Fade

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• Fade/Quotes
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— Official description

**Fade** is an Agent in *VALORANT* and the fifth Initiator to be released.

* Biography
* Timeline of events

A Radiant from Türkiye, Hazal Eyletmez searches for a person of importance to her after he was 'taken from her'. Using her ability to see nightmare-visions, her interpretations initially led her to suspect that he had been kidnapped by a secret organization she found to be the VALORANT Protocol. Eyletmez decided to contact the Protocol under an anonymous mark, threatening to expose the organization if she found out they were responsible for the kidnapping. When they appeared to only have interest in tracking her down rather than take her seriously, she then contacted each agent personally with a dossier about them to show how much she knew about VALORANT's people and what she could expose to the public if they had no interest in proving their innocence.

VALORANT however still refused to give in and soon sent a strike team to Istanbul to apprehend her. Eyletmez attempted to use her Radiant powers to distract them and flee undetected but was spotted just as she was making her escape, allowing the Anti-Yield robot KAY/O to jump on her position and take her down with a suppressing pulse. Subsequently detained and taken to a VP base, Eyletmez was interrogated there by senior agents. However, it was because of these direct, face-to-face meetings that a critical piece of information came to light - VALORANT had no idea who she was trying to track down and knew nothing of any kidnapping. Whoever was responsible for the man's disappearance, it wasn't the VALORANT Protocol.

It was after this revelation that Eyletmez also came to learn about the existence of other worlds and it was suggested to her that maybe her unknown group came from one of these worlds instead. VALORANT themselves were already preparing to travel to one, having had to put that project on hold in order to deal with Eyletmez. Their search had also exposed how reliant the Protocol was on specific agents for information, and they were looking to recruit more as a result. With there being no more reason for the two to be enemies, VALORANT's senior agents decided to ask if she would join the organization and help them gather information during their trip to Omega Earth. Choosing to put this misunderstanding behind her, Eyletmez accepted their offer to become their twentieth agent, "Fade". She now carries the banner of the VALORANT Protocol - but only as long as it brings her closer to the person she seeks.

#### HAZAL EYLETMEZ: Early life

* Eyletmez works for REALM as a freelancer.
* A person of importance in Eyletmez's life goes missing.
	+ From her interpretations of nightmare-visions, she ends up suspecting that the VALORANT Protocol is responsible for this.

#### Blackmailing the VALORANT Protocol

* Eyletmez contacts Brimstone with threats of exposing the VALORANT Protocol if they did not prove their innocence regarding the disappearance of her missing person.
* In response to VALORANT attempting to track her down, Eyletmez sends personal dossiers to each agent, once again threatening to publicly expose the Protocol if they could not prove their innocence.
* Eyletmez attempts to flee from a VALORANT strike team sent to Istanbul.
	+ She uses her Radiant powers to stall the Ground squad as she attempts to flee the scene but is suppressed and taken down by KAY/O.
	+ She is then taken into VALORANT’s custody for interrogation.
* Eyletmez is interrogated by Brimstone and Cypher.
	+ Eyletmez is reported to be affecting her surroundings using her Radiant powers during her interrogations, assumed to be attempts at intimidating her captors, which only ends up affecting other agents of the Protocol who were not even aware of her presence on site.
	+ In one interrogation meeting with Cypher, Eyletmez reveals much of the information she has learnt about the VALORANT Protocol. When they inquire about her missing person, Fade doesn't see the point in bothering to explain the situation to the group she believes knows exactly what they had done to him. However, when Cypher denies VALORANT having any involvement, Fade asks who would be responsible if not them, at which point Cypher reveals the existence of other worlds to her.

#### FADE: VALORANT agent

* Recruited as its twentieth agent.
	+ Fade is recruited to help VALORANT scout Omega Earth.
	+ Fade is willing to help as long as it brings her closer to her missing person, but assures them of retaliation should they stray from their word to her.

#### The Omega Project

* Fade is the first VALORANT agent to use the Protocol's Alpha-Omega teleporter.
	+ She arrives in a city and uses her powers to peer into the minds of its citizens. She finds out many of them are fearful and on edge, and locates a new place of interest for the VP to investigate due to the secrets it supposedly holds.

