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Filipino Agent, Neon, surges forward at shocking speeds, discharging bursts of bioelectric radiance as fast as her body generates it. She races ahead to catch enemies off guard, then strikes them down quicker than lightning.
— Official description

Neon is an Agent in VALORANT and the sixth Duelist to be released.

Profile[]

Biography[]

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Raised in Manila, Philippines, Tala Nicole Dimaapi Valdez is a Radiant empowered by her bioelectricity which has enlaced itself with Earth's radianite mesh. A young but former veteran at K-SEC, she was recruited by the VALORANT Protocol as part of their Omega Project, specifically to utilize her electric abilities as they attempted to power an Alpha-Omega teleporter. Accepting a position there as their nineteenth agent, "Neon", Valdez left her home to join the Protocol and now seeks to help establish a stable connection that will finally allow the VP to cross over to Omega Earth.

TALA NICOLE DIMAAPI VALDEZ: Early Life[]

  • Valdez works for K-SEC.[1]

NEON: VALORANT agent[]

  • Recruited as its nineteenth agent.
  • Neon is present at VALORANT HQ whilst several agents were participating in the Max Bot training exercise.[2]
    • Neon is able to turn on a live stream of the action from her personal quarters.

The Omega Project[]

  • Neon works with Killjoy to attempt rebooting the Alpha-Omega teleporter.[3]
  • Neon expresses concerns over Killjoy becoming more lax with her own safety protocols.[4]
  • Neon rejects ideas about removing limiters from her surge protector.[5]
    • Despite Chamber inquiring into the possibilities, Neon assures Brimstone she can still produce a lot of power and that removing the caps could result in a destructive overload. She makes it clear that she will not be removing the limiters.

The Blackmailer[]

  • Neon is assigned as a member of the Istanbul strike team.[6]
    • Neon’s role was to cover ground quickly, and she also fights in the team’s final move to apprehend their target.

First ventures into Omega[]

  • Neon is assigned as a member of the Omega Lisbon Data Center strike team.[7]
    • She holds off a squad of Force Atlas agents along with Reyna whilst Killjoy obtains information from a terminal.
    • Her surge protector is damaged during the mission, causing her to go into Overdrive.
  • After the mission to the Data Center, Neon is kept isolated in a containment room whilst her surge protector is repaired.[8]
    • She expresses boredom and frustrations whilst waiting, and wants to return to the fight as soon as possible in order to get payback.

Journey into the City of Flowers[]

  • Neon takes time away in Salvador, Brazil, with some of the other agents before the Protocol's main mission to the City of Flowers.[9]

Project Landfall[]

  • Neon receives a new capacitor from Killjoy and Reyna to help her control her pack's limiter.[10]
    • She only trusts her father with the installation, so she heads back home for him to install the upgrade.
  • Neon reacts to the possible addition of a new recruit with other agents.[11]

Scions of Hourglass[]

  • Neon is assigned to a strike team defending S22 from the VALORANT Legion as part of a set of simultaneous incursions across Alpha.[12]
  • Neon spots Omen at VALORANT HQ after he makes his return from his extended leave.[13]

Personality[]

   "You made me care. Big mistake"
— Neon (Ace)

With her electrifying speed allowing her to charge into the heat of the battle, Neon is not one who can promise her allies that she'll stay out of harm's way. While she is confident in her abilities and the value it can bring during gunfights, she can sometimes struggle to control her electric powers and thus makes it a point to keep them in check at all times.

Neon has strong and close ties with her family; as soon as she arrived at the VALORANT Protocol headquarters, she made sure to call her parents to update them on the news.[14] According to Chamber, Neon has a strong sense of service which she gets from her family. She also cares a lot for her teammates during missions, reminding them to take care and to stay alive because as she states, she hates making new friends.

Appearance[]

Neon is a young Filipina woman with olive skin and a short stature. She sports an athletic attire with black and blue running leggings along with a pair of sneakers. She also wears a dark-blue cropped vest that appears to act as electrical conduits for her powers. Her arms and face have light blue patterns that can illuminate with her radiant abilities. She has shoulder-length shaggy hair, colored mainly electric blue with streaks of yellow throughout and wears it in a half-up pigtails hairstyle. She also wears a belt and accessorizes with a golden bracelet on each arm.

