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Arknights Endfield Lore

Operator backstories you can watch in under two minutes, each paired with the full written story, plus every world and faction lore post on the site.

42 backstory Shorts79 lore postsUpdated Nov 9, 2026

Endfield tells most of its operator history in HR files, archive records and side dialogue, not in the main story. Each backstory below starts with a short video that covers the core of who the operator was, followed by a write-up that quotes the in-game records it draws on. Watch the Short first, or go straight to the post.

Operator Backstories: Watch and Read

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Argent Flow

Argent Flow Lore: His Cow Texted His Boss

Argent Flow, the new 6-star Electric Guard in Arknights Endfield, is one of the strongest swordsmen in the game, and his own operator files make him the strangest. A burdenbeast licked his phone and texted his boss "MOO. IIIIIIAAAAA.", his war horse Nuli won their first fight by ramming him and passing out, he chops weeds with a legendary sword, and on his first day at Endfield he won almost every event at a talent show, except a 928-second staring contest against Xaihi.

Written up Nov 5, 2026

Last Rite

Is Last Rite the Next Nachzehrer King?

In Arknights, the Nachzehrers were an army that fed on the dead under their King, Nezzsalem. In Arknights Endfield, Last Rite is a Nachzehrer who refuses to, and her own files hint she may carry his power. We follow both games' text from the war in Londinium to Seš'qa, the Sarkaz theme park in the sky.

Written up Nov 4, 2026

Tangtang

Tangtang Chat Logs: The Treasure Map Story

Tangtang in Arknights Endfield finds an ancient treasure map in her village storeroom, sounds out the word on it, and it's her own name. From her in-game chats with Darkmask: the talking machines, Fancy Avenue, the fruit maths, Mi Fu the best student, the crate she buried as a kid, the fish scaler that is not a fish scaler, and what was inside.

Written up Oct 25, 2026

Reconveners

Endfield secretly brought back 6 Arknights operators.

Arknights Endfield brought back six operators from the first Arknights as new people, and the game only admits two of them; we catch the other four with their codes, birthdays and habits, straight from both games' files.

Gilberta

Gilberta Lore: Who Is Her Blank Letter For?

Gilberta in Arknights Endfield has delivered letters all over the planet, except one: a blank letter she has carried since she walked out of a strange forest. From her in-game files: Warfarin's errand, two years of floating across Talos-II, the birthday cupcake, the gravity test she could not pass, the bedsheet that met the Endmin, and who the letter is really for.

Written up Oct 19, 2026

Si

Si Lore: The Ancient God Who Skips Paperwork

Si in Arknights Endfield has the power of an ancient god, and she used it to skip her own job interview by sending a painting instead. From her official operator files: the skills list that crashed HR, the shield with a hole in it, the wings she drew on herself, her inn inside a painting, and the promise you don't remember.

Written up Oct 15, 2026

Akekuri

Akekuri Lore: Real Name, Family and Team Z7

Akekuri in Arknights Endfield had a perfect report card except one A minus, for bankrupting every other team in a business class game. From her official operator files: the trading-company life her mom planned for her, the team she asked to lead that had zero members, the coffee Catcher drank for two months before anyone knew he was allergic, the dam mission that could fill a "101 Things Not to Do" handbook, and the family dinner she is really fighting for.

Written up Oct 14, 2026

Lifeng

Lifeng Lore: His Lost Arm, Why He Left Wuling

Lifeng in Arknights Endfield lost his arm as a little boy and lost both his parents, then grew up the happiest kid in Wuling. From his official operator files: the flower trick for his parents' graves, the scientist and the captain who raised him, Uncle Pan's six hundred tapes, the day a tide of monsters made his spear feel like paper, and Captain Mi's speech about new shoes.

Written up Oct 13, 2026

Fluorite

Fluorite Lore: Her 1.2 Million Bounty

Fluorite in Arknights Endfield was a frontier gun for hire who turned on her crime boss, kicked a crooked politician in public, and still got a job. From her official operator files: the bounty broker's price list, the job interview she finished before it started, her "psychic" secret-spilling, the glue pranks, and why her codename fits.

