List of Apex Legends characters
The free-to-play battle royale-hero shooter game Apex Legends, developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, features a diverse cast of playable characters known as Legends. Apex Legends is set in the same science fiction universe as Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall series, with several characters from the Titanfall series appearing either as minor characters or playable Legends.
The game launched with 8 characters, with at least 16 more added in each subsequent new season post-release. A match starts with each player selecting from one of the available hero characters for a bloodsport competition known as the Apex Games, which operates in an area called The Outlands. The games involve combatants entering an arena on the island and battling each other in squads of three. The victors among the contestants of the Games or "Legends" are known as "Apex Champions".
While each of the game's characters have their own unique abilities and play styles, they are broadly divided into five role classifications: Assault, Skimisher, Recon, Support and Controller. Each character comes with a passive ability, a tactical ability and an ultimate ability. Season 16 implemented a new system that emphasizes new class-specific perks to add a new layer of strategy to this shooter, with each of the five classes having a unique perk attributed to it.
The game's cast of Legends is notable for its diverse inclusion of different cultural, ethnic, gender and sexual orientation identities. The characters have an overall positive response from critics and academic publications.
Overview
When the game launched in 2019, there were eight characters available for players: Bangalore, Bloodhound, Caustic, Gibraltar, Mirage, Lifeline, Pathfinder, and Wraith. Each Apex Legends character has an in-universe home world, except for Alter, Ash and Revenant, whose home worlds have not yet been revealed. Furthermore, Loba is the only Legend to have no home worldAssault
Ash
Ash was originally Dr. Ashleigh Reid, a scientist who worked on working on Project Iris alongside her mentor Horizon to research the existence of a material called Branthium, which can only be found in black holes. She is reconstituted as a simulacrum, a robotic construct, prior to her death.Ash's playstyle favours aggression.
Ballistic
Ballistic is the call sign of August Montgomery Brinkman, a billionaire orphan who decided to use the financial resources he had access to early in life to dominate the battlefield. He can shoot a projectile that causes an enemy's projectile to overheat as they shoot. He can also support nearby teammates by granting them faster reload and movement speed, as well as infinite ammunition.Bangalore
Bangalore is the callsign of Anita Williams, who was separated from her family during a military mission and wants to make some money in the Apex Games in order to be reunited with them.Bangalore was one of the eight original characters included in the game.
Fuse
Walter Fuze Fitzroy, is a mercenary from Salvo. He was a childhood friend of Mad Maggie, but since, their relationship hasn't been strong, due to an incident where Fuse's arm was blown off by a grenade from Maggie. Fuse is well known for saying the word Bloody.Due to this, Fuse has a mechanical arm which can be used with his passive and tactical. Fuse's Passive gives him the ability to carry two grenades per inventory slot. This used to be a thing that all legends could do before Fuse's release. Fuse also has the option to launch his grenades out of his mechanical arm, allowing them to travel higher and further. Fuse's Tactical Knuckle clusters are a type of grenade that he launches out of his mechanical arm. Once attached to an object they deal extra damage. Fuse's Ultimate the Motherlode, is where Fuse uses a large device that launch projectiles in the air, that spread out, land on the ground and make a large ring of fire. Stepping in the fire deals lingering damage to anyone including Fuse, but also slows them down. He has no but
Mad Maggie
She was introduced in Season 8 of the game as the childhood friend of Walter "Fuse" Fitzroy. Maggie and Fuse became mercenaries together while doing some shady deals to increase their power. She can move very fast with shotguns. Mad Maggie also has a riot drill that can phase through any surface and deal damage to the enemy.Also, she can throw a giant wrecking ball that destroys everything in its paths, including players. The giant ball also, creates a path that increases her speed. Mad Maggie's playstyle favours aggression.
