While some of it’s random, there are unique and powerful operatives to recruit. This Watch Dogs: Legion Character Recruitment Location Guide tells you where to find the strongest, most unique operative characters that we have discovered and recruited to join our cause in DedSec.
Nearly all characters you can encounter and recruit, called Operatives, have a random aspect assigned to them. This can be a simple name change or history edit, but some of them do boast the same powerful skills for different play throughs. Be sure to check out our Watch Dogs: Legion Recruitment Guide for a rundown of the basics of character recruitment. Below is a list of the best character operatives we’ve found, ones without completely random stats, so you can recruit them for your team too.
Watch Dogs: Legion Character Recruitment Location Guide
A powerful melee specialist that is immune to gas, has tear gas canisters, can stagger enemies in melee, and using melee attacks charges gadgets.
Head to this location and you will see a ! on your minimap. Interact with the graffiti to unlock the Bare Knuckle Championships quest. If you defeat the champion in Solar Garden (South West), this is the character you can recruit.
This is another character you can unlock during the Bare Knuckle League quest, this one is available after defeating the LDN Bus Depot in the South. They can stagger enemies, deal a KO punch, take less melee damage, and wield a melee weapon.
The third champion in the Bare Knuckle League, this one can be found in the Chinatown Bare Knuckle arena. He also has stagger and charges gadgets through melee, but he can also call friends in to fight.
This is the Bare Knuckle League champion in the Camden Market area. This is a duo fight where you have to fight both. You then have the opportunity to recruit either champion or both of the champions if you wish.
The final champion can be recruited after completing the Bare Knuckle League at the Old Barley Mill. This is another double battle where you can recruit either or both combatants. These two specialize in fighting whilst drunk.
A special hacker with Viral Hacking, Shock Hack, Key Steal, and Crypto Skimmer. You unlock this hacker by completing the Camden area and causing an uprising.
Part of the main story, avoiding details to avoid spoilers, but you cannot miss it. You need to hire a heavy lifter to progress.
Allows access to Buckingham Palace. It’s the large building just West of the DedSec HQ. That’s where you recruit the guards.
After you complete the City of Westminster, head to the Like Clockwork objective. There’s a Protest Leader at that objective.
Liberate Westminster and complete the “Like Clockwork” mission to recruit the Spy.
Liberate Nine Elms and complete the “The Black Hole of Battersea” mission to recruit the Hitman.
Complete Lambeth by liberating all of the objectives and then finish the Wheels in Motion mission
Complete Southwark and finish the Information Overload mission
Liberate the Tower Hamlets region and complete the Driven to Distraction mission.
Liberate the City of London area and complete the following Mind Games quest
Liberate the borough of Islington & Hackney, then complete the Fight or Flight Plan quest.
Available to purchase in-game for WD Credits
Available to purchase in-game for WD Credits
Available to purchase in-game for WD Credits
We will continue to update this guide with more characters as we find more operatives to recruit during our play through the game.
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