Olympus

**Olympus** is a map released in  Season 7 located on the planet Psamathe.

## Lore

### Background

Olympus was a city built on dreams. Built in 2640 by billionaire humanitarian Lillian Peck, this utopia floating in clouds above Psamathe was once a place where the brightest minds in the Outlands could gather and exchange ideas, leading to breakthroughs in the sciences and arts. Olympus produced a number of breakthroughs for the Outlands including developments in eco-friendly Jump Drives for short-distance vessels, a Phase Technology for immediate transportation called the Phase Runner, and drone technology for health and security systems.

All dreams come to an end however, and this one ended explosively: the Phase Runner accident in an experimental research facility led to the creation of the Phase Rift (a massive bubble of Phase energy), and the Outlands’ best and brightest quickly abandoned the city.

However, Olympus itself was maintained by advanced computer systems, so it quickly found new buyers in the Outlands’ elite. For 40 years, it served as a lavish vacation spot with the Rift as a tourist attraction. Unfortunately, the Rift grew unstable overtime, and Olympus was fully evacuated six months ago. Now Hammond Robotics, with the support of the Mercenary Syndicate, has transformed Olympus into a new stage for the Apex Games – though why is anyone’s guess.

### Season 9

In 2734, the truth about the Phase Runner accident was revealed - it was the result of a self-destruction to prevent the theft of a newly-discovered energy source known as branthium, and Pathfinder was responsible for ensuring its widespread distribution, ending the looming energy crisis and making the MRVN the hero of the Outlands. As a result, a statue in his likeness was installed and a ceremony was to be held, resulting in many of the Outlands' citizens flocking to Olympus to attend.

Around the same time, the Icarus fleet, a group of scavenger ships (secretly sent by Torres Silva, CEO of Silva Pharmaceuticals) returned to the Outlands from an expedition to Typhon. The ships soon approached Olympus, with the fleet's flagship, the ICS *Icarus*, docking on the floating city. The ships carried a payload of volatile Medusa vines taken from Typhon's remains, which quickly proliferated, spreading a volatile antigen that resulted in an epidemic amongst the masses who had arrived for Pathfinder's ceremony. Thanks to the help of the Legends, the epidemic was stopped and the growth of the Medusa vines was halted. Despite this, most of the vines were unable to be removed, being too heavily embedded in Olympus' infrastructure.

### Season 12

Sometime before Mad Maggie was sentenced to death by combat through the Apex Games, the Syndicate had the Phase Driver and its terminal installed in order to teleport the entire floating city if need be. However, the Phase Driver's programming was lackluster at best, and the systems maintaining it lacked even the most basic of firewalls.  During Maggie's inaugural match, Silva was able to take advantage of this to hack into its systems and attempt to drop Olympus on the city of Malta. However, the emergency turbine systems managed to keep the city afloat before it could crash.  Silva placed the blame for this on Maggie, establishing her as a "villain" in his ploy to take over the Syndicate.

## Locations

*Locations in **bold** are marked on the map screen. Non-bold locations' names can only be seen in the top-left corner of the HUD when entering these areas.*

## Map Features

* Phase Runner
* Trident
* Loot MRVNs
* Icarus Bridge
* Phase Driver

## Layouts

* Original
* MU1
* MU2

* Transition

* Original map.
* Fight Night event added Pathfinder's Fight Night.

* Transition

* Season 9 map update.

* Transition

* Season 12 map update.
* Awakening event added Lifeline's Clinic.

## History

* Fixed some final rings that end in heal offs.
* Rings tuned for more balanced map dispersion.

February 08, 2022 Patch* Map update for  Season 12.

May 04, 2021 Patch* Map update for  Season 9.

February 02, 2021 Patch* Fixed an issue with crowds not cheering in Pathfinder's Fight Night.
* Fixed an issue that allowed  Thermite Grenades to do damage through certain walls on Olympus.

March 23, 2021* Map used for the second split of Ranked Leagues  Season 8.

