Apex Legends is in the final stretch of Season 7, now preparing for Season 8. This means that Respawn is starting to launch teasers for the next Legend, possible new modes and even another planet.
On January 15, Apex Legends released a new version of the classic Kings Canyon map out of nowhere. In it, Mirage Voyage was back, but there were also some interesting teasers in the sky.
So, later that same day, they posted on social media what appears to be our first clue about what’s coming in season 8.
This new teaser mentions Salvo, which we’ve heard about in Apex Legends. He also has a handshake – and hands are potentially our first look at the season 8 legend.
Season 8 teaser
This teaser was not in the game, but posted on the official Apex Legends Twitter and Instagram accounts. The caption was ‘New Blood’ – possibly a hint of ‘new blood’ joining the Apex games.
In the teaser, we see a handshake between someone who represents the planet Salvo and someone who represents the Union. If you don’t know, Syndicate is the people behind the Apex Games.
The text says “The Syndicate and Salvo… United at Last. Approved by the Unification Council Committee. ”If you are confused about what that means, we’ll explain below. The image is then stamped with the logo of Salvo MC (presumably Salvo Motorcycle Club).
New blood pic.twitter.com/fZao6yX5gh
– Apex Legends (@PlayApex) January 15, 2021
What is Saved in Apex Legends?
Salvo is another planet in the Outland, and one that has been independent of Syndicate, until now. The most important information we have about Salvo comes from a letter that was on Wattson’s table. The letter said:
“I am writing to inform you that Salvo – who rejected the Mercenary Syndicate’s position to join the Syndicate Space in 2722 – is now being guided by new supporters of the leadership for the cause of peace in the Outland.
Talks with this new government were long, but fruitful; as of today, the Mercenary Union Treaty has been amended, and Salvo will become the seventh world to join the Union Space.
Saved brings with it [redacted]. On coming [redacted] The Public Relations Office will launch a social project [redacted] to dispel inaccuracies about [redacted] to create an appropriate [redacted] for their integration into Syndicate, [redacted] including exciting new developments within the Apex Games.
At the moment, do not correspond to the Legends on this subject. Wait for further instructions [redacted] our office in the coming days. “
The letter on Wattson’s table told us about Salvo and the Union.
Salvo is a new map?
This is unlikely, at least for now. We just received a new map for season 7, after all. Salvo is also a planet, rather than a singular location (for example, Olympus is a city on the planet Psamathe).
Season 8 legend
Most likely, Salvo is the home planet of the new Legend, which data miners believe will be called Fuse, and whose skills will be about explosives (which would actually be related to the name ‘salvo’.)
Another tip is the spaceship that we can now see above the map at Kings Canyon and Olympus. The ship has a message that simply says ‘Salvo joins the union.’
Hmm, what is this then? pic.twitter.com/D8ijSC7a6w
– Apex Legends News (@TitanfallBlog) January 15, 2021
Expect to see more teasers about Season 8, Salvo and the new Legend in the coming weeks. Season 8 should start in early February, to coincide with Apex Legends’ two-year anniversary.