Horizon (character)

Horizon
Details
Real Name	Dr. Mary Somers
Gender	Female
Pronouns	She/her
Age	39 (Give or take an extra 87 years...)
Relatives	Newton Somers (son)
Homeworld	Psamathe
Occupation	Astrophysicist
Status	Alive
Real-world Info
Voice Actor	Elle Newlands
Appearances	Promise Ashes to Ash Trouble in Paradise

Dr. Mary Somers, better known as Horizon, is a Legend first introduced in Season 7 of Apex Legends. A famous scientist from the floating city of Olympus, she joined the Apex Games to fund time travel research in order to return to her young son, Newton.

Lore

Background

Horizon and her son, Newton.

Dr. Mary Somers was born in 2609 on Psamathe. At some point, she obtained a doctorate degree in astrophysics, as well as gave birth to her beloved son, Newton.

Promise

Philanthropist Lillian Peck proposed that, due to the limited resources within the Outlands, a critical energy crisis would occur within twenty years. Scrambling to find a solution, Somers and her assistant, Dr. Ashleigh Reid, discovered the element branthium, of which even the smallest shards could serve as an extremely potent energy source. However, branthium could only be naturally found on the accretion disk of a black hole. In 2646, in an attempt to save the Outlands, Somers and Reid made an expedition to the black hole BR-1287 to obtain the element. Before departing, Somers promised her son Newton that she would return to him. He was left in the care of Peck during her journey.

Somers set out in a capsule to obtain a small piece of branthium, which she successfully transferred back to Reid in the main ship. However, Reid betrayed Somers, detaching the capsule’s tether and leaving the latter stranded in the orbit of the black hole. Somers struggled, but eventually extracted her own branthium with the help of N.E.W.T., her vacuum drone, and was able to use it to return to Psamathe. The black hole was later named "Mary's Folly".

Black hole BR-1287, where Horizon spent 87 years.

However, nothing was the same when Somers returned. Despite only 246 days passing for her, 87 years had passed on Psamathe due to time dilation. As a result, Olympus was abandoned and in ruins, and Newton had passed away long ago. Still wishing to fulfill her promise, she decided to join the Apex Games in order to fund research into time travel so she could return to her son. She received an offer for financial support towards this endeavor from Hammond Robotics, but she declined it, still not ready to place her trust in others.

While his mother was stranded in space, Newton served as a member of Project: Iris and was one of Pathfinder’s creators. He held high respect for Dr. Reid based on her work with Somers, not knowing how she betrayed her.

Pathfinder's Quest

Somers met with Pathfinder during his search for his creators, discussing branthium and the origins of Project: Iris.

Season 7

One day, during a match on Olympus, Somers found an audio log from Newton. Determined, she found several more before rerouting a phase runner to her old home, where she was met with a recording from herself in the past, revealing that her time travel research proves fruitful.

The Legacy Antigen

While some of the other Legends departed for Gaea, Somers stayed on Olympus to help mitigate the Medusa outbreak. As the epidemic continued and the Medusa vines spread, Olympus continued to suffer heavy structural damage, damaging equipment and troubling Somers, who didn’t wish to see her home destroyed even further. While conducting research with Wattson, she was approached by Ash, who forcefully requested structural engineers to secure a local Arenas site. Immediately after, an earthquake struck, causing the ceiling to cave in. Somers was saved by Ash, who pushed her away from the falling debris. Before leaving, Ash stated that Somers was doing great work in protecting Lilian Peck’s legacy, and that her son would be proud of her. Somers, confused and distressed at the mention of her son, wondered aloud how Ash knew about her son, with Wattson suggesting the inscription on Pathfinder’s newly constructed statue.

When the Legends returned from Gaea with several Carthage spiders, Somers used their enzymes to create a serum that would help to vaccinate the populace and stop the vines. However, it is found that this will only delay further growth of the vines.

Ash demands an update on Horizon and Wattson's research.

Somers decided to send the Icarus fleet - minus the flagship, whose vines were too embedded to break free - to the black hole on which she was stranded. She was once again approached by Ash, who told her that Lilian Peck would thank her for saving Olympus, and would tell her that she is never alone.

Season 10

Somers awakes from a dream, where she is spoken to by Lilian Peck. She talks to Pathfinder about this, as he was present for The Event. She learns that Newton had checked into the lab on Olympus on the day of the incident, and while he was officially regarded as deceased, a body was never recovered. Remembering Ash’s words to her at their last meeting, she inquires about Pathfinder’s “relationship” with the simulacrum, where he lets slip that she holds the Olympus access codes, which were supposedly only known to Peck.

Believing Ash to be a reconstruction of Peck, Somers travels to the wreckage of Skull Town on Kings Canyon, where she is confronted and attacked by Revenant. Breaking free of his grasp, she reveals her reason for intruding on his “home”: as he is the only simulacrum to have ever recovered their original identity and personality, she wishes to know how. Revenant angrily states that there are special codes in the systems of simulacrums constructed after him, and that a simulacrum cannot wake up without them.

Somers departs and meets with Crypto, who gives her jailbreak codes to free a simulacrum’s personality. She then travels to Olympus in an attempt to awaken Peck from within Ash. Unbeknownst to her, Revenant is following her.

Somers confronts Ash at her base of operations and begins reciting the codes given by Crypto, stunning the simulacrum. Revenant takes this opportunity to attempt to destroy Ash, fracturing her faceplate. After Somers finishes delivering the codes, an awakened Ash stares bewildered at her, astonished that she “survived.” At this moment, Somers discovers the true identity of Ash: Dr. Ashleigh Reid, her betrayer. For a brief moment, Reid’s consciousness (henceforth referred to as Leigh) was present, and told Somers that she knows what happened to her son. However, Ash quickly represses her original persona. She presses Ash for answers, but receives only admonishment, weeping as the simulacrum walks away.

