Respawn Entertainment is well known for frequent content updates adding new cosmetics and events toApex Legends, keeping the battle royale fresh and rewarding for players. It isn’t particularly known for its crossovers, however, something thatFortnitehas heavily capitalized on over the years. A new leak may indicateApex Legendshas something fun coming up soon, though. The leak hints at a potential crossover with both theAlienandPredatorfranchises, though much remains unclear.
The belief that the crossover will involve both theAlienandPredatorfranchises depends on a bit of investigation within the community, as there’s no obvious evidence of a crossover. There’s noAlienorPredatorskin, for example. However, what has been datamined does seem persuasive. There are five skins that have been found, one for Gibraltar and four weapon skins. The Gibraltar skin gives him an extremely pale complexion, as well as dull gray armor, which is assumed to be a nod to thePrometheusspin-offsof theAlienfranchise. The guess is it’s based on the Engineer aliens.
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Next are two weapon skins, the first with a black metallic texture with oozing green accents for theC.A.R. SMG. The second skin is a Longbow DMR skin featuring a black gunmetal base, along with gold plating and a red energy effect. It even has a leather finish on its handles. The first skin is believed to be a nod to theAlienXenomorph’s monstrous midnight black skin and green acidic blood. The second is a nod toPredator, as Predators can have gold accents and leather gear. The second is, admittedly, a bit of a stretch.
The next two weapon skins are more persuasively tied to thePredatorfranchise. There’s an Epic-quality Wingman skin and an Epic Hemlok skin. Both of these skins feature digital displays on them with thePredatorfilm font. In other words, there’s no way these two weapon skins are anything but evidence of aPredatorcrossover.
The other question revolving around the leaks is whether they’ll be tied to a standalone event or if it’s planned to be part ofApex Legends' annualHalloween Fight or Fright event. Late August leaks for an October event would be early, but not too early depending on when Respawn wants to start the Halloween festivities.
Respawn will hopefully share more information about the potentialAlienandPredatorcrossover event before long. The skins that have been datamined are likely just a glimpse of what’s in the works for the event, thoughApex Legendsplayers shouldn’t expect full-onXenomorph or Predator skins like what’s available inFortnite.
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and mobile devices.