#### First ventures into Omega

* Fade reports her investigation into Varun Batra, a new advisor to the VALORANT Legion, to Brimstone.
	+ Alpha Batra is discovered to be a REALM operative, so Fade decides to put Brimstone in touch with the organization.
* Fade is contacted by an old colleague of hers, Captain Greaves of REALM, about her inquiry into Alpha Varun Batra.
	+ He acknowledges how long it's been since he and Fade have talked, but will only inform her that Batra is now a fugitive after he stole a priceless artifact, and warns her not to inquire further.
		- He contacts her once more when he discovers Batra has been communicating with an unknown entity, suspecting it's her, and warns her once again to stay out of REALM affairs.
* Fade reports Batra (now recruited as twenty-first agent "Harbor") and the Protocol are in the clear after they successfully extracted him out of India.

#### Journey into the City of Flowers

* Fade has a nightmare-vision of Alpha falling apart, its people all gripped by fear, and sees the end of their time.
	+ Soon after, she is reported to be not sleeping well, up and wandering at all hours, and appearing to be always troubled.

#### Project Landfall

* Fade has sessions with Omen to try and help him restore some of his past memories.

### Personality

— Fade (Match Start)

Fade's initially perceived harshness is the headliner of her personality, but she has a sense of humor, when she says something that usually is quite deadpan it's often complimented with a quick-witted joke. Working with the operation can feel like a chore to her, wanting things over and done with - often coming across as reluctant even when revived. She seems to harness a little bit of pride for her Radiant abilities and the major advantages they give her (and her team) in battle, and notes the more 'intimidating' agents aren't all what they seem, such as Reyna and Viper.

She's not shy to admit when she's impressed by any of the agents - actively encouraging when they do well, so she's trying to make sure team synergy is high, and could be argued she actually wants to warm up to the agents, talking about what they can do combined. She would rather not be enemies with who she'll be working with for as long as she gets closer to finding 'him'.

Fade seems to pity her mirrored self, saying she's 'seen too much', alluding to the fact that Fade might hate her powers, seeing everyone's raw trauma may help in the battlefield, but seems to bother her mentally, this may be "the price to commune with Nightmare" - she even says 'anything to keep me awake'.

### Appearance

Fade is a lighter-skinned slim woman, with her dramatic black rectangular eyeshadow, black lipstick, dark oval marking on her face and neck and hair that transitions from black to white, she is given a highly grungy aesthetic. There are distinct cat-like features embedded in her design, from the heterochromia associated with the Turkish breed of Angora/Ankara 'Van' cat, paw print-like marking on her neck and the paw prints on the sole of her shoes. Even her second ability Seize has been noted to look like a ball of yarn.

Along with an outfit composed of a dark blue similar to Omen's, and black accents, such as her shirt/sleeves - which are ripped, matching the gloves she wears that expose hands adorned with henna. Her blue jacket sports a Nazar or 'Evil Eye' which is a symbol of protection from misfortune in Türkiye and nearby countries, with a spiky purple collar and silver lining, her jacket is also marked with shapes in this same color. Her pants are black and dark blue, with stitched detailing on her left thigh. On her waist there is a second Nazar where her two bags are, a black one on her right thigh, and a purple one on her left hip.
She has steel, capped black leather/leather-looking boots, with paw prints on the sole.

## Abilities

### Passive

Terror Trail

Abilities that apply Terror Trail Mark enemies, causing their position and movements to be tracked by dark mist.  Prowlers can be used to pursue trails.

**Debuff:**  Mark

### Basic

C – Prowler

EQUIP a prowler. FIRE to send the prowler forward. HOLD FIRE to steer the prowler towards your crosshair. The prowler will chase down the first enemy or terror trail it sees, and nearsight the enemy on impact.

**Uses:** 2
**Cost:** 250
**Duration:**  2.5 s
**Health:**  60 HP
**Debuff:**  2.75 s Nearsight

Q – Seize

EQUIP a knot of raw fear. FIRE to throw. The knot drops down after a set time. RE-USE to drop the knot early. The knot ruptures on impact, holding nearby enemies in place. Held enemies are Deafened, and Decayed.

**Uses:** 1
**Cost:** 200
**Duration:**  4.5 s
**Debuff:**  Deafen, 75 HP Decay (restored over 5 s)

### Signature

E – Haunt

EQUIP a haunting watcher. FIRE to throw. The watcher drops down after a set time. RE-USE to drop the watcher early. The watcher lashes out on impact, Revealing enemies in its line of sight and creating terror trails to them. Enemies can destroy the watcher.

**Uses:** 1
**Cost:**Free
**Duration:**  2 s
**Cooldown:**  40 s
**Health:**  1 HP
**Debuff:**  Real-time Reveal, 12 s Trail

### Ultimate

X – Nightfall

EQUIP the power of nightmare itself. FIRE to unleash a wave of unstoppable nightmare energy. Enemies caught in the wave are Marked by terror trails, Deafened, and Decayed.

