Yoru

Yoru
Biography
Origin	Japan
Race	Radiant
Gender	Male
Affiliation(s)	Valorant Protocol
Game Details
Role	Duelist
Basic Abilities	Fakeout Blindside
Signature Abilities	Gatecrash
Ultimate Ability	Dimensional Drift
Ult. Points	♦♦♦♦♦♦ 6
Out-of-Universe
Appearances	VALORANT
Added	12th January 2021
Voice Actor	Daisuke Takahashi
Quotes

“

I'll fight anybody. I'll fight everybody. — Character selection

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Yoru (Japanese: ヨル, Yoru; codename Stealth) is an Agent & Radiant in Valorant.

Profile

Biography

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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.

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Yoru is a duelist agent who specializes in faking out opponents and moving into unsuspecting positions. He has two abilities that allow him to move to a new location stealthily and another that is designed to make enemies think that he has moved. So keeping track of him is near impossible at times .

Personality

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“

If I kill all the enemies myself, I apologize. I have trouble sharing. — Yoru (Round Start)

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Appearance

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Abilities

Basic

C – Fakeout

EQUIP an echo that mimics footsteps when activated. FIRE to activate and send the echo forward. ALT FIRE to place an echo in place. USE the inactive echo to send it forward.

Uses: 2 Cost: 100 Duration: 10 seconds

Q – Blindside

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 in world.

Uses: 2 Cost: 250 Duration: 1.5 seconds

Signature

E – Gatecrash

EQUIP to harness a rift tether. FIRE to send the tether out moving forward. ALT FIRE to place a tether in place. ACTIVATE to teleport to the tether's location.

Uses: 1 Cost:Free Duration: 30 seconds teleport window, 40 seconds cooldown

Ultimate

X – Dimensional Drift

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.

Uses: 1 Cost:♦♦♦♦♦♦ 6 points Duration: 9 seconds

Gameplay

Strategies

Combine Gatecrash with Dimensional Drift to run into an area for recon then teleport back to a safe place where you left a stationary portal.

Getting up close to enemies with Dimensional Drift so that they can see you may distract them enough for your allies to move in and get a free kill.

Contract

Chapter 1

TIER 1	TIER 2	TIER 3	TIER 4	TIER 5
SPRAY: Who's Next	PLAYER CARD: Valorant Yoru	PLAYER TITLE: Gatecrasher	SPRAY: Sharp	AGENT: Yoru

Chapter 2

TIER 6	TIER 7	TIER 8	TIER 9	TIER 10
GUNBUDDY: Dimensional Fragment	SPRAY: Yoru	PLAYER TITLE: Unmasked	PLAYER CARD: Origins Revealed	SKIN: Death Wish Sheriff

Quotes

For Yoru's quotes see Yoru/Quotes

Update History

v3.0

• Blindside
  • Cost increased 200 >>> 250
• Gatecrash
  • Cooldown time increased 35 >>> 40

v2.07

• Yoru can no longer plant the Spike after using Gatecrash while Dimensional Drift is active

v2.06

• 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

v2.03

• 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 Yoru’s Gatecrash right as it expires caused him 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

v2.02

• 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

v2.0 - Added

Gallery

In-game icon

Concept Art

RETAKE Cinematic

Player card featuring Yoru

Trivia

• Yoru was disabled for a brief period in order to patch bugs regarding Gatecrash, which let him enter inside walls or under the map, giving a 'maphack/wallhack' glitch. The most notable glitch was on Breeze where Yoru could teleport inside the pyramids.
  • This bug also caused Breeze to be disabled on the Competitive queue.

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."

Lore

• Yoru's mask allow him to pass through and see into another dimension.
  • It is thought that Yoru caused the break-in event that overlooks Icebox's A site to obtain this mask from the suit of Japanese Samurai armor that was being kept in the pod at the center of the room.
• Yoru is searching for a lost ancestor who was a member of an ancient order of samurai.
  • "Who were you, ancestor? Where the hell did you go?".
• Yoru had only just joined the Valorant Protocol when he was working with Phoenix on a mission at Icebox to prevent a spike attack from Mirror Earth agents.