Written up Oct 13, 2026

Antal

Antal Lore: Why He Tells Terrible Jokes

Antal in Arknights Endfield can shatter a greatsword with his Arts, but his jokes have a 0% success rate, and he measured it. From his official operator files: the robot-arm salute at his graduation, the three-hour job interview, the laser eyes and the 6,000-word apology, the card game he won five times, the pun he explained mid-ambush, and his grandma.

Written up Oct 12, 2026

Laevatain

Laevatain Lore: Is She Surtr? Her Backstory

Laevatain in Arknights Endfield runs so hot that one of her official photos is titled 1538°C, the temperature where iron melts. From her official operator files: the combat test she refused to stop, the shattered ring that won't let engineers fix it, the ship's thermostat, an arson wanted poster, and the letter that finally explains how to handle her.

Written up Oct 11, 2026

Xaihi

Xaihi Lore: Why She Hides Behind a Chat Bot

Xaihi in Arknights Endfield keeps the whole ship running, but she is so shy she built a chat bot to answer her texts, and when she got caught she pretended to be the bot. From her official operator files: the hidden door to her server room, the 62 auto-replies, the monastery network she crashed, and the ocean she wants to see.

Written up Oct 10, 2026

Arcane

Arcane Lore: Why She Can't Take a Break

Arcane in Arknights Endfield was sent on her first long break in years with dozens of internal injuries, and she cannot relax. From her official operator files: the weapons she tried before her dad's cannon, Chen's rematch offer, Si's brutal review, three hours watching critters, and the aunties back home who panic-mailed her rice cakes.

Written up Oct 10, 2026

Alesh

Alesh Lore: How He Lost His Eye

Alesh in Arknights Endfield is blind in one eye, and so is the fish that has haunted him since he was a harbor kid. His backstory from his official operator files: the drop-and-yank hook, the friends who turned on each other, and the full-moon catch with an empty hook.

Written up Oct 4, 2026

Typhoeus

Typhoeus Story: Amma and the Voice of Sami

Typhoeus collects stories in Arknights Endfield, and there's a reason. When the Feranmut Sami fell, the elders who knew His legends died with Him. Too small to fight, she was turned away at the fortress gate, so she vowed to remember everything instead. This is the story of the girl who gathered her people's legends, and the last page of her notebook she left blank.

Written up Sep 8, 2026

Last Rite

Last Rite Lore: Her Sad Backstory Explained

Last Rite is always hungry in Arknights Endfield, and it isn't a joke. She's a Nachzehrer, a Sarkaz whose kind feeds on the dead, and she grew up tending her town's cemetery. She refuses. This is the story of the boy who bullied her, the summer he died, and the crooked wooden knight she carved for his last wish.

Written up Sep 29, 2026

World and Faction Lore

Sami and the Collapsals: The Coming Threat

Collapsals are Terra's info-hazard demons from the north. Here is the Sami lore OG Arknights players know, and why it may be coming to Talos-II in Endfield.

Aug 23, 2026

Who Was Jakub Meissen? Golden Age Lore

Jakub Meissen was an Aggeloi War hero who tried to secede from the Civilization Band and return to Terra. The Golden Age weapon archive explains why.

Jul 29, 2026

What Is a Feranmut? Sui Proxies Explained

A Feranmut is a god-like Terran entity. A Proxy is its humanoid avatar. Here is the Sui lore Endfield assumes you know, including Si, the 13th Proxy.

Jul 26, 2026

The Foundation & the Exiles: Talos-II Lore

Who are the Foundation and the Exiles in Arknights Endfield? Talos-II's founding, the Aethergate collapse, and the mystery Ardashir hunts beyond the Aether.

Jul 18, 2026

Wuling Travel Service Vol. 8: Yinglung Pass

Wuling Travel Service Vol. 8 tours Yinglung Pass: the Pass-Side Canal, Balepyre Dais, and Exclusion Gate, plus how the new Talosite collection system works.

