The identity of Valorant's mysterious Agent 8 was highlighted once again when the new Warm Up cinematic was released. A shot from the video shows Agent 8's blacked-out locker when Phoenix uses his locker in the Valorant Protocol training room.
Easter eggs like these get the community speculating about the existence and identity of Agent 8 in Valorant. More importantly, it shifts the focus to how important this character is in Valorant's lore, and when they will be officially revealed. Although most of it is rumors and speculations, we have compiled a report encompassing everything known about Valorant Agent 8.
Agent 8 Identity
The truth is Agent 8 could be anyone, it can be Omen's human form or someone from the Mirror Earth. It might be Yoru's ancestor from Icebox who is referenced in a voice line. It can also be a secret operative in Valorant Protocol who was sent on a covert mission and is waiting on directive to return with sensitive information. Perhaps their official reveal will bring forth an unexpected change revealing Kingdom's intentions.
The mysterious Agent 8 might introduce a new class in the Agents category and might have abilities related to time travel and reality manipulation. That would explain their absence from the current Valorant Protocol roster.
Community experts and lore hunters identified the existence of a mysterious Agent 8 in Valorant's beta phase. Each Agent has a number attached in their Valorant Protocol ID, and somehow number eight was skipped. The rumors surrounding Agent 8 indicates that the character has an important part to play in Valorant's storyline.
Fans will have to stick through all the lore reveals on the Fracture map to figure out more about Agent 8's identity. Unfortunately, this is all we have to go on for now but expect more updates as soon as details are revealed.
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Published: Jan 11, 2022 12:24 pm