Sage

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Sage is the 7th Agent join the VALORANT Protocol. With Chinese roots, her Radiant healing abilities make her stand out.

## Lore

Originating from the Shaanxi province in China, Sage is a Radiant healer whose capacity to turn the tide of battle is immeasurable. She is the seventh Agent to join the VALORANT PROTOCOL.

Sage has a kind and compassionate personality, considered by some to be almost 'mother-like'. While still relatively young, Sage exudes an inner wisdom of someone much older and more mature. She genuinely cares about the wellbeing of her allies, and places great emphasis on collaboration and team victories over personal glory.

As suggested by the *DIE FOR YOU* Music Video, Sage's primary character flaw stems from this caring nature: Sage feels a compulsion to spread her healing to everyone she can; she considers it her duty to solve all the problems and ailments of those she holds close. This insistence on protecting her team forms a 'fatal flaw' of sorts. One of the best in-game representations of this is her voiceline interaction with Viper.

Sage is a Geomancer, someone with the power to manipulate the Earth. She channels her abilities through a set of crystalline Radianite orbs, which she carries on her belt. Using these, Sage is able to create physical structures in the world.

Due to the color and texture of these 'structures'. such as the wall she summons with her *Barrier Orb*, a common assumption is that they are made of Ice, which has become a popular and widely-shared fan theory, despite it being known to be false. Another focal point of Sage's ability set are her healing powers, which she refers to in various voicelines as her 'gift' to give out.

While Sage's orbs are an integral part of her kit, they aren't the only expression of her radiance - for example, we see her healing Brimstone in *DIE FOR YOU* without one, and she doesn't need an orb to cast *Resurrection*, her most powerful ability. They are instead a self-made "tool" that helps her channel her powers better, and nothing more.

After joining the VALORANT PROTOCOL, Sage quickly rose up the ranks. While not quite 'Second in Command' yet, she still has a lot of skill at leadership, and is entrusted with various important roles. One of these is implied to be the head of the PROTOCOL's Radiant Training Program. The Training Program was first hinted at through an email in Brimstone's Office, in which Sage discusses the necessity of formalized Radiant training in preparation for recruiting Neon. Judging from the fact that she was the one who introduced Neon into the PROTOCOL (as seen in her trailer, *Spark*), it is assumed that she did get selected for the job.

It has been believed that Sage's miraculous healing comes with (mostly) no strings attached; Sage herself tries her level best to give out her gift to whomever she can. However, it is hinted at that this is not the case: in multiple ominous lines from Omen, he states that her healing is 'upsetting the balance', that her powers of reanimation are so grossly against the natural order of the world that they must immediately be put an end to.

This was again hinted at by Fade, who once again raises questions about the costs of her healing. While it is never clearly confirmed, the dossier does emphasize on how Sage's 'toll' keeps rising evermore as she uses her powers, - implying that Sage's powers come with dire (but, so far, undiscovered) consequences.

It is heavily implied (through her Contract Tier 9 Playercard, *Journey of Trials* (see *Cards* below), and through her dossier) that Sage studied for a while at a Monastery somewhere in China. There, she is implied to have learnt many of her skills, potentially including mastery of her powers. The teachings of this monastery could perhaps tie into her gentle nature and great wisdom, which even Riot's Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy , notes to be 'well beyond her years'.

At the moment, her opinions on Kingdom remain unclear, and she does not have any apparent connections with the corporation.

### Omega Sage

While the lore surrounding many Omega agents continues to be relatively obscured, her appearance in the *REVELATION* cinematic gave us a lot of useful information about Sage's omega Earth counterpart, and of Omega Earth in general.

In the cinematic, we see Omega Sage training in the VALORANT Legion headquarters, where she opened a locker to grab her gear. While the number of the locker she opened was outside the shot, we see that she opened a locker to the right of locker number 09, with lockers numbered 06 and 07 on its left, indicating that she opened locker number 10.

As the lockers directly correspond to the Agents ID numbers, which are issued in the order of recruitment, this tells us that Legion's Agent recruitment order may be different from the VALORANT Protocol's.

Another time we've heard tell of her was in Pearl, where she has a statue and announcement made in her honor at the Garden of Heroes. As seen from the *Garden of Heroes: Sage* playercard, Sage played an important part in the city's protection by raising walls and barriers that could hold off the rising tides, keeping the water out. From her announcement, it is stated that these barriers were also the inspiration behind the construction of the dome itself.

