Epic Games’ award-winning battle royale gameFortnitehas had its share of crossovers and collaborations over the years. These typically come in the form of cosmetic items, but have also included special weapons and limited-time game modes. There have been multiple collabs with Marvel, often to coincide with the release of MCU films.Black Panther has made an appearance inFortnite, as have Captain America, Deadpool, Thor, and other characters.
Although they parallel MCU film releases, these cameos by Marvel characters don’t often resemble the actual actors. For example, theThor added toFortnitein Chapter 2: Season 4 looked nothing like Chris Hemsworth, the actor who plays Thor in the movies, nor did the costume resemble that worn by Hemsworth in the films.Fortnite’sThor comes from 2020’sThor #1,after he becomes the new All-Father of Asgard and a cosmic herald.
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Recently, another character played by Chris Hemsworth has been revealed to possibly be coming toFortnite.Shiina, a frequentFortniteleaker, uncovered a skin model titled “Dusty” within the files for the ongoingFree Guymovie collaboration. However, people were quick to point out that the outfit very closely resembles that worn by Hemsworth in the 2020 Netflix filmExtraction.Most notably, the watch, two bracelets, and mic sported by the actor in the movie seem an exact match with the leakedFortniteskin.
This conclusion even seems to have been corroborated by Donald Mustard, Epic Games CCO, in a Twitter post in April 2020. When the Russo Brothers asked whether John Wick orHemsworth’sExtractioncharacter Tyler Rakewould win in a fight, Mustard responded, “Maybe we should put Rake inFortniteand find out.” A John Wick outfit was added to the game in 2019’s Season 9. It is not clear when or if thisExtractioncollaboration will actually happen, or why the Tyler Rake outfit was packed with the files for theFree Guyevent.
Currently,Ryan Reynold’s character Dude fromFree Guyis an EpicFortniteoutfitthat can be purchased from the item shop for 1,200 V-Bucks. Added on August 13, theFree GuypromotionalFortniteevent also includes a Rare emote, which can be obtained by completingFree Guyquests. The player’s character will give two thumbs up and say, “Don’t have a good day… Have a great day.”
Extractionis an action-thriller directed by Sam Hargrave, who previously worked as a stunt coordinator on the Marvel films. Starring Chris Hemsworth, the movie follows a former Australian Army SASR operator turned mercenary who has been tasked with rescuing the kidnapped son of an Indian drug lord.
Fortniteis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
