Timeline of Events

This page is a chronological summary of all the major events that have occurred so far in the story of VALORANT. Do note that, while it tries to be as concise and accurate as possible, the short summaries provided here do not do justice to the complexities and depth of the core subjects they describe.

Taking some time to browse through the main articles linked is highly recommended.

## Dating System

Although we have a general idea of when the following events take place, the Developers have refrained from using concrete dates or specific time periods. Thus, instead of using normal calendar years, a different system has been devised to specify the time and date when an event takes place.

In the Lore Community, time periods are referred to around the basis of First Light, a pivotal event in the whole story. For example, the events of the *DUELISTS* and *DUALITY* cinematics are known to have taken place approximately 10 years after First Light, and so they are referred to as '10 aFL' (10 years after First Light). First Light itself (referred to as 'YFL' for 'Year of First Light', or '0 FL' otherwise) takes place **around** 2040.

## Before First Light

### The Edo Period of Japan: 1603-1876 CE

Main article: Radianite § Radianite and Ancient Japan

Despite Radianite being a recent discovery for the modern world, it has existed (and been used) for many centuries, even before the First Light.

While we are not sure to what extent or capacity, the people of Japan during the Edo Period were certainly one of these 'users of Radianite'. Although unconfirmed, it is likely that Radiance was also present and understood during this period. Most importantly, Yoru's samurai ancestor is confirmed to have been from the Edo Period.

### First Light: 0 FL

Main article: First Light
A global event, soon after which the corporation 'Kingdom' discovered Radianite. This event led to rapid and incredible changes across the globe, including advancements in science and technology, vast changes is everyday life and society, and the appearance of Radiants: gifted individuals with hypernatural powers. Soon after this event, Kingdom rapidly rose in power due to their expert harnessing of radianite and its properties, becoming a megacorporation with near-universal influence. Most elements in VALORANT's world which are differ greatly from today's real world can trace themselves back to this event.

Some theories place First Light at the point of divergence between the two Earths as well. While hints that could be interpreted to support this have been dropped recently, the theory still remains unconfirmed.

## After First Light: 0 FL to 10 aFL

### Omen's Split

A traumatic accident in Omen's past that was related to Radianite. The aftermath was Omen's 'Death', which gave him his Radiance, and had some effect on the VALORANT PROTOCOL's origin. As with everything else about Omen, very little is known about this event.

### Formation of the VP

Main article: VALORANT PROTOCOL
In response to potential threats caused by the First Light, the VALORANT PROTOCOL was formed, with Brimstone and Viper being its founding members. As time went on, the VP hired new Agents, right until Breach (Agent 13).

While the PROTOCOL's primary role has become fending off attacks from Omega Earth in recent times, it is hinted that its duties were very different at the time of its conception. What has become of these duties, now that VALORANT's primary focus has been diverted to the other Earth, remains unclear.

### The Story of Everett-Linde Begins

The Everett-Linde facility was a point of cooperation between the respective Kingdoms of the two Earths, where personnel from both worlds worked together to achieve something very important to both worlds. The first part of the Story of Everett-Linde took place in this period: scientists Rúben Pontes (of Omega) and Oran McEneff (of Alpha) both started working together; Icebox's employee of the month Paul Delmann got shifted from S22 (Icebox) to Everett-Linde; and the Chambers of both Earths began a plan to sabotage the facility.

## 10 aFL Onwards

### *DUELISTS*: the Rise of Venice

Main article: DUELISTS cinematic
Ω-Earth carried out its first known attack on α-Earth, which was shown in the *DUELISTS* cinematic. This was the first attack of many that the VP would have to defend against.

The cinematic depicts Phoenix on a mission in the streets of Venice, tracking down Ω-Jett, who was carrying a bag holding a prototype of the Spike. As they confronted each other, Phoenix lost the fight, and Jett managed to get away and plant the Spike. The detonation generated a massive disruption in the local environment, causing it to anomalously float around 300 feet above the ground.

The disruption was later described as a 'sudden explosion', in which the ground erupted into the air. The culmination of this would go on to be called 'the Rise of Venice' or the 'Venice Incident', with the floating landmass (which forms the map *Ascent*) to become a site of further battle between the Earths. The blame of the event fell largely on Kingdom, for not revealing to the world the potential dangers that Radianite carried.

