The Champions 2021 collection launched in Valorant for the game's first Champions world tournament in Berlin in late 2021. Its Vandal and knife were built around a gold and black design, with a kill banner and finisher music that changed as eliminations stacked during a round. Players clipped the escalating sounds and shared them on soundboards and in edits separate from gameplay. The fourth stage became especially popular because it sits just before the ace, so creators reuse it as shorthand for dominance, pressure and an almost perfect round.