten out of him by Rhodes Island bribing him with his favorite meal.
* ForeignQueasine: According to his bio, Ethan's favorite food is three-armed lizard, roasted with mushrooms and spices, and served with wine. [[ImAHumanitarian And considering how Ethan is a Savra...]]
* {{Invisibility}}: His Savra tribe, being based on chameleons, are able to change their skin color to match their surroundings. Ethan is no different, but his Arts talent allows him to extend this camouflage to the objects he touches, most notably his clothing and gear. Even his deployment animation has him fading in from invisibility into position. He can't go truly invisible unlike Manticore, but it does provide the justification for his Controller base evasion.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaOcSI6JaZ0 "Zone 10⁻⁸"]]
* InvisibleStreaker: As his Elite 2 CG shows, while Ethan can turn himself invisible, his outfit stays opaque and can be seen with the naked eye. It doesn't hamper his invisibility during gameplay, however.
* KillerYoYo: His metallic yo-yo gives him a fairly wide attack range and the ability to hit every enemy standing in it.
* KnightInSourArmour: He started off wanting to help the infected, but after several stints with various pro-infected organizations and especially after his time in Reunion, he started souring on all of it, and he initially joined Rhodes Island just for the good food. His promotion record states it's up to Rhodes Island to give him a new faith to believe in. Raising his trust high enough has him tell the Doctor he's starting to believe in the cause of helping the infected again.
* LizardFolk: He has the physical characteristics of his lizard-like Savra brethren.
* LovableRogue: He genuinely wants to help the infected, and he's a wise-cracking stealth prankster that steals peoples' snacks. In the various pro-infected institutions he belonged to, he was a non-combatant that sprayed graffiti to mock authorities. He only took up arms apparently after seeing how bad Reunion was, and even then despite his mid-battle wise-cracks, his bio notes that he has somber moments afterwards and clearly doesn't love war.
* MightyGlacier: Ethan deals a surprisingly high amount of damage with his yo-yo (especially with the extra [=DoT=] provided by his passive skill '''Fancy Maneuvers'''), and his trait if he somehow gets targeted means he can tank a good amount of damage, but he can't block any enemies and is fairly slow to attack.
* TheSneakyGuy: Befitting someone designed after chameleons, {{Invisibility}} is his hat, thus putting him in the same niche as Manticore. In his earlier days, Ethan would use his natural cloaking abilities to hide from hunters, as well as to play pranks on Reunion Wraiths when he was still with them.
* StatusAilment: The reason Ethan counts as a "Crowd-Control" operator is because of his '''Entwined''' talent, which has a 25% chance of binding any target he attacks for 2 seconds. His second skill '''Suspended Cross''' helps with this by increasing his ATK by 20%, and increasing the chance to trigger his talent to 1.5 times at Skill Level 1.
* TooHungryToBePolite: It's established in "Stories of Afternoon" that his ingrained habits of grabbing food whenever he can to sate his hunger is why he sneaks food from the table without washing his hands or using a utensil to eat it. Matterhorn reprimands him for not being hygienic, insisting that Ethan do more than just splash water on his hands for a second before chowing down.

[[folder: [=FEater=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:No stand-in, no.]]
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->''[=FEater=], Specialist Operator of Rhodes Island, will settle disputes with her excellent martial art skills''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 241
->'''Subclass:''' Push Specialist
->'''Tags:''' Shift, Slow
->'''Affiliation:''' Great Lungmen
->'''Race:''' Ursus
->'''Birthday:''' August 10
->'''Height:''' 160cm
->'''Artist:''' [=RAN=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MieSonozaki

