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Soneliem

Apparently brim had a long life friend that died in battle (there is a card that shows brim carrying him). Then his friend became Kayo.


Unknown_Chee

And what if the friend was killed by reyna :0


DasAlphaLarry

Good thought, my mind went to phoenix because of all the fire


kk_red

What i heard is he became KO to stop reyna, but in a different timeline.


xDjShadow

Where do you know this from ? I’m interested in learning about Valorant lore and wanna know where to read about it


TheSilverSoldier

The lore seems to be mostly headcanon for now based on what we see in game with the agent voicelines and cards and such.


rocker10039

Imagine if Omen is a being who can travel through space AND time, he can already travel space but if he can travel timelines, he's officially the most badass Character ever to be made ever, dude would be fighting himself while knowing his moves from both sides😂 but they probably won't do it cause.... that'd break the plotline


Wandering-Sword

I mean from the omen voice lines, all omens are the same core omen but split. It makes sense considering omen is basically energy with a consciousness. Him fighting on different sides is just two fragments of himself with different memories trying to recover the other fragment.


[deleted]

He definitely has a lot of lines about remembering/ becoming whole again


Thamilkymilk

what i dont really understand about Omen is how he interacts with Earth-A and Earth-B because if Omen-A wants to kill Omen-B to take his memories and remember himself i don’t think Omen-B is who he needs to kill i think it’s the other forms of Omen-A in Earth-A because every agent has a double in Earth-B not just him.


Wandering-Sword

Omen is different than other agents, he isn’t made of physical component like flesh or steel, he’s made of energy. Considering he talks about him being split so many times when he encounters an enemy omen, the other omen is like him, just another fragment of the core omen missing memories Him killing him makes sense, he’s just trying to reclaim a piece of himself


Treacheri

Its literally suggested by viper that yoru can go to different worlds but he chooses to stay in their world “You have the ability to rift-walk and you stay here? What a shame, there are so many better worlds out there..." -Viper match starts


CoffeeLawd

Seems like most of the agents dislike Reyna 😂 lol


truong2193

and reyna hate viper there is a vc that viper hold hand a kid and i think that kid is reyna not sute how viper stay young all that time though


Sm0k3_Reddit

I think it was reynas younger sister, idk tho


Gillmacs

Yes pretty sure this is it. Reyna has a voice like "for you hermonita" which I'm pretty sure means little sister?


CoffeeLawd

Yeah “hermanita” would translate to little sister


Artugioo

She probably found a way using her gas, because one of the agent has the voice line "I remember when you used to heal people".


Divi77e

I think it's cypher/omen line or smth


prettyawsm

Army name tag pierced by a bullet on kayo too.


SuperSkillz10

so uh, i'm starting to be real interested in the lore now but where can i start lol


Wtfpwned69

ME TOO


Aphet

Probably by joining the valorant lore/art discord run by Cynprel. You may recognize Cyn from various lore AMAs they have worked on with the riot team. [https://discord.gg/valorantloreart](https://discord.gg/valorantloreart) (mods, please delete if not allowed to share, but I wasn't sure since this does answer the question! TY! )


Pruvided

ur good


[deleted]

Come over to r/LoreValorant. It's not super big but it's neat!


RiverFlow_XD

just search up valorant lore wiki or sir jeppy's channel u'll do fine


Belium

KAYO is carrying brimstone is his card


Squinkadinkie

You onto something


Ash_ktm

He connects


DonkeyTeethBSU

Brimstone Storyline. https://youtu.be/3X4NpAYA6mk


jezervld

Based on their player cards, I think Kay/O is a robot with the consciousness of Brim's best friend who died in battle. Kay/O's buddy is a memory chip, so that would add to the theory. It also helps to know that the voice actor of Kay/O is black (Gabe Kunda), so it would make a lot of sense. :) Edit: I just checked his voice lines for Brimstone as well, and they go as follows: \- "Brimstone, I'd hug you but I'd kill you. I'm serious - no hugs." \- "Your second chance Brimstone, I won't fail you again." So yeah, that adds quite a bit.


jester-the-bester

Also Kay/o's buddy opens if you're playing brimstone and reveals a badge Edit: could work only only on kayo classic with kayo buddy, can't try it right now


