Loba’s Carnival Queen skin is turning heads ahead of Apex Legends Season 26. Inspired by her Brazilian roots, the Legendary skin is her most daring yet, and fans are already simping hard.
Loba's upcoming Carnival Queen skin is guaranteed to see a revival of the Loba step on me meme. Given the skin's provocative nature, users on social media are jokingly saying Respawn and EA are taking notes from Marvel Rivals.
The new outfit coming in Season 26 was previewed by Mokeysniper on social media. Over the years, several artists have shared concepts for what a Loba carnival skin might look like given her Brazilian heritage in the Apex Legends lore.
Now not only have fans got a new Loba swimsuit (Summer Slay) but also a spicy new look in what is easily Loba's most revealing outfit to date. Given Mokeysniper's tweet has over 1,000 bookmarks already, it's fair to say this skin is going to be very popular.
Carnival Queen Skin for Loba
Carnival Queen is a new Legendary Event Skin for Loba coming in Apex Legends Season 26. A first real look at the skin came via Apex content creator Mokeysniper, who had early-access as part of the EA Creator Network.
Loba's Legendary emotes showcase her new Carnival Queen skin in all its glory. It will be even more impressive if you factor in the new Ranked Aura coming in Apex Season 26.
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Historically, EA and Respawn have left the sexualization of their Apex Legends cast to the internet. Loba especially, is a popular subject for fan art, cosplays and memes due to her flirtatious attitude and curvy figure. Her backstory is also extremely compelling, a world-class thief looking for vengeance born out of personal tragedy.
Loba by design is quite a sexual character. One of Loba's finishers - which gave rise to the "Loba step on me" meme - even involves her stepping on you with her high heels, before provocatively walking away. Even her voice lines lean into this persona, with one quip: “I do love a good hot mess.”
Back in March 2023, Loba did receive a swimsuit skin called Trouble In Paradise as part of the Sun God event. However, it was quite conservative and not exactly what fans were hoping for. The recent Summer Slay was more more provocative, while the upcoming Carnival Queen enhances the character's established seductive appeal.
Skins in this vein have been incredibly successful over the last few years in gaming, in particular from Asian developers. For example, Eve in Stellar Blade, Ultimate Bunny in The First Descendant, Wuchang from WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers and Emma Frost in Marvel Rivals all have outfits that place visual emphasis on the female form.
Loba's is currently the 13th most picked character in Apex Legends. Let's see if that number jumps up after the release of Carnival Queen. Apex Season 26 will launch on Aug. 7 - Apex Season 26 Countdown.
