New Rainbow Six Siege Season Announced, Three New Operators Teased

Ubisoft has just lifted the veil on the final year-two season for Rainbow Six Siege. The final [...]

Ubisoft has just lifted the veil on the final year-two season for Rainbow Six Siege. The final season has been dubbed "Operation White Noise," and will introduce a three new operators to the roster! This is pretty significant, since we're used to getting two new additions per season: an attacker and a defender. According to the press release, we'll still be getting our attacker and defender, but we're also getting an additional Polish operator from the GROM unit.

Most of what Operation White Noise will bring to the table is still under wraps, but Ubisoft did open up a bit about the setting in this morning's press release: "Set in South Korea, players will intervene in an observation tower high above Seoul's skyline. Additionally, three operators will join the Rainbow Team; one attacker and one defender, from the 707th Special Mission Battalion, will use their unique skills and new weapons to handle high-stake situations."

The inclusion of SMB operators makes perfect sense, as we're focusing on the region of South Korea, and players are going to love learning more about them. Rainbow Six Siege has done a great job at shining a splotlight on some of the more obscure special forces units around the world, and the 707th SMB is no exception. This is what I dug up from their entry in the Rainbow Six wiki:

"The 707th Special Mission Battalion is a special forces unit in the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command. The unit was formed after the Munich massacre, which forced the South Korean government to create a counter-terrorist unit in time for the 1988 Olympics that would be held on South Korean soil. The unit has about 200 men and women organized in two companies, headquarters and support staff. "

Considering the history of this unit, and the title of this final season, it wouldn't surprise me if our new Operators' equipment focused on reconnaissance and disruption. The Polish operator is a total wildcard, however. We'll get to learn more about all of our new operators over the course of the Pro League finals on November 18 and 19, so stay tuned!

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