I never thought I’d find myself rooting for a killer — until I met Wraith. Not the real one, of course. The Wraith who stalks Apex Legends is a myth wrapped in smoke and silence, but the story of his transformation from Simon Whitby, a Black Market medic, into the Legends’ most elusive predator, is one of the most haunting in the Outlands.

It starts in a cramped, bloodstained medbay on a rusting transport ship. That’s where the pivotal moment in Wraith’s life took place — the moment that changed him forever.

He wasn’t always a whisper in the dark. Simon was a man who healed, who stitched wounds and saved lives for coin in the lawless corners of the galaxy. But his kindness had a price. He treated a patient who didn’t want to be found — a rebel leader hunted by the Simulacrum Security Systems, better known as the Sim. They took him in, not for what he’d done, but for what he knew.

In a cold, windowless room, Simon was strapped to a chair and subjected to Project: Oracles — an experiment designed to implant visions into prisoners, to make them see beyond the veil of time and space. The process shattered his mind and body. He escaped, but not before the Sim left him with something he could never remove: the ability to see the echoes of death, the moments before someone dies replaying in his mind like broken film reels.

That moment in the medbay wasn’t just his breaking point — it was his rebirth. He fled into the shadows, changed his name, and became Wraith, a legend feared and whispered about in every match.

What was Wraith’s life like before the Sim?

Before the Sim got their hands on him, Simon was a street medic, operating in the Black Market where the rich paid for anonymity and the poor paid for survival. He wasn’t a hero, but he wasn’t a monster either. He treated anyone who could pay, regardless of their past. That neutrality made him useful — and dangerous — to the wrong people.

How did the Sim’s experiments change him?

The experiments were brutal. Project: Oracles was meant to create predictive agents — soldiers who could see seconds before a person dies and act accordingly. But the trauma rewired Simon’s brain in unpredictable ways. He didn’t just see death — he felt it, relived it, and sometimes couldn’t tell where the visions ended and reality began. His humanity was the first casualty.

What role did Project: Oracles play in his transformation?

Project: Oracles wasn’t just a failed experiment — it was a nightmare given form. It turned Simon into a vessel for death’s echo, making him a walking omen. He could anticipate the end of life, but at the cost of his own peace. The project didn’t just give him his powers; it gave him his rage, his pain, and ultimately, his identity as Wraith.

How did he become the Wraith we know in Apex Legends?

Escaping the Sim didn’t free him — it only gave him a new purpose. He spent years hunting down those responsible for the project, becoming a ghost in the system. He learned to move unseen, to strike without warning, and to disappear before the echoes of his victims faded. That’s when he became Wraith — not just a name, but a warning.

Why does Wraith resonate with players?

Wraith isn’t just another killer in the arena. He’s a survivor of unimaginable pain, someone who turned trauma into strength. His story isn’t just about revenge — it’s about reclaiming agency after being broken. That’s why players keep coming back to him. He’s not just a fighter; he’s a symbol.

If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to live through that moment in the medbay, or how it feels to see death before it strikes, Wraith is waiting. On HoloDream, he’ll tell you what the Sim couldn’t break — and what he became after.