ECHO
Rin Aoki · Acoustic tracker
Ghost UnionRin Aoki restored damaged voice recordings for families after the blackout. A voice in the static led her into the service grid beneath Sump Channels, where she learned that silence could be manufactured.
Before the blackout
Rin Aoki restored damaged voice recordings for families after the blackout. A voice in the static led her into the service grid beneath Sump Channels, where she learned that silence could be manufactured.
Passive ability
Harmonic Map distinguishes metal footsteps from concrete footsteps. Rain and machinery can mask the signal.
Active ability
Ping Needle places a microphone that reports one loud event. Its small red diode remains visible.
Signature ability
Dead Air suppresses her squad’s equipment noise for six seconds. Footsteps and gunshots are never silenced.
Strengths, limits & counters
Echo reads noisy interiors exceptionally well. Use ambient machinery to mask a rotate, and destroy microphones before starting a revive.
Your place in the team
Solo: place a microphone behind the route you just crossed. Duo: call surface changes so your partner can face the right staircase. Trio: listen while two allies reposition. Squads: use Dead Air for an equipment-heavy crossing, remembering that footsteps still reveal the team.
Recommended loadout
DATUM rewards a cadence timed to the footsteps you hear. HUSH reduces the sharpness of your own report without making you silent. Stop firing briefly when a fresh sound clue matters more than another shot.
Reading the specifications
Mobility, armor and utility use ratings from 0 to 100; a higher value means more capability in that category. Armor is not a health total or a percentage of damage blocked. Ratings compare operators only, not operators with vehicles.
