{"id":891563,"date":"2025-12-22T21:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/creating-a-legend-how-respawn-delivers-diverse-representation-in-apex-legends"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:30:02","slug":"creating-a-legend-how-respawn-delivers-diverse-representation-in-apex-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/creating-a-legend-how-respawn-delivers-diverse-representation-in-apex-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Legend: How Respawn delivers diverse representation in Apex Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/creating-a-legend-how-respawn-delivers-diverse-representation-in-apex-legends.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Hello! Eurogamer is once again marking Pride with another week of features celebrating the intersection of LGBTQIA+ culture and gaming in all its guises. And if you&#8217;re only just joining us, you can see everything you&#8217;ve missed so far this week (and over the last five years, in fact) on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pride-week\">brand-new Pride Week hub<\/a>. Today, though, Eurogamer&#8217;s Ed Nightingale chats to developer Respawn Entertainment about delivering diverse representation in Apex Legends.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe online hero shooter is a well-established genre these days, but Respawn&#8217;s Apex Legends has proven particularly popular, in part thanks to the diversity of its character roster.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSince its launch five years ago, Respawn has continued to add new Legends from all across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, most recently introducing asexual Legend Alter. But how are these Legends created? How does Respawn ensure its representation is authentic, and why is that important? 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