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Brimstone is an Agent in VALORANT.
Profile
Biography
| “ | Joining from the USA, Brimstone's orbital arsenal ensures his squad always has the advantage. His ability to deliver utility precisely and from a distance make him an unmatched boots-on-the-ground commander.
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Hailing from the United States, Liam Byrne started his adult life as a firefighter for the BFD and then a military soldier for a Special Forces squad known as the Ragged Ravens. He served in both professions alongside a close friend who he had known since childhood. He also became affiliated with Kingdom Corporation, eventually becoming a veteran of their subsidiary K/SEC.
After the events of First Light, the secretive VALORANT Protocol was founded, with Byrne being the first agent to join them and eventually becoming its leader and commander, "Brimstone".
LIAM BYRNE: Early Life
- Byrne has several links to Baltimore, Maryland.
- Byrne serves as a firefighter for the BFD, Engine 8.[1]
- Byrne serves as a soldier for Special Forces in a squad called the Ragged Ravens.[1]
- Byrne knew people called Tariq Porter and Sumaira.[1]
- Byrne had to watch Tariq die, despite his best efforts to save him.[1]
- Byrne works for K/SEC[2]
BRIMSTONE: VALORANT agent
- Recruited as its first agent and commander.
The Omega Project
- Brimstone encounters Vincent Fabron on a mission with Viper, leading to Fabron’s recruitment into VALORANT.[4]
- Brimstone is present during the Max Bot training exercise at VALORANT HQ.[5]
- Brimstone arrives towards the end of the exercise to summon the agents for their next mission.
The Blackmailer
- Brimstone is involved with the interrogation of the blackmailer.[6]
- Brimstone is reported to be joining Cypher in multiple meetings with the blackmailer that are being kept need-to-know.
- After facing questions from agents who hadn’t been given the clearance to know about the blackmailer’s capture, Brimstone sends an email to all agents informing them about what had happened.[7]
- After completing their interrogations, Brimstone concludes that the blackmailer could actually be an ally and agent of VALORANT now that it had been understood that the Protocol had nothing to do with who she was meant to be chasing after. With the agreement of other senior agents, they recruit her into VP as its twentieth agent, "Fade".[8]
Continuing the Omega Project
Personality
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The oldest of the group, Brimstone is a commander with a long history of wearing a uniform, but as if teaching from age and experience wasn't enough to prove his place in leading an organization composed of unique individuals who are each an elite in their own right, then perhaps continuing to work with boots on the ground sealed the deal.
As commander of VALORANT and its most senior member, Brimstone always encourages his teammates whenever he can, and does not seem to obligate his subordinates to speak in a formal or professional manner that is usually seen in the military; this is notable as he refers to the younger agents as "kids." Additionally, Brimstone describes himself to be stubborn, and is quite adamant in not letting age get him into retirement anytime soon.
Appearance
Brimstone is a tall and large man who is commonly seen wearing a blue shirt with a chest plate over it. He wears an orange beret which notably has a gold-colored insignia that depicts two inverted chevrons, possibly referring to his military rank. Brimstone sports a gray mustache and a heavily grown beard. He wears gloves on both hands, and an arm bracer on his left wrist.
He is also known to have a tattoo on his right upper arm.[10]
Abilities
Basic
INSTANTLY toss a stim beacon in front of Brimstone. Upon landing, the stim beacon will create a field that grants players RapidFire and a speed boost.
Uses: 1 
Cost:
200
Duration: 
12 s
Buff: 
+10% Equip speed, +15% Fire rate, +10% Reload speed, +10% Recovery speed, +15% speed boost
EQUIP an incendiary grenade launcher. FIRE to launch a grenade that detonates as it comes to a rest on the floor, creating a lingering fire zone that damages players within the zone.
Uses: 1
Cost: 250
Duration: 7 s (minimum at full size)
Damage: 
60/s
Signature
EQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to set locations where Brimstone's smoke clouds will land. ALTERNATE FIRE to confirm, launching long-lasting smoke clouds that block vision in the selected area.
Uses: 3 
Cost: 100
Duration: 19.25 s
Ultimate
EQUIP a tactical map. FIRE to launch a lingering orbital strike laser at the selected location, dealing high damage-over-time to players caught in the selected area.