* AnimalMotifs: Her design and color scheme bring to mind pandas, especially with her sunglasses. You even see a panda in her Elite 2 art
* BareFistedMonk: [=FEater=] is a master of Tie Yi Liu He Quan, the Universal Fist of the Iron Will, even before entering the film business. The effect is enhanced because of her PowerFists.
* BareYourMidriff: Wears a sports bra in her "Marthe: Dojo Star" skin.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's a monk that can punch enemies across the room in-game, and her bust is emphasized in a game that's otherwise relatively light on the fanservice (compared to most anime-style gacha games).
* BruceLeeClone: While downplayed compared to most, the inspiration is pretty clear. An action movie actress well-known for also being a true martial arts master who didn't need stunt doubles, until her career was ended by a sudden strike of illness (though fortunately, it was a lot less fatal than the real deal). Her skin gives up all subtlety and just gives her the famous yellow and black suit.
* CareerEndingInjury: Her oripathy forced to end her movie career. Doesn't stop her from pushing enemies off the roof using her kung fu, though.
* FlashStep: Her dash during '''Collapsing Strike''' is so fast that she momentarily vanishes from view, and appropriately have a sound of camera flash comes with it.
* LightningBruiser: [=FEater=] has above average attack speed, and her talent also gives her a high chance of dodging physical attacks while dealing damage to all blocked enemies at the same time.
* MegatonPunch: How she qualifies as a Shift-type operator; her punches push around enemies (preferably to a DisneyVillainDeath off the edge and into a pit). This manifests in her skills as well.
** '''Raging Iron Fist''' pushes enemies around slightly and slightly decreases their movement speed, and automatically applies on the next attack.
** '''Collapsing Strike''', deals massive damage to a single target, pushes back everyone around the poor sod even further, and slows all the survivors.
* MsFanservice: As befitting a former movie star, she dresses in a fairly revealing qipao that emphasizes her legs and bust.
* PowerFists: She has a pair of gigantic metallic gauntlets that enhances the power of her blows. They're not as heavy as they look, according to one of her dialogue lines, but considering she's a martial artist master with years of experience...
* PluckyGirl: One of the most cheerful and optimistic members of Rhodes, it's hard to keep her down for more than five minutes. Even losing everything she worked for after getting infected only inspired her to find another way to spread joy around.
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Up until the release of Weedy, [=FEater=] was the strongest Pusher in the game, bar none. With her S2 activated, her punches will send enemies flying with tremendous force, and with Angelina enabling her with her S3, [=FEater=] can quite literally punch some enemies across the playing field.
* PunnyName: The reason why the first two letters of her name are capitalized, is because an old Chinese name for the panda is 'the beast that eats iron'. Iron's scientific symbol is FE, hence [=FEater=].
** Doubles as an accidental/ [[StealthPun stealth pun]] as it might also hint at "Feature" (film) and [=FEater=] is a movie star. This is, however, exclusive to the localizations, as her original Chinese name is unequivocally read as "Iron Eater."
* VSign: She does the Japanese variant in her initial artwork.
* WorthyOpponent: In her third conversation line, she notes that Beehunter is an opponent worth going all out against.

[[folder: Gladiia]]
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->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 474
->'''Subclass:''' Pull Specialist
->'''Tags:''' Shift, DPS, Crowd-Control
->'''Affiliation:''' "Unknown"/[[spoiler:Abyssal Hunters]]
->'''Real Name''': Gla-dia
->'''Race:''' Unknown
->'''Birthday:''' November 6
->'''Height:''' 181cm
->'''Artist:''' Chuzenji
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HitomiNabatame

* AchillesHeel: In contrast to Hung, not hitting anything. As he is losing health every second he is on the field, he needs healing in order not to die. He gets health back by shooting enemies (by a certain chance every hit) and both his second skill and his third skill entirely rely on him having an operator in his range to hit. An Aak who cannot hit enemies or allies but is healed constantly by Medics or passive effects such as Angelina and Perfumer's talent, is basically dead weight.

* ApparentlyHumanMerfolk: {{Downplayed}} as she has pointy ears (which makes her look less human compared to the other sea creature-inspired operators) and scale-like features on her neck [[spoiler:(which is an early sign of her transformation into a sea monster)]], but otherwise, she lacks any prominent animal features.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: There's a reason why she's the head of Rhodes Island's Aegir affairs made honorary military commander and one of Abyssal Hunters' squad captains. [[spoiler:She also holds a certain amount of executive power in her hometown of Aegir as well, being one of its technocrats and one of the pioneers at the creation of Abyssal Hunters]].

* SuperSpeed: Said to move as fast as a crossbow bolt, and can kill someone ''faster than her words''. She's especially known for being the only operator whose mobility is [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale off the charts]], similar to Skadi's physical strength and Amiya's Originium Arts assimilation.
* StatuesqueStunner: The second-tallest female Operator to date, standing at 181 cm tall.

