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Valorant's sneaky Cypher looks like he escaped from a Mad Magazine comic strip

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A new gameplay teaser showcases Cypher's talent for subterfuge.

(Image credit: Riot Games)

The Valorant closed beta is now underway (and a big hit), but Riot isn't putting the brakes on its weekly series of character reveals. Today we got a look at Cypher, a Moroccan master of subterfuge who looks like a refugee from a Spy vs Spy strip.

That may be intentional, because spying is what Cypher does. The video showcases his Cyber Cage, a trap that slows enemies who through it, and Signature, a manually-operated remote camera that fires tracking darts at enemies, revealing their location. 

Cypher also has a Trapwire (no, not tripwire, Trapwire) that he can place between walls that will briefly restrain and reveal enemies, and his ultimate, Neural Theft, enables him to use a dead enemy to reveal the locations of all remaining opponents.

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Andy Chalk
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Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he ed the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.