Cost:♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 points
Windup: 
2 s
Duration: 3 s (minimum at full size)
Damage: 20 per tick, 6.67 ticks/sec
Contract
Chapter 1
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| PLAYER TITLE: Old Dog |
SPRAY: The Big One |
PLAYER CARD: VALORANT Brimstone |
PLAYER TITLE: Coach |
SPRAY: Getting Reps |
Chapter 2
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| GUNBUDDY: Dog Tags |
SPRAY: Brimstone |
PLAYER TITLE: High Command |
PLAYER CARD: No One Left Behind |
SKIN: Peacekeeper Sheriff |
Quotes
Update History
Incendiary
- Fixed Incendiary dealing damage in chunks of 15 instead of 1
- Stim Beacon
- Charges reduced 2 >>> 1
- Cost increased 100 >>> 200
- Fixed Yoru's Gatecrash icon showing up as a big white circle on Brimstone's targeting map
- Sky Smoke
- Deploy time decreased 2 >>> 1 second
- Deploy radius increased 5000 >>> 5500
- Smoke height increased to match other Controllers
- Stim Beacon
- Now also applies a 15% speed boost in addition to RapidFire
- Orbital Strike
- Now properly blocks gameplay visibility while active
- Can no longer see enemies on the minimap through the ultimate
- Abilities that require line of sight (flashes, Sova recon pulses) will no longer apply through the ultimate
- Orbital Strike
- Now deals damage to the following:
- Incendiary
- Cost increased 200 >>> 250
- Sky Smoke
- Fixed smokes from blocking flashes even when you are not fully inside them
- Sky Smoke
- Fixed an issue where casting Sky Smoke right after picking up an Ultimate orb would result in ability charges lost, and smokes not deployed
- Incendiary
- The audio of the lingering fire zone will be easier to hear when other actions and sounds occur nearby.
- Stim Beacon
- Will now quick cast (No equip time)
- Incendiary
- Cost decreased 300 >>> 200 credits
- Sky Smoke
- Cast range increased 4200 >>> 5000
- Duration increased 14.25s >>> 19.25s
- No longer makes a sound that enemies can hear when confirming the location of his smokes
- Stim Beacon
- Fire rate bonus increased from 10% >>> 15%
- Stim Beacon
- No longer Buffs enemies and no longer shows its effect radius to enemies
- Sky Smoke
- Fixed one-way smokes when the player’s camera was around the top of the smoke
- Fixed smokes on Haven spawning offset of where intended
- Orbital Strike
- Cost changed 6 >>> 7 Ult points
- Incendiary
- Height required to jump out Incendiary increased 80 >>> 120
- Damage tick speed increased (total damage per second unchanged)
- Cost increased 200 >>> 300 credits
Spotify Playlist
Trivia
- Though agents are required to leave their past lives behind, Brimstone still wears armor bearing the Kingdom logo, also despite the company's controversial reputation among fellow VALORANT agents.
Relations
- There is friction between him and Breach.
- Brimstone tends to voice his displeasure about having to deal with Breach in any way.
- Breach himself suggests that Brimstone has reasons to prefer not working with him.
- Brimstone has a close bond with Killjoy, who he sees as his protégé.[11]
- She was the one who designed his bracer.
- He appears to have a close connection with KAY/O. Brimstone fights alongside him in KAY/O's reveal trailer, and both of their Tier 9 player cards (Brimstone, KAY/O) shows them carrying someone in their arms.
- The similar player cards have sparked several theories, but whatever the case, it has been confirmed that the similarities between the two are intentional.[12]
- After meeting in unpleasant circumstances, Brimstone has apprehensions towards Chamber.
- Brimstone knew someone called Tariq Porter. Despite his best efforts to save Tariq though, Brimstone had to watch him die.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 VALORANT Protocol#The Blackmailer's agent dossiers
- ↑ Brimstone Office Photo: Kingdom employee
- ↑ Reddit Lore AMA - VALORANT's Founders
- ↑ L'Accord: Chamber Agent Trailer
- ↑ Cinematics#WARM UP
- ↑ 4.07 Phoenix voicemail
- ↑ 4.07 Brimstone email
- ↑ 4.08 Cypher Voicemail
- ↑ 4.09 Raze Voicemail
- ↑ WARM UP
- ↑ Killjoy Media Reveal (Article in German)
- ↑ VALORANT Lore Discord AMA: KAY/O and Brimstone (Discord Link)
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| Quotes |  Astra •  Breach •  Brimstone •  Chamber •  Cypher •  Fade •  Jett •  KAY/O •  Killjoy •  Neon •  Omen •  Phoenix •  Raze •  Reyna •  Sage •  Skye •  Sova •  Viper •  Yoru
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| Scrapped |  Crusader • Joules •  Shatter
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