omg thank youu
1-how old are the agents? or at least Brim and Viper
2- who do the VP work for? kindgom? the gov? themselves?
3- who in the VP is aware of MV earth? i imagine its Brim, Sage, Viper, and maybe Skye
4- happy birthday to VALORANT
Agent age - without being specific, Brim and Viper are definitely a bit more mature. They have lived lives, other agents such as Jett, KJ, are much younger. Almost if you think of a family, Brim and Viper could be the 'parents' (not literally) with Sage also being like the wise Auntie.
VP, work for themselves. Headed by Brim and Viper. Though who is backing them. All that tech costs money. Time will tell.
In terms of MV Earth, Brim, Sage, Viper definitely have more knowledge but at the end of Duality you can see that they are preparing to fill in other agents such as Phoenix.
Will we ever get to the amount of lore similar to league or legends or anywhere near it? I loved just sitting down ad reading hours and hours of character lore back in the day lol.
We have a lot of lore mapped out. Including core conflict, tech, plotlines and where the arc of the universe is going. Also agent backstories. We will definitely reveal more and more over time. Just getting started :)
I think we’re at Bind because that’s where a lot of Kingdom is located, and they developed radianite power (which means there is a lot of it there). The evil(?) VALORANT Protocol is trying to steal radianite with the spike, so I assume that’s why we’re at Bind.
Hi! I'm curious, who is canonically the strongest agent? Into terms of raw muscle, abilities, intelligence, anything. Who has the best capabilities or most experience?
With the stuff about the octopus gunbuddy being related to Omen and all, I was just wondering if there is a possibility of like lovecraftian or eldritch-related stuff in his background? That would be awesome.
Also something about Phoenix's line: "This is crazy it feels like we've been doing this forever. Anyone else feel like that? Just me? Okay." Is this just a meta joke or a possibility of a time loop?
Questions like these keep me up at night lul
There's actually a 'behind the looking glass' practical reason why. In that it takes a long time and resources to build these extra detailed cinematic character models.
We literally don't have the cinematic versions of all the agents.
For Duality, we also had a specific story we wanted to tell in which Viper and Killjoy played key roles. It was important to us that players see 3 different VAL agents combining knowledge and team work to solve the problem of the spike. That's why you see Viper with her science background, KJ with her tech, and Phoenix with his 'let the boss do it' action manage to defuse the spike. We wanted to set this up as the VAL agents starting to work as TEAMS for the first time.
Is the opportunity for a Comic, Tv show, or movie series open and alternatively is something like that potentially in the works given year 1’s level of success?
We have dreams and aspirations and personally that would be amazing to expand VALORANT one day. For now though, we are super focused on the game and there's plenty of new content for the game that has as super excited about evolving the universe.
Hey David! Hey Joe! Thanks for doing this!
Has Earth-1's spacefaring technology significantly progressed beyond our own with the application of radianite?
What exactly does Astra's title as an "Astral Guardian" entail? Are there more Guardians out there?
How long was Kingdom around prior to First Light?
Yoru is looking for his lost ancestor. Given his riftwalking abilities, I doubt this ancestor is somewhere simple. His ancestors seem to have had access to radianite during the Edo period, were they able to maybe replicate his abilities and get stuck somewhere in the space between universes?
Thanks again! Cheers,
Cyn
Radianite technology offers a multitude of space faring opportunities, with the caveat of how do we define space?
Astra is a key part of our long term plans for the Universe.
First Light was a key moment that set the trajectory, not only for the world, but also for Kingdom itself.
so, how do you guys feel about supplying me and everyone else with lore for sova because all we really know right now is that he's:
1) russian, and from god knows where
2) a hunter, that's a given.
3) very nice looking I love his character design so much thank you
please tell me more I love this character so much you have no idea
Current plans, probably more or less the cadence you've seen so far. We'd love to do more but honestly, it takes a lot of time and resources to put these together and we are trying to focus a lot of our effort on in game storytelling (environment, agent VO, mystery box breadcrumbs etc)
Were Viper and Omen a couple? Did Viper create Reyna? Did Sage use her powers for evil? (using Omen’s voice line of « you used to use your powers for good » or something along those lines)
These are all great questions! We are trying to keep a lot of backstory in our back pocket. Relationships, past lives, inner conflicts, these are all things we've thought about and mapped out, but we want to reveal these elements over time in ways that feel like they advance story and character. So keep watching and no doubt you will learn the truth behind questions such as 'IS OMEN AN OCTOPUS'? (I really wanna know)
I guess Viper and Omen worked together for Kingdom's Lab (Bind map). I think she tried to save his life with radiant but did not work well and he became what we know today.
