There is actually a sad story behind Octane's crazy personality, the details are in the article.
Octane's heirloom is a butterfly blade during the System Override Collection event coming to Apex Legends next week . This is no ordinary knife, as it is filled with Stim, the drug Octane uses to gain his enhanced speed. And so Octane has been customized with the butterfly blade, it can now be used to both attack opponents and inject the medicine into his own body. As seen in the video on the Apex Legends blog while examining Heirloom , Octane will dangerously spin his butterfly blade and then stab himself with his plunger to get Stim into his system. Just because of this, he stabs himself, imagine what an adrenaline junkie, what a psychopathic character!
This is the first time Octane uses Stim for fun. In both the in-game and cinematic trailers, he used Stim as a means of getting more speed in just a pinch. There were signs that Octane had been addicted to a drug for some time. If you've noticed, it starts to twitch uncontrollably while still on the home screen or during a match, as you know this is a symptom of addiction.
Considering she's fallen out with one of her oldest friends and perhaps the only person she's ever had, Ajay "Lifeline" Che, it's a sad setting that Octane, despite being the resident wild child of legends, is one of the few to be alone. With no friends or family to return to, his only joy in life comes from Apex Games , where he hangs out with other legends and is able to use the drug he's addicted to.
On the Respawn side, using such an in-game item is great storytelling. It provides more depth and story for a character that doesn't seem so deep at first glance. Developer Respawn , Apex LegendsIt sends a message to its opponents by proving that it is not far from unconventional storytelling methods in terms of making the story genre in .