At the time of this cinematic, α-Jett was hired into the PROTOCOL, but she hadn't yet met Phoenix, due to the different structure and functioning of the VP at that time. VALORANT's focus was on solo missions, which (combined with a lot of information being kept on a need-to-know basis) meant that many Agents didn't know each other. Because of this, Phoenix was unhesitant in chasing down Ω-Jett, as he hadn't gotten the chance to meet the Jett of his Earth yet.

### *DUALITY*: the aftermath of *DUELISTS*

Main article: DUALITY cinematic
A day had passed since the catastrophic events of the *DUELISTS* cinematic. The repercussions were plastered all over the news. While Kingdom tried to defend its position with an official statement that Radianite is "Beyond Safe", it still faced the largest single-day drop in its history.

This event also marks the time where the world started to see both Radiants and Radianite with a new skepticism. While they were earlier led to believe that both of the two were relatively harmless, and thus shouldn't be of much concern, the previous day's event caused everyone to speculate: could they pose a genuine threat to mankind? And if so, what should be done?

This was also the time during which the *DUALITY* cinematic took place, in which the PROTOCOL fended off a second attack from Ω-Earth, this time in Bind, against Ω-Phoenix. Killjoy, Viper, and Phoenix together were able to repel the attacker, and use a improvised Defuser to defuse the Spike.

The events of *DUALITY* were a series of novelties for the VP, hallmarking a new period of greatly different functioning. Earlier, the PROTOCOL had their Agents working as individual units, who were sent on solo missions with only need-to-know information. *DUALITY* was the first time, canonically, where the Agents worked together as teams to achieve their goal.

After this, the norm became to send out the Agents as 5-man teams instead of alone. At the end of the cinematic, we also saw the higher-ups in the PROTOCOL preparing to fill the other Agents in on details of the Mirrorverse, and the VP's true purpose.

### Yoru's Search

Main article: Yoru § Teasers
Shortly before his recruitment into the PROTOCOL, Yoru went on a 'quest' to find some information on his lost ancestor. Throughout this quest, Yoru showcases all his abilities, causing a string anomalous events throughout the world. This was documented in the Instagram campaign that served as one of Yoru's teasers.

His search culminated in the break-in at S22 (Icebox), during which he stole a mask from one of the suits of armour being researched. This is the same mask that he uses when he activates his *Dimensional Drift*.

### The VP hires more Agents

Concerned by the looming new threat of Ω-Earth, the VP began to aggressively hire new Agents. Within a few months, Skye, Yoru, and Astra joined the team. Later, they also found KAY/O, having come through the teleporter in Breeze.

Of the Agents, it is known that Jett (VP-10) and all the Agents that came before her were already recruited before the *DUELISTS* cinematic, and that Skye and Yoru (VP-15) were recruited after *DUALITY*

For Agents 11 to 13 (Reyna, Raze, and Breach) specifically, it is unclear if they were already members by *DUELISTS*. It is possible that these three were also among the members who joined in this stretch of time.

### *RETAKE*

Main article: RETAKE cinematic
Sometime between November 10 aFL and March 11 aFL (as evidenced by the presence of the Aurora Borealis), Yoru and Phoenix defended Icebox from another attack by Ω-Earth. They successfully took back a site from the Omega team (comprising of Viper, Jett, and Cypher), and safely defused the spike before it detonates. As stated above, this cinematic took place shortly after Yoru's recruitment.

### The Everett-Linde Disaster

Back at the Everett-Linde facility, events started to accelerate. The Chambers' plan kicked into full gear with the mysterious disappearance of Thomas Poe, a chief engineer working at the facility. Soon after that, the Chambers got full security clearance to the facility, and were able to obtain the schematics for the interdimensional teleportals that are used by K-IND.

As time passed and T-0 Day (the day when the Large Radian Collider being built there was set to become fully functional) approached, Rúben and Oran expressed joy, proud of what they have accomplished. However, their excitement was short-lived: when the big day finally arrived, the Chambers shot down the LRC together, causing a massive explosion that destroyed the entire facility.

