Fortnite Kylo Ren Star Wars Skin Leaked | Game Rant
For any Fortnite players thinking that the Star Wars shenanigans from recent weeks were over, Epic Games has more surprises, it seems. Fortnite leakers have discovered another big Star Wars-related piece of content planned for the future and it's a skin a lot of people are going to want. It's unclear if it will be event-related, earnable through challenges, or purchasable with V-Bucks, but Epic will hopefully make it fun. The skin is none other than a Kylo Ren outfit, complete with his helmet, robes, and cape.
It would have made sense for Epic and Lucasfilm to launch a skin as certain to be popular as Kylo Ren over the current weekend. After all, Epic Games held a major Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker event on Saturday in which an exclusive clip from the movie was shown and lightsabers were given out to Fortnite players. The fact that Epic didn't announce its upcoming Kylo Ren skin lends to the idea that there are still big Star Wars plans in store.
That more Star Wars content could be coming is definitely a surprise. Saturday's Star Wars event was huge. There was a lengthy sequence in which the Millennium Falcon flew in and had a dogfight with several TIE Fighters, and that was just the introduction. Director J.J. Abrams then walked out in-game via a great avatar made just for him and did a sketch with The Game Awards co-host Geoff Keighley and a friendly stormtrooper that was absolutely hilarious. The Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker clip, as great as it was, wasn't even the best part of the event.
Following the event, lightsabers became immediately available in Fortnite for players to pick up in standard matchmaking. It's unclear how long they'll remain in the game, but while they do, Fortnite will effectively be an honorary Star Wars game. Perhaps the Kylo Ren skin will become available as part of the next rotation of buyable skins to capitalize on the ongoing Star Wars hype. Perhaps it'll become available with the launch of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Or perhaps Fortnite has another event planned down the line.
While Star Wars remains a focus in Fortnite, the game is already preparing to move onto its next major in-game event. Leaks point to Winterfest in Fortnite starting next week, which means that either Star Wars is about to get snowy or that the Star Wars surge is about to end. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker notably opens on Friday, December 20. It's going to be interesting to see when the Kylo Ren skin, the end of the Star Wars event, and the start of Winterfest line up.
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