Apex Legends Fan Builds Functional Replica Of Valkyrie's Missile Swarm
An Apex Legends fan has created a full-scale replica of the customized missile launcher belonging to Apex Legends' high-flying, hard-drinking character, Valkyrie. In a post on Reddit, /u/ToneIsDark demonstrated the Missile Swarm launcher in action and received more than 7,500 upvotes in the Apex Legends subreddit, though it's a little easier to get a close look at the launcher via his Instagram post.
ToneIsDark's missile launcher functions just like Valkyrie's does in Apex Legends. Attached to his back via a harness, the launcher moves and rotates, mimicking the movement of its owner's hands. It also shares the same red color scheme as Valkyrie's Missile Swarm, but that's not all it does--ToneIsDark's missile launcher actually works.
In the video showing off his creation, fireworks can be seen flying out of the missile launcher in rapid succession. Tone tells GameSpot that the launcher is capable of firing 19 shots in quick succession, but the 22-year-old engineering student--who was 21 at the time of the Missile Swarm's completion--says that making the launcher capable of firing while being worn is the next step.
«I'd say Mark I is complete,» Tone says. «It can move and shoot well, but yeah, there will be adjustments eventually for a future model which I hopefully will wear while firing. With this [current] model, due to the force exerted by the fireworks I'm currently using, the motors struggle a lot with stability during the actual firing process. I didn't have time to exchange the motors for stronger ones as this would consist of redesigning and printing the motor housings and attachments and adjusting the circuit to allow for the stronger motors, but in a future model I would love to give this a try.»
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