Neon
由 Ryan CowlesRaised in Manila, Philippines, Tala Nicole Dimaapi Valdez is a radiant empowered by her bioelectricity which has enlaced itself with Earth's radianite mesh, the layer that separates the realities of Alpha Earth and Omega Earth. A young but former veteran at K-SEC, she was recruited by the VALORANT Protocol as part of their Omega Project, specifically to utilize her electric abilities as they attempted to power an Alpha-Omega teleporter. Accepting a position there as their nineteenth agent, "Neon", Valdez left her home to join the Protocol and helped them to establish a stable connection to finally allow the VP to cross over to Omega Earth. Personality “ "You made me care. Big mistake" — Neon (Ace) With her electrifying speed allowing her to charge into the heat of the battle, Neon is not one who can promise her allies that she'll stay out of harm's way. While she is confident in her abilities and the value it can bring during gunfights, she can sometimes struggle to control her electric powers and thus makes it a point to keep them in check at all times. Neon has strong and close ties with her family; as soon as she arrived at the VALORANT Protocol headquarters, she made sure to call her parents to update them on the news.[17] According to Chamber, Neon has a strong sense of service which she gets from her family. She also cares a lot for her teammates during missions, reminding them to take care and to stay alive because as she states, she hates making new friends.