VALORANT’s Lore So Far: A Crash-Course After The 2022 Season

The story of Valorant is so complex that it would be impossible to cover everything in one article. But if you want to dip your toes in, this is a good place to start.

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By Shubham Dalal | Jan 22, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Most first-person shooter titles are packed with lore, even though knowing or not knowing the story behind each playable character and area will not affect the player’s success in the game. In Riot’s nearly 3-year-old FPS, VALORANT, lore is downright massive. With each new Ranked season, aptly called an “Act,” Riot adds more and more to the ever-confusing and complicated story of our favorite agents.

What began as a simple story has since devolved into an intense standoff between parallel worlds, with the destruction of one or both of them at the hands of an incredibly powerful natural resource. If you need more information about VALORANT’s Lore So Far: A Crash-Course After The 2022 Season then read carefully and don’t forget to share with your friends.

VALORANT’s Lore So Far: A Crash-Course After The 2022 Season

The story of Valorant is so complex that it would be impossible to cover everything in one article. But if you want to dip your toes in, this is a good place to start. The story of Valorant revolves almost entirely around Radianite. If you’ve played the game, you’ve probably heard of it, even though it’s not something you actually encounter during gameplay.

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Radianite is a crystal-like type of rock or mineral that was discovered sometime after the year 2039 after first light as a clean renewable energy source. The first light was an event similar to the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs from Earth, except this time the major population survived. While it is still unclear what exactly happened during the First Light, the Earth was forever changed with only a few humans living on it.

Some people on Earth were affected by radianite differently than others. Those who gained the ability after being exposed to the First Light became known as Radiants. A large portion of the Agents in Valorant are Radians, and this explains most of their special abilities, such as Omen’s teleportation and Sage’s ability to create walls of Radianite out of thin air.Most of the Agents in Valorant are Radiant, so all of their powers and abilities can be attributed to Radianite exposure. They do not use any additional tools or equipment to summon their abilities.

In KAY/O’s case the rest of the agents on the Valorant roster are either humans or robots. Some of their abilities can also be attributed to radianite use, but they use the mineral in external equipment or gadgets and would not be able to perform the same actions without them.

The most practical use for radianite was found as a clean and efficient energy source. So naturally, corporations around the world began to exploit it in large quantities. One company, Kingdom, was most successful in controlling Radionite. Eventually, three-quarters of the world’s energy production was attributed to radianite coming from the Kingdom. The company proudly states in advertisements that Radianite is “beyond safe”. Brimstone, Viper, Omen and Killjoy are all former employees of Kingdom.

Many of these past employees of the Kingdom would eventually join together to form the Valorant Protocol, which is where the game’s title comes from. Valorant Protocol primarily undertakes missions to keep the planet safe from the harmful effects of Radianite. But if Radianite is said to be “beyond secure”, why should the Valorant protocol even exist?

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