With Apex Legends season 6 now fast approaching, and Respawn releasing some important tips and previews, it’s time to see who the new Legend: Rampart is expected to be.
The name ‘wall’ was first mentioned in the original Apex Legends leaks, in February 2019. However, it was unclear what they looked like or what their abilities were.
Since then, more leaks and data mines have revealed much more, but only recently have we begun to build a complete picture of who this Legend is / will be. First of all, this image floating above Rampart has been quite discredited:
This was the most widely used image for Rampart, but it is unlikely to actually be what they seem.
Who is Rampart?
Thanks to data miners including That1MiningGuy, Biast12, and Shrugtal, we now know a lot more about this potential new character.
And, in a twist, it seems that Rampart is actually a female character, rather than a male. Our first teasers for her are related to paintball jumps that should appear in regular Apex Legends matches soon.
As Shrugtal explained, Season 6 teasers will appear on current maps soon, with a spray-painted ‘All Hail Shiela’, which could possibly be Rampart’s first real name. Shrugtal explains more in his YouTube video:
The icon previously thought to be another leaked legend, Nova, Shrugtal now believes it to be “almost certainly Rampart.”
Nova was an entirely new leak that had never been seen before, and there was very little to go on, so some confusion arose. This female character features a Bindi dot on her forehead, and combined with her complexion possibly indicates Indian heritage.
This could coincide with the theme of Rampart’s painting, as the Holi festival of color is a Hindu festival.
This image is now believed to be Rampart, not ‘Nova’.
Shrugtal says he hopes the teasers will start appearing in Apex Legends for season 6 very soon, likely after the Summer Sale event.
What are Rampart’s skills?
These skills may have changed in development, but the most up-to-date leaked skills we have for the character are:
- Amped Cover: Build a deck with a top barrier that blocks incoming shots and increases damage from outgoing shots.
- HMG location: Lay out a mounted machine gun that anyone can use. High ammunition capacity, long reload time.
- Fixative: Switching to melee equips a monkey wrench that players can use to repair structures.
- Fire cover: Firing from the Amped deck overloads your weapon damage.
- Gunner: Machine guns have increased magazine capacity and reload faster.
The ‘repairing’ ability is probably old and no longer in use, possibly created for an earlier version of Apex Legends, before the days of battle royale.
Season 6 is expected to launch on August 18, so we’ll find out for sure right before the new season drops, when Respawn begins showing more trailers to increase excitement and suspense.
