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Do not combine every Yuri-related reward into one quest. The official LAB_ASSISTANT description says helping Yuri unlocks night-vision goggles. EXOTIC-EXONERATION and LAST RITES name separate Night Stalker rewards. Identify which task your current dialogue offers before planning the run.

Confirmed requirements and rewards

EXOTIC-EXONERATION permanently unlocks the Night Stalker weapon. LAST RITES permanently unlocks the Night Stalker Regalia Special Edition. These are separate rewards; neither description establishes a new character class or a damage bonus for Regalia.

Before you start

The EXOTIC description, last updated on August 29, says all badges except FULL HOUSE, OVEREQUIPPED and LAST RITES. That broad text cannot be treated as a current checklist: the newer SOLE PRACTITIONER description explicitly calls it optional and says it gives no rank progression. Check the requirements actually displayed by the current challenge before starting another badge run.

What the description does not establish

A current simulation kill target, difficulty-to-reward mapping and boss sequence have not been verified from gameplay or a developer change log. The old 250-kill walkthrough is withdrawn; a reported 200-kill replacement is not treated as confirmed either. Read the objective counter and selected mode in your own session, and do not use the old boss milestones as a completion checklist.

Sources checked on October 14, 2026

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