Fortnite Teases Upcoming Predator Crossover Event | Game Rant
Hunters are the key focus of Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 5. The story of Fortnite's "Zero Point" season follows up on the Marvel Comics-themed Season 4 by gathering characters from across different dimensions through a rift created by Galactus' invasion, including pop culture icons like Din Djarin (Mando) from Disney+ series The Mandalorian and Kratos from Santa Monica Studio's God of War.
Fans of the popular battle royale title have been speculating about other characters they want to see as skins fitting the theme, such as Samus Aran from the Metroid series. However, leaks have suggested more serious contenders such as Halo's Master Chief coming to Fortnite in the near future, and fans have also noticed clues around the in-game map and Epic Games' promotional material pointing to iconic alien hunter Predator.
Fortnite-focused YouTube channel Top5Gaming, who has over 4.5 million subscribers as of this writing, posted photos of evidence for an upcoming Predator franchise crossover on Twitter Saturday, which was all found in an aptly-named locale called the Stealthy Stronghold. For example, there is a truck acting as a generator similar to the 1987 film, and a symbol found within the stronghold resembles the symbol seen when the Predator locks onto a target.
That's not all of the evidence, however. A Reddit thread from December 3 posted to the r/FortNiteBR subreddit by user DetectiveDomino suggests a sound effect in the stronghold may resemble the predator's clicking noise. There is also an audio log posted to the Fortnite Twitter account on December 1, called "Reality Log 1987" by in-game character Agent Jones as a clear allusion to the film. In the log, Jones comments that every jungle is full of "strange predators," and then pauses to hear a distant roar.
References to the Predator have thus far only been included as subtext or hidden Easter eggs, so there is no telling when Epic Games may reveal more information about the crossover and what it will entail. There will be a Fortnite announcement at The Game Awards 2020 this upcoming Thursday, but fans will have to wait and see whether this pertains to the classic sci-fi film.
In the meantime, Season 5 adds a number of new challenges for players to complete in order to move through the latest Battle Pass, which includes Mando's Beskar armor. For those who want to try their hand at playing the Predator now, IllFonic's asymmetric title Predator: Hunting Grounds is available and still receiving updates.
Fortnite is free-to-play for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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