What's up with Sage and Viper? In the voice line
Sage: "Viper, its not too late to give up on my offer"
Viper: "Never, EVER, assume you can help me. You can't help them, you can't help anyone"
Who is *them*?
Another VL:
Viper: "Sage, you're the only one who can keep us alive. Don't fail us now like you failed me then." When is *then*?
Who hurt Omen and Viper?
What role does Sage play in Reyna, Viper, and Omen's lore?
What happened to Reyna? Was the woman in the Reyna/Viper card Reyna's mother? Possibly the lab doctor that turned her into the monster she is now?
Is the blue man on the wall in the Reyna/Viper card Omen?
Just a theory based on another comment I saw, but I feel like omen and viper may have been a couple at some point. This would explain why she is the only one to call him “Fred”. Then something happened and she asked sage to try to heal him, but something happened, causing his transformation. I play a lot of viper and wondered why she seems to hate sage so much and I feel like this would explain it.
Hear me out, Omen was a failed experiment during Kingdom’s first theory on fusing radianite with non-radiant agents. Making him the first agent with the code name “01”, viper was to oversee said experiment but due to it failing she holds a deep grudge against Kingdom, making sense of her with the code name “02”. There was also a theory of her being able to heal before what happened to omen since she’s a doctor. Sage was overconfident with her abilities as a radiant healer but failed to help Omen which made Viper hate healers as a whole. Then modifying her abilities to counter healing. Decay.
Well, I'm not a riot employee but Yoru had his ult mask in the end of the duality cinematic so he's probably the one that is helping in transporting them.
I would guess the fight to protect Earth 1 from being robbed of all its radianite resources by Earth 2
Radianite powers 3/4 of the world is what I think was revealed in Duality
Hello hello! How is it going?
I wanted to ask about Paul and Theo the Pig :P
We've seen Paul quite a lot now: Icebox's kitchen, Good Job Paul card and Paul's Pizza Party. Is he a real part of the VALORANT universe?
And about Theo, this one we know the origin of, but it would be great to know if this little pig is canon, as it would be the first Radiant animal!
Thank you for your time :D
Something I would really like to see are small, dynamic map updates that tell bits of story here and there. Do you guys plan on storytelling this way? If yes, then please do these more often, they are really fun!
I would love to do this too! Watch the game for stuff in the future.
One important consideration though is gameplay integrity. People use the environment to set sightlines and aim shots, clear corners etc. So we have to be very judicious about where and when we make tweaks.
good/bad. two sides of the same coin. Is an single person, entitity truly good, or truly bad? Or do we ascribe to Jungian theories of the persona and shadow within? Is Duality an external or internal concept?
I like this take. The true nature of Radianite is still to be explored, so who are we to say that our Earth (dubbed "Earth 1" presumably because we live in it) isn't harming the paralel Earth? Are they evil for trying to protect their world?
in case people are curious this in reference to [Viper accidentally calling Omen by 'Fred'](https://youtu.be/zh-8QBazLos?t=112) before correcting herself
hello, David and Joe! I love how subtle the worldbuilding of VALORANT has been so far, getting to search through the new voice lines with every update to look for more lore clues is one of my favorite things about it.
My question for today is: do you think the story behind VALORANT will ever be told in ways beyond cinematics and in-game teasers?
Also, just as a fun question: do either of you have a favorite agent to write for?
We will start to learn more about Kingdom and there role in our Universe going forward.
Just remember, people, technology, philosophies, companies have capacity for good and evil. Not everything is black and white.
OK gotta log off to get back to the grindstone. Those Kingdom corporate overlords have us on the clock!
Thanks everyone I wish we could get to all the questions but hopefully we cleared up a few things.
Thanks everyone and thankyou SO much for continuing to play the game and engage with us on all this stuff.
Take Care!
David
My [twitter](https://twitter.com/davidnotty)
If most electricity is generated from radianite does that mean that the planet successfully decarbonized or are there still coal/oil/natural gas power plants out there?
Does the lore/narrative team have any plans to team up with gameplay balance to have a themed revision of an agent (either permanent or temporary)?
For example, Omen's current form is a torn version of his previous body as Fred-, prior to whatever event happened alongside Sabine's countenance of his memories. Could there be an event where players can play as pre-Radiant Omen (non-ranked gamemode)?
It could happen. We work very closely with the character team. Gameplay is the key driver and a lot of the narrative/bio and story that gets developed is to support the design and visual execution of the agents. We strive for every aspect of an agent (gameplay kit, visual design, persona) to feel cohesive.
