History Characters / ApexLegendsSkirmisher

[[folder:Horizon]]
!Mary Somers -- Horizon
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[GravityMaster Gravitational Manipulator]]]]
-->''"Ach, dinnae fash yersel. 'Cause I'm the best."''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Elle Newlands (English), Yulia Cherkasova (Russian)
75 years before the Apex Games, the Outlands were faced with an energy crisis. Mary Somers, an astrophysicist and mother of one, sought to find a solution, and eventually had a breakthrough. She discovered a new element, Branthium, which could provide a solution to the crisis that the outlands faced. Somers and her apprentice, Dr. Ashleigh Reid, departed to a black hole, as Branthium could only be found on its accretion disc. There, Reid betrayed her, taking the Branthium and leaving her to die in the black hole's orbit. Years passed for Somers, and almost a century passed for everyone else, but she was determined to return home; after escaping the black hole, she now seeks to join the Apex Games to fund research in order to go back in time and reunite with her son.

Horizon is a enthusiastic physicist who controls gravity to aid her mobility and that of her squadmates around the battlefield, while exposing enemy squads to attack. Her tactical ability, ''[[ArtificialGravity Gravity Lift]]'', deploys a device that generates a column of energy that lifts players upwards when they step over it. Horizon's passive ability is ''[[InertialDampening Spacewalk]]'', which increases her mobility in the air and reduces fall impacts. For her ultimate ability, she uses her faithful drone NEWT to create a ''[[UnrealisticBlackHole Black Hole]]'' that pulls in enemies and delivers a powerful burst of damage.

* ShipTease: Valkyrie and Loba seem quite fond of each other right off the bat. Most in-game interactions have a mildly flirtatious tone.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ramen. She suggests eating some during a kill quip, and [[https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1383480415814512647/photo/1 one of the official Apex art pieces teasing her]] shows multiple opened bowls of instant noodles at her home.

---> [[spoiler: '''Future Horizon''': "I cannae tell you how, but... you did it. Or you will do it. You'll make it home... to here. To him. So don't you dare give up, girl. Not ever."]]

* AIIsACrapshoot: Revenant’s programming made him believe he was human and gave him “contracts” of people he was commanded to assassinate. The programming also kept his original personality intact, but each time he “died” from a botched assassination his [[BodyBackupDrive new simulacrum body]] would corrupt his programming by accumulating glitches. Eventually, his programming broke down to the point it couldn’t fool him with illusions anymore, [[UnwillingRoboticisation making him realize what he was all along]].

** Pathfinder is also the Red to his [[Main/IceQueen "Girlfriend"]] Ash's Blue. The poor bot really is smitten with her, too bad she isn't interested and treats him as a inferior mostly.

* BoobsOfSteel: One of only two female characters (alongside Loba) whose finishers focus more on physical attacks as opposed to weapons, who also possess a sizeable bust.

[[folder:Valkyrie]]
!Kairi Imahara -- Valkyrie
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[JetPack Winged Avenger]]]]
-->''"The skies belong to me now."''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ErikaIshii (English)

Daughter of Viper, a Pilot selected by the legendary Apex Predators, Kairi wanted to become a Pilot from a young age, but her father wanted none of it. After he had to rescue her when she lost control piloting his stolen Northstar Titan, [[VideoGame/Titanfall2 Viper left on a mission]] and [[KilledOffForReal never came back to his daughter]]. She still followed in his footsteps in some way: piloting a spaceship instead of a Titan, she worked as a mercenary to smuggle precious cargo, eventually setting on a job to retrieve her father's Titan, assigned by his employer: Kuben Blisk. After finding his remains, she was ready to kill him, but he spoke of Viper with respect, and instead of coming away from the encounter with the revenge she wanted, she left with an invitation to the Apex Games. Using the flight core salvaged from her father's Titan, she participates in the Apex Games to honor his memory.

Valkyrie is a high-flying mercenary with unique abilities focused on staying in the air. Her passive ability ''[[JetPack VTOL Jets]]'' allows her to gain altitude or hover in the place by expending fuel, which recharges when not in use. This goes hand-in-hand with her tactical ability, a ''[[MacrossMissileMassacre Missile Swarm]]'' that paints targets on the ground below her before launching a flurry of rockets that stun victims when they explode. Her ultimate is ''[[EpicLaunchSequence Skyward Dive]]'', which launches her and any teammates that joined her high up into the sky before dropping into freefall, allowing for fast deployment around the map or quick escapes from combat.

* BladeOnAStick: Her Heirloom weapon, Suzaku, completes the techno-{{Valkyrie|s}} look by being a jet-powered spear.

** Despite canonically weighing as much as a polar bear at 937 lbs (425 kg), Pathfinder can be lifted up and thrown around in revive and finisher animations like a normal sized person.

[[folder:Mirage]]
!Elliott Witt -- Mirage
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[MasterOfIllusion Holographic Trickster]]]]
-->''"I don't take myself too seriously. I don't take myself anywhere, really. I need to get out more."''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RogerCraigSmith (English), Mikhail Kshishtovsky (Russian)

Born during the Frontier War, Elliott Witt was the youngest of his brothers, and one of the most mischievous. To this end, he took a strong interest in Holo-Pilot technology, and fascinated by the illusions that it could generate, he bonded with his mother even as his siblings disappeared during the war, and his mother's memories threatened to do likewise. While working as a bartender for the Paradise Lounge, he heard tales of the Apex Games and the fame and glory that came with it, but only did he realise his dream when his mother gave him a set of customized holo devices to go and participate in the Games.

Mirage is an illusion-deploying prankster who excels in bamboozling enemy squads with his holographic decoys while stealthily moving in for the kill. His tactical ability lets him ''[[DoppelgangerSpin Psyche Out]]'' foes by sending forth a holographic duplicate of himself. The decoy-Mirage vanishes upon taking enough damage, but reveals the location of any attack's source to Mirage's entire squad in the process. His passive ability is ''[[{{invisibility}} Now You See Me...]]'' which causes Mirage to turn invisible when performing certain actions - namely, when reviving downed squadmates, respawning them from a beacon, or for a short period after being downed himself. Finally, his ultimate ability is ''[[ConfusionFu Life of the Party]]'', which generates a team of 6 holographic decoys around Mirage which mimic his movements, making it difficult for enemy squads to determine his exact location.

