An anime-themed Apex Legends event is officially set to begin today, July 19. Making good on rumors that swirled since an earlier leak, Respawn recently confirmed the Gaiden event, which will bring with it new anime-themed skins and other rewards to earn over the next few weeks.
While Respawn has not categorized it as a Collection Event (one which rewards players with an Heirloom weapon if they collect all 24 premium cosmetics), it does include a Prestige skin for Bangalore. Additionally, after recently debuting in Apex Legends Mobile, the classic shotty-sniper LTM known as Armed and Dangerous will make its return to the console/PC version of Apex. Here's a closer look at all of the unique features coming to Apex Legends when the Gaiden event goes live.
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Armed and Dangerous is a fantastic way to get some practice in with shotguns and snipers--or just knock out a few of this season's sniper- and shotgun-exclusive battle pass challenges. The returning LTM will be playable on the Olympus, Storm Point, and World's Edge maps starting on July 19.
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Octane's One Piece-themed skin, with matching EVA-8 shotgun and banner frame.
Though the Gaiden event is technically not a Collection Event, players will be rewarded with an exclusive cosmetic item for collecting every cosmetic. In this instance, that reward is Bangalore's Apex Commander Prestige skin, a Mythic-tier character cosmetic with an appearance that evolves as players rack up damage and complete challenges while playing as Bangalore.
The Apex Commander skin has three tiers, and unlocking the third and final tier will give players access to a new finisher for Bangalore. Players can equip any tier of a Prestige skin once unlocked, so you can always don a different tier of your choosing if you decide you don't like the third tier's appearance.
Ascending to the third tier of Bangalore's Prestige skin also unlocks the exclusive Close Quarters Combat finisher.While Collection Events require players to collect 24 cosmetics to unlock an Heirloom weapon, players can only obtain Bangalore's Apex Commander skin if they unlock all 40 cosmetics in the Gaiden event. Fortunately, Crafting Metals and Gaiden Packs provide a less pricey option to unlock the event's cosmetics.
But there's good news for players who aren't dead-set on the Prestige skin but have their eye on a specific item, like Octane's One Piece skin, Revenant's Neon Genesis Evangelion skin, Wattson's Naruto skin, or any of the other unique Gaiden event skins. In addition to being craftable via Crafting Metals, all Gaiden event cosmetics will enter the evergreen cosmetics pool once the event ends--meaning that they can be obtained via standard Apex Packs. Similar to previous non-collection events, the cost to unlock Gaiden event items via Crafting Metals will be significantly decreased after two seasons.
The Gaiden event will begin on July 19 and end on August 2. For a closer look at what items will be available in the store during the event, check out Respawn's recent blog post, which details all of the new content the Gaiden event is bringing to Apex Legends.
Apex Legends is free to play on console and PC. A mobile version of the game, Apex Legends Mobile, is available for download on Android and iOS devices.
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