Epic Games' hit battle royaleFortnitehas made somewhat of a reputation in the amount of crossovers it has managed to pull off. While things started with a special limited-time mode promotingAvengers: Infinity War,Fortnitehas gone on to cross with some of the biggest celebrities, TV shows, films, and even video games of all time, including a huge collaboration with DC Comics superheroBatman.
While Batman and related DC characters have made numerous appearances inFortnite, the battle royale game recently made some unexpected waves in the comics industry with theFortnitexBatmancomic miniseries,Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point.While the comic has shed some interesting light on the lore of theFortniteworld, it now has some fans hopeful thatMetroid’s Samus Aran will come to the game.
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Since April 20,Batman/Fortnite: Zero Pointissues have been releasing regularly. Not only has the series given fans an interesting look into some of the darker parts of theFortniteuniverse, but it also gives them the chance to redeem codes forin-gameBatman/Fortnite: Zero Pointitems.Now that issue 3 has released, fans are pointing out how one silhouette seems to depict Samus from Nintendo’sMetroidseries.
One panel in the comic seems to show silhouettes of Ryu, Chun-Li, and one other character, and fans haven’t been able to pinpoint the shape onto any existingFortniteskins. The rounded shoulders certainly resemble those of Samus' Power Suit, and it may be fitting to place her next to two other video game icons likeRyu and Chun-Li.Nintendo has a reputation for being especially protective of its IPs, so while some fans are optimistic about her addition, others have viewed it as a lost cause.
Late last year,Fortnitelaunched Chapter 2 Season 5, which brought a bounty hunter theme to the game alongside characters likeHalo’s Master Chief and the recently-popular Mandalorian Din Djarin. Based on this theme and the addition of other video game icons like Kratos, Ryu, and Chun-Li, Nintendo fans werehopeful Samus would make it in,as she seemed like a perfect fit to many.
It’s worth mentioning that thanks to the Epic Games and Apple legal battle,documents revealed that Epic Games aspired to release Samusalongside Master Chief and Kratos, but the reasons for her delay or cancellation are ultimately unknown. For now, it seems only time will tell ifMetroid’s Samus will join the fray.
Fortniteis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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