Fasten your seat belts, Star Wars fans and Fortnite aficionados, because the universe has indeed been electrified much more. So there is Mace Windu, THE Mace Windu who nearly ruined Palpatine’s career with his purple saber, finally landing in the Fortnite Item Shop. Well, may the Force indeed be with this one.
The ruckus has been going inside Epic and the Star Wars franchise; this is just beyond. Mace Windu is not your regular Jedi-Average-Joe-in-the-Streets. He was the baddest of the bad who just strolled into the Senate with, “I’m about to drag this man’s whole life into an abyss.” Now the kinda power has been put into the hands of the Fortnite players, to do just that and worse.
The skin? Very sleek. Purple robes, trademark bald head, and, of course, the lightsaber. The lightsaber cannot be just any kind of lightsaber, you see – there’s that purple one, because it’s said that Samuel L. Jackson actually called up George Lucas and said, “Make mine purple so I can see myself in the big battle scenes.” Now, that’s a legendary move.
But real talk: does the emote come with him saying “This party’s over”? Because if not, Epic just dropped the ball big time. Jump into a match, whip out that saber, and just massacre the competition with an embarrassingly disrespectful “I’m tired of these mf’n Sith in this mf’n game” moment!
The timing, actually; feels slightly late, given that this has just come out after and past Star Wars Day celebrations, but better late than never, eh? Perhaps, they waited for the perfect time to unleash the ultimate Jedi flex. Or maybe they just knew we’d lose our minds regardless.
On the losing-their-minds front, the reactions on Twitter were priceless. Fans were already memeing about Mace Windu joining forces with the Darth Vader skins, which is basically the ultimate awkward “enemies to locker room vibe.” Some people are demanding a “What about the droid attack on the Wookiees?” back bling now. Epic, take notes.
Should you get it? Uh, duh. There are a few good reasons to; hate fun, Star Wars, or looking cool. But really, it’s Mace freaking Windu. And the only downside is now there is the added pressure of being the last person to not go down while wearing it. Clapping while cosplaying a Jedi Master is probably the most humiliating thing ever.
Due to that, don’t hold your breath for a Samuel L. Jackson voice pack for this skin. But hey, it could happen. Until then, opponents will glory in silence watching the Judgment of purple-lightsaber-power superiority.
So yeah, Mace Windu is here. That means the Shop will be a little crazy. And may The Force accompany you, alongside some Victory Royales, with the much-intimidated Battle Bus.
