Riot Video games has made an anime reference in VALORANT via the Episode Six battle cross.
Akira is without doubt one of the most iconic anime films on the earth. Launched in 1998 the action-packed movie tells the story of the Japanese authorities dropping an atomic bomb on Tokyo after experiments on youngsters go improper. The story follows Shōtarō Kaneda who’s pictured strolling towards his well-known purple bike on the duvet of the movie. Kaneda is the chief of the capsule gang and is on a quest to save lots of his buddy Tetsuo Shima.
This imagery has been recreated within the newest battle cross with VALORANT’s solely Japanese agent Yoru. Yoru, who already had an identical jacket to Kaneda, might be seen strolling in the direction of his personal bike to instantly reference the movie. This isn’t the primary time that VALORANT has created different media references inside their battle cross content material however this is without doubt one of the first official anime references within the sport. Gamers can receive the Akira-inspired participant card by buying the VALORANT battle cross and making it via the varied tiers.
Like all participant playing cards the picture will change based mostly on if the participant is ready within the foyer display or if they’re ready within the loading display for the map. When the Yoru participant card is turned sideways it should simply image his blue bike as an alternative. Akira isn’t the one anime to be referenced in Episode Six. The battle cross additionally includes a Dragon Ball reference within the type of a twig that footage Phoenix and Yoru bent over touching fingers collectively. Episode Six launches on Jan. 10 with the discharge of a brand new Act in addition to a brand new map titled Lotus.
