Apex Legends dev shares touching Storm Point tribute to late grandmother Respawn EntertainmentThere\u2019s a hidden detail on Storm Point that serves as a touching tribute to the late grandmother of one member of the Apex Legends development team. Respawn Environment Artist Eugene Kim, also known as antimatik, shared an in-depth look at a secret memorial for his late grandmother that has been hiding in plain sight on Apex\u2019s newest map. While it\u2019s easy to miss if you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re looking for, this minute detail carries a fistful of meaning behind it and once you\u2019ve seen it, it\u2019s impossible to forget just how thoughtful the gesture really is. Apex Legends dev leaves secret tribute to his late grandmother The hidden sign is in the biggest building at the Storm Catcher POI and is inscribed on the upper portion of a wall. Just to the right of a storage box, the characters \u201cK\uc885\uc21c\u201d are set into the brown background of the interior wall. Those are the initials of Kim\u2019s grandmother, Kim Joung-Soon, who passed away in May of 2021. Before the last stretch of 2021 wraps up, I wanted to share an anecdote behind an easter egg I put into Apex\u2019s latest map, Storm Point. pic.twitter.com\/SQ6oM2cDDj \u2014 Eugene Kim (@antimatik) December 29, 2021 The mapmaker shared that placing his tribute to her in a busy part of the map was key because of her long history of being surrounded conflict: \u201cShe outlived two major wars and another country\u2019s occupation in her lifetime only to pass peacefully in bed; it doesn\u2019t get more gangster than that.\u201d He concluded his thoughts on the subject by reminding players that they\u2019re doing more than just battling it out for placement points when they fight at Storm Catcher: \u201cTo any and all Apex Legends players, just know when you fight in this building, you not only fight for the win, but also for her amusement. Love you and miss you, Grandma.\u201d Apex Legends players pay tribute Though a simple gesture, Kim\u2019s tribute touched Apex players who are already looking forward to honoring the developer\u2019s grandma. \u201cMate that is so bloody heartwarming,\u201d one person wrote. \u201cYou can take solace in that we renamed Storm Catcher to \u2018Party Palace\u2019 with my community cause it\u2019s always going off and we be the life of the party. \u201cEverytime we leave there as the last ones standing it\u2019s a testament to her.\u201d Absolutely love easter eggs\/hidden messages like this And knowing it\u2019s in honor of your Grandma makes it that much better Will remember to drop a Nessie for her when I play later today >\u2014 Jack \u2016 \u25ec (@Aetheon_) December 29, 2021 Another reason to why Storm Catcher is my favorite POI, will always think about her now when dropping\/fighting there \ud83d\udc9c \u2014 Sanjin (@sanjin_lol) December 30, 2021 Mate that is so bloody heartwarming! You can take solace in that we renamed storm catcher to Party Palace with my community cos its always going off and we be the life of the party, Everytime we leave there as the last ones standing it\u2019s a testament to her \u2665\ufe0f \u2014 Frosty (@StayFrosty_TTV) December 29, 2021 The Apex Legends community already loved Storm Catcher and the Respawn artist just inspired many more to dive into the POI to give his grandma something fun to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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