The Story Behind King's Canyon | Everything there is to Know | Apex Legends Story Time #1

King's Canyon is a small island located in the Outlands, a collection of planets at the very furthest reach of the Frontier. The Frontier is the name given to the deepest regions of explored space. 30 years ago, during the Frontier War, IMC, one of the two major warring factions, took it upon themselves to run a small operation in the Outlands. Named the IMC Outlands Expedition, we can assume one of their jobs was to set up a base of operations within King's Canyon. We're not sure why IMC ran th

is operation, but we can assume part of it was due to the fact that before this, the Outlands had mostly been untouched by the war. The Outlands and King's Canyon, specifically, proved to be an excellent location to pool supplies, gather resources, and run experiments without the risk of attack from the Militia. Upon arrival, IMC set up a number of key miltary bases. The repulsor tower was built to keep dangerous fauna like the Leviathans and Flyers from destroying infrastructure or attacking th

ose living on the island. The water treatment plant was built to provide a clean source of renewable water. An airbase was set up to allow an easy port for IMC military to fly back and forth between the Frontier and perhaps other Outlands planets. A relay station was built to allow communication with IMC ships in space. IMC even built an artillery base in case the Militia were to bring the war to them. But it wasn't just a place for military. A civilian prescence started to grow in the Outlands

after IMC brought the once dangerous King's Canyon into a place that could be hospitable. A small economy started to grow within King's Canyon. It was advertised as a prime location to move to. The Thunderdome, an old gladiator style arena was built to provide entertainment to IMC. A bustling market was built that allowed vendors to sell food like Leviathan meat and other important resources. A number of settlements were built throughout King's Canyon, so we can only assume the population was re

asonably high during the peak of IMC's control of the island. We can assume, all of this took place roughly 30 years before the present day. Eventually, though, something went terribly wrong. IMC prescence dropped to almost nothing. We can assume that all IMC personal were called to leave the Outlands to help in the war efforts. Whatever the reason for their departure, it was sudden. Many locations on King's Canyon show signs that when IMC left, they did it quick and at a moment's notice. We kno

w that some IMC personal were sent from the Frontier to visit the Outlands to gather up IMC crew members to help in the fight against the militia. In fact, just three years ago, Bangalore was sent with this exact task. Not everybody had the chance to escape, though. Many civilians and IMC crew members were left behind, with no means of escape. We can make the assumption that all interstellar ships were taken at a moment's notice by IMC, and they never returned to recover the remaining IMC member

s. As a result, the security that IMC once provided King's Canyon was gone. The law and order they provided citizens was gone and the island fell into chaos. We're not sure of how things evolved. King's Canyon went from being a safe space controlled by IMC to being a chaotic land where the criminals and outlaws took the crown, to being the prime spot for the Apex Games, a new bloodsport that offers the now teeming Outlands civilization with a form of entertainment, a gambling opportunity, or a c

hance to win fame, glory, and money for participating in the games themselves. With IMC prescence gone, much of the technology that IMC left behind has been repurposed for the Apex Games. The Draconis drop ship is used to drop Legends into the arena. It could be possible that Bangalore can take advantage of her connections with remaining IMC members on King's Canyon to use the Artillery base to call in an artillery strike. And, of course, the repulsor is still being used to keep the dangerous fa

una from causing havoc. But without IMC personal on the island to keep everything maintained, it's possible that this technology could fall into repair. In fact, some artwork for season 1 seems to suggest that the repulsor in particular will become broken, allowing the Leviathans and flyers to roam into King's Canyon...