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VALORANT Lore

The lore of VALORANT refers to the fictional universe that the game is set in, the histories of its characters and settings, and the stories/narratives that occur within. Each agent in the game has their own backstory, all united together under the VALORANT organizations that the game takes its name from. The primary narrative follows the perspective of the VALORANT Protocol agents of Alpha Earth. The central conflict that the organization is a part of is reflected in VALORANT's core gameplay (one team seeking to detonate a spike and steal surrounding radianite, the other defending their homeland), but the games and round-by-round fights played by players are not canon themselves and have no effect on the lore. Not every aspect of gameplay is required to be justified and canonized into the lore, and gameplay does not need to adhere to how things would "realistically" (in the context of the VALORANT universe) function within canon lore, nor does it need to accurately reflect moments when agents are not presently "active" in the Protocol within the lore. Similarly, not everything related to the game's cosmetics is necessarily part of the lore either, as many collections use original characters in their art as part of that collection's own theme and narrative; historically, these characters have never been of any relevance to canon lore. Story of Earth VALORANT is set on a near-future Earth impacted by large advancements in technology, a mysterious global event known as First Light, and the discovery of a substance called radianite. Articles relevant to the story and history of the VALORANT world include: Alpha Earth, including notable locations and characters, and alternate realities of this primary Earth that VALORANT takes place on, such as Omega Earth.

Brimstone

Biography Real Name Liam Byrne Aliases Brim Pronouns He/Him Origin US Baltimore, Maryland, United States Race Human Affiliation(s) • Baltimore Fire Department • Ragged Ravens • Kingdom Corporation (K-SEC) • VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 01 Appearance Brimstone is a tall and large man who is commonly seen wearing a blue shirt with a chest plate over it. He wears an orange beret which notably has a gold-colored insignia that depicts two inverted chevrons, possibly referring to his military rank. Brimstone sports a gray mustache and a heavily grown beard. He wears gloves on both hands, and an arm bracer on his left wrist. He is also known to have a tattoo on his right upper arm[30], which resembles the pattern of the Peacekeeper Sheriff, obtainable in Brimstone's Gear. Personality The oldest of the group, Brimstone is a commander with a long history of wearing a uniform, but as if teaching from age and experience wasn't enough to prove his place in leading an organization composed of unique individuals who are each an elite in their own right, then perhaps continuing to work with boots on the ground sealed the deal. Liam "Brimstone" Byrne is the commander of the VALORANT Protocol, a secretive organization tasked with protecting Earth from cataclysmic disasters and dangerous situations involving radianite. A former firefighter and soldier from Baltimore, Byrne is fiercely loyal to all his allies and organizations, always keeps his squadmates close. But although he would do anything for them, Byrne hasn't always been able to save everyone. After the death of a close friend, Tariq Porter, his loss greatly affected Byrne, haunted by what had happened despite all his own best efforts to save him. It was around this time that he would then join Kingdom Corporation, giving him something at a time when he needed it most. Byrne would go on to become a veteran of Kingdom's K-SEC branch, once again developing a strong loyalty to his employer. Shortly after the events.

Viper

Real Name Sabine Callas Pronouns She/Her Origin US United States Race Human Affiliation(s) • Kingdom Corporation • VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 02 American chemist Sabine Callas was a pivotal figure during the modern rediscovery of radianite. A distinguished scientist working at Kingdom Corporation, she had been one of the first to investigate the substance when the organization came across it. However, news of what Callas and Kingdom were about to uncover reached the Scions of Hourglass, an organization that already secretly knew about radianite and didn't want its existence to become public knowledge again to Alpha. Personality Appearance Attracting attention with her jet black hair and venom green eyes, Viper also has a black mask. When Viper uses her ultimate ability, this mask turns into a gas mask which covers her whole head. She dons a green skin-tight body suit accompanied by sharp black shoulder plates, and wears customized gloves wherein she can release her toxic gasses. She wears black boots that reach her thighs, and she carries a container on her back which carries her toxins.

