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"Eyes up, it's all yours. An early-game specialist that boosts other Operators in range and can see into others' sightlines when upgraded."

―Store Description

Description

The Operator, internally referred to as EvolvedOperator, is the evolved version of the Scout, unlocked by reaching Level 20 on the Scout tower, either by getting the experience or by skipping the need to get it by paying Error creating thumbnail: File missing 499. Once done, it can be bought for Error creating thumbnail: File missing 4,500 and Error creating thumbnail: File missing 15,000. As it is an evolved tower, only some of its upgrades are unlocked at the start. All other have to be unlocked by reaching higher evolution levels on the tower.

The Operator fires in bursts, with a moderate delay between each one. Starting from Level 2, it gains a Coordination damage buff for each Operator that has Coordination unlocked placed to it in a small radius. At Level 5, it gains Shared Optics, which lets it attack enemies in the range of another Operator with Shared Optics that is in its range. If the Operator in its range has other Operators in their range, then it will be able to fire from these Operator ranges too.

The Operator has hidden detection from Level 1 and flying detection from Level 2. It has a placement limit of 16.

Upgrades

Tactical Gear

Level 1 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$325

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Sell Price changes to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$208

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Convergent Forces

Level 2 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$700

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Gains and applies a Coordination damage buff to nearby Operators

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•10% Coordination Damage Boost

Sell Price changes to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$441

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Cyber-Enforcer

Level 3 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,250

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6 > 9 Burst Count Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Sell Price changes to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$858

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Threat Detection Sentinel

Level 4 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,950

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+1.5 Coordination Radius Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Sell Price changes to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,508

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Synchronized Vision

Level 5 • Evolution Level: 10 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,500

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1 > 0 Burst Cooldown Error creating thumbnail: File missing

"Target spotted. Now everyone sees it."

Operator now can target enemies in the range of other Operators if that Operator is in its range

Sell Price changes to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$2,675

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1000-THR E.M.

Level 6 • Evolution Level: 20 • Cost: Error creating thumbnail: File missing$7,000

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Sell Price changes to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$5,008

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Statistics

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Operator Stats
Level	Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Burst Count	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Range	Coordination Damage Boost	Coordination Radius	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$300	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$300	1	6	0.12	1.4	14	N/A	N/A	2.83	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$106.01
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$325	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$625	2	6	0.12	1.4	14	N/A	N/A	5.66	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$110.42
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$700	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,325	3	6	0.12	1	15.5	10%	4	10.47	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$126.55
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,250	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$2,575	4	9	0.1	1	15.5	10%	4	18.95	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$135.88
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,950	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$4,525	6	9	0.1	1	15.5	10%	5.5	28.42	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$159.22
5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,500	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$8,025	6	N/A	0.16	0	16	10%	5.5	37.5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$214
6	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$7,000	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$15,025	10	N/A	0.16	0	17	10%	5.5	62.5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing$240.4

Coordination Stats
Level	4x Boost Percentage	4x Boost Damage	4x Boost DPS	8x Boost Percentage	8x Boost Damage	8x Boost DPS	12x Boost Percentage	12x Boost Damage	12x Boost DPS	16x Boost Percentage	16x Boost Damage	16x Boost DPS
2	40%	4	13.95	80%	5	17.44	120%	6	20.93	160%	7	24.42
3	40%	5	23.68	80%	7	33.16	120%	8	37.89	160%	10	47.37
4	40%	8	37.89	80%	10	47.37	120%	13	61.58	160%	15	71.05
5	40%	8	50	80%	10	62.5	120%	13	81.25	160%	15	93.75
6	40%	14	87.5	80%	18	112.5	120%	22	137.5	160%	26	162.5

Levels
Level	Exp	Total Exp
0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0 EXP
1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75 EXP
2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 155 EXP
3	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 86 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 241 EXP
4	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 93 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 334 EXP
5	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 100 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 434 EXP
6	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 107 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 541 EXP
7	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 115 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 656 EXP
8	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 124 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 780 EXP
9	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 133 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 913 EXP
10	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 143 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,056 EXP
11	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 154 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,210 EXP
12	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 166 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,376 EXP
13	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 178 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,554 EXP
14	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 192 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,746 EXP
15	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 206 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1,952 EXP
16	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 221 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,173 EXP
17	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 238 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,411 EXP
18	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 256 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,667 EXP
19	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 275 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2,942 EXP
20	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 296 EXP	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 3,238 EXP

