Yostar has officially revealed Hiryuu META as a new
Azur Lane character through the game’s Twitter account. She will be obtainable in Ashes Showdown, which is part of the upcoming Operation Siren mode.
Hiryuu META is an alternate version of
Azur Lane‘s IJN Hiryuu that sports more modern-looking equipment. Those who have been following through the event stories may also remember seeing similar alternate versions of USS Enterprise and IJN Takao. They are collectively known as a group called Ashes.
To recruit Hiryuu META, Commanders will first have to finish the first chapter of the Operation Siren storyline. Progressing through the new game mode will let you collect Ashes Coordinates, which can be used to trigger a battle with the Ashes character.
The Japanese and English official Twitter accounts for
Azur Lane both shared an official teaser for Operation Siren. This signals the long-teased exploration mode will come soon to the mobile game in every region.
The Japanese account posted more details on the teaser. Operation Siren will be added permanently to
Azur Lane. It will be separate from both the main story and limited events. It will have battles with an extremely high difficulty levels. While story-related stages only have enemies ranging from levels 60 to 95, this overall area will have stronger foes up that might appear at level 115. The challenge-specific bosses will be even stronger and appear at up to level 128.