Astra

Astra is an Agent in VALORANT and the fourth Controller to be released.
==Profile==
===Biography===
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Hailing from Accra, Ghana, Efia Danso is a Radiant with powers relating to cosmic energies, contained by a golden Guardian gauntlet. She uses these in her role as an astral guardian, ensuring that any universe-altering events do not have major consequences.
Recruited by the VALORANT Protocol as its sixteenth agent, "Astra", she continues to serve as an astral guardian in between her missions for the VP, though at times her two roles have come together. When the Protocol was keeping track of the fugitive Varun Batra whilst he was on the run from his former employer in Southern Asia, Astra discovered Batra was also in possession of a Guardian artifact, a set of five rings and a bracelet. Further compelled to bring him in, the VP was able to rescue and subsequently recruit Batra as agent "Harbor". With access to the bracelet, Astra was able to deduce from engravings left on it that it could function as a key to a lost Guardian city that she had never been able to find in her time as a Guardian. To her surprise however, Harbor revealed he had found it before; the "City of Flowers" was located in the Western Ghats of India, but Harbor had arrived there only to find it decimated and sabotaged.
Still hoping to salvage something from this situation, Astra's attention turned to Omega and the possibility for a counterpart of the city to also exist there. Further research revealed that it did indeed exist, but the Protocol wasn't the only group interested in it - so were their Omega counterparts, the VALORANT Legion, and with their motives unknown and Alpha's city in ruins, the possibility of Legion powering up their own city posed a catastrophic threat to millions of α-Indians. Together with Harbor and Skye, Astra crossed over to Omega to make the long journey from Lisbon to Southern India, all the while being pursued by Omega security forces. When they eventually arrived, the found Legion had gotten there first and was preparing to power up the city. Astra could only get a brief look around before the team needed to disable the city's ability to be powered up and then retreat from the site.
Having been able to prevent the worst for Alpha but unable to access the city under the control of Legion and Omega security, Astra still has much to learn about the Guardians and their history.
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Timeline of events=
====EFIA DANSO: Early Life====
*Danso comes from Accra, Ghana.Instagram Astra Lore Quiz
*Danso journeys to a million-year-old crater containing a lake.VALORANT Protocol#The Blackmailer's agent dossiers
*Danso becomes an "astral guardian".Astra Astral Guardian quote
====ASTRA: VALORANT agent====
*Recruited as its sixteenth agent.
====The Omega Project====
*Astra takes time off between missions to attend to her astral guardian duties, ensuring that the construction and use of the Alpha-Omega teleporter won't have any major consequences.4.0 Astra email
====First ventures into Omega====
*Astra is assigned to keep track of a REALM convoy that is pursuing Varun Batra.
** She encourages Brimstone to hunt Batra down before the fugitive's former employer, REALM, gets to him first, as she believes Alpha Batra is the key to finding out what the VALORANT Legion and Batra's Omega counterpart are up to.5.04 Astra Voicemail
**There is further encouragement from her when she believes Batra is the one who possesses an artifact that the Protocol has been looking into.5.07 Astra Voicemail
**Using a link between Batra's artifact and her own gauntlet, the Protocol is able to narrow down Batra's location in order to carry out an extraction.Harbor Twitter Teaser
====Journey into the City of Flowers====
*Astra is involved with analysis of Harbor's bracelet and its links to the City of Flowers.
**She has a discussion with Harbor about his bracelet and the City of Flowers, confirming to him that his bracelet is a creation of the Guardians. She believes it to be a key they can use to activate the city on Alpha, but Harbor reveals to her his previous search for the city and the ruins he found there instead.Research Wing Recording
**Speculation then turns to what would happen if the city on Omega was activated instead, which they decide to investigate along with Killjoy. The trio conclude the Omega city is a multiverse nexus, but without its Alpha counterpart standing, activating it could have a catastrophic effect on Alpha that would cause millions to die.5.09 Harbor voicemail
*Astra is assigned to travel to Omega and go to its City of Flowers.
**The team arrives through Portugal but are quickly discovered by Atlas. Astra draws them away from the other agents on the mission as the team splits up.5.10 Astra Voicemail
**The team later reunites but then find themselves forced to split up again due to Atlas' pursuit slowing the team down, with Skye choosing to hold them back herself while Astra and Harbor continue on their journey.5.12 Range Lore Updates
**Astra and Harbor reach the city and use their relics to unlock an entrance. Upon entering, they are confronted by agents of the VALORANT Legion.REVELATIONCity of Flowers
**The team is ultimately unable to prevent Omega from activating the nexus but their rapid response and resistance prevents the worst of cases from occurring.6.0 Brimstone Email
====Project Landfall====
*Astra tries to track down Brimstone after the Protocol leader doesn't turn up to a team potluck dinner after their successes in Los Angeles.7.04 Astra voicemail
====Scions of Hourglass====
*Astra expresses concerns about Clove's power of immortality.8.05 Astra voicemail
*Astra investigates the decimated α-Lotus site with Harbor, discovering it had been scrubbed clean of radianite by the SoH.8.08 Clove email8.09 Astra & Harbor voicemail
*Astra is assigned to the Jan Mayen mission's Team 2.8.11 Astra email
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===Personality===
Astra is an energetic and joyful agent who doesn't hold back what she wants to say. She is fairly straightforward when it comes to expressing herself and friendly banter is definitely her go-to style. She seems to have an affinity for liveliness, and doesn't like it when people and places have no 'color' or 'personality' to them.
