Summary
Fortnitefans have expressed awe at the fact that the game’s newest crossovers have brought a number of classic memes about the game into reality. Over the years,Fortnitehas had so many crossovers with different franchises and real-life celebrities that seemingly any collaboration now seems possible.
One testament to the scale and staying power ofFortniteis the sheer number of crossovers it has fielded over the years. Major movie franchises and beloved games likeCyberpunk 2077have launchedFortnitecollaborations, but even real-life musicians like Snoop Dogg and Eminem have put their mark on the game, in the form of limited events and crossover skins. As a result, players can “cosplay” as any of a growing crowd of pop-culture figures during their battle royale matches, as well as withinFortnite’s creative mode or during one of the game’s increasingly frequent live events.Fortnite’s propensity for crossovers has also proven profitable, as developer Epic Games rakes in money from selling skins via the store and the collaborating properties receive additional attention and exposure to potential fans.
NowFortnite’s community is recognizing the sheer breadth of crossovers the game has held, reposting old memes from the early days ofFortnite’s crossover mania and remarking on how they can be taken entirely seriously today. Posting on theFortnitesubreddit, one user called BraizonBlaze2013 posted an old joke about how Spider-Man, Godzilla,Peter Griffin fromFamily Guy, and Goku could someday stand together on aFortnitelobby screen, only to compare it with an actual screenshot of a modernFortnitelobby with those very characters assembled as a squad.
Players Say Modern Fortnite Crossovers Turn Old Jokes Into Prophecies
Though three of the four characters shown in BraizonBlaze2013’s post have been inFortnitefor some time, it took the Chapter 6 Season 1 launch of theFortnite Godzillacrossoverin late December 2024 to make the joke fully real. Fittingly, the screen has “the prophecy has been fulfilled” emblazoned over the image, implying that bringing all these characters together was Epic Games' plan all along.
Another player going by Valuable-Part9526 posted a now-removed threadon the matter ofFortnitecrossoversaround the same time, showing off an old meme aboutFortniteadding Batman, Deku, the Doom Slayer, Thanos, Goku, Darth Vader, Dwayne Johnson, and Naruto. They remarked that thanks to various crossoversm, such aFortnitegrouping is now entirely possible, though Dwayne Johnson would be in character as theBlack AdamFortniteskin.
Players reacted positively, amused at how muchFortnitehas grown from its roots as a survival game accused of copying the then-new battle royale trend into the juggernaut it is today. Some commenters likenedFortniteto the fictional Oasis virtual reality environment ofReady Player One, which featured similar gatherings of well-known characters used as skins by players. Some more sober-minded players expressed frustration, saying that despite their presence in the game, most of the skins shown in the jokes aren’t available to newer players due to the time limits on battle passes and event skins.
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