[4-1] Single Player

Explore the single-player aspects of Quake Champions, including lore, character backstories, and how the game's narrative unfolds. Learn about the Dreamlands and Wendell Gilman.

Quake Champions is a multiplayer-focused first-person shooter, but it does contain single-player elements primarily through its lore and character backstories. This guide delves into those aspects.

Lore:

Quake Champions is set in the Dreamlands, a collection of dimensions ruled by various Elder Gods. Champions are individuals who have been drawn into the Dreamlands through supernatural means and are now trapped there. The primary antagonist is Wendell Gilman, a figure central to many events within the Quake series and the individual stories of the Champions. His first appearance was in the Quake Champions comics. The game's narrative is conveyed through Lore Scrolls, which detail the histories of Champions, Elder Gods, and the Lost Ones.