Now that Obi-Wan has his own show, there’s only one logical next step: an appearance in Fortnite.
Epic Games has announced that Mr. Kenobi will be the latest Star Wars character in the battle royale when he hits the game’s item shop on May 26th. That’s the day before the new show Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts on Disney Plus. In addition to the Jedi Knight himself, players can also snap up a bundle that includes a Jedi Interceptor glider and a pickaxe blade that is sadly not a lightsaber.
Of course, this is far from the crossover between Fortnite and Star Wars. On May the 4th (be with you), Epic temporarily added lightsabers back into the game, and prior to that, characters like the Mandalorian have been notable additions to new Fortnite seasons. And as The Verge reported, in 2019, J.J. Abrams stopped by the virtual world to show off a clip from The Rise of Skywalker.
Fortnite has been a busy place as of late, particularly on mobile, as the game has recently become accessible through both Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now.
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