A discussion on a new chest type in has taken a humorous turn, as players have shared their unique and creative titles for the chest.
The recently added loot box, officially named Elemental Chests, sparked a lively debate among fans after its addition in Chapter 6, Season 1 of the battle royale phenomenon.
These Elemental Chests have been a great addition to the new Chapter, as they provide players with the opportunity to obtain Boons which offer powerful passive abilities.
As these Boons consist of Void, Fire, Water, and Wind, the elemental nature of these loot boxes is evident. Despite this, a recent Reddit thread concerning the mysterious glowing blue chests highlighted the community's knack for crafting humorous nicknames for entities within the game. On the dedicated subreddit for the Battle Royale game mode of Fortnite, a user named whittersl shared an image of the chest, and asked the subreddit for their opinions on the name of the glowing loot boxes.
The post sparked a wild flurry of responses, with over 3000 upvotes and 1500 comments at the time of writing.While many users were quick to point out that they are Elemental Chests, other users provided their own takes. Commenter ellen_boot provided their interpretation, stating "" as their understanding of the hierarchy of chests in . Due to the Japanese mythology aesthetic of the latest update to, many players have taken inspiration from this, with names like Oni Chests, Samurai Chests, and Shogun Chests. Commenter FlutterbyFlower agreed with using Oni Chests as the nickname, as they stated, "" The flood of creative names suggests that the player community's role in shaping 's culture is crucial.