List of references I missed. Will continue to update based on the info that comes out or things you guys find 00:18 Use .25 speed and you will see in the beginning four player behind the riot games logo. In the order they appear -> Boaster (emea), Kang kang (china), Demon1 (Americas), and either something or forsaken (Apac) 2:33 kang kang 4k on haven that appears at the background of him dancing ua-cam.com/video/HUNZJ0mNvdk/v-deo.html 02:33 Could also be a reference to kang kang rapping at master tokyo ua-cam.com/video/EUPyNEhBAY8/v-deo.html 02:22 Meant to spell nAts instead of NatZ. still not 100% sure if its him though 07:45 They're not actually blood cousins (my bad she got me good lol) 8:23 the people around the thorns are could be Cryo (or pANcada) , Boaster , Forsaken and Smoggy. Each representing one of the four regions in vct.
overstylization def led to a lot of people being confused on the MV, but knowing who everyone is, this is honestly a great tribute video imo, all the players look so cool in the champions style :3
Just a point at 6:36 you say c0m did not have to go for the knife. I will point out he stated in an interview that (and you can see at 6:47 his stinger is out of ammo after shooting at stax, so he kinda did have to go for knife
Well, I'd have to watch the interview again bc I remembered he said that "He did it cause he wanted to". I don't remember he mentioned anything about stinger.
This very much clears things up a guess I have at 8:23 is that all the people that are shown with the spikes are kinda the faces of each region with the first person repping apac being like Jinggg or forsaken again then boaster then the third person being possibly Tenz again??? Then smoggy. Idk tho it’s a wild theory/ guess I have.
I have a feeling its Cryo , Boaster , Forsaken and Smoggy . Forsaken you can tell cause its the same clothes as the neon shot if you see the jacket. So that means the first guy has to be from Americas who wears one earring . I think it could be cryo cause they show his clip but the earring is throwing me off . Could be some Latam or Brazil player then?
yo nice video! i love, love this championship theme and clip, but i think the main problem of it is that the players are practically impossible to tell from each other without context clues. The style is nice, but I think they can still improve on it. Anyways ty for the compilation again!
Valorant is such a fast-changing game. Boaster’s 4K with the OP at 8:44 is from a VCT match, but from today’s standards, it looks like a T2 or T3 game. The speed at which this game evolves is crazy
I thought that as well but I think there’s a slight difference in their jackets/coats. I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes out that person was Atakaptan though
@@marctan9087 he only won 2. My theory is that they had the main animation ready and for the other 2 they mightve had other players as well, but if they didnt make it they could just quickly draw a stand in (like another boaster maybe)
5:57 i think its tarik bc why would it be aspas whit zekken whe ntarik was(or still is idk) for sen and zekken plays for sen too/ 6:26 it would have been so coolf it was jonqt
Yeah the more I look at it the more I believe it is Tarik. The person on the truck is wearing different clothes than the person in the molten lava area
The one man behind Kang Kang could be Patitek, he also weares glasses and has been a substitute of MiniBoo during Master Shanghai. The fact that he's comming out of this hole can refere to that moment he had to instead of MiniBoo that made us discover him.
@zulpro9231 bro people in China alone is 1 million people watching grand final, valorant official champ channel alone is peak 800k I think live view across multiple platform
For me it's crazy how the best player in the world currently didn't receive a more specific tribute in the video... I can't tell if it's really aspas, and if it is, it doesn't even seem like it
@@novidadedodia2693 honestly yeah aspas and demon 1 got done dirty they don't even look like themselves and not including aspas-es kill recording breaking matches highlights was a massive L
@@novidadedodia2693 honestly yeah aspas and demon 1 got done dirty they don't even look like themselves and not including aspas-es kill recording breaking matches highlights was a massive L
@@novidadedodia2693 honestly yeah aspas and demon 1 got done dirty they don't even look like themselves and not including aspas-es kill recording breaking matches highlights was a massive L
6:30 that is zekken driving and if u ask why is he driving the truck is because his raze party time hits like a truck. remmeber when zekken killed someone in split on mid with ult but the other raze on the opposite team same spot same angle didn't get the kill
rhyme is more likely, he was Giants' IGL last year when they made Champs. This video was confirmed to have started production before last year's season ended. TenZ with the Masters Madrid trophy was noted as a last minute addition, Sayf being here makes little to no sense.
