Valorant debuts new agent Gekko in VCT Lock In Grand Final

Valorant Gekko's release date has finally been announced, and the 21st agent to hit Riot Games' FPS is flanked by an adorable group of creatures.


Valorant has a new Initiator on the way, and developer Riot Games chose the Valorant Champions Tour Lock In Grand Final as the perfect stage to announce its arrival. Introducing Valorant Gekko – the 21st Agent to be added to the popular FPS game.


So when is Valorant Gekko's release date? According to the announcement, Gekko will arrive with Episode 6, Act 2, which is expected to arrive on March 7, 2023. Riot last month confirmed that Episode 6, Act 1 would end on March 6. below.





Born and raised in Los Angeles – the host city of VCT Champions 2023 – Gekko leads a “knit crew of calamitous creatures” into battle: Dizzy, Wingman, Mosh Pit and Thrash. Each of these adorable bundles of joy constitutes one of Gekko's abilities, and you can check out his full kit here.

• Dizzy (E) - EQUIP Dizzy FIRE to send Dizzy flying forward through the air. Stunned charges then release plasma blasts at enemies in line of sight. Enemies hit by your plasma are blinded. When Dizzy expires, she reverts to being a dormant globule. INTERACT to recover the globule and gain another charge from Dizzy after a short cooldown.
• Wingman (Q) - EQUIP Wingman FIRE to send Wingman forward looking for enemies. Wingman unleashes a concussive blast towards the first enemy he sees ALT FIRE when targeting a Spike location or planted Spike for Wingman to disarm or plant the Spike. To plant, Gekko must have Spike in his inventory. When Wingman expires, he reverts to being a sleeping globule. INTERACT to recover the globule and gain another Wingman charge after a short cooldown.
• Mosh Pit (C) - EQUIP Mosh FIRE to throw Mosh like an ALT FIRE grenade to throw from underneath. Upon landing, Mosh duplicates itself in a large area and, after a short delay, explodes.
• Thrash (X) – EQUIP Thrash FIRE to connect with Thrash's mind and drive it through enemy territory ACTIVATE to charge forward and explode, stopping all enemies within a small radius. When Thrash expires, she reverts to a sleeping globule. INTERACT to recover the globule and gain another Thrash charge after a short cooldown. Thrash can be retrieved once.
• If you want to see how he plays in the game, be sure to watch the VCT Lock In Grand Final matchup with Twitch stars Tarik 'Tarik' Celik and Leonardo 'FRTTT' Braz.

Speaking of Gekko's Mexican roots, narrative writer Joe Killeen says East LA was chosen as his home because of its "long-standing generational connections to Mexico."


Riot also appears to have gone nine yards to ensure the agent's depiction of its roots was as authentic as possible, with Killeen noting that the studio consulted with members of its Riot United Identity group, first-generation immigrants, and "Mexican-American focus group." American research interviews”, among others.


Needless to say, a lot of love went into Gekko's creation, and we can't wait to see how he fares in the Valorant ranks. We definitely expect him to take the top spot on our Valorant tier list, though we'll admit that's because we're a little smitten with friends of his.