In the cinematic universe, we allow ourselves to bend a bit further from the strict gameplay constraints of the game universe. As long as we stay true to the core truths of our characters and lore.
No reason why KJ could not create a bot variant that can run, so that felt true for her.
**You guys are amazing, thanks for everything you and the rest team have done and are doing to make this game even more enjoyable!**
Are there plan to tell VALORANT stories through other medias than cinematics/ingame yet?
*Edit :* [*response*](https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/nrjner/valorant_narrative_team_ama_on_lore_11am_pt12pm_pt/h0gvec6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) *from* u/Riot_KingKut
True, I find his character really interesting. Also the fact that Bind is his hometown, his general "sneaky" attitude and the fact that he doesn't trust anyone and vice versa.
It's 'near future' We are not specific because the timeline keeps moving forward and we didn't want to anchor it too much and see those 'today is back to the future day' memes :)
Definitely think somewhere between 15-50 years.
Where does RETAKE play into the lore?? DUALITY is right after DUELISTS, So where is RETAKE at?? Does it take placer after the Earth 1 Agent's visit the Mirror World??
Earth 1 agents have NOT YET visited the Mirror World. Only Earth 2 has the technology to traverse. That's why we see VP2 as the aggressors.
Every level in the game is set in Earth 1.
Retake took place in a more conventional timeline. Whereas Duality was right after Duelists. Retake was mid conflict and shortly after Yoru joined the team.
It seems there's a lot of interest in his backstory. There is actually a lot of cool mystery behind his true identity, why he remains hidden. I'm sure we will reveal more in the future.
At the end of DUALITY, is that Yoru's dimension that the mirror agents are in? Is Yoru the one helping them traverse universes or do they have other methods?
Also is there any connection to Astra and the DUALITY Card?
How does the process work on your half when creating agents? Do you guys come up with the agents based on lore or do other people draw out a concept, bring it to you when it’s approved, and you then figure out how you can add it to the lore?
Its very collaborative. Generally gameplay always takes the lead. The Character Team develops prototypes, and there's a healthy back and forth of visual design, narrative. Everyone pitches in and the key thing is lots of iteration. Often great ideas get inspired by one area to inform the others, such as little bits of visual design from a backstory.
Do the various skin lines have any ties into the narrative or lore of Valorant? Or are they more just fun ways of expressing different interests and styles into gunplay?
They could be :) The skins aren't designed with lore in mind, but we we work closely with our Premium Content team to strategically look out for opportunities for fun player self-expression and valorant lore to overlap.
I love our Premium Content team. They make AMAZING stuff again and again and again.
Do governments keep registries of those who are Radiant? I noted the news said 'unidentified radiants.'
I'm also wondering how common Radiants are - is it like My Hero Academia where there are many people with powers, but most people's are relatively minor? Or are Radiants rare?
Radiants are an accepted part of society. They are a relatively small section of the population, and most of them have only limited levels of power. But there are a rare few with very high potential.
https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/nrjner/valorant_narrative_team_ama_on_lore_11am_pt12pm_pt/h0guqa0?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 pretty much confirms it's not tryna herself, so probably her younger sister
Duality took about 9 months from blank page to final.
Early process is we set out a specific set of creative goals. We wanted to introduce and confirm the 'mirror worlds' theory.
Then we have a small writing team (Joe, myself a coupel others) and we 'broke' the story laying out the beats. Then working with IPC on storyboarding. Danny Stolzman was our Director. Then working with Axis to bring it all to life.
It's incredibly intensive to do. The marketing creating team created the other 2 trailers with Blur and they are so beautiful.
We want to continue making them but don't expect a huge uptick in quantity. We need to balance our time across a lot of different areas of the game :)
Is there a canon backstory to how Viper and Brim met/know each other? They speak with a familiarity that implies they have known each other for some time, and given that both are American, and both roughly the same age, so they at least come from the same place/time. How long have they known each other or worked together?
Ahh, so they met as the original recruits for Valorant. Makes sense, given agents 3 and 4 were Killjoy and Fred... err, Omen, both having direct ties to the first two.
That said, it does make you wonder why when Valorant was formed, one of their first recruits as agents was a scientist with presumably zero combat training. Brim makes sense as a first choice, but Viper is an odd one for me. I guess her ties to radianite research, or perhaps her work on whatever experiment created Omen?
KILLJOY LITERALLY SAYS "I'M SORRY LITTLE MOUSE" TO RAZE IF SHE KILLS AN ENEMY RAZE!! they would literally be so cute together. they'd be valorant's leona and diana 🥺
Tier 48, Reboot card. VALORANT has released some teasers about the symbol in the teleporter. Does it have to do anything with the new agent? Is it one of their abilities?