Jul 12, 2026

Sarkaz Identity Crisis: Seš'qa on Talos-II

Endfield's Seš'qa rebrands the Sarkaz as a festival people on Talos-II. Preservation or quiet erasure? Breaking down the Oblivion and Camille weapon lore.

Jun 30, 2026

Amiya's Fate & Precursor Legacy Explained

Did Amiya survive to Talos-II? Full lore analysis of her Cautus lifespan, the Black Crown, Tomb of Civilization, and Reconvener theories in Endfield.

May 17, 2026

Wuling Test Area: Traveller's Guide Vol. 6 (Talos-II)

Wuling Travel Service Vol. 6 takes you into Talos-II's Test Area, Type-C Tianshi Pillar Core Modules, animal-vector Xiranite research.

May 13, 2026

Endfield Economy: Stock Bills Explained

How Arknights Endfield's Stock Bills work as a Band Accord disaster relief credit system. Why Soth the refugee has millions. Lore and economy explained.

May 2, 2026

Version 1.2: Wuling Lore Deep Dive & Future of Talos-II

Complete lore analysis of Version 1.2 'At the Wake of Spring': Nefarith's fall, Zeroth Directive revelations, and the North Exclusion Zone mystery.

Apr 20, 2026

Feranmut Proxies & Wuling Hegemony: Talos-II Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of Feranmut Proxies, the 13th Sui sibling, Xiranite production, and Wuling's role in resisting the Blight on Talos-II.

Apr 18, 2026

Character and Story Analysis

How Did Operations Team Z7 Come to Be?

Operations Team Z7 is the Endfield squad HR doubted: Akekuri and four recruits nobody wanted. How she rebuilt it, how they see each other, and why.

Nov 9, 2026

What Happened to Siracusa in Endfield?

Arknights' Siracusa was a rainy country of wolf mafia families. In Endfield, the Pack still says Famiglia and one story ends at an old villa in Siracusa.

Nov 6, 2026

What Happened to Simonch in Endfield

Ursus's Emperor's Blades sank Simonch in a lake. In Endfield the empire raised her, sent her to Talos-II, and her workers renamed her Mat' Gorodov.

Nov 2, 2026

Who Is Talulah? Reunion and Chi Xiao

Talulah infected herself to escape the duke who raised her, led Reunion, and is now playable. Endfield names Reunion once, behind Chen's sword Chi Xiao.

Oct 31, 2026

Originium and Catastrophes Explained

Catastrophes, Originium and Oripathy explained for Endfield players: what they were on Terra, why Talos-II has almost none, and what took their place.

Oct 29, 2026

What Happened to Rhodes Island in Endfield?

Rhodes Island began as a starship, its doctor Kal'tsit was a 10,000-year-old machine, and you built her. The full Arknights story Endfield never shows.

Oct 26, 2026

Si's Painting: Traveller's Guide Vol. 10

Traveller's Guide to Talos-II Vol. 10 has Si tour her own painting, the 1.6 map: Pinesmoke Basin, Yuanyuan Manor and Flying White Peak, where Dijiang stands.

Oct 11, 2026

Who Is Warfarin in Arknights Endfield?

Warfarin is Rhodes Island's leader on Talos-II, the vampire Sarkaz medic from the original Arknights who brings Reconveners into the world. Not playable yet.

Oct 7, 2026

Liino Story: Morning Star of La Fantoma

Liino was never kidnapped. Full lore breakdown of Like a Star Streaking Through the Boundaries, the Brady Mining scheme, and the balance sheet ending.

Sep 10, 2026

Why M3 May Be Endfield's Deadliest Operator

M3 has no playable kit, yet Arknights veterans call her the deadliest thing on Talos-II. Here is what Mon3tr's combat file documents, and what carries over.

Aug 24, 2026

Are Arcane and Lifeng Related? Endfield Lore

Arcane and Lifeng's shared past in Arknights: Endfield: the Great Wall tragedy, Yinglung duty, and the family clue the game never states outright.

