Neon Valdez

Neon seems to have had negative experiences with Chamber, likely during her time working in K-SEC. Their past leads Chamber to be hesitant about approaching Neon himself for her recruitment, for he claims there has been a "misunderstanding" between them.[20] Although the specifics regarding this "misunderstanding" are unknown, it leads to Neon being distrustful of Chamber, warning other Agents of his exploitative nature.

Unsatisfied with Sage's amiable training methods, Reyna takes on Neon as a mentee after the events of SHATTERED Cinematic as a means of helping the young Radiant unlock her full potential, without caring about the repercussions of doing so.

As an experienced mentor for young Radiants, Sage acts as an admirable role model for Neon, guiding the young recruit in both being a Radiant and an Agent.

Having worked on powering up the Alpha-Omega bridge together and fought side-by-side during interdimensional missions, Killjoy and Neon seem to have developed a friendly relationship over the course of the latter's recruitment. Despite their positive relationship, Neon seems to be aggravated at times of Killjoy's recklessness in approaching her while she utilizes her potent powers.

Gekko and Neon in VALORANT share a close, friendly, and somewhat chaotic relationship within the lore, often depicted as best friends or close peers. Because they are among the youngest agents and both mentored by Reyna, they have a natural bond.

Inspired by runner gear and athleisure,[16] Neon's suit proves as an impeccable fit for her speedy nature and bioelectrical capabilities. Neon's theme is a trendy blue, with purple highlights around her suit. She wears a journal along with a small version of her Squish-Squish toy on her belt, which also holds two magazines. Equipped with a Surge Protector on her back, referred to as a 'muzzle' by Reyna[17], the device helps keep Neon's volatile powers under control while she's in use of them.

In line with her blue-yellow color palette, Neon has blue hair with yellow strands styled in a fashionable double bun. Neon is shown to have blue hair from a very young age in her Agent Trailer, possibly meaning that it was never dyed, and her hair is naturally blue. Neon's look is completed with a pair of fashionable sneakers she sports, which are assumed to be fashioned to withstand the high speeds that she runs at.

Neon is a bit of a hothead who very much seems to be an ‘act now, ask later’ kind of person, almost befitting of what her radiance allows her to do. Like the other younger Duelists, Neon does come off as being reckless, arrogant and standoffish. She engages in rivalries with the other Duelists, especially Jett, since both of their abilities revolve around speed and agility.

Unlike much of the Protocol’s radiants, however, Neon also seems to harbour some discomfort at her radiance, being very protective of the surge protector on her suit. She warns Killjoy not to touch it and has had some mentorship from Reyna to try and control her radiance without it, but even so, she prefers to have the surge protector on her back.

This dossier is straightforward in its message to Neon, while also carrying with it a great amount of lore otherwise.

It begins with Fade explaining at great length how all the individuals surrounding Neon in her life possess the great power of control: her Father with his mind, her Mother with her service, and Ling and Zyanya (respectively Sage and Reyna) with their radiant powers. This proves a clear contrast to Neon who perpetually has had difficulty controlling her powers, relying on the Surge Protector installed on her suit to help govern her voltage output. Prone to erratic fluctuations and heavily influenced by emotions, Neon's powers are stated to be extremely potent, so much so that she is able to generate enough electricity to 'power a whole city block' even as she is restricted by her suit and that using her abilities with the absence of her suit could potentially result in a massive, disastrous explosion.[13]

As was mentioned above, this dossier also talks a lot about Neon's backstory, confirming the roles of her parents as a scientist and a cop (both of which which were speculated but unconfirmed before) to be canon. Having designed the Surge Protector for her daughter, Neon's father is stated to have uplifted the lives of millions of individuals through developing radiant support technologies, implying that there is a substantial amount of Radiants with similar issues of power control to Neon

Neon was gladly accepted into the VALORANT Protocol despite her recommendation by Chamber, who the Protocol has a slightly more distrustful opinion of. She quickly became acquainted with Killjoy during their time working together on the Omega teleportal. Even after her recruitment, it is evident that she has a positive relationship with her parents and that she is still in contact with them.[5] Despite still being in close contact with her parents, it is unknown whether Neon's parents know what the VALORANT Protocol really is.

Once she was accepted into the Protocol, well-esteemed Agents Sage and Reyna argued over who should train Neon, with Sage trying to mold her into a noble, proficient fighter while Reyna tried to unlock her full potential by trying to remove the Surge Protector on her back, describing it as a 'muzzle'[6]. Chamber also supported Reyna, trying to get approval from Brimstone to remove her voltage caps[7], which Neon strictly opposed to. Eventually, however, Chamber realized that Neon's power was much greater than he initially thought, apologizing for his push to remove her limiters[8]. As mentioned above, as a part of her duties to the Protocol, Neon is also helping in providing ample power to the Alpha-Omega Bridge built by Killjoy.

After Killjoy completed the Omega teleportal and the VALORANT Protocol dealt with Fade and her blackmailing, Neon went on a mission to Pearl with Killjoy and Reyna, as shown in the SHATTERED cinematic. During the VALORANT Protocol members' encounter with Ω-Viper and the ATLAS soldiers in SHATTERED, Neon's Surge Protector was destroyed. Although reluctant, Neon had to fight using her unrestrained powers out of necessity, which ultimately led to her safety. This instance caused Reyna to push for Neon to train with her[9], as she was likely motivated to unlock Neon's full potential after seeing her powers in Lisbon. Neon was kept in a containment room after the incident[10], however, possibly since she was unable

Neon's Eye of The Storm playercard[1] shows what's assumed to be a Rift Storm occurring around Mount Pulag in the Philippines, whose catalyst is assumed to be Neon's bioelectricity.

Before Neon joined the VALORANT Protocol she was involved with both her mother and father's work, as well as K-SEC, a subsidiary of Kingdom. Neon's father is known to be a creator of radiant support technologies that help radiants across the world with controlling their powers. The catalyst for Neon's father to follow this path essentially started with him developing a Surge Protector to help Neon control her turbulent and potent bioelectric powers. Neon's mother was part of an effort to reduce corruption in Manila, although it is not known whether Neon was involved. Later on, it is known that Neon started working for K-SEC[2], although it is not specified what her responsibilities were. This is where she met Chamber, whom she eventually formed a negative opinion on. Although Brimstone is also an ex K-SEC employee, they are implied to not have met each other before the VALORANT Protocol. This may mean that they were not part of the organization simultaneously or that K-SEC is too large for employees to know all their colleagues.

In the time leading up to Neon's recruitment, Killjoy was in the process of creating a teleportal to Omega Earth after Chamber provided blueprints for the portals seen on Fracture. She was having trouble finding an adequate power source for her teleporter[3] before newly-recruited Chamber stepped in and told Brimstone about Neon[4], stating that he can't reach out to her directly because of a past "misunderstanding" but that she would meet with Brimstone as he is a fellow K-SEC veteran. Neon was soon recruited thereafter, both as a recruit in combat and a power source for the teleportal.