Radiant War

The Radiant War is a major event that occurred an unknown time ahead in the future (at least 200 years, but probably much more), in KAY/O's alternate timeline, causing mass scale destruction all over the world. KAY/O later went back in time to try and prevent the war from occurring.

## Overview

Since the war is only a theorized event that took place in KAY/O's future, almost all we know of it is from KAY/O's voicelines and Agent trailer. This leaves a lot to speculation, and so everything here should be taken with a grain of salt.

The main conflict of the war was between Radiants and normal humans. While the direct linchpin that caused the war is unknown, we do know that Reyna went on to become the leader of the Radiant side. This is referenced by multiple of KAY/O's voicelines. It is likely that Reyna was also the instigator of the war, caused by her burning pride for her Radiance and her hatred for humans and technology.

KAY/O claims that several of the Agents in-game fight either alongside or against him in the war. While it may seem confusing at first how any individual would be able to live for long enough to still be alive at the time of the RW, it is important to consider all the changes that would have occurred between now and then.

Within just 10 years of discovering Radianite, Kingdom has been able to use it for groundbreaking advancements in technology and medicine. Given enough time, it is very likely that the medical improvements achievable with Radianite would be enough to immensely increase lifespan, perhaps even to the extent of stopping aging. Average life expectancy can certainly rise to several hundred years.

Another possibility is that the War itself didn't *start* that far ahead, instead occurring sometime in the 'near' future, but it continued on for several hundred years - long enough to completely change the face of the world as we know it.

While little is known about the finer details of the war, we know that it caused massive amounts of destruction. In KAY/O's trailer, several headlines were shown, depicting the harm and chaos caused by it:

* Paris est Tombée/La Guerre fait Rage *[Paris has fallen/The war is raging]*
	+ Various Headlines in Kay/O's trailer
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* Dengesizlik artiyor/Dunyada ne kadar vakti kaldı? *[Imbalance Increasing/How much time does the World have left?]*
* Dopo Secoli dalla sua Ascesa, Venezia Affonda *[After centuries of it's rise, Venice falls]*
	+ This is likely referring to Ascent, a part of Venice which rose into the Sky following the events of the *DUELISTS* cinematic.
* Planet in Ruin/Total Annihilation

Another part of the Trailer shows a group of Destroyed buildings, with a panel with the Kingdom Logo shown shattered on the ground. This could symbolize that even Kingdom, powerful as it might be, fell during the War.

## Notable Characters

#### Brimstone

KAY/O shows extreme loyalty and respect towards Brimstone, willing to unquestioningly follow his lead. Brim was certainly on the Human side of the war. Brim and KAY/O has a very close connection, to the point of KAY/O wanting to give present-day Brimstone a hug, and even commending Reyna at his request. Brimstone died during the War, something that KAY/O took upon himself as his failure to protect his friend.

#### Sova

KAY/O exhibits some camaraderie towards Sova, and states that they were side-by-side. He was likely on the Human side of the War, fighting along with KAY/O.

#### Sage

KAY/O refers to Sage as 'only a weapon' in the future. Sadly, he says little else on the Radiant healer, so there isn't much to work on. It isn't clearly stated which side she fights for; although it is likely that she choses to protect her kind and sides with the Radiants.

The wording KAY/O uses could also mean that she is being *used* as a Weapon, forced to fight by some other entity, not out of her own will (this is complete speculation and should **not** be considered Canon).

#### Phoenix

Phoenix is unique as a Radiant to be called a friend by KAY/O. This has caused many to speculate that Phoenix was one of the Radiants who fought alongside the Humans during the war. However, in the *WARM UP* cinematic, KAY/O confirms that he was programmed to kill Phoenix, implying that Phoenix was also on the Radiant side.

#### Jett

Jett was likely another casualty of the War, as referenced by her Kunai in the *Versus // KAY/O + Brimstone* Card (see below).

 ***VERSUS // KAYO + Brimstone***
The *Versus // KAYO + Brimstone* Card shows KAYO and Brimstone standing back to back, guns raised. Brim's beret is purple and has a different Symbol, and in general he looks older. The card is assumed to set in the Radiant War. In the foreground lies one of Jett's Kunai, lying in the dust.

#### Reyna

As stated before, Reyna is likely the instigator of the War, and went on to become the Leader of the Radiant side. Eventually, KAY/O did kill Reyna. However, KAY/O still holds a particular hatred for her, clearly emphasized in several of his voicelines.

#### Skye

Skye is already referred to as having incredible potential with her Radiant powers in-game. KAY/O furthers this by stating that Skye becomes a great menace in the future, also implying that she would join the Radiants in the battle.

#### Astra

KAY/O says that Astra goes on to "Destroy Worlds", but regardless of her power, is killable. This suggests that she joined the Radiant side, and KAY/O had to kill her.