Klara Böhringer, better known as Killjoy, isn't just another sentinel agent in the Valorant Protocol—she's the brainiac who basically keeps the lights on. With her trusty turret, sneaky Alarm Bot, and those pesky Nanoswarm Grenades, she can turn a simple site push into an absolute nightmare for opponents, all while sounding utterly delighted by her own genius. But behind the gameplay that makes attackers sweat, there's a quirky inventor obsessed with building adorable, sometimes too-smart-for-their-own-good bots. She's the mastermind behind much of the Protocol's tech, often seen in cinemics fiddling at her workbench, radiating a confidence that borders on hilarious arrogance. You gotta love her vibe.

10. She Was The Whiz Kid Boss at Kingdom

Long before joining the Valorant Protocol, this genius was making waves. As revealed in Fade's dossier, Killjoy was the head of Research and Development at the mega-corporation Kingdom—at the tender age of 18! Talk about a high-pressure job straight out of school. However, Fade's notes also criticize her youthful naivete; Killjoy was so focused on the thrill of creation that she didn't always consider how her inventions could be weaponized. This tracks with her in-game voice lines, where she's often more excited about her tech working than the actual, you know, combat results. A bit of a tunnel vision situation, but hey, that's our Killjoy.

9. The Spike Defuser? A Last-Minute Hack Job

That crucial piece of kit every agent relies on to defuse the Spike? Yeah, that was a classic Killjoy improvisation. In the Duality cinematic, we see her in a total panic, analyzing an armed Spike with a touchpad and a very incomplete defuser. In a move of pure desperation, she yanks the Radianite power core right out of her own Sentry Bot. Her first attempt fails, but with Phoenix's help super-heating the core, she pulls off a last-second save. Basically, one of Valorant's core mechanics was born from a frantic, on-the-fly engineering scramble. No big deal.

8. Brimstone's Her Grumpy Guardian

Killjoy and Brimstone share a bond that's more father-daughter than colleagues. They go way back to their Kingdom days. Brimstone affectionately (and gruffly) calls her "kid," and Killjoy is the brains behind his iconic bracer and grenade launcher. She's even his personal tech support, as heard in pre-round banter where she diagnoses his bracer issues ("It's not frozen; it's locked!") and offers to, uh, permanently embed it into his arm. Her solutions are always... direct.

7. Her Turret Has a Mind of Its Own (And Legs!)

In-game, Killjoy's bird-faced turret is a stationary sentry. But in the lore? That thing is a scamp! The Secret Laboratory cinematic shows it scampering around like an excitable metal dog. It even shows signs of sentience, actively running away from Killjoy when she tries to dress it up in a Heimerdinger turret cosplay. Can't blame the little guy; everyone has their boundaries.

6. A Hardcore League of Legends Fan

Killjoy isn't just a maker of bots; she's also a dedicated gamer. An official social media post showed her PC setup, where she was solo queueing in League of Legends. Her friends list featured other Valorant agents, and her desktop wallpaper was a shot of Vi and Jinx from Arcane. Mounted on her wall? A replica of Jinx's Zapper pistol. It seems between saving worlds, she's grinding the Rift. Relatable.

5. She's Got a Whole Robotic Entourage

Her turret and Alarm Bot are just the tip of the iceberg. In the Shattered cinematic, while hacking on Omega Earth, she teleports in three specialized bots we've never seen in-game:

• A floating disk bot that types using metal balls. Fancy.

• An orb-shaped bot with high-voltage arms for cutting and tasering. For the tough jobs.

• A simple data storage unit bot.

The best part? She gives them all personalities. The orb bot does a little happy dance when the data transfer starts. Her workshop must be a riot.

4. Officially Dating Raze

The long-rumored relationship between the methodical German engineer and the explosive Brazilian artist is now canon! Social media posts from Riot showed agents visiting Raze's hometown, Salvador. Pictures revealed Killjoy had lost her signature hat, only for later images to show Raze presenting her with a box containing it. The final, heartwarming image sealed the deal: a kiss between the two. Science and art, together at last.

3. She Built a Bot That Beat Its Makers

In one of her many side projects, Killjoy teamed up with Raze to modify a simple cleaning bot into "Maxbot," a training dummy gone rogue. Maxbot was armed with a terrifying arsenal: a turret-style gun, Raze's grenades, and even KAY/O's NULL/CMD. It was so effective it hacked Raze's Boombot and Killjoy's own turret, turning them against their creators. It took a whole squad of agents to take it down, with Sage finally crushing it with a Barrier Orb. The lesson? Maybe don't make your training bots too good.

2. Architect of Interdimensional Travel

Killjoy's crowning achievement (so far) might be building the teleporter that allows Alpha Earth agents to travel to Omega Earth. Before this, teleporters like those on Bind only worked for short distances. This breakthrough allowed the Valorant Protocol to go on the offensive for the first time, leading directly to missions in locations like the city of Pearl. Not bad for a day's work.

1. She Has the Ultimate Lab Vibe Playlist

Every Valorant agent has an official Spotify playlist, and Killjoy's is a perfect window into her mind. It's packed with Electronic Dance Music, heavy on the Techno sub-genre, featuring artists like Boris Brejcha and Teho. It's the perfect backdrop for soldering circuits, coding bots, or getting tilted in League. You can just picture her in the lab, nodding along to a solid beat while the world hangs in the balance. Priorities, people.

So, there you have it. Killjoy is more than just traps and turrets. She's a former corporate prodigy, an interdimensional travel agent, a League addict, and the heart (and brains) of the Protocol. And she does it all with a smirk and a killer playlist.