While the personnel tried to evacuate, there was ultimately nothing that could be done in the wake of the destruction. It is assumed that most of the scientists who worked there died that day. Killjoy expresses her sorrow and lamentation in a voicemail to Brimstone (audible at Brimstone's office during Patch 3.12), dropping into tears as she considers the incredible loss of life and scientific research that the disaster caused.

Despite the odds, Rúben and Oran are thought to have somehow escaped the explosion by fleeing to Omega Earth, likely being the only survivors of the explosion.

### The Portal to Ω-Earth

Having spent about a year in battle with the VALORANT LEGION (the formal name for Omega VALORANT), the team decided that they'd spent long enough on defense, and began to make preparations for a counter-attack. Brimstone set Killjoy working on reconstructing a portal that could traverse between the Earths. However, since the originals (used by K-IND at Everett-Linde) were destroyed in the Everett-Linde disaster, she was unable to obtain a proper set of schematics on which she can work.

Her incomplete blueprints caused Killjoy a lot of trouble while trying to redevelop the Portal, with issues such as regular power outages in the VPHQ becoming common while she was working. She tried to use the short-range teleportals made by K-Corp (which can be seen in Bind and the Range) as her baseline, but still clearly struggled with the challenge.

### Chamber joins the VP

Chamber made quite a fancy entrance into the VP, but his demeanor caused many to be suspicious of him. At this point, the Agents are unaware of Chamber's history, or that he was the one who had sabotaged Everett-Linde: even a deep search by Cypher brought nothing to light.

Chamber did, however, prove himself useful by helping Killjoy with her portal problems: he provided her a set of complete schematics for the portal (likely the same schematics that he stole from Everett-Linde before he and his mirror counterpart destroyed the facility), and put forward Neon as a referral for the next Agent to be hired.

### Neon Joins the VP

The young pinoy joins the VALORANT PROTOCOL, becoming the 19th Agent. Her electricity-related abilities came to use beyond the battlefield, as she was able to help Killjoy power the teleportal. Killjoy herself was amazed and fascinated by the raw power that Neon was able to generate.

### *WARM UP*

    Main article: WARM UP cinematic
The *WARM UP* cinematic was the fourth cinematic to take place chronologically. It showed a more low-stakes, relaxed view of the PROTOCOL, with all the Agents spending time together at the VPHQ. Since the team found the standard practice exercises too easy, Killjoy and Raze develop 'Maxbot', a training bot that was capable of beating them all. Only after 7 failed attempts (with all the Agents trying their hand), and a small fortune in bets lost by Jett, was the team able to work together and finally beat the bot.

Other than the main plot, the cinematic did also contain several small pieces of Lore. The most relevant one of them is a small map of Lisbon, Portugal, hung up on a wall. This was one of many hints that Pearl, the upcoming map at the time, would set be set in Lisbon, Portugal on Ω-Earth.

### Yoru's Excursions to S22

Despite being told not to, Yoru couldn't resist returning to S22 (Icebox), and continuing his quest to uncover the secrets of his ancestry. Yoru spent time exploring the crashed samurai ship there, and came to the conclusion that there are certainly more answers hidden that are worth finding. He described all of his trips in detail in a series of Voicemails he sent to Brimstone (audible at Brimstone's office in Patch 4.0 and 4.02)

On one of these trips, Yoru founds some anomalies in the dimensional fabric that he felt had been placed intentionally by someone else, a long time ago. Curious, the tore through, and tried to explore. While he couldn't make much progress, he said that he "heard someone" in there, "calling" to him. Moreover, Yoru claimed that he even recognized the voice. At the time, it was speculated that this is the voice of Yoru's ancestor, and that his quest to find her is coming to an end at last.

As of Episode 5: Act 3, there has been no update on this quest since.

## 11 aFL Onwards

### Images from *DUELISTS* resurface

Around a year after the events of the *DUELIST* cinematic and the rise of Venice, images of Phoenix and Jett resurface on the internet. This, along with questions being asked to Kingdom about what happened at the Everett-Linde facility, cause Breach to raise his concerns about maintaining the PROTOCOL's anonymity in an Email to Brimstone.

Aside from ironic foreshadowing for what is to come in the immediate future, this Email is significant because of the specific mention that it took place the year after *DUELISTS*, definitively dating it and the events that followed to 11aFL (and onwards).

