| “ | Japanese native Yoru rips holes straight through reality to infiltrate enemy lines unseen. Using deception and aggression in equal measure, he gets the drop on each target before they know where to look.
— Official description
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Yoru is an Agent in VALORANT and the fifth Duelist to be released.
Profile[]
Biography[]
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A radiant from Tokyo, Japan, Kiritani Ryo (Japanese: 桐谷 諒) is a man dedicated to uncovering his past. Specifically interested in his ancestors and an ancient order of samurai, Kiritani's search has kept on bringing him to Kingdom's S22 container port. On his first visit, he broke into the facility and stole a mask from a set of samurai armor that allowed him to see into another dimension. He was later recruited by the VALORANT Protocol as its fifteenth agent, "Yoru", and shortly after this his familiarity with S22 saw him returning there on assignment to prevent a spike detonation by hostiles from Omega Earth.[1][2]
Still not done with S22 however, Yoru continued to return to the site despite having other missions to do for the Protocol and against the advice of his superiors. His research led him to discovering new information relating to both radianite and the alternate dimension that he could access and enter with his powers. Finding a part of the ship with older dimensional fabric, Yoru suddenly fell through into a space that felt as if he was traveling from "now to then". He pushed forward as far as he could and heard a woman's voice calling out to him, one he thought he recognized, but before he could answer back, the rift closed.
Left with even more questions, Yoru continues his research whilst serving as an agent of VALORANT, and hopes one day the Protocol's leadership will see the value in looking into these events along with him.
KIRITANI RYO: Early Life[]
- Kiritani comes from Tokyo, Japan.[3]
- Kiritani has links to Yokohama and Ito.[4]
- Kiritani travels to S22.[5]
- He breaks into a research room and takes a mask from a set of samurai armor being studied there.
YORU: VALORANT agent[]
- Recruited as its fifteenth agent.
- Yoru is assigned as a member of the S22 strike team.[6][7]
- Yoru attempts to riftwalk into position as the hostiles try to fall back from a planted spike but is forced to reveal himself in order to save his fellow agent, Phoenix, from being eliminated by Ω-Cypher. He is able to shoot Ω-Cypher and then draw Ω-Jett towards him, leaving only Ω-Viper to deal with Phoenix.
- Yoru and Ω-Jett fight over the planted spike, with Yoru eventually outmaneuvering Ω-Jett to incapacitate her and allow him to defuse the spike. He eventually finishes off Ω-Jett when she picks herself up and shoots Phoenix, with Yoru hitting her by shooting through Phoenix’s body.
The Omega Project[]
Return to S22[]
- Yoru returns to S22 despite being told by Brimstone to leave the site alone.[9]
- His continued research there reveals there is dimensional scarring on the sides of an old Japanese warship there and that the ancient armor there is filled with radianite, despite claims that it had only been discovered 10 years ago.
- He then finds a part of the warship where the dimensional fabric was weaker and older, falling into rift through a space that didn’t feel like he was traveling to just a new place, but a new place in time.[10]
- In the rift, he also hears someone calling to him, someone he thought he knew.
- Yoru tries to push forward but doesn’t have time to answer the voice before the rift closes.
First ventures into Omega[]
- Yoru contacts Brimstone to ask if he can borrow the American's socket wrench for use on his HX20 motorbike.[11]
- Yoru comments on the search for Varun Batra and the world's reaction to REALM's failed attempts to apprehend him.[12]
Journey into the City of Flowers[]
- Yoru takes time away in Salvador, Brazil, with some of the other agents before the Protocol's main mission to the City of Flowers.[13]
Scions of Hourglass[]
Personality[]
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Yoru is undeniably arrogant, and is known to be easily annoyed and irritated by people, including his own teammates. He operates mostly as a lone wolf, preferring to take down entire enemy teams on his own and has initially shown to cooperate with his team only out of reluctance, but over time he would go on to be a team player. Being the powerful rift walker that he is, Yoru thinks quite highly of himself and his abilities, always looking down on his enemies and referring to them as "minnows" - nothing more than small fish. Such thoughts have also been seen in action, being able to put down up to twenty enemies at once all on his own. Though some of these actions are seen as heroic by passers-by when used to bring order to the streets, Yoru himself dislikes being considered a savior or a hero for what he does.