Omen

Biography Aliases Ghost John Fred Marcus Yohan Dimitri Pronouns He/Him Origin Alpha Earth Race "Radiant*" Affiliation(s) • Scions of Hourglass • Kingdom Corporation • VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 03 For many years the phantom radiant Omen had no memory of his past and how he came to be in his current state. Firstly working alongside Dr. Sabine Callas (one of his only apparent links to who he used to be) at Kingdom Corporation, he would then go on join her in the founding of the VALORANT Protocol. During his time as a secret agent, Omen was driven by his search to discover who he previously was. Without answers he was unable to find peace, his predicament being only a nightmare for him to live in. It was then after over a decade of time that a path towards the truth finally appeared when the Protocol came across an hourglass symbol after one of their missions, something that immediately triggered a sense of recognition in Omen. Personality A living nightmare, Omen takes full advantage of his shadowed physique and will not hesitate to eliminate his enemies using the forces of paranoia and fear. He is cynical in nature, which stems from him experiencing extreme pain as he was condemned to remain in the state that he is today. If there's one person who wants to know more about his mysterious circumstances, it's Omen himself - and quite desperately so. Appearance Omen wears gray armor, black pants, and a purple hooded cape. His arms are wrapped in bandages while never revealing his form underneath. His face cannot be seen under his hood, with only three bright blue slits being present instead. Whenever Omen activates his ultimate ability, he fully appears in the form of a dark shade.

Killjoy

Biography Real Name Klara Böhringer Aliases KJ Pronouns She/Her Origin DE Germany Race Human Relations • Raze (Girlfriend) Affiliation(s) • Kingdom Corporation (R&D) • VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number Klara Böhringer is an inventor from Germany who was born to one parent with Germanic ancestry. A nominee for the Distinguished Inventor award, Böhringer became the lead for Kingdom's R&D department at the age of 18. Incredibly successful, she had many breakthroughs during her time at Kingdom with several of her creations and innovations.[1] Böhringer was the fourth agent to join the VALORANT Protocol as "Killjoy". She earned her call sign after her team initially used it to compliment her outstanding skills that reduced the amount of work the rest of them had to do, with Klara deciding to keep the nickname. Killjoy now continues her innovative work as an agent of VALORANT and the protégé of the organization's commander, Brimstone. Personality The epitome of German efficiency, Killjoy always shows excitement at the opportunity of being able to use the technology she builds to its fullest extent, as well as the chance to retrieve additional knowledge. Always ambitious in her work, Killjoy has shamelessly admitted that she has a history of exploiting tech-related missions in order to "weasel more money" out of the Protocol's quarterly budget. Appearance Killjoy is a young German woman with slick dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is often seen wearing a padded yellow jacket with a blue interior, purple "X" patches on either shoulder and a green beanie-like hat. Underneath the jacket she wears a gray shirt with a rising bars graphic. She has round glasses with black outlines, a pair of silver hoop earrings in either ear, and a pair of green shoes that resemble Converse Chuck Taylor's with silver toes and loose tongues. Covering her hands are a pair of black gloves with blue straps that exposes her ring and pinkie fingers. She wears black ripped skinny jeans with

Cypher

Biography Real Name Amir El Amari Pronouns He/Him Origin MA Rabat, Morocco Race Human Affiliation(s) VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 05 Amir El Amari (Arabic: أمير العماري; meaning "prince of the moon") hails from Rabat, Morocco. Growing up and living there in poverty at times, his city's resources were depleted due to the activities of Kingdom Corporation in the area, with El Amari harboring a negative view towards them as a result. An information broker who is constantly gathering intel, El Amari mostly keeps the results of his work and his secrets close to his chest - especially those about himself. Going to great lengths to ensure no one can gather secrets on the man who knows all the secrets, El Amari has set up multiple safehouses in order to stay hidden as well as never going anywhere without wearing his black face-concealing mask. Even once recruited by the secretive VALORANT Protocol as its fifth agent, "Cypher" Personality Cypher is constantly gathering secrets, information, and intel, to the point of managing to retrieve the passwords of everyone in the VALORANT Protocol. His continued passion to gather whatever information he can find is not always shared by his teammates, as Jett found out the hard way during an undercover mission in Los Angeles. Appearance Cypher's overall appearance resembles a typical depiction of a detective or gumshoe. His main piece of apparel is a large, white coat that extends from his shins up to his neck. This overcoat is where he keeps his utility stored. He wears dull grey pants, which are paired with black shoes. Gold, brown, and blue colors accentuate his predominantly black and white color scheme. Notably, not a single inch of Cypher's skin is directly visible. Aside from his coat and pants, Cypher wears a pair of blue gloves that have a bright glow at the center of the palm, which serves as a magnet and allows for Cypher to recall any of his utilities back to his hand at will.