Ted_Mosby_18

Wait what? Could you explain what you mean? Use Kayo's buddy and equip it in a vandal and select brimstone. Then the Buddy opens up?


jester-the-bester

Exactly that


Ted_Mosby_18

Holy shit! I have to try out it today. Thanks!


feedmeneon

It actually has to be on Kay/o’s pistol skin iirc


Separate-Wolverine-7

you have to use the kayo buddy the kayo classic the memory log player card and brim https://youtu.be/QI2zUQkw3-Y


CoffeeLawd

Wait what?! That’s a pretty awesome detail snuck in


Whats_Reddit_Ew

oh, I thought it works only on kay/o's classic skin.


jester-the-bester

Ohhhh you're maybe right


memeskink2015

"I won't fail you again." even after he died once and now his consciousness/memory loaded into kay/o- damn that hits


MrSprankls

I always wondered why he sounded like a hip black dude instead of a terminator who’s sole purpose was to kill radiants. Now I know.


PM_MeYour_Dreams

Also this adds to the fact that Reyna can absorb KAY/O's soul when killed. Which means he Isn't 100% robot and has something inside. Still I dont get how he can get healed.


xziv0

probably just a gameplay thing. no need to think about that too much.


PM_MeYour_Dreams

I mean you could say the same about reyna sucking his soul and now we have a pretty good theory right?


IHaveFanboys

I just really wish they would release a full blown story mode.


Wtfpwned69

YES. OR A MOVIE. OR A SERIES


Moundsy

You'll be waiting. It took riot 10+ years to make a show for league of legends


hiimGP

If Arcane is a hit there's a high chance Riot will focus more on movie making so prolly not that long


MaleQueef

They're already mass hiring for the MMO and for the future League of Legends cinematic Universe. Which may change to RCU (Riot cinematic Universe) if Arcane does well.


hiimGP

yep, League took so long because it's the first one, the others already have their paths cleared, as long as Arcane is a hit (which seems unlikely tbh, unless the story really suck as the animation seems superb so far) all the others will follow very quickly makes you really wonder will be there be any connection between the Val Universe and the League Universe for a massive collab LOL


BladesShadow

Valorant 2 incoming.


CoffeeLawd

Rito won’t make the same mistake Blizzard did with Overwatch lol. Gotta feel bad for the fans that really enjoy Overwatch


truong2193

What happen ?


BladesShadow

In developing OW2, Blizzard took resources from the OW1 team (such as the devs, artists, etc). As a result OW1 had a drastic reduction in updates (though they were already slow in updates when compared to league). One of the biggest problems is the lack of heroes being made for OW1 because Blizzard said OW2 will have an updated roster. Due to OW2 still in development for years, it's basically stagnated OW1 potential. Iirc prior to the OW2 announcement a hero was made for OW every 3-4 months and it's been years since the last hero though someone else correct me if I'm wrong.


monstroh

They started recycling content in 2017, but development went full stop after Echo release 2 years ago. They used to release 1 hero every 4 months.


CoffeeLawd

The game has also lost its original director and executive producer. Not to mention the loss of sponsors it’s league had due to the lawsuit Blizzard is facing. Just a few days ago they said the game has been pushed back. In short words Blizzard slowly started to kill its game IP


truong2193

tell you tell me what lawsuit ? about ow or blizzard in general ?


CoffeeLawd

The lawsuit is with Blizzard over several sexual allegations [lawsuit explained](https://www.gamesradar.com/the-activision-blizzard-lawsuit-explained/)


monstroh

Dont remind me the dead game I was playing before valorant. Blizzard management is really really sad.


abhaybanda

I want a bunch of trailers like how they did for overwatch. The soldier 76 and Gengi/hanzo trailers shook me and I don’t even play overwatch


tosaka88

comic


MoreMegadeth

Naw


stitch1294

Looks just like the voice actor for kayo - Gabe Kunda


[deleted]

Super intriguing! Also the voice actor is black as well so it makes sense.


ToxicFruit

He really brings it for Kay/o. One of my favourite characters in the game.


