Okay, so if you’ve lived under a rock or have intentionally sat out of this one-and-for-any-other-reason these crossovers between Fortnite and Rocket League have been crazy- the Octane is BACK in Battle Royale, and just the whole internet has lost every phase of its collective mind. Keyboard-smashing, furious big-caps screaming on Twitter, and “I NEED THIS NOW” level energy. I can’t help but feel the same energy in me.
And first thing first, shoutout to @imscouterr and @Loolo_WRLD for sniffing out this one because, really, the Fortnite community is just quicker than a Speed-Boosted Octane in Rocket League. The tweet was so simple: “THE OCTANE IS BACK IN BATTLE ROYALE 🔥,” and the replies were pure gold. The gamers were all sorta hyped, confused, and in some cases, they questioned about their own life decisions (we’ll get to this later).
In case you have no knowledge, the Octane is just not some random car. It’s the car in Rocket League. The OG One. The one you probably managed to flip upside-down within 30 seconds of your first-ever match. Any more over-the-top announcement for his glorious return to Fortnite’s Battle Royale would have gone wild, because, as @cydonix put it, “This will be confusing since people have the skin.” Which is very much so. Imagine seeing an Octane flying at your character in Fortnite. Your brain short-circuits trying to figure out whether it’s a skin-or-an-actual-vehicle. Mayhem. Beautiful mayhem.
But wait. It gets better. Some players were so hyped that they ballooned into asking about custom mutators for private matches (shoutout to @warningYays for that). Then comes @Dominic34723829 with the brilliance: “Just put in random stuff and put it on 1 goal and win it fast.” That’s genius. Absolute galaxy-brain move. At the same time, @PlusProMichal was just having a moment of “I forgor to claim it ingame,” which, same, buddy.
@Soulbound_TV sums up the feeling entirely: “The Octane’s back and so is my reckless decision-making 😤.” MOOD. Because, let’s be real, at the very moment Octane touches down, any shred of a strategy from the developer’s code is going out the window. It’s just outright mayhem-just the kind we want.
Few weren’t totally happy, though. Sarcasm dripping from @X111Demon: “Yet they couldn’t give lightsaber pickaxes 💀💀💀.” Fair enough, but man … Octane. Priorities,” people.
Then there was an emotional shadow that erupted. @tonic_pictures spills positivity, choking on tears: “i hope you have a fantastic day.” Bless. Meanwhile, @KillerGapiSLO shared a POV clip of the Octane flying around the map, which is basically all of us right now. Pure, unhinged joy.
So then, what’s next for us? The Octane is back; the gamers are hyped; and Fortnite’s Battle Royale is going to have the hell of a nasty chaos variation landing on it. Whether you come through for nostalgia, memes, or utter ridiculousness of it all, it’s a guarantee that this ride will actually be fun. Now excuse me, I have a private match at one goal and zero self-control to set up. Catch you in the battleground, preferably not underneath the tires of my Octane.
