Apex Legends Year 3 Was A Celebration Of Titanfall 2's Legacy
Apex Legends Year 3 has come to an end, with Year 4 kicking off with Season 12: Defiance. Year 3 introduced Apex Legends' strongest roster of playable characters to date--not in terms of in-match balance or storytelling, but in regards to the chaotic and joyful fun they brought to the Apex Games. Say what you will about Fuse, Valkyrie, Seer, and Ash, but those four embody the best part of Titanfall 2's legacy, in that a first-person shooter doesn't have to make practical sense on paper in order to be really fun.
When developer Respawn releases new playable characters for Apex Legends, they traditionally contribute three things to the game: a new story, a new change to the meta, and a new way to have fun. Every legend has done this, though most focus on one of the three areas upon their release.
Season 5's Loba, for example, changes the meta in creating a safe way to acquire loot, and also introduces a new way to have fun in easily locating high-tier loot and stealing it away before other players can grab it for themselves. But she was (and largely continues to be) principally a vessel for story--her addition was heavily tied to Revenant's backstory, leading to the introduction of interaction quips and Apex Legends' first and best Quest, The Broken Ghost. And her relationship/love triangle with Bangalore and Valkyrie has been one of the dominant story threads throughout Year 3.
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None of which is a bad thing--that's just who Loba is. Of the three pillars that Apex Legends' characters traditionally embody, she's
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