 ***Garden of Heroes: Sage***
The *Garden of Heroes: Sage* card shows Sage's part in protecting the city of Ω-Lisbon, by raising walls to hold back the oncoming tide.

Sage has also played a vital role for Legion behind the scenes, by reviving the Agents who fell during prior missions. This is known to be how Ω-Viper, Ω-Cypher, and Ω-Jett died during the *RETAKE* cinematic, but were still alive later on (for example, Ω-Viper made another appearance later on in the *SHATTERED* cinematic).

### Dossier

Main article: Agent Dossiers § Sage
Fade released a dossier about Sage in Patch 4.04:

The blackmailer tells of Sage's good deeds, calling her the 'Balm' of Shaanxi, which is assumed to be the location of the monastery where she trained.

They proceed to name some of what she learned there, centered around balance, before claiming that the life that Sage provides is 'stolen' from somewhere. The blackmailer accuses Sage of ignoring the consequences of her actions, saying that everything she does simply increases the imbalance she generates, ending with a chilling query on what would happen when Sage inevitably has to 'settle her tab'.

## Appearance

Sage's appearance is based on traditional Chinese clothing. Her battle armor comprises of a white robe with blue and purple highlights, tightly tied at the waist with a blue silk belt. Lower down at her waist, Sage wears another belt, on which hang a series of radianite orbs, allowing for easy access when using her abilities. In contrast, her shirt, pants, and shoes are a dull black.

Sage's skintone is relatively light, coupled with jet-black hair and eyes. Her hair forms a long ponytail, reaching down to her waist, tied with a light blue band. She also wears small earrings in the shape of her ability orbs. Curiously, these orbs aren't connected to her ears, but instead just float unattached below her earlobes.

As with every Agent, several symbols adorn Sage's clothing. On both shoulder pads, we see a stylized set of hands cradling an orb, possibly in reference to her *Healing Orb* ability. Similarly, the symbol for *Resurrection* is also visible on her shirt, partially hidden under her robe. Sage also wears a small, white ring on her left index finger.

Sage is one of the few Agents featured in the the *WARM UP* cinematic who didn't get a new outfit.

## Relationships

  **Brimstone**
Sage and Brimstone have a good relationship. Brimstone has a high opinion of her, and is willing to trust her with sensitive and high-priority jobs in the VALORANT PROTOCOL. They agree that she is responsible for taking over as a leader in case Brimstone dies in battle (with the assumption, of course, that Sage will revive him when given the chance).

  **Viper**
Viper and Sage have known each other since before the days of the PROTOCOL. While their 'paths may have crossed', something between them went very wrong, causing a great discord to erupt between the two. While Sage tries, sometimes, to patch things up, Viper is unwilling to let her. It is hinted that Viper once went to Sage for help, but Sage 'failed' her in some way, which has terrible ramifications for Viper. To this day, Viper holds much dislike for Sage, with spite and hatred flowing from her tongue in almost all of her voicelines to her.

  **Omen**
As with Viper, Sage has a long and complicated history with Omen. It is known for certain that their paths have crossed before, but what exactly happened during that encounter remains unknown. Unlike Viper, however, Omen and Sage have a good relationship. When considering her as an opponent, Omen comments on how Sage's powers 'pull against the natural balance', describing how her abilities are so grossly against the natural order of the world. Sage seems to genuinely sympathize with Omen, and both of them have a mutual respect.

  **Cypher**
Cypher shows interest in Sage's powers for revival. Beyond that, Sage and Cypher have a respectful but largely neutral relationship.

  **Jett**
Sage comments, on killing Jett, how she lived a "Brief, Tragic Life". It is very possible that this line hints a dark, sad past the Jett may have had to struggled through, but at the same time it is also likely that it is Sage's nature as someone who is caring and empathetic, and would see anyone's untimely death as tragic.

  **Reyna**
Reyna and Sage have great contrast in their abilities and behaviors: one is a genial healer, while the other's powers revolve around murder and death. Reyna often comments upon this, with sarcasm and mockery being common in her voicelines towards Sage. This disparity is emphasized greatly by them both serving as 'teachers' of sorts to Neon, each using their own unique methods and ideologies to help her attain greater control and mastery over her powers.

