Fortnitehas become well established as the king of crossover skins when compared to just about every video game ever. The free-to-play title boasts dozens of characters from outside pop culture franchises, ranging from book series to comic books, TV, movies, and more.Fortniteis continuing its reign, this time revealing another Marvel skin:X-Men’s Dark Phoenix.
For those who may not be too familiar, Dark Phoenix is essentially a corrupted form of Phoenix, the powerful alternate form ofX-Menmainstay Jean Grey. Transformed by a powerful solar storm containing the God-like Phoenix Force, Phoenix was manipulated by villains into becoming Dark Phoenix, which was the focus ofthe most recent and sadly lowest-ratedX-Menfilm.
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Detailed on the officialFortnitewebsite, Marvel’s Dark Phoenix is already available within the game’s item shop. Rather than any of the film interpretations, the intimidatingly powerfulX-Mencharacter comes in her classic comic book appearance, sporting a red suit, yellow gold boots and gauntlets, and fiery red hair. The Dark Phoenix Outfit comes with the Phoenix Force Back Bling as well as the Wrath of the Phoenix Loading Screen. Also available, albeit seperately, is the Rising Phoenix Emote, which has Dark Phoenix doing her signature pose.
Dark Phoenix marks the latest addition to a growing roster of not just Marvel characters, but ofX-Mencharacters specifically. Last year, a variety of mutants made their way onto the battle royale island. Wolverine was one of the season’s featured skins, which also had his iconic claws temporarily become an in-game weapon. OtherX-Menmutants likeX-Force’s Cable, Psylocke, and Dominohave also joined the ranks, with Dark Phoenix’s addition setting the stage for players to create their ownFortnite-themed Marvel story.
While the most prevalent gaming presenceX-Menhas is clearly currently inFortnite, the situation is slated to change sometime in the next couple of years. A couple of months ago,Marvel’s Spider-Mandeveloper Insomniac Games revealed it was working onMarvel’s Wolverine,an RPG featuring the fan-favorite character. While some fans have been worried that it may be too similar to the recentSpider-Mangames, Insomniac Director Brian Horton not only confirmed it would be bigger in scope,Marvel’s Wolverinealso features a more mature tone.
The addition of Dark Phoenix is indicative ofFortnite’s continued diligence to bring in nearly any character that has a certain level of relevance from anywhere in pop culture. With the game finallyrevealing its rumoredNarutocrossover,Fortnitecould be setting the stage for some truly zany events.
Fortniteis free-to-play on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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