Apex Legends: Pathfinder's Quest

by Respawn Entertainment, Ashley Reed (Contributor)

This full-color, oversized hardcover art book delves deep into the lore of the tremendously popular competitive first-person shooter Apex Legends .

Explore the world of the hit game through the eyes of the lovable robot, Pathfinder, as he chronicles his journey throughout the various environs of the Outlands to interview his fellow Legends--all in the hope of finally locating his mysterious creator. The rich history of Apex Legends is explained by the characters that helped to shape it, as are their unique bonds of competition and camaraderie.

This volume chronicles the world of Respawn Entertainment's stunning free-to-play game that has captivated the online gaming scene, attracting over seventy million players and counting. Don't miss your opportunity to own a piece of Apex Legends history!

Genres: Science Fiction

208 pages, Hardcover

Published February 2, 2021

Reviews

[Tya M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading about the legends backgrounds. I especially loved Wattson’s story. It was so light hearted and cute.... well she’s so cute

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was really fun to read with my best friend! I still haven't actually played apex but I really enjoy seeing the bits of lore that have come out, and this is the most complete/all in one place collection I've seen! I loved all the pictures and timelines and revelations and look forward to seeing how this impacts the game and story going forward.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi.wordpress.com/

I have to give huge respect to the team at Respawn: this was a fantastic read: entertaining, chilling, laugh-out-loud funny, and just spot on for characters. We get so much history for each of the Legends, often fleshing out the cinematics and the people in them in the process. The book is up to date to Horizon's release, though the newer characters don't get as much time as the older and original Legends. Great tidbits such as two rival Legends being brothers, two Legends grew up together despite being vastly different in personality, and we even get the reveal of Pathfinder's creator. The only downside in the entire book is that a lot of the images felt recycled from the cinematics/character reveals (though there is also a lot of fantastic original art too).

The narrative is Pathfinder trying to find clues to discover who created him. As he interviews each of the characters, he gets more and more clues as to the big picture of why he was made. At the same time, we get a wonderful view of the entire universe Respawn created for both Apex Legends and Titanfall. Those who played Titanfall will enjoy this book just for the many Easter eggs interspersed throughout. But those who have not played Titanfall need not worry - this book gives a complete history of the universe and world in which our Legends interact.

Each of the interviews has a profile of the Legend, often a story that the Legends tell about themselves (Pathfinder calls them 'story times'), a summary of all Pathfinder learned from that Legend about the world or hints as to his creation, and then a great 'selfie' image (many of which were very, very funny). From Lifeline jumping on his back, Gibraltar hugging him too tight, Crypto trying to hide from the camera, and Revenant trying to squeeze the life out of him, it was all great storytelling that was informative as well.

So much of what's in this book we kind of knew but were explained better including Bangalore talking about how she lost her brother, Crypto and Caustic arguing about each hiding real identities as murderers, Mirage talking about his mother and how she became unhinged after the death of his brothers, Lifeline growing up in a wealthy family, Octane on why he is so crazy, Horizon on being betrayed by her assistant Reid and left to die, and much more. What makes each of the interviews so amazing is that you can completely hear their personalities in the words - each interview goes very differently and each character reacts to Pathfinder's naïve optimism in different ways. From Mirage treating him like a best friend to Revenant twisting facts to destroy Pathfinder and lead him to ruin. You really feel the characters - Bangalore's grit, Mirage's narcissism, Revenant's sociopathic aggression, Octane's recklessness, Lifeline's remorse, Gibraltar's love, Crypto's anti-socialness, Caustic's aggression, Bloodhound's straightforwardness, Wattson's playfulness, Wraith's ambivalence, etc. It's just great writing here.

For me, I enjoyed how this book's stories filled in the cinematics. More about Bloodhound's past, his parents being scientists, his Uncle's disdain of technology, and what looks like their first and only love - things hinted at in the cinematic. The same with the other characters - each interview explained so much and by the end, you'll fully understand why Pathfinder was selected to do the interviews - he is connected to every character in some way that is truly remarkable and the heart and soul of the story. It all comes together at the end when he finally gets his answers/figures out his history from the clues.

