InitiatorGekko the Angeleno leads a tight-knit crew of calamitous creatures. His buddies bound forward, scattering enemies out of the way, with Gekko chasing them down to regroup and go again.
CEQUIP <whitebold>Mosh</>. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE to lob. On landing, create a zone that deals low <debuffred>damage</> over time before exploding, dealing high <debuffred>damage</> to all players. Reverts to a <whitebold>Globule</>.
Bought with credits at the start of a round, and lost when you die.
QEQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Wingman</>. FIRE to send it forward. <debuffred>Chases</> the first enemy it sees, <debuffred>concussing</> on impact. ALT FIRE to have <whitebold>Wingman</> plant or defuse at a targeted bomb site. Reverts to a <whitebold>Globule</>.
Bought with credits at the start of a round, and lost when you die.
EEQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Dizzy</>. FIRE to throw. Fires plasma at enemies in line of sight, <debuffred>blinding</> them. Reverts to a <whitebold>Globule</>.
The signature ability — free every round, and on some agents it recharges through play rather than being bought.
XEQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Thrash</>. FIRE to take control. FIRE again to lunge and explode, <debuffred>detaining</> all players. FIRE while lunging to explode early. Reverts to a <whitebold>Globule</> only once.
Charged by ultimate orbs, kills, deaths and planting or defusing the spike.
Gekko’s abilities transform into a <whitebold>Globule</> after use. INTERACT to reclaim nearby <whitebold>Globules</> to gain another charge after a short cooldown.
Always active. It costs nothing and can't be bought, lost or charged.
They clear the way in. Reveals, flashes and displacement let a team enter a site without walking blind into held angles.
Two of Gekko's abilities are bought with credits each round and lost on death. Dizzy is the signature ability, so it's free every round, and Thrash is the ultimate — it can't be bought at all, it charges through play.
Gekko also has a passive, Globule, which is always active and costs nothing.
Gekko is a Initiator. They clear the way in. Reveals, flashes and displacement let a team enter a site without walking blind into held angles.
Gekko's ultimate is Thrash, bound to X. EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Thrash</>. FIRE to take control. FIRE again to lunge and explode, <debuffred>detaining</> all players. FIRE while lunging to explode early. Reverts to a <whitebold>Globule</> only once.
Dizzy. EQUIP a destructible <whitebold>Dizzy</>. FIRE to throw. Fires plasma at enemies in line of sight, <debuffred>blinding</> them. Reverts to a <whitebold>Globule</>.
Gekko has 5 abilities in total: Mosh Pit, Wingman, Dizzy, Thrash, Globule.
No, Gekko was added after release — only 5 of the current agents shipped with the game at launch.
Gekko has to be unlocked, like every agent beyond the starting few. You do that with Kingdom Credits earned by playing, or with VALORANT Points if you would rather not wait. Unlocking is permanent and no agent is ever sold as a stronger option — the roster is balanced, not tiered by price.
There are 7 in the Initiator role: Gekko, Fade, Breach, Tejo, KAY/O, Skye, Sova. Roles are the game's own grouping, not a community one, and they describe the job an agent does for the team rather than how strong they are.
Two of every agent's abilities are bought with credits at the start of a round and lost when you die. The signature is free on a cooldown, and the ultimate cannot be bought at all — it charges from kills, deaths, spike plants and orbs.
Gekko was added after launch. Only 5 of the current roster shipped with the game, and the agents added since tend to carry more conditional or setup-heavy abilities than the originals.
During development Gekko went by the internal codename Aggrobot, which is the name that still appears in the game files.
There are 30 playable agents in total, 7 of them in the Initiator role.
The other 6 agents who fill the Initiator role. If you like how Gekko plays, these are the closest thing to a lateral move — same job on the team, different tools.
Interactions involving Gekko, from either side — what their abilities do to other agents’ utility, and what other agents can do to theirs.
Gekko Wingman cannot affect Sage Barrier Orb
Wingman needs a walkable path to reach a site or a player. A full wall across his route stops him like any other body — he does not climb or break it.
