#btcooper

Be the change you want to see in the world or whatever

Dear Respawn,

I’ll preface with the fact that I do not care about Apex Legends. I’ve played it once (1) and it didn’t stick and I’m not invested in the lore of the current characters. I’ve heard one (or more) of them is gay and I do like that though.

However, I am here to petition you about adding a very important character to the Apex Legends lineup. His name is Jack Cooper and I’m sure your writing team is already familiar with him. He is the only white boy wonder protagonist I’ve ever loved and I would like to remind you that he got personally, personally invited to join Apex Legends by the man named Blisk in the cutscene everyone forgot about in Titanfall 2 because immediately following was the cutscene that made everyone bawl like little babies (me included). But this does not negate the point. Jack got a personal invitation to participate in the games. Here’s why he should:

Dedicated fans have decoded your easter egg in the end credit scene of Titanfall 2. The helmet flashes in binary and the message says “Jack?”. This confirms that everyone’s favorite character in the history of videogames is still, in fact, alive. I’m talking about BT-7274, otherwise known as the most goddamn lovable mech robot I’ve ever fucking seen. If you weren’t aware, BT-7274 and Jack Cooper are legally married. They channel the purest essence of the Knight-Rider-Buddy-Cop aesthetic in their every interaction and are one of, if not the most enjoyable onscreen relationship there’s been in years. They would die for each other, they would live for each other, and they deserve a happy domestic life where nothing bad ever happens to them again. However, in order to achieve this, they need to find each other again.

BT-7274 is still alive, that much is clear from the easter egg, but he could be anywhere in space and time because he got caught in the explosion of the fold weapon. However, Jack, being a member of the Militia, is currently in active service and can’t drop everything to go searching without serious repercussions. However, if he joined the Apex Games, he’d be able to travel with the games and the show runners would protect him from the Militia’s retaliation for his leaving. To summarize, Jack has adequate motivation to join Apex Legends because through it he can search time and space for BT.

While I do not care about Apex Legends as a game, I offer the idea that Jack would be a fun playable character. The game does not currently have an official wall-running mechanic because none of the characters are pilots, but Jack is, so that could be the center of his kit. It would be a fantastic gameplay throwback for your players that got invested in the Titanfall-style movement shooter. On a more radical note, perhaps his ultimate ability would be calling down a spectral version of BT-7274 to pilot for a short amount of time- explained lorewise as BT reaching through time and space to help out when his pilot is in a tight spot. Perhaps in a similar way to how the ghost lady hears voices of herself from the future? Again, I am unsure of current Apex lore, so you will have to do the proper lore adjustments to make everything work.

But really, the core of this idea is mostly for the continuity. It is borne from my deep attachment to Jack Cooper and BT-7274, and a desire to see their storyline continued from the spectacular campaign of Titanfall 2. You got me attached to these characters, twisted the knife, then suggested there’s a chance for them to have a happy ending, so now you have to deal with me. Please add Jack Cooper to Apex Legends or I will begin picketing outside of your headquarters.

Let the human learn how to cuddle with his AI’s car body!!

Let the robot learn how to make their human comfortable despite the fact that they were made for war!!

Let romantic partners reconcile their differences as a part of being in love!!!

*gestures to cockpit*

BT: is my emotional support pilot