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Revenant Unleashed

Overview

Revenant is a relentless simulacrum assassin in Apex Legends. Introduced in Season 4 and fully reworked in Season 18, he specializes in aggressive engagements, rapid repositioning, and hunting weakened targets. Voice actor: Darin De Paul.

Abilities

Shadow Pounce (Tactical)

Unleash a powerful forward leap. Hold to charge for additional distance.

Charge up to 3 seconds for maximum range.
Approximate distance: 20m (tap) up to 50m+ (full charge).
Transitions cleanly into wall climbs on contact.
Limited actions while leaping (movement and crouch only).

Cooldown: 20 seconds

Assassin’s Instinct (Passive)

Highlights nearby low-health enemies and enhances movement.

Crouch-walks at normal walking speed.
Greatly improved wall climbing—can scale much higher than other Legends with better lateral control.
Highlights visible enemies within about 30 meters at or below roughly 40 health.

Forged Shadows (Ultimate)

Forge a shroud of hardened shadows that blocks direct damage and regenerates. Securing knockdowns refreshes the shroud and extends duration.

Creates a 75 HP Shadow Shroud for up to ~25 seconds.
Absorbs direct damage first (bullets, melee, most explosives), then health/shields.
Does not block most area damage (ring, fire, certain field hazards).
Knockdowns restore the shroud to full and extend its duration briefly; also recharges the tactical.

Charge time: ~3 minutes

Legend Upgrades (Battle Royale, Season 20+)

Earn upgrades as your Evo Armor levels up (choose one per level, up to two total):

Level 2: Forged Shadows cooldown -30s, or doubled low-health mark duration.
Level 3: Shadow Pounce cooldown -5s, or ~50% faster charge and attack time for Shadow Pounce.

Lore

Once the Syndicate’s most lethal human hitman, Revenant awoke from years of falsified memories to discover he had become a simulacrum—metal and vestigial flesh engineered by Hammond Robotics. He hunted down those responsible, but true death eluded him. After being denied the release he craved, Revenant entered the Games, later finding his abilities torn away, only to be reforged into something even more terrifying. Now, he’ll stop at nothing to find who is manipulating him—and make them suffer.

Cosmetic Items

Skins

Revenant boasts an extensive cosmetic catalog across Mythic, Legendary, Epic, Rare, and Common tiers. Standout looks include Apex Nightmare (Prestige), Unholy Beast, False Idol, Deathproof, Forged Knight, and more.

Apex Nightmare (Prestige): three tiers with progressive visuals and a unique finisher unlock at Tier 3.
Event favorites: Necro Nightmare, Revelations, Synthetic Shinobi, Seeing Red, Burial at Sea.

Finishers

Snap Decision (default)
Imminent Shutdown
Soul Eater (Prestige unlock)

Heirloom Sets

Dead Man’s Curve: No Escape banner pose, Dead Man’s Curve melee, intro quip.

Death Grip: Soul Sacrifice banner frame, Death Grip melee, Fight Your Demons emote.

Prestige Skin Set

Apex Nightmare: three-tier Prestige skin set. Tier 2 requires 30,000 damage as Revenant; Tier 3 requires 100,000. Unlocks the Soul Eater finisher and the Cerberus universal skydive trail.

Emotes & Skydive Emotes

Emotes include: Fight Your Demons, Overload, Robotic Scourge, Suffering Silence, Killer Joke, Sharpened Reach, and more.
Skydive Emotes include: Dodging Death, Exhumed, Third Time’s A Charm, Spinal Stretch, Dead Weight.

Banner Frames & Poses

Features Mythic frames (e.g., Soul Sacrifice), numerous Legendary/Epic/Rare frames, and poses ranging from stalking silhouettes to trophy-laden stances.

Holosprays

Notable holosprays include Death Is Coming, Death Comes For Us All, I’m The Nightmare, Can’t Hold Me, Night Terror, and more.

Music Packs & Transitions

Music Packs: classic Revenant theme (Season 4) and Revenant Reborn (Season 18).
Transitions: Just Business, Mirror Images, Lies, The Program, The Cycle, and seasonal unlocks.

Voice Lines

Revenant’s voice work evolves with his rework, including new lines tied to healing and in-world glitches that hint at his changing state.

History

Season 4: Revenant debuts with Stalker, Silence, and Death Totem.
2020–2022: Iterative balance updates to Silence, Death Totem, and hitboxes.
Season 18: Full rework—new class role, Assassin’s Instinct passive, Shadow Pounce tactical, Forged Shadows ultimate, updated animations.
Post-18: Tuned shroud refresh behavior, cooldowns, and pounce handling.

Teasers

Original

Foreshadowed in Season 3 and headlined the Shadowfall mode as the ominous announcer.
The “Forge” misdirect preceded his reveal, including staged assets to thwart dataminers.
Subsequent in-world memos and break-in reports built toward his Season 4 launch.

Reborn

Glitched legend-select icons, on-map visual disturbances, and “Kill Code” narrative beats hinted at internal tampering.
Playable lore segments allowed exploration of the bunker tied to his transformation.
Season 18 trailers confirmed his rework with gameplay showcases.

Trivia

Early concepts tested abilities like wallrunning, poison grenades, teleport decoys, and permanent tracking marks (a version later informed Ash’s passive).
Revenant has more legend-select animations than any other Legend, including unique sequences for specific skins.
His movement tech—silent crouch speed, massive climbs, and shroud-fueled pushes—defines his high-pressure playstyle.