Operation Ember Rise, one carries a deployable shield hiding an explosive charge and the other slings a grappling hook. But the dev team have far more left-field ideas including both a canine unit and a dual-wielding operator that requires an "entirely new way to play the game", according to Ubisoft Montreal presentation director Alexander Karpazis.
Neither idea has got past the drawing board, Karpazis petting good dogs than shooting them, but some games—notably the Call of Duty: Black Ops series—have tried it in the past.
As for the dual-wielding character, it's something the team have discussed but "have never prototyped yet...It's a really cool idea, but I don't know if we'll ever get there in the near future."
So, neither seem likely, but they're not completely ridiculous either. It's interesting to get an insight into the sorts of operators Ubisoft developers dream up, and I reckon there must be a drawer in Montreal stuffed with all sorts of wacky ideas.
