Following the guest appearance of the Predator in the popular Battle Royale video game ‘Fortnite’, both the Alien and Ripley have also joined the ever expanding cast of characters.
I believe this is the second time the Alien and Predator have guest starred together in another video game since Mortal Kombat X, and the first time Ripley has guest starred in another video game ever (unless you count the cosmetic tribute to her in 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare).
Promoting the cosmetic pack is a short trailer emulating a climactic scene from the second film:
Unlike the Predator skin and cosmetics which were unlocked through challenges for Battle Pass owners, the Xenomorph and Ripley are available for a limited time in the game’s item shop, along with a number of Alien themed cosmetics including a fantastic Jonesy cat box backpack.
The skins and cosmetics can be purchased with V-bucks individually or as part of the Ripley and Xenomorph Bundle, which includes an Alien Tail Back Bling (You can have the Alien with or without dorsal spines using this), the Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier, Ripley Nostromo Crew Outfit Variant (her attire from the first film), and Xeno Menace built-in Emote.
Here is the full press release from the Epic Games Fortnite Team
In space, no one can hear you scream. On the Island, everyone can you see you Emote.
Agent Jonesy’s search to find the best Hunters took a dark and stormy stop to LV-426. Now there’s good news… and bad news.
Bad news first? Surprising no one, a Xenomorph was able to sneak back with Jonesy. It has been described as the perfect organism. Its structural perfection matched only by its hostility. This menacing adversary comes equipped with both the Xenomorph Tail Back Bling and Xeno Menace built-in Emote.
Good news: Jonesy’s trip has delivered one of the greatest action heroes… Ripley. If she can stand her ground against the deadly Xenomorphs, she can take on anything on the Island. In addition to having her Nostromo Crew Outfit variant, you’ll warrant attention with the Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier (complete with Jonesy the Cat).
Before it’s game over, man, you can also get the Space Gear Bundle. This themed Bundle includes the P-500 Power Loader Arm Pickaxe, the Cheyenne Dropship Glider, and a new Emote that’s bursting on the scene.
Also offered is the additional Space Gear Bundle, which includes P-500 Power Loader Arm Pickaxe, the Cheyenne Dropship Glider, and a new ‘Burst Case Senario’ Emote…
Ho boy…
you can snag the Ripley and Xenomorph bundle for 2,200 V-bucks and the Space Gear Bundle for 1,500 V-bucks. V-bucks are Fortnite’s in-game currency which can be purchased via the Epic Games Store.
Before the official announcement. the Alien’s appearance in Fortnite was leaked just the other day. There were also some official teases with a Fortnite transmission via their official Twitter, as well as a portal discovered in game leading to the halls of the Hadley’s Hope Colony.
If you’d like a better look at the Alien, Predator, Ripley, and Jonesy in the Fortnite world, stay tuned to our YouTube Channel for a couple of upcoming videos.
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Beyond that though it's nothing that could ever enrage me or something, I just stick to my own little corner of the sandbox.
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Sure a dancing Xenomorph is pretty silly, but I think everyone understands that all the guest appearances in Fortnite are not representative of the vibe of those respective franchises. I mean they had Deadpool and John Wick in the game also. I had my introduction with the Kenner toys which were definitely more geared to kids than the franchise itself is.
This was pretty cool, someone built the a Nostromo map in the Fortnite Creative Mode:
Indeed! It's just for fun. Also, likely they will see it no so different from other space monster of any video games they have already played.
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I got introduced to this franchise because of the AvP movie, I was barely 6 at the time and I loved it, (now not so much as my nitpicks of Adis designs would suggest), I see absolutely no reason to complain about this because even tho I don't like Fortnite too much, it's just a game, and I'm glad that in this small crossover there is so much fan service to the older fans and respect to the franchise, they even got the Pred face anatomy right! (Which is more than MKX did to both of them)
You are right, Alien Ore and Alien Specimen came after that haha, jokes aside, the trailer is really well done, wish the Alien would get a Archeron drone style tho
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Ah, that explains it. Facebook is generally atrocious anyways, I've had mine deactivated for about 6 months now. I don't think I was super active on AVP Galaxy, but I was on Alien gateway station (whatever it was called) and there was some cool stuff on there sometimes, but it mostly seemed like alien fans perpetually shitting on eachother lol. I still have insta, and this forum is pretty cool.
