Apex Legends is a very story focused game.
In fact, the lore and story writing is something
that I've become quite gripped by, which is
rare for me.
Usually I just care about the gameplay, so
the writers have clearly done quite a good
job.
But there's always one major issue that comes
up when lore is talked about in Apex Legends.
How do Legends Respawn?
How Do They Die?
Do they even die?
It's a big issue that isn't really talked
about or explained in the story.
As far as we know, the Legends jump into the
arena, fight each other, kill each other,
and somehow they come back to fight another
day.
The lore even suggests there are multiple
seasons of the Apex Games and fan favorites
come back to fight amongst each other every
season.
As far as we can tell, there haven't really
been any true deaths to Legends in the Apex
Games.
Despite all this killing.
So I have a theory.
Let's talk about it.
But first, let's debunk something.
So the first thing I hear a lot is that maybe
the Apex Games is just a simulation.
Maybe everybody just jumps into a VR world
and everything is simulated.
This could make sense.
We know the Titanfall universe has great VR
that can feel real, but I think that this
isn't the case.
So I'll explain why the Apex Games being a
simulation doesn't make sense, and then what
the possible truth could be.
So, here's why the simulation theory doesn't
seem to sit with me.
Firstly, there's a great video on Octane's
backstory that helps to make the clear comparison.
If you didn't know already, Octane has been
friends with Lifeline for a long time.
In fact, it was Lifeline that hooked Octane
up with a new pair of legs.
But the whole story behind Octane losing his
legs is a little strange until we look deeper.
According to the story, Octane lost his legs
by using a grenade to blast himself through
the air in an attempt to beat the world record
for the gauntlet.
This whole story was inspired by Cash_Mayo,
a real Titanfall player who set his own world
record by using grenade jumps like this.
But in Titanfall 2, the Gauntlet is a VR simulation.
However, the Octane back story shows a text
message to help clarify the blurry details.
Whilst the gauntlet is a simulation, octane
was crazy enough to try the grenade jumping
in real life.
He broke the world record, but he also broke
his legs.
Well, maybe disintegrated is a better term.
I'd also argue that the world events that
have happened each season are happening in
real life, not a simulation.
Crypto hacked the repulsor tower in an attempt
to cause a distraction to find more about
the people running the Apex Games, but if
it was a VR simulation, this doesn't seem
to add up to me.
The intro trailer for Season 3 also shows
them being transported physically to World's
Edge.
If it was a simulation, this wouldn't add
up either.
So, I don't think it's a simulation.
So how can we explain how each legend seemingly
comes back from the dead?
What's happening there?
Well, I'd like to share my theory.
Now remember this is just a theory.
But I'd like to argue that the Apex Games
is sort of put on for a show, it's like WWE
for the Outlands.
It's fake.
By that, I mean, the Legends don't really
try to kill each other, they shoot each other
up, sure, but they never really try to actually
kill each other.
Of course, medical care in the titanfall universe
is pretty impressive, so taking a bullet wound
isn't nessacairly going to be the end of the
world.
Maybe the armor they wear even helps to keep
them alive too.
So what brought me to this theory?
Well, there are three major reasons.
First, let's take note of the season 3 opening
trailer.
Isn't it strange that people who are supposedly
fighting to the death are all buddy buddy
with each other?
It almost seems like they're all a big family.
They tease each other, make jokes, and generally
just hang out alongside each other.
they don't nessacarily like each other, but
they get along.
This was the first time we truly got to see
behind the scenes like this, and it paints
a very specific picture.
After jumping into the arena and putting on
a show for thousands of fans, they come back
to the ship and hang out amongst each other
before the next Apex Games show.
The teams they are assigned to are random,
but to me, it seems like these legends are
all there is to the Apex Games.
There aren't other mercanaries running around
getting killed, it's just, at this current
point, these 11 legends fighting amongst each
other.
So when they die in the Apex Games arenas,
they aren't really dying.
The only thing that cannot be canon is that
players in real life fight each other as their
own legends.
It of course doesn't make sense that there
could be 15 Bangalores or Octane's running
around, but we can assume that's a non-canon
feature for gameplay purposes.
This isn't the only evidence that suggests
the Apex Games is just a big show, and not
a real bloodsport.
If you think about it, all of the characters
are great fighters, of course.
But what's more apparent is their personalities.