->'''ID:'''

->'''Tags:''' Shift

* MadeOfIron: She [[spoiler:survived getting [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice gutted by a sea monster]] '''and''' still remained strong enough to beat an ''even bigger sea monster'' alongside Skadi and Specter]]. The "Outstanding" rank for her endurance isn't just for shows.

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* AnimalMotifs: Swordfish, based on her name and overall appearance. Her hat is styled similarly to a swordfish's bill and fins, and her outfit's colors is a reference on the coloration found on swordfish.
* ApparentlyHumanMerfolk: {{Downplayed}} as she is seen with scale-like features on her neck, but otherwise, she lacks any prominent animal features.

->'''Voiced by:''' Miyu Tomita

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: From ''Code of Brawl,'' after a whole day of being mistaken for a criminal by everyone he met:

* DramaticIrony: He doesn't realise that his boss's benefactor and friend Lin Gray is secretly TheDon of Lungmen's criminal underworld. As much as he insists he's a completely normal seafood cook, the people assuming he must have criminal ties are more on the mark than he knows.

* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGF_aNM0RDU "Zone 10⁻⁸"]]

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->'''Race:'''

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->'''ID:''' No. 237

[[folder: Gravel]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Is she really a knight? Really?]]
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->''Gravel, Specialist Operator of Rhodes Island, will zip around the battlefield to defend the squad''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★

->'''Subclass:''' Fast-Redeploy Specialist
->'''Tags:''' Fast-Redeploy, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Kingdom of Kazimierz
->'''Real name:''' Senomy
->'''Race:''' Zalak
->'''Birthday:''' January 20
->'''Height:''' 156cm
->'''Tags:''' Fast-Redeploy, Defense
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Rika Tachibana

