KAY/O

KAY/O
Biography
Origin	Alternate Timeline Earth
Race	Cybernetic
Gender	Male
Affiliation(s)	VALORANT Protocol
Game Details
Role	Initiator
Basic Abilities	FRAG/ment FLASH/drive
Signature Abilities	ZERO/point
Ultimate Ability	NULL/cmd
Ult. Points	♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7
Out-of-Universe
Codenames	Grenadier
Appearances	VALORANT
Added	June 22nd, 2021 (v3.0)
Voice Actor	Gabe Kunda
Additional Pages
• KAYO/Quotes

“	Let's do this. — Character selection

KAY/O is an Agent in VALORANT.

Profile

Biography

“

KAY/O is a machine of war built for a single purpose: neutralizing radiants. His power to suppress enemy abilities cripples his opponents' capacity to fight back, securing him and his allies the ultimate edge.

”

• Biography
• Timeline of events

A robot from an alternate future, KAY/O was created by the humans of that time to fight back against the radiants that they were at war with. Using the power of polarized radianite, KAY/O proved effective in shutting down radiants' abilities, making them easier to eliminate. The radiant Reyna was of particularly high importance to KAY/O for her actions against humanity, and KAY/O was able to eventually eliminate her. However, at this point humans had already suffered severe losses.

KAY/O would later on travel centuries back in time to the present day, arriving on an island near the Caribbean, and would soon be recruited as an agent of the VALORANT Protocol. He now fights as an agent in a time where there is harmony between humans and radiants, alongside alternate versions of both humans he served with and radiants he fought against. However, the scars from KAY/O's previous war remain, from the loses he endured and from the pain inflicted by versions of the same radiants he now finds himself working with.

ALTERNATE TIMELINE: Early Life

• KAY/O is created by the humans of an alternate timeline to fight against Radiants in their Human-Radiant War.
  • Fights alongside Brimstone and Sova.
  • Fights against Astra, Reyna, Sage, and Skye.
• KAY/O is eventually able to kill Reyna, a major part of the Radiant forces.
• KAY/O decides to leave his time to travel back.
  • KAY/O arrives at his destination in the present-day through a modified teleporter situated on a Caribbean island.

PRESENT DAY: VALORANT agent

• Recruited as its seventeenth agent.

The Omega Project

• KAY/O is present during the Max Bot training exercise at VALORANT HQ.
  • KAY/O is one of the agents to fight against Max Bot.

The Blackmailer

• KAY/O is assigned as a member of the Istanbul strike team.
  • KAY/O’s role was to run aerial surveillance from the Vulture and oversee the mission.
  • KAY/O takes it upon himself to apprehend the target when they attempt to escape whilst the Ground squad is preoccupied, jumping out of the Vulture to ground before incapacitating the target with a suppressive pulse.

Continuing the Omega Project

• KAY/O is part of a team that scouts the layout of Alpha Lisbon in preparation for their journey to Omega Lisbon

Personality

“	"We have one job; save this Earth. No excuses" — KAY/O (Match Start)

Though he is a robot, KAY/O is not particularly devoid of human emotion. He came to Earth as a veteran who has seen the terrible spoils of war, and he fights determined so that a conflict of similar proportions will not happen ever again. Given his affiliation in the Human-Radiant War, he has shown to be more amiable towards his human teammates, while being wary around radiant allies.

He has been known to make a lot of quips and sarcastic remarks while he charges into battle, showing that he is more than just his program as a killing machine.

Appearance

His face is a screen that displays different images based on what is happening. When he speaks, a peak meter is animated. KAY/O's body, arms, and head are made of metal. His legs are made out of what appears to be a combination of metal and leather. Parts of his body have electricity and energy visible, these parts include his forearms, the middle of his chest, and the sides of his legs.

KAY/O has been seen to use weapons such as the Judge, Bucky, Odin, and Vandal.

Abilities

Basic

C – FRAG/ment

EQUIP an explosive fragment. FIRE to throw. The fragment sticks to the floor and explodes multiple times, dealing near lethal damage at the center with each explosion.

Uses: 1 Cost: 200 Duration: 4 s Damage: 25-60 per tick (Min. outer radius-Inner radius), 1 tick/sec

Q – FLASH/drive

EQUIP a flash grenade. FIRE to throw. The flash grenade explodes after a short fuse, blinding anyone in line of sight.

Uses: 2 Cost: 250 Windup: 1.6 s (Primary), 1 s (Alt) Debuff: 2 s Flash

Signature

E – ZERO/point

EQUIP a suppression blade. FIRE to throw. The blade sticks to the first surface it hits, winds up, and suppresses anyone in the radius of the explosion.