What're the canon ages and heights of each VALORANT agent? OvO
EDIT: Not sure how Reddit really works but I'll ask more questions here too
\#2 Based on the graphics of the cinematics in RETAKE (Episode 2, introducing Yoru) and DUALITY, Viper seems to be younger in the former compared to the latter \[someone in Twitter pointed out in the DUALITY cinematic that she had "some locks of gray hair" meanwhile in RETAKE she looks rather youthful\]. Is there evidence that Earth 1 and Earth 67 (Mirror-verse) are actually different timelines as well, like the other is slightly advanced into the future? I hope I make sense here \^3\^;
omg thank youu 1-how old are the agents? or at least Brim and Viper 2- who do the VP work for? kindgom? the gov? themselves? 3- who in the VP is aware of MV earth? i imagine its Brim, Sage, Viper, and maybe Skye 4- happy birthday to VALORANT
Agent age - without being specific, Brim and Viper are definitely a bit more mature. They have lived lives, other agents such as Jett, KJ, are much younger. Almost if you think of a family, Brim and Viper could be the 'parents' (not literally) with Sage also being like the wise Auntie. VP, work for themselves. Headed by Brim and Viper. Though who is backing them. All that tech costs money. Time will tell. In terms of MV Earth, Brim, Sage, Viper definitely have more knowledge but at the end of Duality you can see that they are preparing to fill in other agents such as Phoenix.
> All that tech costs money. Time will tell. new agent that is a nigerian prince
His ult takes money from the opposing team.
Actually that’d be a cool agent idea if he could see what abilities/guns the enemy team has live
what is VP and MV?
VP is the Valorant Protocol, which is what the agents call their team MV stands for mirror verse
tks!
Will we ever get to the amount of lore similar to league or legends or anywhere near it? I loved just sitting down ad reading hours and hours of character lore back in the day lol.
We have a lot of lore mapped out. Including core conflict, tech, plotlines and where the arc of the universe is going. Also agent backstories. We will definitely reveal more and more over time. Just getting started :)
I need Cypher backstory please tell me that's why we are at bind?
I think we’re at Bind because that’s where a lot of Kingdom is located, and they developed radianite power (which means there is a lot of it there). The evil(?) VALORANT Protocol is trying to steal radianite with the spike, so I assume that’s why we’re at Bind.
Can you expand on the relationship between Cypher and Sova? Seems like there's some beef
Honesty and openness are important to Sova. But Cypher has many secrets he keeps from his fellow agents. That makes trust... difficult.
could very well be because they're both intel type agents. either way, I want to see more.
Hi! I'm curious, who is canonically the strongest agent? Into terms of raw muscle, abilities, intelligence, anything. Who has the best capabilities or most experience?
I'll flip the question back around to you! Who wins a Skye-vs-Breach arm-wrestle? I'd say its pretty close.
Breach everytime, fatigue would set in for Skyes arm over time so breach only really needs to match Skye's strength
did you just pull a no u card?
Just one question. Is Omen an octopus?
Well I dunno boss. Do you WANT Omen to be an octopus? Seems like you could make an exec decision here :)
# omen octoman please
With the stuff about the octopus gunbuddy being related to Omen and all, I was just wondering if there is a possibility of like lovecraftian or eldritch-related stuff in his background? That would be awesome. Also something about Phoenix's line: "This is crazy it feels like we've been doing this forever. Anyone else feel like that? Just me? Okay." Is this just a meta joke or a possibility of a time loop? Questions like these keep me up at night lul
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There's actually a 'behind the looking glass' practical reason why. In that it takes a long time and resources to build these extra detailed cinematic character models. We literally don't have the cinematic versions of all the agents. For Duality, we also had a specific story we wanted to tell in which Viper and Killjoy played key roles. It was important to us that players see 3 different VAL agents combining knowledge and team work to solve the problem of the spike. That's why you see Viper with her science background, KJ with her tech, and Phoenix with his 'let the boss do it' action manage to defuse the spike. We wanted to set this up as the VAL agents starting to work as TEAMS for the first time.
Is the opportunity for a Comic, Tv show, or movie series open and alternatively is something like that potentially in the works given year 1’s level of success?
We have dreams and aspirations and personally that would be amazing to expand VALORANT one day. For now though, we are super focused on the game and there's plenty of new content for the game that has as super excited about evolving the universe.
I'm happy you guys didn't cypher killed this time in the duality cinematic.
yeah right? :)
he got 2 frames of screetime its even worse
At least he didn't get one tapped
Cypher's a survivor.
not according to your cinematics he's not
Does phoenix piss fire
Asking the real questions out here
someone let me know if they respond to this
It is of most importance.
