Catalyst is the newest champion to join Apex Legends and the first trans character in the game

Respawn Entertainment has revealed the latest addition to the Apex Legends games ahead of the upcoming season. 

Catalyst, real name Tressa Smith, is introduced via a ‘Stories from the Outlands’ video, and she has a fascinating backstory. In the, as usual, very well-animated and told story video below, you meet Tressa and her group of friends, one in particular who wants to strike back at Hammond Robotics in a bit of eco-terrorism. Things go wrong, however, and Tressa becomes Catalyst. 

Tressa/Catalyst is also the first transgender character in Apex Legends and is voiced by Meli Grant. 

Check out Stories from the Outlands: Last Hope below.