Iso

Iso is an Agent in VALORANT and the seventh Duelist to be released. 
==Profile==
===Biography===
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Biography =
Chinese hitman Li Zhao Yu is a radiant with the ability to transmute ambient, intangible radianite energy into solid, durable constructs. A former assassin for the Scions of Hourglass, Li gained a fearsome reputation for his high effectiveness. Though it was said that anyone who would go up against him would disappear for good, rumors still spread beyond about the "Dead Lilac", a bulletproof wizard who could take out entire squads with one round and condemn targets to their fate in a flash of purple.
Li had been crossing off targets related to Kingdom Corporation's Project Landfall when one day the Scions of Hourglass changed focus and gave him a new target: a former assassin of theirs known as "Ghost", who they had just discovered was now the phantom agent of the VALORANT Protocol called Omen. To make matters more convenient, VALORANT themselves had also put themselves in a position where Li had become of interest to them anyway. The organization had attacked a Landfall facility just before Li's last assignment, and they were now investigating the unrelated disappearance of Landfall's leadership, people Li had been assassinating. When a contact from the Protocol reached out to ask for his cooperation, Li saw this as his opportunity to get to Omen. Pretending to defect from the Scions of Hourglass, Li was extracted by the Protocol and recruited as its twenty-fourth agent, "Iso".
With Iso and the orders from his superiors being responsible for the disappearances they had been investigating, VALORANT was eager to know as much about the Scions of Hourglass as possible. Iso made sure at first to stick to his mission and relent against their inquiries, constantly claiming that the compartmentalized nature of Hourglass' operations meant he didn't have much intel to give them, all while he was biding his time for the right moment to strike and take out Omen. But the longer Iso stayed among the Protocol agents, the more he started to see the differences between the two organizations. In contrast to Hourglass' ruthless missions and isolated work, VALORANT's agents had a brightness to them both in the field with their pride in their mission and out of the field in the time they spent with one another. Going through the process of becoming a VALORANT agent had just been a means to an end for Iso, but in getting to know the organization more his perspective had now been completely changed. 
Turning his apparent defection from a deception into reality, Iso fully embraced his allegiance to the Protocol. With Omen having been obsessed over Iso's links to his forgotten past ever since he had arrived, Iso proceeded to inform him about the assassination order. With more intel he was able to provide, he also joined VALORANT's efforts to assist Omen in his pursuit for answers, leading them to a successful mission against the Scions of Hourglass at a base in Jakarta, taking out Iso's old boss in the process. With Omen satisfied for the meantime with what he learned there, Iso now continues as an agent of the VALORANT Protocol with a new purpose, no longer a killer to be controlled, but a force of good.
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Timeline of events =
====LI ZHAO YU: Early Life====
*Li works for the Scions of Hourglass as an assassin.
**He gains notoriety on his missions targeting people connected to research related to Kingdom Corporation's Project Landfall, earning the nickname the "Dead Lilac".
*Li eliminates a group of Landfall personnel shortly after an attack on Kingdom Corporation's Los Angeles facility.MYTHS
**After completing this mission, the Scions of Hourglass give him his next target: Omen, an ex-employee.
*Li is contacted by the VALORANT Protocol.7.08 Cypher email
**Seeing this as a way to get to Omen directly, he pretends to defect from the Scions of Hourglass and agrees to cooperate with VALORANT in exchange for protection against the SoH.EP 8 Act 1 Dev Livestream: Iso's original loyalty to the Scions of Hourglass
====Iso: VALORANT agent====
*Recruited as its twenty-fourth agent.
*Iso contacts Brimstone as he settles into the organization.7.09 Iso voicemail
*Iso keeps on being asked about the Scions of Hourglass by Cypher, despite Iso claiming to him that he has informed him of everything he knew already.7.10 Iso voicemail
*Iso contacts Brimstone as he reflects on the differences between working for the Scions of Hourglass and VALORANT.7.12 Iso voicemail
*Iso chooses to truly defect from the Scions of Hourglass and proceeds to inform Omen about their assassination order on him.RECKONING Twitter Teaser
*Iso is assigned as a member of the Jakarta strike team.RECKONING
**He and Cypher first travel to Casablanca and take down a Scions of Hourglass cell there to obtain intel on the location of his former boss, which they learn is at an Hourglass skyscraper base in Jakarta.