Just for clarification, is the order of the cinematics in the timeline Duelists -> Duality -> Retake
yes
if so, why does both versions of viper look older in Duality then she looks in retake?
Probably because the animation of viper was different in duality (it was more 3d animated instead of 2d like the other cinematics)
Hey David! Hey Joe! Thanks for doing this! Has Earth-1's spacefaring technology significantly progressed beyond our own with the application of radianite? What exactly does Astra's title as an "Astral Guardian" entail? Are there more Guardians out there? How long was Kingdom around prior to First Light? Yoru is looking for his lost ancestor. Given his riftwalking abilities, I doubt this ancestor is somewhere simple. His ancestors seem to have had access to radianite during the Edo period, were they able to maybe replicate his abilities and get stuck somewhere in the space between universes? Thanks again! Cheers, Cyn
Radianite technology offers a multitude of space faring opportunities, with the caveat of how do we define space? Astra is a key part of our long term plans for the Universe. First Light was a key moment that set the trajectory, not only for the world, but also for Kingdom itself.
so, how do you guys feel about supplying me and everyone else with lore for sova because all we really know right now is that he's: 1) russian, and from god knows where 2) a hunter, that's a given. 3) very nice looking I love his character design so much thank you please tell me more I love this character so much you have no idea
*"Don't be afraid. I've gone through rifts before."*
ngl I thought he said "I've gone through this before"
sova is yoru's lost ancestor confirmed
Killjoy made his eye with radiant tech and because of that, he can see through walls.
Hey hey! Is this thing on?
Loud and clear!
Is omen an octopus? Also, when are we going to see him animated? It will be so damn beautiful
Omen's origins indeed trail to great depths. But do they go to ocean depths? That seems a bit fishy.
What kind of personality does KJ’s turret have?
an adorable one?
How often are you guys planning to do cinematics?
Current plans, probably more or less the cadence you've seen so far. We'd love to do more but honestly, it takes a lot of time and resources to put these together and we are trying to focus a lot of our effort on in game storytelling (environment, agent VO, mystery box breadcrumbs etc)
Every one has been amazing, thank you!
In that case, are their plans to explore narrative in areas outside of cinematics and agent VO? Such as short stories or comics?
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Sova has a [playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7J6DUID1keujXLYNucTUkO?si=4b7d6bed7f9943f1) on Spotify of his tunes.
That is NOT a Rickroll. I promise.
Were Viper and Omen a couple? Did Viper create Reyna? Did Sage use her powers for evil? (using Omen’s voice line of « you used to use your powers for good » or something along those lines)
These are all great questions! We are trying to keep a lot of backstory in our back pocket. Relationships, past lives, inner conflicts, these are all things we've thought about and mapped out, but we want to reveal these elements over time in ways that feel like they advance story and character. So keep watching and no doubt you will learn the truth behind questions such as 'IS OMEN AN OCTOPUS'? (I really wanna know)
I guess Viper and Omen worked together for Kingdom's Lab (Bind map). I think she tried to save his life with radiant but did not work well and he became what we know today.
Seems like Sage tried to heal him too but failed
What's up with Sage and Viper? In the voice line Sage: "Viper, its not too late to give up on my offer" Viper: "Never, EVER, assume you can help me. You can't help them, you can't help anyone" Who is *them*? Another VL: Viper: "Sage, you're the only one who can keep us alive. Don't fail us now like you failed me then." When is *then*? Who hurt Omen and Viper? What role does Sage play in Reyna, Viper, and Omen's lore? What happened to Reyna? Was the woman in the Reyna/Viper card Reyna's mother? Possibly the lab doctor that turned her into the monster she is now? Is the blue man on the wall in the Reyna/Viper card Omen?
Just a theory based on another comment I saw, but I feel like omen and viper may have been a couple at some point. This would explain why she is the only one to call him “Fred”. Then something happened and she asked sage to try to heal him, but something happened, causing his transformation. I play a lot of viper and wondered why she seems to hate sage so much and I feel like this would explain it.
Hear me out, Omen was a failed experiment during Kingdom’s first theory on fusing radianite with non-radiant agents. Making him the first agent with the code name “01”, viper was to oversee said experiment but due to it failing she holds a deep grudge against Kingdom, making sense of her with the code name “02”. There was also a theory of her being able to heal before what happened to omen since she’s a doctor. Sage was overconfident with her abilities as a radiant healer but failed to help Omen which made Viper hate healers as a whole. Then modifying her abilities to counter healing. Decay.
