Omen

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* Email ID

## Additional Pages

• Omen/Quotes
 **Lore Wiki Article**

— Official description

**Omen** is an Agent in *VALORANT* and one of the first Controllers available to play since the Closed Beta.

## Profile

### Biography

*VALORANT* Lore Wiki: **Omen**

* Biography
* Timeline of events

Omen is a phantom of a man with mysterious origins and many names. He has a limited memory of his past, though he does remember being involved in something that caused him to be ripped apart and killed. All he knows that links to who he used to be is a place known as Point Light, a past friendship with Sabine "Viper" Callas, and feelings of restoration with every kill he makes. Contributing to the formation of the VALORANT Protocol, Omen would go on to become its third recruit and serve as one of its more experienced agents, all while he continues his search for answers about what truly happened to him over a decade ago.

#### GHOST: Early life

* Ghost is involved with First Light.
* Ghost goes under several other aliases over his life.
	+ These include Dmitri, Fred, John, Marcus, and Yohan.
* Ghost works for the Scions of Hourglass.
* Ghost is assigned to assassinate Sabine Callas.
	+ He fails in his attempt as Callas defends herself, with a vial of chemicals she was holding hitting him in the face.
	+ He then ends up trapped within a test chamber that Callas activates, with the result turning him from a man into a phantom without any memory of who he was.

#### OMEN: VALORANT agent

* Recruited as its third agent.
	+ Omen plays an important part in the organization's founding and why it was set up.
* Omen enters into a transaction with Cypher wherein he asks him to find information regarding "hard to find answers".
	+ He is yet to pay Cypher in order for the intel broker to reveal to him what he has discovered.

#### First ventures into Omega

* Omen is assigned to keep track of a REALM convoy that is pursuing Varun Batra.
	+ He delivers a report after Batra flees from Bhutan.

#### Journey into the City of Flowers

* Omen attempts to call Fade, but accidentally connects to Brimstone's number instead.

#### Project Landfall

* Omen reports that Max Bot has been displaying strange behavior, including increased awareness and independence, and recommends that Killjoy and Raze revert his modified programming.
	+ He later has suspicions towards Raze over her stealing fuel, which the Brazilian denies.
	+ Max Bot then goes missing, with Omen imploring Brimstone to act on the situation.
	+ After Max Bot reveals his betrayal when he hijacks the Protocol's teleporter, Omen contacts Brimstone to tell him "I told you so".

#### Scions of Hourglass

* Omen recognizes an hourglass symbol discovered by the Protocol in their investigation into the disappearance of Landfall's leadership.
	+ He has sessions with Fade and Sage to attempt to restore his memories about the symbol, but they aren't successful
	+ He asks Cypher and Brimstone to keep him informed about any further developments in the investigation. Cypher later meets with Omen to inform him about something he had discovered.
* Omen watches a group of agents during a card game.
* Omen is reported to be obsessed with new recruit Iso, who was a part of the organization with the hourglass symbol and even knew things about Omen's previous work there.
* Omen is informed by Iso that he had been targeted by the Scions of Hourglass for assassination.
* Omen asks Brimstone to approve a raid on Iso's former boss.
* Omen is assigned as a member of the Jakarta strike team.
	+ He enters the base alone, going through every guard on his way up to the penthouse where he finds and confronts the boss, but the boss activates a machine that traps Omen within an area of energy that begins to work on ripping him apart.
		- While contained, the boss taunts him with information about his previous role as "Ghost" at the Scions of Hourglass.
		- All of the boss' reveals meanwhile trigger flashbacks in Omen to his failed mission to assassinate Sabine Callas.
			* As his memory of these events come back to him, he realizes it was the outcome of this mission that was responsible for turning him into what he was now and that Viper has known about his forgotten past all this time.
	+ After Sova fires a large energy blast into the penthouse at the machine to destroy it and free him, Omen proceeds to take the boss through the window and leaves him to fall to his death.
	+ When informed that Viper had requested a full report after the mission is completed, he says he will deliver it to her personally.
	+ He later contacts Brimstone after the events of the mission.

### Personality

— Omen (Match Start)

A living nightmare, Omen takes full advantage of his shadowed physique and will not hesitate to eliminate his enemies using the forces of paranoia and fear. He is cynical in nature, which stems from him experiencing extreme pain as he was condemned to remain in the state that he is today. If there's one person who wants to know more about his mysterious circumstances, it's Omen himself - and quite desperately so.

Despite his fearsome nature, Omen shows some friendliness towards people he knows well such as Viper, shown by being able to call her by her real name despite her warning other agents to never do so. He has been known to knit as a way to help him focus.

### Appearance

Omen wears gray armor, black pants, and a purple hooded cape. His arms are wrapped in bandages while never revealing his form underneath. His face cannot be seen under his hood, with only three bright blue slits being present instead.

Whenever Omen activates his ultimate ability, he fully appears in the form of a dark shade.