**Ult Points:**♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 8
**Debuff:**  12 s Trail + Deafen, 75 HP Decay (restored over 12 s)

## Agent Cosmetics

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

### Gear

*More information: Gear*

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## Update History

**v7.10**
* Prowler
	+ Fixed issues with it passing through certain objects.

**v7.10 Team Deathmatch only**

* Prowler
	+ Cooldown decreased 44s >>> 36s
* Seize
	+ Cooldown decreased 51s >>> 48s

**v7.09**

* Prowler
	+ Adjusted collision so that they go over  Trapwires placed at foot height and under Trapwires placed at head height.

**v7.04**

* Prowler
	+ Time to re-equip gun takes slightly longer after using the ability

**v6.10**

* Updated Fade’s in-game portrait for better gameplay readability and quality consistency.

**v6.0**

* Prowler
	+ Can no longer continue controlling Prowlers while suppressed
* Haunt
	+ Will no longer take damage from allied  Hunter's Fury

**v5.12**

* Prowler
	+ Health decreased 100 HP >>> 60 HP
	+ Now immune to all allied damage
* Haunt
	+ Now immune to all allied damage

**v5.10**

* Prowler
	+ Duration reduced 3 >>> 2.5 s
	+ Delay on bite upon reaching target increased .4 >>> .6 s
	+ Nearsight duration reduced 3.5 >>> 2.75 s
	+ Prowlers now fizzle out and no longer debuff targets that teleport away before the prowler finished its bite animation
	+ Hitbox improvements
* Nightfall
	+ Cost increased 7 >>> 8

**v5.09**

* Can no longer reactive  Seize or  Haunt if they are still airborne whilst Fade is suppressed

**v5.01**

* Haunt
	+ Fixed issue causing Haunt to sometimes reveal enemies that were on the other side of a thin wall

**v5.0**

* Haunt
	+ Fixed a bug where revealed agents would sometimes briefly appear in an incorrect location on the minimap

**v4.10**

* Progress/Charge bars moved to a consistent location and made a consistent size

**v4.09**

* Seize
	+ VFX change to the orb for a more dynamic presentation in 1p and Agent select
* Nightfall
	+ Decreased amount of flickering textures on diagonal walls when casting
	+ Added VFX for additional clarity and visual impact

**v4.08**

 Added

## Trivia

* The "Nightmare" entity Fade refers to has been described as a manifestation of her radiance, but something that is very real to her in her own mind that takes a heavy toll on her.

### Relations

* Fade knows personal details on every agent of the VALORANT Protocol who was a part of the organization up to her own recruitment (with the exception of Agent 8, whose whereabouts were unknown at the time of Fade's investigation into VALORANT).
	+ With VALORANT eventually cleared of any wrongdoing, Fade still has her reservations about them but is now willing to work with the Protocol, so long as it brings her closer to her missing man.

### Development

* Fade was developed as an alternative to Sova, whose kit of recon tools was more unique among the roster of *VALORANT* agents before Fade's addition.
* Fade's core mechanic during development was her trails. The anxiety/fear-inducing experience of the trails in-game then led to the development of her spooky nightmare thematic.

## Gallery

Teaser image called "Lokum"Night Market teaserConcept artFade expression sheetHenna conceptAlternative jacket designsFade ultimate patternProwler conceptFade revealHenna artFade in front of the bulletin board in the Range.REVELATION poster (Ω-counterpart)2023 Lunar New Year Vacation2023 Lunar New Year Vacation2023 Lunar New Year Vacation
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 5.03 Fade Email
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 4.02 Blackmailer email
3. ↑ From the Archives: The Sting Audio Logs
4. ↑ 4.04 Blackmailer email
5. ↑ Istanbul Mission
6. ↑ 4.07 Phoenix voicemail
7. ↑ Fade interrogation audio log
8. ↑ 4.08 Fade Voicemail
9. ↑ 4.09 Fade Voicemail
10. ↑ 5.04 Fade Email
11. ↑ 5.07 Greaves Email
12. ↑ 5.08 Fade Email
13. ↑ 6.0 Fade Voicemail
14. ↑ 6.01 Cypher Voicemail
15. ↑ 7.07 Omen email
16. ↑ Lore Discord AMA: Fade and "Nightmare"
17. ↑ State of the Agents - March 2022
18. ↑ Reddit Characters Team AMA: Fade's development
19. ↑ REVELATION Poster
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 2023 Lunar New Year Vacation Twitter posts