She has stated that her plans and ideas may sometimes sound irrational, but this is only because she can see what most cannot due to her cosmic powers.
===Appearance===
Astra is of Ghanaian descent and has a dark skin tone. Her hair, which sports a braided mohawk style, is adorned with multiple gold beads that match with more golden jewelry as a nose ring, multiple earrings on her left ear, and a pair of big hoops. Astra's outfit comprises of bright blues, purples, and gold incorporating native designs from her culture. She wears a small, purple hooded shawl, and she pulls up the hood when she is in her Astral Form. She wears a blue shirt alongside a brown sleeveless vest, donning a mechanical golden arm on the left side of her person, while her right arm is exposed with a gold bracelet on her wrist and her hand is covered by a fingerless purple glove. She wears a pair of purple jeans with metallic kneecaps, with shoes of the same color.
==Abilities==
===Passive===
===Basic===
===Signature===
===Ultimate===
==Agent Cosmetics==
The following are cosmetics related to Astra from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).
===Gear===
===Other cosmetics===
Player Cards
Image	Name 	Source
 	Agents on Leave Seoul 	Broadcast Drops
 	Astra ID 	Battle Pass:EP 02 Act 2
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Part of:
 	Bridge Between Worlds(teaser)	Battle Pass:EP 02 Act 1
 	Cosmic Break 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 2
 	Doodle Buds // Agents 	Store:
 	Give Back 	Store:
 	In the Pocket 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 3
 	Moonlit Chase 	Battle Pass:EP 06 Act 1
 	On Cooldown 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 3
 	Radiant Skincare 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 2
 	Taking Note 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 2
 	World Divided 	Battle Pass:EP 04 Act 3
Sprays
Image	Name 	Source
 	8 Bit Astra 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 2
 	Give Back 	Store:
 	Just Jokin' 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 1
 	Pros Don't Fake 	Battle Pass:EP 04 Act 2
 	See You Next Round	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 3
 	Volunteer 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 3
 	We Did It Team 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 1
 	We Made it 	Battle Pass:EP 06 Act 2
Weapon Skins
Image	Edition	Skin	Weapon 	Variant	Source
 	 	 	Stinger 	Base 	Store
 	 	 	Phantom 	Base 	Store
 	 	 	Marshal 	Base 	Store
 	 	 	Ares 	Base 	Store
 	 	 	Stinger 	Base 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	 	 	Stinger 	Orange 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	 	 	Stinger 	Blue 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	 	 	Stinger 	Green 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	 	 	Ghost 	Astra 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	 	 	Judge 	Astra 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	 	 	Guardian	Base 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	 	 	Ares 	Astra 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
Buddies
Image	Name 	Source
 	Give Back	Store:
==Quotes==
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==Update History==
==Spotify Playlist==
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== Trivia==
*Her favorite food is jollof.Instagram Astra Lore Quiz
*She often doodles in a little sketchbook to help her process her thoughts.VALORANT Lore Discord Narrative AMA: Astra's sketchbook (Discord link)
*Her golden arm contains her radiant powers.
===Relations===
*Astra has been observing many of VALORANT's agents from afar, being able to uncover some of their secrets.VALORANT Lore Discord Narrative AMA: Astra observing other agents
**One such agent is Cypher, with Astra implying that she knows who he is.
*** "Why, Cypher, like, you think I don't see you. I know who you are, man!"
*Astra is wary and concerned about Reyna, with Astra referring to her as a "creature."Reddit Narrative AMA: Astra-Reyna relation
** "Reyna, just stay in your lane, yawa girl."
** "Waste that Reyna creature. End her!"
** "That creature is dead."
=== Development ===
*Astra was leaked early on the VALORANT Russia Youtube channel.
*A now-removed article from a company that worked with Riot Games on Astra's reveal video said that Astra received her Radiant powers from a spirit in Lake Bosumtwi.Image from removed article (Discord link)
**Because this info didn't come from an official Riot or VALORANT source, it should not be taken as canon.Canonicty of lore 'reveals' from 3rd party sources However, there are still links between the info shown and info about Astra that is canon, such as the appearance of a lake in her player card and a lake being mentioned in a dossier about her.
==Gallery==
Astra Gameplay Reveal Trailer - VALORANT
Astra -- Early Ideation.jpg|Pre-production concept art
Astra Concept Art.jpeg|Concept art
Astra -- TEASER 01.jpg|Official teaser showing Astra's journal 
TB-CHOI-Astra-Expressio.png|Expression sheet used for cinematics
Astra -- TEASER 02.png|Character teaser
Jigsaw Astra Art.png|Jigsaw Astra
Snowball vote.jpg|Game Mode Vote ArtworkGame Mode Vote Promotional Images
Revelation Poster 4.jpeg|REVELATION posterREVELATION Poster
Revelation Harbor Astra.png|REVELATION
City of Flowers Astra Harbor.png|City of Flowers
Pride 2023.jpeg|Pride 2023Pride 2023
==References==
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