Bangalore Guide - Apex Legends Wiki

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Abilities
• Lore
• Legend Upgrades
• Cosmetic Items
• Voice Lines
• History
• Trivia
• Gallery
• References

Overview

Bangalore (real name: Anita Williams) is a versatile Assault Legend who excels at forcing space in open areas, disrupting sightlines, and repositioning under fire. She is unlocked by default. Her kit centers on rapid reaction and area denial, making her a reliable pick at all skill levels and a staple in coordinated squads.

Abilities

Bangalore’s abilities reward decisive engagements and quick disengages. Mastering her timing turns chaotic fights in your favor.

Smoke Launcher (Tactical)

Fire a high-velocity canister that bursts into a dense smoke wall on impact. The blast splits into multiple segments, creating a perpendicular line of cover that lingers for several seconds.

• Charges: 2 (can be used in quick succession)
• Effective for pushing, reviving, rotating, or denying third-party vision
• Cooldown: ~35 seconds

• You can launch smoke while shooting, reloading, or healing.
• Controller aim assist is heavily reduced through smoke. Use this to break enemy beams.
• Grenades and area damage inside smoke often force enemies to exit into your angles.

Double Time (Passive)

Taking fire while sprinting grants a brief speed boost, making you harder to track and opening windows to slide to cover or counter-peek.

• Speed boost: ~30%
• Duration: ~2 seconds

Rolling Thunder (Ultimate)

Call an artillery strike that advances in waves. A thrown flare marks the start point; missiles land in rows ahead of it and detonate after a short delay, stunning and damaging enemies.

• Charge time: ~4.5 minutes (varies with upgrades)
• Strong for zoning, resets, and post-knock pressure
• Each explosion inflicts damage and a slow/stun for several seconds

Lore

Raised in an IMC military family, Anita “Bangalore” Williams was forged by discipline and service. Top of her class at the IMC Military Academy, she had a gift for weapons and tactics. After a desperate jump-drive escape from the Battle of Gridiron, a catastrophic incident flung her ship far from home. Stranded on Gaea, Anita and her brother Jackson fought to survive. Years later, an explosion separated them; Anita crash-landed on Solace, fixated on finding a pilot, a paycheck, and a way back to Gridiron—without leaving Jackson behind.

She entered the Apex Games to fund the journey home, only to discover Jackson alive and living under a new identity as a small-town hero. With carefully laid plans in shambles, Anita adapts the way she always has: by relying on grit, duty, and the unlikely allies she’s found among outlaws and misfits.

Legend Upgrades

Battle Royale Legend Upgrades enhance Bangalore as your Evo armor levels up. Choose one upgrade at Level 2 and one at Level 3.

Level 2 Options

• Ultimate Cooldown++: Reduces Rolling Thunder cooldown
• Tactical Cooldown: Reduces Smoke Launcher cooldown

Level 3 Options

• Cover Me: Automatically pings enemies who trigger Double Time
• Refuge: Gradually regain health while inside your smoke

Cosmetic Items

Bangalore’s cosmetic library spans Mythic, Legendary, Epic, Rare, and Common tiers—covering skins, finishers, banner frames and poses, holosprays, music, and transitions. Highlights include her Mythic “Apex Commander” set and a broad collection of military-inspired Legendary outfits.

Skins

There are dozens of unique looks ranging from sleek service uniforms to high-tech operators. Notables include Apex Commander (Mythic) and distinctive Legendaries like The Enforcer and Sky Marshal.

Finishers

• Recycle (default)
• Reversal of Fortune
• Close Quarters Combat (available with the Apex Commander Tier 3 skin)

Heirloom Set

Unlocked during the Chaos Theory Collection, the set includes the Cold Steel melee, an Intro Quip, and a Banner Pose. The blade pays homage to classic military knives.

Emotes and Skydive Emotes

• Ground Emotes like Charge and Guiding Lights
• Skydive Emotes such as Salute, Target Practice, and Controlled Demolition

Banner Frames & Poses

From grounded, disciplined stances to action-forward frames, Bangalore’s banners underline her soldier’s poise.

Holosprays, Music Packs, Transitions

• Holosprays channel Bangalore’s military voice (“Stay Sharp”, “Boom!”)
• Music pack echoes her theme with steady, resolute energy
• Transitions commemorate story beats and ranked milestones

Voice Lines

Bangalore’s voice lines blend professionalism with blunt confidence—perfect for rallying a squad, calling rotations, or punctuating a well-executed push.

History

Selected balance updates and fixes that shaped Bangalore’s play:

• Adjustments to Double Time duration refined her reactive survivability.
• Smoke lifetime tweaked to curb long stall-outs while preserving tactical value.
• Rolling Thunder’s timing and stun tuned to amplify zoning over raw damage.
• Multiple visibility fixes on select skins and ultimate edge-cases.

Trivia

• The codename “Bangalore” references the Bangalore torpedo and the creeping barrages used to advance through fortified zones.
• Her design target was a “healthy baseline” Legend—effective without oppressive mechanics.
• Smoke interactions have historically revealed interesting edge cases, leading to iterative visibility and performance improvements.
• Her Heirloom evokes iconic military blades and close-quarters doctrine.

Gallery

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Images

References

Developer notes, official patch summaries, and in-game descriptions informed this guide. Additional context was drawn from official feature spotlights and narrative content.