The Star Wars projects that Epic Games worked on didn’t stop with Darth Vader. As part of “Skywalker Week,” the video game industry titan has added Luke, Leia, and Han skins to Fortnite, complete with suitable extras like Luke’s Landspeeder glider and Leia’s R2-D2 back bling.
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If you can uncover Imperial Chests or kill Darth Vader, lightsabers are back, and fans of crazily inaccurate warriors can purchase Stormtrooper blasters. The Fortnite Item Shop offers fresh Star Wars skins and gear.
New shop sections!
• Daily (1x)
• Featured (3x)
• Star Wars (2x)
• Black Adam (1x)
• Mecha Morty (1x)
• Mr. Meeseeks (1x)
• Summer, C-137 (1x)— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) November 1, 2022
The pulse rifle and “Junk Rifts” that can drop the Landspeeder are also brought back during Skywalker Week. The promotion includes unique missions to increase your XP and is open until November 8 at 9 AM Eastern.
Servers are up now, I’ll post even more leaks throughout the day! 🔥
Also, the Star Wars skins are out now, my SAC is “Shiina” if you’d like to support me ❤️ pic.twitter.com/1Vk3u1cepJ
— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) November 1, 2022
This team-up is by no means the first of its kind. To commemorate the release of The Rise of Skywalker, Epic held a Fortnite Star Wars event in December 2019. This spring, Darth Vader and a young Obi-Wan were also made available.
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Creative: https://t.co/qmIKtU6zdg
Save The World: https://t.co/Lj6aFDhxqp
Battle Royale: https://t.co/l7n8OBIpiR— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) November 1, 2022
Though it might be one of the more significant in the battle royale brawler, this is the most homage yet to the original movie trilogy (i.e., the most famous trilogy), which might do more to draw you in if you’re not interested in Marvel superheroes and game character crossovers.
