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Apex Legends’ next hero is a transgender woman named Catalyst

18 Oct 2022
Steve Wright

Represent.

Apex Legends will soon introduce a transgender woman named Catalyst as its next hero.

According to GamesRadar, EA and Respawn have worked closely with GLAAD to ensure that Catalyst is a positive and representative character.

Catalyst goes as far as to speak about her transition in Apex Legends‘ newest short, seen below.

“I feel like the whole world has opened up, now that I’m myself,” Catalyst, real name Tressa Smith, says.

We’ll have more on Catalyst and Apex Legends‘ newest update in the days to come.

Apex Legends is currently available on Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5 and Switch.

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

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