When using her radiant powers to channel electricity through her body, the patterns on her arms, face, as well as her eyes glow light blue along with her hair, which stands up due to the electricity.

Abilities[]

Passive[]

Using High Gear High Gear and Overdrive Overdrive consumes Energy. Killing an enemy agent instantly refills Energy.

Duration: Duration 10 s to completely drain using High Gear, 20 s using Overdrive Cooldown: Cooldown 20 s to replenish from 0-100 Health: Health 100 Energy

Basic[]

Fast Lane

FIRE two energy lines forward on the ground that extend a short distance or until they hit a surface. The lines rise into walls of static electricity that block vision.

C(PC) • L1(PS5) • Xbox LB button (Xbox X/S) Uses: 1 Uses 1 Cost:Credits icon 300 Duration: Duration 4 s

Relay Bolt

INSTANTLY throw an energy bolt that bounces once. Upon hitting each surface, the bolt electrifies the ground below with a Concussive blast.

Q(PC) • R1(PS5) • Xbox RB button (Xbox X/S) Uses: 1 Uses 1 Cost:Credits icon 200 Windup: Windup 0.8 s Debuff: Debuff 3.5 s Concuss

Signature[]

High Gear

INSTANTLY channel Neon's power for Increased Speed. When charged, ALT FIRE to trigger an electric slide. Slide charge resets every two kills.

E(PC) • (PS5) • Xbox B button (Xbox X/S) Uses: 2 Uses 2 Cost:Credits icon 150 Duration: Duration 10 s max. Cooldown: Cooldown 2 kill recharge

Ultimate[]

Overdrive

Unleash Neon's full power and speed for a short duration. FIRE to channel the power into a deadly lightning beam with high movement accuracy.

X(PC) • L1+ R1(PS5) • Xbox LB button + Xbox RB button (Xbox X/S) Ult Points:♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 Duration: Duration 20 s min. Damage: Damage 54-30 Head, 18-10 Body, 15-8 Legs (with falloff))

Agent Cosmetics[]

The following are cosmetics related to Neon from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).

Gear[]

More information: Gear
Chapter 1
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5
Nice To Zap You Spray VALORANT Neon Card Large Player Title image Hot Mic Spray Kingdom Credits
Spray:
Nice To Zap You
Player Card:
VALORANT Neon
Player Title:
Electrifying
Spray:
Hot Mic
Kingdom Credits:
2,000
Kingdom Credits 2,000 Kingdom Credits 2,500 Kingdom Credits 3,000 Kingdom Credits 3,500 -
Chapter 2
Tier 6 Tier 7 Tier 8 Tier 9 Tier 10
Surge Protector Buddy Neon Spray Player Title image Eye of the Storm Card Large Live Wire Frenzy
Buddy:
Surge Protector
Spray:
Neon
Player Title:
Zoomer
Player Card:
Eye of the Storm
Weapon Skin:
Live Wire Frenzy
Kingdom Credits 4,500 Kingdom Credits 5,500 Kingdom Credits 6,500 Kingdom Credits 7,500 Kingdom Credits 8,000

Other cosmetics[]

Player Cards
Image Name Source
A Warm Welcome Card Large A Warm Welcome Event Pass:
2023 Horizons
Ankle-Breaker Card Large Ankle-Breaker Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 2
Boot Camp So Much More Card Large Boot Camp // So Much More Battle Pass:
EP 06 Act 2
Enter the Duelists Card Large Enter the Duelists Battle Pass:
EP 05 Act 1
EP 4 DISRUPTION Card Large EP 4 // DISRUPTION Event Pass:
Recall
EP 5 DIMENSION Card Large EP 5 // DIMENSION Event Pass:
Recall
Give Back 2022 Card Large Give Back // 2022 Store:
Give Back // 2022
Latest Issue Card Large Latest Issue Battle Pass:
EP 07 Act 2
Live Wire Card Large Live Wire
(teaser)
Battle Pass:
EP 03 Act 3
Mementos Pt. 2 Card Large Mementos Pt. 2 Battle Pass:
EP 07 Act 3
Neon ID Card Large Neon ID Battle Pass:
EP 04 Act 1