* AscendedMeme: "Bamboozle" was a popular memetic term in the ''VideoGame/Titanfall2'' community for successful uses of the Holo Pilot tactical ability, the developmental predecessor to Mirage's own holographic decoys. Within ''Titanfall 2'' itself, Respawn had already demonstrated awareness of the meme with a special limited time mode titled "The Great Bamboozle", which equipped every player with Holo Pilot decoys. It seems like a natural fit that a character who built himself around the technology so much would end up falling in love with the term himself, even if he does find it hard to pronounce sometimes.
* AttentionWhore: Mirage enjoys the fame and attention which comes with being an Apex Games superstar. Many of his intro quips include the sounds of an ''audience'' in the background.
--> '''Mirage''' (intro): "I love the spotlight's on me."
** However, it’s hinted from his dialogue when he’s the last person on his team there’s another deeper reason why he enjoys attention: he has a [[HatesBeingAlone crippling fear of being alone]].
* BadassBookworm: Downplayed. Mirage is a skilled engineer, and tinkers with his equipment off-field, though this aspect of him isn't focused on as much as Caustic's; Crypto's; or Wattson's.
* TheBartender: Mirage’s original job before he joined the Apex Games. He did this to make ends meet, but as evidenced by several former patrons whom he served he was quite talented in this particular career. As revealed in Season Five, he’s still part of the operation on his downtime when he’s not watching over his mother, and even serves up various alcoholic drinks to his fellow legends who happen to be in the area while keeping tabs on them.
** Later, the bar he worked for, “Paradise Lounge,” was purchased by him using his winnings in the Apex Games, making him the owner of the humble bar he once worked for. Several of the regular patrons he used to serve in the past still visit the place to this day. It was also discovered in a Season Five loading screen, “Arms Race,” that the Witt family actually owned the bar for years, meaning Mirage had earned enough money to purchase it from a relative, and during the Season Five “Broken Ghost” PVE missions his bar was used as the meeting spot for the legends.
* BashBrothers: With Crypto, ever since the Season Three cinematic launch trailer was released. Season Five further expanded on this with new exclusive voice lines between the two if they’re on the same team, and while they still grate on each other’s nerves it’s clear they will back each other up.
-->'''Mirage''': (When a neutral care package is dropping on the map) “Care package... they found you Crypto, run! Heh heh heh, I’m just busting your pork chops, you paranoid weirdo.”
-->'''Mirage''': (When reviving Crypto) “No it’s ok no need to thank me, just remember that I saved your life, and you owe me for all eternity. Simple as that, ''Cryppy.''“
-->'''Mirage''': (When being revived by Crypto) “W- Aww, no! Aww, you couldn't have just let me die, Crypto!? Just so- it's embara- so... so dumb.“
-->'''Crypto''': (When thanking Mirage) “Thank you. Maybe you’re not the fool I took you as... for now.”
-->'''Crypto''': (When rescuing Mirage while downed) “Yeah, don’t worry, I’ve got you old man.”
** During Season Seven, Crypto now refers to Mirage as a kid since the latter knows through Crypto’s (likely faked) profile that he’s apparently older than Mirage.
* BigEater: Mirage mentions eating three large pizzas by himself during an all-nighter doing research on Wraith’s birthday, which was his personal best.
* BirdsOfAFeather: A platonic example with Rampart. Both of them [[TheGadfly love to mock their opponents as well as their teammates for fun]], are expert engineers, and have large-than-life personalities which oftentimes clash with other people. The comics that took place during Season Six, several Season Seven character quotes and the “Apex Legends: Pathfinder’s Quest” book teased these two as [[ShipTease possible ships]] as well, though as of late their relationship is closer to LikeBrotherAndSister for the most part.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Does this with some of his quotes:
-->'''Mirage''': "Either you're with me, or your against me. Or you're with me and against me, because that happens sometimes."
* BrokenAce: Mirage has suffered many setbacks in his life and only has his mother left for family - or at least those he still interacts with on a regular basis. Even then, she has dementia and forgets about his existence from time to time. Despite this, Mirage is still an ace bloodsport competitor and showman who is notably the one to cash in on his fame the most; he has several products to his name including a brand of whiskey and even cereal. He's also tech-savvy enough to have improved upon the original design of the holo-tech his mother gave him when he entered the Apex Games - such as making the gear waterproof to deal with the harsh environment some of the arenas contain.
* ButtMonkey: Trailers and cinematics are ''not'' kind to Mirage. He's been blown up, kicked in the face courtesy of Octane, stepped on by a leviathan, punched out by Caustic, and been shown up by Crypto in numerous occasions during the cinematic launch trailer for Season Three. Starting with Season 3, even Bangalore and Bloodhound are making jabs at Mirage. In the flavor texts of certain loading screens, for instance:
--> '''Bangalore''': (Commenting on Mirage and Octane) "Witt’s had my back more than once. And whatever, he’s gotten a chuckle out of me. Occasionally. Maybe they’re good. For morale, I mean. I mean… I just need them to stay out of my way."\\
'''Bloodhound''' (Commenting on a picture of Mirage): "Hmm, he appears to be a competent ally in this photo. That is a pleasant surprise."
* TheCharmer: Despite his social awkwardness, he managed to develop a charming, (seemingly) laid back personality which has endeared him to a legion of fans. He claims to only be in the Apex Games for the ladies, but he has other motives beneath it all which makes him a more benevolent figure compared to others. See HiddenDepths below.
* ColorMotif: Yellow is the color scheme of his default skin and the background color when he is chosen during the legend selection before a match begins; it reflects his laid-back personality... or rather, the persona he invented to garner attention. See MellowFellow below for details.
* ConfusionFu: His gimmick, in a nutshell.
* {{Cowboy}}: The aesthetics of Mirage's Halloween “Fight or Fright” event skin, which is humorous and out of place when compared to other legends - the rest of whom had skins with spooky themes.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: "Moron" is a bit harsh, but he's without a doubt goofy compared to many of the other legends. This doesn't change the fact he’s an Apex Games superstar, and a skilled holographic engineer to boot, which led him to great fame as well as a legion of fans who adore him.
--> '''Mirage''' (upon pinging a flyer): "Flying bird-thing over there - yeesh, that's ugly."
--> '''Mirage''': “Y'know, I didn't get here alone. Man, I defeated a lot of people to get here.”
* DeadpanSnarker: Is quite the smart ass.
--> '''Mirage''' (to a kill target): "I'm so sorry to make you wait. I... I meant to beat you much faster."
--> '''Mirage''' (to a kill target): “Trust me, losing ain't that bad. I mean you learn something new every time! 'Least... that's what I've been told. I wouldn't know what that's like.”
* CutsceneIncompetence: In Mirage's finishers, the real one is identifiable by his glowing holo-emitters; decoys don't have the glow. In gameplay, summoning decoys causes no glow, only his ultimate does.
* DecoyProtagonist: As of Season 12, that he has a speaking role in all the season trailers except one[[note]]Season 4's, which features Revenant almost exclusively, only otherwise foreshadowing Loba[[/note]] might lead one to believe that he might have a bigger role in the games. He doesn't.
* DelusionsOfEloquence: Tries to use sophisticated words on a regular basis, but fails often. See PorkyPigPronunciation below for examples.
* DifficultButAwesome: Mirage's abilities are among the most convoluted ones in the game. Utilizing his toolkit with success requires predicting enemy positions and behaviors, which in turn demands careful observation of enemy habits - even during an intense firefight. However, with enough practice his holographic decoys can fool even the most observant opponents, and that momentary distraction can be all Mirage needs to get the upper hand in a firefight (or escape with his life). It also helps that an enemy who destroys his decoy(s) will have their exact location revealed to Mirage’s entire team.
* DisappearedDad: His mother plays a vital role in his backstory, but his father was never mentioned. More information was released about him over time, including his name: Richard Witt.
** The Mirage Express game mode during the Season Three Christmas Holo-Day Bash event revealed in a pre-recorded message that Mirage does miss his father - though a comic revealed during Season Six that Mirage considers his father to also be a dead-beat that abandoned his family.
** Later, the “Apex Legends: Pathfinder’s Quest” book revealed Mirage did meet his father a few times, but never got to know him, and as a result Mirage didn’t feel too bad at first when his father stopped showing up at all. To this day, he still doesn’t know much about what his father did while he was away, but stopped caring when the rest of his family moved on without him... or so he claims, which contradicts his statements during the Holo-Day Bash.
* DitzyGenius: Mirage is socially awkward, and tends to be a goofball when he interacts with others, but his skills as a holographic engineer - combined with his remarkable fighting prowess on the battlefield - have made him a dangerous force to reckon with in the Apex Games.