* AnimalMotifs: While her skills suggest a rat motif, the illusory animals that appear around her in her Elite 2 CG seem to resemble [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_dog prairie dogs]], specifically black-tailed prairie dogs due to the dark tufts of fur on her tail. Not to mention, her habit of kissing the people she's close to upon meeting them is a one-to-one reference to the same social behavior seen in prairie dogs.
* BarcodeTattoo: Has one on her right shoulder, a reminder of her time as a Kazimierz slave.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: It's strongly hinted that Gravel's attachment to the Doctor came about because they were the first person to actually treat her with any kind of personal decency, after being utterly broken by her former slave life. Her many Trust lines show how she progressively opens up more and more to the Doctor as their relationship improves.
* BoringButPractical: While Gravel lacks the flair and gimmicks of her rarer counterparts, what she ''does'' have is an extremely spammable kit that allows her to stall enemies with ease. Whereas Projekt Red, Waai Fu, or even Phantom for that matter, are typically deployed offensively and only for a short duration (sometimes as short as one second), Gravel boasts an extremely strong DeflectorShield that allows her to eat a lot of damage that would have been landed on your squishier damage dealers, or stall specific enemies to reduce pressure on your backline. Being a 4-star operator is a blessing in disguise, since that makes her significantly easier and cost-effective to raise and promote, and in specific cases like Contingency Contract, Gravel will outperform Red and Waai Fu 9 times out of 10.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Between her appearance, [[ClingyJealousGirl typical behavior]], fighting style, and specialty in covert ops, most people wouldn't believe she's a knight at first glance. At least it's justified in-universe that her title of "knight" is less of a noble status, but more of a job position and rank, due to the Knights of Kazimierz's reformation into a StateSec SecretPolice organization.
* ClingyJealousGirl: To the Doctor, big time. Almost all of her lines has her flirting with the Doctor or expressing affection to them. It's heavily implied that the reason she transferred to Rhodes Island is simply so that she can be the Doctor's personal bodyguard.
* ComMon: She's currently this for her class. Due to Specialists all being rarer than 3 stars, Gravel is the absolute minimum one can get by setting Fast Redeployment as a parameter when scouting for new recruits. Only Shaw and Rope are about as common as she is, and the Shift tag is miles more uncommon.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Her "Fast-Redeploy" trait is pretty much her redeeming factor, as she costs 6 Deployment points but only take 16 seconds to be redeployed again. Her two skills are both passive abilities that immediately boost her defenses once she's deployed, but they last only for a few seconds and [[ItOnlyWorksOnce only work once]] per deployment. With all these traits, Gravel is mostly used as a quick emergency barricade to stall enemies at a low cost.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Implied, due to how quickly Gravel opens up to and becomes attached to the Doctor simply because they were kind and caring towards her. Given her old life as a slave growing up in the oppressive regime that is Kazimierz, it's not hard to see why.
* IOweYouMyLife: Gravel had sworn an oath to be the Doctor's personal bodyguard [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe out of gratitude for their kindness towards her]].
-->'''Gravel:''' It's been a while since anyone was this kind to me, after I turned up in Kazimierz. So... if you'll have me, Doctor... On my honor as a knight, I, Gravel—I mean, Senomy, shall serve you always at your side.
* KnifeNut: She wields a pair of long knives, and she appears to be just a ''little'' bit obsessed with the Doctor.
* LogoJoke: The symbol of her second skill "Rat swarm" is more reminiscent to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkGTB8ESMCM this marmot]] than an actual rat.
* MeatShield: This is her one and only job, due to her StoneWall-grade defenses and fast redeployment. In the current meta, Gravel is usually brought to a map where one is expecting a lot of damage at once that they can't afford to let their defensive line take, such as later Annihilation stages, or when fighting bosses with absurd levels of stuns and[=/=]or burst damage (e.g. Faust and Mudrock, respectively) that would have been devastating if inflicted upon a keystone Defender or Guard. Even on the off chance that she's not deployed to [[TakingTheBullet take a hit]] for someone else, her tanky nature means she would still be placed to stall a particularly strong enemy that your regular operators could not.
* RagsToRoyalty: Downplayed as she's still a level-4 Knight of Kazimierz, which is barely in the middle of the hierarchy, but she was once a chattel before being elevated to that level. Also subverted in that being a "Knight" these days is more of a profession than a title of nobility.
* StoneWall: Despite her mediocre health at a glance, Gravel is surprisingly durable given her high DEF, talent, trust HP bonus, and the extreme stalling utility of her S2. While it is active, Gravel puts up a decaying DeflectorShield that blocks up to 2.5x of her max HP in damage before breaking, effectively giving her about 3.5x her normal health when deployed, allowing her to be quickly plopped down to take a strong hit meant for someone else, and then packing up to do that again later on. A reasonably-upgraded Gravel can survive ''five'' Bombtails launching their payloads at her at once and still have more shield to tank some more, so long as the enemy doesn't bring out Casters, since she has no defense against Arts.
* {{Yandere}}: {{Subverted}}. Your first impression of her and her dialogue might be of this but fortunately as the archive shows that she is perfectly sane. She's just a very upfront person about her feelings towards Doctor.
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[[folder: Jaye]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:He is rather terrifying when he's out there fighting.]]
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->''Jaye, Specialist Operator, will use his expert knife skills to force enemies back.''

->'''ID:''' No. 272

->'''Tags:''' Fast-Redeploy, DPS
->'''Affiliation:''' Great Lungmen
->'''Real name:''' Ah Fil
->'''Race:''' Ursus
->'''Birthday:''' September 17
->'''Height:''' 174cm
->'''Artist:''' A Guǐ
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YusukeShirai
A Lungmen fishmonger with a fearsome reputation. With Captain Hoshiguma's recommendation, he'll put his knives to work for Rhodes Island, both in the kitchen and on the battlefield.

