These Valorant easter eggs may be hints about the 15th agent
While Episode 2 brought Valorant players a new agent, Yoru, the community is already using the battle pass to theorize what the next agent might be like.
Each battle pass has contained a player card that directly teases the next agent. This time, players are focusing in on the "Bridge Between Worlds" card. That's because the tier-38 card contains an orb that also keeps appearing on different parts of each map.
Agent 15 Teaser | #VALORANT
— Valorant Leaks (@ValorLeaks) February 17, 2021
Embers have started to appear on different maps. These embers also are similar to Tier 38 on the Battle Pass. Wonder what these Embers do?
(Image Credits: @cynprel) pic.twitter.com/npaAkBdoZY
Here is the orb on Haven:
And here's the orb spotted again on Bind's B Site:
While the Valorant community is convinced that these orbs have something to do with Agent 15, not much is known about this incoming hero. Developers have already confirmed that the next character on the growing roster will be a controller, which means their abilities will help their team control the map.
But Riot has been notoriously tight-lipped about the game's lore. More backstory should be coming in Episode 2, but right now it's difficult to say what the agent's backstory or abilities will be.
One Reddit user pointed out that Riot said the next agent will appeal to "galaxy brain" players. They found a folklore god named Nyame that "sees everything" and is an "omniscient sky god." This seems to coincide with Riot's own hints about the new agent. Akan also speaks French, which aligns with a data miner who found a French pastry in a game folder (PainAuxRaisins).
For now, players will just have to speculate until Valorant reveals more lore and more hints at Agent 15.
When will Valorant's 15th agent come out?
It's unknown when Valorant's next agent might launch, but it might not be too far away. Valorant Episode 2, Act 1 is set to end on March 1, 2021 and Episode 2, Act 2 will begin immediately after. There's a very real chance that the 15th agent might arrive with the launch of Episode 2, Act 2.
New Valorant agent Astra accidentally leaked by Riot Games
Riot teases new upcoming Valorant agent with mysterious image
Valorant Episode 1 Act III will introduce new agent
Overview of new Valorant map Ascent leaked ahead of its release
Valorant reveals new agent Reyna, along with new map
Boombl4 pushes Na'Vi past Virtus.pro for IEM Katowice 2021 win
MATUMBAMAN has 50 kills, 0 deaths in his last 3 DPC games
100 Thieves Luger, the next great Turkish import
Call of Duty League matches postponed due to Texas snowstorms
Quincy Crew runs over Evil Geniuses in long-awaited NA showdown
Use these Viper molotov lineups in Valorant to win rounds on Haven
Team Liquid spoils karrigan's FaZe Clan debut in IEM Katowice
Shroud rages on Twitch over stream sniping in Valorant
Team Vitality IGL apEX returns to CSGO ahead of IEM Katowice 2021
Astralis advances in IEM Katowice 2021 by sweeping mousesports
Team Spirit stuns G2 Esports, wins opener at IEM Katowice 2021
How the Reyna and Yoru changes will impact the Valorant meta
FalleN replaces Stewie2k as Team Liquid IGL in IEM Katowice 2021
Gambit shines, Complexity and Fnatic flop in IEM Katowice 2021