January 05, 2021 Patch* Added Pathfinder's Fight Night.
* Added Loot MRVNs.

November 04, 2020 Patch* Introduced.

## Development

* Olympus began development in late 2018.
* Dave Osei was credited as the main figure behind Olympus. On the side of Hammond Labs, a list of people who worked on the map can be seen.
* In early iterations of the map, Olympus was surrounded by floating cities full of skyscrapers. The idea was scrapped because it was too hard to tell which areas are actually part of the map, both on the drop ship and on the ground.
	+ This can explain the flying skyscraper cities seen in the  Season 4 launch trailer and in transitions, particularly Stalking Prey.
* In early iterations, the red balloon-like aircrafts were floating above the map (similar to as seen in the Season 4 launch trailer). One of them was a playable area. In the finalized version, the red balloon-like aircrafts are attached to Olympus and the POI (Elysium) was moved to to a corner of the map.

### Teasers

* Olympus is seen in the Season 4 Launch Trailer.
* Olympus is mentioned several times in the Season 4 transitions. It is said to be "high above" Psamathe.
* In the Season 5 Launch Trailer, Revenant's head is teleported to Psamathe where Olympus is located in. After Revenant scans Loba, it says she is last seen on Olympus.
* In "The Broken Ghost" quest, after Ash is revived, she says "Welcome to Olympus." Lifeline and Octane then discuss about going home to Olympus.
* On October 23rd, 2020, the red aircrafts seen on Olympus were added to the backgrounds of Kings Canyon, World's Edge, and Firing Range.
* On October 26th, 2020, "Promise" was released which teases Olympus.
* On October 28th, 2020, the Season 7 Launch Trailer was released which reveals the Olympus arena for the Apex Games.

## Trivia

* When asked why Olympus looks different in the game compared to the  Season 4 launch trailer and transitions, Ashley Reed (through Manny Hagopian's Reddit account) replied that Olympus can transform.
	+ Previous iterations of the map were in fact surrounded by flying skyscraper cities. See Development.
* The Arcadia Supercarrier is the rocket that was previously on World's Edge during  Season 6. It launched to Olympus during the  Season 7 launch trailer, and it is now a POI on the map.
* The houses on Olympus are rentable between Apex Games matches.

## Gallery

* Olympus Early Layout Concept.
* Olympus Early Concepts + Terrain Exploration.
* Olympus Modular Architecture Style Exploration.
* Pitch concept for Olympus.
* Concept for the Olympus Map.
* Concept for Farms and the grow towers.
* Concept for Power Grid wall.
* Concept for Hammond Labs.
* Concept for Docks.
* Concept for Estates.
* Concept Art for Olympus by Cliff Childs.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  The Peck Foundation transition
2. ↑ The Truth
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Legacy Antigen - Prologue - Director's Cut
4. ↑ The Legacy Antigen Side Story - "Runs in the Family"
5. ↑ The Legacy Antigen Part 10 - "Legacy Found"
6. ↑ Season 12 Transition - "Broken Toys"
7. ↑ Season 12 Launch Trailer
8. ↑ The Perfect Son Chapter 1 - "Olympus Has Fallen"
9. ↑ Jason McCord on Twitter
10. ↑ Ryan K. Rigney on Twitter
11. ↑ Jason McCord on Twitter
12. ↑ Jason McCord on Twitter
13. ↑ Manny Hagopian on Reddit
14. ↑ Season 9 Transition - "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?"
15. ↑ Danny Gardner on Artstation
16. ↑ Danny Gardner on Artstation
17. ↑ Danny Gardner on Artstation
18. ↑ Hethe Srodawa on Artstation
19. ↑ Liam MacDonald on Artstation
20. ↑ Liam MacDonald on Artstation
21. ↑ Liam MacDonald on Artstation
22. ↑ Liam MacDonald on Artstation
23. ↑ Liam MacDonald on Artstation
24. ↑ Liam MacDonald on Artstation
25. ↑ Cliff Childs on ArtStation