Part of collection:
Agent ID
Operation Vacation Card Large Operation Vacation Battle Pass:
EP 05 Act 1
Pixel Moments Card Large Pixel Moments Battle Pass:
EP 06 Act 2
Radiants Detected Card Large Radiants Detected Battle Pass:
EP 06 Act 3
Rank Up! Masters Tokyo 2023 Card Large Rank Up! // Masters Tokyo 2023
(banner only)
Rank Up! Masters Tokyo 2023 Card Wide
Broadcast Drops
Rooftop Revelry Card Large Rooftop Revelry Battle Pass:
EP 07 Act 3
Scare Tactics Card Large Scare Tactics Prime Gaming Drops
Spike Sanded Card Large Spike Sanded Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 2
Val-sicles Pt. 2 Card Large Val-sicles Pt. 2 Battle Pass:
EP 09 Act 3
While It's Hot Card Large While It's Hot Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 3
Wishing You Happiness Card Large Wishing You Happiness Event Pass:
Lunar Celebration
You Wanna Bet Card Large You Wanna Bet? Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 1
Sprays
Image Name Source
All Aboard Spray All Aboard Battle Pass:
EP 04 Act 2
Already Locked Spray Already Locked Battle Pass:
EP 06 Act 3
Give Back 2022 Spray Give Back // 2022 Store:
Give Back // 2022
Hold Back Spray Hold Back Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 1
Immortalized Spray Immortalized Battle Pass:
EP 05 Act 2

Part of collection:
Immortalized
My Ult Orb Spray My Ult Orb Battle Pass:
EP 09 Act 3
Neon Bot Spray Neon Bot Battle Pass:
EP 05 Act 1
No Bodyblock Spray No Bodyblock Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 3
No Worries Neon Spray No Worries Neon Battle Pass:
EP 06 Act 1
Oh I See Spray Oh I See Battle Pass:
EP 07 Act 2
Perfectly Roasted Spray Perfectly Roasted Battle Pass:
EP 06 Act 1
Power of Five Spray Power of Five Battle Pass:
EP 09 Act 1
Sending Love Spray Sending Love Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 2
Shocked Spark Spray Shocked Spark Battle Pass:
EP 08 Act 1
Spark Shock Spray Spark Shock Battle Pass:
EP 07 Act 3
Updraft Scare Spray Updraft Scare Battle Pass:
EP 07 Act 3
You Are Here Spray You Are Here Battle Pass:
EP 05 Act 2
Weapon Skins
Image Edition Skin Weapon Variant Source
Immortalized Vandal Select Immortalized Vandal Base Battle Pass:
EP 05 Act 2
Immortalized Vandal Orange Orange
Immortalized Vandal Blue Blue
Immortalized Vandal Green Green
Buddies
Image Name Source
Give Back 2022 Buddy Give Back // 2022 Store:
Give Back // 2022

Quotes[]


Update History[]

v9.07
  • High Gear High Gear
    • Bugfix Buff Fixed a bug where Neon utilizing backwards slide inputs could slide while standing

v9.04 (fixed in 9.02)

  • High Gear High Gear
    • Bugfix Nerf Fixed an issue where Neon could slide into the barrier at the beginning of a round and get a free slide charge.

v9.02

  • High Gear High Gear
    • Bugfix Fixed a bug where Neon’s hitbox could be slightly offset while sliding.

v9.01

  • High Gear High Gear
    • Bugfix Nerf Fixed a bug where Neon could equip faster out of her slide than intended by manually inputting an equip action.

v8.11 (PC) / v9.0 (Console) Hotfix

  • High Gear High Gear
    • Bugfix Nerf Removed Neon's air accuracy while sliding

