Valorant continues to thrill its community with fresh teasers for upcoming agents. Leaks about Neon, the new Duelist, sparked massive buzz long before Riot's official reveal. Now, with her first voice line teaser out, excitement is at an all-time high.
This guide dives into the latest on Valorant Agent 19, Neon—including her confirmed Duelist role, voice lines, and release timeline—drawing from official Riot teasers and reliable leaks we've tracked over years of covering Valorant updates.
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Riot Games' tactical FPS masterpiece, Valorant, stays dynamic with new agents and maps. Kicking off 2022 strong, Neon—codenamed 'Sprinter' in early datamines—is the next addition, confirmed as a high-mobility Duelist from the Philippines.
Riot dropped her first official voice line via Twitter: a heartfelt phone call with her mother, voiced by singer Ylona Garcia. The clip captures Neon landing somewhere new, fumbling for 'squish squish' in her bag, then bidding farewell in Tagalog: “Hey, I just landed, and I forgot to bring uh squish squish and uh, wait, no. It does not matter. It's right here in my bag. Anyway, I already miss you. Sige nay, bye bye.”
She got a quick spotlight in a promotional trailer during the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) in early December. Leaks have been rampant—from dataminers to an accidental Riot associate slip-up—but official teases confirm her vibrant personality.
No exact date yet, but with the current act ending January 10, expect Neon in the next patch. Stay tuned for Riot's patch notes—we've covered every agent drop since launch.
