In their latest work for Riot Games’ Valorant franchise, Wizz directing collective CRCR extends their talents for innovative animated action while transforming a dozen esport players into K-pop stars.

From the team at Wizz: “Following their iconic work on “Fire Again” (2022) and “Ticking Away” (2023), CRCR’s latest Valorant clip – the official anthem and music video for the Champions Tour 2024 – pays homage to K-pop and pro gaming, blending the two worlds into a visual feast.
 

“The video switches between the players’ larger-than-life personas and epic in-game action, creating a tribute to both esports and pop culture.”

 
“Set against the backdrop of this year’s championship in Seoul, ‘Superpower’ transforms players from the four leagues, each embodying Valorant’s iconic agents. The video switches between the players’ larger-than-life personas and epic in-game action, creating a tribute to both esports and pop culture.

“The creative challenge was to create a new film for Valorant without repeating ourselves artistically. So we created 3D sets behind 2D characters. This establishes a distinctly different style from previous episodes.”
 
 

 
Client: Riot Games

Production: Wizz
Director: CRCR
Producer: Matthieu Poirier, Claire Madigan
Production Manager: Mélanie Gillot
Production Coordinators: Rebeca Hayem, Akito Martel
Storyboard Artists: Nicolas Pegon, Ninoc, Oleg Kositsyn, Guzzu
Art Directors: Nicolas Pegon, Nicolas Dehghani
Character Design: Gianni Bouyeure Paul Lacolley & Jeremy Pires
Colorscript: Sébastien Iglesias, Simon Dumonceau
Game Lead Background Artist: Simon Dumonceau
Background Artists: Victor Delorme, Benjamin Moulin
3D Supervisor: Hugo Garnier
Environment Artists: Yann Benedi ,Emilis Baltrusaitis , Maxime Gérardin , Andrey Kolesov , Ruslan Delion
3D Lighting: Lucas Germain
3D Layout: Antoine Birot, Andrey Kolesov
Lead Layout Posing: Paul Lacolley, Jeremy Pires
Layout Posing: Gianni Bouyeure, Elodie Xia, Hugo Lemonnier, Louise Baillet, Mila Monaghan
Lead Animator: Gianni Bouyeure
Animators: Louise Bailliet, Loup Bouchet, Florian De Chelle, Pauline Guitton, Suzon Heron, Mandimby Lebon, Hugo Lemonnier, Brian Lim, Milla Monagan, Luana Nguyen, Zoé Palasie, Antoine Tran
Animation Interns: Sophia Belleli, Anais Maumet
2D FX: Paul Bouchard, Kerim Tumer, Stephane Chung
Clean Up Supervisors: Leonard Ferrer, Virgile Chéraud
Clean Up Animation: Pudoctopus
Lead Compositing Artist: Guillaume Cassuto
Compositing Artists: Valérie Guichard, Elliott Kajdan, Vincent E Sousa, Abel Kohen, Florian Ojeda Diop
Motion Design: Noé Giuliani
Editor: Mathieu Babin, Emma Robin
Assistant Editor: Esteban Cassorla
Technical Director: Hadrien Farre
IT: Nicolas Biardeau, Jean Nicolas Michel, Emmanuel Zangzan

Music credits
Featured artists: Julie and Natty of KISS OF LIFE, Mark Tuan
Writer: Kill Dave, Cal Scruby, Dabin, Dalton Diehl, Gianni Taylor, Joshua Landry
Translator: Young Chance, gxxdkelvin
Producer: Kill Dave
Mixer: Tom Norris
Mastering: Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound
Vocals: JULIE & NATTY of KISS OF LIFE, Mark Tuan
EP: Riot Games Music