
Defender
Cardigan
★★★
Reserve Op Team A4
Introduction
Cardigan is a 3-star character in Arknights. Cardigan's class is Defender. Faction: Reserve Op Team A4.
On the combined Arknights tier list Cardigan is C tier, 341st of the 410 characters ranked, from where 2 community tier lists put Cardigan.
What Cardigan does
A 3-star
Defender with extra HP and a self-heal for 40% of her Max HP. She soaks damage and patches herself up, and that's the whole job.
Profile
Cardigan is a female Perro. Her birthday is August 2, and she stands 156cm tall. Cardigan is voiced by Z in Chinese, Anjali Kunapaneni in English, Azumi Asakura in Japanese, and Lee Jae-hyun in Korean. 一立里子 drew her.
Stories
8Basic Info
[Code Name] Cardigan
[Gender] Female
[Combat Experience] Half a year
[Place of Birth] Leithanien
[Date of Birth] August 2
[Race] Perro
[Height] 156cm
[Infection Status]
Originium crystals have not been found on the surface of the body, confirming there is no infection.
Physical Exam
[Physical Strength] Normal
[Mobility] Excellent
[Physical Resilience] Standard
[Tactical Acumen] Normal
[Combat Skill] Normal
[Originium Arts Assimilation] Normal
Profile
Cardigan is a member of Reserve Op Team A4 and a citizen of Leithanien. Before taking up her current position, she was a member of the Bobsled Patrol Team. After an exceptional performance on her tests, she received permission to join Rhodes Island.
Clinical Analysis
Imaging tests reveal clear, normal outlines of internal organs, and no abnormal shadows have been detected. Originium granules have not been detected in the circulatory system and there is no sign of infection. At this time, this Operator is believed to be non-infected.
[Cell-Originium Assimilation] 0%
Operator shows no signs of infection at this time.
[Blood Originium-Crystal Density] 0.09u/L
Physical data reveal this Operator to be in a roughly healthy state.
Archive File 1
[Cardigan]
Cardigan is a proactive and confident Operator who carries out both daily tasks and combat missions with vigor. As a member of Reserve Op Team A4, Cardigan is very fond of all her teammates.
Archive File 2
[Cardigan's History 1]
Cardigan was born the oldest of five children in the frigid northern region of Leithanien to a mother and father who worked in the forests. Growing up in a comfortable and relaxed household, she had harmonious and intimate relationships with all her family members. When she was a child, she dreamed of becoming a professional skier. With her family's support, she took a shot at her dream, but ultimately failed to succeed. She quit ski training and was recruited by a bobsled patrol team. It was during this time that Cardigan underwent defensive and tactical training.
Archive File 3
[Cardigan's History 2]
Before she was recruited by Rhodes Island, she left her hometown, curious about city life. She made her way to the center of Leithanien to seek work, but due to its focus on Arts and her lack of talent for it, as well as her love of sport, she felt the city wasn't a good fit for her. During her stay in Leithanien, she met fellow travelers Steward and Adnachiel and formed a deep friendship with them. Even after the two of them became infected, Cardigan continued to put all her effort into helping her friends make it through, and contacted Rhodes Island to seek treatment for them.
Archive File 4
[Cardigan's...]
A list of broken items.
Sofa back leather 14 square centimeters. Cause of damage: Weapon wasn't unequipped and its edge cut everything up.
Medic Operator Ansel's office chair legs. Cause of damage: Got over-excited and lost balance. Chair legs bent as a result.
A 90*120cm tactics book. Cause of damage: Over-excitement resulted in book getting broken with a hammer.
Signature of person responsible: Cardigan. Signature of team leader: Melantha.
Outcome: After finance personnel calculate damage, they inform the responsible party that payment will be deducted from their salary in 12 equal installments for compensation. Responsible party has been handed over to team leader for Reserve Op Team discipline and re-education.
Stats
- HP165th of 4552,130
- ATK438th of 455305
- DEF53rd of 455475
- RES0
- Block1st of 4473
- DP cost201st of 44618
- Redeploy70s
- Attack interval99th of 4551.2s
At Elite 1, level 55, before trust, potentials and modules. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Arknights roster, and the place is out of every character with that stat, lowest first for DP cost, Redeploy and Attack interval.
By promotion
- Elite 0 Lv. 1HP: 1197ATK: 190DEF: 229RES: 0Block: 3DP: 16Redeploy: 70Interval: 1.2
- Elite 0 Lv. 40HP: 1597ATK: 244DEF: 342RES: 0Block: 3DP: 16Redeploy: 70Interval: 1.2
- Elite 1 Lv. 55HP: 2130ATK: 305DEF: 475RES: 0Block: 3DP: 18Redeploy: 70Interval: 1.2
Base values before trust, potentials and modules. Full trust adds HP +300.
Trait
- Blocks 3 enemies
Skills
1
Regeneration α
Manual trigger · Auto recovery · Unlocks at Elite 0LevelRestores HP by 40% of Max HP
- SP cost
- 20
- Initial SP
- 10
Talents
1Max HP Up
- Elite 1
- Max HP +6%
- Elite 1 Lv. 55
- Max HP +12%
Potentials
- Potential 2
- DP Cost -1
- Potential 3
- Redeployment Time -4 sec
- Potential 4
- Max HP +200
- Potential 5
- Redeployment Time -6 sec
- Potential 6
- DP Cost -1
Base skills
2
Warehouse Organization α
Factory · Elite 0When this Operator is assigned to a Factory, capacity limit +6 and productivity +10%