Don't get me wrong, aliens dancing in the correct context is pure jubilation, and maybe if fortnite had created alien and predator characters that had relative abilities and controls, or made them computer AI and actually act like aliens and predators instead of just being skins, they would be more appealing. Fortnite dancing is considerably less hypnotic than lost tribe dancing
These forums are more grown up than the Facebook comment sections, it's the Facebook folk who are definitely kicking up a fuss about it & complaining that it's too "kiddified"!
All I'll ask: is a dancing Xenomorph really anything new when for 30 years we've seen Predators dancing in the the behind the scenes of Predator 2? They're going back to their roots
The main goal of gentrification is appeal to the masses. I mean I hope this peaks interest for a lot of kids and they end up exploring alien and predator, sure. I just watched a video of someone playing wearing the alien skin, carrying a giant popsicle hopping around a forest while the YouTube gamer shouts "omg omg this is so cool" haha, fortnite is the Minecraft of multiplayer shooters and It's easy to see why most AVP Galaxy fans don't get off to it.
From my pov, the masses don't see this allegory, hence why something like this is possible.
I don't think anyone is really losing any sleep over it lol, taking an iconic horror character and a creature that's an allegory to male rape and throwing it in some bubble gum video game made for kids, and then making a big deal out of it is just really goofy.I don't think I've seen any comments here indicating that anybody hates kids, the complaints are against the fortnite platform turning xenomorphs into dancing pricks with pinata chest burster llamas
I wonder if some of them are demanding high budget Alien ~ Predator movies / series
I bet half of the franchise fans saw these movies when they were the same age as some of the Fortnite kids they seem to hate and they grew up fine (besides the aggressively hating children part)! I saw AvP when I was 11 and got really into the franchise because the monster designs were so cool - then I crashed onto these boards at a probably too young age.
If even one person sees Alien and Predator in Fortnite then decides to read Marvel's new comics or get into the movies and give the franchise more love and money then I consider it a complete win. Nothing bad can come from this at all in my book.
I would check YouTube. Adults o' plenty are playing this game too and seem to be having a blast with it. I was late to the party myself, jumped in for a Predator check out, yet came out enjoying the battle royal solo matches.
And I would dial back just a bit on that nobody plays it anymore angle.
https://www.gamesradar.com/how-many-people-play-fortnite/
https://gamerant.com/fortnite-most-played-game-ever/
For me, I like the exposure it brings Predator and Alien. I see this as only a good thing.
I felt this way even more about the Predator's plasma caster!
I didn't have time to play them but I purchased the Alien & Ripley skins/"outfits" and took a quick look, and I must say I'm pretty happy with them!
Lmao f**k off honestly
(Slightly mean but c'mon)
Seems to be an alternate timeline, there was a reality log that came 2 days ago from Jonesy (the blonde Fortnite guy), and it said he joined the Nostromo crew, seeing how the Jonesy cat is involved and he is a Colonial Marine in the trailer, seems like he messed with the timeline alot, just like how when he was looking for other Hunters the Predator from the first Pred movie followed him, lmao.
Got some prints I took
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That announcement trailer is pretty cool.
Do my fellow 25-30+ years olds not show young kids in your life (cousins, siblings, etc) 'adult' movies like Robocop, Predator, and Aliens anymore??? Is this how kids discover this stuff now? YOU ALL HAVE FAILED.
Yeah that is kind of a nifty feature, also so you can use just use other backpacks on the Xeno without it clipping through the dorsal spines.