Apex Legendsis only a few days old and it’s smashing the player count statistics, with the most recent count being today where we learned that10 million people have played Respawn Entertainment’s new free-to-play Battle Royale. The game has sparked attention for various reasons, such as itsAccessibility controls, the Ping system, how it plays, and now people are talking about the characters.
Specifically, people have discovered that two of the characters inApex Legendsare representing the LGBTQ+ community and there’s a lot of positive talks about the situation.
Firstly, Gibraltar, perhaps the most muscular male character available and standing tall with heavy body armor makes him an intimidating character on the battlefield. Over on theofficial EA websiteforApex Legends, Gibraltar is described as being either gay or bisexual in one section of his character bio, “…he only began to understand the value of protecting others when he and his boyfriend stole his father’s motorcycle, took it on a joyride, and got trapped by a deadly mudslide.”
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As for the second character inApex Legends,we turn out attention to Bloodhound, the mysterious technological tactician that doesn’t seem to have much known about them. According toan interview from Rock, Paper, Shotgunwith Community Manager Jay Frechette, Bloodhound is, “non-binary, or at least non-specified, in terms of gender.”
Theofficial page on EAalso confirms that not much is known, “Their identity is a mystery wrapped in layers of rumors”. Blizzard are another who has recently revealed a character fromOverwatch, Solider 76,is a gay character.
Twitter has been abuzz with support for the two characters inApex Legends, but it hasn’t only been those two. People are praising thegamefor having a diverse cast of playable characters introducing the already mentioned gay or bisexual character, a non-binary character, and two black women.
The backstories also detail how emotionally powerful the female characters are and also the male characters, making the entire roster a diverse unification.
Apex Legendsis available for free on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
