Valorant's next new character is Yoru, an infiltrating duelist Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Valorant's next new character is Yoru, an infiltrating duelist "... it was time to shake things up." News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 9 Jan 2021 4 comments Riot has unveiled Valorant's new character: Yoru, an infiltrating duelist. Yoru uses various tools to reposition himself and create fakeouts, Riot said. "Yoru players will be lurking around the map, causing chaos, and getting frags," reads the official blurb. Riot has yet to show off Yoru gameplay, but it did release a couple of screenshots as well as a new cinematic, all below. Watch on YouTube Riot also released Yoru's ability descriptions: 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. 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. 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. 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. "When we started talking about the goals for this agent we knew it was time to shake things up in Valorant," said Valorant product lead John Goscicki. "The idea of 'Stealthly Infiltration' is something we toyed around with for years, but could never fit in the game. We felt that if we started from the ground up, we could create an agent that revolved around the idea of 'Stealthly Infiltration' in some way. "With that in mind we also wanted Yoru to be an agent that could create some really high moments throughout the game. The kind of rounds where if you pull everything off correctly you feel like the greatest player ever. The team has been super stoked to get this guy in players' hands, he is definitely going to cause some disruption within the game." Yoru arrives as part of Episode 2 Act 1 of the competitive multiplayer shooter, which kicks off on 12th January and runs until 1st March. There's a new battlepass, which includes 12 gun skins, one melee skin, gun buddies, cards, sprays and titles. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store