* AchillesHeel:
** As Jaye's self-heal strength is dependent on the amount of damage he can deal, his viability drops like a rock when faced with high-DEF opponents, who will reduce his ATK output to ScratchDamage levels, and his LifeDrain by extension.
** Considering that Jaye consumes 3 DP for every three seconds of him being on the field, this pretty much counteracts the natural DP generation rate on a typical stage, making it nigh-impossible to push out operators or deploy summons without also having Vanguards on the field to hold his hand. On maps with stunted DP generation rates, Jaye becomes a liability because of this special quirk, as he will just eventually fizzle out on his own after bleeding your DP stock dry.
* AnimalMotifs: Polar bears.
* BusmansVocabulary: His battle quotes have him calling out the different stages of preparing a fish to be eaten.
* ChefOfIron: Jaye's other job is the in-universe equivalent of a fishmonger and sushi chef. And just like that job in reality, he requires [[KnifeNut sharp knives]] to perform his craft, ''lots of'' sharp knives. He even brings his shop banner and crates of fish on ice into the fight.
* DramaticIrony: He doesn't realise that his boss's benefactor and friend Lin Gray is secretly TheDon of Lungmen's criminal underworld. As much as he insists he's a completely normal seafood cook, the people assuming he must have criminal ties are more on the mark than he knows.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He was first seen as an NPC during ''Code of Brawl'', being dragged into the event with Waai Fu, where he's known as Fillet, but was not introduced as a playable character until much later.
* FaceOfAThug: Because of his "Resting Triad Face" and skill with a knife, in addition to the Lungmen fish market's reputation as a hotbed for gang activity, pretty much everyone who meets him assumes he must be a violent criminal at first. In fact, when Hoshiguma brought him to Rhodes Island many of the operators were initially worried she was trying to dump one of her underworld contacts on them.
* HyperactiveMetabolism: His S2 has him hitting an enemy and then throwing what appears to be a fishball at the nearest hurt ally, who instantly gain the health benefits of their snack. It doesn't even matter what kind of enemy he hits, however, which can sometimes result in the unsettling image of Jaye gutting a humanoid enemy and feeding their flesh to his teammates.
* KnifeNut: Befitting his side gig, Jaye carries upwards of four different knives with him, which can be seen in his Elite 2 CG.
* LifeDrain: At Mastery 3, his second skill will heal him or a nearby ally for half of the damage he deals. While this already sounds decent on paper, the other factors is where it gets strong - the skill takes very little SP (even at its base level, it takes just 12 SP, which becomes 8 when fully mastered), has an infinite duration, and thus counts for ''every hit'' Jaye lands on an enemy after it activates. And with his fast ASPD, he can quickly heal himself or an ally back from low health faster than dedicated Medics as long as there's something for him to wail on.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Jaye is the newest wildcard in the Fast-Redeploy group, boasting the same reduced timer as his fellows, but doesn't return any DP when he's retreated. In fact, Jaye will also periodically ''consume'' some DP while he's on the field, and will automatically retreat if he doesn't have any more to burn. The upside to this is that, despite being a Fast-Redeployer, Jaye has no self-decaying buffs or on-deploy bursts that would necessitate him being retreated constantly, and actually has considerable staying value due to the nature and infinite duration of his skills. If anything, he behaves much more like a very low-rent Enmity Guard after he's managed to hit his stride and activate his S2, and with sufficient leveling, he can effortlessly make sashimi out of stronger bosses, [[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1x541187EA such as Pompeii]].
* OrwellianRetcon: When he made his debut in ''Code of Brawl'', the English localisation translated his name as "Fillet", but once he was inducted as an operator, they switched to using the more accurate "Jaye". Following this, a patch was released that quietly changed his name in the ''Code of Brawl'' cutscene archives for the sake of keeping things consistent.
* PowerupLetdown: Jaye is one of the few operator so far to become objectively ''worse'' at a certain aspect when promoted. As a base slave, his default [=RIIC=] skill, '''Street Vendor''', is incredibly powerful when combo'd with operators who greatly boost the order limit cap at Trading Posts, especially when the current queue is empty. At Elite 1, he gains a second skill, '''Way of the Marketplace''', which ''decreases'' the order limit if his trading post partners are providing an efficiency boost, but increases this efficiency for himself by 4% per unclaimed order, making it so that both of them work against each other and reducing his effectiveness in the base. This is a non-issue if the player isn't planning on using him as a base unit, however, in which case the efficiency ding becomes moot.
* PowerNullifier: His S1 lets him seal the abilities of whatever he hits for one second by default, upgraded to two with Mastery training. And considering how his own attack interval is exactly one second as well, anything he hits with this skill active will be pretty much indefinitely silenced.
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: From ''Code of Brawl,'' after a whole day of being mistaken for a criminal by everyone he met:
--> '''Capone:''' Hey, I remember you. I met you before. You dressed up like a seafood salesman. Played like you were making finballs. Funny. I never thought I'd have to give you a second look.
--> '''Jaye:''' No, I really am a... never mind. [[ThenLetMeBeEvil Right now, just for tonight, I am what you think I am]].