Sleep

Biography Real Name Alexander (Sasha) Novikov Aliases Filin Brother of Steel and String Pronouns He/Him Origin RU Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia Race Human Affiliation(s) VALORANT Protocol Hailing from the town of Severomorsk, in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Sasha Novikov (Russian: Саша Новиков) is an archer who became an agent for the VALORANT Protocol as its sixth recruit, "Sova". With his right eye replaced with a mechanical one after he lost it, Sova primarily serves as the team's scout, gathering information and searching for targets using olden methods should technology come up short. Personality A humble hunter that has taken down man and beast alike, Sova works carefully and with precision, scouting around and retrieving information before taking out the enemy. As he has told Phoenix, Sova believes in the value of patience and strategic thinking. Being the team player that he is, Sova always commends his allies and never hesitates to voice out his vote of confidence in them. He seems to value the team to the point of risking his own life, to which Brimstone reminds him that it is equally important that he looks out after himself. Appearance Sova has a fair skin tone and sports long blond hair that flows down to his shoulders. He has a bionic right eye with blue lenses. He is seen wearing a fur-lined coat suited for the cold weather of his home along with a dark blue cape with a white leaf-shaped symbol on the left shoulder and a X-shape on the back. He wears archery leather gloves and his owl drone rests against his left forearm. His bow is slung across his back in an easy-to-reach position. His boots take on the appearance of owls. His quiver of shock darts is located on the side of his right thigh and he has a hunting knife strapped against his left calf.

Sage

Real Name Wei Ling Ying Aliases The Balm of Shaanxi Pronouns She/Her Origin CN China Race Radiant Affiliation(s) VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 07 Wei Ling Ying (Chinese: 魏玲瑩) is a radiant monk coming from China. Going on to become an agent for the VALORANT Protocol as its seventh recruit, "Sage", Wei was able to work her way quickly up the ranks, with the Protocol's superiors identifying natural leadership qualities in her. Sage is currently active in VALORANT's radiant agent recruitment and training, interacting with multiple new radiants upon recruitment and taking the lead on its radiant training program. Personality Described as a stronghold, Sage is an agent who always looks out for her teammates and offers help whenever she can. She has fully embraced her powers which give her control of life, and wishes to use them to keep her team alive for as long as possible. Calmer and more collected than some of her more energetic allies, Sage always imparts encouraging words to rally the team up and guide them to victory. Appearance Sage is a fair skinned, apparently tall woman with very long black hair that reaches her knees. Her inner clothing is black, and her outer, looser clothing is white. She also wears green, as a collar, belt and design on her outer clothing. For accessories, she wears her green orbs around her lower body and smaller ones as earrings.

