One of the people that the official Apex Twitter account would ordinarily use to promote a new update or season drop, posed a supposed “very important question.” Unlike ones about server stability or the next heirloom, the question instead concerned Nessie, that little thing that looks like a rubber duckie which somehow is the game’s mascot. The simple yet elegant question asked was: If Nessie had pants, how would those pants be worn? It was followed by an incredibly blunt diagram. Option A presents the pants on the back legs, as a human would wear them, and option B, somehow, would have them on the front legs, which just looks… wrong, honestly.
Unquestionably, we’ve had some high-caliber, hard-hitting content to get behind from social media teams, and honestly, I love it all. It’s refreshing. The Tweet went viral instantly, with all players going into the debate with serious intensity one usually reserves for ranked match strategy sessions. What a beautiful community of genuine answers mingled with hilarious ideas as well as some who just went ahead to use this as a springboard for ranting for fixes for the game. Classic Apex Legends community vibes.
From the very beginning, an almost indubitable conclusion was drawn from the debate: Easypoops89 was first to chime in with a plain and simple declaration, “It’s clearly A.” PeakedPanda came with an almost identical answer to this declaration: “A. Is the only correct answer.” Backing this point of view, another user, evilseptiplier, ironically justified the “A” side by saying, “B means they have no arms so it got to be A.” Intellectually, a valid standpoint. How in decent hell would you even get pants on the front legs if there’s nothing to hold them up? Several user comments shared the logistical nightmares of option B. Bruid30 took it a step further and inquired on the engineering front: “If it WERE to be pants I feel suspenders or overalls would be the only logistical choice. How them pant staying up?” That’s the critical analysis we need in this discussion.
Some other ideas were put forth by a few of the more creative minds unwilling to simply call it a toss-up. Cahlaflour then follows up with their response: a photo of a figurine of Nessie with very tailored little trousers. Unlike the Connie options above, this one looks shockingly dapper. Mavcop readied up for Option C: “Nessie would just Pooh bear it. Shirt no bottom.” The mental imagery of a pants-less, shirt-wearing Nessie shall always dwell in my thought-land now; thanks heaps for that. And Strafe Esports said Nessie would just “rock a tiny little cargo pant look and call it fashion.” Fair enough.
Of course, an Apex Legends thread must have its… let’s call it ‘feedback.’ Nested among the pants talk were the usual requests and complaints. User absolu2e seized the opportunity, “When can I buy the bat heirloom Apex Legends social media manager.” Another user, agreatusername, chimed in with, “Why can we still only favourite 8 skins…” And then there was jolly_smoke, who proceeded with a critique of Caustic’s passive ability before adding, “fix this.” It is like a weird digital town hall where one minute everyone’s discussing amphibious fashion, and next, someone is yelling about gas traps.
One iconic reply came from cdub5k, who cut through all that noise with the biggest gamer demand ever: “@PlayApex The correct answer is make Titanfall 3.” That reply was showered with love because, well, it just was. Said universal truth of the present times. Then there’s JakeFromH5, who in all seriousness appeared to be quite befuddled about the whole premise by simply stating, “@PlayApex Why you askin us.” Fair question, Jake. Fair question.
But the best thing about all of this? Just… fun. When online communities for games are so toxic, a developer engaging with players for some obviously silly stuff like this is something that truly goes a long way in fostering togetherness beyond just win rate and meta comp talk. It reminds everybody that at the end of the day, we are just a bunch of people enjoying a really cool battle royale shooter that somehow endorses a plastic dinosaur obsession. The social media team knew where the heart of the community lies, knowing that the Nessie easter eggs placed around the maps are a treasured part of the game’s appeal. This tweet was a straightforward continuation of that.
So what’s the final answer? With the huge number of replies, Option A definitively takes the cake. The Nessie pants go on the back legs, perhaps paired with a cute shirt or even some suspenders to keep it all together. It’s the option that makes the most anatomical and fashion sense. But really, the answer is that Respawn Entertainment have again managed to find a way to connect with its player base, even if it is through the most ridiculous questions ever asked. Speaking of which… those servers…
