Apex Legends Skin Concept Combines Revenant With General Grievous
Respawn Entertainment's battle royale Apex Legends leans heavily into giving its players access to alternate skins for the Legends they can play, much like similar character-driven rosters in titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The developers even offer special Twitch Prime skins for characters such as Loba, and fans like Wolfdawgartcorner on Reddit have taken to this idea by creating their own unique skins.
Wolfdawgartcorner uploaded an image of a concept for Revenant, the offensive-based cyborg introduced to headline Apex Legends Season 4, with added inspiration from the similar cyborg General Grievous from Star Wars to the r/apexlegends subreddit. The most overt references come in this skin's face and the lightsabers attached to Revenant's right leg, but the rusted and bandage-covered look also resembles some of the robotic creations from the Cartoon Network and Adult Swim cartoon Samurai Jack.
The artist has a portfolio of similar concepts, such as a Caustic skin based on Darth Vader, but their work extends into other game series including Warhammer and For Honor. One fan in the comments of the post asks whether Wolfdawgartcorner is a professional concept artist for games like Apex Legends, but they say they have only freelanced for Hi-Rez Studios' multiplayer online battle arena Smite despite wanting to do concept art full time.
Revenant as a playable character was not incredibly powerful upon his introduction, but a buff mid-way through Season 4 led to him being a higher-tier Legend even through the introduction of Season 5. His status as a headlining "new" character also led to him getting lots of attention within the game's underlying story, a distinction that has carried on through recent events such as the "Enter The Revenants" quest.
Wolfdawgartcorner's concept skin for the character, based on a popular Star Wars antagonist primarily seen in Revenge of the Sith and the Clone Wars series, has drawn a lot of attention for being unique and appealing to look at. The same could arguably be said for Revenant's Twitch Prime-exclusive skin available between February and March that gave him a "Gilded Rose" samurai aesthetic.
Though it's unlikely the developers will draw from a fan's concept art for official skins, it would be great to see the artist get recognition in a career field they enjoy and excel at. Apex Legends will continue to implement events and skins all the same, with a recent datamine revealing a "Treasure Hunter" collection event coming soon.
Apex Legends is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source: Reddit
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