Apex Legends Season 17: Arsenal Launch Trailer Shows Off Ballistic's Slick Battlefield Tactics

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Respawn Entertainment has unveiled the launch trailer for Apex Legends' Season 17: Arsenal. Picking up where the newest legend's episode of Stories From The Outlands left off, the Arsenal launch trailer provides some explosive new details regarding the upcoming season's content--and gives players a sneak peak at some of Ballistic's abilities.

Framed as a pre-recorded video message left behind for Ballistic's estranged son, Nathaniel, the new trailer provides a few insights into the way Ballistic operates both on and off the battlefield. After chiding his adult son for going through his belongings--where the video message was evidently hidden--Ballistic assures Nathaniel that his reasons for stealing his son's spot in the Apex Games are entirely--well, almost entirely--altruistic.

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As «Somewhere Beyond The Sea» plays in the background, Ballistic can be seen taking legends down one by one, even managing to beat professional trickster Mirage at his own bamboozling game. But despite his Apex Games moniker, Ballistic's combat tactics aren't entirely about firepower and brute force--he seems to devote significant effort to taking down enemies in style (and without breaking a sweat).

Though his abilities have yet to be confirmed, Ballistic's official character bio lists him as an Assault-class legend, meaning his class-based abilities--accessing Weapon Supply Bins and carrying extra ammo--are no mystery. But the Arsenal launch trailer adds a bit more insight