** The “Ditzy” part is downplayed compared to traditional examples. Despite his awkward nature, he can be quite [[TheCharmer the charmer]] outside of the games, and has a sharp wit on the battlefield. The latter was evidenced by Mirage managing to fool Bangalore - a military trained individual with more battle experience than him - in the Season One cinematic launch trailer and defeat her. And he has proven himself to be skilled in other areas of life too, such as managing a bar as well as cashing in on his fame - like sponsoring his own brand of whiskey and cereal, plus being a regular topic of interest in the tabloids which further increases his popularity.
* DoppelgangerSpin: Mirage sends {{Hologra|m}}phic doubles, much like the Holo Pilot tactical in ''VideoGame/Titanfall2'', but his holographic decoys can be convincing since they pretend to interact with some objects in the environment, and he can control them at will to become even more convincing to unsuspecting opponents.
* DrivesLikeCrazy:
** Though his skills [[PlayerAndProtagonistIntegration depend on that of his player]], Mirage's dialog when interacting with a trident implies he is not good at operating them, even mentioning that he never passed his driver's test.
** Season 8 reveals that he crashed the Mirage Voyage into a city, where it remains and becomes part of a Season 9 arena map. He claims it's because Rampart replaced parts of it with bits scrounged from IMC warships, but that doesn't stop other characters from making jabs at him for it.
* {{Expy}}: Mechanics-wise, Mirage is the combination of the Holo Pilot and Cloak tactical from ''VideoGame/Titanfall2''. Also, from that same game Mirage acts very similar to Droz and Davis; it’s later revealed that Droz is Mirage’s uncle, meaning the shared personalities wasn’t a mere coincidence.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Although Mirage disliked Pathfinder during Season Five, the former wasn’t pleased at [[spoiler: Loba’s]] direct insult at Pathfinder during the “Broken Ghost” storyline - declaring him a mere “appliance” when he [[spoiler: called her out for lying to the other legends about her true intentions for finding the artifacts. Mirage even backed up Pathfinder and chastised Loba for her deceit as well]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Mirage is terrified of [[SerialKiller Revenant]]; the former even takes the latter’s insults in stride out of fear the latter will “eat Mirage if he complains.” However, in regards to the other legends, this trope is subverted; even [[TokenEvilTeammate Caustic]] doesn’t scare Mirage.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During Season Three, a limited time event - “Dummie’s Big Day” - showcased an ultimate ability which created a ring of holograph decoys whom mimicked the player’s exact movements. Come Season Five, this became Mirage's new ultimate ability.
* ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat: Mirage's backstory is that he's an engineer for Holo-Pilot tech. This is generally not remembered, as he's usually showboating in the Apex Games or standing behind the bar at the Paradise Lounge, but sometimes the writing brings this fact back, such as in Season 9 where he's at a meeting with all the other Legends with science-oriented backgrounds, or in a Season 7 loading screen where Crypto recalls that "He’s an idiot, but he’s still an engineer."
* TheGadfly: He likes to mock his enemies when they get “bamboozled” by his holographic decoys, and has a sarcastic attitude. At the same time, he has no problems making fun of his teammates when the opportunity presents itself, as noted with his interactions with Crypto.
--> '''Mirage''' (to a kill target): "I gotta admit. I may have tricked you."
* GadgeteerGenius: Mirage tinkers with his holographic/cloaking devices off-field. And while he didn’t create his initial set - having instead received it as a gift from his mother before he entered the games - he modifies them in order to adapt to the battlefield, such as making them waterproof [[NoodleIncident considering Wattson mentioned his gear once malfunctioned from a water-related incident in the past]].
--> '''Wattson''' (on rare occasions when pinging a geyser in World’s Edge): “Let’s use that geyser over there, my gear is waterproof. Who do you think I am? Mirage?” (Giggles)
* GenerationXerox: He learned holographic engineering from his mother, who is considered in-universe to be a genius in that particular field.
* GibberishOfLove: Being around [[ClassyCatBurglar Loba]] just ''breaks'' Mirage, making his perennial foot-in-mouth syndrome even worse. Especially when he's reviving her; poor guy can't even string together a coherent sentence sometimes. However, events that have taken place during Season Five [[spoiler: (Mirage finding out that Loba was lying about her true intentions during the “Broken Ghost” storyline)]] as well as Season Six [[spoiler: (Mirage becomes friends with Rampart, which is evolving in Season Seven to be a potential LoveTriangle between those two and Wraith)]] have made it apparent Mirage will likely not hook up with Loba any time soon.
* GogglesDoNothing: His goggles haven't yet shown to be useful. However, he does wear the goggles and sports a more professional stance with his “Looking Fierce” pose, which hints he might wear the goggles in-universe [[LetsGetDangerous when he decides to get serious]].
** At some point, he began wearing them while skydiving. Interestingly, his decoys will not be wearing them if he performs an emote that involves one.
* HatesBeingAlone: This is why Mirage became an AttentionWhore. It’s noticeable when he’s the last person alive on his team that his voice lines become depressing.
* HiddenDepths: Mirage is aware the Outlands has become a CrapsackWorld ever since the Frontier War ended, and sees the Apex Games as a way to bring joy and entertainment to the otherwise depressed masses. It helps that he’s showered by loving praise from the crowds when he does well in them, but deep down he wants to help people by giving them something to believe in - or at least distract them from their current reality.
--> '''Mirage''': “I guess at the end of the day, the Games give people a reason to cheer. Aren't a whole lot of those left in the Outlands these days. Cool to be part of that.”
** Also, it makes sense that someone who [[HatesBeingAlone hates being alone]] mastered a set of devices which allows him to create holographic clones of himself. This way, he always has someone to interact with if no one else is around.
** As a bartender, he's quite good at reading body language. Season 13's story is set off of by him noticing the tension between Bangalore and Newcastle despite the latter supposedly being new, and reporting this to Wraith so they can investigate.
* HypocriticalHumor: Mirage has a few of these, particularly regarding his [[ShrineToSelf self-themed party boat]], the "Mirage Voyage".
** When Fuse introduces himself in his own ship, Mirage snarks that he's clearly CompensatingForSomething.
** Upon coming across a wrecked vessel in the Season 11 trailer, he loudly wonders what kind of captain crashes their own ship. Completely ignoring the fact that he did exactly that two seasons prior (albeit off-screen)
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Mirage cares about himself first and foremost, joined the Apex Games partially for the fame and glory, has several ShrineToSelf spots (one of which is an actual place to battle on World’s Edge in some versions), not to mention his heirloom weapon is a small statue of himself which has pre-recorded lines talking about how great he is. However, it’s clear all these boosts to his ego is due to the fact he [[HatesBeingAlone suffers from extreme anxiety when he is alone]], and does everything possible to get attention towards himself in order to alleviate these issues. He also doesn’t like it when people think of him as an idiot, which may have been a contributing factor to why he learned holographic engineering at a young age.
* InformedAttribute: At Season 11's launch, Pathfinder will occasionally mention his best boyfriend (Mirage) is afraid of his best girlfriend (Ash). Mirage lacks any specific interaction quips with Ash, unlike his quips towards Revenant.
* InherentlyFunnyWords: Whenever he creates a holographic decoy, expect him to try working in the word "bamboozle". [[PorkyPigPronunciation Unless he forgets how to say it]].
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He mocks Crypto's weird paranoia occasionally. To him, Crypto's just being a weirdo, but to Crypto, participating in the Apex Games is bringing a genuine danger to his life due to the Syndicate's risk of finding out. Crypto takes it in good humor, at least.
* InvisibilityCloak: His passive ability turns him invisible whenever he is reviving a downed ally, using a respawn beacon, or he is downed for five seconds.
* {{Irony}}: What is the passive ability of the most attention-seeking legend? [[InvisibilityCloak Turning invisible.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: A rare subverted example for a character with narcissistic traits. Although Mirage cares a great deal about himself more than others, he does care about his fellow legends (with the understandable exception of [[SerialKiller Revenant]]), and will put himself in harm’s way to protect them. He also cares deeply about his mother, and does his best to help her while she struggles with her dementia. Finally, as mentioned in HiddenDepths above, he’s not in the Apex Games solely for the fame and glory.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: On the one hand, Mirage can be pushy with his teammates, whether that be claiming high tier loot for himself on the basis he found it first (during the Season One cinematic trailer); taunting his own teammates (Crypto in the Season Three cinematic trailer); and clearly shows signs of narcissism, considering his [[ShrineToSelf area on the drop ship shows off all his Apex Games trophies as well as favorite fan art]]. However, he also loves to joke around with his fellow legends in order to lighten them up, and will put himself in harm’s way to save his teammates when they’re in danger - something Wraith can attest to in the Season One cinematic trailer.
--> '''Lifeline''': “Keeps your spirits up, that one. Helps when ya down.”\\
