In 2022, Riot Games began expanding the lore surrounding VALORANT. Since then, we’ve learned several new things about our favorite maps and agents—including agents’ real names.Recommended Videos Each agent in VALORANT, like in similar games, goes by a singular code name or call sign. All of them are short and easy to memorize, which is for both lore and practical gameplay reasons. The names are distinct and easy to call out in the middle of a match so players can easily direct their teammates to where they should be looking on a map. But it should go without saying that those aren’t the real names these agents were born with. As evidenced in the cinematics and extended lore for VALORANT, these call signs are also useful for hiding the true identity of the agents in the protocol. Upon the game’s release in 2020, players barely knew anything about the agents besides some hints at their personalities that can be seen through voice lines and cinematics. After the release of the agent dossi...
