Apex Legends Eclipse trailer shows Seer meeting his match in Catalyst

Below is the not-so-subtle message Apex Legends’ launch trailer for season 15, Eclipse, is that Seer — if not getting a nerf — is at least meeting his very worthy match.

This match will be Catalyst.. Her lore trailer from Oct. 17 will bring you up to speed on her backstory and how she’s tied to current in-world events; today’s feature gives folks another look at her capabilities, which involve manipulating a black, viscous liquid called “ferrofluid” which she carries in tanks strapped to her back.

It seems that Ferrofluid can work as a shroud to completely blind Seer’s powerful scanning abilities. The barrier Catalyst raises toward the end of Thursday’s trailer is permeable, as Octane finds out, but it also seriously slows down anyone breaching it, and also, it doesn’t look like they come out the other side seeing too clearly, either.

Thursday’s launch trailer also reveals more of Cleo, the shattered moon of Boreas, which is Catalyst’s home planet. As Catalyst’s dialogue with Seer suggests, she and her allies were working to save Cleo (and therefore their homeworld) before Hammond Robotics decided it couldn’t be salvaged and was better off as an arena for the Apex Games. That’s what brings Cleo into the game, as a map, with EclipseThe launch of ‘, Nov.

For more about Catalyst, her backstory and enmity with Seer, check out Monday’s “Stories from the Outlands.” Catalyst is a defensive type, with terraforming capabilities (using the aforementioned Ferrofluid) that seem almost magical by nature. Catalyst (real name Tressa Smith) is also trans (as she revealed in dialogue from Monday’s video), and Respawn Entertainment enlisted consultants from GLAAD in addition to the studio’s own trans and LGBTQ employees to develop her story and persona.

Respawn will show another gameplay trailer Monday, October 24, which will reveal more about season 15, the new map and other features that are coming to battle royale. Apex Legends Available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC.