Apex Legends cinematic reveals its first trans woman Legend and a new map for Season 15

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Apex Legends is just a few weeks away from reaching its fifteenth season, and it will be celebrating this impressive milestone in a few major ways. A new cinematic centered around the game’s lore tells the story of new transgender Legend Catalyst and her friend’s mission to save the moon they are living on. However, when their plan takes a turn for the worst, Catalyst escapes to what seemingly is Apex Legend’s new Season 15: Eclipse map.

In the latest episode of Apex Legends’ Stories of the Outlands miniseries, Catalyst (who also goes by Tressa) is first shown speaking to Rampant on an unknown planet, examining a collection of mysterious crystals. Upon touching one, the footage quickly cuts to a flashback of Catalyst and a group of witches discussing how Hammond Robotics is mining and killing their home moon of Cleo.

However, there is something more powerful than new lore to be found in this episode. Catalyst tells one witch, Margot, that while transitioning has also been hard, “I feel like the whole world opened up, now that I’m myself.” The revelation and wholesome message certainly bring a new level of emotion not seen in Stories of the Outlands before. More importantly, this makes Catalyst the first trans woman character in Apex Legends.

Catalyst and Margot then eagerly decide to break into Hammond’s facilities on their own, only to be met by the company’s armed security. To the Legend’s surprise, Margo ultimately opts to detonate a bomb next to her in a swift attempt to sacrifice herself for Cleo. The flashback unfortunately ends there, as Catalyst is found in present day looking over her “true home,” a moon covered in nothing but mountains and shrubbery. As a similar area has been long rumored as a future battle