The newest addition to the VALORANT roster is about to be showcased this weekend at VCT LOCK//IN, Riot Games introduced right this moment.
At the event, which invited all 30 partnered groups alongside two Chinese groups to compete in São Paulo, Brazil, the brand new agent shall be revealed for the primary time previous to the grand finals.
The grand finals are set to start on March 4 and followers can get a glimpse of the brand new agent at round 11am CT.
While we don’t know a lot about Agent 22, we received a transient teaser of the brand new child on the block on Feb. 20. Two different brokers are set to be launched later this yr, too.
Another teaser for Agent 22 was posted earlier right this moment, showcasing a textual content message dialog between Brimstone, Sage, Jett, Reyna, and Neon that seemingly pertains to VALORANT’s subsequent character. Reyna, particularly, appears to be requested about Agent 22 and says “I trust him,” which may signify that the 2 have some form of connection.
Related: Who is VALORANT Agent 22? All particulars thus far
The enjoyable doesn’t cease with the Agent 22 reveal, nevertheless. Both Tarik and FRTTT, two in style VALORANT streamers, will compete in a showmatch on March 4 with the agent enabled. Both streamers will play towards one another utilizing the brand new agent.
The groups are but to be introduced for the showmatch, however we will count on to see some acquainted faces, together with content material creators {and professional} gamers alike.
The reveal of the brand new VALORANT agent and the showmatch will precede the grand finals of VCT LOCK//IN. Two groups will battle it out to earn their area an additional slot at VCT Masters later within the yr.
There are 4 groups remaining within the LOCK//IN event at time of writing. Fnatic are set to face off towards Natus Vincere whereas LOUD will play DRX later this week to finalize the grand finals matchup.