'''Gibraltar''': “Haha, well, he makes you laugh, so he’s got that going for him.”
** He even encouraged Pathfinder to join the Apex Games - during the time when Mirage was still a simple [[TheBartender bartender]] - under the context of being a way for the MRVN unit to find his creator. In reality, Mirage wanted to make sure Pathfinder couldn’t be taken advantage of by manipulative people, having learned from the latter that people were promising the MRVN unit information on his creator’s whereabouts - despite the obvious fact they were lying to use Pathfinder as a free laborer.
* LethalChef: Not Mirage himself, but his paternal great grandfather Gryz, who wrote Mirage’s favorite pork chops recipe. The recipe, down under TrademarkFavoriteFood, calls for ridiculous amounts of spices - notably the overkill amount of cloves - which would make your taste buds scream bloody murder, and is fitting considering [[DitzyGenius Mirage’s goofy behavior overall]]. A more reasonable recipe for said pork chops exists, however, and is listed below as well. See the Trivia tab for more in regards to Mirage’s pork chop recipe.
* LethalJokeCharacter: This is what many expert players consider Mirage to be meta-wise. His abilities do not follow a traditional archetype, and it can be difficult to fool players if you aren’t good at selling the deception with his holographic decoys. However, if an enemy is fooled, every second spent shooting or focusing on a holograph is time Mirage gets to heal; charge his shield; revive a teammate; pick up a teammate banner; escape; reload; and/or start shooting at his victim(s).
** To make matters worse, whenever a holographic decoy is shot, it reveals to Mirage’s team and himself the perpetrator’s exact location. Even if you think Mirage is a joke, his teammates might be a different story altogether, and many of them would love to know where their opponents are hiding.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Wraith. [[BelligerentSexualTension Some fans believe it runs deeper]], considering their interactions ever since the Season One cinematic launch trailer began.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Shares this kind of relationship with Rampart. Both of them are excitable, [[TheGadfly love to mock their opponents as well as teammates]], act competitively when facing each other in an Apex Games match, but will also watch each other’s back closely when they’re fighting together. It helps that their respective kits complement each other: Mirage can distract opponents using his decoys and Rampart can take advantage of this in order to shoot down unaware prey with her turret gun.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: The lore text of a Season 9 loading screen, implied to be a written note by Mirage's father, shows that he exhibits many traits that Mirage himself has. Trouble using complicated words, a desire to have a statue of himself (and jealousy for Pathfinder's giant statue), and using affectionate charm to hide up insecurities -- in his case, what appears to be a self-loathing complex rather than anxiety.
* MasterOfIllusion: Mirage's kit is focused on deceiving enemy players via holographic decoys and cloaking devices.
* MeaningfulName: "Mirage" has a kit that revolves around fooling enemies with holographs - which can mimic his movements - and utilizing a cloaking device to hide himself as well as his allies if they’re in trouble. Also, his last name "Witt" sounds very similar to "wit", and Mirage is defined as a someone who thinks on the spot during intense gunfights to confuse his opponents.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Whereas most of the other legends’s kits are quite archetypical (e.g., Caustic being "the area control guy", Wraith being "the flanker", Gibraltar being "the tank"), Mirage's abilities are seldom seen amongst shooter games, and requires more predictions as well as mind tricks for them to work.
* MellowFellow: While Mirage doesn’t lack ambition, he seems more relaxed compared to many of his colleagues. In reality, this is subverted: Mirage has a [[HatesBeingAlone crippling fear of being alone]], and does his best to get attention while maintaining his [[TheCharmer charming persona]] in order to alleviate his anxiety.
* MesACrowd: Played with. He loves to fool around (e.g., take selfies) with his holographic decoys as if they were real people. However, his holographic decoys aren’t physically tangible clones, which requires him to be more creative with their usage when he’s trying to impress other people.
* MommasBoy: He has a close familial relationship with his mother. Him and his mother only had each other for the majority of their lives together while he was still a child, [[GenerationXerox which led in part to Mirage becoming the expert holographic engineer he is today]]. It’s also a huge reason why he’s riddled with anxiety about his mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s: she was the only person who knew who the true Elliot was, and now she doesn’t even remember him at all.
--> '''Evelyn Witt (Mirage’s Mother)''': “Elliot will always be a champion to me, but I might be biased.”
** During Season Four, it was revealed by the devs that Mirage knows how to play the piano, and loves to play a song which his mother and himself used to sing together: “The Inch Worm,” by Frank Loesser. To this day, he plays as well as sings it for his mother, which helps her fall asleep - an indicator he still takes care of her.
** During Season Five, it was also revealed Wraith knows about his mother’s condition. And while he does have a crush on Loba, it did spook him how she knew this information before they had even met each other - an indicator she had been researching Mirage for some time, considering he hasn’t revealed his mother’s condition to the public yet.
* MotorMouth: Has a habit of rambling, and uses far more words than necessary whenever he talks. Also see PorkyPigPronunciation below.
* NoodleIncident: His dating profile has him [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial deny]] that he was "attracted" to a pumpkin one night on the planet Dionysus, after eating [[MushroomSamba Khionan mushrooms]].
* PetTheDog:
** In the aftermath of the comics, which took place during Season Six, it’s revealed that Mirage has officially become friends with Pathfinder - who was overjoyed by this gesture after having recently been dumped by [[spoiler: Ash]].
** Mirage himself receives this treatment during the Season Seven cinematic launch trailer. After several trailers of him dying, [[AmusingInjuries sometimes in humorous fashion]], he finally survives as well as became somewhat close to the new legend Horizon.
* PorkyPigPronunciation: He runs into this problem often (in stark contrast to [[SpockSpeak Caustic]]), which adds to Mirage’s goofy yet likable persona.
--> '''Mirage''' (to a kill target): "You should've known that fighting me is presp-per-pasterous… is dumb."
--> '''Mirage''' (to a kill target): "Quite the predimese… pred-predifcaiton pred-predicimin? Uh... bad situation for you."
--> '''Mirage''' (to a kill target): "Of all the fights, this was pretec-predec-per... this was a really good fight, this one was."\\ after using his Psyche Out ability): "Go bamboozalah-go bamba-...fool 'em!"
* ThePrankster: Mirage has this reputation in and out of the ring. Though he turns a "new leaf" in Season Seven, he's not stopped from temporarily gluing Crypto's face to the floor.
* ProjectedMan: His tech grants him the ability to create holographic decoys; they are similar to the real deal, and can be difficult to tell apart from the real person during an intense firefight.
* PungeonMaster: He’s not afraid to fire off puns when the opportunity presents itself.
-->'''Mirage''' (pinging a geyser): [[HurricaneOfPuns Guys, geyser. It's a geyser, guys. It's a geyser right there, guys... guys]]?
* ReplacementGoldfish: Shows signs of this with Horizon in regards to his mother, who was also a gifted scientist/engineer. While Horizon is a nice person in general, she goes a step further and acts like a caring motherly figure towards Mirage in-game. She never makes fun of him at all within their unique interactions - even complementing him on everything positive he does, similar to how she was a good mother towards her own son Newton. Interestingly enough, Mirage seems to be reciprocating this, seeing her as a motherly figure as well, and enjoys receiving positive comments from her in particular. Considering that Horizon has long since lost her biological son, and Mirage is slowly losing his mother’s memories of him to dementia, it sadly makes sense why these two would share a familial-like bond.
* RevolversAreForAmateurs: Tends to be portrayed with [[RevolversAreJustBetter the Wingman]], and also [[ButtMonkey tends to not use it to its fullest extent]].
* SchmuckBait: Go on, shoot Mirage who is acting suspiciously in-game, he can't hurt you... whoops, shot his decoy, now his squad knows your exact location and can flank you as well as your teammate(s). [[OhCrap Also, everyone in earshot who heard you shooting now knows where you are too]].
* ShipTease: Zig-zagged with several of the female legends, as befitting of [[TheCharmer his personality]] in the legend lineup:
