Catalyst and Seer’s home planet, Boreas, references multiple African cultures, primarily taking inspiration from Nigeria.
We first saw Boreas and Cleo just prior to Season 10 and the introduction of Seer.
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“Most of our inspiration comes from Nigeria.
For example, many on Boreas believe Seer is the one prophesied to bring ruin to the world.
And within the map itself, the actual Broken Moon map, it’s in there as well.”
All the magical-looking happenstances and suspiciously accurate prophecies can be chalked up to high-tech science and freaky coincidence.
“That being said, we do have the Eternal Gardens which represent the more spiritual side of Boreas.
It’s rare to see African culture highlighted in a game as popular as Apex Legends.
“Our signposts [on Broken Moon] have proverbs that were sourced from various African regions.
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