Fellow gamers, get ready because the leak community just talked about the hottest Fortnite war. One of the most reliable data miner ShiinaBR has confirmed that the game files contain a new character skin for the legendary alien—Xenomorph from Alien mortal series—and it is going to the player base late this month. You got that right—the alien from the Alien saga is going to be a new version and the Fortnite tribe is already very much excited about this.
So what can we say about this skin? The leak has it encrypted in the very first place, which means Epic Games is keeping it under wraps until they decide to launch it officially. However, it is said to be available at the end of the month; hence, we are not going to wait long. The first Xenomorph skin has always been popular among the players so the new model release is definitely very exciting to the game. People are already expressing their opinions about the looks of this variant. One user called el loquito de Fortnite asked, “I wonder how different can it be from the original skin.” Well, that is the question that everyone is thinking about, isn’t it?
The reactions to the leak tweet are a wild mixture of excitement, uncertainty, and nonsensical requests, which is totally the case with Fortnite leaks. Some players are painfully excited, one of them akaPAtBateman_ even went to express it in words as, “God damn they cooked this Halloween.” Others on the other side are somewhat skeptical. Another user Adam6298112702, asked, “WTF could they possibly be doing other than the girl from the newer movie?” making reference to the upcoming Alien: Earth series. That indeed is a very good point, the new characters in the show might actually turn out to be the ones giving the most inspiration for the ideas.
Speaking of which, Alien: Earth, the user sonny_melia has a hunch and he says “from alien: earth series i’m guessing.” This makes a lot of sense since companies can’t mess up when it comes to cross-promotion and new releases. But the fans of the recent series are not very happy with the human characters, one user Salvado92064517 even commented, “The designs? I mean they can’t do that girl wendy, waste of an IP, people want the Xenomorph not the human characters.” This is completely true. I mean who does not want the entertaining evil alien instead of the human who is not even part of the original plot?
This went into an unusual discussion where the quality of the Xenomorph’s design in the new series was compared to the Fortnite’s design. One user Weebookey observed that, “It’s the acting and awful lighting. It has a rubbery look because there is a lot less goo on it as well.” Another user Salvado92064517 jokingly said, “Watch the Fortnite model look ten times better than the one from the show.” Honestly, they are like to be right. Epic’s artists are indeed capable of turning even a gooey monster into a creation that looks crisp and detailed.
But hang on, the replies are coming in like a flood. Some are even begging for skins that have nothing to do with the game at all. One user CLoMetaX got so worked up that he kept on ranting and spamming “ADD DONNIE DARKO ADD DONNIE DARKO,” which was totally unnecessary, calm down dude. To be frank, that is a whole other world of atmosphere. Over there, meanwhile, brandon adams is asking whether Jinx is coming back or not and kingskull1450 is curious if Michael Myers got an update. It is just a place of madness for wishing and Epic is sure not going to be able to fulfil all those requests.
Then there is the whole thing about being a predator connection. User HellTypical conjectured, “Ok bet we are getting predator badlands later” which is quite a reasonable assumption because wherever there is Xenomorph, Predator is not far behind. The two franchises have always been so close that Fortnite has already created one skin for the Predator character and therefore an extension of it or even a Predalien (as suggested by Todd Lacroix) is quite possible. A user JoJoJosiah_ even replied jokingly with, “Nuh uh predalien 👌” The possibilities are endless and Epic loves to keep on surprising us.
Of course, not all are that patient. User ArcanumDrive seemed too excited and FroGGyStyle bluntly advised them, “You will wait until the last week.” That is probably the case—Epic likes to build up the suspense and release at the very last moment. It is all part of their strategy to keep gamers hooked and make them check the item shop every single day. And let’s face it, we are all going to be there waiting with our fingers crossed for the skin to be made available.
Furthermore, the timing is impeccable. A new Xenomorph skin just in time for Halloween fits perfectly in with the theme of the spooky season. Epic has been releasing horror-related content like crazy and this is just one more piece of the main puzzle. User DrifterDan1470 teased, “Xenomorph variant instead of Rain Carradine tsk tsk,” which is a cut reference that only some of the hardcore fans would get. But it still shows how precise the community’s expectations are.
Moreover, the matter of other encrypted items is still lingering for some speakers. User Chronovadia raised the question, “Definitely no encrypted vehicles that we don’t know about yet right?” which is a very relevant inquiry. Fortnite is constantly taking in new content and vehicles are an integral part of that. But for the time being, the focus is on the Xenomorph skin and that’s sufficient to keep the chatter going.
In the midst of all this some people are just enjoying the moment. CoffiCat and Axo_The_Axolotl are acting like kids and want to know how to pronounce ShiinaBR’s name, which is ultimately very cute. And banderas_web3 even posted a great image with the caption “New friend ❤️” so just for the fun of it? The Fortnite community is one big, chaotic, beautiful mess and we would not want it any other way.
So what is the final verdict? The new Xenomorph skin for Fortnite is coming soon and it is going to be nothing short of a phenomenon. Regardless if it’s going to be appropriately based on the new Alien: Earth series or if it’s going to be a completely original design, players will still want this skin in their collection. Epic Games has already gained a reputation for making crossover skins of high quality and this one should also not be the exception. So, keep an eye on the item shop later in the month because you really don’t want to miss this one. And who knows, we might just get the Predator update too. The battle royale is about to become a lot more bizarre.
Speaking of gaming platforms, this kind of content is what makes PlayStation and Xbox communities so vibrant with cross-platform excitement.
