Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege still stands as one of the publisher's most popular multiplayer titles. The team-based tactical shooter continues to draw players in with fast paced action tied to cooperative strategy. Teamwork and cooperation are key to victory in Rainbow Six Siege, but when it comes to fashion, unity is not a requirement. To further make the teams look less cohesive, Siege is getting some charmingly weird skins by a popular designer.
Rainbow Six Siege will feature new skins designed by Ikumi Nakamura, freelance creative director and artist. The two skins are for Echo and Dokkaebi, two fairly strong operatives players can use in Siege. Each set is part of a bundle currently available in the Rainbow Six Siege store and they make quite the spooky impression.
The skins will definitely be out of place in any Rainbow Six Siege team dynamic but that doesn't mean they don't ooze with charm. As noted by the announcement tweet from the official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter account, the studio opted for some very early Halloween flare. For Dokkaebi's ghostly skin, Nakamura explained it was based on the "ghost light in legends of Asia." As for Echo, it dabbles far more into the scary stylings of modern Japanese horror games. The most noticeable change is that Echo's mask has been replaced with raggedy bandages adorned with curse sealing (or possibly lifting) symbols.
While Nakamura's name may not stand as a familiar one in terms of development figures within the gaming industry, she continues to have a strong and passionate fanbase. Nakamura has worked within the video game industry for multiple years, adding her talents to some beloved and revered titles. Her first notable credit was working on background artwork in Okami, a game still adored 14 years after release. After that, she proceeded to work on numerous big projects including Bayonetta and both Evil Within titles.
Despite there being a considerable portfolio of video games that have featured Nakamura's talents, it wasn't until 2019 that she became an internet darling. During E3 2019, a conference noted as one of the best, Nakamura made her memorable debut on stage. Nakamura's positive energy when announcing Ghostwire: Tokyo came as a highlight in an E3 show filled with positive and wholesome moments.
Nakamura's introduction to Ghostwire: Tokyo helped the Shinji Mikami designed and Bethesda published title make a big introduction. Unfortunately, it also served as a notable knock to the game's reputation. Just months after appearing at the Bethesda E3 conference, Nakamura announced her departure from Ghostwire Tokyo after working as Creative and Art Director at developer Tango Gameworks for nine years. At least now fans can still embrace her creative talent in Rainbow Six Siege which will hopefully lead to more Nakamura skins.
Rainbow Six Siege is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series consoles.