Octane Abilities

As popular as Apex Legends is it comes at no surprise that the newest released playable characters (Legends) come with a lot of hype. Recently, a Reddit post appeared on Reddit supposedly leaking the next newest Legend, Octane. His abilities are very interesting and he seems to be an aggressive play making Legend. His kit is complete with movement boosts and self sustain which sets him up as the perfect adrenaline junkie. As useful as his passive seems to be compared to the other Legends (which seem to have somewhat weak passives across the board) it will be interesting to see just how much he actually heals over time. Note that these abilities are only a supposed leak and are yet to be confirmed or denied.

Octane’s abilities are as Follows:

Passive Ability: SWIFT MEND | While not taking damage Octane Restores health over time. 
This ability definitely sets octane up to be an aggressive style Legend. It enables him to take part in firefights, then strategically run back to the safety of his team and heal up. It also can prove useful early game when there aren’t an abundance of meds to make use of while finding loot.

Tactical Ability: ADRENALINE JUNKIE | Move 30% faster for 6 seconds. Costs 10% health, immune to slows while active.While the 10% health cost may seem like a turn off, it is a very effective way to balance out his passive ability while also making use of it. this is definitely one of the stronger tactical abilities in the game and a 10% health cost is a reasonable price to pay, especially if this cost is actually referring to current health. This way if octane is low on health he can activate this ability for a speedy getaway. The slow reduction also seems very useful in clutch situations.

Ultimate Ability: LAUNCH PAD | Deployable jump pad that catapults users through the air.
This ability definitely seems to be one of the most useful team-movement abilities in the game. This is especially useful for getting a tactical advantage in the ring, or just quickly relocating to a less dangerous or an area that hasn’t been looted yet. 

Leaked Octane Abilities Image

It is unknown at this point when we will be seeing the newest Legend but hopefully it will be sooner rather than later. Alone with Octane another Legend, Watson, was reportedly data-mined but at this point the only known information on Watson is the name. As exciting as the new character releases have been so far, hopefully we will see the next few characters come around in full within the next few weeks.