Apex Legends Character Guide – A Guide to Getting Through the Beginning

Apex Legends is a free to play third-person battle royale game developed by Respawn and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in February 2019. This article will give you a brief overview of the game, its characters and how you can use them in battle.

1. Octane

Octane is a high energy daredevil who never slows down. His passive allows him to regenerate health quickly when he gets kills or assists, as well as run faster, jump higher, and even get a speed boost when he hits someone. 

His Stim allows him to do damage to enemies and move faster. His ultimate is a jump pad that allows him to jump really high, and gives him and his team a speed boost.

Abilities

• Stim (L1/LT): Octane's Stim allows him to boost for a few seconds, and do damage to enemies in his path. He can also jump over low walls.
• Exhaust (R1/RT): Exhaust fires a canister which knocks enemies back.
• Helix Rockets (Hold R1/RT): The Helix Rockets fire three rockets from Octane's backside, doing high damage to enemies.

Tips and Tricks

• The Stim ability can be used to boost over low walls, allowing you to flank enemies by climbing over a low wall, then killing them.
• The Exhaust ability can be used to knock enemies into walls, or knock them back into your team.

2. Bangalore

Bangalore is a combat medic who specializes in long range assaults. She has her passive, which allows her to see enemies through walls. Her Stim allows her to do damage to enemies, and also regenerate health. Her ultimate is a hologram that makes enemies think they're being attacked by her.

Abilities

• Combat Focus (L1/LT): Combat Focus allows Bangalore to see enemies through walls.
• Stim (R1/RT): The Stim allows her to do damage to enemies, and also regenerate health.
• Holo Decoy (Hold R1/RT): The Holo Decoy makes enemies think they're being attacked by Bangalore, while she's actually healing her team.

Tips and Tricks

• The Combat Focus ability lets you see enemies through walls, which is especially useful for flanking.
• The Holo Decoy ability makes enemies think they're being attacked by Bangalore, while she's actually healing her team.

3. Bloodhound

Bloodhound is a tracker who can see the footprints of his enemies, and call out their positions. He has his passive, which allows him to see tracks, and hear things that his enemies have heard. 

His Stim lets him see tracks, and also do damage to enemies. His ultimate is a trap that reveals nearby enemies, and does damage to them.

Abilities

• Eye of the Allfather (L1/LT): The Eye of the Allfather lets Bloodhound see tracks of his enemies, and hear things that they've heard.
• Stim (R1/RT): The Stim allows Bloodhound to see tracks, and also do damage to enemies.
• Trap (Hold R1/RT): The Trap reveals nearby enemies, and does damage to them.

Tips and Tricks

• The Eye of the Allfather ability lets you hear things that your enemies have heard, which is especially useful for flanking.
• The Eye of the Allfather ability also lets you see tracks of your enemies, which is especially useful for tracking them down.

4. Mirage

Mirage is a master of illusion who can create decoys of himself, and teleport. He has his passive, which allows him to create decoys of himself, and teleport. His Stim lets him create decoys of himself, and do damage to enemies. His ultimate is a portal that lets him and his team teleport back to the battle.

Abilities

• Silence (L1/LT): The Silence ability creates a decoy of Mirage that does no damage.
• Stim (R1/RT): The Stim creates a decoy of Mirage, and does damage to enemies.
• Portal (Hold R1/RT): The Portal allows Mirage to teleport back to the battle.

Tips and Tricks

• The Stim ability creates a decoy of Mirage. It does no damage, but it does attract the attention of the enemy, which is good for flanking.
• The portal ability allows you to quickly get back into the battle, which is especially useful for flanking.

5. Pathfinder

Pathfinder is a survivalist who uses his parkour skills to outwit his enemies. He has his passive, which allows him to double jump. His Stim allows him to do damage to enemies, and also do extra damage to shields. His ultimate is a grappling hook that allows him to climb to higher places.

Abilities

• Grapple (L1/LT): The Grapple allows Pathfinder to climb to higher places.
• Stim (R1/RT): The Stim allows Pathfinder to do damage to enemies, and also do extra damage to shields.
• Slide (Hold R1/RT): The Slide allows Pathfinder to quickly get into position.

Tips and Tricks

• His Stim allows him to do damage to enemies, and also do extra damage to shields. 
• His ultimate is a grappling hook that allows him to get into position.

Conclusion

It is true that Apex Legends is a great game that you can play with your friends. However, it is important that you choose a character that is compatible with your play style. And, you should also be aware of the available characters to make the game more interesting.
The above Apex Legends Characters Guide will help you to clear your doubts and make you choose the right character for you.