Sova

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**Sova** (codename Hunter) is an [./https://valorant.fandom.com/wiki/Agents Agent] in *[./https://valorant.fandom.com/wiki/VALORANT VALORANT]*.

## Profile

### Biography

Predefinição:Quote1Sova tracks, finds, and eliminates enemies with ruthless efficiency and precision. His custom bow and incredible scouting abilities ensure that even if you run, you cannot hide .

An archery expert, he can equip his bow with different bolts that reveal enemy locations or shock nearby adversaries. He can also deploy a recon drone to survey the battlefield, while his ultimate lets him fire three deadly arrow shots through walls .

Originally, Sova was supposed to be a female and was supposed to have a visor.

## Quotes

*Main article: [./https://valorant.fandom.com/wiki/Sova/Quotes Sova/Quotes]*
## Update History

**v2.05**
* Arquivo:Owl Drone.png Owl Drone
	+ Fixed a rare bug that could leave players unable to move or process inputs until they died when entering or returning from Owl Drone
		- *"We previously addressed some causes of this bug last patch, this fix should address the remaining known causes"*

**v2.03**

* Fixed issue where Sova could sometimes get the voice over for Arquivo:Hunter’s Fury.png Hunter's Fury to play, even though it isn’t used, by trying to equip Arquivo:Owl Drone.png Owl Drone at the same time
* Arquivo:Owl Drone.png Owl Drone
	+ Fixed issue where Owl Drone could clip through specific map geo and view the other side
	+ Fixed a couple input bugs around possessing and unpossessing Owl Drone in the same frame which lead to locking all inputs or locking view direction

**v1.09**

* Arquivo:Owl Drone.png Owl Drone
	+ Fixed issue where Sova’s hitbox was incorrect while using Owl Drone

**v1.07**

* Sova Model
	+ Updated the physics on Sova’s cape so that it should wiggle outside his hitbox less frequently
	+ Polish work on Sova’s 1P hands to bring them up to the fidelity bar of the rest of the agents
* Arquivo:Recon Bolt.png Recon Bolt
	+ No longer reveals Killjoy's Arquivo:Turret.png Turrets

**v1.05**

* Arquivo:Owl Drone.png Owl Drone
	+ Fixed issue causing Owl Drone to rotate slower

**v1.04**

* Arquivo:Owl Drone.png Owl Drone
	+ Fixed jittering when reaching the max flight height

**v1.03**

* Arquivo:Recon Bolt.png Recon Bolt
	+ Removed more locations where Recon Bolt was able to go through walls

**v1.01**

* Arquivo:Recon Bolt.png Recon Bolt
	+ Will now behave more consistently and only reveal the portion of enemies behind a wall
	+ The Area-of-Effect indicators now only show up on the enemy’s minimap if the player or their allies are close to the affected area

**v0.50**

* Reduced collision size on Arquivo:Shock Bolt.png Arquivo:Recon Bolt.png arrows so they don’t get stuck on corners when fired near them
* Arquivo:Owl Drone.png Owl Drone
	+ Now includes a layer of sound for engine rotors.
		- Audio should better reflect thematics, while maintaining how noticeable the previous version of Owl Drone audio was for allies and enemies, as heard in 3rd-person
	+ Sova will no longer float in the air if the Sage  Barrier Orb wall he is standing on is destroyed while using Owl Drone
	+ No longer rapid-fires darts if the prior one hits an enemy
* Arquivo:Recon Bolt.png Recon Bolt
	+ Fixed multiple spots where Recon Bolt could over-penetrate map geometry
* Arquivo:Hunter's Fury.png Hunter’s Fury
	+ Added foe coloring

## Gallery

Sova.pngConcept ArtSova Concept.jpgConcept ArtSova (Full).pngSova (Half).pngSova In-game.jpgSovaTRivals.pngSova Art, along with abilities from Twitch Rivals EventEarly sova.pngEarly ConceptVersus Sova + Cypher Card.png
## Trivia

**Development**

* Sova's [./https://valorant.fandom.com/wiki/Owl\_Drone Owl Drone] ability was originally the ability Drone Dart for the scrapped agent, [./https://valorant.fandom.com/wiki/Joules Joules].

**Lore**

* Sova means "owl" in Czech and Slovak.
* Sova says he has "gone through rifts before"

**Relations**

* There is friction between him and [./https://valorant.fandom.com/wiki/Cypher Cypher] due to all the secrets Cypher keeps to himself, which conflicts with Sova's values of honesty and openness and makes Cypher difficult to trust
	+ *"Goodbye Cypher. You will not be missed"*
	+ It is unknown whether Sova's opinion of him affects how Cypher feels about him
* Sova may have met the [./https://valorant.fandom.com/wiki/Mirror\_Earth mirror] version of himself
	+ *"Sova, I spared you when we first met. I can't let you go again"*
	+ Whilst many agents react to the fact that there is a mirror of themselves on the opposing team, Sova is the only agent who mentions anything about having met them before the battle.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/2/21156239/valorant-characters-and-abilities-agents-riot-shooter
2. ↑ https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2020/03/02/valorant-preview-a-deep-dive-on-the-new-hero-based-tactical-shooter-from-riot
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/nrjner/valorant\_narrative\_team\_ama\_on\_lore\_11am\_pt12pm\_pt/h0gxl1x/?context=3

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