Apex Legends gives new character Newcastle a \u201cdad bod\u201d for cool dad representation Respawn EntertainmentAll eyes are on the latest addition to Apex Legends, Newcastle, but his physique isn\u2019t quite what many would expect from a hardened warrior. Respawn have explained why. With Apex Legends Season 12 coming to a close and the dust settling on Mad Maggie\u2018s debut, a new challenger lurks on the Season 13 horizon: Newcastle. A seasoned veteran like his sister, Bangalore, the Apex Games\u2019 newest hero may have combat skills that send his enemies fleeing, but at his core, he\u2019s a family man through and through. Turns out that explains his physique; something that has surprised a host of players. While once upon a time he was a strapping young soldier, family life has taken its toll on this fearsome defender, leaving him with a dad body that Respawn\u2019s Lead Concept Designer, Cristina Ferez, describes as being completely intentional. Apex Legends dev explains Newcastle\u2019s dad bod While the male (and sometimes female) poster children of most games feature rippling muscles and perfectly toned physiques, Ferez explains why Newcastle won\u2019t be rocking a six pack. Highlighting that the Apex Games\u2019 newest Legend \u201cstarted a new family under a guise,\u201d he\u2019s put on a few pounds while living the chilled out, white picket fence lifestyle. This isn\u2019t the only reason for his dad bod, though. As seen in the \u2018Stories from the Outlands: Hero\u2019 cinematic (embedded below), Newcastle is a dedicated father, whose motivation for being in the Apex Games is his family\u2019s safety. He\u2019s the \u2018cool dad\u2019 he hopes his kids picture him to be, as well as a man set on delivering justice. Determined to ensure players know that Newcastle is the literal embodiment of the righteous paragon, Respawn have integrated his motivations into his character design. So while Newcastle may not look quite like the hero we expect, he\u2019s the hero both we and the Apex Games need \u2013 especially if you\u2019re a defensive player. Either way, we can\u2019t wait to dive in and try him out for ourselves. After all, who doesn\u2019t want to play as a cool dad? Cue sunglasses emote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends gives new character Newcastle a \u201cdad bod\u201d for cool dad representation Respawn EntertainmentAll eyes are on the latest addition to Apex Legends, Newcastle, but his physique isn\u2019t quite what many would expect from a hardened warrior. Respawn have explained why. With Apex Legends Season 12 coming to a close and the dust settling […]<\/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-15021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15021","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=15021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15021\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}