** Wraith, who is the most prominent example. In the Season One cinematic launch trailer, [[BigDamnHeroes Wraith saved Mirage from Caustic]] when Mirage was caught in a poisonous gas trap, and in return [[BigDamnHeroes Mirage saved her from being executed by Bangalore in a flashback,]] during which Wraith smiled at his heroic actions. Keep in mind she [[TheStoic almost never shows emotions,]] so the fact Mirage was able to sneak a smile out of her did not escape fans who ship the two together. She also smirked at Mirage’s reaction when Pathfinder tried to make a claim for rare loot they were nearby, and picked up Mirage’s death banner when he succumbed to an enemy grenade.
*** In Season Five, the PVE “Broken Ghost” missions revealed these two have a [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple tense yet close friendship]], and while Mirage does tend to annoy Wraith she still puts up with his antics. Coupled with her interactions with Mirage during the example above have led many fans to believe these two [[BelligerentSexualTension might be getting closer as time goes on]]. It’s also revealed that she is one of the only people who knows the truth about his mother’s condition.
*** In Season Six, it’s revealed that Mirage knows Wraith’s true name, something she doesn’t share with most people. Also, she set up a deal for him which allowed Rampart to set up shop within his bar in exchange for paying rent; it’s hinted that Mirage is having money troubles, and Wraith went out of her way to help him out. Furthermore, after Mirage accidentally enraged Wraith, he went out of his way to find out when her birthday was by searching through his mother’s old work files with the IMC, and shipped a report of it to Wraith along with a party hat. The discovery not only helped Mirage mend fences with her, she even cried while smiling at the kind act.
*** Season Seven has several ShipTease moments regarding these two. First, a loading screen from this season reveals the tabloids are keeping a close eye on these two alongside Rampart, rumoring that a LoveTriangle is forming between the three legends over Mirage’s affections. Also, while Wraith does mostly act polite towards Rampart, there are some passive-aggressive voice lines on Wraith’s behalf which shows she might see Rampart as unwanted competition.
---->'''Wraith''' (When reviving Rampart): “Keep breathing. Mirage’ll kill me if I lose his special friend.”
** As of Season Five, Loba appeared at first to have joined the list - at least Mirage thinks so - albeit her [[DarkActionGirl true personality]] as well as [[ClassyCatBurglar profession]] makes it unlikely anything will occur between the two, thus subverting this trope. Furthermore, during the Season Five “Broken Ghost” PVE missions, Mirage didn’t take it very well when [[spoiler: Loba was revealed to have been lying to the other legends about her true goal for finding the artifacts: she was working with Hammond Robotics]].
** As of Season Six, Rampart. While it's mostly bickering, Mirage does try to buy her flowers (then settles on a bouquette of wrenches instead), and also has a bit of a [[SpitTake Spit Take]] when his own holograms tease him about liking her. Rampart seems to take the whole thing in stride, only showing a bit of awkwardness when Mirage revives her in an Apex Games match, although during Season Seven Wraith does seem a little peeved at Rampart’s new friendship with Mirage...
* ShoutOut: One to “[[Film/MeanGirls Mean Girls]]” in Season Seven:
-->'''Mirage''': (in a trident): "Hey, Crypto! Get in loser, we're going shooting!"
* ShrineToSelf: Has several of them, which makes sense considering he’s an AttentionWhore:
** As shown in the Season Three cinematic launch trailer, his personal area on the dropship is one of these, with fan arts of himself on the wall; trophies (presumably from his achievements in the Apex Games); and an action figure of himself.
** The Mirage Voy‘age, a floating ship introduced during the Holo-Day Bash Christmas LTM on the World's Edge map. The whole ship is full of emoting Mirage holographs. Turning on the ship's party mode creates a loud, flashing party that produces even more giant dancing holographs of himself.
* TheSneakyGuy: Mirage turns invisible whenever he is reviving a downed ally; respawns them back; or when he himself is downed for five seconds, which makes it difficult to keep track of him during a chaotic firefight.
* StepfordSmiler: The average person in-universe wouldn’t know that, for all of Mirage’s charm and enthusiasm, he’s rather depressed; suffers from self-esteem issues; and suffers from constant anxiety, especially in regards to his mother’s Alzheimer’s having progressed to a point where she doesn’t remember who he is.
* SupremeChef: If ''WebVideo/BingingWithBabish'' is to be believed, Mirage does indeed make one hell of a pork chop.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Meets the physical description, and is one of the most sarcastic legends in the lineup.
* TookALevelInKindness: Near the end of the Season Six comics - released on the official Apex Legends twitter account - Mirage had thus far made insensitive jokes about Wraith’s amnesia, launched Rampart’s equipment on a rocket to Olympus, and discovered Pathfinder was depressed after Ash left him but Mirage did nothing initially to help Pathfinder. As a result, [[HeelRealization Mirage realized his awful attitude had caused problems with his fellow legends]] and [[RedemptionQuest vowed to fix everything]]. He accomplished this by helping Wraith discover when her birthday was, surprised Pathfinder by filling his room with flowers and a note which revealed Mirage wants them to be friends, and apologized to Rampart along with giving her a bouquet of wrenches as part of his goofy charm. He was successful, and now maintains a strong friendship with all the mentioned legends as well as claiming he plans on “turning a new leaf” in regards to his previous behavior. As if the universe decided to reward Mirage, [[PetTheDog the official Season Seven launch trailer showcased him not getting killed in some spectacular manner]], and the new legend - Horizon - even has taken a liking to him [[ParentalSubstitute as a kind mother-like figure]].
** Unfortunately, several tabloids believe Mirage’s new attitude makes for boring news, and has begun spreading rumors there is a LoveTriangle forming between Mirage; Wraith; and Rampart for Mirage’s affection. Rampart herself does act a little awkward when being revived in-game by Mirage, but is otherwise on friendly platonic terms with him. [[{{Tsundere}} Wraith]], on the other hand, acts somewhat passive-aggressively towards Rampart, indicating the former might see the latter as unwanted competition.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pork chops, plus anything with pork in general, and he will never, ever '''ever''' shut it about them. Another favorite food choice of his is pizza which features many pork items on it (chorizo and bacon), something the pizza restaurant “Roma’s Pizzeria” features as a choice on their menu, known as “Elliot’s Fave.” Finally, Mirage’s pork chops even has a recipe:
-->'''Mirage''': "It’s an old Witt Family [[PorkyPigPronunciation dela...delacass]] um - food recipe; passed down from my great grandfather Gryz Witt. Start with the glaze: 80ml dijon mustard, 100ml honey, 30ml maple syrup, [[NoKillLikeOverkill 15g cinnamon, 15g ground cloves]]. Mix that baby up good. Take the pork chops and salt ‘em, pepper ‘em, add light cayenne, then sear those sweets in hot oil. Next, smother them darlings in the glaze and pop those lovelys in the oven at 190 for 10-12 minutes and you’ve got my mom’s favorite meal. But don’t tell anyone, it’s a family secret..."
** Later on, due to the fact [[LethalChef the recipe had overkill amounts of cloves in it]], the developers released a new recipe:
-->'''Mirage''': “Whoa! Rumor has it my secret family pork chop recipe made it out into the whole Outlands and... whoops... it's a tad bid off. Math was never my fort... fart... forfeit? My thing! Sorry, Ma. Here we go now with a little extra Mirage! Glaze: dijon mustard (about 90ml or 3oz), honey (110ml or about 4oz), maple syrup (30ml or 2 tbsps), cinnamon (pinch), ground cloves (pinch), hand squeezed pineapple (about 15ml or 1tbsp - optional, but personally my favorite), pork chops with salt & pepper (sprinkle good), cayenne (pinch), brown sugar (sprinkle on both sides - optional, but personally my favorite). Cook: 1. Sear pork chops on both sides. 2. Glaze both chops. 3. Bake in the oven at 190C (375F) for 10-12 mins or until cooked at least 63C (145F).”
* TrophyViolence: His heirloom, "Too Much Witt", a golden trophy that he can bludgeon enemies with. It moreso resembles a novelty toy more than anything though, given the battery cover on its underside and the pull string that makes the trophy quote Mirage.
* UnknownRival: Mirage dislikes Pathfinder due to the latter [[LiteralMinded not understanding sarcasm]], and because the latter’s cheerful and naive personality tends to annoy Mirage. However, Pathfinder considers Mirage to be his best friend, which is understandable considering that Mirage told Pathfinder about the Apex Games to begin with.
-->'''Pathfinder''': “Mirage is my best friend. I love him.”
** Season Five further expanded on these two. While Mirage appears to secretly enjoy Pathfinder’s company, Mirage is also going out of his way to dislike Pathfinder at the same time. Many fans believe Mirage has issues with losing people in his life - which isn’t out of the question considering how many friends and family members he lost so far - meaning he’s trying to avoid becoming friends with Pathfinder out of fear of losing another person he cared about.
-->'''Mirage''': (When revived by Pathfinder) “Wow, uh, glad you were here buddy. (To himself) Pathfinder... just gonna go ahead and bury those feelings now.”
** As of Season Seven, this trope is subverted. After the comics which were released during Season Six on the official twitter account showed Mirage trying to cheer up Pathfinder with flowers, Mirage now acts like a true friend with Pathfinder - who was overjoyed to become official friends with Mirage.
* VisibleInvisibility: Mirage is very faintly visible when he's invisible, thanks to his arm-mounted holo-emitters noticably glowing to anyone who's close enough. Incredibly sharp-eyed players can capitalize on this flaw by tracking Mirage while he's under his Ultimate's invisibility to identify which one is the real one.
** His heirloom weapon is a small statue of himself with pre-recorded voice lines, all of which humorously depicts his narcissism.
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[[folder:Octane]]
!Octavio Silva -- Octane
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[SuperSpeed High-Speed Daredevil]]]]
-->''"Whoa . . . what a rush!"''
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NicolasRoye (English), Ivan Kalinin (Russian)

