Valorant Episode 8 cinematics sheds light on Omen’s past

Three years after launch, fans are finally getting to know what actually happened to Omen, and the revelation is quite shocking.

Valorant Episode 8 cinematics sheds light on Omen’s past

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Shooter genre games are thriving as of late! Competitive games have expanded the gaming industry. Furthermore, games like Fortnite, CS: GO, and Valorant have taken over the shooting genre. Among all these games, Valorant has a different fan following. Moreover, the recent Episode 8 cinematic of Valorant has shed some light on Omen’s past, and the game’s lore has just become much deeper!

Due to its unique features, Valorant has become the market leader in first-person shooter competitive video games. Riot Games’ first-person shooter game, Valorant, has been an enormous business success. Furthermore, the game has attracted a sizable player base in the three years since its introduction. All this goes to the developers’ constant efforts in the game, making it enjoyable for its fan base with new maps, agents, and much more.

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However, it’s not only the game mechanics or its skin market that make Valorant popular. Neither is it Valorant’s budding eSports scene like the VCT. It’s actually the immense amount of lore that surrounds the game’s story. The game, although an FPS shooter, has quite the lore woven intricately into its gameplay and in-game features. Furthermore, Valorant’s new Episode 8 cinematics have finally shed light on Omen’s past!

Episode 8 cinematics finally gives glimpses of Omen’s back story for the first time after Valorant’s launch

Almost every new Episode that makes its way into Valorant comes together with a interesting and engaging cinematic. The Episode 7 cinematic introduced Valorant’s latest sentinel agent, Deadlock, and some of the game’s lore. Cinematics are popular for giving fans a vague and sometimes outright glimpse into the game’s story and lore. Almost every agent has their own story in Valorant. And the new Episode 8 cinematic has given a glimpse of one of Valorant’s oldest and most mysterious agent’s past, Omen.

Valorant Episode 8 cinematics sheds light on Omen's past
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Omen is one of Valorant’s oldest agents, which developers added to the game’s beta phase. Moreover, like every other agent, Omen, too, has quite a deep lore. The story behind this controller agent, however, is always masked behind a veil of mystery. But that was until now, as Riot’s new cinematic has revealed a lot! Beyond here is spoiler territory if you haven’t watched the cinematic.

The cinematic showed many primary agents of Valorant, from Cypher to Sova and even the new Duelist ISO; however, the star of this cinematic was Omen. Omen has always been searching for the reason why he has a phantom & astral body, unlike other radiants. This has consistently indicated that something terrible has happened to him. Moreover, Omen’s voice lines have also stated the same over & over again. The recent cinematic has revealed the reason why. Before becoming radiant, Omen was a hired gun by Kingdom, the game’s most prominent corporation.

Furthermore, he was sent to assassinate a primary target, which the cinematic revealed to be none other than Sabine, a.k.a Viper! However, the assassination attempt failed, and Viper locked Omen in a chamber filled with radianite, which caused Omen to receive his phantom body and become radiant. Moreover, in the process, Omen forgot all his memories related to his past before the incident. This revelation from Riot Games has shocked the entire fan base, as Omen and every other agent are part of the Valorant protocol, a team led by Viper herself.

This cinematic finally revealed some of Omen’s past three years after the launch of Valorant. Fans weren’t expecting this revelation, which has become a significant shock. The next cinematic is believed to be much more interesting and packed with loads and loads of exciting game lore!

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