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Alleged Rainbow Six Siege leak reveals wheelchair user

An alleged leak for Rainbow Six Siege reveals that the new driver will be confined to a wheelchair.

A screenshot from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015), Ubisoft

Jonathan Grant has uploaded a video to YouTube in which he claims that a woman in a wheelchair driving a robot is a future operator in Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege for the Year 9 Season 3 update, Operation Twin Shells.

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Ubisoft announced that the update for Year 9, Season 3 will be titled “Operation Twin Shells” in a preview of an upcoming reveal panel for the full season, which premieres on August 25, 2024.

Ubisoft's inclusion of an operator in a wheelchair is no surprise. The company has made it clear that it is committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility.

Raashi Sikka, the company's Vice President of Global Diversity and Inclusion, said: “For Ubisoft, putting diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do means creating an environment where employees can thrive, building open-minded communities where players can connect, and developing games that reflect the diversity of the world we live in.”

“We won't achieve all of these goals overnight. Just as developing a AAA title takes years of iteration, we will only become a more diverse and inclusive company if we continually improve, try new ideas, and learn from the results. It's a long-term commitment that we will approach with the same passion and dedication that we bring to our games,” Sikka added.

A screenshot of Ubisoft's Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility website

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Additionally, the “Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility” section of the company’s website states: “We will create gaming experiences that advance representation by embedding diversity and inclusion into our processes, increasing representation on our teams, and providing access to resources to help teams create more authentic, inclusive and accessible gaming experiences.”

A screenshot of Ubisoft's Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility website

To this end, Ubisoft has introduced a so-called transgender operator as well as a bisexual operator. In 2021, Ubisoft introduced an operator named Osa, whose biography states: “She felt isolated because of her unorthodox approach and the attitudes of others towards her transition, so she focused on her work.”

A screenshot of Osa's biography from Rainbow Six Siege

Writer Simon Ducharme confirmed to Gamespot that Osa is indeed a male character pretending to be a woman. He said, “The decision to create a transgender character was made early on, as part of our initiative to have a comprehensive roster of Operators. The consultants, who are all transgender, wanted to make sure Osa was portrayed as authentically and organically as possible.”

He added: “She was written by a queer person and her voice is that of a trans woman – and while her identity is certainly influenced by her gender, her role in the Siege universe is about her talents, her influence on Nighthaven and her close friendship with Kali.”

A screenshot from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015), Ubisoft

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In February 2022, former Rainbow Six Siege Writer Lauren Stone, who currently works at Massive Entertainment, told an X-user requesting LGBTQ+ operator cards that Pulse was disturbed and bisexual.

Stone wrote on X: “Pulse is bi. Since launch. I don't know why people don't know. He's biracial and bisexual and flirts with you when he heals you. How do I know? I wrote him. He was the first character I wrote in the game. Yes, CD, ND and EP approved it. Pulse being bi is canon.”

Lauren Stone on X

Stone later explained that she was not allowed to reveal that he had been leading a chaotic life in 2015.

She wrote: “His biracial status was in his original bio. I couldn't say he was openly bisexual in 2015. So I used coded language to introduce a bisexual character and then backed that up with his scripts.”

Lauren Stone on X

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As for the alleged introduction of this alleged operator in a wheelchair, he is already being mocked and ridiculed. Comedian Ricky Berwick has shared a sketch mocking the new operator.

Rock Solid also made fun of the alleged leak.

What do you think of this alleged leak for Rainbow Six Siege?

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