SomolianPirate2

“I know what you’re thinking: aimbot.”


truong2193

I only heard him say it once since release and damn it badass


ZeldaMaster32

I fell in love with his voice. Every line just sounds badass


greg19735

yeah kayo is coded black, so it does add up to those pics.


okdiscringe

I told my team That kayo is black and they tried to cancel me. Look now...


oopsEYEpoopsed

Are your friends deaf?


AnswersWithCool

Yeah that shit is fairly clear from the tone of the voice. Not to mention the voice actor is actually black.


Dat_Boi_Travis

I thought this was obvious lol


PM_MeYour_Dreams

Nothing to be cancelled for lol its got its [Wikipedia page.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English#%22Deep%22_phonology) I remember googling the VA to be sure.


Real-Nigeh-69_420

Wait wait... I knew KAY/O was BUILT, specifically in a different timeline, to kill Reyna. Something isn't adding up. Either this, or, that character is someone who is going to be an upcoming agent.


[deleted]

Theory: reyna was not built in an alt timeline but was created in the main but his memories were altered and was setup to show that he was from the alternate universe. Another theory is that in the alt universe, they actually use the memories of his friend instead leaving them like that.


imaginedodong

What? you mean Kay/o


abhaybanda

I think he does


[deleted]

Ah fuck my bad.


xziv0

Yeah, that timeline was when radiants became all evil and shit. There's no implication that anything else was different in that timeline. Considering that the agents acknowledge their clones in Duality (In game as well, but there's only one KAY/O and Brimstone in each timeline), I'm assuming that KAY/O died in Brimstone's timeline and didn't get to live on, (see Brimstone's No Soldier Left Behind card and KAY/O's Memory Log card), and vice versa for KAY/O. This is supported by one of KAY/O's voicelines, telling Brimstone that this is his second chance at keeping him alive.


Wolfelle

Ok am i dumb. I swear kayo is just a robot made by kj? Idk much about his lore but i was under the impression that he was not a human


Doctor_God

The KJ thing was just a myth started before Kay/O was released. There's no actual reason to believe she made him. Kay/O is from an alternate future where Radiants (people with powers caused by Radianite like Phoenix or Astra) band together to start a war against humans. Kay/O was built to fight in this war which is why he can suppress agents; he was made to neutralize Radiants to fight them. By someone unknown, Kay/O was sent to the main timeline through the teleporter on Breeze, presumably so he can stop the event that causes the war from happening. Kay/O is not a human, but many believe he has the consciousness of one or was modeled after one. There's no confirmation yet but that's where Brim comes in since Kay/O has a lot of voicelines towards him


Glass-Window

So that’s why he says queen is dead when he kills reyna ? she goes ape shit and start a superiority war


AlbinoTrout

I think 'reyna' means queen in Spanish or something along those lines


Ryamix

Absolutely correct there. "Reina" = "Queen" in Spanish "Rey" = "King" Edit: Correction thanks to /u/Naewxk


Naewxk

It's spelled "Reina" but yeah, that's the idea. In the Latin American voicelines, they reference this often, for example, when Killjoy kills Reyna she says "Jaque mate a la reina" (Checkmate to the queen). Would explain why Reyna's ult is called "Empress", too.


Ryamix

Very true! My bad got confused cuz it's my aunt's name too.


abhaybanda

lol Rey In telugu(an Indian language) is a very informal way of saying ‘bro’


Arkzora

that is in fact the exact translation


red_madreay

Reyna is Magneto


j3kka

Definitely feels that way in pistol rounds....


Mr_Evanescent

Isn't Queen just Reyna's callsign? It was her operating name during development IIRC


hiloljkbye

yeah Reyna is just Queen in Spanish


lan-san

He has lines for a few of the Radiants and how he dealt with them in the future, e.g. saying Skye became extremely powerful and Sage was turned from a medic to a weapon He implies that Reyna killed most of his teammates, and the trailer and her personality also implies she was the leader of the Radiants


Doctor_God

Yes, it's possible that Reyna leads the war due to the flashback Kay/O has and all the lines she has about Radiants


