Although Valorant has over five years of history already, the truth is that, compared to other FPS, Riot Games' title doesn't have plenty of characters. This isn't necessarily bad, by any means; in fact it's arguably a good decision as it makes the overall experience less overwhelming.
However, slowly but steadily, Riot Games increase the number of playable agents in the game. With 28 playable characters and as we approach the end of Champions 2025, now is the perfect time to welcome a new Valorant agent. Fortunately, rumors and leaks are already all over social media and we finally know that the new Valorant agent will be a Senegalese Sentinel called Veto.
Keep on reading to know more about Valorant's new agent Veto:
Who is Valorant's new agent?
Valorant's new agent is Veto. He is Senegalese and will be Valorant's 29th agent after the additions of Tejo and Waylay.
He will be the first Sentinel added to Valorant since Vyse was released in August 2024. He will also be the third agent from Africa, as Valorant's current only African agents are Cypher and Astra.
What do we know about Valorant's new agent Veto?
Unfortunately, not much has been revealed about Valorant's agent 29, Veto. The only information we have about the operator are his nationality, role, and description.
Here's a look at the agent description of Veto, leaked by the popular Valorant leaker, ValorLeaks:
While nothing has been revealed about Veto's abilities, based on the agent's name and his description, we expect his "genetic mutation" allows him to cancel the enemies' abilities. As his description says, Veto's Radivore Mutation "shuts down and gets rid of enemy effects" which could be a very cool and useful ability to have in a meta that feels extremely overwhelming due to some agents' powers.
So far, we only have a name, a role, a nationality, and a description. Therefore, it makes it a bit difficult to exactly predict how the new agent will adapt to Valorant's meta. However, we believe Veto could completely change Valorant's meta and be a very needed agent from now on.
When will Valorant reveal Veto?
Valorant will reveal the new agent Veto on October 5, 2025, right before the start of the Champions 2025 grand finals.
As in previous international VCT competitions, we expect selected players and streamers to try out Veto in front of the Paris crowd in a special show match. There, we will likely be able to create a solid opinion about Veto, right before his release.
When will Valorant release Veto?
Veto's release date hasn't been made official yet. However, we expect Valorant to release Veto alongside Patch 11.08, which is expected to be released on October 14 or October 15, depending on the region.
The exact release date of Veto will be revealed before the Champions 2025 grand finals. However, we will update this article as soon as more information about Veto is leaked.
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