Astra

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## Additional Pages

• Astra/Quotes
 **Lore Wiki Article**

— Official description

**Astra** is an Agent in *VALORANT* and the fourth Controller to be released.

* Biography
* Timeline of events

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.

#### EFIA DANSO: Early Life

* Danso comes from Accra, Ghana.
* Danso journeys to a million-year-old crater containing a lake.
* Danso becomes an "astral guardian".

#### 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.

#### 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.
	+ There is further encouragement from her when she believes Batra is the one who possesses an artifact that the Protocol has been looking into.
	+ 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.

#### 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.
	+ 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.
* 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.
	+ 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.
	+ 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.
	+ 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.

#### 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.

### Personality

— Astra (Round Start)

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

X – Astral Form

ACTIVATE to enter Astral Form where you can place  Stars with FIRE and use ALT FIRE to begin aiming  Cosmic Divide.

### Basic

C – Gravity Well

ACTIVATE a  Star to form a Gravity Well. Players in the area are pulled toward the center before it explodes, making all players still trapped inside Vulnerable.

**Uses:** 1
**Windup:**  1.25 s
**Duration:**  2 s
**Cooldown:**  45 s
**Debuff:**  5 s Vulnerable

Q – Nova Pulse

ACTIVATE a  Star to detonate a Nova Pulse. The Nova Pulse charges briefly then strikes, Concussing all players in its area.

**Uses:** 1
**Windup:**  1 s
**Cooldown:**  45 s
**Debuff:**  4 s Concuss

E – Nebula / Dissipate

ACTIVATE a  Star to transform it into a Nebula (smoke).
USE a Star to Dissipate it, returning the Star to be placed in a new location after a delay.
Dissipate briefly forms a fake Nebula at the Star's location before returning.

**Uses:** 2
**Duration:**  14.25 s (Nebula)/1 s (Dissipate)
**Cooldown:**  25 s (Nebula)

### Signature

X – Stars

Place Stars in Astral Form with FIRE. Stars can be reactivated later, transforming them into a  Nova Pulse,  Nebula, or  Gravity Well.

**Uses:** 4 Astra
**Cost:** 150
**Cooldown:**  25 s (after using Dissipate)

### Ultimate

X – Cosmic Divide

When Cosmic Divide is charged, use ALT FIRE in Astral Form to begin aiming it, then FIRE to select two locations. An infinite Cosmic Divide connects the two points you select. Cosmic Divide blocks bullets and sound.

**Cost:**♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 points
**Duration:**  21 s (effective total duration)

## Agent Cosmetics

The following are cosmetics related to Astra from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).

### Gear

*More information: Gear*

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

### Other cosmetics

Sprays

Gunbuddies

## Update History

**v7.08**
* Nebula/Dissipate
	+ Nebula now plays an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before it expires

**v7.05**

* Astral Form
	+ Astra will now be able to hear everything happening around her physical body while in Astral form

* Cosmic Divide
	+ Fixed a bug where there was a small audio deadzone

**v7.04**

* Gravity Well
	+ Startup time increased .6 >>> 1.25
	+ Gravity time duration decreased 2.75 >>> 2.0
* Nova Pulse
	+ Startup time decreased from 1.25 >>> 1.0
* Cosmic Divide
	+ Audio now is blocked completely by the wall rather than muffled

**v5.10**

* Nebula/Dissipate
	+ Can no longer cast Dissipate right at round start before stars are charged up

**v4.11**

* Stars
	+ Fixed a bug where you would sometimes see the location of enemy Astra stars

**v4.04 Hotfix**

* Stars
	+ Fixed a bug where Astra was able to sell her starting star

**v4.04**

* Astral Form
	+ Increased the speed of the overlay that covers Astra's screen when transitioning in and out of Astral form
	+ Astra's targeting ring in Astral form is reduced to one ring that reflects the now unified size of all her utility
	+ While in Astral form, pings are no longer blocked by level geometry that Astra cannot see
	+ Astra's targeting ring no longer randomly disappears when aiming across some map locations
	+ Fixed the boom not showing up for Astra if planted while in Astral Form
* Gravity Well
	+ Cooldown Increased 25 >>> 45
	+ Gravity Well Size Decreased 525 >>> 475
	+ Gravity Well no longer affects anyone fully underneath the Gravity Well.
* Nova Pulse
	+ Cooldown Increased 25 >>> 45
	+ Nova Pulse no longer affects anyone fully underneath the Nova Pulse.
* Nebula
	+ Cooldown Increased 14 >>> 25
	+ Nebula cooldowns are now sequential instead of simultaneous
	+ Nebula size increased 410 >>> 475
* Stars
	+ Max Stars reduced 5 >>> 4
	+ Cooldown on retrieving a Star increased 14 >>> 25
	+ Astra can now pick up placed Stars during the Buy Phase to refund their charge immediately.
	+ Max distance of Star Placement increased 10000 >>> 30000 to allow her to place Stars across the furthest corners of maps
	+ Fixed an issue where Stars were placed slightly above the location Astra was targeting

**v3.05**

* Astral Form
	+ Will no longer equip weapons slower than intended after exiting Astral Form

**v3.03**

* Gravity Well
	+ Can no longer pull people while they are attached to ascenders
* Nebula/Dissipate
	+ Dissipate can no longer be activated while Astra is attached to ascenders

**v3.0**

* Astral Form
	+ On Attack, Astra can now see the Spike's location in Astral form
		- This representation does not animate so it will not provide additional info on the status of the Spike
* Gravity Well
	+ Cooldown time increased 12 >>> 25
* Nova Pulse
	+ Cooldown time increased 12 >>> 25
* Stars
	+ Cost decreased 200 >>> 150
	+ Stars are now inactive when placed during the buy phase
		- When the barriers drop, Stars charge for 1.4 seconds before becoming active and usable.
	+ Recall cooldown increased 8 >>> 15
	+ Granted signature charges decreased 2 >>> 1

**v2.09**

* Nebula/Dissipate
	+ Fixed issue where Nebula was slightly offset once fully formed

**v2.08**

* Nebula/Dissipate
	+ No longer blocks flashes even when you are not fully inside the smoke

**v2.07**

* Astral Form
	+ Fixed an unintended dome in the sky that Astra saw if she came out of Astral Form while Omen is ulting
* Gravity Well
	+ Now pulls Agents that are defusing the Spike
		- If they are pulled out of defuse range, the defuse will be interrupted

**v2.06**

* Stars
	+ Fixed an issue where it looks like Astra is casting a Star but doesn't actually create one when targeting close to another Star
	+ Fixed an issue with Astra's Star targeting being unreliable on stairs and slopes

**v2.05**

* Astral Form
	+ Fixed a rare bug that could leave players unable to move or process inputs until they died when entering or returning from Astral Form
* Stars
	+ Fixed Astra having trouble placing Stars on the defender side boxes of Icebox mid from the A site

**v2.04**

 Added

## Trivia

* Her favorite food is jollof.
* She often doodles in a little sketchbook to help her process her thoughts.
* 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.
	+ 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."
	+ *"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.
	+ Because this info didn't come from an official Riot or *VALORANT* source, it should not be taken as canon. 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

Pre-production concept artConcept artOfficial teaser showing Astra's journalExpression sheet used for cinematicsCharacter teaserJigsaw AstraGame Mode Vote ArtworkREVELATION posterREVELATIONCity of FlowersPride 2023
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Instagram Astra Lore Quiz
2. ↑ VALORANT Protocol#The Blackmailer's agent dossiers
3. ↑ Astra Astral Guardian quote
4. ↑ 4.0 Astra email
5. ↑ 5.04 Astra Voicemail
6. ↑ 5.07 Astra Voicemail
7. ↑ Harbor Twitter Teaser
8. ↑ Research Wing Recording
9. ↑ 5.09 Harbor voicemail
10. ↑ 5.10 Astra Voicemail
11. ↑ 5.12 Range Lore Updates
12. ↑ REVELATION
13. ↑ City of Flowers
14. ↑ 6.0 Brimstone Email
15. ↑ 7.04 Astra voicemail
16. ↑ March 2 2022 Disable
17. ↑ Instagram Astra Lore Quiz
18. ↑ *VALORANT* Lore Discord Narrative AMA: Astra's sketchbook (Discord link)
19. ↑ *VALORANT* Lore Discord Narrative AMA: Astra observing other agents
20. ↑ Reddit Narrative AMA: Astra-Reyna relation
21. ↑ Image from removed article (Discord link)
22. ↑ Canonicty of lore 'reveals' from 3rd party sources
23. ↑ Game Mode Vote Promotional Images
24. ↑ REVELATION Poster
25. ↑ Pride 2023