Fans of Apex Legends have created plenty of striking fan art, fanmade skin concepts, and videos, but one fan has created an image that appears to stick in viewers' heads whether they want it to or not. This edit takes an official image of Apex Legends' Wattson and removes her hood. The result is something many fans appear to find questionable, especially if they're fond of the character.
Wattson is a defensive Legend with a slower playstyle, well-suited to defending chokepoints and smaller interior areas with her Perimeter Security Fences. Apex Legends recently added some fixes to Wattson, making her a more viable choice for players, but it has not revealed what's under her hood. One fan took it upon themselves to draw what she might be concealing under that tight-fitting garment, and the result is memorable to say the least.
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Redditor stevenotson took a piece of Wattson's official art, removed her hood, and added in an almost completely bald head. The only scraps of hair she has in this image are her fluffy blonde bangs, which look jarringly out of place on her otherwise smooth skull. While Wattson's bangs are visible in her official art, the lack of any other hair poking out of her gear makes this theory seem plausible. She may not be quite as terrifying as this fan-made Loba skin concept, but fans appear to find this no-hood Wattson design deeply unsettling.
Posters have responded to the edit with overwhelming negativity. Some comments have demanded that stevenotson delete the image, while others compare it to the contents of r/cursedimages, a subreddit notorious for collecting disturbing images. Several fans have come to a consensus that it would be better if Wattson was entirely bald, or even if those bangs were actually just very thick eyebrows. One poster even created their own edits to show Wattson completely bald or wearing her bangs as a mustache. Those images might still look a bit out of place in an Apex Legends anime intro, but fans appear to find them less objectionable than the original no-hood Wattson edit.
Despite the generally negative reception, a few users seem to be interested in seeing more of this concept, with one even asking when a no-hood Wattson skin will be available. Perhaps now that Respawn is making changes to stop Apex Legends cheaters, mischievous fans may wish to take their energy somewhere else. Creating a no-hood Wattson skin could be a more playful use of their creativity, despite what other fans may think.
Apex Legends is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One.