I think Sayf might make sense too since team liquid also won emea regional tournament last year. It’s just that the person on there looks tall and kinda thicker than sayf. Their build looks very similar to rhyme I said sheydos cause he won with gambit and saw some pictures of him with short hair on the internet. Plus he is sitting on top of one the trophies.
guy at 4:28 is probably sayf or rhyme. i would lean more towards sayf since he won EMEA title last year as one of the best duelists and because rhyme retired last year.
@@glowingguest ah yeah lol ... I got that 😂 ... I thought u meant it was dirty from Riot ... for like a VCT lore thing that I forgot ... anyways have a good day
I think too, he is too good also, for me it's crazy how the best player in the world currently (aspas) didn't receive a more specific tribute in the video... I can't tell if it's aspas, and if it is, it doesn't even seem like it
Fair. I kinda meant like last year’s circuit out of the ones who played in tier 1 and in GC. I don’t think this video referenced any challengers players or moments
The only thing that shocks me is that they gave more time to FNATIC than they gave to almost every other region as a whole, even among the goats (Demon1 gets his short time, Aspas (for me the real goat) almost doesn’t appear AND TENZ HAS ONE SINGLE FRAME BRO) Yay, Cned and Natz are forgotten, u might say is because they are not playing champions but even saadhak has his moment and he didn’t make it also (his appearance is well deserved though, but he only appears to make ANOTHER REFERENCE TO FNATIC) I just don’t understand why fnatic took that much time on screen since they never got to be world champions in fact and nowadays they are far to be the best team in the world. Riot just loves EMEA and that’s it
I think a lot of this was based off of the 2023 season and some of the things that happened earlier this year. I'm sure a project like this takes time. It's not like they started this after master shanghai ended. I heard they began after champs 2023 ended and last year fnatic did have the best season among all the teams. Next year's video will probably give more love to the likes of gen g, sen, aspas, and others.
List of references I missed. Will continue to update based on the info that comes out or things you guys find
00:18 Use .25 speed and you will see in the beginning four player behind the riot games logo. In the order they appear -> Boaster (emea), Kang kang (china), Demon1 (Americas), and either something or forsaken (Apac)
2:33 kang kang 4k on haven that appears at the background of him dancing ua-cam.com/video/HUNZJ0mNvdk/v-deo.html
02:33 Could also be a reference to kang kang rapping at master tokyo ua-cam.com/video/EUPyNEhBAY8/v-deo.html
02:22 Meant to spell nAts instead of NatZ. still not 100% sure if its him though
07:45 They're not actually blood cousins (my bad she got me good lol)
8:23 the people around the thorns are could be Cryo (or pANcada) , Boaster , Forsaken and Smoggy. Each representing one of the four regions in vct.
The iso 1v3 on icebox could be a reference to TLN ban's icebox ace on iso against RRQ
The one representing Americas is similar to kingg
I feel like 0:18 is something for apac
forgot to add, on the 8:23 part
00:18 isn’t the last guy NAVI Suygetsu?
nice vid bro, i think you hit every reference, the guy that isn´t recognizable after boaster appears in the middle of thorns could be the new agent
new character is believed to be a female but maybe
@@ImFeelinXtrayeah it has a female-like figure as seen on abyss’s cell
@@ImFeelinXtraKnowing Riot, could be some asexual plantlike agent.
@@Sg190th nah probably trans woman since they need the full "lgbtq" in there
@@shinewymncould be a feminine guy
2:55 its probably monyet imo..if u look closely it highly resembles him..monyet's omen tp on sunset was quite remarkable
True, I can see that as well
does't monyet have glass tho?
The character doesn't wear glasses so it can't be monyet
it is probably mindfreak because later in the video you will see jinggg and forsaken in the same location
overstylization def led to a lot of people being confused on the MV, but knowing who everyone is, this is honestly a great tribute video imo, all the players look so cool in the champions style :3
Just a point at 6:36 you say c0m did not have to go for the knife. I will point out he stated in an interview that (and you can see at 6:47 his stinger is out of ammo after shooting at stax, so he kinda did have to go for knife
Well, I'd have to watch the interview again bc I remembered he said that "He did it cause he wanted to". I don't remember he mentioned anything about stinger.