Skins

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Skin	Pirate
Rarity	Uncommon
Daily Store Cost	Error creating thumbnail: File missing 4,000
Obtained From	Pirate Crate

Strategy

• The Operator is best used in the early to mid-game.
• At Level 2, it gains Coordination, which makes it apply and receive a damage boost from other nearby Operators that have Coordination.
  • The area in which it is applied is very small, meaning the tower has to be placed in a tight group for this to work well.
• At Level 5, it gains Shared Optics, which will make it target enemies in the range of other Operators with Shared Optics in its range.
  • This slightly conflicts with its Coordination, as that requires Operators to be placed close to each other while Shared Optics benefits from them being spread out.
    • One way to benefit from both is to have one main group of Operators where one of them can see an Operator that is at the edge of their range, extending all their ranges. Afterwards, another Operator can be put in the range of the one at the edge, extending it even further. This can be repeated until you hit the placement limit.
    • Another method is to have a few groups of Operators placed together apart from each other, but close enough that one group has another group in its range.

Trivia

• The Operator is one of the first three evolved towers revealed in 2020 prior to the release of the Overhaul Update, the other two being Juggernaut and Kingpin.
• The Operator's Level 3 design and upgrade name may be a reference to Robocop.
• The Operator's Level 6 upgrade name, 1000-THR E.M is a reference to the name of the 1000-THR Earthmover from ULTRAKILL
  • The Level 6 mask design is also possibly based on it.
• The Operator's Level 4 upgrade name, Threat Detection Sentinel, can be abbreviated to TDS, which happens to be the abbreviation for Tower Defense Simulator.

Update History

• 19 June 2026 - v2.1.0
  • Operator added.
• 17 July 2026 - v2.3.0
  • Level 5 and 6 now use their upgrade names in the research menu instead of Automatic Weapons for Level 5 and Smart Optics for Level 6.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Burst cooldown decreased from 1.6 to 1.5.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$500 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$700.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +1.5.
      • Burst cooldown changed from 1.6 > 1.4 to 1.5 > 1.
      • Coordination radius decreased from 5 to 3.75.
      • Coordination damage boost increased from 5% to 10%.
    • Level 3
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$2,100 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$2,575.
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Coordination radius increased from +0 to +1.75.
    • Level 5
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,350 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,125.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +1.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Range decreased from +1 to +0.5.
      • Burst cooldown changed from 1.4 > 0 to 1 > 0.
    • Level 6
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$6,400 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$4,250.
      • Damage decreased from +5 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 0.16 to .
      • Range increased from +0 to +1.
      • Coordination damage boost changed from 5% > 7.5% to 10%.
  • New skin: Pirate
• 31 July 2026 - v2.4.0
  • Placement limit decreased from 20 to 16.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Placement limit decreased from 20 to 16.
      • Burst cooldown decreased from 1.5 to 1.4.
    • Level 2
      • Burst cooldown changed from 1.5 > 1 to 1.4 > 1.
      • Coordination radius increased from 3.75 to 4.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$2,575 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$1,950.
      • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
      • Coordination radius decreased from +1.75 to +0.75.
      • Shared Optics removed.
      • Name changed from Synchronized Vision to Threat Detection Sentinel.
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,125 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$3,500.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Coordination radius increased from +0 to +0.75.
      • Shared Optics added, moved from Level 4.
      • Name changed from Threat Detection Sentinel to Synchronized Vision.
    • Level 6
      • Cost increased from Error creating thumbnail: File missing$4,250 to Error creating thumbnail: File missing$7,000.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +4.
      • Firerate changed from to 0.16.
      • Coordination radius decreased from +0 to -0.75.
  • Bug: Level 4 and 6 have incorrect coordination radius.
  • Bug: Level 4 will visually have other Operator ranges appear when selected as if Shared Optics was active.
• 7 August 2026 - v2.5.0
  • Bugfix: Level 4 and 6 now have the correct coordination radius of 4.75, now it is 5.5.

Notes

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