While he is irritable, he is not hotheaded nor is he impatient. In fact, his powers compel him to think strategically as he moves behind enemy lines unseen, and he takes his time with moving into position so as to ensure that he takes down his opponents perfectly. This was seen in "RETAKE," wherein he fended off Omega agents in Bennett Island with more awareness as opposed to Phoenix's blind rush towards the enemy.
Appearance[]
Yoru has spiked hair with two shades of blue, one light and the other being much darker. He sports a black ear piercing on the lobe of either ear, and he has a slit on his left eyebrow. The most notable part of his uniform is his unique blue jacket that has two spikes on both shoulders, an orange insignia depicting a skull imprinted on the shoulders, and his logo that bears resemblance to a wolf embedded on the back. He also wears black pants and a pair of black shoes.
When Yoru activates his ultimate ability, he dons a samurai mask that bears an illustration of a mouth with two fangs.
Abilities[]
Basic[]
EQUIP an echo that transforms into a mirror image of Yoru when activated. FIRE to instantly activate the mirror image and send it forward. ALT FIRE to place an inactive echo. USE to transform an inactive echo into a mirror image and send it forward. Mirror images explode in a Blinding Flash when destroyed by enemies.
C(PC) • L1(PS5) • 
(Xbox X/S)
Uses: 1 
Cost:
100
Duration: 
10 s
Health: 
150 HP
EQUIP to rip an unstable dimensional fragment from reality. FIRE to throw the fragment, activating a flash that winds up once it collides with a hard surface.
Q(PC) • R1(PS5) • 
(Xbox X/S)
Uses: 2 
Cost: 250
Windup: 
0.6 s
Debuff: 
1.75 s Flash
Signature[]
EQUIP a rift tether. FIRE to send the tether forward. ALT FIRE to place a stationary tether. ACTIVATE to teleport to the tether's location. USE to trigger a fake teleport.
E(PC) • ◯(PS5) • 
(Xbox X/S)
Uses: 2
Cost: 150
Duration: 30 s
Cooldown: 
2 kill recharge
Health: 60 HP
Ultimate[]
EQUIP a mask that can see between dimensions. FIRE to drift into Yoru's dimension, unable to be affected or seen by enemies from the outside. REACTIVATE to exit Yoru's dimension early.
X(PC) • L1+ R1(PS5) • + (Xbox X/S)
Cost:♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 points
Duration: 12 s
Agent Cosmetics[]
The following are cosmetics related to Yoru from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).
Gear[]
- More information: Gear
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 |
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| Spray: Who's Next |
Player Card: VALORANT Yoru |
Player Title: Gatecrasher |
Spray: Sharp |
Kingdom Credits: 2,000 |
 2,000 |
2,500 |
3,000 |
3,500 |
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| Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Tier 9 | Tier 10 |
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| Buddy: Dimensional Fragment |
Spray: Yoru |
Player Title: Unmasked |
Player Card: Unmasked Lineage |
Weapon Skin: Death Wish Sheriff |
| 4,500 |
5,500 |
6,500 |
7,500 |
8,000
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Other cosmetics[]
| Image | Name | Source |
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Alpha Threat | Login Bonus |
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Bloodline | Battle Pass: EP 02 Act 3 |
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Boot Camp // Stealth Module | Battle Pass: EP 06 Act 2 |
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Champions Squad | Event Pass: Champions 2023 Part of collection: Champions 2023 |
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Doodle Buds // Agents | Store: Doodle Buds |
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Duality | Login Bonus |
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Enter the Duelists | Battle Pass: EP 05 Act 1 |
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EP 2 // FORMATION | Prime Gaming Drops |
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Escalation | Battle Pass: EP 03 Act 2 |
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Home Again // Yoru | Battle Pass: EP 04 Act 2 Part of collection: Home Again |
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Joke's Over | Battle Pass: EP 05 Act 1 |
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Meet Your Main | Battle Pass: EP 05 Act 2 |
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Rank Up! // Masters Tokyo 2023 | Broadcast Drops |
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Rift Rider | Battle Pass: EP 06 Act 1 |
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Secret Lineage (teaser) |
Battle Pass: EP 01 Act 3 |
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Team Ace // Yoru | Store: Team Ace |
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Up in Arms | Prime Gaming Drops |
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VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 Yoru | Store: VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 |
