THOUGHTS ON CYPHER MAKING SOVA’S EYE:
I wanted to make a piece to accompany one of my favorite Valorant theories regarding Sova’s eye! With so many theories of who created Sova’s eye, one of my favorites is the one where Cypher could have been responsible for constructing Sova’s eye.
Although Sova is an initiator, and Cypher is a sentinel, Sova and Cypher execute the same responsibilities: gathering information and surveillance. Owl Drone is a Spy cam with wings. Recon Dart & Trapwire both reveal, alongside Hunter’s fury & neural theft. Only shock darts and cages differ, one leaning more offensive, the other defensive.
Cypher and Sova are usually on the same team together: Fade Reveal, Retrieving Deadlock, Sunset, and Reckoning Cinematic. Thus, Cypher would know the importance of Sova’s work and his eye.
Cypher’s tech revolves around his vision: cameras, neural theft, and his mask with his blue lenses. Based on his tech, Cypher is well-informed about how to break apart and reconstruct an eye, at least at a rudimentary level, since he works exactly on that with his cameras.
Cypher’s ultimate, “Neural theft”, steals intel through a corpse because the nervous system doesn't die instantly. The eye is directly connected to the nervous system through the optic nerve. Cypher would not only be knowledgeable about how to create an eye, but also how to connect the eye to Sova’s nervous system.
Maybe a stretch to mention, but: the Interface for Sova’s Owl drone (Connected to his eye) is similar to the Interface of Cypher’s Spy Cam. Yes, there are slight difference, but these aren’t the only agents who share the same technology and aesthetics. For example, Tejo & Brim’s arm bracers, KJ, & Deadlock–KJ, who created Deadlock’s arm.
Cypher's possible construction of Sova’s eye could explain why he knows such precious information about Sova. As we know, Cypher’s help comes with a price. And it could explain why Sova is the only one who knows and says Cypher’s real name. He is holding this huge grudge against the information broker for having so much control over his secrets and his eye.
Lastly, their versus card will always be interesting to me. Cypher is at the center of Sova’s pupil. He is a crucial piece in how Sova lost and gained a new eye. Whether it's valuable information or if he actually built Sova’s eye, Cypher has power over Sova in some way that discomforts the cold hunter.