Battle royale games have exploded in popularity in the last few years, and Respawn Entertainment’sApex Legendsis one of the biggest games in the genre. Like most battle royale games and online shooters,Apex Legendsimplemented a battle pass system along with different in-game seasons. ForApex Legends, each new season introduces new characters, weapons, cosmetics, and sometimes even new maps.
The most recent season for the game, Season 8: Mayhem, introducedthe bombastic Offensive Legend, Fuse. While this season didn’t introduced a completely new map, it gave the popular King’s Canyon map a bit of a rework, and saw the Caustic Town Takeover event last month. With Season 8 ofApex Legendswinding down, fans are eagerly awaiting information on the next season’s changes. The end of Season 8 and the anticipated start of Season 9 coincide with a very special date, which hopefully isn’t a coincidence.
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May the Force Be With Apex Legends
Currently, Season 8 ofApex Legendsis expected to end on Aug 11, 2025. Most of the time, the game’s next season will start either the same day or the next day once the current season has concluded. If Respawn Entertainment keeps up this track record, then fans might be able to experience Season 9 on June 16, 2025. AnyStar Warsfans out there will perk up at the mention of this date, as it has become an annual celebration oftheStar Warsfranchise. If Season 9 were to start on May 4th, there are fans that would certainly love a crossover of some kind between the two franchises.
After all, Respawn Entertainment also developedtheStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Ordergame that released in 2019. With both games developed by the same company, and both published by EA, who knows what could happen? Plus, EA itself has been the main force between many recentStar Warsgames like theBattlefrontseries andStar Wars: Squadrons. It would definitely be a missed opportunity if Respawn Entertainment and EA didn’t levyStar WarsDay in any way.
Apex Legends and Star Wars Crossover Content
Sinceeach new season inApex Legendsintroduces new cosmeticsand gameplay elements, there are so many waysStar Warscould come to theApex Legendsuniverse. The cosmetics inApex Legendsinclude things like unique Legend and weapon skins, weapon Charms, Skydive Emotes, Finishers, loading screens, music packs, and more. Typically, many of these can be earned by players through the season’s battle pass. It would be cool to seeStar Warsinspired items and cosmetics, and many fans would be excited to earn or buy them.
It’s improbable that anyStar Warscharacters would actually make an appearance inApex Legends, unlike battle royale games likeFortnite.However, there are plenty of possible skin ideas that could be seen. Wraith could get a Jedi robe costume, Pathfinder could get a skin modelled after R2-D2, or Revenant could get a Darth Vader headpiece. Though the Skywalker Saga has concluded in the films,Apex Legendscontent could still be inspired from the core movies. If the developers wanted to pull from something more recent,The Mandalorianis a current show that has appeared in games before.
While it may be a pie-in-the-sky wish, a crossover betweenApex LegendsandStar Warsisn’t entirely outside the realm of possibility.Apex Legendsis set in a very distinct universe first created in theTitanfallgames. Any crossover won’t be as flexible as it could be in games likeFortnite, but there is still some cool content that could be made. New seasons also introduce new Legends, and Respawn believes thatthe next Legend will appease the Japanese fanbaseof the game especially. At the very least, fans can look forward to that if nothing else.
The game’s director has beenteasing fans about major changes coming toApex Legendsin Season 9, saying that the game will have “major things you did not expect.” What could be more unexpected that a crossover with another sci-fi universe? In any case, May 4 andStar WarsDay is about a month away, so fans should start hearing about Respawn Entertainment’s plan for Season 9 sometime soon.
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, with next-gen versions in development.