Trouble in Paradise

During an Apex Games match on Storm Point, Somers is placed on a team with Crypto and Wattson, who have been scouring arenas for old IMC-produced machine parts. The latter two go on ahead, where they are confronted by Ash.

Somers later confronts Ash in a small IMC facility on Gaea. During this engagement, Leigh takes over and tells her old colleague that Newton did not die during the Phase Runner Incident. Ash quickly resumes control, shattering the sword used by Amélie Paquette to kill her human body. Somers threatens to kill the simulacrum, but Ash taunts her, saying that she would take any potential information about Newton with her in death.

Season 12

One night, Horizon arrived at the Paradise Lounge to find Fuse binge drinking. She sat down with him and discussed his sorrows, particularly Mad Maggie's entry into the Apex Games.

Season 13 Launch Trailer

Somers attended Bangalore's retirement party. She later assisted in fighting the beast that came ashore on Storm Point.

Season 14 Launch Trailer

Somers competed in a match with Fuse and Vantage, with the three winning the match.

Friends Like These

Somers followed Vantage to the Paradise Lounge to attend Mirage's party.

Season 20

Following the death of Torres Silva, Somers somehow came into possession of the time gauntlet he had owned. She began experimenting with it using branthium, hoping to use the glove to finally return to Newton.

In early 2735, Somers devised a device that could potentially grant her access to time travel in a dream. She quickly began researching and experimenting with the concept, but found trouble due to the purely hypothetical nature of the deivce and its required ingredients. Roughly one week later, Somers competed in an Apex Games match in World's Edge with Conduit. During a stop in the Apex Games Museum, she found a time travel device on display in a memorial exhibit dedicated to Torres Silva. Comparing this device to her designs, she found that they matched entirely. After being told by Conduit that the Mercenary Syndicate planned to host a competition, the winner of which would be entitled to the item of their choice from Silva's estate, Somers entered the competition, but lost to Octane. Knowing how she wished to use the device, he gifted it to Somers.

Season 21

Somers quickly went to work attempting to refine and repair the device, enlisting the help of Mirage and Lifeline. The trio began working in a building in the Electro District of Suotamo, a city on Gaea. Horizon sought to find a stronger power source than branthium, as the element did not provide enough energy during the device's activation. After several strenuous days of work, the trio had made no progress. Suddenly, the building's power began to surge, and Horizon found that Mirage and Lifeline, along with the device, had mysteriously disappeaered. She was soon confronted by a mysterious woman who claimed to have a way to reunite Somers and her son.

The woman, identified as Alter, crashed an aerial drone into a nearby Humbert Labs facility, causing a chain reaction of toxic gas leaks across the campus. After defeating Lifeline and Mirage, Alter taunted Somers and escalated the fight, culminating in her defeat at Somers' hands. A satisfied Alter stated that she was not Somers' enemy, claiming that she possessed what was needed to complete the time travel device. Flashing an Apex Games card, Alter then retreated into the gas, promising to meet Horizon on the fields of the bloodsport. A desperate Somers would soon accept Alter's offer.

Appearances

In-Game	Videos & Trailers	Online Media	Publications
Quests The Legacy Antigen Trouble in Paradise Friends Like These Brighter Horizons Transition Blurbs Me, Myself & Regret Timetravel is Money Crisis to Avert (mentioned) A Matter of Time Her Mother's Child Tuesday Nights at Paradise Lounge Only a Mum Cheers (mentioned) Great Minds Restless One Last Chance	Stories from the Outlands Promise Ashes to Ash Trailers Ascension Launch Trailer Mayhem Launch Trailer Legacy Launch Trailer Emergence Launch Trailer Escape Launch Trailer Defiance Launch Trailer Saviors Launch Trailer Hunted Launch Trailer Revelry Launch Trailer Resurrection Launch Trailer	Motion Comics Red Flags Reflections (mentioned) Comics Legacy Lost Finding a Path How to Wake Up You're Not Alone Life Behind Glass	Books Pathfinder's Quest

Trivia

• Horizon is Scottish.
• Horizon authored an academic writing named "Utilization of Hyperdense Matter Extracted from Black Hole Ergosphere". A page of it can be partially seen on Wattson's desk.
• Horizon's drone NEWT is seemingly named after her son Newton. She sometimes talks to her drone as if it is her son.
• Horizon has ADHD, confirmed by her voice actress Elle Newlands.
• Horizon's name could be attributed to the event horizon of a black hole, where nothing can escape the tug of the black hole.
• Ash is the only person that Horizon hates.
• Horizon's story was written by Sam Gill.

• Horizon's Galactic Guardian and Rising Storm skins are designed after Voltron.
• Horizon's Atom Heart Mother skin is designed after Gipsy Danger and/or Gipsy Avenger from the Pacific Rim films. Additionally, it is named after the Pink Floyd album of the same name.
• Horizon's Anya's Armor skin is named after voice actress Elle Newlands' late cat, who passed away shortly before the launch of Season 14.
• Horizon's Brood Mother skin is based on the Xenomorph XX121 from the Alien franchise.
• Horizon's Phoenix Rising skin is based on Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch.
• Horizon's Singularity Specialist has the Marauder Corps logo on it.
• Horizon's Flower Girl skin is based on the character Aerith Gainsborough from the JRPG Final Fantasy VII and its remakes.

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  Galactic Guardian

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  Rising Storm

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  Atom Heart Mother

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  Anya's Armor

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  Brood Mother

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  Phoenix Rising

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  Singularity Specialist

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  Flower Girl

See Also

• Horizon