Valorant‘s diverse agent roster is one of the main reasons this game has amassed this huge popularity. Right now the game features a total of 25 agents (one being unknown) across four different categories: Initiators, Duelists, Controllers, and Sentinels.
Clove was the last agent to surface in the roster, who was released on March 26, 2024, in Episode 8 Act 2. Now, the whole community is anticipating the release of the next agent in the game. And it seems we have potentially got the reveal date.
The 26th Valorant Agent Is Going to Be Revealed in the Next Month
According to credible Valorant leaker @ValorantUpdated, the next agent in the game is going to be revealed on August 25, 2024, during the final day of the VCT Champions 2024. The leaker has also stated that this upcoming agent is going to be an initiator.
This news might shock some fans, as many wanted a Sentinel agent this time. It’s been really long since we got a Sentinel agent in the game (Deadlock in June 2023 in Episode 7 Act 1).
Our Next Agent Will Be Revealed Next Month, Aug 25 During Champions 2024 Finals
Role: Initiator | #VALORANT pic.twitter.com/qu0fhxowKt
— Valorant Updates (@ValorantUpdated) July 20, 2024
As per the past trends, this agent might be revealed before the VCT Champions 2024 Grand Final. Also, a few content creators and some fellow e-sports athletes might dig in with a new agent to showcase its abilities and gameplay in a showmatch.
This agent was already teased by another famous leaker named @ValorLeaks when he shared an image of a player card of the Episode 9 Act 1 battlepass. This player card is titled ‘In Bloom’ and contained a rose symbol on the metal wall behind with smaller roses hanging from the thorns.
Next Agent Teaser | #VALORANT
Named: "In Bloom" ~ Codename: "SilverThumb" pic.twitter.com/kwXWsPE72c
— Mike | Valorant Leaks & News (@ValorLeaks) June 25, 2024
This intriguing player card also connects some scenes from the Episode 9 Act 1 trailer where some metal vines creep through the ground, passing by some broken electronics. The leaker had also stated that the codename of this new agent is ‘SilverThumb.’
Is the Next Agent Going to Be an Alien?
Whenever a new agent is knocking at the door, fan speculations have always been on peak. This time is not an exception, as well as a fan believes that the upcoming agent is going to be an alien.
As per his theory, at the end of the Abyss trailer, there is a cryo chamber where an unknown creature might be preserved. It was also seen that its hands were moving.
On the other hand, we can see some metallic vines piercing through the ground in the Episode 9 trailer. Now those vines were present in some splash art for the new episode as well, but with a galaxy backdrop behind them. However, this backdrop doesn’t suit the current episode’s theme.
Also, there is an intriguing voice line of Skye in the Hourglass base: “These plants aren’t indigenous to our earth.” So, if you connect both the facts, then there are high chances that the 26th agent might well be an alien.
What’s your prediction on the 26th agent in Valorant? Let us know in the comment section.