v8.11

  • Energy
    • Buff Time until Full Fuel Regen 60s >>> 20s
  • Fast Lane Fast Lane
    • Adjustment Fast Lane dissipates from behind to minimize visual noise in combat space while giving cover for Neon.
      • Fast Lane’s audio has been updated to travel with the fade out of the wall.
    • Nerf Wall Duration 6s >>> 4s
    • Buff Wall Dissolve Duration 1s >>> 2s
  • High Gear High Gear
    • Sprint
      • Buff Neon no longer has her strafe speed reduced while sprinting.
        • Max Sprint Speed while moving sideways 6.73 meters/second >>> 9.11 meters/second
    • Slide
      • Buff Slide charges 1 >>> 2
      • Buff Neon now removes all weapon movement error when sliding.
        • This effectively means she’s more accurate while sliding.
      • Added Second Slide Cost: 150
      • Buff Equips out of slide: Fast >>> Instant
        • Slide equip buffer >>> .2s (after sliding, there is .2 seconds before her gun comes out)
  • Relay Bolt Relay Bolt
    • Nerf Charges 2 >>> 1
    • Buff Windup delay 1.1s >>> .8s
    • Buff Concuss Duration 3.0s >>> 3.5s

v7.08

  • Fast Lane Fast Lane
    • Bugfix Buff Now more reliably fully extends through Fracture’s A Door when cast from the outside, behaving the same as when used from inside A Hall.

v6.03

  • Bugfix Adjusted hair height to fit within standardized vertical range

v5.10

  • High Gear High Gear
    • Bugfix Nerf Can no longer use slide to boost upwards in specific map locations

v5.03

  • Overdrive Overdrive
    • Nerf Damage per shot reduced 22 >>> 18
    • Nerf Leg shot multiplier reduced 1.0 >>> 0.85
    • Buff Killzone increased 15m >>> 20m
    • Buff Headshot multiplier increased 1 >>> 3

v4.10

v4.08

  • Energy
    • Buff Energy received upon killing an enemy increased 25% >>> 100%
  • Fast Lane Fast Lane
    • Adjustment Damage removed
  • High Gear High Gear
    • Buff Velocity restriction to cast slide removed
      • Slide cannot be cast during equip delay
    • Buff Can now slide sideways and forward, only requiring Neon to be moving
    • Nerf Energy drain increased 6.7/s >>> 10/s

v4.07

  • Overdrive Overdrive
    • Buff Can now be input-queued to equip after the current action

v4.0

  • Added Added

v9.02
  • High Gear High Gear
    • Adjustment High Gear’s description in the Ability Info Panel has been updated to match the ability’s bindings.

v9.01

  • High Gear High Gear
    • Buff Re-equip Speed changed from Fast to Instant.

Spotify Playlist[]

Trivia[]

  • Neon is from Manila, the Philippines' capital.
  • Neon is a skilled basketball player and was part of her high school basketball team.[17]
    • A basketball can be seen in her room at VALORANT HQ, as well as both a framed Philippines basketball jersey and basketball hoop mounted on the walls.[18]
  • Canonically, she is the shortest agent in the VALORANT roster.[19]
  • She makes a cameo appearance in the music video for the song in her agent trailer: Entertain Me by Filipina singer Ylona Garcia.

Relations[]

  • Neon has had a previous misunderstanding with Chamber icon Chamber, which prevented him from being able to approach her when he and the VALORANT Protocol needed her help later on.
    • Chamber icon "Unfortunately, I cannot reach out to her directly, there is a past...misunderstanding that...may make her less receptive."[1]

Development[]

  • VALORANT's Agent Team which worked on Neon and the League of Legends's Champion Team which worked on Zeri, collaborated together, contributing to both characters.
    • Both characters are inspired by Filipino culture, share the same voice actress, and hairstyle.
    • Both also have power over electricity and abilities that affect their movement. One of Zeri's theme during development was to bring the feel of a shooter to League of Legends.
    • Both characters were announced around the same time for their respective games.
    • Both characters share the quotes "Quick feet, quick trigger", and "I belong here. We all belong here".
  • According to a media article with an interview of Neon's VA, Neon was discovered by a Filipino scientist around 10 BFL when they were conducting an investigation near Mt. Pulag following a lightning strike that revealed a rift in the sky. She was then adopted by the scientist alongside her adoptive mom who works as an officer in the Manila Anti-Corruption Task Force.[20]
    • Because this info didn't come from an official Riot or VALORANT source, nor was it associated with a Rioter, it should not yet be taken as canon.[21] However, there are still links between the info shown and info about Neon that is canon, such as the appearance of a lightning strike and rift in her player card.

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