@@felixperez6940 that might have been the other time he knifed aaay at Tokyo on pearl?
i was just literally wishing for a video like this to exist, thanks for breaking the references down!
I was hoping for a CGRS rng-ed s0m
8:12 reference to something11
Pearl 4k shorty finish if im correct
@@AdamSz27 yes, its definitely his face on jett. and yes its those pearl -4, after this they nerf jett)))
was about to say, that was very iconic, he missed it
8:23 is likely Pancada (earring) and 8:27 is Cryo (as shown by clip later on pearl)
agree on the cryo one is very obvious
This very much clears things up a guess I have at 8:23 is that all the people that are shown with the spikes are kinda the faces of each region with the first person repping apac being like Jinggg or forsaken again then boaster then the third person being possibly Tenz again??? Then smoggy. Idk tho it’s a wild theory/ guess I have.
I have a feeling its Cryo , Boaster , Forsaken and Smoggy . Forsaken you can tell cause its the same clothes as the neon shot if you see the jacket. So that means the first guy has to be from Americas who wears one earring . I think it could be cryo cause they show his clip but the earring is throwing me off . Could be some Latam or Brazil player then?
@@Wallflow3ryeah I can definitely see that. Good finds
@@Wallflow3r I guess that could make sense since demon1 and Ethan were mentioned even though they didn’t make champs
yo nice video! i love, love this championship theme and clip, but i think the main problem of it is that the players are practically impossible to tell from each other without context clues. The style is nice, but I think they can still improve on it.
Anyways ty for the compilation again!
Yeah it was a great music video. I had to rewatch it so many times and now the song is stuck in my head. I love it though lol
Valorant is such a fast-changing game. Boaster’s 4K with the OP at 8:44 is from a VCT match, but from today’s standards, it looks like a T2 or T3 game. The speed at which this game evolves is crazy
2:19 instead of Enzo i think its AtaKaptan because of his jaw that you can see later in the video
I thought that as well but I think there’s a slight difference in their jackets/coats. I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes out that person was Atakaptan though
2:15 this character has the EMEA green color behind it so people have been saying its W00t
2:19 im pretty sure thats literally boaster 3 times
it has to be enzo
I also thinknis boaster three times since he won 3 major tournaments
@@marctan9087 he only won 2. My theory is that they had the main animation ready and for the other 2 they mightve had other players as well, but if they didnt make it they could just quickly draw a stand in (like another boaster maybe)
@@belgianfootball4529 oh my bad I thot it was 3
Also 8:11 is Cryo ACE on Pearl vs MIBR when he did a 360 knives on last kill
That's not cryo that's Sayaplayer using knifes and got 4 kills
@@akitski021 wtf really? Looks like the same clip when Cryo got his
5:57 i think its tarik bc why would it be aspas whit zekken whe ntarik was(or still is idk) for sen and zekken plays for sen too/
6:26 it would have been so coolf it was jonqt
Yeah the more I look at it the more I believe it is Tarik. The person on the truck is wearing different clothes than the person in the molten lava area
2:06 im pretty sure is CHICHOO
No its got to be from EMEA since the background is green
I was waiting for a video like. No way am I figuring out who everyone is. Thanks :)
I was waitingg for thissss!!! yess
Dope video good effort
Appreciate it!
The one man behind Kang Kang could be Patitek, he also weares glasses and has been a substitute of MiniBoo during Master Shanghai. The fact that he's comming out of this hole can refere to that moment he had to instead of MiniBoo that made us discover him.
these are all from last years vct, so nope.
4:07 2 bros chillin' in a hot tub - ay that's not 5ft!!!
Underrated dude
They try to make KangKang as the face of valorant, while it is Aspas and Tenz.
To be fair, outside of lock//in aspas and tenz had a quite 2023 while kang kang had a meteoric rise
The video was supposed to be a callback of vct 2023, so it's valid
kangkang is china's biggest star, i wouldnt be surprised if he was already more popular than aspas globaly, tenz tho i doubt it but maybe
@@ThatNerdKaizenYou cannot be the face of Valorant if you haven't win a trophy.
@zulpro9231 bro people in China alone is 1 million people watching grand final, valorant official champ channel alone is peak 800k I think live view across multiple platform
The only play you missed was the Odin spray kill in between the two boaster clips (Astra Op and Viper 4K)
i think 8:27 might be cryo but idk if its meant to be all emea guys
4:10 my three goats!