Jul 20, 2026

Alleikhreos, Chiliarch: Boss Lore & Intel

Alleikhreos, Chiliarch is Endfield's Version 1.4 Homecoming boss. His Foundite lore, the Ætherside, the Foundite Weapon stagger mechanic, and rift doubles.

Jul 18, 2026

Nefarith's Return: Ardashir's Vessel Reveal

Version 1.4 brings Nefarith back, and she kills Ardashir. But Si reveals the body was only his vessel, not his true form. An Endfield lore deep dive.

Jul 18, 2026

Who Is M3? Endfield's Mon3tr Mystery

Who is M3 in Arknights: Endfield? Her role as a Zeroth Directive executor, Perlica's guardian, and the evidence she's the successor to Kal'tsit's Mon3tr.

Jul 18, 2026

Sui Proxy, Longma Guard & Dream Walker Lore

A lore deep dive on the three future operators teased at 1.4 Homecoming: Si the 13th Sui Proxy, the Hongshan Imperial Guard, and the Sarkaz Dream Traveler.

Jul 12, 2026

Camille Dev Logs: Designing the Blood Demon

Hypergryph's Camille dev design logs reveal the Blood Demon Guardian brief, the wings that almost weren't, the Mobius blood crown.

Jun 30, 2026

Wis'adel Lives: The Speaker of the Sarkaz

Camille's weapon profile confirms Wis'adel rules Kazdel as Speaker across the Cosmic Gate. Full lore breakdown of the Babel revival, Ses'qa, and the timeline.

Jun 29, 2026

Camille's Story Quest: The Brother He Hunts

Camille's story quest in Arknights: Endfield reveals the kin he hunts is Char Arno, his own blood relative.

Jun 27, 2026

Tangtang Lore: River's Daughter of Qingbo

A complete Tangtang lore deep dive: the river-foundling turned Qingbo Stockade chief, her infected eye, the Ruan Yi feud, and her rivalry with Mi Fu.

Jun 17, 2026

Li Zhiyan (Arcane): What We Know So Far

What was known about Li Zhiyan (Arcane) before her 1.4 release: the Chapter II sacrifice, her Chen Qianyu history, and which kit theories held up.

Jun 13, 2026

Danse Macabre: The History Behind Camille

Camille's character story in Arknights: Endfield is called "Danse Macabre." Here's the 600-year history behind that name.

Jun 10, 2026

Mi Fu Story: A Fistful of Reflections

Mi Fu lore breakdown: her Qingbo Stockade past, the masters she duels, and the staged twist behind Endfield 1.3's A Fistful of Reflections story event.

Jun 7, 2026

Endfield's 1.4 Idol Operator: What We Know

Hypergryph teased an enigmatic idol Operator in Endfield's 1.3 livestream. Her Valley IV reveal, the idol archetype, community lineage theories.

May 27, 2026

Zhuang Fangyi AMA: Wuling Viceroy Recap

Inside the official Zhuang Fangyi AMA: what Wuling's Viceroy revealed about life beyond Xiranite, the Endministrator, Chubby Lung, and the road ahead.

May 27, 2026

Mi Fu Race Mystery: Sarkaz or Kylin?

Mi Fu's Sarkaz tag contradicts her Kylin design. Lore deep dive into Arknights: Endfield's Version 1.3 race controversy and three leading theories.

May 23, 2026

Endfield Characters vs Originals: Lore

Are Arknights: Endfield characters different from the original ones? Lore breakdown of Reconveners, descendants, and Warfarin's role on Talos-II.

May 16, 2026

Wuling Hidden Cutscene: Secret Mission Conclusion

How to find the secret Wuling cutscene after 'The Old Man and the Tide,' unlock Fangyi's arc, and understand its North Exclusion Zone implications.

Apr 24, 2026

Where this lore comes from

The backstories are built from in-game text: operator HR files, archive records, story dialogue and item descriptions. Where a post relies on a community translation or theory, it says so and links the source. For per-operator profile files, open any operator on the operator roster, where each page has a Lore and Story section.

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