Mercenaries, guns for hire, lone wolves: the individuals known collectively as Operatives are rogues that owe allegiance to no one, save themselves. Each is a unique persona that has made a name amongst the multitudes in this teeming digital expanse.
Each Operative program can be used within an Operatives collective as normal; however, Operatives can also be included in any other collective in the game! They follow the normal rules for the program slot they occupy (Avatar, Function, Subroutine), and are simply swapped out just like any other program from your original collective. Each Operative program also gets additional rules when used with their ‘parent’ faction, to represent their specific origin.