BRO U MISSED KANGKANG 4k HAVEN CLIP at 2:33
omg you're right, thanks for catching that
bro changed his username and thought we wouldnt notice
Dang you got me lol, what gave it away? /s
@@ThatNerdKaizen the wind felt off today idk man
Aspas is way hotter irl ngl 😭
For me it's crazy how the best player in the world currently didn't receive a more specific tribute in the video... I can't tell if it's really aspas, and if it is, it doesn't even seem like it
@@novidadedodia2693 honestly yeah aspas and demon 1 got done dirty they don't even look like themselves and not including aspas-es kill recording breaking matches highlights was a massive L
@@novidadedodia2693 honestly yeah aspas and demon 1 got done dirty they don't even look like themselves and not including aspas-es kill recording breaking matches highlights was a massive L
@@novidadedodia2693 honestly yeah aspas and demon 1 got done dirty they don't even look like themselves and not including aspas-es kill recording breaking matches highlights was a massive L
@@pendrive4realBro's so honest , wrote it 3 times
Why did the forsaken scene look like something straight out of JJK? 🔥
Yow Jessievash was included? Let's GO!
Watching this after the grand finals feels weird, so many kang kang appearances, was he just destined to be the MVP?
I loovee how they included smoggy so much
6:30 that is zekken driving and if u ask why is he driving the truck is because his raze party time hits like a truck. remmeber when zekken killed someone in split on mid with ult but the other raze on the opposite team same spot same angle didn't get the kill
not putting aspas marshall ace against 100t was a crime from riot
8:28 / 8:35 probably is Cryo based off the clips but that’s an assumption .>.
Love the video though!!! Was so helpful 🔥
Makes complete sense now that you mention it
Amazing video! Having a better understanding of all the references really helps me appreciate the music video more. Thanks so much!
2:55 My guess would be Laz just from the looks, not sure if it's a reference to Omen
forsaken jing and mindfreak got their own domain expansions 🔥🔥🗣🗣
6:08 JESSIEVASHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SUPPORT FROM THE PHILIPPINESSSS!!!!
Great video, definitely made better than the one I made with all the new info!
putting tenz next to aspas and d1 is crime bro - no hate to him, but that space should be yay's - leader of their times
I like aspas, it could be all four tbh
crazy how all but 1 are/should be relegated. skrossi doesn’t deserve any of this hate…
The finished chamber merchant
Forsaken scene just make me miss he playing duelist especially neon
my speculation is that chamber is probably yay😂😂😂
8:22 this might sound weird but NOBODY has pancada's lips LOL
8:02 ig it was that famous something’s (prx) clip on pearl
Prx never run Harbor on pearl, it's T1 comp, Saya on jett
4:27 this has to be sayf, the baldhead and glasses, sheydos makes no sense tbh
rhyme is more likely, he was Giants' IGL last year when they made Champs. This video was confirmed to have started production before last year's season ended. TenZ with the Masters Madrid trophy was noted as a last minute addition, Sayf being here makes little to no sense.
I think Sayf might make sense too since team liquid also won emea regional tournament last year. It’s just that the person on there looks tall and kinda thicker than sayf. Their build looks very similar to rhyme
I said sheydos cause he won with gambit and saw some pictures of him with short hair on the internet. Plus he is sitting on top of one the trophies.
4:50 the whole audience be shocked, bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
guy at 4:28 is probably sayf or rhyme. i would lean more towards sayf since he won EMEA title last year as one of the best duelists and because rhyme retired last year.
8:27 is for sure cryo bcos they show his clip before showing that shot
6:11 is jinggg?
The shades on Sova (Jessievash) are Blue on top and Red at the bottom referring to PH flag 🇵🇭 Just my take 🤷🏻♂️😊
4:26 it’s Sayf I’m pretty sure. Look up pictures of when he had a buzz cut and it looks like him
No its not, the trophy below his feet is Master Berlin TROPHY, SayF didn't won that Sheydos does with Gambit Esport
@@rpchn5698 you’re right I didn’t see that
1:07 isnt this a talon game? i feel like there was a iso play from Ban recently?
