L'Art De Vivre

The short film **L'Art De Vivre** [*Translation: The Art of Living*] was released on January 19, 2022 as part of Chamber's social media take over. It was released on VALORANT-FRANCE Youtube channel and featured on the official PlayValorant twitter.

## Synopsis

*L'Art De Vivre* shows Chamber at his home in Paris getting ready and going through his day with Debussy's Clair De Lune playing in the background. The short film explores his routine and the Agent's love for various forms of art. Chamber is decribed as a very meticulous person and art is at the heart of his daily life. This allows him to be calm and ready in all circumstances.

## Plot

The opening scene has the viewer looking from a balcony across the Seine river towards the Eiffel tower; To the right of Eiffel tower in the distance we are able to see a business tower with Kingdom's logo on top of it possibly being Kingdom's main office in Paris. A small table and a chair can be seen on the balcony with a Kingdom Finance newspaper on the small table along with Chamber's glasses and a small coffee cup. The newspaper seems to have moving images with a Kingdom logo flashing on its top right corner and the clouds moving behind the picture of Kingdom's HQ picture. The main title on the newspaper reads: "Kingdom wants to reassure the population: Radianite has no adverse effect on health" . The smaller articles on the right side are about "the beginnings of nanotechnology in the armament sector" and " Fashion week the Paris way".

We cut to Chamber getting up from his bed and taking a look out the window. On the wall next to the window there is a framed picture of Saint-Étienne Cathedral's west front view in the afternoon light, hinting to Chamber's connection to the city of Saint-Étienne. Chamber narrates the video as we watch him getting ready for the day: "*I've spent a lifetime preparing; Analyzing every detail with great care in order to surpass myself, to become the best version of myself.*"

We get a glimse of Chamber's to do list for the day which includes: A visit to the tailor. Testing a weapon prototype. An appointment at La Défense ( Paris' business district). Dinner in Place des Vosges (Place des Vosges is the oldest square in Paris).

In the next scene we can see Chamber seated on a dark blue couch, seemingly playing chess with himself and moving a chess piece after checking something on his phone. The setting of what appears to be his living room looks generally minimalist with a dim light and dark walls; A white bouqet of flowers in a vase and a jar of candy as well as a circular ornament on the wall stirring in purple white and yellow colors along with the golden accents on the tables and stands seem to be the few decorations in the room. There is a FAMAS (*Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne*, "Assault Rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory") on a small table beside a dark colored door with Chamber's recognizable logo on it. Chamber continues narrating with " *The world is a playground where I excel.*" This line in the film is a nod to the theme of "playing and planning things out like a game" that we see as a recurring reference with Chamber.

In the next scene we see Chamber playing what seems to be Debussy's etude no.8 on the piano with a blueprint of *Tour De Force* in the background. Debussy has described his *Études* as "a warning to pianists not to take up the musical profession unless they have remarkable hands". They are broadly considered his late masterpieces. Seeing an Étude along Tour De Force's design could serve as a parallel to shine a light on *Tour De Force* as Chamber's masterpiece in design. Chamber says " *Art carries me away from the hustle. I've learned to breathe calmly before diving into the abyss*."

In the next scene Chamber's having a meal trying to fully feel the taste of each ingridient. Later we see him walk out of a hallway when an alarm goes off and he summons his headhunter to take a shot. He says " *And no, I don't believe in luck. I am ready to seize every opportunity. And once it is time to make an entrance, that is when I become Chamber.*"

The short film ends with a wash of purple, yellow and white going over the screen to show the VALORANT typography.

## Lore:

### Radianite's health effects:

The newspaper we see in the begining draws out attention to Kingdom trying to convince the general population that there is no health hazards in regards to Radianite. This effort by Kingdom might not be entirely based on truth considering other clues and hints we can see in different radianite rich locations in the game universe. There being multiple signs in sites like Fracture and Icebox about "radianite hazard" can make a case for Kingdom not being fully honest and upfront about everything regarding Radianite.

### Livingroom elements:

The view of his living room showing us the door with his logo on it, along the colorful circular mirror is similar to some elements we have seen in Chamber's reveal trailer. The exact connection between the elements is still unknown at this point in time due to metaphorical nature of Chamber's trailer.

a glowing circular element in Chamber's signature colors in his trailerThe door from which Omega Chamber comes to meet Alpha ChamberChamber in his apartment's living room with the dark door and the glowing orb in the background
### Saint Etienne references:

Chamber's connection to the city of Saint Etienne has been mentioned in the dossier that Fade left for him and we can see it being teased in this short film as well. The poster of Saint Etienne's Cathedral (a building that was a highly ambitious one from the start, and remains unfinished) and the FAMAS, the signature assult rifle manufactured by Saint-Étienne Weapons Factory, are the occassions we can see the reference.

The framed picture of Saint Etienne's Cathedral west front view on the wallA FAMAS rifle as a decorative element in Chamber's living room
## References

1. ↑ VALORANT-FRANCE YouTube Channel [Go]
2. ↑ Official PLAYVALORANT Twitter - Chamber's Take Over [Go]