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Versus // Yoru + Phoenix | Miscellaneous
Part of collection: Versus |
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Warm Up // Maxbot | Battle Pass: EP 04 Act 3 |
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While It's Hot | Battle Pass: EP 08 Act 3 |
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Yoru ID | Battle Pass: EP 02 Act 1 |
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200 IQ | Prime Gaming Drops |
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Already Locked | Battle Pass: EP 06 Act 3 |
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Backseat Coaching | Battle Pass: EP 04 Act 3 |
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Bad Hair Day | Battle Pass: EP 04 Act 1 |
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Doodle Buds // Agents | Store: Doodle Buds |
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Dream Team | Battle Pass: EP 06 Act 1 |
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Fakeout | Event Pass: Recall |
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I Sleep | Battle Pass: EP 05 Act 3 |
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Many Thanks | Battle Pass: EP 04 Act 2 |
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Roll On | Battle Pass: EP 07 Act 2 |
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Sad Yoru | Battle Pass: EP 03 Act 3 |
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Team Ace // Yoru | Store: Team Ace |
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Ultimate Shame | Battle Pass: EP 09 Act 1 |
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VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 Yoru | Store: VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 |
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Whaaat? | Battle Pass: EP 06 Act 2 |
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What's That? | Battle Pass: EP 04 Act 1 |
| Image | Edition | Skin | Weapon | Variant | Source |
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Doodle Buds | Stinger | Base | Store |
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Phantom | Base | |||
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Marshal | Base | |||
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Ares | Base | |||
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Immortalized | Guardian | Base | Battle Pass: EP 05 Act 2 |
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Orange | ||||
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Blue | ||||
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Green | ||||
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Jigsaw | Ghost | Base | Battle Pass: EP 03 Act 1 |
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Judge | Yoru | |||
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Guardian | Yoru | |||
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Ares | Yoru | |||
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Team Ace | Frenzy | — | Store |
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VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 | Melee: Yoru's Stylish Butterfly Comb |
— | Store |
* Melee skins are all classed as  Exclusive,but are associated with the collection's tier used for gun skins. |
| Image | Name | Source |
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VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 Yoru | Store: VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 |
Quotes[]
- Main article: Yoru/Quotes
Update History[]
Fakeout
- Enemy agents will callout image on sight as if it is any other enemy agent, albeit using the generic "Enemy spotted" voiceline.
- This is an undocumented change
- Gatecrash
- Teleport will now be properly interrupted when suppressed mid-animation
Teleport will now be properly interrupted when - Fakeout
- Fixed an issue where Yoru’s Fakeout would min flash you if you were outside of its conal range of effect.
- Fixed a bug where Yoru’s Fakeout echo would sometimes not have a weapon equipped.
- The weapon that Yoru’s Fakeout echo equips should now use a more accurate weapons skin.
Fixed an issue where Yoru’s Fakeout would min flash you if you were outside of its conal range of effect.- Dimensional Drift
- Fixed an issue where Yoru couldn’t drop his weapon while using Dimensional Drift.
- Adjusted hair height to fit within standardized vertical range
- Fakeout
- Fixed a bug where Fakeout could get stuck in mid-air in various locations
- Fakeout
- Now immune to all allied damage
- Gatecrash
- Health decreased 100 HP >>> 60 HP
- Cost decreased 200 >>> 150
- Now immune to all allied damage
Now immune to all allied damage
Health decreased 100 HP >>> 60 HP- Dimensional Drift
- Detain now properly interrupts Dimensional Drift if it hits during cast delay.