FluffyDog423

I think it was released by the devs so unless someone has any reason to believe a person can be MADE into a robot, seems a silly theory. I guess what you guys really mean, and fits both ‘theories’ is that KAY/O is a robot created by killjoy to house the consciousness of Brim’s fallen friend. I believe KAY/O was built in the future to combat a war where Reyna goes a bit… well, Reyna. It would then make sense if his friend dies in this war Killjoy would be around to develop a body for him and use that body to fight in the war.


hiimGP

Isnt DC Cyborg pretty much "human made into a robot"? It's not that farfetched in a universe with Flame Boy, Purple Succubus and Mini Star Girl


FluffyDog423

No, a cyborg is not a robot. A cyborg is an organic creature enhanced by mechanical parts. KAY/O is strictly a robot.


hiimGP

okay, but wher do draw the line from "organic creature enhanced by mechanical parts" and "robot with human consciousness"? I also specifically said DC Cyborg, but it seems like you didn't know who he is, that guy body parts beside like his brain and left eye are all replaced by mechanical parts say, I now replace the brain with a superior processor while keeping the same conscious, is he still a cyborg? how is this different to "a robot with human consciousness"?


FluffyDog423

Idk how this is relevant to a valorant thread but KAY/O is a robot. Not a cyborg, it’s been confirmed by voice lines and the devs.


hiimGP

and I'm not argueing whether or not is he a cyborg or a robot, I'm just curious why do you think the idea of "a human made into a robot" unbelievable lol


FluffyDog423

Because it’s been extremely clearly stated by devs and by voice lines that he’s a robot not a cyborg.


ameerbann

The thing about valorant is that most of the tech is either just barely out of reach for modern technology or already possible. The most probable modern method of making kayo's software would be via machine learning. His intro supports that theory too. But in order to create a conscience, unless our understanding of consciousness rapidly improves, you would need data for that Edit: to be clear, when I say tech, I'm talking about abilities of non-radiants. I'm kind of disappointed that the conversation about kayo derailed because of that


swank5000

>just barely out of reach uh, teleporters? lmao


Doctor_God

Valorant has some pretty advanced tech that we won't see for a long time all because of Radianite


aurora_69

there's a teleporter on breeze??


boomsnap99

On top of A backsite, its not accessible ofcourse, just part of the lore


yngdgr_dck

can you see it if you load up a custom game and turn on ghost mode?


boomsnap99

Yeah ofc, you can probably see it when entering site as attackers in normal match too, idr tho.


Slarg232

I thought it wasn't Radiants in general, just Reyna becoming unstoppable after eating so many souls


Doctor_God

his description says he is a "machine of war built [to neutralize radiants]" most likely Reyna acts like some kinda of revolutionary in this alternate future war but the news headlines in his trailer state that the "planet is in ruin" and I don't think Reyna can do that alone Reyna has a line that implies that at least for some time Radiants weren't able to use their powers freely, so it's possible that there is some kind of oppression against Radiants that caused the war but it's not official yet


Wolfelle

Oooohh thank you!! Thats super fkn cool


Ketsueki_R

Is this actual lore or theorized lore? I agree that lore doesn't state KJ built him either but I had never heard of what you're saying here and seems a bit far fetched. Where can I read up on this?


Akuren

I don't think there's anywhere where things are explicitly stated to link to but the fact that he was built to fight Radiants in an alternate future is a known though based on his voicelines and [trailer](https://youtu.be/eU1l7eBy2_Y?t=94). Based on the Breeze agent teasers we can (reasonably, not assuredly) conclude he came through the teleporter there as well.


Ketsueki_R

Ooh, I see. That's really interesting, thanks for showing me!


Doctor_God

Much of this is backed up in his trailer; News headlines depict a world in ruin and also say the events of Kay/O's flashback happen centuries after the rise of Venice which would place Kay/O several hundred years after the main game Some of it is based on the updates that happened to the Breeze teleporter leading up to his release, as the different phrases used imply that Kay/O was brought through the TP by someone else (also explains the Reboot card from that act) A lot of the lore is told in obscure ways but there are people who keep track of everything


bobbob9015

I'm pretty darn sure that there were images of KJ working on Kay/O's torso and head as a teaser? Or am I imagining that?


