Apex Legends' Recent Characters Feel Like Variations Of Older Ones

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Each new season of Apex Legends gives players a lot to look forward to. New game modes, weapons, maps, and legends provide something fresh, while updates to the existing content breathe new life to the familiar. The hero shooter battle royale has been constantly changing since it first launched in February 2019 and shows no signs of stopping thanks to its large player base and dedicated fans.

Every season has had its ups and downs, but lately, Apex Legends' newer playable characters seem to be pulling from the old. This isn't about their backstories, character designs, or voices, but rather their in-game abilities. A character's kit is essential to determining their gameplay viability, pick rate, and overall fun factor; so it should go without saying that it should be unique. Individuality is important in a game with as many playable characters as Apex Legends, and taking too many cues from other characters diminishes that particular legend's uniqueness.

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The trend of legends sharing similar abilities seems to have started with Apex Legends' eighteenth legend, Seer. All of Seer's abilities borrow heavily from those of Bloodhound — one of Apex Legends' default playable characters. Seer's Focus of Attention tactical ability reveals enemies through walls for him and his allies, much like Bloodhound's Eye of the Allfather. His Heart Seeker passive gives him the approximate location of opponents thanks to the heartbeats they project — a tracking ability similar to Bloodhound's Tracker passive, which lets them follow clues to determine an opponent's location.

Seer's Exhibit ultimate ability shows the location of all moving and shooting enemies in a given area, providing an