**In Jakarta, he is tasked with a supportive role while Omen enters the base alone.
*Iso informs Brimstone of a new animosity he has observed between Omen and Viper.8.02 Iso voicemail
*Iso offers to run drills with the agents to prepare for continued conflict against the Scions of Hourglass.8.04 Iso voicemail
*Iso informs Omen about the Protocol's mission to the Hourglass Elder Grotto.8.10 Iso email
*Iso is assigned as a member of the Jan Mayen strike team.SANCTUM OF SECRETS
**Upon securing the Elder Grotto, Iso recognizes some of the artifacts being held there from jobs he did.8.11 Iso voicemail
*Iso is assigned to a strike team defending S22 from the VALORANT Legion as part of a set of simultaneous incursions across Alpha.INCURSIONS
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===Personality===
Iso has a relatively laid back and confident personality, yet there's something mysterious about him due to not much being known about his early life. He enjoys listening to music while in combat, almost identically to Raze. He has somewhat of an arrogant side, as he prefers to take on one-on-one fights against his enemies rather than five-on-five. Despite this, he can still fight alongside his team, planning strategies to outplay his enemies. 
===Appearance===
Iso wears an overall white-colored hoodie, with dark purple colors reaching to his collar, along with some markings at the back, as well as a pair of purple-colored sneakers with red laces, white midsoles and black outsoles. He has black hair, and what appears to be a bandage on his right cheek, and has earbuds in his ears.
== Abilities ==
===Basic===
===Signature===
===Ultimate===
==Agent Cosmetics==
The following are cosmetics related to Iso from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).
===Gear===
===Other cosmetics===
Player Cards
Image	Name 	Source
 	Bulletproof(teaser)	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 2
 	Give Back // 2024 	Store:
 	PREMIER E8A2 	Premier
 	Hitlist 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 2
 	Iso ID 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 3
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Part of:
 	Portfolio 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 1
Sprays
Image	Name 	Source
 	Focusing 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 2
 	Give Back // 2024	Store:
 	Sip of Joy 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 3
 	Ultimate Shame 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 1
Buddies
Image	Name 	Source
 	Give Back // 2024	Store:
==Quotes==
:Main article: Iso/Quotes
==Update History==
==Spotify Playlist==
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==Trivia==
*Iso is the only agent whose voice actor is never revealed.
===Development===
*An early leak for Iso's basic and signature abilities was present in the game files from 7.0, where their codenames and mode-specific cooldowns were listed in a file containing data for Team Deathmatch ability cooldowns.Iso TDM ability leak
*Iso's use of hexagonal designs is inspired by the structural stability of hexagons in natural designs.EP7 Act 3 Dev Livestream: Intent behind Iso's hexagonal designs
*'s shield application had multiple iterations during development:EP7 Act 3 Dev Livestream: Double Tap during development
**One version gave the shield instantly upon getting takedowns, but this interfered with instincts when trading where an enemy thought they would have killed Iso and transferred off but Iso would gain the shield off a takedown in that time and survive instead.
**Another version had a brief delay before the shield would automatically activate after a takedown, but this felt too non-responsive.
*The name "Iso" could be short for "Isometric view" an angle of perspective where 90º angles appear to be 120º angles instead. This view gives certain cubical shapes a hexagonal look, similar to how Iso's abilities regularly portray hexagons.
==Gallery==
Iso Official Gameplay Reveal -- VALORANT
Iso Sunset Teaser.png|Iso teaser appearing on Sunset
Iso Wallpaper.png
Myths Iso.png|MYTHS
RECKONING Poster.jpeg|RECKONING posterRECKONING poster
Reckoning Iso.png|RECKONING
ISO FacialExpressionSheet.png|Expression sheet
LNY 2024 1.jpeg|2024 Lunar New Year Vacation2024 Lunar New Year Vacation Twitter posts
LNY 2024 2.jpeg|2024 Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY 2024 3.jpeg|2024 Lunar New Year Vacation
==References==
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