Uses: 1 Cost:Free Windup: 1 s Cooldown: 40 s Debuff: 8 s Suppression

Ultimate

X – NULL/cmd

INSTANTLY overload with polarized radianite energy that pulses from KAY/O in a massive radius. Enemies hit with pulses are suppressed for a short duration. While overloaded, KAY/O gains combat stim and can be re-stabilized if downed.

Cost:♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 points Windup: Stabilization: 3 s, Revive: 1.55 s Duration: Overload: 12 s, Downed: 15 s Health: 850 HP (Downed) Buff: +15% Fire rate, +10% Reload speed, +10% Recovery speed Debuff: 4 s Suppression per pulse

Contract

Chapter 1

TIER 1	TIER 2	TIER 3	TIER 4	TIER 5
SPRAY: Drained	PLAYER CARD: VALORANT KAYO	PLAYER TITLE: Bot	SPRAY: Training Bot	AGENT: KAYO

Chapter 2

TIER 6	TIER 7	TIER 8	TIER 9	TIER 10
GUNBUDDY: Memory Chip	SPRAY: KAYO	PLAYER TITLE: Built Different	PLAYER CARD: Memory Log	SKIN: FIRE-ARM Classic

Quotes

Main article: KAYO/Quotes

Update History

v4.11

• NULL/cmd
  • Fixed a bug where KAY/O was unable to be re-stabilized if he had already been resurrected by Sage

v4.04

• NULL/cmd
  • Fixed a bug where Chamber's Tour De Force would inconsistently spawn slow zones when firing at KAY/O during NULL/cmd

v3.06

• FLASH/drive
  • Duration of windup telegraph reduced 0.5s >>> 0.3s
  • Duration of windup telegraph reduced on Right Click 1s >>> 0.3s
  • The audio attached to the in-flight projectile has been removed
• NULL/cmd
  • No longer stops pulsing after being downed

v3.05

• NULL/cmd
  • Waves will no longer destroy the glass on Ascent

v3.04

• NULL/cmd
  • KAY/O will no longer equip abilities that have no charges if they were equipped and used right after activating NULL/cmd

v3.02

• NULL/cmd
  • Fixed KAY/O’s textures applying themselves to weapons when he is re-stabilized during NULL/cmd

v3.01

• NULL/cmd
  • Can no longer be healed while downed

v3.0

Added

Trivia

• KAY/O often uses military language:
  • 86'd: Referencing the US Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 86, which is about personnel who go Absent without Leave.
    • "Target 86'd."
  • Charlie Mike: NATO phonetic alphabet for CM, likely meaning "Continue Mission".
    • "Charlie Mike, let's move."
  • KIA: Killed In Action.
    • "Hostile KIA."
  • Tango: NATO phonetic alphabet for T, likely used by KAY/O as an alternative for "Target."
    • "Tango down!"
• His name may stand for Kingdom Anti-Yield Operative.
  • KAY/O also uses "Kill All Your Opponents" as a possible backronym.
    • "Kill All Your Opponents."
• He is a master at pool hall games.
• His favorite type of music is 80's Synthwave.
• His suppression knife is described as an "All-Purpose EMP", as shown on its handle. The phrase "Nobody can escape" is also printed on it

Relations

• Many of KAY/O's interactions with other agents are recollections about their Alternate Timeline counterparts:
  • He fought alongside Brimstone and Sova, possibly under Brimstone's command. He may have had a close bond with his Brimstone, as he expresses emotion upon seeing Earth 1 Brimstone.
    • "Brimstone, I'd hug you but it would kill you. I'm serious, no hugs."
    • "Your second chance, Brimstone. I won't fail you again."
    • "Side by side again, Sova. Let's get lethal."
  • He fought against Astra, Reyna, Sage, and Skye. He has confirmed he was able to kill the Reyna from his timeline.
    • "Their Astra doesn't protect reality, she destroys worlds. I would know."
    • "Another Reyna. I killed her in the war, I'll kill her again."
    • "It is strange, Sage. Where I'm from, you're no medic, only a weapon."
    • "I've seen what the enemy Skye becomes. Deal with her now. Trust me."
  • Despite being able to fulfill his purpose, the war came at a heavy cost, and KAY/O lost many allies.
    • "I won't lose you all again."
• KAY/O has a close connection with Brimstone. KAY/O fights alongside him in his reveal trailer and both their personal cards 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.
• KAY/O still shows bitterness towards other Reynas (even if they don't appear to be on a similar path) after what happened in his timeline.
  • "I'll destroy every Reyna for what she did to you-... correction, them."
  • "Reyna, I acknowledge your performance. Brimstone ordered me to."

Gallery

Concept art

Teaser image called "Data Transfer"

KAY/O Leaked image

KAY/O Leaked Image 2

KAY/O Leaked Image 3

KAY/O Leaked Image 4

Battle Pass teaser

KAY-O Agent Reveal Trailer - VALORANT

Reveal Trailer

VALORANT Protocol ID Card

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