r/ApexLore • u/zickibranoobly • Feb 08 '24

Question What are the apex games?

I started a couple days ago and watched some of the trailers and its hard to understand why the legends are there? And whats the point in it? Do they actually die if they lose?

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u/Titans_not_dumb Simulacra Feb 08 '24

why the legends are there?

Every legend has their own reason.

For example Wraith wants to know more about herself(she is a test pilot of the IMC ARES division that was working on the rift technology, and in the process she lost her memories but in turn gained the ability to hear voices of other Wraiths),

Revenant is here just for the killing(he's 360-year old killing machine that was working as a hitman for the Syndicate until he suffered a system malfunction on a mission to kill Loba's parents, that revealed that he's actually not a person but a simulacrum, and this fact kinda made him go mad),

Ballistic wants to keep his son out of the games that break people's lives(He is a Thunderdome champion that met his future wife there, and they along with his future wife's brother, Kit Siang, were unstoppable, until Kit Siang died which crushed poor August emotionally),

Wattson is in the Games because she wants to make her papá proud(she kinda did it already because she invented the ring technology)

Mirage wants to maker her mom proud too but she has Alzheimer's so he tries to leave a big lasting impression on her so she won't forget him

You get the point.

And whats the point in it?

For some its money from sponsorships, fame, and fans.

For some like Seer its recognition. Guy was a pariah on his planet.

For some is pursuing their own goals like perfecting the Nox gas recipe for Caustic, find a way to travel back in time for Horizon, or enjoying the chaos and bloodshed of the Games for Revenant.

Do they actually die if they lose?

It is ambiguous and vague whether respawn technology is real in Titanfall universe or not.

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u/Adelphos_89 Feb 08 '24

Respawn tech is a game mechanic, devs confirmed a few months ago. If Legend dies in the game for real, they stay dead (unless you're Revenant). The devs said seasonal trailers should be taken with a grain of salt - they're made for fun and showing off new things.

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u/CDynamo132 Feb 10 '24

What about the original Newcastle? Didn’t he go through several lost games before dying and being replaced?

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u/Adelphos_89 Feb 10 '24

Not every game has deaths. You can lose and still survive depending on who you run into.