After multiple delays, the most recent of which in solidarity with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests around the world, Epic Games' battle royaleFortniteis finally preparing to launch its third season of content thanks to aDoomsday Event that submerged the game’s mapearlier today. The idea of an underwater-focused Season 3 forFortnitehas been teased for some time now, and a series of tweets by the game’s official social media account may have confirmed that skins based on DC Comics' Aquaman will be part of the new content.
The idea ofAquaman appearing inFortnitefirst surfaced thanks to leaks in May that also suggested ridable sharks will be a new feature. Today the game’s Twitter posted an image of some golden object that could be seen through a zoomed-in camera lens, and about an hour later it retweeted a post by BrazilianFortnite-focused YouTuber and streamer Melany Lee that depicts a more clear image of a golden trident.
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The trident does resemble Jason Momoa’s from the DCEU filmAquaman, and it would not be unprecedented for Epic Games to feature a superhero property, as one of the hallmarks inFortniteSeason 2 wasskins and weapons based on Marvel’s Deadpool. That said, the Aquaman connection is based on unconfirmed leaks, so the trident could just as easily be a reference to Greek mythology’s Poseidon, or other popular culture characters like King Triton fromThe Little Mermaid.
No doubt this kind of speculation and anticipation is part of what Epic Games wants, otherwise it would be more up-front with its content teasers. Some have even guessed thatFortnitewill addSpongeBob SquarePantscontent in-line with the underwater themes based on previous marketing materials.
While much of the theorizing has been based around major crossovers thatFortnitecould add in Season 3, there has also been plenty of thought put into what self-referential ideas could be added. For instance, one fan theory suggested that a returning character namedThe Visitor may be involved with the map flooding— though this theory primarily focused on today’s Doomsday Event.
Whether or not characters like Aquaman are added intoFortnite, fans of the game only have a few more days until the long-awaited new Season begins to find out. No matter what happens, it should be interesting to see how dramaticallyFortnitechanges going forward.
Fortniteis available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