These are some of the most egotisitcal people
in the outlands, looking for their time in
the spotlight.
I think Mirage's personality shows off this
best.
He is constantly bigging himself up, trying
to act cool for the show, and doing it for
the fans, or the babes.
But Mirage is actually just a real life caricacature
of every other legend's personality.
Octane is of course an adrenaline junkie looking
to put on a show for his fans.
Caustic is just straight up physopathic and
wants to showcase his science to the world.
Even somebody as straight laced as Bangalore
can't help but show off when she gets champion.
Now Crypto is a bit of a wild card, but perhaps
his lore will help to unveil the truth like
his origin story suggests.
I mean, they even all dress up in different
costumes to show off to their fans.
I don't know if that's canon or not, but it's
very WWE like for sure.
Of course, there's the money too, and maybe
that's what drew some of the Legends into
the Apex Games in the first place.
But I think that over time, a bit of a hush
hush agreement was set up between the Legends.
I mean, who really wants to die, right?
It also makes sense if the Syndicate are in
on this idea, too.
The syndicate are the organization that run
the Apex Games.
But if they're there to make money from the
show, then wouldn't it make more sense to
build up these personalities that come back
each season, with fanfare growing each time
around?
After a while, getting random thugs off the
streets to fight each other to the death fails
to break boundaries - it really is just a
bloodsport.
But by putting the spotlight on these characters,
people fall in love with the show and fawn
over the Legends more than teen girls fawn
over KPop groups.
That way, the syndicate don't just have endless
supply of money, but they have the influence
and attention of the entire outlands.
So at what point did the Apex Games become
fake?
Was it always fake?
Well, actually, I think there's some evidence
in the lore to suggest what happened.
When the outlands was really starting to become
the twisted society it is today, the first
iteration of the Apex Games was actually called
the Thunderdome games.
There's already lore that explains the Thunderdome
games were the predessesor to the Apex Games,
but they were eventually shut down.
The old Thunderdome was actually repurposed
and that's what we see in the thunderdome
location in King's Canyon today.
I think that the thunderdome games was a very
gritty, brutal bloodsport akin to the old
gladiator games.
But, the syndicate felt like they could take
it further.
So they took the best fighters from the thunderdome
games and put out sign ups for people interested
in fame and fortune to sign up too.
And that's how we have the Apex Games today.
In an attempt to make a more enjoyable fan
experience and to ensure the fights were always
exciting to watch, the Syndicate turned the
thunderdome games into the WWE of the future.
We also got to see in the voidwalker story
how much effort the syndicate put in to turning
king's canyon into an entire arena.
They were heavily invested in it at this point.
But arenas don't sell shows, the legends do.
The value of each legend has to be very important
to the syndicate, so I couldn't see how they'd
want them to actually go in to the arena and
fight each other to the death.
Financially it doesn't make sense.
So that's my theory.
What are your thoughts?
Do you agree with any of this?
If not, what kind of theory could you think
of that explains how Legends never die in
Apex Legends.
I've really had a lot of fun creating these
theories for you.
I think that this one makes even more sense
than my Bloodhound and Pathfinder origin story
I mentioned previously.
What's interesting though, and sort of a follow
up on the story is that the lore for bloodhound
has actually been very light up until this
season.
Every legend has had their own story page
added on the Apex Legends website, but Bloodhound
doesn't have one.
This season, though, many loading screens
have lore pieces for Bloodhound so I'm really
hoping we get to learn more about their past,
or their origin story in season 3.
It's not definite, but I have a feeling it
could happen.
Thank you to everybody that has watched this
far.
I hope that you have enjoyed this video.
I know this is different to my usual stuff,
but I think that a lot of you have enjoyed
it and I really enjoyed making it too.
I've kind of come to a point in my channel
where I am just creating content for fun,
I'm not really sure how it will do or not,
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of gaming merchant, what's the first thing
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Is it tips?
Is it news?
Gameplay?
I'm curious because we've grown so much and
I've yet to really ask many of my newer viewers.
Let me know.
I'm really curious what Gaming Merchant means
to you.
we've done so many different styles of videos
at this point.
Of course i'd love to do more videos on the
lore like this as well, so if you like that
too please let me know.
Ultimately, any feedback is much appreciated.
Alright, thank you so much.
I'll see you in the comments.
Cheerio!
