If you’re interested in completing the Bear Knuckle League challenges, their Combat Roll passive makes them a useful operative to have at your disposal early on. They also come equipped with the AR Cloak gadget, so you can easily maneuver before the bloodbath. With the powerful G-36 and a Desert Eagle as their default weapons, the Gunkata passive which allows them to execute lethal takedowns even after they’ve been spotted, and the Albion Vendetta passive which boosts damage output in scraps with Albion, this Hacker is your best choice when you want to go loud. This Hacker is an offensive powerhouse who you’ll unlock after the Nine Elms Borough Uprising. Deal increased damage against Albion personnel.
Perform a combat roll by double-tapping A on Xbox, X on PS4 or space on keyboard. Execute instant gun takedowns, even on aware enemies. Comes with a Desert Eagle and a G36 Assault Rifle.
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Add a pair of powerful passives - Fast Hacking, which increases speed of all hacks Denise performs, and Drone Betray Hack, which causes the flying machines to turn in their owners, and she’s a great operative to recruit early on. Most notably, the Shock Drone trigger allows you to summon a lightweight drone with a powerful stun projectile that will knock out most enemies with one hit and is great for scoping out enemy encampments. The operative you’ll secure for pulling off the Lambeth Borough Uprising is a Drone Expert who offers a variety of useful drone abilities. All hacks have significantly shorter cooldowns. Select and enemy to be divebombed by a drone. Can use the Betray Hack, briefly making a drone an ally. Summon a unique Shock Drone, with laser fire capability. Maybe the water conducted the electricity? Breath of the Watch Dogs?) LAMBETH BOROUGH UPRISING DRONE EXPERT SKILLED OPERATIVE Image: Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft via Polygon (This is anecdotal, but once, when it was raining, we used Shock Hack on an enemy and it hit at least a half dozen other people in the area. And, last but not least, Viral Hacking means that some of your hacks will affect more than one opponent in the vicinity. The Shock Hack ability enables them to temporarily incapacitate enemies and knock off as much as half of their health, and Crypto Skimmer means that you sometimes gain ETO when you hack.
The Key Steal passive allows you to download a key from any distance as long as they have eyes on it via a hacked device. This Hacker’s abilities make them an ideal operative for stealthy infiltrations. As a result, we’re listing them first because a) they’re good and b) they’re literally essential in that you can’t progress the game without recruiting them. This is a superstar hacker who you unlock early on by completing the main story missions that lead to the Camden Borough Uprising. Access Keys can be stolen from any distance. Can use the Shock hack, which damages enemies. When hacking, hold the button to affect a larger radius.