Jett

Real Name Han Sunwoo Pronouns She/Her Origin KR Seoul, South Korea Race Radiant Affiliation(s) VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 10 A radiant from Seoul, South Korea, Han Sunwoo (Korean: 한선우) had her life forever changed by one person - her counterpart from Omega Earth. As a chef in her early life, Han was shot and hunted down by Ω-Jett outside the restaurant she worked at. In the ensuing fight, a "freak storm" was caused as a result of the wind-powered abilities of the two Hans that all but destroyed the restaurant. α-Han was forced to flee the scene soon after she made it out of the encounter. Later on, Han would be recruited by the VALORANT Protocol, becoming the Jett of her own world. While working for the Protocol however, Ω-Jett arrived once more and caused a catastrophic incident in Venice that destroyed part of the city. Personality The wind is commonly known for being cool, but Jett is an aggressive agent who has a distinctive, sarcastic personality. Jett also has a cheeky, childish "in-your-face" attitude, seen commonly giving insults for feats she makes on the team and is always spouting her sheer amount of arrogance. Her self-confidence may feel as if she is disregarding her comrades' safety, but she has recognized that it is best to play with a team, albeit with some reluctance. She does show a much more friendly personality towards teammates. Appearance Jett is a fair-skinned, young woman, and one of the shortest of the Protocol agents. She has white hair, which she ties in a bun on the back. Her bangs are rather long and remain stably locked. Her eyes are a shade of blue, and she looks like she wears eyeliner. Jett's armor has multiple symbols associated with wind such as the swirl on her right shoulder pad. Her blue, sleeveless jacket features a stylized depiction of the Tailwind logo through some clouds. The icons on the backs of her gloves is the same icon on the lip of her hoodie and bottom edge of her crop top. A sash and two kunai.

Neon

Name Tala Nicole Dimaapi Valdez Pronouns She/Her Origin PH Manila, Philippines Race Radiant Relations • Nathaniel Valdez (Father) Affiliation(s) • Kingdom Corporation (K-SEC) • VALORANT Protocol Raised in Manila, Philippines, Tala Nicole Dimaapi Valdez is a Radiant empowered by her bioelectricity which has enlaced itself with Earth's radianite mesh. A young but former veteran at K-SEC, she was recruited by the VALORANT Protocol as part of their Omega Project, specifically to utilize her electric abilities as they attempted to power an Alpha-Omega teleporter. Accepting a position there as their nineteenth agent, "Neon", Valdez left her home to join the Protocol and now seeks to help establish a stable connection that will finally allow the VP to cross over to Omega Earth. Personality With her electrifying speed allowing her to charge into the heat of the battle, Neon is not one who can promise her allies that she'll stay out of harm's way. While she is confident in her abilities and the value it can bring during gunfights, she can sometimes struggle to control her electric powers and thus makes it a point to keep them in check at all times. Neon is a young Filipina woman with olive skin and a short stature. She sports an athletic attire with black and blue running leggings along with a pair of sneakers. She also wears a dark-blue cropped vest that appears to act as electrical conduits for her powers. Her arms and face have light blue patterns that can illuminate with her radiant abilities. She has shoulder-length shaggy hair, colored mainly electric blue with streaks of yellow throughout and wears it in a half-up pigtails hairstyle. She also wears a belt and accessorizes with a golden bracelet on each arm. When using her radiant powers to channel electricity through her body, the patterns on her arms, face, as well as her eyes glow light blue along with her hair, which stands up due to the electricity..

Fade

Real Name Hazal Eyletmez Pronouns She/Her Origin TR Istanbul, Türkiye Race Radiant Affiliation(s) • REALM • VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 20 A Radiant from Türkiye, Hazal Eyletmez searches for a person of importance to her after he was 'taken from her'. Using her ability to see nightmare-visions, her interpretations initially led her to suspect that he had been kidnapped by a secret organization she found to be the VALORANT Protocol. Eyletmez decided to contact the Protocol under an anonymous mark, threatening to expose the organization if she found out they were responsible for the kidnapping. When they appeared to only have interest in tracking her down rather than take her seriously, she then contacted each agent personally with a dossier about them to show how much she knew about VALORANT's people and what she could expose to the public if they had no interest in proving their innocence. Personality Fade's initially perceived harshness is the headliner of her personality, but she has a sense of humor, when she says something that usually is quite deadpan it's often complimented with a quick-witted joke. Working with the operation can feel like a chore to her, wanting things over and done with - often coming across as reluctant even when revived. Appearance Fade is a lighter-skinned slim woman, with her dramatic black rectangular eyeshadow, black lipstick, dark oval marking on her face and neck and hair that transitions from black to white with the right half being short and the left half with longer strands around her face, she is given a highly grungy aesthetic. There are distinct cat-like features embedded in her design, from the heterochromia associated with the Turkish breed of Angora/Ankara 'Van' cat, paw print-like marking on her neck and the paw prints on the sole of her shoes. Even her second ability Seize has been noted to look like a ball of yarn. Along with an outfit composed of a dark blue similar to Omen's, and black accents, such as her..