Octavio Silva is the heir to the MegaCorp Silva Pharmaceuticals, an Outlands-based company working on medical supplies, but he's better known as Octane, a death-defying stuntman whose videos go viral on the net. One of his last stunts was a run of the Pilot's Gauntlet in record time -- with which he achieved by blasting himself across the finish line using a grenade. It came at the cost of his legs, a thought he couldn't bear to stand, so he guilted his friend, Ajay Che, into forging an order to get his legs replaced with bionic ones. Now ready to spring back into action, he's raised his own bar, and petty stunts weren't enough: the Apex Games were the ultimate adrenaline rush, and he was ready for them.
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Octane is an agile stuntman whose abilities allows him to hit his top speed and do so frequently. His tactical ability injects a syringe of ''[[SuperSerum Stim]]'' that increases his movement speed for several seconds and instantly removes any slowdown effects at the cost of a small amount of health. Fortunately for Octane, he gradually regenerates any lost health with his passive ability, ''[[RegeneratingHealth Swift Mend]]''. His ultimate ability deploys a ''[[SpringJump Launch Pad]]'', which catapults any player who steps on it into the air.

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Pathfinder is a speedy robot who can easily scout the way for his squadmates and get the drop on enemies with his utility and high mobility. His tactical ability fires a ''[[GrapplingHookPistol Grappling Hook]]'' at a nearby target, pulling Pathfinder towards it or allowing him to swing by. Like all other Skirmisherlegends, he can scan care packages for their contents; uniquely though, his passive ability ''[[CooldownManipulation Insider Knowledge]]'' charges his ultimate and reduces its cooldown for the rest of the game whenever he does so. Said ultimate ability involves firing his ''[[ZipMode Zipline Gun]]'' at a distant point, creating a permanent zipline between it and Pathfinder's current location.