Tarik in chat when kingg showed chat
The player behind Kangkang might be Chichoo from EDG
3:44 Let's go AtaKaptan! # FUTWIN
11:01 thats enerii from smg i think
Did you spot that girl with huge nockers
8:27 it's f0rsakeN
good catch, the outfit is the same with the one when he use neon's ult
2:20 Natz?
Meant to say nAts but maybe autocorrect messed me up
6:21 Mixwell
not people thinking flor and mel are actually cousins 😅
🤦♂️well she got me good
I am sad they did not add the clip of jammpi 1v4 clutch with chamber and 2 last kills on chamber on 1 bullet same with headhunter
U forgot whyz's judge 4 kills clip
11:19 she is vania from g2 gozen
forsaken hits different also tenz
8:23 my guess is pancada
THE ZEKKEN ONE WAAS DIRTYYYY
can u explain if u plz
@@NF_Enjoyer he said the one driving the truck could be zekken but he said how could zekken drive cuz zekken is known for being very short
@@glowingguest ah yeah lol ... I got that 😂 ... I thought u meant it was dirty from Riot ... for like a VCT lore thing that I forgot ... anyways have a good day
foresaken looks sick af
The first time you see Demon one that is not Demon one that is Ethan prove me wrong
the new agent is in this video with the “?”
6:10 bro im 80% sure this is leo from fnatic? and not mindfreak but who knows
blue theme represents pacific :D
They should have added something 😢
I think too, he is too good
also, for me it's crazy how the best player in the world currently (aspas) didn't receive a more specific tribute in the video... I can't tell if it's aspas, and if it is, it doesn't even seem like it
nerd kaizen you forgot the kayo knife phoenix the legendary scream getting knifed moment
Check 7:18
Damn no love for something
6:14 isnt aspas? same clothes as the first appearence
11:30 Respectfully, Florescent is not even close to being the greatest youngest player. Reduxx is younger and a league above him.
Fair. I kinda meant like last year’s circuit out of the ones who played in tier 1 and in GC. I don’t think this video referenced any challengers players or moments
8:23 es kingg
8:02 this is something and foresaken no? Cuz it's harbour and Jett in somethings debut
There’s a chamber and iso on the other side. Can’t think of game where Jett, iso, chamber, and harbor were all played in. Maybe in the GC scene?
@@ThatNerdKaizen Iso on Pearl 🤨
@@ThatNerdKaizen oh mb i didnt see iso there
Pacific girl is 100% Enerii
Great video!
Happy to see jessievash lol
great breakdown bro
No GENG players is insane and could've put CGRS as he was the best 6th man in VCT History
they ought to keep it that way 😇
Yo its f'ed how they didn't include our bald king derke
Queria ver referência a jogada do Aspas, ele é sempre insano nos giros dele de jett
11:16 isnt Ange1 older than him??
maybe im wrong
Excelente video 👌
The highlights and pros they choosed to mention are upsetting IMO
The only thing that shocks me is that they gave more time to FNATIC than they gave to almost every other region as a whole, even among the goats (Demon1 gets his short time, Aspas (for me the real goat) almost doesn’t appear AND TENZ HAS ONE SINGLE FRAME BRO)
Yay, Cned and Natz are forgotten, u might say is because they are not playing champions but even saadhak has his moment and he didn’t make it also (his appearance is well deserved though, but he only appears to make ANOTHER REFERENCE TO FNATIC)
I just don’t understand why fnatic took that much time on screen since they never got to be world champions in fact and nowadays they are far to be the best team in the world. Riot just loves EMEA and that’s it
I think a lot of this was based off of the 2023 season and some of the things that happened earlier this year. I'm sure a project like this takes time. It's not like they started this after master shanghai ended. I heard they began after champs 2023 ended and last year fnatic did have the best season among all the teams. Next year's video will probably give more love to the likes of gen g, sen, aspas, and others.
thats demon 1 in th center againsr drx.
5:53 looks NOTHING like Demon1. Riot didn’t do a good job capturing pros at all, only Aspas looks similar
why didnt you break down the clip at 1:06 im sure that is from a game
Pretty sure it's from recent game since Iso only been played on stage 2
why does riot love edg so much
Something where?
3:33 looks more oike LOUD Less
Well, riot likes EMEA just a little…
No one from GEN G?
I am surprised that most of fnc aren’t because they have been in the top of the world since 2021😢