History Trivia / ApexLegends

** Also with ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps4'' 's Blackout gamemode, as both emphasize fast-paced realistic combat with more polish than other Battle Royale games. More recently, ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019 Call of Duty: Warzone]]'' has replaced ''Blackout'' as a direct competitor, mainly due to being free-to-play and borrowing many mechanic from ''Apex''. Incidentally, Respawn Entertainment was formed by members of Infinity Ward, the studio responsible for ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''.

** In turn, many games like [=PUBG=] Mobile, ''Fortnite'', ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyMobile'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019: Warzone'' copied Apex's ping system and respawn mechanic for their battle royale modes.

* 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 ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ElNQVYDsA twelve seconds]]'' via [[RocketJump Grenade Jumping]]. RealityEnsues in Octane's case.

** Respawn [[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-11-20-what-went-into-apex-legends-surprise-launch experimented]] with having Titans in the early stages of development, but they saw that their presence in a battle royale game was "a huge unbalancing force," and the final game ultimately does not have them.

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oshvcDjEKZc Legacy Launch Trailer]] shows off Valkyrie quoting a memetic line said by her father Viper in ''[[VideoGame//Titanfall2]]''

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oshvcDjEKZc Legacy Launch Trailer]] shows off Valkyrie quoting a memetic line said by her father Viper in ''VideoGame//Titanfall2''

* ActingForTwo: Creator/JBBlanc reprise his role as Blisk and also voices Caustic.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Respawn [[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-11-20-what-went-into-apex-legends-surprise-launch experimented]] with having Titans in the early stages of development, but they saw that their presence in a battle royale game was "a huge unbalancing force," and the final game ultimately does not have them.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Mirage’s Pork Chops were addressed in the official YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZcUJuXjCsw “Binging with Babish”]]. The amount of cloves used in the initial recipe made the pork chops gross, and even the developers’s new attempt at the recipe made Babish realize he could do better. Using the base idea of the pork chop recipe, Babish created his own version which he went on to declare as one of the tastiest pork chops he had ever eaten.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Mirage’s Pork Chops were addressed in the official YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZcUJuXjCsw “Binging with Babish”]]. The amount of cloves used in the initial recipe made the pork chops gross, and even the developers’s new attempt at the recipe made Babish cringe. However, using the base idea of the pork chop recipe, Babish created his own version that he went on to declare as one of the tastiest pork chops he had ever eaten, albeit he also stated the coloring presented on the final dish wouldn’t be acceptable in a professional restaurant.

** 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.
** In turn, ''Fortnite'', ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyMobile'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019: Warzone'' copied Apex's respawn mechanic for their battle royale modes.

** Also with ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps4'' 's Blackout gamemode, as both emphasize fast-paced realistic combat with more polish than other Battle Royale games. More recently, ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019 Call of Duty: Warzone]]'' has replaced ''Blackout'' as a direct competitor, mainly due to being free-to-play and borrowing many mechanic from ''Apex''. Amusingly, Respawn Entertainment was formed by members of Infinity Ward, the studio responsible for ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', who left when spurned by Activision to form a studio with the help of arch-rival Creator/ElectronicArts.

** Also with ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps4'' 's Blackout gamemode, as both emphasize fast-paced realistic combat with more polish than other Battle Royale games. More recently, ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019 Call of Duty: Warzone]]'' has replaced ''Blackout'' as a direct competitor, mainly due to being free-to-play and borrowing many mechanic from ''Apex''. None of this is even ''remotely'' helped by the fact that Respawn Entertainment was formed by members of Infinity Ward, the studio responsible for ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', who left when spurned by Activision to form a studio with the help of arch-rival Creator/ElectronicArts.

** In turn, ''Fortnite'', ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyMobile'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019'' "Warzone" copied Apex's respawn mechanic for their battle royale modes.

** In turn, ''Fortnite'' and ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyMobile'' copied Apex's respawn mechanic for their battle royale modes.

** In turn, ''Fortnite'' and ''Call of Duty Mobile'' copied Apex's respawn mechanic for their battle royale modes.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://apexlegendswiki.org/ Apex Legends Wiki]], [[https://apexlegends.gamepedia.com/Apex_Legends_Wiki Gamepedia]] and [[https://liquipedia.net/apexlegends/Main_Page liquipedia]] Wiki.

* 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.

* IKnewIt: Many players immediately caught on that the short-lived "Elite Queue", reserved for players who placed in the top 5 squads during the Wild Hunt event, was little more than a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for a proper ranked mode. Sure enough, less than a week after Wild Hunt started, ranked mode was announced to debut in Season 2.
* MemeAcknowledgement: The devs are aware that the Mozambique is a bad gun. This is evident in their [[https://youtu.be/G9xpYNGRxbE 50 million players celebratory video]], which includes statistics like "1(?) Mozambique kill". Furthermore, the Wild Hunt patch added a unique animation that sees players hurling it to the ground in disgust when swapping it out for a different weapon.

* ViralMarketing: Instead of using a traditional marketing push that publisher Creator/ElectronicArts 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.

* MemeAcknowledgement: The devs are aware that the Mozambique is a bad gun. This is evident in their [[https://youtu.be/G9xpYNGRxbE 50 million players celebratory video]], which includes statistics like "1(?) Mozambique kill".

* MemeAcknowledgement: The devs are aware that the Mozambique is a bad gun. This is evident in their [[https://youtu.be/G9xpYNGRxbE 50 million players celebratory video]], which includes a bunch of statistics, including "1(?) Mozambique kill".