* WhatTheHellHero: During the Season Nine comics, Valkyrie called out Loba on how she handled the situation with Revenant, pointing out that even though she got revenge against him [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty it didn’t make her feel better]]. Had she simply killed Revenant off for good by destroying his [[WetwareCPU organic]] [[AchillesHeel head]], she would’ve gotten a measure of revenge and Revenant would no longer be a threat to her as well as anyone else. Instead, she betrayed him and [[KickTheSonOfABitch got a good laugh at him…]] except her parents were still dead and now there was a [[AxCrazy psychotic]], [[SerialKiller murderous]], and immortal simulacrum [[RevengeByProxy hunting down everyone she cared about]].

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Voidwalker Wraith is clearly supposed to be wearing a Pilot suit, but there are many differences between it and suits from the ''Titanfall'' games that highlight her otherworldly nature: [[WomanInWhite she dresses primarily in white]] as opposed to darker colors, her helmet is entirely smooth and glassy and lacks any sort of TronLines or other glowy bits that Pilot helmets usually have, and the minimal amount of armored padding and utility pockets or pouches hint at her position as a Science Pilot rather than the soldier/mercenary types focused on in the ''Titanfall'' duology.

* {{Expy}}: Mechanics-wise he is this to the Grapple Hook pilot from ''VideoGame/Titanfall2''.

