Alternate Operators

Alternates

First introduced in Who is Real, alternate Operators, colloquially referred to as alters, are an alternative version of certain Operators, which could either have superior performance than the original Operator or completely different properties altogether.

All alter Operators are subject to the following mechanics:

Both the original Operator and their alter share the same Trust but have their own Potential, skill upgrades and Mastery training, talent, and base skills.
Both the original Operator and their alter have their own outfits and dialogues.
- However, both are available separately as the player's Assistant.

Before Il Siracusano, both the original Operator and their alter cannot be present in a squad or the RIIC at the same time:

If either is present in a squad, the other cannot be picked up as a Support Unit and assigning either to the same squad as the other will cause the former to replace the latter.
If either is assigned to an RIIC while the other is also in one, the other version will be removed from its shift. This also affects the Dormitory, where either version cannot rest while the other is working, or vice-versa.

Contrary to one might expect, it is not required to have the original Operator in the player's roster first before their alter can be added as well. However, having the original Operator alongside their alter will unlock Alternate Operator Missions which requires the player to build the original and alter Operator, and awards resources which partially refunds the process. It is thus highly advised to build both the original and alter Operator, even if they ended up unused, should the player manage to obtain both. Unfortunately, Alternate Operator Missions are no longer available for alternate Operator pairs from June 23, 2023 in the Global server due to the removal of their usage restrictions (see above).

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As of September 5, 2023, there are 18 alter Operators:

Operator		Introduced in	Limited?	Release status
Alternate	Original	Introduced in	Limited?	CN	Global	TW
Lava the Purgatory	Lava	Who is Real	No
Skadi the Corrupting Heart	Skadi	Under Tides	Yes
Ch'en the Holungday	Ch'en	Dossoles Holiday	Yes
Nearl the Radiant Knight	Nearl	Near Light	Yes
Kroos the Keen Glint	Kroos	Invitation to Wine	No
Specter the Unchained	Specter	Stultifera Navis	Yes
Hibiscus the Purifier	Hibiscus	Lingering Echoes	No
Gavial the Invincible	Gavial	Ideal City	Yes
Greyy the Lightningbearer	Greyy	Dorothy's Vision	No
Texas the Omertosa	Texas	Il Siracusano	Yes
Reed the Flame Shadow	Reed	What the Firelight Casts	No
Kirin R Yato	Yato	A Flurry to the Flame	Yes
Rathalos S Noir Corne	Noir Corne	A Flurry to the Flame	Yes
Silence the Paradigmatic	Silence	Lone Trail	No
Executor the Ex Foedere	Executor	Hortus de Escapismo	No
Eyjafjalla the Hvít Aska	Eyjafjalla	So Long, Adele	Yes
Swire the Elegant Wit	Swire	So Long, Adele	No
Jessica the Liberated	Jessica	Come Catastrophes or Wakes of Vultures	No