- Blindside
- Duration increased 1.5s >>> 1.75s
- Gatecrash
- Fixed a bug where Gatecrash would sometimes leave floor markers in incorrect locations
- Dimensional Drift
- Increased duration of ultimate 10s >>> 12s
- Reduced unequip time 1.2s >>> 0.8s
- Fixed a bug where the invulnerability kicked in later than intended after it was cast
- Dimensional Drift
- Fixed a bug where Yoru could use weapons earlier than intended when exiting Dimensional Drift
- Fixed a bug where the mask would flicker while running forward during Dimensional Drift
- Progress/Charge bars moved to a consistent location and made a consistent size
- Gatecrash
- Voice lines relating to Gatecrash will now be heard globally by allies
Progress/Charge bars moved to a consistent location and made a consistent size- Gatecrash
- Fixed a bug where Yoru could use Gatecrash to teleport out of bounds
- Dimensional Drift
- Fixed various exploits allowing Yoru to use weapons before fully decloaking at the end of Dimensional Drift
- Dimensional Drift
- Fixed a bug where Yoru could use a weapon immediately after Dimensional Drift ended by exploiting an unwanted interaction with ropes
- Dimensional Drift
- Fixed issues with Dimensional Drift not acting as intended[16]
- Fakeout - Reworked
- Charges reduced from 2 >>> 1
- Decoy HP: 150
- Decoy is now a full running version of Yoru and can only be sent running forward
- Right-click to place a stationary marker for the decoy
- Reactivate similarly to footsteps to create the decoy that runs forward
- Upon taking damage from an enemy gun, the decoy winds up, turns towards the enemy that shot it, and explodes after a short delay.
- Enemies within the cone are flashed
- Gatecrash
- Improved the system used to place Gatecrash at targeted ground locations
- Time it takes for teleport beacon to re-stealth has decreased 1.5 >>> 0.5 seconds
- Teleport beacon's in-game audio while traveling reduced 22.5m>>>12.5m
- Teleport beacon's speed has been increased 675 >>> 800
- Charges increased from 1 >>> 2
- Cost increased 0 >>> 200
- Cooldown charge refresh removed, switched back to 2-kill reset
- Gatecrash can now be faked by pressing F, while hovering over the beacon
- Fake teleport will play audio and portal visuals as if Yoru is attempting to teleport
- Upon activating a fake teleport, the beacon creates a small decal on the floor for 30 seconds to indicate location of the fake teleport
- Dimensional Drift
- Duration increased 8 >>> 10 seconds
- Yoru is no longer revealed to enemies
- Yoru's footsteps can now be heard within 15m of his location
- Yoru is now able to cast all utility out of his ultimate
- Cast delay added upon casting Dimensional Drift, preventing the invulnerability frame on cast
- Unequip delay time increased 0.6 >>> 1.2 seconds
- Cost increased 6 >>> 7 points
- This is an undocumented change
- Yoru can no longer plant the Spike after using Gatecrash while Dimensional Drift is active
- Blindside
- Flash activation time decreased 0.8 seconds >>> 0.6 seconds
- Flash duration increased from 1.1 seconds >>> 1.5 seconds
- Gatecrash
- Gatecrash is no longer refreshed on kills and is instead replenished every 35 seconds
- Lifetime of the Gatecrash fragment increased 20 seconds >>> 30 seconds
- The range at which the Gatecrash fragment is revealed from stealth decreased 7m >>> 4m
- Visuals for visibility range added to the moving fragment
- Dimensional Drift
- Ult Points reduced 7 >>> 6
- Yoru can now reactivate Gatecrash while in Dimensional Drift
- Time it takes to unequip out of Dimensional Drift decreased from 1.0 seconds >>> 0.6 seconds
- Fixed Yoru taking Decay damage while intangible
- Fakeout
- Fakeout no longer has slightly different sounding footsteps than Yoru himself
- Fakeout no longer sometimes falls through the floor when the stationary version was placed
- Gatecrash
- Gatecrash now displays the range at which the tether can be seen by enemies while moving on the minimap
- The range that enemies are able to hear the audio of a Gatecrash teleport is now displayed on the minimap
- Fixed issue where teleporting to Gatecrash right as it expires caused Yoru to fall through the map to his death
- Dimensional Drift
- While in Dimensional Drift, Yoru's minimap is now visible
- Enemies within Yoru's vision range, while in Dimensional Drift, are now revealed to ally minimaps, as well
- Dimensional Drift can no longer body block enemies
- Fixed issue where Yoru was unable to equip a weapon or ability if he cancelled out of Dimensional Drift right as its buffs activated
- Fakeout
- Throwing Fakeout through a teleporter no longer causes other projectiles thrown afterwards to play Agent audio instead of object audio
- Gatecrash
- Fixed Yoru getting stuck in various spots on maps when using Gatecrash
Added
Spotify Playlist[]
Trivia[]
- The name Yoru (Kanji: 夜) is Japanese for "night."