  **Skye**
Sage was the Agent who recruited Skye into the PROTOCOL (for more information on how this happened, see Skye's reveal trailer), and so they have a strong bond. Based on this, and their shared healing-based abilities, Sage and Skye enjoy a good friendship. Sage is one of the many Agents who believes that Skye has the potential to achieve much more with her powers.

  **Phoenix**
Sage is Phoenix's radiant trainer and the two respect and encourage one another in battle and training. They both wish to fight for each others safety.

  **Neon**
As stated earlier, Sage is implied to have become the 'Radiant Trainer' for the PROTOCOL. As such, Sage acts as a 'mentor figure' to Neon, giving her advice and guidance on both her natural Radiance, and her roles as a member of VALORANT. Sage was the Agent who introduced Neon to the PROTOCOL, as seen in her reveal trailer.

## Cards

 ***VALORANT Sage***
The *VALORANT Sage* card is a generic portrait of Sage.

 ***Journey of Trials***
The *Journey of Trials* card shows a monastery atop a rock pillar being struck by lightning.

 ***VERSUS // Omen + Sage***
The *VERSUS // Omen + Sage* card emphasizes the difference between Omen and Sage.

 ***Living the Nightmare***
The *Living the Nightmare* card shows Sage and Omen dressed up for Halloween. Sage is a witch, and Omen (looking very annoyed) is wearing cat ears.

 ***Wishing You Happiness***
The *Wishing You Happiness* card, part of the *Lunar Celebration Event*, shows Sage, Neon, and Jett dining together at a restaurant, celebrating the Lunar New Year. The card is reminiscent of Sage's Agent Takeover.

 ***Art of Greatness // Inspiration***
The *Art of Greatness // Inspiration* shows Sage, sitting in a meditative pose, reminiscent of her 'flashback' in the DIE FOR YOU Music Video.

 ***UNSTOPPABLE // Sage***
The *UNSTOPPABLE // Sage* card shows Sage at the height of her power, summoning her wall and casting her *Resurrection*.

 ***WARM UP // Maxbot***
The *WARM UP // Maxbot* card shows the promotional poster for the *WARM UP* cinematic as an in-game playercard. It includes all of the Agents who were present in the cinematic (with the sole exception of Brimstone), one of whom was Sage.

 ***Operation: Vacation***
The *Operation: Vacation* card shows Raze, Jett, Sage, Killjoy, Neon, and Brimstone all driving on a vacation.

## Notes

* Sage's working name in the files is "Thorne".
* Sage's voice actor is Naomi Yang.
* As with every other Agent, Sage has a Spotify playlist:

## Sources

* Sage's Agent page Go
* Sage's Voicelines Go

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  "Sage has deep wisdom well beyond her years" - Reddit AmA with Riot ParmCheesy Go
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sage's is a Geomancer, unlike the many fan theories that label her as a 'water bender' - RedditGo
3. ↑ "Sage's orbs are pure radianite in crystalline form." - Discord QnA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy Go, and the *Radianite Orb Gunbuddy* (obtained by completing Tier 6 of Sage's Contract)
4. ↑ "[Sage's orbs] are not the source of her power (or even every expression of her power). Rather, they are a tool she's created for herself to make use of" - Discord QNA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy Go
5. ↑ Sage's leadership qualities - Discord QnA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy Go
6. ↑ Sage's email to Brimstone discussing a formalized Radiant Training Program: Brimstone's Office, Patch 3.12 Go
7. ↑ An archive of all the announcements that play at Pearl can be found at Kingdom Archives Go
8. ↑ "Off-screen events have occurred that have spared [Viper, Cypher, and Jett] their lives... this time" - Discord QnA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy Go
9. ↑ Sage and Skye had something to do with the Agents who died in *RETAKE* coming back - Reddit AmA with Narrative Lead, Riot ParmCheesy Go
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sage had met Viper and Omen prior to their joining the PROTOCOL - Reddit AmA with Riot ParmCheesy Go
11. ↑ Sage's history with Viper - Reddit AmA with Riot ParmCheesy Go
12. ↑ Sage's relationship with Omen - Reddit AmA with Riot ParmCheesy Go
13. ↑ The logic behind Sage's 'Brief, tragic life' voiceline - Discord QnA with Senior Narrative Writer Riot ParmCheesy Go