Apex Legends Wattson glitch activates secret Nessie emote

An Apex Legends glitch with one of Wattson’s emotes can unlock a bizarre Nessie emote that takes cues from a previously patched bug for her.

Wattson’s connection to her Nessie doll is embedded in official Apex lore and has been a beloved aspect of her past to the Apex community. Respawn Entertainment has leaned into that part of her fandom by giving her an emote that permanently places a Nessie doll on the map during a match.

Players have now found a way to upgrade that emote, in a sense, by combining the animation with a known bug that combines Wattson’s pylon that she carries on her back with Nessie.

There are a couple of steps to follow to make it work, but it’s relatively easy to reproduce in-game. Here’s how it’s done.

Apex Legends Wattson secret Nessie emote

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Nessies have had a few different forms in Apex Legends.

Apex bug-finder ‘RossBobSquirrel’ found an endearing Nessie emote by activating an animation bug that gives the doll a bit more flair with a mini-Intercept Pylon as a hat.

Wattson is known for the huge pylon that she carries on her back and the new animation lets her bestow the little figurine with one more for their size.

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For players who want to experiment with this emote for themselves, simply follow the steps needed to do the activation glitch per YouTuber RossBobSquirrel’s method.

Apex Legends animation glitch:

• Have 2 weapons
• Make sure your equipped weapon has an attachment
• Hang on a ledge, then take off the attachment and place in your backpack
• Drop your equipped weapon
• Interact with something then switch to your other weapon

The YouTuber notes that you “should be able to shoot while interacting” with something like a Charge Tower to know if the animation glitch is activated.

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After that, just select the emote from the quip weel and press the ult button while emoting to see her bring out a doll decorated with a mini version of her pylon.