Kestrel

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★★★★★ Kestrel Pioneer Vanguard Sargon		Kestrel, a tribal warrior will protect everything she holds dear. Her revenge of chaos is a thing in the past and she walks the right path of protector.
Position	Melee
Tags	DP-Recovery, DPS
Trait	Blocks 2 enemies
Availability	[CN] Tales Within the Sand (milestone reward)

Operator

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Trivia

The names and descriptions of Kestrel's talent(s), skill(s), base skills, and Operator Modules are tentative translations which may not represent the official English localization and will be updated when the Operator is announced or released in the Global server of Arknights.

Kestrel
In Other Languages
Chinese	红隼
Character Information
File no.	SG12
Internal name	char_4023_rfalcn
Basic Info
Gender	Female
Combat Exp.	20 years
Place of Birth	Sargon
Date of Birth	Claims to have forgotten
Race	Liberi
Height	170 cm
Infection Status	Originium crystals distributed across skin surface, confirmed Infected by medical examination.
Physical Exam
Physical Str.	Standard
Mobility	Normal
Physical Resil.	Excellent
Tactical Acumen	Normal
Combat Skill	Standard
Orig. Arts Asml.	Standard
Other Information
Illustrator	釜飯轟々丸
Japanese CV	Toa Yukinari
Chinese CV	Tang Yajing

Stats

Range

■□

Attributes

		MAX	MAX	MAX
HP	730	1001	1372	1960	–
ATK	208	307	421	514	+50
DEF	138	207	273	342	+20
RES	0				N/A
Redeployment time	70 seconds
DP cost	11		13
Block count	2
Attack interval	1.05 seconds

Potential

	DP cost -1
	Redeployment time -4 seconds
	ATK +24
	Improves Brutal Strikeback
	DP cost -1
Total Cost
5 OR 20

Promotion

Elite 1
Maximum attributes increased. DP cost +2. New talent: Brutal Strikeback. New skill: Drunken Sword Dance.
Prerequisites
Raise Kestrel to Level 50. 20K 4 7 3

Elite 2
Maximum attributes increased. New talent: Habitual Trait. Brutal Strikeback improved. Operator Modules available.
Prerequisites
Raise Kestrel to Elite 1 Level 70. 120K 3 7 18

Talents

Brutal Strikeback
	Has a 15% chance to increase ATK to 140% when attacking
	Has a 17% (+2%) chance to increase ATK to 140% when attacking
	Has a 20% chance to increase ATK to 140% when attacking
	Has a 22% (+2%) chance to increase ATK to 140% when attacking

Habitual Trait
	In [Tales Within the Sand], all resources carried by this unit will be transferred into the backpack when this unit's skill is activated

Skills

	Charge γ Auto Recovery Auto

Level	Effect
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	10	44	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	10	43	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	12	42	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	12	41	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	12	40	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	12	39	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	14	38	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	16	37	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	18	36	–
	Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.	20	35	–

	Drunken Sword Dance Auto Recovery Manual 15 seconds	■□

Level	Effect
	Gradually obtains 9 DP during the skill duration; ATK +4%, ASPD +10, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 1.3 times	5	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 9 DP during the skill duration; ATK +8%, ASPD +10, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 1.3 times	6	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 9 DP during the skill duration; ATK +12%, ASPD +10, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 1.3 times	7	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 10 DP during the skill duration; ATK +16%, ASPD +20, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 1.6 times	8	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 10 DP during the skill duration; ATK +20%, ASPD +20, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 1.6 times	9	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 10 DP during the skill duration; ATK +24%, ASPD +20, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 1.6 times	10	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 11 DP during the skill duration; ATK +28%, ASPD +30, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 1.9 times	12	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 11 DP during the skill duration; ATK +32%, ASPD +30, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 2.1 times	13	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 11 DP during the skill duration; ATK +36%, ASPD +30, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 2.3 times	14	30	15s
	Gradually obtains 12 DP during the skill duration; ATK +40%, ASPD +40, and Talent 1 activation rate increases to 2.5 times	15	30	15s