* FreezeFrameBonus: "Fight Night" reveals that Pathfinder was working as a weather bot when [[VideoGame/Titanfall2 Typhon was destroyed]].

* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: Towards Ash. One voiceline states that he loves her, but that he's not in love with her. He also repeatedly calls her his "girlfriend" or his "best girlfriend", because "she is a girl and she is his friend" -- in the same way that Mirage is his "best boyfriend".

* BareYourMidriff: A rare male example; his default (and by proxy his epic and rare skin recolors) are shown rocking his bare (and ripped) abs.

Pathfinder is a speedy robot who can easily scout the way for his squadmates and get the drop on enemies with his utility and high mobility. His tactical ability fires a ''[[GrapplingHookPistol Grappling Hook]]'' at a nearby target, pulling Pathfinder towards it or allowing him to swing by. Like all other Recon legends, he can scan survey beacons to figure out the location of the next ring; uniquely though, his passive ability ''[[CooldownManipulation Insider Knowledge]]'' charges his ultimate and reduces its cooldown for the rest of the game whenever he does so. Said ultimate ability involves firing his ''[[ZipMode Zipline Gun]]'' at a distant point, creating a permanent zipline between it and Pathfinder's current location.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Played with. Pathfinder’s kit allows people to reach out-of-place locations that would be difficult to traverse on foot with ease - if it could be reached by foot at all - and his grappling gun can be used to drag fleeing opponents towards him. Combined with his standard “recon” passive which allows him to find the [[AdvancingWallOfDoom next ring’s location,]] he can help his teammates traverse the map quickly as well as reach high ground to gain a tactical advantage. However, in enclosed areas - such as small buildings - many of Pathfinder’s abilities are far less useful, and if his grappling gun captures an enemy armed with a dangerous close range weapon they can kill Pathfinder quickly.
** “Insider Knowledge” reduces the cooldown timer on Pathfinder’s “Zipline Gun” ability by ten seconds every time he successfully scans a survey beacon, up to a maximum of forty second reduction, and will instantly recharge said ability.

* MeaningfulName: "Pathfinder" is described in-game as a forward scout. Considering his abilities allow his teammates and himself to reach places many legends couldn’t by themselves - nor as fast as he can - and can discover the [[AdvancingWallOfDoom next ring’s location]], he fits a scout’s role to the tee. Pathfinder also refers to what he's been doing for most of his lifetime: [[WalkingTheEarth aimlessly wandering to search for his creator]].

** Despite canonically weighing as much as a polar bear at 937 lbs (425 kg), Pathfinder can be lifted up and thrown around in revive and fishers animations like a normal sized person.

* FreezeFrameBonus: "Fight Night" reveals that Pathfinder was working as a weather bot when [[VideoGame/Titanfall2 Orthos was destroyed]].

-->''"I don't take myself too seriously. I don't take myself anywhere. I need to get out more."''