Ash Williams, after missing the shelves for an unimaginable number of days (723 to be exact!) during the pause between appearances, returns to the island in Fortnite, and with this much-demanded return, chaos has welled up! Alongside the return of available Hawdawgs shoes and Goldskull Peel Pack Back Bling (exclusively sold on the Fortnite web store), probably the longest neck-breaking-dry spell between a character’s reappearance in Fortnite is both a collector’s moment and a horror moment.
In the major Fortnite revelation, it was the well-respected leaker iFireMonkey. Apparently, the offer is a steal: an extra perk for you is the exclusive Goldskull Peel Pack Back Bling-for free, of course-with the purchase of the Ash Williams skin through the Fortnite web store. You heard it-right; this back bling is not available through the normal in-game shop, so it’s an excellent gimmick for those who have been waiting for a big return of Ash.
The reactions from players are just crazy. Drem Guy in the reply-type quote summed up the general sentiment as “IVE BEEN WAITING FOR ASHHHHH YAYYYY.” So very real hype! So after years of anticipation, Ash Williams fans get to finally bring their favorite chainsaw-handed hero back to the Island.
The confusion in comments about how to get that back bling would probably make it in chronicles someday. TimeToday questioned, “W lol I got ash bundle. Do we get a free back bling?” BorderlinePeso offered some enlightenment saying, “That the key here would be if you purchased through the online web store.” So that appears to be the key, one has got to purchase through the webstore, not the usual in-game purchasing system, to score that extra cosmetic.
Some players started to notice small-eme details in the new items. Bigsean74 pointed out, “There are pictures of Husks in the Necronomicon backbling,” which is a cute little Easter egg for Save the World players. TiggyTheWolf added, “It’s still crazy to me that, from all the places for them to put a STW easter egg, they chose a collab backbling.” Like, who would’ve thought they’d reference the original Fortnite mode in a crossover item? That’s actually kinda cool.
Not everyone was that thrilled by Ash’s return. The_ZombieSlayer1 chimed in with classic concerns about rarity: “Oh no… my og ash Williams… I am totally a loser who cares about rarity of my ‘og’ chapter 3 cosmetic… see how dumb it sounds.” And they’re right to an extent-worrying about rarity when it comes to cosmetics seems utterly childish if you look at it logically. Meanwhile, Mikey bluntly said, “We do not care.” So I guess the horror crossover doesn’t appeal to everyone.
The new Hawdawgs shoes had a line of objection. “The least they coulda done is put the hot dog kicks in a bundle i couldve gotten them so cheap,” Armadio lamented. Those hot dog vanilla shoes are definitely… a choice. Like, Ash Williams running around in what basically look like cartoon hot dogs on his feet? Only in Fortnite, man. Only in Fortnite.
But it is really interesting, AW, how long it has been since Ash actually graced the shop with his presence. “Long ahhhh time bro,” BMs put it simply. Èplud di 723 giorni chi so du’ anne e forse cchiù r’a n’intera Chapter e Fortnite! Players je są miss cu lu prima vota ca vonnu vàrense proprie nseme cu quante cose chi sacciene: confonte r’intra e sezioni, alterarucce mappa e quant’ate crossovers su.
How interesting the timing of the return! Especially, given all the IPs and collaboration that Fortnite is forever rotating. The mere bringing of the ancient skin depicts the obvious: Epic has not forgotten their earlier collaborations. Those words inspire other voices desperately waiting to come in, Gemini added, “We want DANTE 😭😭😭.”
For the technically curious, the Goldskull Peel Pack Back Bling turns out to be a web store exclusive bonus, which means you’ll want to grab it through the link in the tweet from iFireMonkey rather than the usual in-game store selection. This joins a lineup of similar recent web store exclusives, as Epic slowly pushes its player base away from the trusty old regular client.
For this is more than just a regular rotation of skins; it lands themselves as a salute to players who have been around since the days of the early crossovers. It was first released when Fortnite was barely just dipping its toes into some big IP collaborations, and to see him back with newer cosmetics is such a testimony to how much crossovers have evolved within the game.
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If you are a longtime Ash Williams fan or just starting to discover the character brought to you by Fortnite, an interrupted return after 723 days is definitely worthy of celebration. Equipped with this new cosmetic and the exclusive back bling, this will be more than just a freshman shop rotation–it’s a celebration worthy of one of Fortnite’s most iconic horror characters’ fleeting return to The Island. So if you ever held out from putting that chainsaw carrying hero in your locker well, now you can put him in with some bonuses not seen anywhere else.
Battle Royale games like this often see such comebacks. Meanwhile, PlayStation and Xbox players alike can enjoy the update.