If only for the selfies and interviews for each character, this would be worth it. But that we get nearly every character telling a story of their past (and each given in a different way - dossiers, a movie script, etc.) it makes it that much more fantastic. The authors were incredibly creative in how they built the worldbuilding into the interviews (e.g., Octane and Loba, because they both travel a lot due to their 'work', each gave opinions of each syndicate world (and map locations for the game) that both contrasted, showed their personalities, and gave us great information). I liked that several interviews occurred in pairs (the Crypto and Caustic interview was laugh out loud funny).

I highly recommend this for those who play or enjoy watching the pros play on Twitch. The lore here is fantastic, well presented, a great read, and will enhance your experience with the game. And really, you'll want to hang the 'selfies', they are so well done. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi.wordpress.com/

I have to give huge respect to the team at Respawn: this was a fantastic read: entertaining, chilling, laugh-out-loud funny, and just spot on for characters. We get so much history for each of the Legends, often fleshing out the cinematics and the people in them in the process. The book is up to date to Horizon's release, though the newer characters don't get as much time as the older and original Legends. Great tidbits such as two rival Legends being brothers, two Legends grew up together despite being vastly different in personality, and we even get the reveal of Pathfinder's creator. The only downside in the entire book is that a lot of the images felt recycled from the cinematics/character reveals (though there is also a lot of fantastic original art too).

The narrative is Pathfinder trying to find clues to discover who created him. As he interviews each of the characters, he gets more and more clues as to the big picture of why he was made. At the same time, we get a wonderful view of the entire universe Respawn created for both Apex Legends and Titanfall. Those who played Titanfall will enjoy this book just for the many Easter eggs interspersed throughout. But those who have not played Titanfall need not worry - this book gives a complete history of the universe and world in which our Legends interact.

Each of the interviews has a profile of the Legend, often a story that the Legends tell about themselves (Pathfinder calls them 'story times'), a summary of all Pathfinder learned from that Legend about the world or hints as to his creation, and then a great 'selfie' image (many of which were very, very funny). From Lifeline jumping on his back, Gibraltar hugging him too tight, Crypto trying to hide from the camera, and Revenant trying to squeeze the life out of him, it was all great storytelling that was informative as well.

So much of what's in this book we kind of knew but were explained better including Bangalore talking about how she lost her brother, Crypto and Caustic arguing about each hiding real identities as murderers, Mirage talking about his mother and how she became unhinged after the death of his brothers, Lifeline growing up in a wealthy family, Octane on why he is so crazy, Horizon on being betrayed by her assistant Reid and left to die, and much more. What makes each of the interviews so amazing is that you can completely hear their personalities in the words - each interview goes very differently and each character reacts to Pathfinder's naïve optimism in different ways. From Mirage treating him like a best friend to Revenant twisting facts to destroy Pathfinder and lead him to ruin. You really feel the characters - Bangalore's grit, Mirage's narcissism, Revenant's sociopathic aggression, Octane's recklessness, Lifeline's remorse, Gibraltar's love, Crypto's anti-socialness, Caustic's aggression, Bloodhound's straightforwardness, Wattson's playfulness, Wraith's ambivalence, etc. It's just great writing here.

For me, I enjoyed how this book's stories filled in the cinematics. More about Bloodhound's past, his parents being scientists, his Uncle's disdain of technology, and what looks like their first and only love - things hinted at in the cinematic. The same with the other characters - each interview explained so much and by the end, you'll fully understand why Pathfinder was selected to do the interviews - he is connected to every character in some way that is truly remarkable and the heart and soul of the story. It all comes together at the end when he finally gets his answers/figures out his history from the clues.

If only for the selfies and interviews for each character, this would be worth it. But that we get nearly every character telling a story of their past (and each given in a different way - dossiers, a movie script, etc.) it makes it that much more fantastic. The authors were incredibly creative in how they built the worldbuilding into the interviews (e.g., Octane and Loba, because they both travel a lot due to their 'work', each gave opinions of each syndicate world (and map locations for the game) that both contrasted, showed their personalities, and gave us great information). I liked that several interviews occurred in pairs (the Crypto and Caustic interview was laugh out loud funny).

