Valorant insider reveals new agent’s name, class, and release date

Players will soon able to get their hands on the upcoming Agent 22.

Valorant insider reveals new agent’s name, class, and release date

Valorant dropped a new teaser for the upcoming 22nd agent in the game. The new Agent is expected to debut in Act 2 of Episode 6. This agent will be the first of the three agents who will arrive in 2023. The teaser showcased a text message conversation between Sage, Brimstone, Reyna, Jett, and Neon regarding the new agent.

The teaser made it clear that Reyna and Smokedancer (codename for new agent) are somehow connected. It’s a nice video where Brimstone tells everyone that Smokedancer is not picking up his calls and like a boomer, he also signs off his message.

Whenever Riot Games introduces a new agent in Valorant, the majority of the time it affects the current meta in one way or another. Currently, Valorant is in the most balanced patch and it will be interesting to see how it will create a ripple in the current meta. But like always fans want to know more about this new agent. Lucky for them, famous insider ValorLeaks has revealed the name of the upcoming agent.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the 22nd agent coming to Valorant.

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Meet Gekko, the new Initiator in Valorant

Meet Gekko, The Initiator in Valorant
Agent 22, Gekko tease (Image via Riot Games)

After a few hours of new agent tease on Valorant’s official Twitter account, Mike aka ValorLeaks tweeted the name and the class of the upcoming agent. He revealed that the agent will be called Gekko.

Gekko is an Initiator class agent. He will join KAY/O, Sova, Breach, Skye, and Fade as the 6th initiator in the game. It will make the Initiator class one of the most stacked classes after Duelists. It will be interesting to see if Gekko manages to become relevant as Sova, Fade and KAY/O are already ruling this class.

Valorant also revealed that Gekko will be showcased in the match between Tarik and FRTTT’s team in the final. Both teams will feature Valorant’s well-known content creator and pro players. Both captains will play Gekko in their respective teams.

As of now, only one member for each team has been revealed. The Global Esports’ SKRossi will play for Team FRTTT. On the other, VCT Game Changers winning team member G2 Mimi will join Team Tarik.

DRX, Fnatic, Loud, and NAVI have qualified for the playoff. All of these teams have dominated the tournament and have a star-studded roster. In addition to the Gekko’s reveal, VCT LOCK//IN final has become must watch with any 2 of these best competing against each other. So make sure to tune in to Valorants’s official Twitch or YouTube channel or any official watch party this Saturday.

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