Liveliness
Dormitory · Elite 1When this Operator is assigned to a Dormitory, restores +0.2 Morale per hour to another Operator assigned to that Dormitory whose Morale is not full (Only the strongest effect of this type takes place); furthermore, self Morale recovered per hour +0.4
Outfits
3
Elite 1
Default Outfit
Art by 一立里子

Sunny Day
EPOQUE/XXVI
Art by 一立里子
Event Reward

Cheerful Guardian
Icefield Messenger/I
Art by 一立里子
Event Reward
Voice lines
34Show all 34 lines
- Appointed as Assistant
- Hello! It's my shift now, Doctor!
- Talk 1
- What does my 'Cardigan' codename mean? Ahh, It's actually the name of my clan. It's a family tradition to use it as a codename.
- Talk 2
- Wow, I found one of my people on another team! I've got to invite her to hang out with me sometime!
- Talk 3
- I was born in the north of Leithanien, a place full of snowy forests. Oh, that reminds me, I can teach you to ski, Doctor!
- Talk after Promotion 1
- A lot of people say stuff like 'it's a Defender's job to hold her ground,' but that's such an outdated concept. Speed is what you need! This is the age of maneuver warfare! Mobility is the key to victory!
- Talk after Trust Increase 1
- *Sniff sniff*... I recognize that perfume, it's gotta be Melantha! I hope we can become closer friends... 'Cause then we'll be able to work better as a team!
- Talk after Trust Increase 2
- Hehe, I really enjoy playing with kids. Back in my hometown, I took my brothers and sisters sledding every year. I really miss it! Oh, speaking of sleds... I wonder if Adnachiel can make one for me.
- Talk after Trust Increase 3
- I have plenty of things I don't like. Oripathy, for instance... But there's no point in worrying too much. I would rather live my days in happiness! Plus, I've got you with me, Doctor!
- Idle
- Woof!
- Onboard
- Heeellooo! I've never been in such a big mobile facility before! I'm so excited! Merry of the Cardigan here. Are you the Doctor?
- Watching Battle Record
- Ehehe, thanks!
- Promotion 1
- Yay! I will keep fighting hard for my next promotion! I'm sure it will come in time!
- Added to Squad
- Awesome! Finally, my time has come!
- Appointed as Squad Leader
- Ansel! Come on! I promise I won't lead everyone on a wild-goose chase!
- Depart
- Formation ready! Advance to the objective!
- Begin Operation
- Let's go! ...Steward, what was I supposed to do next?
- Selecting Operator 1
- There's no hesitating in battle!
- Selecting Operator 2
- All right!
- Deployment 1
- Understood!
- Deployment 2
- I will protect us all!
- In Battle 1
- Aha!
- In Battle 2
- Your attacks have no effect!
- 4-star Result
- I knew we could do it. Right, Adnachiel?
- 3-star Result
- Yeeaaah! A flawless victory!
- Sub 3-star Result
- Thanks, Medics! You saved my life...
- Operation Failure
- Ughh... Sorry, Ansel...
- Assigned to Facility
- Steward, what should I do next?
- Tap
- Woah! Roller coaster, !
- Trust Tap
- Melantha? Huh? Why are you here, Doctor?!
- Title
- Arknights.
- New Year's blessing
- Happy New Year, Doctor! I wonder why there's no snow outside. And after I spent all that time getting my sled ready… When will I ever get to rocket down the slopes straight into a snowdrift like I did when I was little?
- Greeting
- I'm right here, Doctor!
- Birthday
- Yay! Happy birthday, Doctor! Hm, something smells good. You got a gift from Melantha, didn't you? What a scent! Melantha taught me how to make perfume, actually, do you want to try with me?
- Anniversary Celebration
- I promise I'll be more careful, I won't break anything! Sorry… Honestly, my salary won't even be enough to cover the damages if I keep breaking things… heheh…
Upgrade costs
Open in the plannerSkill levels
- Lv. 2
Skill Summary - 1 ×1 - Lv. 3
Skill Summary - 1 ×2
Oriron Shard ×1 - Lv. 4
Skill Summary - 2 ×1
Polyketon ×1 - Lv. 5
Skill Summary - 2 ×1
Device ×1 - Lv. 6
Skill Summary - 2 ×1
Loxic Kohl ×2 - Lv. 7
Skill Summary - 3 ×2
Manganese Ore ×2
How to get Cardigan
Recruitment & Headhunting
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