Cinematics are narrative animations that take place in the lore of VALORANT. They can be seen either in full cinematics made for the start of new seasons or in trailers made for new content additions or moments related to the game.
Summary[]
There are two ways for cinematic content to be released: either as a season cinematic, or through trailers.
Season cinematics are made for the release of a new season. They have a complete focus on the lore of VALORANT, mostly following the stories of the VALORANT Protocol during missions.
Trailers are made to introduce new content additions or moments related to the game. While not a guaranteed feature for all trailers, some can either contain some cinematic clips or are whole cinematic videos themselves, with a story or plot related to the lore that has some relevance to the content the trailer is about. While not always exact canon, all these cinematic clips and videos do at least have some relevance to VALORANT lore.
 Season cinematics |
 Trailer cinematic content |
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List of cinematics[]
This table contains a list of all season cinematics and trailers that have cinematic content. By default, they are listed in chronological order in relation to the timeline within VALORANT's lore.
| Name | Type | Cinematic content status | Lore status | Featured characters | Release Act | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DUELISTS |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic |  Canon
|
EP 01 Act 1 | — | |
 DUALITY |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 02 Act 3 | — | |
 Skye Reveal Trailer |
Agent Trailer | Partial cinematic | Canon
|
EP 01 Act 3 | Short cinematic section at start of video. | |
 RETAKE |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 02 Act 1 | — | |
 KAY/O Reveal Trailer |
Agent Trailer | Partial cinematic | Canon
|
EP 03 Act 1 | Short cinematic section in middle of video. | |
 Uncover Fracture |
Map Trailer | Partial cinematic | Canon
|
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EP 03 Act 2 | Short cinematic section at start of video, lore-relevant narration throughout. |
 L'Accord |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic |  Partial canon
|
EP 03 Act 3 | L'Accord is intended to be more of an evocative metaphor for major themes in Chamber's story. | |
 WARM UP |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 04 Act 1 | — | |
 Spark |
Agent Trailer | Partial cinematic | Canon
|
EP 04 Act 1 | Mix of cinematic and gameplay clips throughout. | |
 İYİ GECELER |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic | Not canon
|
EP 04 Act 3 | Canon events are instead recounted in the Istanbul Sting Log. | |
 SHATTERED |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 05 Act 1 | — | |
 Dia do Santuário |
Map Trailer | Partial cinematic | Canon
|
EP 05 Act 1 | Short cinematic section at start of video, lore-relevant narration throughout. | |
 TURN THE TIDES |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 05 Act 3 | — | |
 REVELATION |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 06 Act 1 | — | |
 City of Flowers |
Map Trailer | Partial cinematic | Canon
|
EP 06 Act 1 | Two cinematic sections before and after a central gameplay section. | |
 The Flower Blooms |
Map Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 06 Act 1 | — | |
 GREATER THAN ONE |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 06 Act 2 | — | |
 THE GAMES BEGIN |
Game Mode Trailer | Partial cinematic | Canon
|
EP 07 Act 1 | Two cinematic sections before and after a central gameplay section. | |
 UNMADE |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 07 Act 1 | — | |
 UNITED TOGETHER |
Launch cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 07 Act 1 | UNITED TOGETHER's place in the timeline is currently unknown. | |
 SUNSET |
Map Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 07 Act 2 | - | |
 MYTHS |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 07 Act 3 | Full cinematic with some parts being clips from a stylized montage. | |
 RECKONING |
Season cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 08 Act 1 | — | |
 2 WORLDS |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 08 Act 2 | — | |
 SANCTUM OF SECRETS |
Map Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 08 Act 3 | — | |
 INCURSIONS |
Launch cinematic | Full cinematic | Canon
|
|
EP 09 Act 1 | — |
 ALL PATHS END HERE |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
EP 09 Act 1 | — | |
 INITIATE.V25 |
Season Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
|
V25 Act 1 | — |
 DAWN BREAKS |
Agent Trailer | Full cinematic | Canon
|
V25 Act 2 | — |