prism phantom by nats
Bro blue gaia was definitely popularized by Demon1 and although I'm a bit unsure about recon and bang but at that time he was the one who was using it the most which doesn't correlate to popularizing it but I think he influenced people
Didn't asuna use recon much more than bang did? he was using that since like 2020
I don't think so bro. Also asuna uses vandal a lot too so he definitely didn't popularize it. I could be wrong tho
I guess they both used it since launch but It was pre franchise and EMEA has way more clout than Brazilian regional league
I don't remember who popularized champs 2021, but, it wasn't a very loved skin when it has just come out
definitely geng karon. guy exclusively runs the champs 21 vandal in officials. actually all of geng 2024 rocked that shit at one point or another.
Not really, that skin was goated even before Karon started playing. I think mako is a good shout.
just because it was goated before karon played doesn't mean he didn't popularise it. mako is a good shout but he uses the phantom more than he uses the vandal. karon exclusively runs vandal like 99% of the time
barely anyone used the champs vandal prior to geng 24
Nah primodium were popularised by Team heretics they were the ones using it most
1st one that comes to mind is obv tenz red reaver/red kuronami
suprised nobody said derke and red glitchpop
ALSO
Derke and blue/black elderflame op
It's more like jinggg uses the sovereign variant and miniboo uses forsaken one
i only see jinggg use champs 2021, i think sayf used the soverign version more than jinggg in 2023 and 2024
he only switched this year but last two he was basically only running soverign vandal
jingg been using forsaken since 2022-2024 miniboo only started playing in t1 in 2024 bro just say u dont know ball
In Brazil:
Red Glitchpop - Sacy
Red Recon - Xand
Blue Gaia, White Forsaken and that fucking christmas bat with a snow globe on top - Aspas
Blue Prelude - Less
Blue Elderflame, Blue Glitchpop, White Oni - Mwzera
Blastx in general - Saadhak
Some are saying Forsaken OP by KK as if KK's signature op wasn't the Valiant Hero one
Glitch Pop Vandal - Derke
BlastX Odin - Chronicle
Purple Helix Phantom - Derke
less, suygetsu - prelude vandal. maybe they didnt popularize it but they're the players i think of when i see that skin. i always imagine a calm aim viper player
oxente eu genuinamente n sabia sobre a historia do heat c a karambit prime
PRX something no skin vandal. So much people use it especially when people just staryed playing valorant
The skin was already pretty popular, it’s just that valyn is the only pro that consistently uses it.
helix
bang - recon phantom
sinatraa - oni phantom, singularity ares
Shahzam - ion op
Tenz - Reaver op
Natz - prism phantom (outdated tbh)
Shroud - wasteland vandal (not that popular but before shroud no one bought it)
poppin > doombringer phantom orange variant (PUMPKIN PHANTOM!!)