### Fade's Blackmailing

Main article: Fade § Blackmailing
The VALORANT PROTOCOL's long-hidden secrets were laid bare by Fade, who mistakenly considered them responsible for the loss of someone close to her, who she only refers to as 'Him'. Her first attack came in the form of an Email sent to Brimstone's Office in Patch 4.02, with the threat of revealing all of the PROTOCOL's confidential information to the public if her demands weren't met.

After a silent response from the team, Fade made good on her promise, releasing a series of comprehensive dossiers on the Agents. These could be found in-game, at various locations in the maps, and were periodically updated throughout Episode 4: Act 2.

### Fade's Capture and Recruitment

Alarmed, the PROTOCOL now diverted all of its resources to finding the Blackmailer, putting the Portal Plans on hold. Cypher determined her location to be in Istanbul, Türkiye, and a strike team was sent out to capture her. The Audio Logs of the capture mission (formally called 'The Sting Mission'), as well as of Fade's interrogation after that, were audible in Cypher's Office in Patch 4.07 and 4.08.

At the end of the interrogation, Fade realized that she had made a mistake in going after the PROTOCOL, in that they were not responsible for the loss of 'Him'. Considering how her abilities would make her a excellent addition to the VALORANT's roster, Cypher advised Brimstone to recruit her.

Acting on this advice, Fade was soon after hired into the VP, becoming the 20th Agent to join. Many members were dissatisfied with being asked to trust and work with someone who blackmailed them not too long ago, and Jett herself expressed her views on this in an email to Brimstone.

### The Portal Completed

After many struggles and hardships, and now that the hinderance of the Blackmail attack had been dealt with, Killjoy and Neon finally to got the teleportal to Ω-Earth to start working.

As a test, the PROTOCOL sent Fade in, to do reconnaissance of the landing terminal. Her trips turned out to be a success, with the inbound zone being mostly abandoned, and Fade being to get in and out quietly. However, both she and Killjoy detected another portal terminal nearby, with they deemed warrants exploration and investigation. A full mission to Ω-Earth was on the horizon.

### *SHATTERED*: into Omega Earth

Main article: SHATTERED cinematic

With the portal complete and ready, the team prepared for their first true mission into Omega Earth. Killjoy, Neon, and Reyna were set to traverse over, in order to gain intel about the layout of the city, and the locations of the Radianite stores in it.

What was originally intended to be a stealth mission went haywire when the team was detected immediately by a group of ATLAS forces, who were later joined by Ω-Viper. After having their entry teleportal destroyed, Neon and Reyna held off the guards long enough for Killjoy to finish her work figuring out the map layout, after which all of them made a hasty retreat out into the city.

While navigating towards an escape terminal, they came to the surprising revelation that the VALORANT PROTOCOL of Omega Earth (or, as they are formally called, the VALORANT LEGION) aren't secretive operatives working in the shadows - quite the opposite, they're famous, celebrated everywhere as heroes of their world.

This cinematic served as an introduction to Omega Earth, a world similar to ours, and yet inconceivably different. Probing further into the secrets of this world is the path that VALORANT would take, going forwards.

### LEGION's New Power Source

As Cypher dug further into Omega Earth, he came to the realization that the LEGION had obtained a new 'power source' for their endeavors. Further investigation by him and Fade uncovered the name of it's keeper: 'Varun Batra' (or, as we better know him, Harbor)

Varun's Alpha Earth counterpart turned out to be working under REALM, a multinational organization that retrieves lost relics from Black Market trade and returns them to their homes. The PROTOCOL's next step would be to knock at their door, and look into Varun Batra as a potential recruit.

### The Berlin Concert

Parallel to the Protocol's search for Varun Batra, some of the younger Agents also took time off to attend a large concert at Berlin. In a voicemail to Brimstone (audible during Patch 5.05), Phoenix requested that he, Killjoy, and Raze be permitted leave, saying that they'd be grateful for it, and promising nothing would go wrong.

The next Patch, Killjoy sent a voicemail to Brimstone, relaying that they had somehow lost Raze in the chaos of the concert. Quite flustered and nervous, she vainly tried to find her whereabouts by scanning through their communication arrays, but got no results. Even more bewildering developments came in Patch 5.07, when Raze finally called back, stating that she was stuck at Breeze. How she managed to travel halfway across an ocean, from Berlin to a deserted island in the middle of the Caribbean, is left unexplained.

