History Trivia / ApexLegends

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Part of Octane's backstory - namely, the part where he completed a Gauntlet in 12 seconds by using a grenade to propel himself over the finish line - is inspired by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ElNQVYDsA an actual record-setting Gauntlet run]] in ''VideoGame/Titanfall2''.

* FandomNod: Octane's backstory is derived from a ''Titanfall 2'' player making the Gauntlet[[note]]a speedrunning obstacle course found in the Single-Player tutorial[[/note]] run in ''twelve seconds'' via [[RocketJump Grenade Jumping]]. RealityEnsues in Octane's case.

** Pathfinder himself is a MRVN robot, many of which are featured in a level of Titanfall 2.

** Most of the weapons and their models are recycled from ''Titanfall 2''. The Arc Star is even a mashup of two existing ordnance, the Arc Grenade and Firestar.

* ColbertBump: The insane popularity of the game during its February 2019 launch week [[https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-is-giving-titanfall-2-multiplayer-a-small-burst-of-life/ actively contributed]] to ''Titanfall 2'' seeing a surge of interest and a re-examination after its initial 2016 release ran into the twin buzz-saws of ''Battlefield 1'' and ''Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'' and became an AcclaimedFlop.

%%* ExecutiveMeddling: {{Subverted}} – Respawn Entertainment kept development of ''Apex Legends'' a secret until its announcement ''a few days before launch'', as the studio wanted players to try the game rather than rely on marketing and promotion.

** Pathfinder himself is a MRVN robot, many of which are featured in a level of Titanfall 2

* ExecutiveMeddling: {{Subverted}} – Respawn Entertainment kept development of ''Apex Legends'' a secret until its announcement ''a few days before launch'', as the studio wanted players to try the game rather than rely on marketing and promotion.

*** Wraith's Into the Void Phase Shift , respectively (Mirage's holo-tech is even directly related to the tech behind Holo Pilots ''in-lore'').

** Nearly all Legends' abilities are derived from Tactical Abilities or similar, down to the visual effects:

*** Lifeline

* PropRecycling: As a SpinOff set in the same universe, most of the weapons are recycled from ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'' and ''VideoGame/Titanfall2''. Mirage's Psyche Out and Wraith's Into the Void clearly reuse art assets from the Holo Pilot and Phase Shift Tactical abilities, respectively (Mirage's holo-tech is even directly related to the tech behind Holo Pilots ''in-lore''). Even a few animations have been reused, including the run off of a dropship at the beginning of most Titanfall 2 maps.

* PropRecycling: As a SpinOff set in the same universe, most of the weapons are recycled from ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'' and ''VideoGame/Titanfall2''. Mirage's Psyche Out and Wraith's Into the Void clearly reuse art assets from the Holo Pilot and Phase Shift Tactical abilities, respectively (Mirage's holo-tech is even directly related to the tech behind Holo Pilots ''in-lore'').

* FollowTheLeader: An archetypal example, as it emulates both BattleRoyale games, such as ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'', and {{Hero Shooter}}s like ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''. Ironically, that ''Apex Legends'' follows in the footsteps of two "hot trending" genres makes it more unique compared to standard examples of either.

* ExecutiveMeddling: {{Subverted}} - Respawn Entertainment kept development of ''Apex Legends'' a secret until its announcement ''a few days before launch'', as the studio wanted players to try the game rather than rely on marketing and promotion.

* ColbertBump: The insane popularity of the game during its February 2019 launch week [[https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-is-giving-titanfall-2-multiplayer-a-small-burst-of-life/ actively contributed]] to ''Titanfall 2'' seeing a surge of interest and a re-examination after its initial 2016 release ran into the twin buzz-saws of ''Battlefield 1'' and ''Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare''.

* FollowTheLeader: An archetypal example, as it emulates both BattleRoyale games such as ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' and {{Hero Shooter}}s like ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''. Ironically, that ''Apex Legends'' follows in the footsteps of two "hot trending" genres makes it more unique compared to standard examples of either.
* PropRecycling: As a SpinOff set in the same universe, most of the weapons are recycled from ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'' and ''VideoGame/Titanfall2''. Mirage's Psyche Out and Wraith's Into the Void clearly reuse art assets from the Holo Pilot and Phase Shift Tactical abilities, respectively.

* MythologyGag: The Triple Take is a reference to the fact that the Double Take sniper rifle from ''Titanfall 2'' actually fires a third invisible bullet.

* FollowTheLeader: An archetypical example, as it emulates both BattleRoyale games such as VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} and HeroShooter games such as VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}. Ironically, the fact that it's following in the footsteps of ''two'' "hot trend" genres makes it feel more unique compared to standard examples of either.
* ViralMarketing: Instead of using a traditional marketing push that would've started months before launch, Respawn chose to announce and release the game at the same time in hopes of relying on word-of-mouth to gain interest.

* ExecutiveMeddling: {{Subverted}} - Respawn Entertainment kept development of ''Apex Legends'' a secret until its announcement ''a few days before launch'', as the studio wanted players to try the game rather than rely on marketing and promotion.