- His abilities were inspired by ferrofluid, a type of liquid that is attracted to magnetic poles.[17]
- His mask came from the Edo period.[18]
- Only Yoru is able to utilize the powers of his mask.[19]
- His voice actor, Daisuke Takahashi, also voices Yoru in the Japanese dub.
- Yoru collects knives as a hobby.
- "What brand are your knives, Jett? They're not 'Mammoth'. 'Segreto', maybe? I need one for my collection"
- Yoru owns a "HX20" motorbike.[20]
- His favorite food is Zarusoba noodles, which he often gets from a restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo.[20]
Development[]
- Before Yoru's release, 'Johns Latte' was the name that players predicted Yoru would be called after people found 'Johns Latte' as a title for the Valorant wallpapers file that "contained the silhouette of the 14th Valorant agent."
- Yoru's character design takes inspiration takes inspiration from several Japanese fictional characters including Jotaro Kujo, Kazuma Kiryu, Mondo Zappa, and Spike Spiegel, among others, blended with the rebel street fashion that is known in Japan.[21]
Gallery[]
![VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 Full Artwork[22]](/wiki/File:VALORANT_GO!_Vol._2.jpg "VALORANT GO! Vol. 2.jpg (100 KB)")
![Salvador Vacation[13]](/wiki/File:Salvador_Vacation_Restaurant.jpg "Salvador Vacation Restaurant.jpg (836 KB)")
![Salvador Vacation[13]](/wiki/File:Salvador_Vacation_Shopping.jpg "Salvador Vacation Shopping.jpg (868 KB)")
![Salvador Vacation[13]](/wiki/File:Salvador_Vacation_Raze_Workshop.jpg "Salvador Vacation Raze Workshop.jpg (741 KB)")
![Salvador Vacation[13]](/wiki/File:Salvador_Vacation_Live_Music.jpg "Salvador Vacation Live Music.jpg (910 KB)")
![Salvador Vacation[13]](/wiki/File:Salvador_Vacation_Conclusion.jpg "Salvador Vacation Conclusion.jpg (2.6 MB)")
![Pride 2023[23]](/wiki/File:Pride_2023.jpeg "Pride 2023.jpeg (2.64 MB)")
References[]
- ↑ Reddit Narrative AMA: Yoru's interest in the samurai
- ↑ Yoru Lore Instagram Quiz
- ↑ VALORANT Lore Quiz - Yoru's Hometown (Discord Image)
- ↑ VALORANT Protocol#The Blackmailer's agent dossiers
- ↑ Icebox Yoru teasers
- ↑ RETAKE
- ↑ Reddit Narrative AMA: Yoru joining the VP
- ↑ WARM UP
- ↑ 4.0 Yoru voicemail
- ↑ 4.02 Yoru voicemail
- ↑ 5.01 Yoru Voicemail
- ↑ 5.05 Yoru Email
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Salvador Vacation Twitter posts
- ↑ 9.0 Yoru voicemail
- ↑ ALL PATHS END HERE
- ↑ March 1 2022 Disable
- ↑ VALORANT Lore Quiz - Inspiration for Yoru's abilities.
- ↑ Yoru Lore Instagram Quiz: Yoru's mask period.
- ↑ Lore Discord AMA: Yoru's mask
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 ヨル-YORU - MY TYPICAL DAY - VALORANT
- ↑ VALORANT Discord AMA - Inspirations behind Yoru.
- ↑ VALORANT GO! Vol. 2 Full Artwork
- ↑ Pride 2023
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