How you unlock it
Vault Edition Operators are not unlocked by playing. They are included with the Vault Edition purchase, so if you bought Standard you will need to buy the Vault upgrade — and the physical edition cannot be upgraded.
Where it shows up
Activision states that Operators are available in both Multiplayer and DMZ, and that each loadout can be assigned its own Operator. That means the Operator choice is per class rather than per account, so you can run different Operators in different slots of the same match.
What is not published
Activision has not published what any Operator does in combat. Operators are characters, and the official launch guide covers only how they are obtained. Treat any published Operator ranking as untested.
Where this comes from
Reviewed October 21, 2026. Unlock criteria and descriptions are quoted from Activision’s own launch guide. Anything marked as this site’s judgement is labelled as such.