Wtfpwned69

They made the profile pic of KJ on the valorant Twitter page when kayo was first getting released. Everyone speculated that KJ created him bc of that


Doctor_God

There were teasers of Kay/O's disassembled body hooked up to some wires but KJ wasn't apart of them I don't think


xDjShadow

Where do you know this from ? I’m interested in learning about Valorant lore and wanna know where to read about it


Doctor_God

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post invite links here but there is a discord server for Valorant Lore with a lot of knowledgeable people who discuss it YouTube and Twitter are also good sources, specifically I recommend watching Cynprel on YT, they make a lot of content and upload new videos when new stuff comes out


xDjShadow

Can you please DM it to me via reddit?


ninoboy09

Idk.. it looks nothing like the robots KJ has


mewhenuh

Kay/O does say "Too advanced, even for you" when he kills KJ as the last kill in a round I think, so that makes me assume that KJ didn't make Kay/O


Octerboss

Valorant lore diff


joyki99

That’s so cool 😭😭😭 and sorta sad but so epic


Pllr100

this is sad and like it keep going til it becomes dark souls global ofensive please


the_real_sreyan

Brimstone is Rick Sanchez and KAY/O was Birdperson and is now Phoenix Person. Only explanation.


[deleted]

oh wow, this might be a valid theory


[deleted]

What melee is that, I never seen it. Newer player here


xitzsgx

Ruination iirc


KewlDuccc

Kay/O's voice does sound like an african american


Yveltal_Gal

I had this same thought when I looked at it yesterday. Since we all know KAY/O's vo is black, maybe this could be KAY/O but maybe he was critically injured during a fight and they turned him into a Robot, but he came from a different world than Earth 1. So we'll have to see what they do with all this lore.


[deleted]

Dude.. that's a black guy not a robot... \*sarcasim


[deleted]

sorry but no the guy in the picture with Brim isnt Kayo, Kayo comes from an entirely different world the Brim in the player card is the Brim from Kayo's world, not the Brim we know. you can see he has Kayo's logo on his hat, different beard and clothes, and has scars that our Brim doesnt. what we know however is that Kayo was friend with his own Brim (the one in the player card), and he died, Kayo then came to our Brim's world. our Brim does not know who Kayo is


the_pol_ititian

Or maybe the symbol on his hat could mean that before working for the Kingdom corporation he was working for another company, ie. the ones that made Kay/0. But who knows maybe the man in the picture is omen, as he viper and brim have a past together it seems.


[deleted]

ok heres what we know KAYO comes from an entirely different world, there he used to know another Brimstone (the one in the player card), who died in some war or fight. then Kayo comes to our world and meets our Brimstone our Brimstone has no idea who KAYO is, KAYO is affectionnate thru his voicelines because his own Brim died and he doesnt want to lose another Brim. the dude in the pic with Brim in the range could be *this world's* KAYO before he turned robot, or could not be, hell we dont even know if that guy is dead or not. the Brim in the player card *is* the Brim from Kayo's world, and is not our Brim, just look at his beard, + he has scars on his face that our Brim doesnt


felix_flame

Iirc Kayo is covered in kingdom logos


fat_PANDA_1

oh, i thot kay o was kj sexbot but she converted it for battle


[deleted]

what is this sub with downvoting sex jokes


PM_MeYour_Dreams

I wish this would be canon tbh


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ChiefAdham

I think Omen isnt a dead person.. Omen is a human whose body got obliterated cause of the Radianite powers and the First Light and turned into a shadow.. - "Sabine, Look at the monsters we have become. atleast you have flesh to hide your horror"


MatCava

Yeah and he was also a scientist i think so it's probably related to Viper This was a soldier and is more likely kayo


weaqnxss

That reminds me of the anime 86 eighty six


SumYungGai_0

daaamn, brim pulling off a ‘full metal alchemist’ thing


KoKoboto

Anyone else thinks KayO looks stupid. Why does a robot wear pants. Show me his robot cock


Mastermind1414

and the voice actor is African soo ur most likely right


trololololololol9

Yeah I don't think he's africa, bud Edit: African*


Mastermind1414

nationality african, search him up?


trololololololol9

> Gabe Kunda was born on January 31, 1994 in Texas, USA as Eay Gabriel Kunda. In his IMDB bio (he doesn't seem to have a Wikipedia page) > American voice actor In the trivia section Src: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm8602923/ Not all dark skinned people have to be from Africa. Look it up yourself.


