pathfinder - ex mecha butler but was fired from his job bc he wasn't good at it. pathfinder calls him "sir august" "lord ballistic" and "pal" while ballistic calls him Robot + interesting where pathfinder says it's his favorite former job but he was fired regardless. waiting for voicelines/interactions + "I think Baliatic was pleasantly surprised to see Pathfinder. Sure he was a bad butler, but perhaps in a way he did miss seeing Pathfinder fumbling about. It gave him some sort of choas to break up the monotonous, boring life he had in his mansion." YES yt comment
"If you need a cuppa tea that won't incinerate your bloody mouth." "Would you like me to cut the crusts off your bread again?" "Would you like me to piss off down the hall again?"
"I miss you robot. Just -- don't -- always miss you." "Well you might not know your arse from your elbow, but it's good to see you again." "thank you, robot. of all the places to see you again."
when will he start calling him pathfinder and not robot. that would be amazing development already.
https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1658536106244071427 - this comic is so cute, and in relation to the voice lines i think ballistic thinks of pathfinder as a friend but not a good butler so he lets him go. communicating with him on the other hand is perfectly fine and even enjoyable. looks like pathfinder also learned how to make a proper cuppa too so ballistic wouldn't say no to it. it's nice to talk to someone about his son. also 100% kept pathfinder's comics on the fridge.
bangalore - funny interactions during the arsenal gameplay trailer, he's showing he's still as good as before. maybe not in his prime but still. THE FUTURE IS NOW OLD MAN
caustic - old man respecting another old(er) man!!
gibraltar - a fan!! but also he hasn't seen a fan face to face in a while.
blisk - doesn't like him, but respects him. r i v a l
horizon - fellow parent pt1
newcastle - fellow parent pt2
nathaniel - https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1666871070584864783 rip ballistic you fucked up + your son really smashed the ship on live camera. this comic takes place after the sfto trailer, before the actual start of the game season/launch trailer, so thinking about the voice lines.
"(sigh) remember, august. you do this for him." + "I ranked down? I hope the boy didn't see that." + "Gold; now there's something the boy can be proud of."
sok leng - his (ex-)wife that he still loves because he has a holographic picture of her on his desk. however he thinks/feels she despises him especially after the comic above
"i did it the old way, sok leng. our way." + "CAR SMG here. I thought to name myself after this weapon once. Sok Leng talked me out of it." + "Apex Predator - the absolute summit. If only Sok Leng and Kit Siang were by my side."
(headcanon) - all of this may change once there's more lore
wraith - the entire gameplay trailer sort of had him bantering with wraith which is interesting? in addition to being part of his team during his first game. very the future is now old man stuff (except she got shot) + friendly competition? on the other hand it reminds me of that one indiana jones scene of him shooting a guy with a sword. seems like he was hunting her in this specific match as well.
catalyst - tea drinking buddies please
vantage - "lowkey wonder how he'd react about vantage being in the games to help her mum considering how he stepped in for his son...." yes good yt comment
fuse - rival? potential foil. walter is explosive and wild, august is refined and classy. walter fights like a bruiser while august most likely trained like john wick/james bond/harry hart. they're also pretty similar where they enjoy the fame from the audience (fuse's launch trailer vs august's entire life). additionally it's always august who kills walter in the trailers (launch trailer twice, arsenal gameplay once, meet ballistic trailer twice except pathfinder shoots & finishes him on the first).
(has teamed up with) - would learn which situations they can use their abilities the best, who they are as a person
based on this the most he's been on a team with based on the S17 trailers is: gibby 2 wattson 2 pathfinder 2 horizon 2 fuse octane bangalore ash wraith newcastle
(has fought) - same as above, but would also learn how they fight against him, how their aim is against him. several repeats bc they were a team he fought
based on this the most he's fought in the S17 trailers is: 1) fuse 2) crypto 3) bangalore 4) loba 5) octane 6) all tied due to the same amount: mirage, gibraltar, rampart, valkyrie 7) everyone else: bloodhound, catalyst, revenant, wattson
character relationships (headcanon) & fight notes
"If you need a cuppa tea that won't incinerate your bloody mouth."
"Would you like me to cut the crusts off your bread again?"
"Would you like me to piss off down the hall again?"
"I miss you robot. Just -- don't -- always miss you."
"Well you might not know your arse from your elbow, but it's good to see you again."
"thank you, robot. of all the places to see you again."
when will he start calling him pathfinder and not robot. that would be amazing development already.
https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1658536106244071427 - this comic is so cute, and in relation to the voice lines i think ballistic thinks of pathfinder as a friend but not a good butler so he lets him go. communicating with him on the other hand is perfectly fine and even enjoyable. looks like pathfinder also learned how to make a proper cuppa too so ballistic wouldn't say no to it. it's nice to talk to someone about his son. also 100% kept pathfinder's comics on the fridge.
https://twitter.com/frozenfroh/status/1658538408048992256 - thought this was drawn by baby nathaniel but now i think it's pathfinder bc of the smiley faces on his chest... ballistic kept this
bangalore - funny interactions during the arsenal gameplay trailer, he's showing he's still as good as before. maybe not in his prime but still. THE FUTURE IS NOW OLD MAN
caustic - old man respecting another old(er) man!!
gibraltar - a fan!! but also he hasn't seen a fan face to face in a while.
blisk - doesn't like him, but respects him. r i v a l
horizon - fellow parent pt1
newcastle - fellow parent pt2
nathaniel - https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1666871070584864783 rip ballistic you fucked up + your son really smashed the ship on live camera. this comic takes place after the sfto trailer, before the actual start of the game season/launch trailer, so thinking about the voice lines.
"(sigh) remember, august. you do this for him." + "I ranked down? I hope the boy didn't see that." + "Gold; now there's something the boy can be proud of."
sok leng - his (ex-)wife that he still loves because he has a holographic picture of her on his desk. however he thinks/feels she despises him especially after the comic above
"i did it the old way, sok leng. our way." + "CAR SMG here. I thought to name myself after this weapon once. Sok Leng talked me out of it." + "Apex Predator - the absolute summit. If only Sok Leng and Kit Siang were by my side."
(headcanon) - all of this may change once there's more lore
catalyst - tea drinking buddies please
vantage - "lowkey wonder how he'd react about vantage being in the games to help her mum considering how he stepped in for his son...." yes good yt comment
fuse - rival? potential foil. walter is explosive and wild, august is refined and classy. walter fights like a bruiser while august most likely trained like john wick/james bond/harry hart. they're also pretty similar where they enjoy the fame from the audience (fuse's launch trailer vs august's entire life). additionally it's always august who kills walter in the trailers (launch trailer twice, arsenal gameplay once, meet ballistic trailer twice except pathfinder shoots & finishes him on the first).
(has teamed up with) - would learn which situations they can use their abilities the best, who they are as a person
based on this the most he's been on a team with based on the S17 trailers is:
gibby 2
wattson 2
pathfinder 2
horizon 2
fuse
octane
bangalore
ash
wraith
newcastle
(has fought) - same as above, but would also learn how they fight against him, how their aim is against him. several repeats bc they were a team he fought
based on this the most he's fought in the S17 trailers is:
1) fuse
2) crypto
3) bangalore
4) loba
5) octane
6) all tied due to the same amount: mirage, gibraltar, rampart, valkyrie
7) everyone else: bloodhound, catalyst, revenant, wattson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdqEKcXreG0
https://twitter.com/Respawn/status/1687481049540870144 - maybe this is just a random render but: fite? please?