What are Gekko’s abilities in VALORANT

Gekko is the latest initiator to join the VALORANT Agent list. The new agent is quite unique with its abilities and uses four buddies to do its bidding during the match. Here’s what we know of Gekko’s abilities in VALORANT.

Equip: Dizzy Fire to send Dizzy soaring forward through the air. Dizzy charges and then unleashes plasma blasts at enemies in line of sight. Enemies hit by her plasma are blinded. When Dizzy expires she reverts into a dormant globule 

Interact: To reclaim the globule and gain another Dizzy charge after a short cooldown.

Gekko can throw Dizzy through the air. Dizzy charges and then blasts (plasma blast) at enemies who are then blinded. The best thing about Dizzy is that after being used once, it turns into a globule which can then be collected by Gekko for another charge.

Equip: Wingman FIRE to send Wingman forward seeking enemies. Wingman unleashes a concussive blast toward the first enemy he sees.

Alt Fire: When targeting a spike site or planted Spike to have Wingman defuse or plant the spike. To plant, Gekko must have the Spike in his inventory. When Wingman expires, he reverts into a dormant globule.

Interact: To reclaim the globule and gain another Wingman charge after a short cooldown.

The signature Gekko ability, Wingman can plant or defuse the spike. But while that is the trademark motive, Wingman also can concuss enemies in its path. The wingman expires after a period of about 20-30 seconds. To plant or defuse the spike, you have to use alt fire. Normal fire means you will concuss enemies.

Equip: Mosh

Fire: To throw Mosh like a grenade

ALT Fire: To throw underhand.

Upon landing, Mosh duplicates across a large area then after a short delay explodes.

Moshpit is very useful to clear out nooks and crannies. You can throw the Moshpit similar to a grenade and clear some areas. The area covered by Mosh is massive, so this is probably one of the most underrated abilities for Gekko.

Equip: Thrash

Fire: To link with Thrash’s Mind and steer her through enemy territory.

Activate: To lunge forward and explode, detaining any enemies in a small radius. When Thrash expires she reverts into a dormant globule 

Interact: To reclaim the globule and gain another Thrash charge after a short cooldown. Thrash can be reclaimed once.

You can steer Thrash towards enemies (it works similar to Skye's flash). You can activate it to lunge forward. If it hits the enemy, it will detain them. The detain is pretty powerful when used in combination with other Gekko abilities.

Gekko can also collect his ultimate after it expires to gain another charge. The ability to collect it for another charge is something that is completely unique.

Gekko releases on March 7, 2023, along with VALORANT Season 6 Episode 2. The Agent’s release will be accompanied by

Gekko’s abilities are unique in VALORANT. Riot has a system for naming abilities in VALORANT, but Gekko’s unique format meant that his buddies also needed names. 

Deciding what to call Gekko’s abilities was a unique challenge compared to past Agents. We have a set of guidelines for naming abilities, but from the outset, Gekko’s abilities had an additional criteria in the mix; each ability was also one of Gekko’s buddies, characters unto themselves. And characters need names. So the challenge quickly became: what can we call each ability that also works as the creature’s nickname.? It proved tricky finding the right name that worked well enough as gameplay clalout a swell as a nickname that Gekko himself would actually call each creature. After an extended bit of back and forth, we finally landed on Dizzy, Wingman, Thrash,and Mosh Pit (shortened to “Mosh” for the creature’s nickname,” Joe Killeen, Narrative Writer.

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