On today’s episode of Giant Bomb’s Game Mess Mornings Podcast, host Jeff Grubb and co-host Jan Ochoa discussed the apparent cancellation of Respawn’s single-player Apex Legends title, citing a report by VGC. But Grubb had even more information on the title, giving players an idea of what the game would have looked like had it launched. Known only by its working title, Titanfall Legends, Grubb revealed that although the game “would not be Titanfall 3,” it would still include a beloved character from the franchise: Jack Cooper’s loyal titan, BT-7274.
According to Grubb, the single-player adventure was planned to feature Apex Games Commissioner Kuben Blisk as a playable character, with various Apex Legends characters making appearances and lending their powers to the player. Major details from the Titanfall franchise–like the location of the Ark, for example–would have also played a part in the campaign.
Titanfall Legends was reportedly helmed by former Apex Legends narrative lead Mohammad Alavi–perhaps best known as the architect behind Modern Warfare’s “All Ghillied Up” level–until he left the company in January 2022. According to Grubb, Titanfall Legends players would once again pilot and fight alongside BT-7274 (often referred to as simply “BT” in Titanfall 2), using Rampart’s workshop to repair and upgrade him. This makes sense, given the fact that Rampart and Blisk are on good terms in Apex Legends, and Rampart is also responsible for resurrecting and rebuilding another titan. In Season 9, it was revealed that Rampart repaired and repurposed Northstar, the titan belonging to Valkyrie’s late father. Titanfall Legends would have seen Rampart using similar methods to bring BT back online after his “death” at the end of Titanfall 2.