The absurdity of the events at play here caused many people to believe something was amiss, giving rise to several theories trying to explain what occurred. Many of these converged along the lines of α-Raze having been kidnapped by Legion, and then replaced by Ω-Raze, who would serve as an imposter in her stead.

### REALM and Harbor

Main article: Harbor § History
On Inquiry, it was found that Varun had recently been fired from REALM after he tried to steal an ancient artifact for himself. He was currently at large as an international fugitive, on the run with the artifact, being relentlessly pursued by REALM's forces - and now, by the PROTOCOL as well.

The reports of this chase were relayed in the Emails and Voicemails released over Episode 5: Act 2 (and some of Act 1 as well). VALORANT first caught sight of Batra when he was in the city of Mumbai (in India), but since then he has fled all across the country. He first went East to the Sundarbans mangroves, from there North to somewhere near Bhutan, then back West to Rajasthan, and now North again.

Throughout the journey, Varun was caught in several firefights with REALM forces, always coming out on top thanks to his proficiency in combat and power over water. The PROTOCOL, who hadn't managed to catch him either, keep uncovering the perplexing remains of these battles: bullets from a gunfight scattered in a perfect semicircle, intense flooding without any nearby water source, and the like.

Eventually, the PROTOCOL managed to achieve contact with him, letting them stage a plan to get him away from REALM's clutches. This plan came to fruition in a bike chase through the streets of New Delhi (India's capital city), in which he escaped from his pursuers by driving his bike off a high ledge, jumping off his bike mid-air, and letting Brimstone haul him into a waiting VLT/R.

Following the rescue, Varun was hired by the PROTOCOL as their 21st Agent, Harbor. More details about the final chase prior to his recruitment can be found in Harbor's Reveal Trailer.

### The Nexus

Main articles: Lotus and Lotus § The Nexus
On their meeting, Astra analyzed Harbor's Bracelet, identifying the artifact for what it truly was - a relic connected (and likely made by) the Astral Guardians. It was apparently one of great importance, functioning as a 'key' of sorts to a mythical city build by them - the 'City of Flowers'.

The city wasn't just an ordinary city, it was built as a 'Multiverse Nexus'. The exact meaning of this term is unclear, but it was clearly of great importance to the them. By pure coincidence, Harbor discovered that the city was completely destroyed in an earlier exploration attempt while working under REALM.

However, due to the existence of two Earths in VALORANT's lore, every possibility has to be considered twice - once for each world. While the City of Flowers was destroyed on Alpha, it was still in functional condition in Omega. After conferring with Killjoy about the implications this had, Astra and Harbor came to a concerning conclusion: should Omega ever activate the Nexus on their end, it would release a terrible shockwave towards Alpha. Without the Nexus on Alpha's end there to "absorb the shock", the shockwave would cause utter disaster, with the death toll reaching millions.

### Omega Earth's Nexus

Unwilling to allow even the possibility of Omega's Nexus being activated (and the catastrophe that it would cause), Harbor insisted that the PROTOCOL send a team of Agents to stop LEGION.

Soon, such a team of Agents was prepared and sent of, consisting on Astra, Harbor, and Skye. As the PROTOCOL's only entry point into Omega Earth at the time was through Pearl, the team was forced to make their way to the City of Flowers starting from there. Over the journey, the Agents repeatedly ran into resistance from ATLAS, but still managed to make it to the Nexus in the end.

The trio's goal was to reach the City of Flowers (ideally without attracting much attention), and then lay down a 'Teleportal Beacon' - a portable advancement to the PROTOCOL's teleportation technology made by Chamber, which should let them place down a teleportal terminal anywhere they wish. After this, the rest of the PROTOCOL would be able to come over for help.

As the three Agents progressed further towards their goal, the threat of ATLAS grew increasingly severe. Eventually, they grew so hard pressed that Skye opted to stay back and fight off the soldiers, giving the other two time to open and enter the City of Flowers. During the ensuing fight, she singlehandedly took out more than 15 ATLAS soldiers, only quitting when an attack helicopter was redirected to go after her. At the end, she was separated from the other two by approximately 10 kilometers.

### The Team Vacation

Main article: Nanobomb § The Confirmation
While Astra, Harbor, and Skye were busy on Omega Earth, the rest of the VP was left in a conundrum. They couldn't leave for any important missions, as they had to remain ready and on standby for whenever the trio laid down the Teleportal Compact. However, until that happened, they were effectively stuck at base, with nothing to do.

Brimstone made use of the time by authorizing the Agents for leave: anyone who wasn't currently on active duty was free to take some time off, to "rest up and recharge". Many of the younger Agents (Killjoy, Phoenix, Raze, Yoru, and Neon) took this opportunity to go on a collective vacation to Raze's hometown, Salvador.

The events of this vacation were relayed in a series of twitter posts, written from Neon's perspective. Over the course of a day, it showed how the team explored the vibrant Brazilian city. After breakfast, they went shopping in the city market, then stopped by Raze's workshop before heading to a concert at night. While at the workshop, Raze was shown accepting a mysterious parcel from a delivery man, instead of hanging out with the others.

While on the way to Salvador, Killjoy apparently forgot to carry many important things, including her beanie. Running on this, Killjoy was always shown without anything covering her hair in the tweets, which caused her obvious discomfort.

During the concert, Raze pulled Killjoy aside to a quiet corner, and revealed what was in the box - Killjoy's beloved beanie, shipped over to Bahia from the VPHQ. At that moment, Killjoy kissed Raze, which was also recorded in the fifth tweet of the series - officially confirming Nanobomb (the fan-given name of their ship) to be canon, which also made it the first canon ship for VALORANT.

The tweet had no caption, aligning with the fact that Neon was asleep when the kiss took place. It is uncertain whether the other Agents were aware of the fact that the two kissed, or whether Killjoy and Raze shall be keeping their relationship a secret from the rest of the team for now.

### *REVELATION* and *City of Flowers*: Catastrophe

Main articles: REVELATION cinematic and City of Flowers - Lotus' Reveal Trailer
Focusing back on the events going on in Omega, Harbor and Astra managed to find the City of Flowers, which was depicted in the *REVELATION* cinematic. When they got the Nexus, they managed to open the door with the combined powers of their artifacts. However, Harbor's bracelet overflowed with water, causing both of them to be swept away and thrown under, unconscious.

The Legion Agents were not idle during this time. Ω-Fade was at a busy nightclub in Istanbul, hunting after a shadowy group of men in search of information about the City of Flowers. On finding and dispatching them, Fade got access to schematics of the location.

By the time Astra and Harbor regained consciousness (having somehow not drowned by then), it was already morning, and Legion had been alerted of their intrusion. A 5-man team of Ω-Killjoy, Ω-Sage, Ω-Jett, Ω-Raze, and Ω-Fade was sent to defend the site. The duo stumbled into them as they were exploring the lost city, and a firefight began.

While *REVELATION* ended right as the two teams began to fight, Lotus' map trailer *City of Flowers* (named after the city it was set in) did start right after the initial blows were exchanged, effectively serving as a direct continuation to it.

As Astra and Harbor were pinned down by enemy fire, Brimstone was ready to come in with some backup, but without knowing the lay of the land was unable to help out. Astra projected herself into her *Astral Form*, exploring the map to find a path for him to take, settling on a silent approach through *A Drop*.

However, in the time that α-Astra had spent exploring the map, Ω-Astra had arrived. Right as α-Astra got back, a dark shadow was cast over her and Harbor, accompanied by a rhythmic, whirling sound in the air - despite all the struggles undertaken by the Protocol, Ω-Astra had managed to activate the Nexus.

### *The Flower Blooms*: Catastrophe Averted

Main article: City of Flowers - Lotus' Reveal Trailer § The Flower Blooms
With the launch of Patch 6.01, VALORANT's YouTube accounts also released a YouTube short, titled *The Flower Blooms*. Contrary to the other two videos relating to this plot arc, this one showed the perspective of the Legion Agents (being more specific, of Ω-Astra).

In the short, we saw as she approached activation mechanism of the Nexus (located in Lotus#B Site). With a turn of her hand, she turned it on, causing the bronze plate at the bottom of the site to retract backwards and unveil a pinkish-yellow beam of energy underneath - the Nexus, finally open.