Deadlock

Real Name Iselin Pronouns She/Her Origin NO Norway Race Human Affiliation(s) • Ståljeger • VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 23 At one point during the VALORANT Protocol's investigations into a Los Angeles-based Kingdom Corporation project called "Landfall", the organization was able to pick up on chatter about a cargo pickup happening in Norway. Viewing this to be something of interest, the Protocol sent Sova to follow the team and track down its destination. Personality Deadlock has a no-nonsense personality. She takes the protocol's stance very seriously. Due to the fact that radivores have taken the lives of her fallen comrades, she seems to have a huge resentment towards them, going to extreme measures to even detain them, such as Gekko's creatures. Despite the flashbacks of radivores, she still reluctantly trusted Gekko's Wingman to complete the mission in Los Angeles by letting him use her nanowire accelerator. Appearance Deadlock sports a noticably muscular, stocky build compared to other female agents. She has thick, white hair that goes to her shoulders. She wears a green shirt with a white jacket, along with rugged trousers and boots, an attire likely fit for the cold climates of Norway. Much of her left arm, which was bitten away from a radivore, has a prosthetic, gray limb in place of it which also serves as her nanowire accelerator. As for gear, Deadlock has a Sonic Sensor placed on her left thigh, and GravNet grenades on her right thigh.

Clove

Biography Pronouns Her/Them Origin GB Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Race Radiant Affiliation(s) VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 25 The young Scottish VALORANT agent Clove possesses powers unprecedented among even their fellow radiants - the power over the essences of life and immortality. Each death instead brings them to a whole new world, a junction between the realms of the living and the dead, one that Clove will journey through on their way to return to life and resurrect themselves. But such abilities are unlikely to be a blessing forever, and Clove themselves finds they can never spend too long in the junction beyond life as the longer they spend there, the harder it is to return. Personality Clove is fearless as they do not see death as a scary thing, in fact, they see it as beautiful. They are described as a Scottish troublemaker, which can be told in part by their bold personality; getting into the fight, without holding back. Appearance Clove is a young agent with short hair, dyed black at the roots that fade down to a pinkish/purple color at the ends. Their eyes are a silvery light blue. They have a headband with two small black horns, and wear several silver hairclips in their hair. They wear a pink short-sleeved jacket, with colored markings, underneath a black shirt with white sleeves, with "HELLO" written near the collar. They wear purple shorts with a black cat design above the hem, wearing dark blue leggings underneath scattered with multiple blue butterflies. Their shoes appear to be purple with white soles. They accessorize themselves with jewelry such as a choker, a matching bracelet, a butterfly-esque earring, and nine rings; two of which are each half of a butterfly, one is a heart with horns, one appears to have a neutrois gender symbol attached to a single chain link to represent their nonbinary identity, while the rest are more simple. Their nails are painted black with blue French tips apart from the index and middle nail...

Higher

Pronouns She/Her Race Radiant Affiliation(s) • Kingdom Corporation • VALORANT Protocol VALORANT Agent Number 26 A former Kingdom researcher on the Interverse, Vyse is now a metallic radiant who has a radianite-infused alloy flowing through her. Captured by the Scions of Hourglass and held at their Elder Grotto facility under the remote island of Jan Mayen, Vyse was eventually able to break free after her containment unit was damaged by gunfire when the site was attacked and taken over by the VALORANT Protocol. Vyse, a radiant metallic mastermind, uses her liquid metal to trap and disarm enemies. Vyse has powers that mainly focus on trapping and disarming enemies, such as a large razorvine nest. Her mask can sometimes emit mysterious fog out of it. Vyse has a very manipulating and cunning personality, although she decides to work alone, she sometimes is able to cooperative with others on a team.

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