## Abilities

### Basic

C – Shrouded Step

EQUIP a shrouded step ability and see its range indicator. FIRE to begin a brief channel, then teleport to the marked location.

**Uses:** 2
**Cost:** 100

Q – Paranoia

EQUIP a blinding orb. FIRE to throw it forward, briefly Nearsighting and Deafening all players it touches. This projectile can pass straight through walls.

**Uses:** 1
**Cost:** 250
**Debuff:**  2 s Nearsight

### Signature

E – Dark Cover

EQUIP a shadow orb, entering a phased world to place and target the orbs. PRESS the ability key to throw the shadow orb to the marked location, creating a long-lasting shadow sphere that blocks vision. HOLD FIRE while targeting to move the marker further away. HOLD ALT FIRE while targeting to move the marker closer. PRESS RELOAD to toggle normal targeting view.

**Uses:** 2
**Cost:** 150
**Duration:**  15 s
**Cooldown:**  30 s

### Ultimate

X – From the Shadows

EQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to begin teleporting to the selected location. While teleporting, Omen will appear as a Shade that can be destroyed by an enemy to cancel his teleport, or PRESS EQUIP for Omen to cancel his teleport.

**Cost:**♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 points
**Duration:**  4 s

## Agent Cosmetics

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

### Gear

*More information: Gear*

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

## Update History

**v7.08**
* Dark Cover
	+ Smokes play an audio and visual cue 1.5 seconds before they are about to fade.

**v7.05**

* Dark Cover
	+ Fixed a bug where other Agents were not animating when they moved through Omen’s Dark Cover ability.

**v7.04**

* Paranoia
	+ Movement velocity no longer imparted when casting
	+ Base speed decreased from 20 >>> 16 meters per second
		- **This is an undocumented change**

**v7.02**

* From the Shadows and  Shrouded Step
	+ Fixed a bug where Omen’s From the Shadows and Shrouded Step abilities were not properly canceled if he was hit by  KAY/O’s  ZERO/point or  Deadlock’s  Annihilation during the windup before teleporting.

**v7.0**

* From the Shadows
	+ Suppression now properly interrupts the ability if hit in Shade form

**v6.11**

* From the Shadows
	+ The timing of Omen’s From the Shadows voiceover line will come in quicker to increase your discernibility.
* Shrouded Step
	+ Fixed Omen Shrouded Step to not be interrupted if you’re Suppressed before teleporting.

**v6.10**

* From the Shadows
	+ Removed the mouse cursor that was displayed

**v6.08**

* From the Shadows
	+ Updated targeting visuals to help players with precision placement on the map.

**v6.0**

* Dark Cover
	+ Now falls to the height of nearby ground if placed inside walls

**v5.12**

* Paranoia
	+ Cost decreased 300 >>> 250

**v4.10**

* Progress/Charge bars moved to a consistent location and made a consistent size
* Updated 3P model to increase detail and fidelity

**v4.04**

* Dark Cover
	+ Cooldown decreased 40s >>> 30s
	+ Projectile Speed increased 2800 >>> 6400
	+ Cost increased 100 >>> 150
* Shrouded Step
	+ Cost decreased 150 >>> 100
	+ Pre teleport delay decreased 1s >>> 0.7s
	+ Improved the system used to place Shrouded Step at targeted ground locations
* Paranoia
	+ Added forward spawn offset, so players adjacent to Omen are not hit

**v3.05**

* Dark Cover
	+ Will no longer equip weapons slower than intended after casting Dark Cover
* From the Shadows
	+ Fixed a bug where Omen could become stuck in other objects if they were blocking From the Shadows' return location

**v3.04**

* Dark Cover
	+ Fixed an issue where Dark Cover could travel in unintended ways that caused it to settle slightly off from where it was aimed

**v3.0**

* Shrouded Step
	+ Cost increased 100 >>> 150
* Paranoia
	+ Cost decreased 400 >>> 300
* Dark Cover
	+ Granted signature charges reduced 2 >>> 1
		- Omen now must buy his second smoke for  100
	+ Cooldown time increased 35 >>> 40

**v2.09**

* From the Shadows
	+ Omen can no longer drop the Spike or weapons while casting From the Shadows

**v2.04**

* Shrouded Step
	+ Fixed issues where teleporting into narrow areas created by Sage's  wall pushed Omen into a wall

**v2.02**

* Shrouded Step
	+ Fixed issue with targeting that caused Shrouded Step to get stuck on corners at a much greater distance
* From the Shadows
	+ Fixed issue where Omen could swap equipables right after selecting a map location for From the Shadows

**v2.01**

* Shrouded Step
	+ Fixed issue where Omen’s reforming VFX didn’t line up with where he actually appeared
	+ Fixed Omen being able to trigger the defuse sound while teleporting
* From the Shadows
	+ Fixed issue where Omen could have his gun equipped while forming