[[folder: Kafka]]
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->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 214

->'''Tags:''' Fast-Redeploy, Crowd-Control
->'''Affiliation:''' Columbia
->'''Race:''' Liberi
->'''Birthday:''' December 1
->'''Height:''' 149cm
->'''Artist:''' [=NoriZC=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Miyu Tomita

* AnimalMotifs: Jackdaws. Her codename even translates into "jackdaw" in Czech. A two-headed one also appears in her E2 art.
* ForcedSleep: Her first skill temporarily puts surrounding enemies to sleep, being one of the few operators other than Sora or Blemishine who can do this.
* HeightAngst: Kafka is very touchy of her short stature. Mentioning it is a great way to push her BerserkButton.
* KnifeNut: Her main weapon.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Kafka's trait causes her to be less likely to be targeted by enemies and reduce her block to 0. This is to support her skills, that all take a certain duration after which they deal Arts damage (i.e her trait protects her from dying in the middle of her skill). Her second skill also works on a range that's two tiles away from her, [[https://youtu.be/D2ATRMeh0mw?t=44 which can be awkward]].
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The note about her AnimalMotifs aside, she shares a name with the writer Franz Kafka, who not only wrote, but also drew. He made a lot of references to shears and scissors in his works.
* ShearMenace: Her second skill has her use a pair of shears to deal Arts Damage from afar.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Kafka refers to herself like this.

[[folder: Manticore]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:I'm right here!]]
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->''Manticore, Specialist Operator of Rhodes Island, will hunt down enemies silently with her scorpion tail''.

->'''ID:''' No. 215
->'''Subclass:''' Controller Specialist
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Survival
->'''Affiliation:''' Sargon
->'''Race:''' Manticore
->'''Birthday:''' Unknown
->'''Height:''' 155cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakaSuwa

* ADogNamedDog: She's a manticore named Manticore.
* BareYourMidriff: Seen in her initial artwork, which shows her navel and waist exposed.
* BewareMyStingerTail: She attacks using her massive scorpion tail that can inject poison to anyone struck by it.
* FashionableAsymmetry: There's a bandage above her left leg.
* GirlishPigtails: She has twintails.
* HeadWings: She also has two bat wings on her head.
* {{Invisibility}}: She acquired the ability to turn invisible after contracting Oripathy. While this prove to be handy for someone with her particular set of skills, it really doesn't help her self-esteem issues.
* MightyGlacier: Manticore can dish out a lot of damage in a fairly wide range, and her trait allows her to tank a good amount of damage should she somehow get targeted, but she cannot block any enemies and is very slow to attack, which is made even ''slower'' with her second skill (With her second skill up, she takes ''5 seconds'' to wind up an attack).
* MythicalMotifs: As obvious from her name and race, it's the manticore - A winged lion with a scorpion's tail. It also appears in her Elite 2 artwork.
* PoisonousPerson: Her dialogue implies that her poison is lethal to humans. Gameplay-wise, this makes her a very viable de-buffer, because of her skill set.
** Her first skill '''Scorpion Venom''' is a passive ability that makes it such that anyone hit by her (and she hits '''everyone''' in range) will suffer a -23% penalty to their movement speed for 3 seconds at Skill Level 1.
** Her second skill '''Toxic Overload''' increases her attack animation and interval to buff her ATK by 30% and stun targets for .5 seconds at Skill Level 1.
* ProfessionalKiller: Implied to be one prior to joining Rhodes Island. This is manifested somewhat because of her classification as a Stealth-type Specialist, and with her '''Hidden Killer - Medium''' talent, which makes it so that she stays Invisible normally, gains a 25% ATK boost on the first attack and breaking cover, and becomes Invisible again when she hasn't attacked for 6 seconds.
* ShrinkingViolet: Manticore is extremely shy, constantly speaking in a hesitant tone and rarely finishing sentences. Having the power to turn invisible at will doesn't help her in social interactions. Her shyness is so bad that other operators have resorted to use ''written papers'' just to communicate with her.
* TheSneakyGal: Prior to her recruitment, she already received training in stealth, infiltration, and surprise attacks, which she regularly uses as a Rhodes Island Operator. This is manifested in '''Hidden Killer - Medium''' wherein she's automatically Invisible until she attacks, and regains invisibility when she hasn't attacked anything for 6 seconds. Because of this, she has the "Survival" tag attached to her.