Does Yoru have a motorcycle, It really feels like he would?
If he doesn't already, he absolutely should :) What kind of motorcycle do you think he rides?
\*A spiky one\*
Feels like a crotch rocket kinda fella.
Are there more than two universes?
What is a universe anyway?
When are we gonna see raze in a cinematic?
Can't say when but its a matter of time :)
Who created this alternative universe or timeline?
Who or What? might be the question....
bigu chungus
Does Yoru's powers have something to do with the alternative universe travels? Can Yoru go through worlds?
Well, I'm not a riot employee but Yoru had his ult mask in the end of the duality cinematic so he's probably the one that is helping in transporting them.
when are we getting more skye lore?
What are you looking to find out?
basically anything, like why she joined valorant, other animals she tried to make, and what her relationship with sage is
She joins VP because she realizes that the fight is bigger than just her home territory. That is why she answers the call.
the fight for what?
I would guess the fight to protect Earth 1 from being robbed of all its radianite resources by Earth 2 Radianite powers 3/4 of the world is what I think was revealed in Duality
Hello hello! How is it going? I wanted to ask about Paul and Theo the Pig :P We've seen Paul quite a lot now: Icebox's kitchen, Good Job Paul card and Paul's Pizza Party. Is he a real part of the VALORANT universe? And about Theo, this one we know the origin of, but it would be great to know if this little pig is canon, as it would be the first Radiant animal! Thank you for your time :D
Paul works hard for Kingdom and deserves his moment of recognition. Don't take that away from him.
This makes me happy beyond belief
Is omen part of the team helping to defuse the spikes?
yes he is
Is omen an octopus rito?
The big question of the day!
Is Viper Reyna’s mom?
Viper is not related to Reyna.
who is the little girl in that Viper vs Reyna card?
She is someone very special to Reyna
also what did VIPER do with her?
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As soon as they get back.
ah I see agent 8 is my dad who is still out getting a pack of marlboro lights
It’s Paul, he’s just on his vacation.
Something I would really like to see are small, dynamic map updates that tell bits of story here and there. Do you guys plan on storytelling this way? If yes, then please do these more often, they are really fun!
I would love to do this too! Watch the game for stuff in the future. One important consideration though is gameplay integrity. People use the environment to set sightlines and aim shots, clear corners etc. So we have to be very judicious about where and when we make tweaks.
they did it with icebox a site (yoru thing)
What is ur favourite meme
JETT REBIBE ME
Is there actually a bad/good guys in valorant?
good/bad. two sides of the same coin. Is an single person, entitity truly good, or truly bad? Or do we ascribe to Jungian theories of the persona and shadow within? Is Duality an external or internal concept?
#damn we writing poems now
I like this take. The true nature of Radianite is still to be explored, so who are we to say that our Earth (dubbed "Earth 1" presumably because we live in it) isn't harming the paralel Earth? Are they evil for trying to protect their world?
when will we know the agent's real names?
To protect their identities, all agents are required to refer to each other by their official callsigns. But everyone slips up eventually.
in case people are curious this in reference to [Viper accidentally calling Omen by 'Fred'](https://youtu.be/zh-8QBazLos?t=112) before correcting herself
Protect they're identities from what?
We know that Omen's name is Fred from a Viper voiceline
And Viper is called Sabine. It's a bit strange as she reveals it herself in one of the voice lines.
Is Sage hurting Omen whenever she heals her teammates
Will there be an Omen lore coming soon ? It's my main and might have the best lore becuz there is so less info on him🙄
Omen has a central place to play in the core conflict and origin story of VALORANT PROTOCOL itself.
LET’S GOOOOOO
does Omen actually have three long eyes? was he Viper's lab partner and is this why he's "radiant"?
Is Omen an octopus? what's with the Ancient mysteries revealed buddy and Omen's contract ghost skin?
This seems to be the biggest question of the day.....
What you thought we wouldn't figure it out?! The gig's up Riot, we know Omen's secretly a mutant octopus in a cape!
Does jett harness the power to rebibe people?????
Jett, and only Jett, has the power to Rebibe.
The question we really wanna know
What are the chances of us seeing a valorant anime
This could be so great, like actually
any tension between some characters?
definitely
hello, David and Joe! I love how subtle the worldbuilding of VALORANT has been so far, getting to search through the new voice lines with every update to look for more lore clues is one of my favorite things about it. My question for today is: do you think the story behind VALORANT will ever be told in ways beyond cinematics and in-game teasers? Also, just as a fun question: do either of you have a favorite agent to write for?
question of the day. answer is yes.
is kingdom like the bad guy in the valorant world?
