Roles

are special statuses of players in surviv.io that was all first originally added in the v0.7.0 "" update when the Leader (now known as the Commander) was added for the new 50v50 Map. Almost all Roles grant Perks and Roles are defined by the Helmet a player is wearing, with the exception of the Kill Leader. Most roles are only for the 50v50 Map. Once promoted to a role, HUD items may automatically be given to you. Not all Roles are limited-time only, the Kill Leader is the only role that occurs on the Normal Map. There are currently Roles.

Trivia

 * Perks were just images, names, and descriptions, while the stats are actually decided by the Role you have. This was changed in the v0.7.95 "All you can shoot" update on August 9, 2019.