Gamers, sharpen your blades and prepare your fatalities: Mortal Kombat is back in Fortnite this evening, and hype is maxed out! This tweet by ShiinaBR came as a bombshell: Klassic Kombat skins, Battle Ready, and Pickaxe Shop goodies have come back to the rotation, and the players are going crazy, some out of joy and some out of despair for their empty V-Buck wallets.
For starters, let’s break down what’s about to come. This shop update comes with four Klassic Kombat skins–let’s be honest, these are the main draw–nine Battle Ready, and two Pickaxes. For anyone that missed out last time, this is a chance to finally grab Scorpion, Sub-Zero, or whoever else makes you feel like a kombat god. For all others, like Iron MetalMan, that owns every single thing, this is just another day down the loop: “I already have them all anyways, so I’m not really interested,” they shrugged. Ouch. Cold-blooded.
With the hype, there’s also panic. DATBOIDARIEN summed up the collective anguish of the fishermen out there as “F, why is that when I don’t have vbucks my favorite collab comes back?” Mood. And Jaayshot? They’re already mourning their bank account: “rip my wallet :(” Same, buddy. Same.
But there are other people who do not feel the love yet. Some are still waiting on the return of other collabs. PUMPKINGROVE is begging for Ash and T-800 while myybiscuit is side-eyeing Epic for yet another Spider-Verse-less shop: “Another day, another shop without spiderverse.” Scrat Facts? They’re just salty about Resident Evil getting snubbed yet again. Priorities, people.
Now, let’s unpack this chaos. DJBestGamerGod and HangesHot started tagging each other while demanding Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, while RorschachZERO corrected everyone with Reptile’s name as the true MK lore geek. Meanwhile, CannibalDong is pressing for the Axe of Champions release, which is a very worthy cause indeed.
The thing is: No Fortnite shop update is ever about getting stuff straight. Darealsplice asked about the Metal Gear collab, only to be corrected by ShovelTrigger with “it’s already in the shop, my dude.” Anyone?
So what is the verdict? To some, Mortal Kombat coming back is a big win; to others, it’s a “meh,” while to most, it’s a financial crisis. Whether buying the skins or crying over lost V-Bucks, one thing is for sure: Fortnite never ceases to amaze with its collabs. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go and try to explain to my bank account why Scorpion really was the sole necessary purchase, yet again.
Give those hopes a little life if you are still holding out for Naruto or Resident Evil. The Fortnite shop truly is a crazy, unpredictable beast. Just ask the guy who’s been waiting forever for Spider-Verse.
And that was the final thought? Mortal Kombat’s back, and players are loud, and the Epic is laughing its way into the V-Buck bank. Flawless victory.
