Apex Legends' newest hero Vantage is a sniper focused on survival

The newest Legend is the youngest ever to join the games, but that doesn’t make her any less capable.

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What you need to know

As Apex Legends continues to grow, the youngest character yet is joining the playable roster in the next season.

Apex Legends: Hunted bringsVantage, a young survivalist who grew on a harsh, icy planet. As a sniper, Vantage is used to tracking targets from a distance, which plays a role in her skillset, making her a stark contrast to thedefensive Newcastle, who was added earlier in the year.

Vantage is also accompanied by her pet bat Echo. Echo isn’t just there to show off, but is instead an extension of Vantage’s abilities, helping her relocate around the map when needed. Rachel Gagner, concept artist at Respawn Entertainment, explained that Echo was meant to strike a balance, as the team wanted him to be cute, but also “feral and wild.”

Anyone worried about the poor guy getting hurt can relax however, as Respawn also shared that Echo can’t be shot or targeted in any way. All of this means that Vantage will help shake up the game at a time it’s already getting some other big changes, withKing’s Canyon returning and the level cap expandingas part of Apex Legends: Hunted, which is set to begin on Aug. 9, 2022.

Here’s Vantage’s list of abilities:

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Buy some coins, and you’ll be set to grab new characters as they are added into Apex Legends. You’ll also be able to acquire any cosmetics that you want.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.