With the new Valorant cinematic "Shattered", people will be undoubtedly be hyped for the quality and the lore that it entails. However, I want to bring to attention the action of one of the so-called "good guys" on the cinematic, because under the ruling of the Geneva Convention, it is a war crime.

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Now, what exactly is the Geneva Convention if you may ask? Well, it is a series of treaties that were signed after the Second World War to establish the standards set for future wars to minimize casualties. Essentially, it is a what not to-do in the event of a war.

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Now that we are know of or at least familiar with the Geneva Convention, let us see the act of aggression and the perpetrator.

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Starting at the events of 3:30 in the cinematic, we see Neon throw away her weapon and surrender to those she was fighting with.

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She would exit from her hiding spot, unarmed and seemingly surrender.

The act of aggression

However, not even a second after this seeming surrender, she would use her ultimate and surprise her opponents, beating them all when they all did not expect it.

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Now, was this a cool moment for the cinematic? Absolutely. Was it effective? Definitely, as she managed to defeat from her would-be captors and escape with Killjoy and Reyna. But was it ethical? Absolutely not.

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According to Protocol I Article 37 of the Geneva Convention, any form of Perfidy, or false surrender, is in violation of this and is a war crime. And, as was clearly seen in the Cinematic, Neon gave a false white flag, and used to ruse to her advantage. Thus, it is without a shadow of a doubt that Neon committed a war crime and should face the consequences of her actions. However, due to the corruption of the Valorant Protocol, I highly doubt that this will occur, so it is up to Omega Earth to condemn this breach of the Geneva Conventions.

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TLDR; Neon is a war criminal because she did a false surrender, an act prohibited by the Geneva Convention