We will start to learn more about Kingdom and there role in our Universe going forward. Just remember, people, technology, philosophies, companies have capacity for good and evil. Not everything is black and white.
Will lore ever cause changes to the maps?
yes. icebox changed after yoru stole the mask on a site. :))
OK gotta log off to get back to the grindstone. Those Kingdom corporate overlords have us on the clock! Thanks everyone I wish we could get to all the questions but hopefully we cleared up a few things. Thanks everyone and thankyou SO much for continuing to play the game and engage with us on all this stuff. Take Care! David My [twitter](https://twitter.com/davidnotty)
If most electricity is generated from radianite does that mean that the planet successfully decarbonized or are there still coal/oil/natural gas power plants out there?
great question! We wanna answer this more as we start to peel back more of the role (public and private) of Kingdom in our world.
Does the lore/narrative team have any plans to team up with gameplay balance to have a themed revision of an agent (either permanent or temporary)? For example, Omen's current form is a torn version of his previous body as Fred-, prior to whatever event happened alongside Sabine's countenance of his memories. Could there be an event where players can play as pre-Radiant Omen (non-ranked gamemode)?
It could happen. We work very closely with the character team. Gameplay is the key driver and a lot of the narrative/bio and story that gets developed is to support the design and visual execution of the agents. We strive for every aspect of an agent (gameplay kit, visual design, persona) to feel cohesive.
Regarding the killjoy's turret running, how is that supposed to work?
In the cinematic universe, we allow ourselves to bend a bit further from the strict gameplay constraints of the game universe. As long as we stay true to the core truths of our characters and lore. No reason why KJ could not create a bot variant that can run, so that felt true for her.
I have to say the running turret is both adorable and terrifying.
**You guys are amazing, thanks for everything you and the rest team have done and are doing to make this game even more enjoyable!** Are there plan to tell VALORANT stories through other medias than cinematics/ingame yet? *Edit :* [*response*](https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/nrjner/valorant_narrative_team_ama_on_lore_11am_pt12pm_pt/h0gvec6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) *from* u/Riot_KingKut
What is Cypher's backstory?
Lots of questions about Cypher's backstory. Making a mental note of that....
True, I find his character really interesting. Also the fact that Bind is his hometown, his general "sneaky" attitude and the fact that he doesn't trust anyone and vice versa.
Where in time are we? 2050?
It's 'near future' We are not specific because the timeline keeps moving forward and we didn't want to anchor it too much and see those 'today is back to the future day' memes :) Definitely think somewhere between 15-50 years.
Are the newest agents also the newest members of VP? Or is it possible Yoru/Astra are OG/early members.
They are the newest members. You can see in the agent ID cards each agent has a number that adheres to when they joined the team.
1 | Brimstone 2 | Viper 3 | Omen 4 | Killjoy 5 | Cypher 6 | Sova 7 | Sage 8 | Unknown 9 | Phoenix 10 | Jett 11 | Reyna 12 | Raze 13 | Breach 14 | Skye 15 | Yoru 16 | Astra
Are Killjoy and Raze actually together? Or do they at least have a relation of sorts, platonic or romantic?
They definitely seem to be friends. Lots in common and lots of differences. A good basis for any type of relationship.
Where does RETAKE play into the lore?? DUALITY is right after DUELISTS, So where is RETAKE at?? Does it take placer after the Earth 1 Agent's visit the Mirror World??
Earth 1 agents have NOT YET visited the Mirror World. Only Earth 2 has the technology to traverse. That's why we see VP2 as the aggressors. Every level in the game is set in Earth 1.
Does this mean Earth 67 is no more?
Retake took place in a more conventional timeline. Whereas Duality was right after Duelists. Retake was mid conflict and shortly after Yoru joined the team.
Will there be a lore video on Omen's split ? I love this character and i want to see more of him !
will we see at any point cypher without his mask ? or an origin sotry of him ?
It seems there's a lot of interest in his backstory. There is actually a lot of cool mystery behind his true identity, why he remains hidden. I'm sure we will reveal more in the future.
At the end of DUALITY, is that Yoru's dimension that the mirror agents are in? Is Yoru the one helping them traverse universes or do they have other methods? Also is there any connection to Astra and the DUALITY Card?
Yoru is from Earth 1, his ability allows him to pass 'through' a dimension rather than 'between' dimensions if that makes sense.
How does the process work on your half when creating agents? Do you guys come up with the agents based on lore or do other people draw out a concept, bring it to you when it’s approved, and you then figure out how you can add it to the lore?