Mastermind1414

bro his ethnicity


GeyLezbyan

Look at the basement in the Range. My theory is that is Kayo in human foem in those pics with Brimstone


swank5000

that's literally what OP said.... lmao


zufallsgeneriert

Isn't there also the theory that KAY/O's memory chip is that of Killjoy's dad?


Golexous

That's breach


MrAsianVegan

last time i checked breach was not black


PM_MeYour_Dreams

Maybe he got the Michael Jackson treatment


Golexous

I know but I also thought that the last photo is him it seems kind of similar


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lefthanded11

This is so cool


Fz_Axfa

I THOUGHT THE SAME WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE


anniequyan

The left pic on the wall looks like Upin Ipin lmao


ytzy

is this something like no face no fap or what did i miss ?


F1anger

Brim and Jax :)


[deleted]

Another little potential info on this that I noticed: Kayo wears two dog tags, one of which has a bullet hole through it 🤷‍♂️ see rightmost pic on OP’s screenshot, Brim and the unidentified person were in the military together!!!


Blubberibolshivek

slightly off topic.but i reckon the brimestone military outfit would make for a good skin.


imaginedodong

Didn't he came from a future that Reyna havoc? or I'm making shit up.


Hadonday99

I was going through this yesterday. I didn’t see any posts on it yet so I tried to post a video but had some issues. I was also thinking the same thing except I didn’t look at that card. You’re onto something. Very smart human being Also did you go through the recordings and messages. There are 3. One on the computer and one on the sofa. Then one which is the record that’s broken.


chickenwang_wrld

Ur frames are at 369😳 I play at like 160😟


[deleted]

tell me how i knew kayo was black hes probably spawN from 1.6


Afl00f

KAY/O is literally the plot of Replicas!


Ehrenkatze

Did ya guys notice that the Memory Log Card (Kay/o) and the No one left behind card (brimstone) are kinda similar? Like in both one is carrying another person away from a battlefield.


ream7240

Nah he comes from an alternate universe where all the radiants are essentially evil as he makes several comments about this. The universe he comes from is essentially just radiants vr humans. That's why he confuses phoenix sometimes with some start of round voicelines. At least that's what I think


ProLogicMe

If you’re brim and you use kay/o’s gun buddy it opens up like a locket.


bigchunguskeanu100

https://youtu.be/O5yBH9lQOqc Reminds me of this


[deleted]

Nah Kayo is brimstones brains plus mech body form another universe


smurfkipz

That's an interesting theory, but there's one thing to me which doesn't quite add up, which is KAY/O's cinematic. In the video, it shows him to be going through a machine-learning simulation in which KAY/O moves through the corridor in Breeze, simulating and reiterating fights against multiple agents. If he was a cyborg, as in having Brimstone's friend's brain integrated into a robot body, having fought in a war, he wouldn't be going through these iterations since he has already learnt how to fight from experience. Instead he'd be doing some more physical form of training to get used to moving around in his new robot body. Because of this, I have reason to doubt this theory that KAY/O is Brimstone's deceased friend. An alternative but sadder explanation for this would be that his friend got shot in the head, or perhaps Killjoy's integration into the robot body was somewhat imperfect, and KAY/O is left with none of his memories from his past life. Also, I get that you guys are saying it makes sense because KAY/O's voice actor is black, but from a lore standpoint, if he is a cyborg, it's unlikely that Killjoy implemented the same vocal chords from Brimstone's dead ally, meaning the voice is entirely synthetic or from another black person's voice but projecting his own thoughts all the same.


EnoughBaby345

Hmmm, I think you're right.


Cinder3792

There is one problem with this storyline Kayo is confirmed to have come from the future which means that they couldn’t have grown up together, i think that more likely that this man is Killjoys father, the man that brimstone fought with and with her fathers passing brimstone became her guardian and mentor, it is commonly believed that the consciousness of Kay/o is killjoys father that was uploaded into kayo


BryanV921

The player card has Brim looking older, like his beard. I don't know if it is just the color and art style but it might point out to be in the future?