As we watched, the beam shot up into the sky, lighting the entire city with an ominous dark shadow over the entire city. However, only a few seconds after Astra had completed the activation, a Spike detonated in Lotus#C Site, which completely deactivated the Nexus.

This mysterious circumstance occured because the Spike would have drawn out the Radianite from the panels on the city walls on detonating, which also served as power sources for the Nexus itself (see the Lotus page for more information).

## 'Current' Time

### Project Landfall

See the Kingdom/Project Landfall page for more information.

### Maxbot's Revenge

See the Maxbot/The Games Begin page for more information.

### *UNMADE* / Deadlock joins the VP

See the UNMADE cinematic page and Deadlock page for more information.

### *SUNSET*

See the SUNSET Map Trailer page for more information.

## Far ahead in the Future: 200+ aFL (Alternate)

### The Radiant War

The Radiant War was an event that occurred at least 200 years in the KAY/O's alternate future, in which mankind went to war with Radiants. It was during this war that KAY/O was built (with the purpose of being suppressing and killing enemy Radiants). While it is speculated that KAY/O eventually won, the aftermath of the great battle was absolute global destruction. Several members of the PROTOCOL, including Brimstone, are speculated to have died in it.

Distraught by the chaos, KAY/O decided to travel back in time (with his assumed goal being to stop the War for occurring in the first place). He manages to engineer a teleportal that could bring him back to 'present' day (possibly with the help of Thurston Wolf), and came out through the teleportal at Breeze.

## References

1. ↑ The Devs refrain from using concrete dates - Discord QnA with Creative Director Riot Kingkut Go
2. ↑ The Devs refrain from using concrete dates - Reddit AmA with Creative Director Riot KingKut Go
3. ↑ Yoru's Mask is from the Edo Period - @playvalorantofficial lore Instagram Story Go
4. ↑ Kingdom discovered Radianite 10 years ago - Voicemail to Brimstone by Yoru Go
5. ↑ The primary differences between VALORANT's world and ours are caused by First Light, and Kingdom's subsequent discovery and exploitation of Radianite Go
6. ↑  Mirrorverse conflict Go
7. ↑ The news headlines at the start of *DUALITY* cinematic talk about the Rise of Venice. See it's page for more information.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jett was already a member of the VP by *DUELISTS*, but had not met Phoenix because of the different organization of the PROTOCOL - Discord QNA with Creative Director, Riot KingKut Go
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 A lot of information of kept on a 'need-to-know' basis in the PROTOCOL before *DUALITY* - Reddit AMA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesyGo
10. ↑ *DUALITY* takes place on the day after *DUELISTS* - Discord QnA with Creative Director Riot KingKut Go
11. ↑ *DUALITY* takes place the day after *DUELISTS* - *The Story of VALORANT so far* Article Go
12. ↑ Kingdom's response to accusations related to the Rise of Venice - *DUALITY* cinematic Timestamp Go
13. ↑ *DUALITY* was the first time that Agents worked together as a team - Reddit AMA with Creative Director, Riot KingKut Go
14. ↑ The VALORANT PROTOCOL switched to a 'team-based' mode of operation following the events of *DUALITY* - Discord QNA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy Go
15. ↑ Brimstone and the other higher-ups preparing to fill in the rest of the team - Reddit AmA with Creative Director, Riot KingKut Go
16. ↑ Skye's trailer (and by extension, her recruitment) take place after the *DUALITY* cinematic - Discord QnA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy Go
17. ↑ *RETAKE* took place shorty after Yoru was recruited into the PROTOCOL - Reddit AMA with Creative Director, Riot KingKut Go
18. ↑ Power outages and other Issues - Voicemail from Killjoy to Brimstone Go
19. ↑ More difficulties with the Portal - Email from Viper to Brimstone Go
20. ↑ Cypher is unable to pry any information on Chamber - Email from Cypher to Brimstone Go
21. ↑ Chamber suggests Neon as the next Agent - Voicemail from Chamber to Brimstone Go
22. ↑ Harbor and Astra discuss about the City of Flowers in the 'Artifact' Audio Log
23. ↑ The first post of the team vacation - twitter Go
24. ↑ The second post of the team vacation - twitter Go
25. ↑ The third post of the team vacation - twitter Go
26. ↑ The fourth post of the team vacation - twitter Go
27. ↑ The first post of the team vacation - twitter Go