Sage

Sage is an Agent in VALORANT and one of the first Sentinels available to play since the Closed Beta.
==Profile==
===Biography===
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Biography =
Wei Ling Ying (Chinese: 魏玲瑩) is a radiant monk coming from China. Going on to become an agent for the VALORANT Protocol as its seventh recruit, "Sage", Wei was able to work her way quickly up the ranks, with the Protocol's superiors identifying natural leadership qualities in her. Sage is currently active in VALORANT's radiant agent recruitment and training, interacting with multiple new radiants upon recruitment and taking the lead on its radiant training program.
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Timeline of events = 
====WEI LING YING: Early Life====
*Wei has links to Shaanxi province, China.VALORANT Protocol#The Blackmailer's agent dossiers
*Wei serves as a monk.
*Wei works with Sabine Callas.
**Their collaboration does not go as planned, with Wei reportedly failing at her role in their efforts.Viper quote about previous meeting with Sage
====SAGE: VALORANT agent====
*Recruited as its seventh agent.
*Sage is assigned as a monitoring agent for the Venice mission.DUELISTS
*Sage helps to recruit Kirra Foster as a VALORANT agent.Skye Reveal Trailer
**Sage convinces Foster to join by showing her a rift and explaining that there are more appearing across the globe.
*Sage is assigned as a member of the Thimphu strike team.UNITED TOGETHER
**She helps to hold the Legion agents back, assisting Viper with reserve ammunition and healing her when she is shot in the shoulder.
**Once Phoenix rejoins the team after he went off in a different direction upon Legion's initial arrival, Sage assists with sending him and Jett on a counter push against the remaining Legion agents.
**She is then able to stop Ω-Omen from planting a spike elsewhere on the site.
====The Omega Project====
*Sage works on a proposal for a radiant training program at VALORANT.3.12 Sage email
**She requests that she should be the one to lead it and that it would be a mistake to let Reyna be involved with the program due to the Mexican’s philosophies.
*Sage welcomes Neon to the VALORANT Protocol in person at VALORANT HQ.Spark
*Sage is present during the Max Bot training exercise at VALORANT HQ.WARM UP
**She arrives towards the end of the exercise along with Brimstone as he summons the agents for their next mission.
====Project Landfall====
*Sage recommends a reevaluation of radiant classifications.6.07 Sage email
*Sage offers to restore Deadlock's arm after the Norwegian is rescued from The Vault, but Deadlock declines.7.06 Sage voicemail
**Much later at another meeting between the two agents, Sage once again makes the same offer but Deadlock refuses to have her injury undone.
*Sage has sessions with Omen to try and help him restore some of his past memories.7.07 Omen email
*Sage reacts to the possible addition of a new recruit with other agents.MYTHS Twitter Teasers
*Sage creates a report on Iso's radiant abilities.7.09 Sage email
====Scions of Hourglass====
*Sage sets out to find and help Omen after his temporary departure from the Protocol following major revelations about his past.8.04 Sage voicemail
**She is able to find him and they speak at length before Sage leaves to let him work and heal.8.07 Sage email
*Sage is assigned as a member of the Jan Mayen strike team.SANCTUM OF SECRETS
*Sage meets with Cypher and Omen to go over what remains of the Elder Grotto's archives.9.0 Sage email
*Sage is assigned as a monitoring agent for the Seoul strike team.ALL PATHS END HERE
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===Personality===
Described as a stronghold, Sage is an agent who always looks out for her teammates and offers help whenever she can. She has fully embraced her powers which give her control of life, and wishes to use them to keep her team alive for as long as possible. Calmer and more collected than some of her more energetic allies, Sage always imparts encouraging words to rally the team up and guide them to victory.
===Appearance===
Sage is a fair skinned, apparently tall woman with very long black hair that reaches her knees. Her inner clothing is black, and her outer, looser clothing is white. She also wears green, as a collar, belt and design on her outer clothing. For accessories, she wears her green orbs around her lower body and smaller ones as earrings. 
==Abilities==
===Basic ===
===Signature ===
===Ultimate===
==Agent Cosmetics==
The following are cosmetics related to Sage from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).