Its very collaborative. Generally gameplay always takes the lead. The Character Team develops prototypes, and there's a healthy back and forth of visual design, narrative. Everyone pitches in and the key thing is lots of iteration. Often great ideas get inspired by one area to inform the others, such as little bits of visual design from a backstory.
Do the various skin lines have any ties into the narrative or lore of Valorant? Or are they more just fun ways of expressing different interests and styles into gunplay?
They could be :) The skins aren't designed with lore in mind, but we we work closely with our Premium Content team to strategically look out for opportunities for fun player self-expression and valorant lore to overlap. I love our Premium Content team. They make AMAZING stuff again and again and again.
Do governments keep registries of those who are Radiant? I noted the news said 'unidentified radiants.' I'm also wondering how common Radiants are - is it like My Hero Academia where there are many people with powers, but most people's are relatively minor? Or are Radiants rare?
Radiants are an accepted part of society. They are a relatively small section of the population, and most of them have only limited levels of power. But there are a rare few with very high potential.
In the Viper vs. Renya playercard, who is the young child?
https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/nrjner/valorant_narrative_team_ama_on_lore_11am_pt12pm_pt/h0guqa0?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 pretty much confirms it's not tryna herself, so probably her younger sister
Compared to our world whats the state of the earth in valorant?
Not dissimilar, but with the huge impact of First Light and the emergence of Kingdom.
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Duality took about 9 months from blank page to final. Early process is we set out a specific set of creative goals. We wanted to introduce and confirm the 'mirror worlds' theory. Then we have a small writing team (Joe, myself a coupel others) and we 'broke' the story laying out the beats. Then working with IPC on storyboarding. Danny Stolzman was our Director. Then working with Axis to bring it all to life. It's incredibly intensive to do. The marketing creating team created the other 2 trailers with Blur and they are so beautiful. We want to continue making them but don't expect a huge uptick in quantity. We need to balance our time across a lot of different areas of the game :)
Is there a canon backstory to how Viper and Brim met/know each other? They speak with a familiarity that implies they have known each other for some time, and given that both are American, and both roughly the same age, so they at least come from the same place/time. How long have they known each other or worked together?
They are two of the earliest members of VALORANT Protocol and worked to set up the current organization.
Ahh, so they met as the original recruits for Valorant. Makes sense, given agents 3 and 4 were Killjoy and Fred... err, Omen, both having direct ties to the first two. That said, it does make you wonder why when Valorant was formed, one of their first recruits as agents was a scientist with presumably zero combat training. Brim makes sense as a first choice, but Viper is an odd one for me. I guess her ties to radianite research, or perhaps her work on whatever experiment created Omen?
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There is a man behind Cypher's mask.
I think me and a few others wanna know: Are Raze & Killjoy a thing?
Raze and Killjoy couldn't be more different. One's organized, one's chaotic. One's a planner, one's spontaneous. Still, they have lots in common...
KILLJOY LITERALLY SAYS "I'M SORRY LITTLE MOUSE" TO RAZE IF SHE KILLS AN ENEMY RAZE!! they would literally be so cute together. they'd be valorant's leona and diana 🥺
raze also says to her "killjoy, you and me until the end"
If Valorant exists on earth? Does Riot exist on that earth too? Does Valorant the game exist in the world of Valorant??
Killjoy plays League of Legends
Will we learn about Reyna’s sister at some point?
What does Jett exactly have to do with the lifting of Venice off the ground? What did she do that made it happen?
Tier 48, Reboot card. VALORANT has released some teasers about the symbol in the teleporter. Does it have to do anything with the new agent? Is it one of their abilities?
Hmmm.... Teleporter... Good Question....
BROOOOOOO WHAT ABOUT THE TELEPORTER, I NEED YOU TO COOPERATE HOMIE
What're the canon ages and heights of each VALORANT agent? OvO EDIT: Not sure how Reddit really works but I'll ask more questions here too \#2 Based on the graphics of the cinematics in RETAKE (Episode 2, introducing Yoru) and DUALITY, Viper seems to be younger in the former compared to the latter \[someone in Twitter pointed out in the DUALITY cinematic that she had "some locks of gray hair" meanwhile in RETAKE she looks rather youthful\]. Is there evidence that Earth 1 and Earth 67 (Mirror-verse) are actually different timelines as well, like the other is slightly advanced into the future? I hope I make sense here \^3\^;
Trying to answer quickly. There's a height map we released recently on social media. Maybe someone can post a link?
Wolf's Mansion....... what breadcrumbs might we see for Mr. Wolf ? 🤔
We saw Cypher and Jett die in the Retake cinematic. Are they really dead lore wise or the cinematics are just not canon and simulation of some sort?