Operator

An Operator (オペレーター), named Navigator (ナビゲーター) in some games, is a person in a facility who establishes contact with another person deployed on the field to give assistance during a mission. They stay in permanent contact to provide information regarding their current location, surrounding enemies, and general data.

In the original Mega Man series, Dr. Light, Roll, Proto Man, Kalinka and Dr. Cossack are Navigators in the Navi Mode of the six Rockman Complete Works games and Mega Man: Anniversary Collection.

In the Mega Man X series, the Maverick Hunters have a female Reploid operator to support them, including Iris, Alia, Layer, Pallette, Nana and a Navigator with unknown name.

In the Mega Man Zero series, Rouge and Jaune are the operators of the Resistance.

In Mega Man ZX, the Guardians have three operators named Gardénia, Tulip and Marguerite. In Mega Man ZX Advent, Nana is the operator of the Hunter's Camp.

Kalinka is OVER-1's Navigator in Rockman ×over.

Trivia

 * Although characters such as Ciel, Prairie and the Sage Trinity aren't referenced as operators, they often contact the player's character to assist them. Roll can also be contacted for advice in Mega Man & Bass.
 * Rockman Online has an operator named Irene.
 * Alia's function as an operator is parodied in some strips of Rockman X7 4Koma Manga Kingdom. In one of the strips Zero and Axl don't even listen to her advice, angering her.