Fade
Ignacio Huamaní, also known as Fade, was introduced in Season 1 of Apex Legends Mobile as an exclusive character. Apex Legends Mobile was sunset in 2023.Skirmisher
Alter
The 27th character to be included in Apex Legends, Alter was introduced in May 2024, upon the launch of Season 21. She is the game's first villain added since Revenant. Her real past is unknown due to her living multiple lives as a result of her having Void-related abilities, similar to those of Wraith's.Her Passive ability allows her to remotely take an item from an enemy deathbox. Her Tactical allows her to create a portal through a surface, such as a wall. Her Ultimate ability is similar to that of Revenant's old Ultimate; hers allows her to place down a destroyable object that can serve as a teleportation point for her or her teammates, if they are within a 200-meter radius of.
Horizon
Dr. Mary Somers, also known as Horizon, is an astrophysicist and gravitational expert originally from the planet Olympus. She survived being stranded near a black hole for 87 years as a result of Ash's treachery, and is intent on searching for the whereabouts of her son that she left behind.Her Passive and Tactical abilities involve adjustments to her custom spacesuit for navigation purposes and the manipulation of gravity respectively.
Octane
Octane is a fast-paced legend who has one of the most unique skill set of any character in the game. his tactical is a stim that he can use as much as he wants with no cooldown, but drains a small amount of health, and his passive will allow him to automatically regenerate health over time. His ultimate deploys a jump pad, which allows the player to bounce further than a regular jump.Pathfinder
A robot with an overly cheerful personality within the roster of Apex Legends. His kit is oriented mainly on movement, which in itself is centred on various ziplines to reposition himself or even teammates. His tactical is to shoot out a grappling hook then swing himself through the air with it whilst his ultimate is to erect a zipline that he and his teammates can ride on.Revenant
Kaleb Kross, also known as Revenant, was a mercenary who worked for the Mercenary Syndicate, renowned for his lack of morals. During Kross's time with the Syndicate, he eliminated multiple targets, including his father. However, he was poisoned by Bob Woods, the husband of one of Kross's victims. The biological remains of his brain were stored as the Syndicate tried countless methods to transfer his consciousness. After many experiments, Kross was eventually transferred into a Simulacrum. He was able to kill James McCormick, also known as Forge, who was a five-time Hyperfighting champion who is entering the Apex Games under a sponsorship with Hammond Robotics, during an interview Revenant would kill Forge and enter himself into the Apex Games. His passive was that he could climb further and quicker, and crouch walking was faster. His tactical, previously, was that he could 'silence' enemies, temporarily disabling their abilities, and his ultimate created a totem that he and others could use to be put to less HP but respawn at the totem if killed. However the Syndicate leader, Torres 'Duardo' Silva, created a new body for Revenant, giving him new abilities. His passive remained the same, but his tactical was a pounce that throws him forwards, and his ultimate grants him 75 extra health.Valkyrie
Kairi Imahara better known as Valkyrie, is a high-flying Legend introduced in Season 9 of Apex Legends. Her equipment includes a jetpack built from the parts of her father's salvaged Titan. Her purpose for joining the Apex Games was to find her own path in life apart from her father's legacy. Her father is very iconic for his role as Viper in titanfall 2 as an Apex predator.Wraith
Wraith, also known as Renee H. Blasey, is a former scientist turned interdimensional fighter in the Apex Games. She was part of an experiment gone wrong, granting her the ability to manipulate space and time. Haunted by visions and voices, she seeks answers and redemption in the chaos of the arena. Her tactical allows her to enter the void, making her invulnerable for a brief amount of time, and her passive gives her senses from the void. Her ultimate ability allows her to create a portal, allowing her and others to enter through the void and out of the exit.Recon
Bloodhound
An enigmatic technological tracker and expert huntsman that utilizes high-tech gadgetry to pursue their enemies on the battlefield.Bloodhound see footprints left behind by other players, and see evidence of other actions like shooting, looting and moving, as a passive ability. The Eye of the Allfather, which invokes elements of Norse mythology. Their Tactical Ability reveals hidden enemies, trips and other secrets, and their Ultimate ability and enables them to move faster and highlight opponents for the player's benefit.