[[folder: Mr. Nothing]]
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->'''ID:''' No. 455
->'''Subclass:''' Fast-Redeploy Specialist
->'''Tags:''' Fast-Redeploy, DPS
->'''Affiliation:''' Yen
->'''Race:''' Liberi
->'''Birthday:''' January 13
->'''Height:''' 187 cm
->'''Artist:''' Skade
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe

* FortuneTeller: It's one of his hobbies, and his character design bears several similarities to the stereotypical Chinese fortune teller. In fact, tapping on him in the base will show him shaking on a tube of fortune-telling lots.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: He is of the same subclass as Jaye, costing very little DP to place down, but passively draining your reserve while active, and doesn't refund anything when retreated.
* PaperFanOfDoom: His standard weapon, unless his S2 is activated, where he will replace it with a ParasolOfPain.
* ParasolOfPain: If his S2 is activated, Mr. Nothing replaces his PaperFanOfDoom with the umbrella he wears around his hip.
* StanceSystem: His S2 is one of the truer examples of this in the game. When his S2 is used, Mr. Nothing gains one out of three possible buffs at random (reducing enemy's ASPD on hit, increasing his own ASPD, or giving him Physical Evasion as well as raising his Block count), which lasts "indefinitely"[[note]]"Infinite duration" skills last 30 minutes in real-time[[/note]]. Activating this skill again while it is active rerolls the buff given to Mr. Nothing, though there's no guaranteeing if it will be a new one or not.

* '''Controller''' Specialists are called upon to hamstring large groups of enemies at once with their wide range, [[HerdHittingAttack Herd-Hitting Attacks]], and stun chance. They typically employ some manner of stealth to hide themselves from the enemy and accordingly have a block value of 0, making it so that melee attackers will ignore them, while ranged units will only fire upon them during the brief moments where they reveal themselves between each attack.
* '''Fast-Redeploy''' Specialists sidestep the usual minute-long redeployment timer when retreated and have very low cost, along with powerful opening skills that gradually decay over time, necessitating their retreat for further use. They are divided into three further subtypes: '''Aggressive''', '''Defensive''' and '''DP-Drain'''. Aggressive Specialists typically have skills that fire immediately upon deployment, usually inflicting some manner of stun or [[PowerNullifier ability seal]], and as such are commonly spammed as much as possible to hinder priority enemies with dangerous skills. Defensive Specialists are generally ''not'' spammed, but strategically placed to stall enemies or tank a big hit due to their increased survivability, usually in the form of {{Deflector Shield}}s. DP-Drain Specialists meanwhile have all around higher stats than normal fast-redeploys as well as infinite duration skills, but they have longer redeployment cooldown, do not refund DP when retreated and consume three DP periodically.
* '''Push[=/=]Pull''' Specialists, otherwise known as '''Shift'''-types, are capable of using their skills to jostle enemies out of place. They are valuable in maps with BottomlessPits, where they can score {{One Hit Kill}}s on many types of troublesome enemies by [[DisneyVillainDeath sending them to their doom]], whether by pulling or pushing them into holes on the ground. Outside of this, they're also employed to hinder the movement of some enemies or bosses on specific maps and can be quite entertaining to use this way, but their offensive capabilities are unimpressive otherwise and should not be used as general attackers.
* '''Support''' Specialists are a hard bunch to categorize, owing to how similar their skills are to Medics and Supporters. Their main job is to provide strategic buffs to their allies.

* MeatShield: This is her one and only job, due to her StoneWall-grade defenses and fast redeployment. In the current meta, Gravel is usually brought to a map where one is expecting a lot of damage at once that they can't afford to let their defensive line take, such as later Annihilation stages, or when fighting bosses with absurd levels of stuns and[=/=]or burst damage (e.g. Faust and Mudrock, respectively) that would have been devastating if inflicted upon a keystone Defender or Guard. Even on the off chance that she's not deployed to TakeTheBullet for someone else, her tanky nature means she would still be placed to stall a particularly strong enemy that your regular operators could not.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Between her appearance, [[ClingyJealousGirl typical behavior]], fighting style, and specialty in covert ops, most people wouldn't believe she's a knight at first glance.

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