Chappie, of course, is the thinking, feeling robot star of the movie of the same name, from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. Fans have been asking him about putting Chappie into Apex Legends, and the director says he like the idea – and so does Respawn CEO Vince Zampella.
On Twitter, a fan asked Blomkamp if there was “any word” on Chappie joining Apex Legends, and included a .gif from the movie, showing Chappie reaching out to pet a friendly dog. Blomkamp retweeted the question, saying “Lotta people asking me this. I am down yes.”
About fifteen minutes later, Zampella responded. “I am also down,” he said. Partnership… confirmed?
It’s not a crazy idea at all. First off, Chappie’s a natural fit given the Titanfall universe’s MRVN units – Pathfinder is one of these, and you can spot them milling around in Titanfall 2’s campaign. So it’s easy to imagine an epic or legendary Chappie skin for Pathfinder, or perhaps an entirely new character with more Chappie-style abilities, such as a high jump. In the film, he’s a scout unit, and so he’d likely fill a similar role on a squad as Pathfinder does already.