**v2.0**

* Fixed an issue where Omen could plant the Spike while elevated on a Sage  wall
* Shrouded Step
	+ Fixed an issue where Omen could sometimes teleport past the buy phase barriers
* Paranoia
	+ Cost increased 200 >>> 400 credits
* Dark Cover
	+ Projectile speed decreased 4000 >>> 2800

**v1.14**

* Shrouded Step
	+ Fixed an issue where Omen could teleport past the Buy phase barrier

**v1.09**

* Paranoia
	+ Updated projectile VFX to better represent hitbox, especially when it is traveling towards enemies' POV

**v1.0**

* Shrouded Step
	+ Can now see teleport location on the map and receives an in-world indicator of target location when vision of the point is obstructed
* Paranoia
	+ Now equipped instead of quickcast
	+ Hit detection improved, especially at close range
* Dark Cover
	+ Omen now enters a “phaser” world where he can see through walls to place his smokes
		- Pressing RELOAD toggles between phased and normal targeting
		- Omen can now increase smoke distance with PRIMARY FIRE, decrease it with SECONDARY FIRE, and throw smoke with the ABILITY KEY
* From the Shadows
	+ Omen can now cancel his teleport while in Shade form by pressing the ABILITY KEY again
		- Omen still loses all of his ult points if he cancels

**v0.50**

* Dark Cover
	+ Duration increased 12 >> 15 seconds
	+ Projectile speed increased to 4000
	+ Cooldown increased 30 >> 35 seconds

**v0.49**

* Updated visuals
* From the Shadows
	+ Omen now immediately become vulnerable and no longer appears dark after leaving shadow form
	+ Attenuation radius of arrival sound reduced to 2250

## Trivia

* One of Omen's associated names is partially mentioned by Viper in an interaction between the two.
	+ *"Joh-...I mean, Omen. Keep yourself together, you're still needed."*
		- A previous version of this quote had Viper call him "Fre-" instead. This version is listed in the audio file's update history. However, this was an intentional change as both of these names have been short for two names revealed to be associated with Omen by a blackmailer, in addition to having several others aliases. Despite this, Omen's true name is still not known.
* Skye notes that, despite her radiant powers that usually allow her to feel and sense the natural world around her, she loses Omen when he teleports, suggesting there is something unnatural about the process.
	+ *"Omen, when you teleport I don't know. Sometimes...I lose you. Does...that make sense?"*
* Omen often knits as a way to help him focus.
	+ *"Hey Omen I respect a guy who knits. That's pretty cute"*
		- *"It helps me focus! Oh what do you care..."*

* Some of Omen's speech takes inspiration from the bible
	+ *"I am the beginning. I am the end."*
	+ *"It is Finished."*

* When Omen was contacted by the Blackmailer, the Blackmailer specifically denoted Omen's radiant classification with an asterisk, suggesting there is something different about Omen compared to other radiants.

### Relations

* Omen and Viper know each other very well, with the latter calling him an "old friend."
	+ *"Keep being their nightmare, old friend."*
* He has reached out to Cypher for help in his search for some "hard to find answers". While Cypher has been successful in this endeavor, Omen is unable to receive the information until he pays the intel broker something in return.
	+ *"Omen! I have the information you asked for. But my price! My price hasn't been paid yet."*
* Omen and Sage have a good, solid "connection."

### Development

* Prior to the global launch of *VALORANT* and the end of the Closed Beta, Omen originally had sharp light blue eyes, rather than the current triple vertical slashes on his "face."

## Gallery

Concept artChamber BackgroundREVELATION poster (Ω-counterpart)Pride 2023RECKONING teaserRECKONING teaserRECKONING posterRECKONING
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 VALORANT Protocol#The Blackmailer's agent dossiers
2. ↑ Omen Match Start quote
3. ↑ RECKONING
4. ↑ Reddit Narrative AMA: Omen's links to VP's founding
5. ↑ [Discord Dev Q&A: Cypher selling intel to Omen (Discord link)]
6. ↑ 5.06 Omen Voicemail
7. ↑ 6.01 Omen Voicemail
8. ↑ 6.07 Omen Voicemail
9. ↑ 6.08 Raze Email
10. ↑ 6.10 Omen voicemail
11. ↑ 7.0 Omen voicemail
12. ↑ 7.07 Omen email
13. ↑ MYTHS Twitter Teasers
14. ↑ 7.08 Cypher voicemail
15. ↑ 7.10 Viper Email
16. ↑ RECKONING Twitter Teaser
17. ↑ 7.12 Omen Email
18. ↑ RECKONING
19. ↑ 8.01 Omen Voicemail
20. ↑ VALORANT Discord Dev Q&A - Cypher selling intel to Omen (Discord link)
21. ↑ Reddit AMA - Sage and Omen's relations
22. ↑ Chamber Background Artwork
23. ↑ REVELATION Poster
24. ↑ Pride 2023
25. ↑ RECKONING teaser
26. ↑ RECKONING teaser
27. ↑ RECKONING poster