I highly recommend this for those who play or enjoy watching the pros play on Twitch. The lore here is fantastic, well presented, a great read, and will enhance your experience with the game. And really, you'll want to hang the 'selfies', they are so well done. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[oskers:3 · Rating 5 out of 5]

As an apex fan, this is just a really nice book explaining one of the best characters’s lore, expanding the universe of a game is always a good idea :D

[Humanteapot · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got into Apex through one of my best friends and they got me Pathfinder's quest as a gift so I have a HUGE fondness for this universe. Also, Apex is super fun to play and has a great cast of really diverse characters!
Pathfinder's quest is exactly what's Apex is about and how great it can be. We explore the lore by following the BEST Robot on his quest to find his creator(s). He is helped in his journey by the other legends and I really liked how it's not just a guidebook but how while exploring this storyline, also expands on the other legends.
As Path himself said it, you get some fun stories, some sad stories, some scary stories from the other Legends (and not the one you would think of first, which I loved).
Pathfinder's voice is as usual incredibly funny and sincere and I love him so much! What you learn here will definitely play out in the future and give you some insights on the cast (Holy crap, I didn't expect Revenant's chapter to be one of my faves but here I am. His original death tho? Explains a lot and what he deserved!)
I hope we will get another book since it couldn't involve all the Legends post season 7-ish (Horizon plays a small part) and we have enough room to go on another journey.

On a side note and unsurprisingly at all, Ramya is the freaking MVP and I'm not one for bragging but she is probably the best legend ever to set foot in this book, you know probably. And by that I mean, definitely !

Top 3 Favorite Chapters :
- Rampart
- Revenant
- Wraith

[Hardcore Vanilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting!

This book is fun because of Pathfinder's interaction with the other Legends. It is also cool on the informatives on all the Legend's (except 'Valk, she too new) bavkstories and the lore of its predecessor Titanfall. And it almost brings me to tears when it gets to the final chapter of The Big Reveal to what Path was looking for for 10 chapters. It is amusinf the lil stories of Wraith x Wattson and also cool bout Bloothhundah's wrist sonar thingy's story. If you like or play the game of Apex Legends (and it's way more funner to play with friends, not random ppl who most likely are just middle schoolers) and/or Titanfall, then this book you will most certainly enjoy!

(I know i did!)

[Bradley]

dnf-ing only because I followed the stories when they came out in the game and tbh this book reads like a textbook, and I have better things to focus my time on. Cool art and world-building for anyone who likes that kind of stuff from a video game, but as a book ("story") it's not something I would pick up for thorough enjoyment.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suffers from lore dump-itis at times but all the small stories come DO together in one satisfying final conclusion. Can't recommend it to anyone who doesn't actively play Apex though (and arguably hasn't played Titanfall 2), as it lacks any stand-alone coherence.

[Cale Tooker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I am a huge fan of apex and the lore behind it, including titan fall and other things like that. I loved Mirages backstory so much. Overall a great book, the photos, the story is amazing.

[M Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brought me to tears multiple times. I loved it! It was nice to see different sides of the characters and hear their stories. If onky we could get a version of them narrating as well. Lol

[Schmota · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robotime

[CR · Rating 5 out of 5]

PATH! 😭😫❤️

[Adam Bramble · Rating 5 out of 5]

For Every Apex Fan

The perfect book that truly tells you almost all you need to know about the world and legends of Apex Legends.

[Ayren Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mmm mmm tasty apex lore

[Daan Spanbroek · Rating 3 out of 5]

read it a while ago, but I remember it was a fun read about the backstory about one of my favorite characters in the game!

[William Albritton · Rating 4 out of 5]

i like how pathfinder now he had to porteced his freands

[Christopher Brûlé · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a lore book this was fantastic. It was gorgeous, pretty interesting, and the way it broke down you could read it piece by piece with no big deal. If you're a fan of Apex/Titanfall and its lore this is phenomenal.

[TomintheSnow · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collection of stories that ties together multiple games into one cohesive universe. Telling each character's backstory feels personal and each chapter reads like it's their own voices! Unfortunately it tells more than it shows but I would probably read a sequel.

[Katherine Ostler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

I've never been one to read much but this book is so fascinating I finished it in 5 days! Amazing read, I highly recommend