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Apex Legends explosive new character Fuse arrives in Season 8As well as a new gun and big map changes

As well as a new gun and big map changes

In a press release, Respawn call Fuse “the laid-back explosives expert”. Get a load of his origin story in the new cinematic below.

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Usually, I like diving into the lore of these animations. However, with this one, I don’t have any idea what’s going on. Does the special shiny grenade they find have magic/techy powers? Why did Fuse’s childhood friend suddenly want him dead (or, partially exploded)? Who even are these people? I have nothing but questions.

Thankfully, it seems I won’t be waiting too long for answers. Fuse will arrive sometime in Season 8, which starts in just two weeks on February 2nd. He’s bringing with him a new gun, the 30-30 Repeater (a lever-action rifle) and a “major overhaul” to the Kings Canyon map as well.

If you’ve been playing Apex recently, you might have seen a few teasers for the upcoming season already. Over the last few days,incendiary bombs have been spotted on Kings Canyonwhich explode into large puddles of fire when shot at. A hint at Fuse’s abilities perhaps? Or a taste of some explosive map changes to come?

The new season is called Mayhem, so my money’s on both.