Skill upgrades

	4
	4 7
	6 3
	6 4
	6 4
	6 3 2
	Charge γ 5 3 2	Drunken Sword Dance 5 3 2
	Charge γ 6 3 5	Drunken Sword Dance 6 3 5
	Charge γ 10 4 4	Drunken Sword Dance 10 4 3

Base skills

	War Mark
When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, all Operators in Dormitories recover +0.05 Morale per hour (strongest effect of the same type applies)

	Way of the Guard
When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, increases Morale of all Operators in the Control Center by +0.05 per hour

Operator Modules

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Original

Original: Kestrel's Badge

Operator Kestrel has demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for preemptive penetration of the battlefield situation and active offense so as to secure leeway for deployment. The Field Operations Department has thus passed the following resolution: This operator shall be appointed a Vanguard Operator during field operations to exercise Pioneer responsibilities. In witness whereof, This badge is hereby conferred upon the above named.

SOL-Y

SOL-Y: Intimidator
		HP +150 ATK +14 DEF +12	New trait: The first Deployment Cost -4
		HP +170 ATK +24 DEF +18	Habitual Trait improved: In [Tales Within the Sand], own SP recovery rate +0.2/sec; all resources carried by this unit will be transferred into the backpack when this unit's skill is activated
		HP +180 ATK +30 DEF +20	Habitual Trait improved: In [Tales Within the Sand], own SP recovery rate +0.3/sec; all resources carried by this unit will be transferred into the backpack when this unit's skill is activated

Module Missions	Unlock conditions
Complete a total of 5 battles; You must deploy your own Kestrel, and use Drunken Sword Dance at least 2 times in each battle Clear Main Theme 11-18 with a 3-star rating under Standard Environment; You must deploy your own Kestrel, and Kestrel cannot retreat or be defeated for the entire stage	Complete both of Kestrel's SOL-Y Module Missions. Raise Kestrel to Elite 2 Level 50. Have at least 100% Trust with Kestrel.

Materials
2 3 40K	2 20 4 50K	2 8 5 60K

Description

红隼正带队远离一片由她们亲手点燃的废墟，走回最初的集结点。火焰熊熊，从天而降的雨滴甚至来不及碰到烈焰便蒸发殆尽，空气中只剩噼啪作响的灼烧声。 “老大，今天你杀了多少？”有人打破沉默，对红隼发问。 “记不清了。” “年轻人，谁会在战斗后记住自己杀了多少呢？”另外一个疲惫的声音响起，“能活下来就已经很不错了。” 红隼没再搭话，但她想起了那张扭曲的脸，它属于一个惊慌失措的“老熟人”，在她的步步紧逼下，他迫不得已纵身从楼顶跃下，只留给她那张即将与火海融为一体的脸。 她认识他，那个杀死她朋友的凶手。 “不过这次胜利值得庆祝，我们今天又解决了几个曾经残害我们同胞的凶手。”红隼停下脚步，转头对着她带来的那些后辈，远处的火焰在她的双眸中闪闪发光。 人们发出了欢呼声，但红隼没有笑。 “那我们还有多少凶手要解决？”那个打破了沉默的声音又响起来。 红隼望了过去，那是一个稚气未脱的姑娘，如果部族还在，她就不应该出现在战斗的队伍里，而应该享受美好的青春时光。 哦对了，她连“齿痕”都没有。 “你今天表现得非常好，我决定将‘齿痕’作为奖品奖励给你。”红隼并没有正面回答姑娘的问题，“在回去的路上，你可以想一想要什么样式的纹路。” “真的吗？” 红隼突然感觉，这样的对话似曾相识，只不过她才是对面的那个女孩，而站在自己位置上的那个人，是亲手将她带大的部族首领——曾经红隼最亲的那个人，为自己在左臂上勾勒了“齿痕”的第一笔纹路。 红隼忍不住抱了抱自己的左臂，温暖的回忆似乎阻隔了雨夜的寒冷，但她很快清醒过来，因为站在雨中的她们正在等着自己。 “真的——我们还是早点回集结点吧，我去把那个盒子找出来，然后你就可以挑了。” 队伍开始慢慢移动起来，她们的身形逐渐融化在黑夜中，再也看不清分毫。

Changelog

[CN] Tales Within the Sand Introduced.