FortniteChapter 2 Season 4 packs in all sorts of new content themed around Marvel, including a fancy new Groot skin, available as part of theSeason 4 Battle Pass. However, unlocking Groot is only part of the battle, as the character also features some challenges to conquer, called Groot Awakening.
The Groot Awakening challenges can be completed while wearing the Groot skin, and will net players some decent extra rewards. Luckily, the challenges aren’t that difficult to complete and there are only two of them, so players should be able to get through them fairly quickly. There may be other players to worry about at the locations of each challenge, so beware, but it should be a fairly easy experience.
How to Plant a Tree on a Heart Shaped Island
First, players are going to need to plant a tree on a heart shaped island for the Groot Awakening challenges. To do this, players need to travel to the far-west side of the map, northwest ofHolly Hedges. There, players will encounter an island shaped like a heart, where they’ll be able to plant a tree. At least, the option will appear if they’re in a Groot skin.
Planting the seed is all there is to the firstFortniteGroot challenge, so players are free to move on after they do so, though it may take a little bit of swimming to get back to the island.
How to Emote at a Friendship Monument
Another easy challenge, all players really need to keep in mind is to have theGroot skinequipped, and to stay vigilant for other players. This time, players will need to head to the left of Sweaty Sands, close to where the large castle sits overlooking the water. Below the castle, there will be a forested section, where a large monument of a person made of pipes and a person made of hay bales sits, high-fiving.
To finish the challenge, players just need to emote as Groot. Doing so will also unlockRocket Racoonas a pet, which will follow Groot around for the match. It’s a pretty neat reward, and it is cool to see the dynamic duo paired up in the game.
The two challenges are relatively close to each other, but worst-case scenarioFortniteplayers should be able to tackle them in two games, at the most. The Marvel theme for Season 4 leaked ahead of time, so the surprise was somewhat dampened, but there’s a skin in the game to appeal to pretty much anyFortniteand Marvel fan now.
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