===Gear===
===Other cosmetics===
Player Cards
Image	Name 	Source
 	A Warm Welcome 	Event Pass:2023 Horizons
 	Art of Greatness // Inspiration	Store:
 	Battle Sage 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 2
 	Beware the Sentinels 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 3
 	Boot Camp // Two Mountains 	Battle Pass:EP 06 Act 2
 	Crying Sage 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 3
 	Death's Worst Enemies 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 1
 	Doodle Buds // Agents 	Store:
 	DUO // Field Command 	Battle Pass:EP 06 Act 1
 	EP 1 // IGNITION 	Login Bonus
 	EP 4 // DISRUPTION 	Event Pass:Recall
 	Eyes Up 	Unobtainable
 	Fortune's Hand // Judgement 	Store:
 	Garden of Heroes: Sage 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 2
 	Give Back 	Store:
 	Living The Nightmare 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 3
 	Meet Your Main 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 2
 	Operation Vacation 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 1
 	Rank Up! // Masters Tokyo 2023 	Broadcast Drops
 	Rooftop Revelry 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 3
 	Scars that Bond 	Battle Pass:EP 06 Act 1
 	The Foundation 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 3
 	Underneath It All 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 2
 	Unstoppable // Sage 	Battle Pass:EP 04 Act 1
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Part of collection:
 	Up in Arms 	Prime Gaming Drops
 	VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Sage 	Store:
 	VERSUS // Omen + Sage 	Battle Pass:EP 02 Act 1
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Part of collection:
 	Warm Up // Maxbot 	Battle Pass:EP 04 Act 3
 	Wishing You Happiness 	Event Pass:Lunar Celebration
Sprays
Image	Name 	Source
 	Another Dream Team 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 1
 	All Aboard 	Battle Pass:EP 04 Act 2
 	All Yuck, No Yum 	Prime Gaming Drops
 	Backseat Coaching 	Battle Pass:EP 04 Act 3
 	Close Call 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 1
 	Crystal Ball 	Miscellaneous
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Part of collection:
 	Definitely Not It 	Battle Pass:EP 06 Act 1
 	Exit Wound 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 2
 	Give Back 	Store:
 	Hold Back 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 1
 	Let Me In 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 2
 	Maybe Next Time 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 3
 	No Duelist No Problem 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 1
 	Not Your Healer 	Battle Pass:EP 06 Act 3
 	One Last Bite 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 3
 	Penalty Call 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 3
 	Pocket Sage 	Event Pass:2023 Horizons
 	Power of Five 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 1
 	Role Denial 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 1
 	Sage Signal 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 1
 	Savory Spice 	Battle Pass:EP 08 Act 1
 	That's a Blowout 	Battle Pass:EP 05 Act 1
 	The Big Bet 	Battle Pass:EP 07 Act 3
 	This Is Really Not Fine 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 3
 	Too Heavy 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 1
 	Trust In My Healing 	Battle Pass:EP 03 Act 2
 	VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Sage	Store:
 	We Did It Team 	Battle Pass:EP 09 Act 1
Weapon Skins
Image	Edition	Skin	Weapon 	Variant	Source
 	 	 	Stinger	Base 	Store
 	 	 	Phantom	Base 	Store
 	 	 	Marshal	Base 	Store
 	 	 	Ghost 	— 	Store
Buddies
Image	Name 	Source
 	Give Back 	Store:
 	Pocket Sage 	Miscellaneous
 	VALORANT GO! Vol. 1 Sage	Store:
==Quotes==
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==Update History==
==Spotify Playlist==
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== Trivia ==
*Sage's ability orbs appear to be the same orbs she wears on her belt.
**Sage's orbs are made of pure radianite in a crystallized form.Lore Discord AMA: Sage's orbs
*Some of Sage's speeches takes inspiration from some words of the Bible. 
** "My power does not ebb. Ask for aid, and you shall receive."
*It's been suggested by people around Sage that her radiant powers have a human cost and that the toll of these "victims" climbs up as she continues with every "selfless" act.
** "Sage, the life you give. Do you ever wonder where it's taken from?"
===Relations===
*Sage and Viper have crossed paths before, though their collaboration did not go as planned, with Sage apparently failing at her role in their efforts.
** "Sage, you're the only one who can keep us alive. Don't fail us now like you failed me then."
**Viper still holds some resentment towards Sage for what happened, though Sage still wants to help her where she can.
*** "That's payback, Sage!"
*** "Viper, have you thought about my offer? You don't have to-"
**** "Never, ever, assume you can help me! You can't help me, you can't help them!"
*Sage and Omen have a good, solid "connection."Reddit Narrative AMA: Sage & Omen relation
*Sage is wary of Reyna's philosophies, describing them as "too dangerous for new recruits."
=== Development ===
*An old game file from a very early stage in development shows the names of some of the agents at the time. One of the agents, 'Mirai Kimura', had the call sign 'Thorne', which would end up becoming Sage's codename within VALORANT's files.Pre-Beta VALORANT Lore Dialogue
** Because this comes from a very early stage in development, it is likely that Mirai Kimura and Sage are completely different characters, even if they have links between their codenames/call signs or abilities, as evidenced by other agents from this stage also sharing call signs with current agents' code names despite appearing to have different nationalities and genders from each other.
==Gallery==
Early sage.png|Early Sage
FirstLook SageHealConcept.jpg|Concept Art
Spark Sage.png|Spark
Warm Up Sage Brimstone.png|WARM UP
LNY Sage-1 TravelPrep.jpg|Lunar New Year VacationLunar New Year Vacation Twitter posts
LNY Sage-2 ShoppingA.jpg|Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY Sage-2 ShoppingB.jpg|Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY Sage-2 ShoppingC.jpg|Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY Sage-3 NightMarket.jpg|Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY Sage-4 BeachDay.jpg|Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY Sage-5 CallBack.jpg|Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY Sage-6 WrapUp.jpg|Lunar New Year Vacation
Revelation Poster 1.jpeg|REVELATION poster (Ω-counterpart)REVELATION Poster
LNY 2023 1.jpeg|2023 Lunar New Year Vacation2023 Lunar New Year Vacation Twitter posts
LNY 2023 2.jpeg|2023 Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY 2023 4.jpeg|2023 Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY 2023 6.jpeg|2023 Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY 2023 7.jpeg|2023 Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY 2023 8.jpeg|2023 Lunar New Year Vacation
LNY 2023 9.jpeg|2023 Lunar New Year Vacation
Pride 2023.jpeg|Pride 2023Pride 2023
United Together Sage.png|UNITED TOGETHER
==References==
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