That’s right, Apex Legends fans – it looks as though the identity of another upcoming character has been discovered in the game’s files. Who is Nova? We can’t wait to find out.

Now, some may tell you that there just aren’t any surprises left in gaming anymore. What with all the leaks we’re subjected to on a daily basis, it’s easy to become desensitized to would-be surprises. In the run-up to the release of a much-anticipated game, fans are forced to do social media gymnastics to avoid all the spoilers (official and otherwise) as the hype train finally pulls into the station.

The work of enterprising dataminers plays a huge part in this, of course. There’s nary a hidden detail that accomplished dataminers can’t sniff out. From obscure alternate scenes in Persona 5 Royal to the rather questionable level scaling in Pokémon Sword & Shield’s Isle of Armor expansion – it seems that no secret is safe.

Being a gamer can sometimes feel like being a huge movie fan, often studying every single frame of the latest trailers in search of clues. Still, dataminers continue to do some sterling work, which brings us back to Apex Legends’ mysterious Nova.

As reported by Dexerto, the popular battle royale’s Lost Treasures Collection Event saw some curious new files added to the game – some of which could reveal the identity of a new character. Seasoned Apex Legends data-diver Shrugtal discovered the file pilot_medium_nova. This is quite significant, as they pointed out on Twitter:

Beyond this, the discovery of what appears to be Nova’s legend icon was also made (as you can see in the header above). While it looks as though Nova may be coming to Apex Legends in Season 6, she’ll probably have to wait her turn. Rampart seems to be coming first, Dexerto goes on, as we know a little more about him:

“Apex Legends leaks have previously teased Rampart as an engineer-based character who will have an incredibly unique ability kit, allowing him to repair items with his rumored ‘Fixer’ melee weapon.”

What kind of abilities will Nova have? How long until she hits the game? Maybe she won’t at all, and Respawn will pull another bait and switch on us. There’s no telling for sure at the moment, but that’s what makes all the speculation so exciting.

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