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Jun 22, 2022 21 tweets 6 min read Read on X
Ok guys I'll get back to posting art soon I promise, but here's another #Valorant lore thread for now which is kind of a follow up on my last thread. This thread revolves around what happened in Fracture and Chamber's role. speculation inbound: Image
My apologies in advance for the long thread
The first impression after watching Chambers causing the explosion is that he is mercilessly just murdering some scientists for an ulterior motive, I am going to disagree with that assumption based on evidence and clues we've been given.
If you go around that map you can get a feel of how secretive and nontransparent the facility was from the posters alone. You also get the sense of a hopeful attitude on Alpha side and an urgent one on Omega's side. (note no mention of trust on Omega posters): ImageImage
Then there are emails exchanged between Oran McEneff And Ruben Pontes from Alpha & Omega Earths respectively.
Those interactions made the scientists in fracture personable to us, more than just npcs that we did not meet or know. ImageImage
After reading their emails we get glimpses into their personalities and families and passions.
This paired with KJ's reaction makes their deaths for us more impactful and emotionally involves us with a tragic event that otherwise we probably could ignore.
We know that Alpha & Omega Chambers have an agreement between them, we're not aware of the details but part of it involved stopping the Large Radian Collider in Fracture Facility.
There are evidence to show us that shooting the collider was probably the last resort for him.
There's been other incidents around people involved in that project including the chief engineer, Thomas Poe, going missing. we can't say for certain if Chamber was responsible for his disappearance in anyway yet but that definitely hinders finishing the collider project. Image
If you've been around Fracture in custom game mode with the ghost mode on, you probably have been to teleporter lobby in Omega Kingdom section towards the A site. And maybe you have come across the sign pictured below.This can be a big Key for us to understand Chamber in Fracture ImageImage
My theory based on clues is that Chamber was put in a situation that he had to make a choice between one evil and another. The biggest clue we have is this picture from a security camera that has taken part of Chamber's head and shoulders one day before the explosion. Image
There's a coded message in the numbers you see there. It says: Between Scylla and Charybdis, but what does that mean?
Between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils"
Now, where can we find more on story of Scylla and Charybdis? The answer is Homer's Odyssey
Scylla and Charybdis were mythical sea monsters noted in Greek mythology on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Calabria in Italy
Scylla was a six headed sea monster and Charybdis was a huge whirlpool. Image
In Homer's account, Odysseus (a legendary Greek king) was advised to steer his ship to pass by Scylla and lose only a few sailors, rather than risk the loss of his entire ship in the whirlpool. And that's what he does. He loses 6 men but saves the ship and the rest of his crew.
In the lore of Valorant, Chamber is in Odysseus's place having to make a choice between Scylla ( blowing up the facility and losing scientists (sailors)) or Charybdis which is the alternative and what could happen if the Large Radian Collider launched successfully.
Chamber chooses to shoot the collider,causing the deaths of some scientists in the process but he is preventing something far more disastrous, but what's that event? it still has not been revealed to us. In Fracture he is in a situation where there's NO correct decision.
The choice is only between bad and worse, so he chooses bad.

This theory also aligns with what Fade mentioned in Chamber's Dossier, that he was doing what he really believed was absolutely necessary and for that he can not stand to be seen as the villain. Image
We know that Chamber was Chief weapons designer for Kingdom Industries based on his card. I wonder if he noticed plans for some Radianite based weapon and the clues led him to Fracture.
What's more Chamber's plan may still not be over, but it does settle that his intentions are not really evil. The Odysseus parallel kinda can explain the possible crown symbolism in his logo on his back as well... tho it is a very diverse logo and can be seen as different things.
Fun little fact, The Odyssey story continues in Pearl, take a look at this building (note the two globes on each side): Image

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Jun 26
🥸Hey,it's your local #VALORANT lore dealer again this time with Patch 9.00 analysis and we got a lot to go through:

⏹️New Email from Sage
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Once again I am in the middle of working on an art piece and here with another Valorant #Lore theory thread... This time hopefully smaller than the last one. Speculation inbound 🧵:
I'm guessing the pyramid we see in L'Accord trailer that is holding Brimstone prisoner is actually something Omega Astra used to escape Brim finding out about her. There's going to be a fair bit of speculation and I'll explain it further below. Image
I think Omega Astra actually came to check what happened in the Fracture facility after both Chambers shot the reactor. The reason I think Omega Astra could have come to check it out is what Alpha Astra is telling Brim in this Email: Image
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Jul 20, 2022
I'm working on my next art piece right now but could not help but make one more #Valorant #Lore Theory thread in the meantime, this time focusing on Pearl. This is a follow up again on my Odyssey theory thread which you can find here:
What I'm going to discuss here is the rooster motifs we see all over the B side of the map & what it could possibly mean. The best example of these rooster motifs can be seen on the double doors in mid section. small rooster statues as well as floor tiles bearing the sign. ImageImage
The map Pearl is located in Lisbon,Portugal. So let's start by looking into the significance of rooster as a symbol in Portuguese culture. In Portugal, the rooster is a symbol of faith, good luck & justice based on the legend of the "Old rooster of Barcelos" or "Galo de Barcelos" Image
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Jun 21, 2022
#Valorant Lore Theory: The method Alpha Earth uses to reach Omega earth is not the same method Omega earth uses to get to Alpha. The portals the Omega agents use are a far more advanced tech than the ones Alpha acquire through Chamber getting the blueprints. Look at these pics: ImageImage
Now look at Phoenix coming back from Alpha earth mission on Duality cinematic in a frame by frame manner. A portal opens, Phoenix walks through and the portal closes. ImageImageImageImage
Alpha Valorant Protocol got their hands on inter-dimensional portal blueprint through Chamber getting it from Fracture. I think it is safe to consider the portals Omega Kingdom shared with Alpha Kingdom were very outdated in their own world.
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