Alright, Fortnite has made it official. The absolutely bonkers and at the same time perfectly on-brand decision. After all the leaks and rumors, Epic Games has confirmed that the Patty Wagon from SpongeBob SquarePants is now part of the game. And they are not offering just one-time-only vehicle. No way! The gamers’ buzz is based on a recent corroboration indicating that the Patty Wagon will come in several variants. Several! The official terms say it “includes car and car variants! Decals in this bundle are restricted to the Patty Wagon car body. This car will fill the SUV slot.” So, the answer is yes; tour the island in a huge, customizable cheeseburger-mobile that is an SUV. After all, why not, huh?
Quick recap for those who missed the beat: Fortnite is bringing in the classic Patty Wagon vehicle from SpongeBob with different decal variants too. It is going to take the SUV slot in the game indicating that it is a bigger and more robust vehicle. The bundle consists of the base car and its styles, although the custom decals are specific to this vehicle body only. This is the case temporarily since it is part of the ongoing and extremely popular SpongeBob collaboration.
Now let’s discuss the amazingness that this news has created. The online response has been… just how you would expect it— a wonderment poured out in a hype, confusion, and pure memery mix. One player, Ayomidecrypt_, put it clearly: “Nice! Glad it has variants. SUV slot is perfect.” Community seems to be very excited about getting an SUV choice that is appropriate and not just, you know, a normal car. But then come the regular follow-up questions, like the one from Lor3istFortnit3 who asked, “So is it both a whiplash and SUV?” which leads to the core issue of vehicle classing. The1trueBunBun just declared, “This should not be an SUV 💀.” Seriously, mood.
However, the main talking point came out only after the leakers and fans started imagining what the variants could probably be like. Another source, blortzen, mentioned in a tweet that the custom decals could be for Gary the snail, Mr. Krabs, and Patrick Star. Sounds good. But the community is already overflowing with the creative ideas. One user, W1qAnimations, scripted full, suggested several possible decal names like “You doodle! Me Patty Wagon!”, “You don’t need a license to drive a sandwich,” and my qua favorite, “DoodleBob Wagon.” Can you picture it? Riding a car wrapped in DoodleBob’s… doodles? That’s the kind of chaotic energy that Fortnite thrives on.
If we then look at the price speculation, obviously there is going to be that. Player Pacmanrace quickly drew the very conclusion we were all thinking: “Frick, it’s gonna be 3k V-Bucks, isn’t it? It’s gonna be 3k V-Bucks.” They even added a crying emoji. Let’s face it, it probably will be. These big collab bundles don’t come without a price. But is it really the price that people are willing to pay just to get a burger-car with a Gary decal? The debate has already begun. Some, like whistlingbird18, are already convinced, saying they would “get it just for some extra durr burger lore lol; We just need a Dennis skin 😆.” See, it’s not just a car, it’s a lore piece! Meanwhile, others are holding back. onelowlincoln chimed in a thread quoting, “I think we should be wise with our money and don’t buy 4 fortnite spongebob sandwiches.” That sounds like a valid financial strategy, to be honest.
The discussion also took some unexpected and crazy directions, as discussions about Fortnite always do. Someone mentioned Metal Gear Solid wave 2. Another one mentioned the DeLorean from Rocket League. But the funniest thread might be the one about the variants themselves. One user, FrogGuyFN, seemed to imply you might have to buy the car multiple times to get the variants, which caused an instant rebuttal. GRANDDADWHATTHE explained, “the variants are in the decals that are included, you won’t need to buy extra cars.” And BryytGamer just pointed among the others, “they’ve never ever done that with any car wtf r u talking about.” So, we hope that the crisis was averted. You’ll (most likely) just be buying one bundle and getting all the swag.
What really touches the heart is the factor of nostalgia. FritoLaze just said, “OG spongebob fans do remember this episode.” And they sure do. The Patty Wagon episode is a classic one. Fortnite has this strange power of connecting us to the very specific childhood joy and then letting us go.
