Apex Theory On Assimilation
This new event seems to have a lot of hidden stuff behind its idea and cosmetics. The first thing most of us know is the "Don't believe Hammond" message that's in the event description. You probably also noticed the skins are becoming more and more robotic. But did you see that life line animation present on most guns? Did you see the "Assimilated" charm?
So here's my theory. The legends can actually die, but then they are regenerated, just like the best pilots from Titanfall. The problem, though, is that the flesh body, the human form has many limitations and results in a difficult and expensive repair process for the Apex game owners.So here comes Hammond Robotics offering to cover these costs in exchange for more control over regeneration and to be the exclusive supplier of prosthetics, weapons and other parts. But, Hammond have their own agenda. Their weapons have hidden devices that record a lot of data from the legend that uses them. That data is used for smart prosthetics, which now, that they have more control over the games, they push as enhancements for the legends, keeping them in a more humanized form (if compared to simulacrums) to not raise too much controversy. However, these prosthetics have the role to completely assimilate the legends over time, turning them into immortal killing machines in Hammond's full control.
But why does Hammond need such powerful robots in these times of peace? Well... I think it's all linked to Hammond Engineering's founder. He is the creator of the MRVN (hmm,why is Pathfinder, an enhanced MRVN, asking about his creator?). Hammond's son mentions him to be working on an independent project related to "synthetic biology"(Regeneration? Legend clones used for respawning? Big hmmm!). As of late, his fate is unknown, some say he died due to very old age, others that he's frozen, but a grunt in Titanfall says "I hear Hammond is frozen, and his brain is attached to a computer somewhere around here". Well, what if, during Hammond's quest for immortality, he got assimilated by his project which became sentient, and now the AI runs Hammond Robotics? What if AI wants to take over humanity and has started preparing an army? What are they so thirsty that they destroy planets to harvest for energy, hmm?
Now, thanks for listening and, before you take off the tinfoil hats, look at the System Override "Assimilated" charm: it's a robotized skull, with red light eyes. Skynet Terminator much?
Check:
https://titanfall.fandom.com/wiki/Hammond_Robotics
