Nanobomb

Nanobomb is the femslash ship between Killjoy and Raze from the VALORANT fandom

Canon
Both are non-Radiants and are seen working together in multiple occasions, showing they have a lot in common. Both of them tinker with tech and Raze even modifies Killjoy's bots. Killjoy's turret might be painted by Raze, since it looks like the Brazilian soccer team mascot, known as "canarinho pistola."

Before the two of them were confirmed as a couple, they had a lot of suggestive voice lines in-game, such as the one where Killjoy calls Raze her "girlfriend" in German, which could mean both girlfriend and girl friend.

"Raze, freundin (girlfriend), if I see even a gyro out of place, I'm locking you out of my lab. My poor sentry bot."

- Killjoy

She also calls Raze "little mouse" in an affectionate way.

"Sorry, little mouse. Be safe, Raze."

- Killjoy

Raze has also shown her deep trust and devotion to Killjoy in her voice lines.

"Killjoy, you and me until the end."

- Raze

Fanon
Before Riot Games made the relationship canon, Nanobomb was already a really popular ship within the Valorant fandom. Fans of the ship have noticed the signs that the two of them may have been more than friends, so they started having hope that the ship might be canon. So the official confirmation by Riot games made the fans of the ship really happy, which caused even more fanworks of the two of them to be made. However, some people also commented some homophobic and hateful stuff in replies to the news.

The ship is named this way as a reference to Killjoy's nano swarm ability and Raze's bombs. The illustrated kiss that confirmed the two of them were dating is the culmination of a journey the couple and other Valorant characters have been taking in Brazil. On social media Valorant has been tracking the journeys of Killjoy, Raze, Yoru, Phoenix, and Neon in Salvador, Brazil. The account kept posting images from their trip and updating the Valorant fandom on their goings on. But the lead up to nanobomb officially coming out was nicely set up, with an image showing Raze and Killjoy among the crowd with Raze presenting a gift box to Killjoy.

The relationship has been teased way before being confirmed. Valorant players have noticed the aura around the pair for a while due to flirtatious voice lines in the game. Raze would say: "Killjoy, after this, you wanna do some... tinkering?" with a suggestive pause before she voices the last word. Killjoy would reply, "Sure, but if anything explodes again, you are telling Brim". Previously, Riot has released a Valorant dating sim for April Fools, which features Cypher saying, "Since you asked, I did see Raze and Killjoy picnicking on the beach. All this dating drama... Good thing I'm married". Another clue featured Raze and Killjoy together on a player card for a battle pass called "Crossover" (via AFKGaming). The card was called "Friendly Fire - Killjoy & Raze versus the tentacled terrors".

Nanobomb being made official is the first time that a queer relationship has been confirmed in Valorant. Meanwhile, fans of Overwatch have been making comparisons with that game's own gay couplings and Nanobomb.

On AO3, there are currently over 180 works written about the ship.

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