The new battle royale game Apex Legends brings unique heroes to the BR genre. Learn everything about the individual characters and their special abilities in the game here.
What is Apex Legends? Apex Legends takes place in the Titanfall universe and is a battle royale game. 60 players battle it out in teams of 3 until only one squad remains. As a unique selling point, the game offers eight different characters, known as “Legends”.
Like in Overwatch, each of these characters has unique skills and plays differently. Here you can find out what each hero can do and what they are suited for.
Which legend should I play? Additionally, we will provide you with a recommendation for each character regarding which legend suits which player type. So much for now: There is something for everyone!
Gibraltar – The Shield Fortress
Who is he? Gibraltar is a powerful guy who appears to be of New Zealand warrior descent. At least one of his emotes is a haka war dance. He seems to be a warm-hearted, lovable guy who enjoys laughing heartily.
What can he do? Gibraltar is a tank who protects his team and keeps them safe from harm. He uses the following skills:
- Dome of Protection: Gibraltar creates a shield dome that protects your whole team but is immobile.
- Gun Shield: Gibraltar creates a shield in front of him. This way, he is protected, can fire from cover, and still move! It reminds a bit of Reinhardt from Overwatch or Ajax from Black Ops 4.
- Defensive Bombardment: Gibraltar’s ultimate ability targets an area for bombardment from orbit. Ideal for flushing out entrenched enemies!
Who should play him? If you want to play a mobile bulwark and protect your team, then Gibraltar is your hero.
Caustic – The Toxic Trapper
Who is he? Caustic is one reason why the “heroes” in Apex Legends are called Legends. This guy is a real nasty piece of work and definitely not a hero! Rather, he is a sociopath who sees his fellow humans as pesky insects, which he cruelly kills with various chemical weapons.
What can he do? Caustic is a tactical damage dealer who dominates the battlefield with his traps and area effects. His skills include:
- Nox Gas Trap: Places traps that release deadly gas when shot or triggered. You can eliminate entire teams with this.
- Nox Vision: You can see through your own gas clouds. Additionally, Caustic is immune to his own gas.
- Nox Gas Grenade: As an ultimate, throw a grenade and envelop an entire area in deadly gas. Enemies entrenched hate this!
Who should play him? If you enjoy setting nasty traps and take glee in watching hordes of enemies die in gas clouds, then Caustic is the one for you. Also, this guy has some really nasty lines.
Warning: Caustic is not playable from the start and must be unlocked or purchased for real money.
Bloodhound – The Technological Tracker
Who is he? Bloodhound is a mysterious hunter and tracker who knows the wilderness and wasteland very well. He is agile and can track enemies even while concealed.
What can he do? Bloodhound is a character who excels at tracking enemies and is suited for flanking attacks due to his speed. His skills are:
- Eye of the Allfather: This allows you to see enemies, traps, and tracks of your foes even through walls and other cover. No one can hide from you when you use this legal wall hack.
- Tracker: Bloodhound recognizes tracks left by his enemies. You can follow them silently and hit them from the back.
- Master of the Hunt: You now dash through the vegetation like lightning and can mark enemies for your entire team.
Who should play him? Bloodhound is a good hero for those who love to track their enemies and hit them from behind. If you like to flank the enemy through sneaky routes, this is the right character for you. He also reliably prevents ambushes.
Bangalore – The Professional Soldier
Who is she? Bangalore is the typical damage dealer in Apex. She comes from a family of soldiers and can handle a variety of weapons.
What can she do? Bangalore is a strong damage dealer with many tactical skills:
- Smoke Launcher: You create a smoke wall behind which your team can find cover.
- Double Time: While under fire, Bangalore moves faster. Ideal for quickly changing position.
- Rolling Thunder: Bangalore’s ultimate is a progressive artillery strike. With it, you can clear entire areas of enemies.
Who should play her? If you enjoy being highly mobile in shooters and tactically taking down one enemy after another, then you should play Bangalore. If played well, you should have no problem maintaining a good kill score.
Wraith – The Interdimensional Trickster
Who is she? Wraith is an extremely agile fighter with fast and deadly attacks. She can open rifts in the fabric of reality, allowing her to manipulate space and time. If you know the powers of Tracer and Symmetra from Overwatch, you can imagine her skills.
What can she do? Wraith is a sly assassin who appears where you least expect her. She uses these skills:
- Into the Void: Wraith shifts into a parallel dimension where she is invisible and does not take damage. Ideal for sneaking up on enemies silently and unseen.
- Voices from the Void: Wraith is warned by mysterious voices when an enemy approaches.
- Dimensional Portal: Creates a portal that connects two locations for 60 seconds. Ideal for quickly relocating your entire team.
Who should play her? Wraith is a character for players who like to play offensively and terrorize enemies as an invisible threat. She also works well as a supporter when she teleports the entire team behind the enemies thanks to her portal.
Lifeline – The Combat Medic
Who is she? Lifeline is a cheerful young woman who dedicates herself to her comrades and patches them up even in the worst hail of bullets. She comes from a family of wealthy capitalists and left her family home when she learned of the damage her family had caused with their businesses.
What can she do? Lifeline’s skills are primarily designed to keep her team alive. She uses these skills:
- DDM Heal Drone: DDM stands for “Drone of Compassion” and summons a drone that heals allies in the vicinity continuously.
- Combat Medic: Lifeline can revive allies faster while under a shield wall. Additionally, healing items are used 25% faster.
- Care Package: As an ultimate, drops a supply package with useful items at the specified location. Ideal for equipping your team with goodies.
Who should play her? If you love shooters and especially battle royale but are not a very good shooter and don’t have the fastest reflexes, then play Lifeline and ensure your teammates live long enough to take on that job. If you enjoy playing supporters and healers, then the lively Lifeline is the perfect choice!
Pathfinder – The Robo-Scout
Who is he? Pathfinder is a lovable robot who is searching for his creator. He communicates with emojis on his diagnostic screen.
What can he do? Pathfinder is a hero with many useful skills:
- Grappling Hook: With this hook, you can pull yourself up to hard-to-reach places and surprise opponents or establish ideal sniper spots.
- Insider Knowledge: When scanning surveillance beacons, you can determine the location of the next zone.
- Zipline Gun: You create a zip line between two locations. Your whole team can quickly change position this way.
Who should play him? Pathfinder is a highly mobile hero best suited for players who enjoy scouting the enemy and quickly changing their position. Additionally, he is a cool robot with emojis who apologizes to dead enemies!
Mirage – The Holo-Trickster
Who is he? Mirage is a jokester and fun guy who enjoys playing tricks on friends and foes alike. In battle, he uses holograms to confuse his enemies.
What can he do? Mirage primarily uses his many holo-decoys to confuse the enemy:
- Deploy: Uses a holo-image to mislead the enemy.
- Encore: When you go down, a holo-decoy is automatically deployed and Mirage becomes invisible for 5 seconds.
- Vanishing Act: A whole group of holo-decoys appears and confuses the enemy. You yourself become invisible.
Who should play him? Mirage requires some skill, but those who use their illusions skillfully can drive opponents to distraction and draw a lot of attention to themselves. This, in turn, benefits your team.
Warning: Mirage is not playable from the start and must be unlocked or purchased for real money.
Want more info on Apex Legends?
- Here are 17 tips you should know from the very beginning of the game
- All info on weapons and attachments can be found here
- The Legends in a tier list can be found here
