Disguised Toast gets honoured with VALORANT Cypher Statue
Popular streamer turned organisation owner Jeremy "Disguised Toast" Wang has been honoured with his own VALORANT statue, based on Cypher, to applaud his efforts in the scene over the last 12 months.
Having blown up due to his Among Us streams, Disguised Toast turned his attention towards VALORANT in the last year, playing himself before following the footsteps of Moist Moguls and forming his own organisation, Disguised, (or DSG).
While bringing a huge community to VALORNT esports, pioneering a competitive nature within the teams, and co-streaming events, Disguised Toast has now been entered into VALORANT history as Riot Games' new Catalyst initiative has honoured him as the first person to receive a commemorative statue.
Disguised Toast honoured by Riot Games' new Catalyst project with Cypher Statue
The streamer's teams soared to popularity by entering VCT Game Changers, bringing four elite streamers - including "Kyedae" Alicia Shymko and Sydner "Sydeon" Parker - together alongside a current professional to embark on a competitive journey.
He then edged his way into the second-tier of the VCT by acquiring the best player in the world in Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker. Although results hadn't quite been in Disguised's favour - until the new look Game Changers roster recently qualified for the Main Event - Disguised Toast has been hand-picked for his efforts to VALORANT.
Riot Games has created a statue which boasts his signature Toast head on the body of Cypher. The iconic moustached and bespectacled bread slice is the face of Cypher - Toast's main agent - as he sits upon a non-active Cage.
"It's not just being a player anymore. It’s now being a team owner and trying to make an impact that’s bigger than myself. This Catalyst sculpture is a great reflection of that," Toast said on Twitter.
Riot's new Catalyst project aims to champion VALORANT pioneers
Click to enlargeVALORANT designer Moya Garrison Msingwana built the Cypher Toast as part of Riot Games' new Catalyst Project, which will aim to take "future inspirations and interpret them into modern pieces of culture."
The initiative started in June, and Toast's statue will be the first of many, with other pivotal VALORANT personalities likely to get rewarded with similar figures.
Names like Micheal "Shroud" Grzesiek and Tarik "Tarik" Celik might be quite high on the Catalyst production line, given their watch parties have done insurmountable things to propel VALORANT esports. Maybe some VCT Champions might also be preparing to have their personalities reimagined into agents.