https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-new-hero-octane-is-a-tribute-to-a-real-life-titanfall-speedrunner/

Octavio "Octane" Silva, the newest addition to the Apex Legends lineup, is a high-strung speedster with a freaky mask and no legs. He ended up in that condition, according to Apex Legends lore, by using a grenade to propel himself through a Pilot's Gauntlet in record-setting time. Worth it? Fortunately, his old pal Lifeline was able to hook him up with some bionic replacements, getting him back into the action with better moves than ever. 

Lore isn't a crucial part of Apex, but in this particular case it makes for a fantastic tie-in with a real-world event. On March 3—more than two weeks before Octane went live—a Titanfall 2 player who goes by the name of Cash Mayo demolished the Gauntlet speedrunning record by chucking a grenade as they came off the start line. More are thrown as they go, and while the subsequent explosions don't appear to have much impact, Mayo gets off to a screaming start and sails through the course at ludicrous speed.