Summary
A new rumor suggests that the infamous Galactus of Marvel lore could be returning toFortnitein a future event. Epic’s massively successful multiplayer battle royale has seen its fair share of equally successful crossovers, and Marvel has been a constant source of these since Black Widow and Star-Lord first appeared as playable character skins back in Chapter 1 Season 8. A vast array of heroes and villains from across the Marvel universe have dropped intoFortnite, often to promote a new MCU show or movie.
This would eventually lead to the arrival of Galactus himself during a special event at the end ofFortnite’sChapter 2 Season 4 in 2020. True to form, the Devourer of Worlds sought to consume the Island in hopes of absorbing the Zero Point’s power to help him defeat the rival force Black Winter. He was ultimately thwarted by a group ofFortniteplayers and Marvel heroesand sent back to where he came from through a Rift, though his actions would have lasting ramifications throughout the rest of Chapter 2.
Now some leaked character conversations suggest that Galactus could be returning toFortniteto finish what he started, as shared by Twitter users Egyptian Fortnite Leaker and Rezztro earlier this month. These NPC conversations were added toFortniteas part of the recent 29.40 update, which also brought in an assortment ofStar Warscontent to celebrate May the Fourth. A dialogue with Anwar speaks of “a hungry beast” who “consumed star after star to warm its belly” and notes rumors that “the beast still roams the dark, hunting for some eternal warmth it cannot snuff out."
Galactus Could Return To Menace Fortnite
While this ominous conversation doesn’t mention Galactus by name, the description undoubtedly fits the planet-eater of Marvel Comics. Earlier this year, a leaked roadmap detailed some ofFortnite’s possible plans for the rest of 2024, including another Marvel crossover that could take place in August. Another leak suggested that Loki and Sylvia from the hit Disney+ seriesLokicould be added as character skins, which would tie into Chapter 5 Season 2’s mythology theme quite well.
The God of Mischief could be followed up by a return appearance from Galactus, though it should be stressed that the world-consuming entity isn’t directly mentioned by name in the recentFortniteleak.Fortniterecently crossed over with theTransformersfranchise, so Anwar’s dialogue could instead be a sign that Unicron is coming to the Island instead. In any case,Fortnitefans should probably prepare themselves for the possibility of another cosmic event later this year.
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