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Rebirth Island

high danger Medium island / dense verticality 3-player squads

The prison island, reworked for DMZ: gated Prison, Nikto, and an exfil you have to earn.

Rebirth Island arrived in DMZ: Recon with Season 4 — Eternal Prison. It carries over the Alcatraz-style layout players know from Battle Royale, with upgraded lighting, reworked points of interest, an opening cutscene, an explorable Stronghold and a new extraction mechanic built around the Prison.

Added: Season 4 (2026) · Eternal Prison, Apr 15, 2026

Keys & access doors (6 listed)

A community guide lists eight key-card secret rooms on Rebirth Island. None are mapped here yet: send a clip or screenshot and we will add them.

Lab Keycard

Key cardUnconfirmed
Opens
Lab room
Door
Lab room (location not yet mapped)
Found
No pickup location reported yet.
Loot
Unconfirmed.

Industry Keycard

Key cardUnconfirmed
Opens
Industry room
Door
Industry room (location not yet mapped)
Found
No pickup location reported yet.
Loot
Unconfirmed.

Electrical Keycard

Key cardUnconfirmed
Opens
Electrical room
Door
Electrical room (location not yet mapped)
Found
No pickup location reported yet.
Loot
Unconfirmed.

Maintenance Keycard

Key cardUnconfirmed
Opens
Maintenance room
Door
Maintenance room (location not yet mapped)
Found
No pickup location reported yet.
Loot
Unconfirmed.

Interrogation Keycard

Key cardUnconfirmed
Opens
Interrogation room
Door
Interrogation room (location not yet mapped)
Found
No pickup location reported yet.
Loot
Unconfirmed.

Archive Keycard

Key cardUnconfirmed
Opens
Archive room
Door
Archive room (location not yet mapped)
Found
No pickup location reported yet.
Loot
Unconfirmed.
Bosses

Nikto

Official
Prison

Guards the second extraction terminal with a riot shield and a heavy pistol, backed by Atlas soldiers and aerial support. The first activation of the universal extract summons him; killing him drops an extraction flare at his body.

Mechanics
  • The Prison is closed off except for four dedicated gates. A console next to each gate opens all of them.
  • The roof exfil needs a console inside the Prison. Expect Nikto and an Atlas squad the first time the universal extract is activated.
  • Community reports describe a mid-match offshore nuclear detonation that changes the late-game; treat it as reported, not confirmed.
Squad tips
  • Open the gates with the squad stacked: the moment the Prison opens, every team on the island knows where you are.
  • Kill Nikto for the extraction flare rather than running the second terminal under fire.
  • Harbor is the quiet infil. Stronghold is the loud one.

Zones

ZoneDangerNotes
Prison high Sealed except for four gates. Consoles beside each gate open all of them. Nikto lives here.
Stronghold high Explorable in DMZ: Recon. High loot.
Bioweapons Labs medium
Chemical Engineering medium
Harbor low Common infil side.
Headquarters medium
Living Quarters medium
Security Area medium
Control Center medium

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