Who is Ballistic in Apex Legends? Ballistic\u2019s Abilities, release date, lore Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends has finally revealed Ballistic as the new legend joining in Season 17, but who is he and what are his abilities? Here\u2019s everything we know about Ballistic in Apex Legends. Season 16 of Apex Legends didn\u2019t add a new Legend, and instead completed an overhaul of the Legend classes. But, Respawn assured players that a new Legend would be added on Season 17, and it\u2019s now been confirmed as Ballistic, an older character who is joining in place of his son. But, who is Ballistic in Apex Legends? Here\u2019s everything we know so far. Ballistic revealed in Apex Legends Season 17 First revealed in the Stories from the Outlands trailer, Ballistic\u2019s real name is August Montgomery Brinkman. He\u2019s a 63-year-old veteran of the games, competing as a younger man in the \u2018Thunderdome Games\u2019 \u2013 the precursor to Apex. He later retired and became a recluse, after his brother-in-law died in the games, and Ballistic blamed himself and his arrogant ways. But, when he discovered his son was set to join the Apex games, Ballistic took his place, vowing that if he was allowed to compete, his son would never be permitted to join. This was much to the anger of his son, Nathaniel, but Ballistic believes he\u2019s doing the right thing. Ballistic\u2019s abilities in Apex Legends In the gameplay trailer, we got a first look at Ballistic\u2019s abilities in action. These abilities have since been revealed, showcasing Ballistic\u2019s prowess as the newest Assault character to join Apex Legends. Ballistic\u2019s abilities are as follows: Passive \u2013 Sling Store a third weapon in the sling. Access via inventory or character utility action. The sling weapon cannot take attachments. Tactical \u2013 The Whistler Shoots a projectile that heats up an enemy\u2019s gun as they shoot. Overheating causes damage. Hold the Tactical ability to lock-on. If the bullet misses the target, it will remain in the world and create a zone that will apply the same overheat debuff to any enemy who walks into it. Ultimate \u2013 The Tempest Nearby teammates get faster reloads, faster armed move speed, and infinite ammo. The weapon in Ballistic\u2019s Sling will also be upgraded to gold. When will Ballistic release in Apex Legends? Ballistic will release on May 9, 2023 with Season 17 of Apex Legends. There is no new map for this season, instead, World\u2019s Edge is being updated. Alongside this, the firing range is receiving a major update, and ranked will be completely revamped. It will be interesting to see how Ballistic fits into the meta, and whether he needs buffed or nerfed shortly after release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Who is Ballistic in Apex Legends? Ballistic\u2019s Abilities, release date, lore Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends has finally revealed Ballistic as the new legend joining in Season 17, but who is he and what are his abilities? Here\u2019s everything we know about Ballistic in Apex Legends. Season 16 of Apex Legends didn\u2019t add a new Legend, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}